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US08625523B2	Method for updating location information of user equipment Methods and apparatus are provided for path switching between an evolved Node B (eNB) and a Mobile Management Entity (MME). The eNB transmits a Path Switch Request message informing that a User Equipment (UE) has changed cells, to the MME. The Path Switch Request message includes an eNB UE S1AP ID, a Tracking Area Identifier (TAI), and cell Identifier (ID). The eNB UE S1AP ID uniquely identifies UE association over an S1 interface within the eNB. The eNB receives a Path Switch Request Acknowledge message including an MME UE S1AP ID and the eNB UE S1AP ID, from the MME. The MME UE S1AP ID uniquely identifies UE association over an S1 interface within the MME. The TAI corresponds to a cell in which the UE is located.
US08625519B2	Carrier aggregation method and carrier aggregation device A carrier aggregation method and a carrier aggregation device are related to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: acquiring information of available spectrum resources; selecting an available frequency band less than a maximum design bandwidth and greater than or equal to a minimum design bandwidth as a base frequency band when the available frequency band exists in the available spectrum resources; determining a frequency band with a width being the maximum design bandwidth, where the frequency band with the width being the maximum design bandwidth has a center frequency which is an integral multiple of a minimum channel raster and is the closest to a center of the base frequency band; and determining an aggregated carrier by using the frequency band with the width being the maximum design bandwidth.
US08625516B2	Control channel decoding of neighboring cells A method of determining a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) includes descrambling a control channel, decoding control messages included in the control channel wherein the decoded control messages include control bits and received cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits, generating a CRC from the decoded control bits, determining the RNTI from the generated CRC and received CRC and utilizing the RNTI for decoding subsequent subframes.
US08625511B2	Method and communication terminal for implementing a voice service through a wireless network The present invention discloses a method and a communication terminal for implementing a voice service through a wireless network. The method includes: generating a request for a voice service according to a voice service access code and generating a trigger signal according to the request; setting up a connection with the wireless network according to the trigger signal; performing network registration for the voice service; and processing a call of the voice service through the network connection after the network registration is successful. The technical solution of the present invention overcomes the conflict between Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and dial-on-demand when VoIP traffic is carried over a Packet Switched (PS) network, so that no radio bandwidth is wasted and that the user can use VoIP at any time with no need to modify the network.
US08625503B2	Method for QoS guarantees in a multilayer structure A method in which a user equipment processes data in a wireless mobile communication system is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a first data block from an upper layer, transferring a second data block including the first data block to a lower layer at a particular protocol layer, discarding the first and second data blocks present in the particular protocol layer if a certain period of time has passed, and transferring information associated with the discard of the second data block to the lower layer.
US08625490B2	Multiple granularity location determination A mobile device can store a set of first CDMA identifiers including, for example, system identifiers, network identifiers, or zone identifiers. Each first CDMA identifier can be associated with a first geographic location. The mobile device can determine a current location by matching a current first CDMA identifier with a stored first CDMA identifier. If a user desires a current location that has finer granularity, the mobile device can retrieve a set of second CDMA identifiers including, for example, base station identifiers. Each second CDMA identifiers can be associated with a second geographic location that has a finer granularity than that of the first geographic location. The mobile device can match a current second CDMA identifier from the retrieved second CDMA identifiers and designate the second geographic location associated with the matching second CDMA identifier as the current location that has the finer granularity.
US08625488B1	Embedded Access Point A wireless access point includes a wireless communication module to establish a wireless connection with a first station; a first processing unit to perform a network function in a first basic service set (BSS) including the wireless access point and the first station; and a first connector to removably mate with a second connector, where a device separate from the wireless access point is (i) coupled to the second connector and (ii) has a second processing unit and a power source, where the first processing unit of the wireless access point is directly powered by the power source via the first connector and the second connector.
US08625485B2	Data flow routing in a multi-hop wireless network A data flow from a source to a destination is routed in a multi-hop wireless network. Nodes are searched in the multi-hop wireless network for information of route metrics for the nodes, the information of the route metrics are received, a route that has a most optimal route metric for the data flow are determined based on the route metrics and a data flow metric of the data flow, and the data flow are received from the source via the route at the destination in the multi-hop wireless network.
US08625481B2	Architecture for MANET over Bluetooth A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) device is provided. The device has an architecture comprising a Bluetooth adaptation layer for wireless communication according to a Bluetooth convention, a MANET service layer, a scatternet module, a routing module, and a flow control manager in the MANET service layer. The scatternet module and the routing module are in communication with the MANET service layer. The MANET service layer is independent of the topology protocol of the scatternet module and independent of a routing rules of the routing module.
US08625472B2	Systems and methods for processing time-division signals and frequency-division signals System and methods are provided for processing time-division signals and frequency-division signals using a multi-mode transceiver. The example system includes a power amplifier, a switching component, and a duplexer. The power amplifier is configured to receive a first time-division signal from the transceiver and to generate an amplified time-division signal based on the first time-division signal if the transceiver is in a time-division mode. The power amplifier is further configured to receive a first frequency-division signal from the transceiver and to generate an amplified frequency-division signal based on the first frequency-division signal if the transceiver is in a frequency-division mode. The switching component is configured to receive the amplified time-division signal from the power amplifier, and to output the amplified time-division signal for transmission. The duplexer configured to receive the amplified frequency-division signal from the switching component, and to output a transmission signal for transmission.
US08625471B2	System and method for carrier deferral for full duplex energy efficient ethernet PHYs A system and method for carrier deferral for full duplex energy efficient Ethernet (EEE) physical layer devices (PHYs). A carrier deferral signal can be asserted to a media access control layer to indicate to the media access control (MAC) layer that transmission of data is to be deferred due to a power savings initiative in the physical layer device. In one example, the carrier deferral signal is used when a PHY is awakened by the MAC when the MAC has something to transmit. In another example, the carrier deferral signal is used when a PHY is switching link rates.
US08625464B2	Systems and methods for providing a quiescing protocol The systems and methods of the present invention provide a quiescing protocol. In one embodiment, nodes of a system utilize the protocol to complete processing until they reach a consistent state. In one embodiment, a coordinator initiates the quiescing process and the nodes communicate with each other to determine whether their messages have been processed and communicate with the coordinator to determine when all of the messages have been processed.
US08625462B2	Ownership requests for access points Techniques for ownership of an access point are described. An ownership request may be received by a master controller. Ownership of the access point may be determined by the master controller. An ownership response may indicate if a controller shall take ownership of the access point.
US08625461B2	Mobile WLAN gateway A technique for operating a mobile station as wireless local-area network (WLAN) gateway. The mobile station is provided with a gateway application to control the following operations: activating the WLAN means as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; creating a network identifier for the WLAN base station; assigning an internet protocol address for the at least one WLAN terminal; resolving domain name service (DNS) queries in cooperation with an external DNS service system; assigning at least one port number for each protocol supported by the gateway application; and tunneling internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection.
US08625458B2	Dynamic route cost adjustment of VRRP enabled subnets for routing protocols The invention is directed to routing data packets in networks having routers configured as a virtual router using virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP). Embodiments of the invention adjust route metrics to aid in providing predictable selection of routes into VRRP subnets. Advantageously, providing predictable selection of routes into VRRP subnets enhances a network operator's ability to meet service level agreements for critical or delay sensitive applications.
US08625456B1	Withholding a data packet from a switch port despite its destination address This document describes tools that withhold a data packet from a switch port despite its destination address. In one embodiment, the tools may receive a port description identifying a set of switch ports. The tools configure the set of ports so that data packets exchanged through the switch by interested entities that would otherwise be forwarded to uninterested entities are instead withheld from the uninterested entities. In another embodiment, the tools may configure a data-packet switch according to a port description identifying a set of ports and a subset of the set of ports. The tools receive a data packet that includes a broadcast destination address on a receive port and then determine, based on the port description, whether the receive port belongs to the subset. If the receive port does not belong to the subset the data packet is withheld from the other ports of the set.
US08625455B2	System and method for handling streaming media A system for handling streaming media at a customer premises includes a compute engine having a customer network interface device port and a customer premises equipment port, for installation between a customer network interface device and video destination customer premises equipment. The compute engine includes a processing module configured for receiving an incoming packet stream through the network interface device port, processing the incoming packet stream to generate stream data, forwarding the stream data through the network interface device port, and forwarding the incoming packet stream through the customer premises equipment port. Particular embodiments monitor and dynamically repair the incoming stream.
US08625450B2	Channel state information feedback for enhanced downlink multiple input—multiple output operation In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is deriving multiple input-multiple output feedback information using a set of precoding matrices associated with at least one precoding codebook, signaling, in a first plurality of resource elements, channel state information associated with a first precoding matrix indicator of the set of precoding matrices jointly with a transmission rank, and signaling separately, in a second plurality of resource elements, channel state information associated with a second precoding matrix indicator of the set of precoding matrices. In addition, there is receiving signaling in a first plurality of resource elements of channel state information associated with a first precoding matrix indicator of a set of precoding matrices jointly with a transmission rank, receiving signaling separately in a second plurality of resource elements of channel state information associated with a second precoding matrix indicator of the set of precoding matrices, and controlling a downlink multiple input-multiple output transmission in accordance with the received signaling.
US08625445B2	Communication apparatus and control method therefor A communication apparatus decides whether to provide, to a receiving apparatus that receives provided communication parameters, communication parameters that have been set by a communication-parameter setting process performed with another communication apparatus. When it is determined to provide the set communication parameters, a parameter that controls sending of an informing signal is changed in order to increase the number of informing signals sent by the communication apparatus per unit time.
US08625444B2	Method and device for accessing and obtaining user equipment context and user equipment identity A method and device for accessing and obtaining UE context and UE identity are provided. The method for access includes: when a UE accesses an SAE network, judging, by a network node, whether a GUMMEI carried by the UE or an MMEGI in the GUMMEI is allocated or mapped by the SAE network; if the GUMMEI or MMEGI is allocated by the SAE network, selecting, by the network node, an MME according to the GUMMEI, or according to the MMEGI and an MMEC, or according to a PLMN-id, the MMEGI and the MMEC; and if the GUMMEI or MMEGI is mapped by the SAE network, selecting, by the network node, an MME according to an MCC, an MNC and an MMEC in the GUMMEI. Therefore, the access of the UE is achieved.
US08625436B2	Displaying a wideband spectrum using a narrowband receiver Methods of aggregating spectrum data captured from a narrowband radio to form a spectrum covering a much wider frequency band. Frequency data, such as FFT spectrum data captured from a narrowband receiver such as an IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi receiver are combined to display representative real-time FFT, average FFT, and FFT duty cycle data of a wideband spectrum. Data is captured from narrow band radios such as access points, station monitors, or client devices on a wireless network. A wideband spectrum may be aggregated from data captured from one or from multiple devices. Data may be stored for later analysis and display.
US08625427B1	Multi-path switching with edge-to-edge flow control One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates flow control of multi-path-switched data frames. During operation the system transmits from an ingress edge device data frames destined to an egress edge device across different switched paths based on queue status of a core switching device and queue status of the egress edge device. The egress edge device is separate from the core switching device.
US08625422B1	Parallel processing using multi-core processor Disclosed are methods, systems, paradigms and structures for processing data packets in a communication network by a multi-core network processor. The network processor includes a plurality of multi-threaded core processors and special purpose processors for processing the data packets atomically, and in parallel. An ingress module of the network processor stores the incoming data packets in the memory and adds them to an input queue. The network processor processes a data packet by performing a set of network operations on the data packet in a single thread of a core processor. The special purpose processors perform a subset of the set of network operations on the data packet atomically. An egress module retrieves the processed data packets from a plurality of output queues based on a quality of service (QoS) associated with the output queues, and forwards the data packets towards their destination addresses.
US08625407B2	Highly available virtual packet network device A virtual chassis includes two or more physical chassis and operates as a single, logical device. Each of the two or more physical chassis include two route processor modules (RPM) and each RPM is assigned a first and a second role within the virtual chassis. The first role is a physical chassis level role and the second role is a virtual chassis level role. The RPMs operate in coordination such that the failure of any one of the RPMs results in one or more other RPMs taking over the first and second roles of the failed RPM.
US08625405B2	Sounding reference signal A wireless device receives RRC message(s) configuring transmissions of sounding reference signals on a second carrier in a second carrier group. The wireless device receives a random access response comprising a long time alignment value and a preamble identifier. The wireless device transmits the sounding reference signals on the second carrier after adjusting uplink transmission timing of the second carrier group. The wireless device is configured to not transmit any of the sounding reference signals on the second carrier until the wireless device receives the random access response comprising the long time alignment value and an uplink grant.
US08625404B2	Sounding reference signal A wireless device receives RRC message(s) configuring transmissions of sounding reference signals on a second carrier in a second carrier group. The wireless device receives a random access response comprising a long time alignment value and a preamble identifier. The wireless device transmits the sounding reference signals on the second carrier after adjusting uplink transmission timing of the second carrier group. The wireless device is configured to not transmit any of the sounding reference signals on the second carrier until the wireless device receives the random access response comprising the long time alignment value and an uplink grant.
US08625403B2	Method and apparatus for resource mapping and code division multiplexing The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for resource mapping and code division multiplexing. In the present disclosure, each cell selects a mapping scheme among at least two mapping schemes to implement resource mapping, which effectively reduces interference imposed on reference signal symbols of users at the edge of a cell; vector switching is performed for an orthogonal matrix to obtain multiple different codeword sequences and implement codeword design.
US08625400B1	Multitrack recorder A multitrack recorder easily, reliably performs processing for replicating a sound signal recorded in a certain track to another track. A multitrack recorder can set tracks 3 and 4, among a plurality of tracks 1 through 4, to either a monaural track type or a stereo track type. The track types are stored in memory. When a sound signal recorded in a source track is recorded in a replicated manner to a destination track, tracks conforming to a track type of a source track are automatically presented on a display section as possible destination tracks by use of the track types stored in the memory.
US08625390B2	Acoustic waveform stacking using azimuthal and/or standoff binning A method for making acoustic logging measurements includes grouping received acoustic waveforms into one of a plurality of groups, each group being representative of a measured borehole condition (e.g., a range of measured standoff values and/or a range of measured azimuth angles). The waveforms stored in at least one of the groups are stacked so as to obtain an averaged waveform. The averaged waveform may be further processed, for example, via a semblance algorithm to obtain at least one acoustic wave slowness.
US08625389B2	System and technique to suppress the acquisition of torque noise on a multi-component streamer A technique includes receiving particle motion data acquired by particle motion sensors while in tow. The particle motion data are indicative of a seismic signal and a torque noise, and the particle motion sensors are oriented to modulate a wavenumber of a first component of the torque noise away from a signal cone that is associated with the seismic signal. The technique includes estimating the first component of the torque noise and based at least in part on the estimated first component, estimating a second component of the torque noise inside the signal cone. The technique includes suppressing the second component of the torque noise based at least in part on the estimated second component.
US08625385B2	Data capture system and method, and memory controllers and devices Embodiments of a data capture system and method may be used in a variety of devices, such as in memory controllers and memory devices. The data capture system and method may generate a first set of periodic signals and a second set of periodic signals that differs from the first set. Either the first set of periodic signals or the second set of periodic signals may be selected and used to generate a set of data capture signals. The selection of either the first set or the second set may be made on the basis of the number of serial data digits in a previously captured burst of data. The data capture signals may then be used to capture a burst of serial data digits.
US08625377B2	Low voltage efuse programming circuit and method A circuit for programming a fuse is disclosed. The circuit includes a voltage supply terminal (Vf) and a semiconductor controlled rectifier (222, 224). The fuse is coupled between the voltage supply terminal and the semiconductor controlled rectifier. A switching circuit (200, 202, 208, 210) is coupled to the semiconductor controlled rectifier.
US08625366B2	Negative high voltage generator and non-volatile memory device including negative high voltage generator A negative high voltage generator includes a charge providing unit and a voltage conversion unit. The charge providing unit is configured to periodically output a predetermined amount of positive charges received from a supply voltage. The voltage conversion unit is configured to store the positive charges and to discharge the stored positive charges to a ground voltage to generate a negative high voltage having a magnitude larger than a magnitude of the supply voltage.
US08625363B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a read circuit configured to sequentially output a plurality of compressed data corresponding to all banks which are to be tested in response to a plurality of bank addresses and a read enable signal during a test mode and a pad configured to transfer the compressed data which are sequentially outputted from the read circuit to an outside of the semiconductor memory device.
US08625359B2	Programming method of flash memory device A memory device comprises a drain select line, a source select line, word lines, and a string connected between a bit line and a common source line. A program-inhibited voltage is applied to the bit line and a first voltage of a positive potential is applied to the drain select line. A second voltage for activating a programmed memory cell is applied to a word line to which the programmed memory cell is connected. A programming operation is performed by applying a program voltage to a selected word line and applying a pass voltage to the unselected word lines.
US08625355B2	Semiconductor memory device and method of operating the same A semiconductor memory device operate during a program verification operation to apply a read voltage to a word line and a pre-charge voltage to a bit line in order to provide output data. A number of fail cells is determined in view of the output data, wherein the number of fail cells is directly related to an increase in voltage on a common source line (CSL) connected to memory cells providing the output data. During a subsequent program verification operation, the level of at least one of the read voltage and the pre-charge voltage is adjusted in response to the number of fail cells.
US08625351B2	Nonvolatile memory devices Nonvolatile memory devices including a memory cell array with a plurality of memory blocks and a plurality of bit lines arranged at the memory cell array. Each of the plurality of memory blocks may include a plurality of strings arranged in rows and columns and formed to be vertical to a substrate. Strings of each row of each memory block are connected with the bit lines, respectively, and strings of each column of each memory block are connected in common with a corresponding one of the bit lines. One memory block of the plurality of memory blocks includes a first region for storing ROM data and a second region for storing replica ROM data for repairing the ROM data.
US08625349B2	Potential relationship in an erasing operation of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory A memory includes a first word line which is connected to a control gate electrode of a first memory cell, a second word line which is connected to a control gate electrode of a second memory cell, a potential transfer line which is connected to both of the first and second word lines, a first N-channel MOS transistor which is connected between the first word line and the potential transfer line, and a second N-channel MOS transistor which is connected between the second word line and the potential transfer line. A control circuit supplies a first potential with a plus value to a semiconductor substrate, and supplies a second potential with the plus value lower than the first potential to the potential transfer line, to turn the first N-channel MOS transistor on, and to turn the second N-channel MOS transistor off, in erasing data of the first memory cell.
US08625343B2	Method and apparatus for reducing read disturb in memory Various aspects of a NAND memory include a control circuit that applies a read bias arrangement to a plurality of word lines to read a selected data value stored on a plurality of memory cells by measuring current flowing between the first end and the second end of the series of memory cells. The read bias arrangement is applied to word lines of the plurality of word lines applies only word line voltages less than a second maximum of a second threshold voltage distribution.
US08625341B2	Array structural design of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) bit cells Spin Transfer Torque Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (STT-MRAM) bit cells are disclosed. The bit cells include a source line formed in a first plane and a bit line formed in a second plane. The bit line has a longitudinal axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the source line, and the source line overlaps at least a portion of the bit line.
US08625319B2	Bridgeless PFC circuit for critical continuous current mode and controlling method thereof The configurations of a bridgeless PFC circuit and a controlling method thereof are provided. The proposed circuit includes an AC power source, a first and a second bridge arms, each of which has a middle point, wherein the first terminal of the first bridge arm connects the first terminal of the second bridge arm, the second terminal of the first bridge arm connects the second terminal of the second bridge arm, and the middle point of the second bridge arm connects the second terminal of the AC power source, a bidirectional switch module connected to the two middle points, an inductor having a first terminal coupled to the AC power source and a second terminal coupled to the middle point of the first bridge arm and a sensing circuit magnetically coupled to the inductor.
US08625312B2	Asymmetric switch forward converter A switching circuit for use in a power converter includes a first active switch coupled between a first terminal of an input of the power converter and a first terminal of a primary winding of a transformer. A second active switch is coupled between a second terminal of the input and a second terminal of the primary winding. An output capacitance of the first active switch is greater than an output capacitance of the second active switch. A first passive switch is coupled between the second terminal of the primary winding and the first terminal of the input. A second passive switch is coupled between the second terminal of the input and the first terminal of the primary winding. A reverse recovery time of the first passive switch is greater than a reverse recovery time of the second passive switch.
US08625307B2	DC to AC power converting apparatus A neutral point clamped three-phase three-level inverter is connected to a first DC power supply and single-phase inverters are connected in series with AC output lines of individual phases of the three-phase three-level inverter such that sums of output voltages of the three-phase three-level inverter and output voltages of the respective single-phase inverters are output to a load through a smoothing filter. An output control unit controls the three-phase three-level inverter so that the individual phases of the three-phase three-level inverter output primary voltage pulses at a rate of one pulse per half cycle and controls the individual single-phase inverters by PWM, so that output voltages to the individual phases of the load form sine waves of which phases are offset by 2π/3 from one phase to another, the sine waves having the same peak value.
US08625306B2	Electromagnetically-countered display systems and methods An electromagnetically-countered display system includes at least one wave source and at least one counter unit. The wave source irradiates harmful electromagnetic waves and the counter unit emits counter electromagnetic waves for countering the harmful waves therewith. Examples of the various counter units for the electromagnetically-countered display system and various mechanisms to counter the harmful waves with the counter units include by matching configurations of the counter units with those of the wave sources, and by matching wavefronts of the harmful waves with those the counter waves. Various methods of countering the harmful waves with such counter waves include by source and/or wave matching. Various methods of providing the counter units for emitting the counter waves defining desired wave characteristics. Various electric and magnetic shields can be employed either alone or in conjunction with the counter units for minimizing irradiation of the harmful waves from the display system.
US08625304B2	Supporting mechanism for electronic device A supporting mechanism for adjusting an angle of an electronic device, includes a retaining member and a supporting member slidably attached to the retaining member. The supporting member includes a first supporting end and a second supporting end opposite to the first supporting end. The first supporting end is located on a first side of the retaining member, and the second supporting end is located on a second side of the retaining member. The supporting member is slidable relative to the retaining member between a first position and a second position, the first supporting end supports the electronic device in a first position, the second supporting end supports the electronic device in a second position, and both the first and second supporting ends cooperatively support the electronic device in a third position.
US08625302B2	Electronic device and port connector thereof An electronic device includes a main body and a port connector. The main body includes a printed circuit board, a bottom plate and a side plate cooperatively defining a opening. The printed circuit board is fixed parallelly to the bottom plate. The port connector includes an outer angled plate having a first wall, a second wall, and first pins and second pins. The first wall is attached to the bottom plate and defines first ports. The second wall is attached to the side plate and defines second ports. Each of the first pins is retained within one of the first ports and contacting the printed circuit board. Each of the second pins is retained within one of the second ports and contacting the printed circuit board.
US08625301B2	Electronic device with latching module An electronic device includes a housing, a connecting sheet, a display panel and a fixing module. The display panel is fixed on the connecting sheet. The fixing module includes a first latching member formed on the housing and a second latching member formed on the connecting sheet. The first latching member is detachably latched with the second latching member, such that the connecting sheet adhered to the display panel is detachably fixed on the housing.
US08625296B2	Mount board and electronic device An object of the present invention is to allow stress that may be applied to a semiconductor package to be suppressed, when the semiconductor package is mounted on a curved board. In a mount board 1, a semiconductor package 20 is mounted on a curved board 10 including a curved surface on at least a portion thereof. The curved board 10 includes a pedestal portion 13a disposed on a region of the curved surface portion where the semiconductor package 20 is mounted and having an upper surface thereof formed flat, and a plurality of pad portions 15a disposed on the flat surface of the pedestal portion 13a. The pedestal portion 13a is formed of an insulating material. The semiconductor package 20 is mounted on the pad portions 15a.
US08625294B2	Expansion card mounting apparatus An expansion card mounting apparatus including an enclosure, the enclosure including a support plate and a flange, the enclosure defining a slot, the support plate and the flange located above the slot; a mounting plate, the mounting plate including a mounting plate body and a bent portion extending from the mounting plate body; the mounting plate body securing an expansion card and covering the slot; the bent portion located on the support plate; a securing element, the securing element pressing the bent portion; and a pressing member, the pressing member including a resilient arm and a securing portion extending from the resilient arm; the resilient arm including a first and a second ends, the first end resisting the expansion card; the second end resisting on the securing element; and the securing portion engaging with the flange to enable the pressing member sandwiched between the securing element and the flange.
US08625289B2	Electronic card module including function of storing information regarding fabrication/maintenance/driving of a product An electronic card module which includes the function of storing information regarding the fabrication/maintenance/driving of a product. The electronic card module has a main function circuit unit configured by mounting various electronic components on a PCB substrate. The electronic card module is formed with the PCB module in one piece and includes an information provision unit which stores information including product fabrication information, maintenance information, and driving information, and which provides the information when a request is made from an external device.
US08625285B2	Data center with cable management structure A data center includes a housing and a number of server units arranged in the housing. Each server unit includes a server module and a cable management member. The first ends of a number of cables are connected to the back panel of the server module. The cable management member includes a bottom plate, a front plate, and two side plates. A number of connectors are set on the front plate. The second ends of the cables are connected to the connectors. The cable management member is fixed to one side of the server module. The cables are received in a space formed between the bottom plate of the cable management member and the server module.
US08625281B2	Electronic device with heat dissipating assembly An exemplary embodiment of an electronic device includes a cover including a first hole, and a heat dissipating assembly. The heat dissipating assembly includes a movable board including a second hole and slidably connected to the cover, and a heat magnifying device received inside the cover and adjacent to a heat element. The heat magnifying device includes a moving end secured with the movable board. When the heat element is maintained room temperature, the first hole and the second hole are staggered from each other to seal the cover. When heat generated by the heat element heats the heat magnifying device and causes the moving end of the heat magnifying device to move under thermal expansion and drive the movable board to slide relatively to the cover, and the first hole of the cover and the second hole of the movable board are communicated with each other.
US08625280B2	Cooling memory modules using cold plate blades coupled to the memory modules via clips A cold plate has blades arranged to be interleaved with memory modules, with clips coupling blades to memory modules. A liquid cooling loop is thermally coupled to the blades of the cold plate.
US08625276B2	Electronic device with airflow guiding duct An electronic device includes an enclosure, and an airflow guiding duct. The enclosure includes a bottom panel. The airflow guiding duct is pivotably mounted to the enclosure. The airflow guiding duct includes a positioning portion. The bottom panel defines a sliding slot. A positioning opening is defined in the bottom panel communicating with the sliding slot. The positioning portion is used for being driven to slide along the sliding slot to move into the positioning opening when the airflow guiding duct is rotated.
US08625274B2	Computer casing A computer host includes a casing, a number of fans, at least two temperature sensors, and a controller. The casing includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a forth sidewall. The at least two temperature sensors are positioned on the first sidewall and one or more of the other sidewalls and the top portion to sense the local temperature. The controller stores a threshold value, and when the temperature difference between the first sidewall on the one hand and the temperature of any one of the other sidewalls or the top portion is less than the threshold value, the controller turns off at least one fan.
US08625270B2	USB flash drive with deploying and retracting functionalities using retractable cover/cap A pen-type computer peripheral device includes an elongated housing containing a PCBA having a plug connector, and cap/cover that is slidably connected to a front portion of the housing. Locking structures are respectively integrally molded onto opposing surfaces of the housing and cap/cover that cooperate to prevent separation of the cap/cover from the housing. By manually pushing (sliding) the cap/cover relative to the housing, the plug connector is effectively moved between a retracted position, in which the plug connector is disposed inside the cap/cover, and a deployed position in which the plug connector extends through a front housing opening of the cap/cover such that the plug connector is operably exposed for insertion into a host system.
US08625267B2	Button activated spring-loaded hinge assembly A hinge assembly includes a receiving seat, a control member, a clutch member, a follower, a main shaft and an elastic element. The receiving seat includes a first cam surface. The control member is releasably latched with the receiving seat. The clutch member includes at least one projection. The follower includes a second cam surface engaging with the at least one projection. The receiving seat, the control member, the clutch member and the follower are placed around the shaft. The elastic element provides an elastic force for the follower. After the control member is unlocked, the second cam surface engages with the first cam surface.
US08625258B2	Mounting apparatus for expansion card A mounting apparatus includes a mounting bracket and a securing element. The mounting bracket is configured to mount an expansion card. The mounting bracket is mounted in a chassis. The securing element includes a positioning member mounted to the mounting bracket, a mounting member mounted in the positioning member, and an elastic member surrounding the mounting member. The positioning member includes a first stopping portion. The mounting member includes a contact portion and a threaded portion engaging the chassis. The elastic member is resiliently compressed between the first stopping portion and the contact portion. The elastic member is configured to bias the threaded portion away from the chassis.
US08625255B2	Customizable bus system A customizable bus system includes a system module containing one or more accessory modules and is easily mounted along a surface in a workspace, such as the underside of a cabinet. The accessory modules provide conveniently located utility services and applications such as power, lighting or media connections, and may be interchanged within the bus system to provide particular services and applications where they are needed most. Additionally, the bus system may include a control center for controlling the operation of one or more of the accessory modules, such as manually or automatically. The bus system may also include multiple housings that are functionally linked. Additionally, the housings may be integrated with the applications and take the form of a modular stick, which can be easily installed to provide a service or application in an area, or removed and replaced by a modular stick having another desired service or application.
US08625251B2	EMI capacitor discharger and the method thereof The present disclosure discloses an EMI capacitor discharger with an active capacitor bleeder which monitors a utility AC source and detects the zero crossing of the utility AC source. When a prolonged period of no zero crossing occurred, the EMI capacitor discharger activates a discharging circuit.
US08625243B2	Multi-functional solid state power controller A solid state power controller apparatus can include an on/off-current limit controller, a pre-charge controller coupled to the on/off-current limit controller, an active damper controller coupled to the on/off-current limit controller and a main switch coupled to and responsive to on/off and protective commands from the on/off-current limit controller.
US08625237B2	Magnetic head and magnetic recording system A magnetic reproduction head includes a lower magnetic shield layer, an upper magnetic shield layer, a magnetoresistive film formed between the lower and the upper magnetic shield layers, a refill film in an element height direction disposed in contact with a surface opposite a floating surface of the magnetoresistive film, and a refill film in a track width direction disposed on a side wall surface of the magnetoresistive film. The magnetoresistive film is a tunneling magnetoresistive film including a free layer, an insulating barrier layer, and a fixed layer. The insulating barrier layer is one of a magnesium oxide film, an aluminum oxide film, and a titanium oxide film which contains at least one of nitrogen and silicon.
US08625235B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with milling defined track width A main pole layer having at least a leading taper and trimmed pole tip portion is described. The leading taper increases head field up to ≧15000 Oe even for narrow track widths approaching 50 nm. For MAMR applications, a STO and trailing shield are sequentially formed on a trailing pole tip side. Furthermore, full side shields may be added to reduce fringing field. A preferred embodiment includes both of a leading taper and trailing taper at the pole tip where leading taper angle is between 20° and 60° and trailing taper angle is from 10° to 45°. A method is provided for forming various embodiments of the present invention. A key feature is that milling depth at an effective neck height distance is greater than or equal to the pole tip thickness. A self aligned STO may be formed by the same ion milling step that defines track width.
US08625219B2	Patterned media with an alternating series of concentric servo zones and overlap zones Embodiments described herein provide for patterned media concentric zones with an alternating series of concentric servo zones and overlap zones. The overlap zones facilitate the writing of servo data between servo zones of different servo frequency. The overlap zones may be dual frequency zones. The dual frequency zones have a first set of overlap patterns with the substantially identical pattern as the bordering lower frequency servo zone and a second set of overlap patterns with the substantially identical pattern as the bordering higher frequency servo zone. A bootstrap zone can be included near the inner diameter to assist initial servo writing. Alternatively the overlap zones are bootstrap zones. Such bootstrap zones have both bootstrap patterns and overlap patterns, the overlap patterns have the substantially identical pattern as a bordering servo zone. Bootstrap patterns only require DC magnetization for servo operability.
US08625216B2	Servo zone detector The present inventions are related to systems and methods for transferring information to and from a storage medium, and more particularly to systems and methods for positioning a sensor in relation to a storage medium. For example, an apparatus for determining a sensor position is disclosed that includes discrete Fourier transform calculators operable to process input data to yield a magnitude response of the input data at each of a number of candidate frequencies, a comparator operable to compare the magnitude responses to yield a winning candidate frequency, a servo controller operable to process at least one servo field in the input data to identify a position of a sensor based on the at least one servo field, and a servo frequency synthesizer operable to establish a frequency of operation in the servo controller based at least in part on the winning candidate frequency.
US08625214B2	Apparatus for digital RMS detection and peak detection in head-disk contact detection An apparatus comprises a root mean square (‘RMS’) value generator; an integrator coupled to the RMS value generator; a sample and hold switch coupled to an output of the integrator; a capacitor coupled between the sample and hold switch and a ground; an input of the analog to digital convertor (‘ADC’) coupled to the capacitor; an adder coupled to an output of the ADC; a register, wherein an output of the register is coupled to an input of the adder; and wherein an output of the adder is coupled to an input of the register; and a logic coupled to the register for comparing an output of the register to an RMS threshold value for determining whether a touch-down has occurred.
US08625208B2	Image pickup optical system and image pickup apparatus using the same An image pickup optical system of the present invention comprises, in order from an object side, a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, which is formed into a meniscus shape facing its concave surface toward the object side, and an aperture located on the most object side. Thus, there can be provided an image pickup optical system and an image pickup apparatus having the same, in which the maximum effective lens aperture is small and various aberrations are corrected properly.
US08625206B2	Image pickup lens for solid-state image pickup element An image pickup lens includes a first lens having a positive refractive power with a convex surface facing the object side, a second lens having a negative refractive power with a concave surface facing an image side, a third lens of a meniscus shape having a convex surface facing the object side, a fourth lens of a meniscus shape having a positive refractive power with a convex surface facing the image side, and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power with a concave surface facing the image side, wherein the both surfaces of the fifth lens have an aspherical shape, and the curvature radius of the fourth lens satisfies conditional expression (13) below: 1.4
US08625202B2	Zoom lens system, lens barrel, interchangeable lens apparatus and camera system Compact and lightweight zoom lens systems having less aberration fluctuation in association with focusing, lens barrels, interchangeable lens apparatuses, and camera systems are provided. The zoom lens system comprises: a first lens unit having positive optical power; a first focusing lens unit which is located on an image side relative to the first lens unit, has negative optical power, and moves along an optical axis in zooming and focusing; and a second focusing lens unit which is located on the image side relative to the first focusing lens unit, has positive optical power, and moves along the optical axis in the zooming and the focusing, and satisfies the condition: \|d2T/d1T\|<1.0 (d1T: an amount of movement of the first focusing lens unit in focusing at a telephoto limit, d2T: an amount of movement of the second focusing lens unit in focusing at a telephoto limit).
US08625197B2	Optical isolator An optical isolator including a Faraday rotator that has a high Faraday effect and a high transmission factor in a wavelength used is provided. An optical isolator comprises at least: a Faraday rotator; a polarizer arranged on a light incidence side of the Faraday rotator; and an analyzer arranged on a light exit side of the Faraday rotator, wherein the Faraday rotator consists of an oxide that contains an ytterbium oxide (Yb2O3) with a mass ratio of 30% or more.
US08625194B2	Semiconductor optical amplifier A semiconductor optical amplifier includes an input-side optical amplifier waveguide section that has a first active core layer. An output-side optical amplifier waveguide section connects to the input-side optical amplifier waveguide section and has a second active core layer that is wider than the first active core layer. The width of the first active core layer and relative refractive index difference between the first active core layer and adjacent clad section in the width direction of the first active core layer, and the width of the second active core layer and relative refractive index difference between the second active core layer and adjacent clad section in the width direction of the second active core layer are set such that the carrier density and optical confinement factor in the first active core layer are higher than the carrier density and optical confinement factor in the second active core layer.
US08625187B2	Holographic visualization system comprising a high data refresh rate DND driver array A DND chip is disclosed. In one aspect, the chip includes a 2D DND array of DND elements logically arranged in rows and columns, and a DND driver architecture for actuating the DND elements. The DND driver has a set of first drive lines along the rows and a set of second drive lines along the columns, a set of first line drivers for each biasing one line from the set of first drive lines and a set of second line drivers for each biasing a line from the set of second drive lines. A plurality of second line drivers are spatially grouped together to serve a block of DND elements, and that plurality of second line drivers are spatially covered substantially completely by at least some DND elements of the block of DND elements. A holographic visualization system including the DND chip is provided.
US08625186B2	Electrochromic compound, electrochromic composition, and display device An electrochromic compound represented by the following General Formula (1) wherein E represents at least one of O, S, Se, and N—R; R represents at least one of a hydrogen atom, a substitutive aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and a substitutive aromatic hydrocarbon group; X1-X10 may be the same or different and each represent at least one of a hydrogen atom and a monovalent substituent; L1 and L2 may be the same or different and each represent a monovalent substituent; and A− and B− may be the same or different and each represent a monovalent anion.
US08625178B2	Image forming apparatus, image formation control apparatus, and computer readable medium storing program An image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit, an image forming section, and a controller. The obtaining unit obtains color signals containing color components the number of which is n, n being a natural number. The image forming section forms an image on a medium, the image being based on the color signals obtained by the obtaining unit. The controller performs control so that colors in a color gamut that is not reproduced if area coverage modulation, not density modulation, is used for expression are included in the image by expressing densities of the n color components contained in the color signals obtained by the obtaining unit by using density modulation and area coverage modulation.
US08625176B2	Image forming apparatus configured to perform a calibration operation An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a calibration unit, a determination unit, and a control unit. The calibration unit is configured to perform a calibration operation including forming a measurement image by the image forming unit to adjust an image forming condition. The determination unit is configured to determine available electric energy allowed to be used by the image forming apparatus. The control unit is configured to determine an interval at which to perform the calibration operation based on the available electric energy determined by the determination unit and control the calibration unit to perform the calibration operation each time the determined interval is reached.
US08625169B2	Image reading apparatus and operation device An operation device includes a cover and a substrate on which a plurality of electrodes which detects a capacitance and which is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of touch switches is mounted. The operation device includes a laminated structure in which at least an elastic sheet that is self-tacking and closely contacts a plurality of electrodes is inserted between the cover and the substrate. At least one through hole is formed at a location on the substrate facing the elastic sheet.
US08625159B2	Method for detecting errors in individual color separation images of a multi-color printing machine A method for detecting errors in individual color separation images of a multi-color printing machine, in particular an electrophotographic printing machine, comprising a plurality of printing units, is described. Using this method, first a plurality of first register lines is printed with a first printing unit, and a plurality of second register lines is printed with a second printing unit in such a manner that each of the first register lines, together with one of said second register lines, is positioned inside a respective registration frame. Then the plurality of the first and second register lines in the respective registration frame are detected with a register sensor, and an output signal of the register sensor relating to the respective second register line is compared with an intensity threshold value in order to determine whether the second register lines can be recognized. In an alternative embodiment of the method, a plurality of the first register lines is printed with a first printing unit in such a manner that each of the first register lines is printed within a respective registration frame. Subsequently, the plurality of the first register lines in the respective registration frames is detected with a register sensor, and an output signal of the register sensor relating to the respective first register lines is compared with a pre-specified intensity threshold value in order to determine whether the first register lines are recognizable.
US08625151B2	Movement detection apparatus and recording apparatus A conveyance mechanism includes a conveyance belt having a detection pattern containing a plurality of isolated patterns. The shape of the plurality of isolated patterns contained in the detection pattern, the size of a template area from which a template pattern is to be extracted, and the size of a seek area are associated with each other so that a part of the detection pattern contained in the template pattern extracted from first image data invariably serves as a unique pattern in the seek area of second image data.
US08625148B2	Image processing apparatus, method of managing image output, and storage medium An image processing apparatus includes a file management unit that manages files for image output, a file registration unit that registers the files, an output-configuration-information management unit that manages output configuration information, an output-configuration-information registration unit that registers the output configuration information, a data creation unit that creates the data in accordance with the output configuration information, and an output determination unit. When the file registration unit registers each of the files to the file management unit, the output determination unit determines whether the combined image can be outputted in accordance with certain output conditions. The output-configuration-information management unit registers predetermined output configuration information for the combined image and adds an output condition of the file that can be outputted to the output configuration information of the combined image.
US08625143B2	Decoding device, method for controlling decoding device, and image forming apparatus A decoding device checks whether there is free space in each of channel-by-channel buffers, specifies a channel corresponding to a buffer having free space as an input channel for receiving an input of compressed data, analyzes codes of the compressed data received through the input channel, and detects a delimit position in the compressed data on the basis of a result of the analysis. The decoding device expands the compressed data received through the input channel, and sorts the expanded data so as to be stored in the buffer corresponding to the input channel. The decoding device cancels specification of the input channel in accordance with detection of the delimit position, and checks whether there is free space in each of the channel-by-channel buffers, and then specifies a channel corresponding to a buffer having free space as a next input channel.
US08625142B2	Printing apparatus and control method thereof and program It is determined whether or not a change request for changing an array of a plurality of items of job information on a job list screen to a second array being different from a first array is inputted via a user interface. If it is determined that the change request is inputted, a job list screen is displayed in which the array of the plurality of items of job information is changed to the second array. Display contents of the user interface are changed in response to a user operation with respect to a print job displayed on the job list screen. The job list screen in the second array, or the job list screen in the first array, is redisplayed, based on the nature of the change request.
US08625140B2	Device that performs multiple image formation processes based on commands sent from a host computer A hybrid device that can perform plural operations can switch quickly between operating modes. The hybrid device can perform plural processes on a processed medium based on commands sent from a host computer 200. If a scan command instructing a optical reader 110, which is another process unit, to scan the processed medium is received while executing a print command for a printing process on the medium, the control unit 70 sets the scan command to a command execution standby state, finishes executing the print command, and after the print command is completed executes the scan command queued in the command execution standby state.
US08625138B2	Server apparatus, image forming system, and method of managing print data According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a reception unit, a storage unit, a list sending unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives print data designating a user who is able to execute printing. The storage unit stores the print data received by the reception unit. The list sending unit sends a list of the print data, which the user who is an operator of an image forming apparatus is able to execute, to the image forming apparatus. The transmission unit transmits the print data selected from the list of the print data sent by the list sending unit to the image forming apparatus.
US08625134B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus for executing a printing based on a job provided with job setting information, the apparatus includes: a display section which displays two or more job images on a screen, each of the job images representing each of two or more jobs; an operation section for changing a display scale of the two or more job images displayed on the display section; and a control section which controls to display the two or more job images having been displayed on the screen of the display section, as overlapped images in a same display area, based on an operation of changing the display scale in the screen, wherein the control section enables to select each of the overlapped job images displayed in the same display area on the screen.
US08625129B2	Method of seperating multiple print jobs A method for separating multiple print jobs sent by one or more computers to a document printer, the method including printing a first banner at the edge of a top sheet of a first print job, and printing a second banner at the edge of a top sheet of a second print job.
US08625127B2	Image forming apparatus that outputs image data to plural destinations An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives image data; an extracting unit that extracts specific information from the image data; a first recognizing unit that recognizes destination information from the specific information; and a control unit that outputs the image data, wherein, when the first recognition unit recognizes a plurality of destination information, the control unit outputs the image data to respective destinations corresponding to each of the plurality of the destination information.
US08625125B2	Print processing method and information processing apparatus implementing the method A printer driver for generating print job data to be transferred to a printer in response to a drawing instruction determines, based on combining condition, whether the received drawing instruction can be combined with another drawing instruction. If the printer driver determines that the received drawing instruction can be combined, the printer driver stores the received drawing instruction as intermediate data. If the printer driver determines that the received drawing instruction cannot be combined, the printer driver combines intermediate data of already stored drawing instructions into a single item of print job data and outputs the print job data to the printer. The combining condition is that the received drawing instruction meets all of three conditions.
US08625122B2	Authentication server, multifunction apparatus, and multifunction apparatus control system An authentication server 2 of the present invention (i) communicates with a multifunction apparatus 1 including a web browser section 15 and (ii) carries out an authentication process for a user who operates the multifunction apparatus 1. The authentication server 2 includes: a user authentication section 25 for (i) obtaining, from the multifunction apparatus 1, login information entered in the multifunction apparatus 1 and (ii) carries out authentication for the user; a second communication section 20 for obtaining Cookie information from the web browser section 15 of the multifunction apparatus 1 with which the authentication of the user, carried out by the user authentication section 25, was successful; and a user information management database 26 for storing the Cookie information received by the second communication section 20. In a case where the authentication of the user, carried out by the user authentication section 25, was successful, the second communication section 20 (i) reads out, from the user information management database 26, Cookie information corresponding to user identification information for identifying the user and (ii) transmits the Cookie information to the multifunction apparatus 1.
US08625119B2	Multifunction apparatuses each of which carries out a cooperation process in cooperation with an application which is executable on an external information processing apparatus A multifunction apparatus includes an application information storage section in which, for each of a plurality of applications, (i) identification information for identifying the each of the plurality of applications and (ii) function information indicating what function(s) has been previously carried out in a cooperation process carried out by the multifunction apparatus and the application in cooperation with each other, are stored, and a device control section which determines, when the device control section receives an instruction to start a cooperation process, whether or not Condition A is satisfied, the device control section causing, if Condition A is satisfied, a switching operation for switching an image forming section from a waiting mode to a normal operation mode to be started, Condition A: function information associated with identification information indicating the selected application indicates a specific function which causes the image forming section to operate.
US08625118B2	Display operation device having functions distinguished by colors of operation buttons, and image processing apparatus adopting the display operation device A display operation device includes: a display-integrated operation panel; a first UI component display device displaying a read start key; a read activating device responsive to a user operation of the read start key, for starting a document reading process; a second UI component display device, responsive to activation of the document reading process, for displaying a read stop key in place of the read start key; and a reading process stopping device, responsive to a user operation of the read stop key, for stopping execution of the reading process. When reading ends, an additional read key is displayed in place of the read stop key. The background color of read stop key is selected to be much different from the background color of read start key, and the background color of additional read key is selected to be analogous to the background color of read start key.
US08625117B2	Apparatus for controlling image formation, computer readable device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for forming images, and method of generating image formation setting information A computer readable device has stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to function as a generation module, a setting module and a production module. The generation module is configured to generate a data structure including a first region storing a first image formation condition and a second region for storing location information representing a location of the second region and in which a second image formation condition is written by an application program based on the location information. The setting module is configured to set the first image formation condition in the first region based on the second image formation condition written in the second region by the application program. The production module is configured to produce image formation data based on the first image formation condition stored in the first region.
US08625116B2	Multi-function device A multi-function device may be connected with a color printer capable of printing in a communicable manner. The multi-function device may be configured to store identification information of the color printer, to color-scan an object to be scanned, to monochrome-print based on first image data representing an scanned object, to allow a user to input an instruction, and to send second image data representing a color-scanned object with the identification information of the color printer as a destination if a predetermined instruction is input.
US08625110B2	Methods of inspecting structures A method of inspecting a structure. The method includes preparing preliminary spectrums of reference diffraction intensities according to critical dimensions of reference structures, obtaining a linear spectrum from the preliminary spectrums in a set critical dimension range, radiating light to respective measurement structures formed on a substrate, measuring measurement diffraction intensities of the light diffracted by the measurement structures, and obtaining respective critical dimensions of the measurement structures from the measurement diffraction intensities using the linear spectrum.
US08625104B2	Systems for comprehensive fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT) and related methods Optical coherence tomography systems for imaging a whole eye are provided including a sample arm including focal optics that are configured to rapidly switch between at least two scanning modes in less than about 1.0 second.
US08625099B2	Particle concentration measuring device A particle concentration measuring device includes: a measurement region formation part which has a wall (10) of substantially ring-form and through an inner opening of which gas relatively flows orthogonally; a light curtain forming unit (12A, 12B) forming a planar light curtain (FL) in the inner opening: a particle detecting unit (15) receiving scattered light from particles passing through the light curtain (FL) to detect the particles; and a calculating unit (22) calculating particle concentration based on the total number of the particles detected by the particle detecting unit (15) in a volume of an airflow passing through the light curtain (FL) in a unit time.
US08625098B2	System and method for real-time measurement of equivalence ratio of gas fuel mixture A real-time monitoring of an equivalence ratio of a gas-fuel mixture of a gas turbine engine is provided. The system includes multiple optical probes arranged on a plurality of fuel nozzles for transmitting laser beams directly through a gas-fuel mixture or indirectly by reflecting the laser beams from a surface of a centerbody or burner tube of the fuel nozzle. The system also includes one or more detectors to measure the transmitted laser beams from the multiple optical probes. Further, the system includes a data acquisition subsystem for acquiring and processing signals from the one or more detectors to determine the equivalence ratio of the gas-fuel mixture of the nozzle.
US08625094B2	DNA sequencing system An apparatus for detecting labeled beads is provided. The apparatus can include: one or more irradiation sources disposed for irradiating the one or more detection zones with radiation; at least one detector disposed for collecting charges corresponding to light signals emitted from labeled beads in the one or more detection zones, which have been excited by the radiation; and a system coupled to the at least one detector for effecting time delay integration of the charges by accumulating the charges before reading the charges at the output of the at least one detector.
US08625085B2	Defect evaluation method for semiconductor Even in the case of a sample exhibiting low photoresponse, such as a wide bandgap semiconductor, a measurement method which enables highly accurate CPM measurement is provided. When CPM measurement is performed, photoexcited carriers which are generated by light irradiation of a sample exhibiting low photoresponse such as a wide bandgap semiconductor are instantly removed by application of positive bias voltage to a third electrode which is provided in the sample in addition to two electrodes used for measurement. When the photoexcited carriers are removed, even in the case of the sample exhibiting low photoresponse, the controllability of a photocurrent value is improved and CPM measurement can be performed accurately.
US08625082B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus is provided which, when projecting a video onto a curved surface of an object for display, can realize an undistorted display of the video. The measuring means outputs the distance information representing the distance to the object. Based on the distance information produced by the measuring means, the curved surface contour is detected with high precision. According to at least the detected curved surface contour distortions, pixels of the display image are unevenly rearranged to correct the video information before it is output. This arrangement realizes an undistorted display of video when the video is projected onto the curved surface of the object.
US08625071B2	Optical system and method for characterising an optical system The disclosure provides an optical system and a method of characterising an optical system, such as in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus. According to an aspect, an optical system having an optical axis (OA) includes a first element which is partially translucent for light of a working wavelength of the optical system. The first element has at least one partially reflecting first surface arranged rotated about a first axis of rotation in relation to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis (OA). The optical system also includes a second element in succession to the first element along the optical axis (OA). The second element is partially translucent for light of the working wavelength and has at least one partially reflecting second surface which is arranged rotated about a second axis of rotation in relation to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis (OA). The system further includes an intensity measuring device configured to measure the intensity of light reflected at the first surface and the intensity of light reflected at the second surface.
US08625068B2	Lithographic apparatus configured to suppress contamination from passing into the projection system and method A lithographic apparatus includes a projection system configured to project a patterned beam of radiation onto a substrate. The projection system being provided with an opening through which the patterned beam of radiation may pass. At least part of the opening comprises a sloped surface of a wall of the projection system and a sloped surface of a mirror of the projection system.
US08625066B2	Display panel and manufacturing method thereof A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a sealant. The first substrate has a display region and a sealant coating region, the sealant coating region surrounds the display region. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate. The sealant is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and is located in the sealant coating region. The sealant includes at least one corner portion and a plurality of strip-shaped portions. The adjacent strip-shaped portions intersect at the corner portion, and a maximum width of the corner portion is larger than widths of the strip-shaped portions. A manufacturing method of the display panel is also provided.
US08625064B2	Systems and methods for preparing films using sequential ion implantation, and films formed using same Systems and methods for preparing films using sequential ion implantation, and films formed using same, are provided herein. A structure prepared using ion implantation may include a substrate; an embedded structure having pre-selected characteristics; and a film within or adjacent to the embedded structure and including ions having a perturbed arrangement arising from the presence of the embedded structure. The perturbed arrangement may include the ions being covalently bonded to each other, to the embedded structure, or to the substrate, whereas the ions instead may be free to diffuse through the substrate in the absence of the embedded structure. The embedded structure may inhibit or impede the ions from diffusing through the substrate, such that the ions instead covalently bond to each other, to the embedded structure, or to the substrate. The film may include, for example, diamond-like carbon, graphene, or SiC having a pre-selected phase.
US08625061B2	Display substrate, method of manufacturing the display substrate and liquid crystal display device having the display substrate A display substrate includes a base substrate, a reflective layer, a common electrode and a pixel electrode. The base substrate includes a pixel area having a transmissive area and a reflective area. The reflective layer is disposed in the reflective area of the base substrate. The common electrode includes a first sub-common electrode formed in the reflective area and a second sub-common electrode formed in the transmissive area. The pixel electrode includes a first sub-pixel electrode spaced apart from the first sub-common electrode by a first distance in the reflective area, and a second sub-pixel electrode spaced apart from the second sub-common electrode by a second distance less than the first distance in the transmissive area.
US08625052B2	Transflective display apparatus Provided is a transflective display apparatus including a color reflective plate disposed at a light emitting surface of a light guide plate, and a display panel disposed at another surface of the light emitting surface of the light guide plate so that light emitted from a light source is reflected by a color reflective plate through the light guide plate and travels toward the display panel.
US08625048B2	Plastic frame, liquid crystal module and liquid crystal display The disclosure provides a plastic frame, a liquid crystal module and a liquid crystal display. The plastic frame is provided with a plurality of blocking walls for locating liquid crystal glass, wherein said plastic frame and said blocking walls are arranged in split type. Said blocking walls are detachably connected with said plastic frame, comprising block locating sections with the front ends contacted with liquid crystal glass. Said plastic frame is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves whose positions are different and used for adjusting the positions of the locating sections. Said blocking walls are detachably connected with said clamping grooves. The disclosure further provides a liquid crystal module and a liquid crystal display, on which said plastic frames are arranged. The plastic frame, the liquid crystal module or the liquid crystal display provided by the disclosure can reduce the cost for producing the liquid crystal display effectively.
US08625045B2	LCD device and backlight module thereof A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module comprises a first optical film, a second optical film, a backplate frame, and an optical film supporting device adapted to splice and support the first optical film and the second optical film. The optical film supporting device comprises a body, a splicing portion and a fixing portion. The splicing portion is adapted to splice and support the first optical film and the second optical film, and the fixing portion is fixed to the backplate frame. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising the backlight module described above is also disclosed. By providing an optical film supporting device in the backlight module of the present invention, two or more optical films can be spliced by the optical film supporting device to satisfy the demands for a large-sized optical film. This solution is practical, reliable and low in the cost.
US08625044B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to generate driving signals for driving the liquid crystal panel, a chassis disposed on the liquid crystal panel, a light source disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the chassis, a main flexible printed circuit board (FPC) having a first end connected to the liquid crystal panel and a second end connected to the PCB, the main FPC including at least one grounding pattern between the liquid crystal panel and the PCB, and a conductive member contacting the chassis and the at least one grounding pattern.
US08625043B2	Display device A display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display device includes a display panel displaying an image and a bottom chassis including a bottom portion where the display panel is mounted and a plurality of side walls connected with the bottom portion and facing a side surface of the display panel. At least two of the side walls include a base side wall and a reinforcing side wall integrally formed with the base side wall by a connection portion. The connection portion and the reinforcing side wall are bent from the base side wall and thus partially overlap the base side wall.
US08625042B2	Display device A display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a display panel displaying an image and an integrated receiving member supporting the display panel. The integrated receiving member includes a press molding portion including a bottom portion and a side wall portion bent and extended from the bottom portion and having a through-hole formed therein and an injection molding portion including a frame portion integrally attached to at least one side of the press molding portion, facing the display panel and a flange portion extended from the frame portion and protruding through the through-hole. The flange portion of the injection molding portion is wholly or partially separated from the side wall portion of the press molding portion within the through-hole.
US08625036B2	3D glasses and 3D video playing apparatus The present disclosure relates to a pair of 3D glasses and a 3D video playing apparatus. A quarter-wave phase plate is provided at the end of a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the end of the pair of 3D glasses respectively so that the light propagates in the form of the circularly polarized light from a 3D display device to the pair of 3D glasses. Thereby, the technical shortcoming of a decreased luminance of an image or even failure to form an image due to an inappropriate angle included between the pair of 3D glasses and the 3D display device is overcome.
US08625031B2	Video display device A histogram generation portion calculates a prescribed feature value of a pixel and the maximum feature value for the pixel, for each pixel of one frame of an input video signal. Then, the ratio of the feature value of the pixel to the maximum feature value is calculated for each pixel as an index of color brightness, and a histogram generated wherein the numbers of pixels are integrated by index value. An enhancement processing portion applies gain and carries out an enhancement for pixel values wherein the index in the histogram which the histogram generation portion generates is greater than or equal to a prescribed threshold. The feature value is treated as a luminosity (L*) which is defined with CIELAB chroma space. Additionally, the feature value may be data which has the maximum tone value among pixel RGB data, or may be a luminosity value (Y) of the pixel.
US08625026B2	Apparatus and method for detecting video film with mix mode An apparatus for detecting video film with mix mode is provided. The apparatus includes: a field motion detection unit receiving the field motion value of a current field image or a fed back last field image to detect out at least a motion block; an expanding block unit expanding the motion block into an expanded motion block; a delay unit delaying the received current field image by a predetermined time; an AND processing unit performing an AND processing on the current field image and the last expanded motion block to obtain a confirmed motion block; an inverse telecine (IVTC) unit excluding the confirmed motion block to decide an IVTC mode; a deinterlace unit recovering the continuously input current field image into a video image according to the IVTC mode, wherein the motion block is further recovered with weighted inverse IVTC mode according to a motion intensity value.
US08625020B2	Method and apparatus for operating camera function in portable terminal A method and an apparatus for operating a camera function in a portable terminal are provided. State information representing at least one of a direction and a rotation state of the portable terminal is obtained, and at least one of a sequence of reading an image from a camera sensor and an appropriate user interface is determined depending on the state information. Thus, the camera function is performed depending on the determined sequence or user interface.
US08625015B2	AD conversion circuit and solid-state imaging apparatus A comparison section includes an analog signal to be subjected to AD conversion to a reference signal that increases or decreases with the passage of time, and terminates a comparison process at a timing at which the reference signal has satisfied a predetermined condition for the analog signal. A first count section counts a clock signal of a predetermined frequency as a count clock and outputs a count value. A latch section latches the count value output from the first count section. A latch control section enables the latch section at a first timing related to an end of the comparison process and causes the latch section to execute a latch operation at a second timing delayed by a predetermined time from the first timing.
US08625011B2	Solid-state image taking device and electronic apparatus Disclosed herein is a solid-state image taking device including a pixel section and a scan driving section wherein on each pixel column included in the pixel area determined in advance to serve as a pixel column having the unit pixels laid out in the scan direction, the opto-electric conversion section and the electric-charge holding section are laid out alternately and repeatedly, and on each of the pixel columns in the pixel area determined in advance, two the electric-charge holding sections of two adjacent ones of the unit pixels are laid out disproportionately toward one side of the scan direction with respect to the optical-path limiting section or the opto-electric conversion section.
US08625008B2	Image processing apparatus having luminance-type gamma correction circuit capable of changing nonlinear characteristic, and image processing method therefor An image processing apparatus is provided in which, even if a nonlinear characteristic of a luminance-type gamma correction circuit for converting a luminance signal is changed, saturation with respect to a luminance output can be nearly constant. A signal amount of the luminance signal generated from image data that exceeds a previously defined threshold is calculated. A first nonlinear characteristic is selected from a plurality of nonlinear characteristics previously set depending on the calculated signal amount. Nonlinear conversation is performed on a signal generated from the image data to determine luminance with the selected first nonlinear characteristic. An output ratio of the first nonlinear characteristic to a second nonlinear characteristic is prepared and the second nonlinear characteristic is defined so that the output ratio is satisfied. Nonlinear conversion is performed on a signal that has been generated from the image data to determine saturation with the selected second nonlinear characteristic.
US08625007B2	Image pickup apparatus, image combination method, and computer program An image pickup apparatus arranged to derive a change amount of an image B to an image A as combination position information, on the basis of which the image B is combined to the image A by shifting a position of the image B to generate a combined image D and a position of pixel defect information of the image B is changed, and synthesize pixel defect information of the image A and pixel defect information of the image B after the change to generate pixel defect information of the combined image D such that the pixel defect information in which a detection level corresponding to ISO100 is deleted from the pixel defect information of the combined image D and a detection level of pixel defect information of the pixel shown by same addresses is raised.
US08625004B2	Method and apparatus for determining the movement of an optical axis A method of determining the movement in position of the optical axis of a camera having an optical zoom lens, comprising the steps of: obtaining a test image at a predetermined level of optical zoom; applying a digital zoom to at least part of the test image, selecting a plurality of test points in the digitally zoomed test image; changing the level of optical zoom by a predetermined amount and changing the level of digital zoom; obtaining the test image at the different level of zoom; analyzing the digitally zoomed test image at the different level of optical zoom; searching at least part of the digitally zoomed test image at the different level of zoom for two of said plurality of said test points; converting the position of the test points in the digitally zoomed images into corresponding positions within the optically zoomed images; and determining the amount of movement of the optical axis on the basis of the difference in position between corresponding test points within the optically zoomed images.
US08624997B2	Alternative color image array and associated methods An image sensor includes an array of light sensitive elements and a filter array. Each filter element is in optical communication with a respective light sensitive element. The image sensor receives filtered light having a repeating pattern. Light sensitive elements in at least two successive rows alternately receive light having a first color and a second color, and light sensitive elements in common columns of the successive rows alternately receive light having the first color and the second color. Light sensitive elements in at least two additional successive rows alternately receive light having a third and a fourth color, and light sensitive elements in common columns of the additional successive rows alternately receive light having the third color and the fourth color. Output values of pairs of sampled light sensitive elements receiving light of a common color and from successive rows are combined to generate a down-sampled image.
US08624995B2	Automatic white balancing method, medium, and system A white balancing detecting method, medium, and system. The white balancing method includes setting an illuminant detection region of an input image in accordance with an exposure integration time indicative of a collected amount of light when the image is taken, and detecting an illuminant by using data contained in the illuminant detection region in a color gamut of the image.
US08624994B2	Information processing apparatus, eye open/closed degree determination method, computer-readable storage medium, and image sensing apparatus An information processing apparatus inputs an image, detects the face of a person from the input image, and calculates a feature amount associated with the open/closed state of eyes of the detected face. In addition, the information processing apparatus calculates, as a feature-change amount, the difference between the calculated feature amount and a predetermined feature amount, and calculates the eye open/closed degree of eyes of the detected face on the basis of the feature amount and the feature-change amount.
US08624987B2	Image capturing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and program therefor A communication apparatus is provided, which discloses a plurality of control content items to an external apparatus. The control content items are used to cause the communication apparatus to perform processing for generating content, and to generate different content in different formats. If one of the plurality of the control content items is requested from the external apparatus, the communication apparatus performs processing according to the requested control content, and transmits the generated content. The disclosed control content items are each in a format of the content generated in the processing according to the control content.
US08624985B2	Apparatus for and method of imaging targets with wide angle, athermalized, achromatic, hybrid imaging lens assembly A wide angle, athermalized, achromatic, hybrid imaging lens assembly captures return light from a target over a field of view, and projects the captured return light onto an array of image sensors of a solid-state imager during electro-optical reading of the target. The assembly includes a plastic lens group for optical aberration compensation, a glass lens group spaced away from the plastic lens group along an optical axis, and an aperture stop between the lens groups and having an aperture through which the optical axis extends. The glass lens group has substantially all the optical power of the imaging lens assembly for thermal stability, and the plastic lens group has substantially no optical power. A holder holds the lenses and the aperture stop in front of the array.
US08624979B1	Monitoring apparatus for television A monitoring apparatus includes a detection circuit, a filter circuit, an amplifying circuit, a regulation circuit, a delay and charging circuit, and a driving circuit. The detection circuit receives a video signal, and performs an operation to obtain an image signal from the video signal. The filter circuit obtains an average intensity of a luminance signal corresponding to the image signal. The delay and charging circuit charges an input capacitor when receiving a low level regulated signal from the amplifying circuit. The driving circuit activates an alarm when a charging voltage of the chargeable capacitor exceeds a predetermined value.
US08624977B2	Vehicle peripheral image displaying system A vehicle-peripheral image displaying system (a side view monitor system A1) comprises a side camera 1, a monitor 3 and an image processing controlling unit 2, wherein the image processing controlling unit 2 includes an image processor 43 configured to perform a viewpoint conversion of the actually shot camera image input from the side camera 1 into a virtual camera image which is to be converted as if it is viewed from the driver's eye position, an image memory 44 configured to store a vehicle interior image which is previously shot from the driver's eye position as a vehicle interior image, and a superimposing circuit 46 configured to make the vehicle interior image translucent to form a translucent vehicle interior image, to perform an image composition such that the translucent vehicle interior image is superimposed on the virtual camera image, and to produce a composite image which represents the virtual camera image transparently through the translucent vehicle interior image.
US08624976B2	Supporting continuous pan rotation in a pan-tilt camera The invention relates to a method for moving a maneuverable part of a pan-tilt camera from a first pan-tilt position, having a first pan coordinate and a first tilt coordinate, to a second pan-tilt position, having a second pan coordinate and a second tilt coordinate. The maneuverable part is moved by inverting the maneuverable part of the camera and panning to the second pan coordinate. The first pan coordinate is part of a pan-tilt coordinate system and the second pan coordinate is part of a complementary pan-tilt coordinate system, which represents positions of the inverted maneuverable part. The maneuverable part is moved from the first tilt coordinate to the second tilt coordinate. The first tilt coordinate is part of the pan-tilt coordinate system and the second tilt coordinate is part of the complementary pan-tilt coordinate system. The invention also relates to a corresponding device and a corresponding computer program.
US08624972B2	Inspection device for recognizing embossings and/or labels on transparent vessels, in particular beverage bottles An inspection device and a method for recognizing embossings and/or labels on transparent vessels, in particular beverage bottles, and having a camera for imaging an embossing and a label of a vessel to be examined, and a transmitted light lamp provided with a luminescent screen and used for sending transmitted light through the embossing. In this way, a compact inspection device for recognizing labels and/or embossings and for examining their positions is provided.
US08624969B2	Methods of electromagnetic migration imaging of geologic formation Methods and systems for imaging-while-drilling and look-ahead imaging of a geological formation using a borehole devices measuring multi-component vector and/or tensor logging data. An electromagnetic field transmitter generates an electromagnetic field. Electromagnetic receivers measure the response from the geological formation around the borehole and ahead of the device at various receiving positions. A central processing unit may compute a migration field by simulating the replacement of the receivers with conceptual transmitters, calculate an integrated sensitivity of the recorded electromagnetic field data, compute a reference field, and calculate a cross power spectra of the reference and the migration fields or cross correlation functions between the reference and the migration fields. A spatial weighting of the cross power spectra or cross correlation functions produces a numerical reconstruction of directional images and look-ahead images of the conductivity distribution around the borehole and/or ahead of the device located within the borehole.
US08624966B2	Endoscope apparatus calibration with color correction table An endoscope apparatus includes: an endoscope which includes an imaging optical system and an illumination optical system; and a control unit which includes light source units and connected to the endoscope and supplying at least excitation light to the illumination optical system, and an image processing section correcting an image signal output from the imaging element on the basis of a predetermined color correction table. The control unit performs a calibration process in such a manner that an image of a color chart having a plurality of color patches with known chromaticity values is captured by an imaging element, chromaticity for each of the plurality of color patches is obtained from an imaging signal of the color chart, and the contents of the color correction table are changed.
US08624959B1	Stereo video movies A method and apparatus for processing a video data stream. The video data stream is received from a video camera system. The video data stream comprises a plurality of images of a scene. A plurality of image pairs is selected from the plurality of images. A first image of a first area in the scene overlaps a second image of a second area in the scene in each image pair in the plurality of image pairs. Each image pair in the plurality of image pairs is adjusted to form a plurality of adjusted image pairs. The plurality of adjusted image pairs is configured to provide a perception of depth for the scene when the plurality of adjusted image pairs is presented as a video.
US08624958B2	Method and apparatus for accessing multi-dimensional mapping and information A method and apparatus for providing an interactive mapping and panoramic imaging application for utilization by a computer user is provided. A plurality of panoramic images are stored on a panoramic database, each panoramic image corresponding to a geographical location. A panoramic image is displayed on a screen and is navigable in response to input by the user. The panoramic image has embedded hotspots corresponding to selected panoramic images of geographically adjacent locations. Also displayed on the screen, simultaneously with the panoramic image, is a map image corresponding with the panoramic image. The map image is stored on a map database, and the map is navigable in response to input by the user. The map has embedded hotspots corresponding to the plurality of panoramic images. Also displayed on the screen, simultaneously with the panoramic image and the map image, is a text panel displaying textual information corresponding to the displayed panoramic image. The text panel is capable of receiving textual input from the user for activating a search of a text database having a plurality of text data corresponding to the plurality of panoramic images. The displayed panoramic image, the displayed map image and the displayed textual information are updated in response to the user activating a hotspot, such that the displayed panoramic image, the displayed map image and the displayed textual information correspond to one another.
US08624952B2	Video telephony image processing Herein described is a system and method for modifying facial video transmitted from a first videophone to a second videophone during a videophone conversation. A videophone comprises a videophone image processing system (VIPS) that stores one or more preferred images. The one or more preferred images may comprise an image of a person presented in an attractive appearance. The one or more preferred images may comprise one or more avatars. Additionally, the VIPS may be used to incorporate one or more facial features of the person into a preferred image or avatar. Furthermore, a replacement background may be incorporated into the preferred image or avatar. The VIPS transmits a preferred image of a first speaker of a first videophone to a second speaker of a second videophone by capturing an actual image of the first speaker and substituting at least a portion of said actual image with a stored image.
US08624940B2	Backlight unit and display apparatus A backlight unit and a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a power supply unit which outputs a first voltage; a light emitting unit which includes a first end connected to the power supply unit, and a second end, the first end receiving the first voltage from the power supply unit; and a compensation unit which includes a first end connected to the second end of the light emitting unit, and which compensates a deviation between the first voltage and a rated voltage of the light emitting unit.
US08624938B2	Method for driving liquid crystal display device A low-resolution image is displayed at high resolution and power consumption is reduced. Resolution is made higher by super-resolution processing. Then, display is performed with the luminance of a backlight controlled by local dimming after the super-resolution processing. By controlling the luminance of the backlight, power consumption can be reduced. Further, by performing the local dimming after the super-resolution processing, accurate display can be performed.
US08624931B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program There is provided an information processing apparatus that classifies objects having the respective attribute information which are disposed on a display screen of a graphical user interface, the apparatus including an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information containing movement information which indicates a position of a movement destination of the object on the display screen, an instructive request estimate unit that estimates an instructive request for classification processing on the object based on the attribute information and the movement information of the object, a classification processing unit that classifies the object based on the estimated instructive request, and a display control unit that controls display of the object on the display screen. Thus, the user can easily classify the objects without explicitly specifying classification conditions or instructing the performing of the classification processing.
US08624929B2	System for transforming and displaying coordinate datum A system for transforming and displaying coordinates dates, which collects a coordinate area image from a controller of a machine by image collect means, wherein the coordinate imager includes numeral pattern and the coordinate numeral of the numeral pattern is gained from the feedback value of the grating scale or the encoder of the machine, and displayed on a monitor of the controller. The system, hereinbefore, transforms the coordinate numeral pattern into coordinate value for calculating and the change range of the coordinate value is synchronously displayed on a screen of the system for a measure system to refer and compare.
US08624927B2	Display apparatus, display control method, and display control program A display apparatus includes a display unit displaying information on a display screen, a distance detector detecting a distance from the display screen to the face of an operator, and a controller causing the information to be enlarged and reduced on the display screen in response to a change of the detected distance.
US08624921B2	Industrial automation visualization schemes employing overlays A visualization system utilizing preconfigured overlay models and data models to create overlay displays representing different views of the same data or a single view of different data. The visualization system provides for collecting and sharing overlay displays and data sets with other communicatively connected visualization systems. The overlays can be automatically created by the visualization system and can be presented in different formats such as a three-dimensional or a translucent display.
US08624920B2	Image processing apparatus, printing apparatus, and image processing method An image processing apparatus that combines a background image and an object includes a display screen configured to display an image, a wheel device configured to be operated by a user, an a display control unit configured to display on the display screen an image in which a circular background image and at least one object are combined. The image processing apparatus also has a movement control unit configured to move the object on the display screen displayed by the display control unit based on a rotation direction and a rotation amount of the wheel device, while maintaining as is a distance between a center of the background image and a center of the object. The image processing apparatus further includes a rotation control unit configured to rotate the object around the center of the object according to movement of the object by the movement control unit.
US08624911B1	Texture-based polygon antialiasing A computer-implemented method includes identifying a bit-mapped image of a line or polygon shape; mapping the image to a texture map that is slightly large in at least one dimension than the bit-mapped image; overlaying the bit-mapped image and the texture map; computing pixel shading for pixels between an outer edge of the bit-mapped image and the texture map by measuring a distance from particular ones of the pixels to an idealized line near an edge of the bit-mapped image; and displaying the bit-mapped image with pixels at its edge shaded according to the computed pixel shading.
US08624904B1	Controlling animated character expressions A system includes a computer system capable of representing one or more animated characters. The computer system includes a blendshape manager that combines multiple blendshapes to produce the animated character. The computer system also includes an expression manager to respectively adjust one or more control parameters associated with each of the plurality of blendshapes for adjusting an expression of the animated character. The computer system also includes a corrective element manager that applies one or more corrective elements to the combined blendshapes based upon at least one of the control parameters. The one or more applied corrective elements are adjustable based upon one or more of the control parameters absent the introduction of one or more additional control parameters.
US08624901B2	Apparatus and method for generating facial animation An apparatus and method for generating an animation of a virtual character using video data and a limited number of three-dimensional (3D) key models of a virtual character, are provided. The video data includes a sequence of two-dimensional image frames. The key models are blended together using the calculated weights, and a 3D facial expression most similar to the 2D facial expression included in each image frame may be generated. When the above operations are performed for input video data including a sequence of image frames, a facial animation, which makes facial expressions according to facial expressions included in the video data may be created.
US08624900B2	Plug-in architecture for dynamic font rendering enablement A computer system provides a plug-in architecture for creation of a dynamic font. The computer system can incorporate a new filter function into a filtering layer of a font program. The filtering layer includes pre-defined filter functions to transform a base font into a new font. The computer system applies one or more font rules in the filtering layer to the base font. The font rules are implemented by the new filter function and at least one of the pre-defined filter functions to randomize an appearance of each character in a character string. The character string rendered with the new font has a dynamic and randomized appearance.
US08624897B2	Method and apparatus for automatic transformation of three-dimensional video A method of transforming a 3D video format of a 3D video, the method including receiving a video sequence comprising 3D video that includes left-viewpoint video and right-viewpoint video; estimating at least one of disparity information between the left-viewpoint video and the right-viewpoint video and correlation information between neighboring pixel values of the left-viewpoint video and the right-viewpoint video, and determining a 3D video format of the 3D video based on a result of the estimating; transforming the left-viewpoint video and the right-viewpoint video into a format, based on the determined 3D video format; and displaying the transformed left-viewpoint video and the transformed right-viewpoint video three-dimensionally on a the display device.
US08624878B2	Piezo-based acoustic and capacitive detection One particular implementation conforming to aspects of the present disclosure takes the form of an input device for a computing system. The input device includes a input surface on which one or more input characters are shown and one or more sensors to detect which input character is pressed or selected by the user. In one example, the input device may include one or more piezo-electric sensors that detect an acoustic pulse created when the user taps on the input surface to indicate a selected input. Each character of the input surface of the input device creates a different acoustic pulse signature when tapped such that, upon detection and receiving of the acoustic pulse at the piezo-electric sensors, the input device or computer system may compare the received pulse to a database of stored pulse signatures to determine which character on the surface of the input device was tapped by the user.
US08624865B2	Device for improving the accuracy of the touch point on a touch panel and a method thereof A device for improving the detection accuracy of a touch point on a touch panel and a method thereof are disclosed. The device includes a plurality of first and second X external conducting wires and a plurality of first and second Y external conducting wires that are electrically coupled with the first X side and the second X side of the touch panel and the first Y side and the second Y side of the touch panel to alternatively and respectively receive a first detection signal and a second detection signal from a first detection signal source and a second detection signal source. By using the relation of the currents generated form the first detection signal and the second detection signal, a x coordinate and a y coordinate of the location of the touch point is obtained.
US08624863B2	Touch driven method and apparatus to integrate and display multiple image layers forming alternate depictions of same subject matter An interactive display system, including a touch sensitive display, establishes a first image and at least one secondary image, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images. The first image is presented upon the display. Responsive to user input including contact with the display, imagery presented by the display is updated to integrate a region of at least one of the secondary images into the display. Each integrated region has substantially identical represented coordinates as a counterpart region of the first image. Further, each integrated region is presented in same scale and display location as the counterpart region of the first image.
US08624857B2	Haptics effect controller architecture and instruction set A method for generating a desired haptics effect is provided. A haptics effect instruction is generated by a host processor responsive to a touch screen, where the haptics effect instruction corresponds to the desired haptics effect. This haptics effect instruction is received by a haptics driver, and a haptic profile from the haptics effect instruction is generated from the haptics effect instruction. The haptic profile includes at least one of a profile word, a move word, wait/halt word, and a branch word, and a sine wave is generated from the from the haptic profile that corresponds to the desired haptics effect.
US08624855B2	Recognizing multiple input point gestures The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for recognizing multiple input point gestures. A recognition module receives an ordered set of points indicating that contacts have been detected in a specified order at multiple different locations on a multi-touch input surface. The recognition module determines the position of subsequently detected locations (e.g., third detected location) relative to (e.g., to the left of right of) line segments connecting previously detected locations (e.g., connecting first and second detected locations). The gesture module also detects whether line segments connecting subsequently detected locations (e.g., connecting third and fourth detected locations) intersect line segments connecting previously detected locations (e.g., connecting first and second detected locations). The gesture module recognizes an input gesture based on the relative positions and whether or not line segments intersect. The gesture module then identifies a corresponding input operation (e.g., cut, paste, etc.) to be performed.
US08624854B2	Liquid crystal display panel and touch panel A liquid crystal display panel includes a pixel electrode to apply a voltage to a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and an opposed electrode, a thin film transistor connected to the pixel electrode, a scanning line to supply a gate signal to the thin film transistor, a first coordinate detection line disposed parallel to the scanning line, a first coordinate detection electrode formed closer to the liquid crystal layer than the scanning line and the first coordinate detection line, and a first insulating film formed as a layer between the first coordinate detection line and the first coordinate detection electrode. The first insulating film is provided with a contact hole to electrically connect the first coordinate detection line and the first coordinate detection electrode.
US08624853B2	Structure-augmented touch sensing with frustated total internal reflection A touch-screen device includes a radiation source, a pliable waveguide configured to receive radiation emitted by the radiation source and to cause some of the received radiation to undergo total internal reflection within the pliable waveguide, a frustrating layer disposed relative to the pliable waveguide so as to enable the frustrating layer to contact the pliable waveguide when the pliable waveguide is physically deformed, the frustrating layer being configured to cause frustration of the total internal reflection of the received radiation within the pliable waveguide at a contact point between the frustrating layer and the pliable waveguide when the pliable waveguide is physically deformed to contact the frustrating layer such that some of the received radiation undergoing total internal reflection within the pliable waveguide escapes from the pliable waveguide at the contact point, and an imaging sensor configured to detect some of the radiation that escapes from the optical waveguide.
US08624852B2	Semiconductor device for determining whether touch electrode is touched by human body, and touch sensor using the semiconductor device A touch sensor IC includes a switch for connecting, to an external terminal with its voltage to be sensed, a selected one of a plurality of external terminals to which a plurality of touch electrodes is connected. Only one set of two capacitors and a resistor element may therefore be provided for a plurality of touch electrodes. Thus, the number of required components is smaller as compared with a conventional sensor requiring two capacitors and a resistor element for each touch electrode.
US08624849B2	Touch actuated sensor configuration integrated with an OLED structure Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment, a passive touch sensor configuration is integrated with an OLED structure.
US08624848B2	Electronic device and automatically hiding keypad method and digital data storage media A method for automatically hiding keypad, an electronic device, and a digital data storage medium are provided. The keypad automatically hiding method is applied to an electronic device having a touch screen. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, an input field and a keypad are shown on the touch screen. Next, an item of data is received from the keypad and inputted to the input field. Then, a search list is shown on the touch screen according to the data. Afterwards, the keypad is hidden when the input signal for checking the search list is generated.
US08624847B2	Transducer A transducer for a position sensor includes a single laminate sensor board carrying a plurality of windings formed by conductors on one or more layers of the sensor board. The windings are arrayed over a first area of the sensor board. Detection circuitry is mounted on another layer of the sensor board over a second area of the circuit board and electrically coupled to the windings. The detection circuitry has a first mode of operation in which signals inductively coupled to or from windings are detected and a second mode of operation in which signals capacitively coupled to or from said windings are detected. The windings and detection circuitry are arranged on the sensor board so that said first and second areas oppose each other. A position sensor incorporates the transducer.
US08624843B2	Keyboard apparatus integrated with combined touch input module A keyboard apparatus integrated with a combined touch input module is disclosed. The combined touch input module having a touchpad module and a tablet module conducts a handwriting mode and a cursor mode for the keyboard apparatus. According to one of the embodiments, a keyboard controller for processing and transferring keystroke signals is included. The keyboard controller also performs the interpretation of the signals generated in the touch input module, which is integrated into the keyboard for providing both touching and handwriting functions. Further, a mode switching circuit, in response to user's operation, is used to switch the touch input module to the handwriting mode or the cursor mode. A micro controller within the touch input module is included to process the input signals generated by the touchpad and tablet modules.
US08624842B2	Projected and secured virtual keyboard The invention relates to a method for inputting a text in a distributed system that comprises a secured device, or server, communicating with at least one electronic device, or terminal. The method makes it possible to prepare an image by associating certain values to areas defining said image. The image is projected to the user who can touch the areas of the images that he wants to select as he would do with the keys of keyboard. The finger movements are analysed and the position of the virtual keys selected by the user is transmitted to the server that establishes a correlation between these positions and the previously associated values.
US08624837B1	Methods and apparatus related to a scratch pad region of a computing device In one general aspect, a computing device can include a display, a touchpad configured for moving a cursor on the display, and a keyboard for inputting input into the computing device. The computing device also can include a scratch region mutually exclusive from the touchpad and the keyboard. The scratch region can be configured to receive input to the computing device based on contact with the scratch region. An interaction detection module can be configured to detect an interaction with the scratch region, and configured to generate an indicator of the interaction. The computing device can also include a scratch region analyzer configured to define an alphanumeric character based on the indicator of the interaction with the scratch region.
US08624835B2	Interactive input system and illumination system therefor An interactive input system includes at least one illumination source emitting radiation into a region of interest; at least one imaging assembly capturing image frames of the region of interest, the at least one illumination source being in the field of view of the at least one imaging assembly; and a controller communicating with the at least one illumination source, the controller controlling the intensity of radiation emitted by the at least one illumination source during image frame capture.
US08624822B2	Light source apparatus, display apparatus, terminal apparatus, and control method thereof A light source apparatus has two or more light sources that have different light-emission spectra and that can be controlled independently, and also has light sensors for detecting the quantity of light emitted by the light sources. The light sensors are composed of one type of light sensor that is not provided with a color filter for selecting the wavelength of received light, and the light sensors are sensitive to wavelength ranges that are sufficiently broad to simultaneously receive light in red, green, and blue wavelength ranges. A control circuit controls the two or more light sources to emit light in a time sequential fashion, and compares reference data with the output values of the light sensors to control the quantity of light emitted by the light sources by means of a light source drive circuit. It is thereby possible to reduce the cost and size of a light source apparatus that is capable of correcting changes in hue.
US08624821B2	Liquid crystal display device and fabricating method and driving method thereof Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device, a fabricating method, and a driving method thereof that includes at least one integrated photosensor that senses external light illumination on the liquid crystal display device. A sensing signal from the at least one photosensors are converted into a digital signal that is stored to represent an external illumination distribution. The liquid crystal display device includes a backlight that has a plurality of light sources that may be independently driven. A controller generates a control signal that independently drives the light sources in a manner corresponding to the illumination distribution. In doing so, areas of the liquid crystal display device may be provided with a greater amount of light from a corresponding light source so that externally illuminated areas of the liquid crystal display device do not suffer from reduced contrast.
US08624820B2	Liquid crystal display with plural gate lines and pairs of pixels A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a substrate; first and second pixel rows formed on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels; a first gate line extending in a row direction on the substrate and connected with the first pixel row; a second gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the first pixel row; a third gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the second pixel row, and adjacent to the second gate line; a fourth gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the second pixel row; a plurality of data lines extending in a column direction on the substrate, wherein each of the data lines are disposed every two of the pixels; a first gate driver connected with the first and fourth gate lines and applying gate signals to the first and fourth gate lines; and a second gate driver connected with the second and third gate lines and applying gate signals to the second and third gate lines.
US08624812B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of data lines. The plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix format. The plurality of gate lines transmit a gate signal to the pixels. The plurality of data lines cross the gate lines and transmit data voltages respectively corresponding to the plurality of pixels a plural number of times. A voltage that is the same as that of the data lines neighboring the first and last data lines is applied to the first and last data lines among the plurality of data lines at least once.
US08624805B2	Correction of TFT non-uniformity in AMOLED display Sub-pixel current in an OLED display is forced to converge to a desired level regardless of the source of pixel current error. By using a feedback loop, the pixel transistor current is forced to be equal to a predetermined target current that is established by an analog control circuit. The predetermined target current is selected to generate the desired pixel transistor current through the sub-pixel, and can be set by setting a target voltage. The sub-pixels have a 3T cell structure including 3 TFTs, one TFT for connecting the data line to the storage capacitor, another TFT for driving the sub-pixel current, and still another TFT for connecting the OLED diode anode to the data line of the AMOLED panel. Thus, the feedback loop of the present invention (comprising Taps M and N of a resistor string, and an amplifier, a comparator, and digital logic) senses the pixel transistor current via the data lines of the AMOLED panel to compensate for Mura.
US08624800B2	Liquid crystal display device and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of pixels; a data driver applying a data voltage to a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels; a scan driver applying a scan voltage to a plurality of scan lines connected to the plurality of pixels in synchronization with a scan clock signal controlling an output of the scan signal for the data voltage to be applied to the plurality of pixels; and a boost driver applying a primary boost voltage and a secondary boost voltage to a plurality of boost lines connected to the plurality of pixels in synchronization with a boost clock signal controlling the output of the boost voltage, wherein the boost clock signal has different synchronization from the scan clock signal controlling the output of the scan signal.
US08624794B2	Poly spiral antenna A poly interwoven spiral antenna includes a plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units, an excitation region, and a plurality of spoke excitation connections. An interwoven spiral antenna unit includes a non-inverted spiral section having a spiral shape and an inverted spiral section having an inverted spiral shape. A first end of a spoke excitation connection is coupled to a corresponding one of the interwoven spiral antenna units and a second end of the spoke excitation connection is coupled to the excitation region.
US08624787B2	Wearable antenna assembly for an in-vivo device A wearable antenna assembly includes a posterior antenna assembly and an anterior antenna assembly. The posterior antenna assembly may include a posterior base that includes a lateral portion having a lateral line, and one or two protrusions that continue from the lateral portion and extend away from it, and one or more antenna elements that are formed in the respective protrusion. The protrusions may be configured such that each antenna element lies on the buttocks and is situated adjacent to, or in front of, a greater sciatic notch of the pelvis. The anterior antenna assembly may include an anterior lateral base having a lateral line, and n antenna elements that are formed in the anterior lateral base along the lateral line. The anterior lateral base may be configured such that, when the belt is worn, the n antenna elements are situated adjacent to, or in front of, the abdomen. The orientations of the antenna elements may be optimized to maximize reception of signals originating from a swallowed in-vivo device.
US08624786B2	Antenna, adjustment method thereof, and electronic device in which the antenna is implemented An antenna used in wireless communication, comprises: a dielectric substrate; a ground conductor portion arranged upon the dielectric substrate; an antenna element including a radiating conductor portion arranged upon the dielectric substrate opposite to the ground conductor portion, a shorted conductor portion that connects the radiating conductor portion and the ground conductor portion, and a power supply unit adapted to supply a high-frequency current to the radiating conductor portion; and an open conductor portion connected at high frequencies to the ground conductor portion, wherein the open conductor portion is connected to the dielectric substrate so as to protrude by a predetermined length from the location of the ground conductor portion in a diagonal direction from the location where the ground conductor portion and the shorted conductor portion are connected.
US08624784B2	Microstrip array antenna The present invention provides, as one aspect, a microstrip array antenna including a dielectric substrate, on a back face of which a conductive grounding plate is formed, and a strip conductor formed on the dielectric substrate. The strip conductor comprises a feeding strip line which extends in an extension direction, and at least two radiation antenna elements. At least one of the antenna elements is connected with one side of the strip line, and at least one of the antenna elements is connected with the other side of the strip line. The longitudinal directions of the antenna elements are parallel to each other and are at an angle of other than 90° with respect to the extension direction. The strip line has a bending shape and fully extends in the extension direction so that the antenna elements are connected with the strip line at the same angle.
US08624773B2	Multidirectional target detecting system and method A method and system for investigating and displaying an image of an area of interest comprising a moving vehicle; at least one processor for producing an image of the area of interest; at least one first transmitter for emitting first signals substantially in a first direction, the at least one first transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one first receiver for receiving backscattered signals resulting from the first radar signals, the at least one first receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one second transmitter operatively for emitting second signals in a direction substantially opposite to the first direction, the at least one second transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one second receiver for receiving backscattered signals resulting from the second signals, the at least one second receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor, a GPS subsystem for providing position data relating to the position of the vehicle; the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver operating to provide image data to the at least one processor; the at least one processor operating to combine image data from the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver with the position data to form a single image; and a display to display the combined image data.
US08624767B2	Electronic device and method for analog to digital conversion according to delta-sigma modulation using double sampling The modulator comprises a first and second integration stages, and a comparator, the first integration stage is fully differential having: an amplifier, sets of input sampling capacitors and feedback capacitors, and the first integration stage is configured to sample the analog input voltage on a set of input capacitors during a first portion of a clock cycle and on a set of input capacitors during a second portion of the clock cycle and to sample the feedback reference voltage on a set of feedback capacitors during the first portion of the clock cycle and on a set of feedback capacitors during the second portion of the clock cycle, and the first set of feedback capacitors and the second set of feedback capacitors are randomly selected out of the plurality of sets of feedback capacitors from cycle to cycle.
US08624765B2	Sample and hold circuit and A/D converter The present invention is related to a sample and hold circuit and an A/D converter, and prevents an output saturation for an input voltage over a power supply voltage range in the sample and hold circuit. A first switch which is turned on when an input voltage is to be sampled; a sampling capacitor configured to sample the input voltage input via the first switch when the first switch is turned on, and sample a predetermined reference voltage when the first switch is turned off; an adding/subtracting part configured to perform an addition or a subtraction between the input voltage sampled by the sampling capacitor and the predetermined reference voltage sampled by the sampling capacitor; and a hold part configured to hold and output a voltage obtained by the addition or the subtraction by the adding/subtracting part are provided.
US08624741B2	Pulse oximeter alarm simulator and training tool According to various embodiments, methods and systems are provided herein for training a user in alarm behaviors of a medical device. The alarm behaviors may be accessed via a simulator system that obtains input regarding alarm settings, accesses stored plethysmographic waveform data representative of data obtained through the simulated medical device and that applies the alarm setting inputs to the stored plethysmographic waveform data to provide simulated alarm outputs representative of alarm outputs of the medical device.
US08624739B2	Electronic article surveillance system including low-cost EAS tag A robust tag. The robust tag may include a body section, at least one movable latching member disposed within the body section, at least one attachment structure receivable within the body and selectively engageable to the at least one latching member; and at least one responsive member disposed within the body and in cooperative arrangement with the at least one latching member. Upon the application of a signal to at least one drive position on the body section, the responsive member generates a flexural wave that induces a movement of the at least one latching member, so as to disengage the at least one latching member from the at least one attachment structure.
US08624735B2	Alarm system having an indicator light that is external to an enclosed space for indicating the specific location of an intrusion into the enclosed space and a method for installing the alarm system An alarm system for indicating the specific location of an intrusion into an enclosed space, as well as a method for installing the alarm system, are disclosed. The intrusion causes illumination of an indicator light outside the enclosed space and within the outer perimeter zone of the enclosed space, thereby indicating the specific location of the intrusion. At least one interior sensor located within the enclosed space generates a specific intrusion location signal in response to movement therein. A control system responsive to the specific intrusion location signal causes the indicator light to emit light that is visible from outside the outer perimeter zone of the enclosed space. The emitted light can indicate the specific location of an intrusion by directing light towards the specific intrusion location, and/or by surrounding the specific intrusion location, and/or by activating a light display that produces readable output of the specific intrusion location.
US08624733B2	Device for electronic access control with integrated surveillance Described is a device for electronic access control (EAC) and surveillance. The device includes an EAC module and an imager integrated in a single unit. The EAC module controls physical access through a secure portal and the imager maintains surveillance of an observation area near the portal. A data signal is provided at a data port proximate to the EAC module and imager. The data signal includes EAC data for the portal, image or video data of the observation area and optional audio data. The device can be configured to communicate with a remote server and database over an IP data network. The device can also include one or more analytical modules for real-time computation and processing of data and generation of metadata for transmission over the data network. Correlating and combining current and historical data from multiple devices results in powerful real time threat detection and forensic search capability.
US08624728B2	Access, monitoring, and control of appliances via a media processing system A device and method for accessing, monitoring, and controlling home appliances in a media exchange network by establishing a communication link between a communication initiation device and at least one home appliance and communicating at least one command from the communication initiation device to the at least one home appliance via the communication link. The at least one home appliance then generates at least one response to the at least one command. The commands may include turning the home appliance(s) on and off, parameter adjustment commands, access commands, monitoring commands, mode change commands, and programming commands. Appliance responses may include powering on, powering off, changing a mode of operation, sending a status to the communication initiation device, adjusting an operational parameter, and changing a programmed operational step.
US08624720B2	Security infrastructure An automated security infrastructure is disclosed that includes security agents that are designed to analyze security issues. The security agents process events received from event-messages, and records data associated with a security issue in a ticket. Security and management personnel are kept informed based on notification subscription lists. Assigned security personnel's progress in resolving outstanding security issues is monitored until those issues are resolved.
US08624716B2	Camera system for large vehicles A vehicle-borne camera-based observation system for monitoring areas adjacent a vehicle or passenger vehicle, such as a bus or school bus, is disclosed, to provide safer operation for passersby, including for children, and driver convenience. The system includes several cameras, and several monitors in a driver's area displaying all of the fields of view from the cameras, such that each monitor may be controllable to show either the field of view of a first camera or a the field of view of a second camera, according to a driver selection or according to an automatic selection. Night vision, automatic tracking, and illumination systems are also provided.
US08624711B2	Radio frequency identification device operating methods, radio frequency identification device configuration methods, and radio frequency identification devices An adjustable radio frequency data communications device has a monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit with integrated circuitry, interrogation receiving circuitry provided on the monolithic integrated circuit forming at least part of the integrated circuitry and configured to receive an interrogation signal from the interrogator unit, an antenna electrically coupled to the interrogation receiving circuitry and configured to communicate with the remote interrogator unit, a power source electrically coupled to the integrated circuitry and configured to generate operating power for the communications device, and at least one of the antenna and the interrogation receiving circuitry having reconfigurable electrical characteristics, the electrical characteristics being reconfigurable to selectively tune the at least one of the antenna and the interrogation receiving circuitry within a range of tuned and detuned states to realize a desired receiver sensitivity of the communications device. Additionally, a method for tuning receiver sensitivity and/or transmitter sensitivity according to construction of the above device is disclosed.
US08624710B2	System and method for interrogation radio-frequency identification A system and method for communicating with contactless IC cards of multiple protocols and power levels includes generating a first alternating magnetic field with an interrogator for energizing a proximate IC card and receiving a data transmission from the IC card. A processor of the interrogator is configured to decode the received data transmission. The interrogator then generates a second alternating magnetic field having a different magnetic field strength than the first alternating magnetic field when failing to decode the data transmission being received from the IC card. The processor then attempts to decode a data transmission received from the IC card in response to the second alternating magnetic field.
US08624706B2	Control circuit for indicator light A control circuit for an indicator light includes a power source, a switch unit, a ground resistor, and a first adjusting unit. The power source supplies a voltage. The switch unit is connected between the power source and the indicator light and turns on or turns off the indicator light. The ground resistor is connected between the power source and the ground via the indicator light and the switch unit. The first adjusting unit includes a first adjusting resistor and a first control switch. The adjusting resistor is connected between the indicator light and the ground via the first control switch. The first control switch is capable of connecting the first adjusting resistor with the ground resistor in parallel.
US08624702B2	Inductor mounting apparatus and method of use thereof The invention comprises an inductor mounting method and apparatus. An about annular inductor is mounted using a non-conducting mount element passing at least into a center opening of the inductor. Mounting hardware forces an edge surface of the mount into proximate contact with an edge of the inductor, where the mount and mounting hardware minimally contact the inductor. The mount optionally includes holes and/or grooves to further reduce mount/inductor contact, which aids liquid, convective, and/or radiative cooling of the inductor. The inductor is optionally composed of particles of magnetic material coated with carbon and embedded into an epoxy to yield a distributed gap material.
US08624690B2	Surface acoustic wave device, oscillator, module apparatus A surface acoustic wave device includes: a sapphire substrate having a C-plane main surface; an aluminum nitride film which is formed on the main surface of the sapphire substrate; comb-like electrodes which are formed on the surface of the aluminum nitride film to excite surface acoustic waves; and a silicon dioxide film which covers the comb-like electrodes and the surface of the aluminum nitride film.
US08624688B2	Wideband, differential signal balun for rejecting common mode electromagnetic fields Provided are assemblies and processes for efficiently coupling wideband differential signals between balanced and unbalanced circuits. The assemblies include a broadband balun having an unbalanced transmission line portion, a balanced transmission line portion, and a transition region disposed between the unbalanced and balanced transmission line portions. The unbalanced transmission line portion includes at least one ground and a pair of conductive signal traces, each isolated from ground. The balanced portion does not include an analog ground. The transition region effectively terminates the analog ground, while also smoothly transitioning or otherwise shaping transverse electric field distributions between the balanced and unbalanced portions. Beneficially, the balun is free from resonant features that would otherwise limit operating bandwidth, allowing it to operate over a wide bandwidth of 10:1 or greater. Assemblies can include RF chokes with back-to-back baluns, and other elements, such as balanced filters, and also can be implemented as integrated circuits.
US08624687B2	Differential signal crosstalk reduction In some embodiments a second differential signal pair is located near a first differential signal pair. The second differential signal pair switches polarity near a middle point of a routing length of the second differential signal pair. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08624682B2	Vapor cell atomic clock physics package In an example, a chip-scale atomic clock physics package is provided. This chip-scale atomic clock physics package includes a body defining a cavity, and a first scaffold mounted in the cavity. A laser is mounted on the first surface of the first scaffold. A second scaffold is also mounted in the cavity. The second scaffold is disposed such that the first surface of the second scaffold is facing the first scaffold. A first photodetector is mounted on the first surface of the second scaffold. A vapor cell is mounted on the first surface of the second scaffold. A waveplate is also included, wherein the laser, waveplate, first photodetector, and vapor cell are disposed such that a beam from the laser can propagate through the waveplate and the vapor cell and be detected by the first photodetector. A lid is also included for covering the cavity.
US08624681B2	Low noise CMOS ring oscillator Disclosed is an inverter cell design comprising first and second transistors and first and second resistors. In disclosed embodiments, the first resistor is connected to a source of the first transistor and the second resistor is connected to a source of the second transistor. The first and second resistors are configured for connection to respective first and second voltage potentials. The inverter cells may be configured in a ring oscillator. A crystal oscillator may comprise an inverter cell according to the present disclosure.
US08624679B2	Method and apparatus for MEMS phase locked loop The proper operation of a phase locked loop is determined by monitoring certain signals within the loop for their phase relationship or duty cycle. If a malfunction of the loop is detected, proper operation may be imposed or restored by resetting a phase-frequency detector, or by flipping the output of the phase-frequency detector.
US08624678B2	Output stage of a power amplifier having a switched-bulk biasing and adaptive biasing A power amplifier (PA) using switched-bulk biasing to minimize the risk of output stage snapback effect is disclosed. An adaptive biasing of the output stage prevents device breakdown while accommodating large voltage swings. These protection techniques can be applied to all types of cascode configurations of a PA, including single-ended, differential, quadrature, segmented and any combination thereto.
US08624672B2	Integrated circuit An integrated circuit includes an input unit and a voltage level detecting unit. The input unit is configured to output differential amplification signals corresponding to differential input signals in response to a voltage level detection signal. The voltage level detecting unit is configured to detect a voltage level of the differential amplification signals and output the voltage level detection signal.
US08624665B2	Method of operating semiconductor device Provided is a method of operating a semiconductor device, wherein an operating mode is set by adjusting timing of a voltage pulse or by adjusting a voltage level of the voltage pulse.
US08624662B2	Semiconductor electronic components and circuits An electronic component includes a high-voltage depletion-mode transistor and a low-voltage enhancement-mode transistor both encased in a single package. A source electrode of the high-voltage depletion-mode transistor is electrically connected to a drain electrode of the low-voltage enhancement-mode transistor, a drain electrode of the high-voltage depletion-mode transistor is electrically connected to a drain lead of the single package, a gate electrode of the low-voltage enhancement-mode transistor is electrically connected to a gate lead of the single package, a gate electrode of the high-voltage depletion-mode transistor is electrically connected to an additional lead of the single package, and a source electrode of the low-voltage enhancement-mode transistor is electrically connected to a conductive structural portion of the single package.
US08624661B2	Method and circuit for curvature correction in bandgap references with asymmetric curvature A non-linear correction current ICTAT2 (current complementary to the square of absolute temperature) is generated from a current IPTAT (current proportional to absolute temperature) and a current ICTAT (current complementary to absolute temperature), both modified in a circuit having a topology and components which capitalize on the logarithmic relationship between transistor collector current and base-emitter voltage. The resulting ICTAT2 current (current complementary to the square of absolute temperature) is injected into a node of a bandgap reference circuit to compensate for non-linear temperature effects on output voltage. A more general correction circuit generates both IPTAT2 and ICTAT2, and applies each to a respective multiplier which, in a preferred embodiment, is a current DAC configured as a multiplier. Control inputs CTL1 and CTL2 to respective multipliers set the amplitudes of the modified IPTAT2 and ICTAT2 output currents, which are then summed to generate the compensating current Icomp which is injected to the appropriate node in the bandgap reference circuit as described above. By adjusting the relative amplitudes of the IPTAT2 and ICTAT2 currents, a wide range of compensating current versus voltage curves is produced, allowing the optimization of a wide range of bandgap reference circuits. An optimal value for CTL1 is determined by holding CTL2 constant, then measuring curvature at a plurality of CTL1 values. That CTL1 value closest to the interpolated value at which curvature is minimized is then used.
US08624657B2	Squaring circuit, integrated circuit, wireless communication unit and method therefor A squaring circuit has current mode triplet metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) devices, including a first MOS device, a second MOS device and a third MOS device each having a source operably coupled to a first current source; and a fourth MOS device, a fifth MOS device and a sixth MOS device each having a source operably coupled to a second current source. The drain of first and fourth MOS device is operably coupled to a first supply, the drain of second and fifth MOS device is operably coupled to a first differential output port and the drain of third and sixth MOS device is operably coupled to a second differential output port. The gate of first, second and sixth MOS device is connected to a first differential input port, and the gate of third, fourth and fifth MOS device is connected to a second differential input port.
US08624656B2	Semiconductor device and electronic appliance The amplitude voltage of a signal input to a level shifter can be increased and then output by the level shifter circuit. Specifically, the amplitude voltage of the signal input to the level shifter can be increased to be output. This decreases the amplitude voltage of a circuit (a shift register circuit, a decoder circuit, or the like) which outputs the signal input to the level shifter. Consequently, power consumption of the circuit can be reduced. Alternatively, a voltage applied to a transistor included in the circuit can be reduced. This can suppress degradation of the transistor or damage to the transistor.
US08624654B2	Automatic step variable attenuator and radio communication device An automatic step variable attenuator includes: a step variable attenuator attenuating a received signal of an electric wave signal in an attenuation amount corresponding to a control signal in a step-like style; a detector disposed in parallel with the step variable attenuator for input of the received signal of the electric wave signal, and converting an electric power of the received signal thus inputted into an intensity signal representing an intensity of the received signal; and a comparator portion generating the control signal corresponding to a result of comparison for differences between the intensity signal obtained from the detector and plural threshold values, and outputting the control signal thus generated to the step variable attenuator.
US08624651B2	Interpolation circuit and receiving circuit An interpolation circuit includes: a generation circuit that generates interpolation data from a plurality of pieces of input data, using an interpolation coefficient, among input data inputted in time series including a data point and a transition point; a detection circuit that detects that the input data lacks at the data point; and a coefficient circuit that changes the interpolation coefficient for each given data interval, and skips a position for changing the interpolation coefficient to the transition point when the detection circuit detects the lack of the input data.
US08624644B2	Devices including phase inverters and phase mixers Locked loops, delay lines, delay circuits, and methods for delaying signals are disclosed. An example delay circuit includes a delay line including a plurality of delay stages, each delay stage having an input and further having a single inverting delay device, and also includes a two-phase exit tree coupled to the delay line and configured to provide first and second output clock signals responsive to clock signals from inputs of the delay stages of the plurality of delay stages. Another example delay circuit includes a delay line configured to provide a plurality of delayed clock signals, each of the delayed clock signals having a delay relative to a previous delayed clock signal equal to a delay of a single inverting delay device. The example delay circuit also includes a two-phase exit tree configured to provide first and second output clock signals responsive to the delayed clock signals.
US08624643B2	Semiconductor memory apparatus A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a phase comparator configured to compare phases of rising and falling feedback clocks with that of a reference clock, a delay circuit configured to delay the reference clock by a predetermined time based on a comparison result of the phase comparator to thereby generate rising and falling delayed clocks, a clock transmission block configured to invert the rising delayed clock outputted from the delay circuit when the rising and falling feedback clocks have substantially different phases, a duty compensator configured to compensate a duty ratio from outputs of the clock transmitting block to generate a delay locked clock having a compensated duty ratio, and a delay model configured to delay an output and an inverse output of the duty compensator by a modeled delay time respectively to generate the rising and falling feedback clocks.
US08624628B1	Adjustable level shifter Described embodiments include a level shifter that provides a voltage level shift to applied signals, the amount of voltage shift being accurately controlled and independent of PVT. The level shifter has first transistor configured as a voltage follower with the gate coupled to an input terminal of the shifter and the source coupled to a node, a diode-connected transistor coupled between the node and an output terminal of the circuit, a first controlled current source coupled to the node, and a second controlled current source coupled to the output terminal. A controller receives a bandgap-stabilized voltage, squares the stabilized voltage to produce a control signal that controls the first and second controlled current sources. The voltage shift is proportional to a digitally-controlled scale factor (K) times the stabilized voltage. The ratio of the current from the first current source to the second current source is (K+1)/K.
US08624596B2	Method for determining motion parameters of an object in a magnetic field A method for determining motion parameters of an object by way of at least one coil within a magnetic field adapted for a magnetic resonance based imaging device. Induced pulses are emitted on the coil in order to provide navigator signals that are finally measured in order to provide a spatial position of the object relative to the coil. At least one reference displacement of the object relative to the coil that is spatially and metrically predefined between two positions of the object is generated so that intensity changes of navigator signals at the coil are measured and recorded in a calibration map. Then, for determining each one of a sequence of further positions of an object in motion relatively to the coil, a navigator signal of the coil is measured and is compared to values of intensity changes from the calibration map in order to provide a corrected value of displacement of the object that is recovered from the calibration map and processed so that absolute values of motion parameters of the object are determined.
US08624588B2	Apparatus and method for providing an output signal indicative of a speed of rotation and a direction of rotation as a ferromagnetic object An apparatus and a method provide an output signal indicative of a speed of rotation and a direction of rotation of a ferromagnetic object capable of rotating. A variety of signal formats of the output signal are described.
US08624587B2	Magnetic field sensor measuring a direction of a magnetic field in a plane and current sensor A magnetic field sensor for measuring a direction of a magnetic field in a plane having two sensing structures (1A; 1B) that can be operated as a rotating Hall element. The two Hall elements are rotated in discrete steps in opposite directions. Such a magnetic field sensor can be used as current sensor for measuring a primary current flowing through a conductor (15).
US08624585B2	Proximity sensor A proximity sensor includes a circuit board provided with a processing circuit, a light emitting device mounted on the surface of the circuit board, and a light-transmitting cylindrical light guide surrounding the portion of the circuit board having the light emitting device mounted thereon and guiding the outgoing light from the light emitting device to be emitted to outside. The cylindrical light guide includes the first light emitting surface as the first light outgoing region causing the light emitted from the light emitting device to pass therethrough and directly emitting the light to outside, a reflective surface reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting device to guide the light through the cylindrical light guide in the circumferential direction, and the second light emitting surface as the second light outgoing region emitting, to outside, the light reflected on the reflective surface and propagated through the cylindrical light guide.
US08624579B2	Fiber optic current sensor A Fiber-optic current sensor for sensing electric current carried in an electric conductor (18). Its optical section comprises: a light source (1); a directional coupler (2) with two ports (2A, 2B) of two arms each; a radiation polarizer (3); a polarization modulator (4); a fiber line (17) coupled to a current-sensing fiber loop (11); a mirror (10); and a photodetector (22). The first port of the coupler (2) is coupled to the light source (1) and to the photodetector (22). Its second port is coupled via the radiation polarizer (3) to the polarization modulator (4). The polarization modulator comprises a magneto-sensitive element (5), around which a solenoid (6) is wound. The fiber loop (11) comprises a magneto-sensitive optical fiber with embedded linear birefringence. An electronic section comprises a signal generator (21) which drives the solenoid (6); and a signal processing unit which receives the optical signal from the photodetector (22).
US08624562B2	Method and apparatus for implementing a power converter input terminal voltage discharge circuit A switch is coupled to a control circuit and to an input of a power converter. The control circuit is coupled to drive the switch in a first operating mode to transfer energy from the input to an output of the power converter when an electrical energy source is coupled to the input of the power converter. The control circuit is coupled to drive the switch in a second operating mode when the electrical energy source is uncoupled from the input. A capacitance is coupled between input terminals of the input of the power converter and is discharged to a threshold voltage in less than a maximum period of time from when the electrical energy source is uncoupled from the input terminals. The control circuit is coupled to drive the switch to have a high average impedance in the first operating mode.
US08624557B2	Sliding conductor transmission cable Methods and devices for connecting a current source to a target storage device via a transmission cable extendable and/or retractable via a conduit that may be repositioned.
US08624556B2	Battery section/module automatic cell balancer repair tool A portable cell balancing repair tool for correcting cell-to-cell voltage imbalances. The tool defines a voltage set-point that identifies a desired voltage that the cells will be charged to for the cell-to-cell voltage balancing. The tool selects a cell to be balanced, measures the voltage of the selected cell and determines if the measured voltage is less than the voltage set-point. The tool charges the selected cell with a charging current for a predetermined period of time, and then determines if the voltage of the selected cell is greater than the voltage set-point after the time expires. The tool continues charging the selected cell at the charging current if the measured voltage is not greater than the voltage set-point, and determines if the charging current was at the minimum charging current if the measured voltage of the selected cell is greater than the voltage set-point.
US08624555B2	Voltage monitoring system, voltage monitoring device, and method of setting information A voltage monitoring system includes a plurality of voltage monitoring devices connected to each other in series for monitoring a voltage of each of battery units obtained by dividing per specific number a plurality of batteries connected in series. Each of the voltage monitoring devices includes a reception unit for receiving specific information transmitted from a former stage; a storage unit for storing the specific information received with the reception unit as self specific information; and a transmission unit for adding predetermined information to the specific information received with the reception unit, and for transmitting the specific information to a later stage as later stage specific information.
US08624554B2	Solar bracelet A device configured to be worn around the wrist of a user and operable to charge an electrical device is provided. The device includes a cover and a band. The band is adapted to be worn around a wrist of a user. The cover may be adapted to mount onto the band. The band having a storage space configured for holding electrical components operable to store and discharge electrical power, such as a battery. The device further includes an output operable to connect the battery to an electrical device so as to charge the electrical device.
US08624550B2	Multifunctional charger system and method An adapter for providing a source of power to a mobile device through an industry standard port is provided. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the adapter comprises a plug unit, a power converter, a primary connector, and an identification subsystem. The plug unit is operative to couple the adapter to a power socket and operative to receive energy from the power socket. The power converter is electrically coupled to the plug unit and is operable to regulate the received energy from the power socket and to output a power requirement to the mobile device. The primary connector is electrically coupled to the power converter and is operative to couple to the mobile device and to deliver the outputted power requirement to the mobile device. The identification subsystem is electrically coupled to the primary connector and is operative to provide an identification signal.
US08624549B2	Fuel cell system for charging an electric vehicle A method for charging electric vehicles includes receiving information regarding an electric vehicle. At least a portion of the information is received through a vehicle interface configured to place a battery of the electric vehicle into electrical communication with a fuel cell system. A charge is delivered from the fuel cell system to the battery of the electric vehicle through the vehicle interface without use of a direct current to alternating current (DC/AC) converter. The charge is delivered based at least in part on the information.
US08624542B2	Methods and systems for controlling a multiphase electromagnetic machine A multiphase electromagnetic machine may be controlled by controlling currents in one or more phases of the multiphase electromagnetic machine. A control system may be used to determine how much current to deliver to, or extract from, each phase. The control system may use an objective function, subject to one or more constraints, to determine the current. The control system may use position information to determine the objective function, constraints, or both.
US08624538B2	Motor driving apparatus having function of dynamically switching converter operation mode of AC/DC converter A motor driving apparatus is provided that performs AC/DC conversion by suppressing harmonics of the input at the time of normal operation, while on the other hand, allowing system operation to continue in the event of an overload by avoiding system stoppage. The motor driving apparatus, which drives a motor by supplying power from an AC power supply, includes: an AC/DC converter having a converter operation mode which is switched between a PWM converter operation mode in which an AC input voltage is converted into a DC voltage by applying PWM control to a plurality of power switching devices connected in serial and parallel fashion and a diode rectifier operation mode in which an AC input voltage is converted into a DC voltage by using a plurality of diodes each connected in reverse parallel with an associated one of the plurality of power switching devices; and a converter control unit which dynamically switches the converter operation mode of the AC/DC converter according to a load during powering of the motor.
US08624532B2	System and method for synchronizing sinusoidal drive to permanent magnet motor without distorting drive voltage A system for controlling a motor (3) includes a driver circuit (5) for generating a drive voltage (v) to generate a phase current (i) in the motor. Phase current sensing circuitry (10,21) digitizes the phase current. A first circuit (23) provides a reconstructed digital representation of a BEMF signal (vbemf) of the motor to generate an error-corrected synchronization signal (SYNC) in response to the phase current and a detected error in the motor speed, an amplitude feedback signal (15), and information (iR,iL,ΔiL,vL) indicative of a resistance (Rm) and an inductance (Lm) of the motor. A motor drive signal (15) having an error-corrected frequency is generated in response to the synchronization signal. A PWM circuit (16) produces a PWM signal (17) having a frequency equal to the error-corrected frequency of the synchronization signal (SYNC) and a duty cycle controlled according to the detected error.
US08624527B1	Independently controllable illumination device An illumination system in accordance with an embodiment hereof includes a plurality of LED units, a system controller, at least one sensing unit, and a plurality of local controllers each associated with at least one LED unit. Each LED unit includes a plurality of differently colored, independently controllable LEDs forming a color gamut. The system controller generates control signals for each of the LED units consistent with a desired system-level output. The sensing unit(s) senses an operating state of the LEDs during operation thereof, and each local controller includes a memory and a compensator. The memory includes calibration data for use over a short time period, and the compensator updates the calibration data based on measurements from a sensing unit over a long time period. Based at least in part on the calibration data, the local controller operates the LEDs of the LED unit to maintain output intensities consistent with commands issued by the system controller.
US08624525B2	Flat display, backlight module and driving method thereof A flat display used for displaying a 2D image and a 3D image is provided. The flat display includes a panel and a backlight module. The backlight module provides a light to the panel. When the flat display displays the 2D image, the backlight module provides a first light intensity to the panel. When the flat display displays the 3D image, the backlight module provides a second light intensity to the panel. The second light intensity is higher than the first light intensity.
US08624519B2	Variable load line gas curve intercept method to optimize system efficiency The operation of gas discharge devices involves stabilizing drive stage with a highly dynamic load exhibiting both negative resistance and non-linear behavior. Stabilization is typically accomplished by inserting impedance in series with the plasma load so the combination impedance has a voltage division that is characterized by the intersection of the linear series impedance and the instantaneous voltage-current. This is stable as long as there is an ample excess of voltage driving the plasma/series impedance complex. However providing series impedance that insures stable operation over varying power levels, lamp types/chemistries and changes resulting from aging can lead to inefficient operation as a result of either high voltage/power drops in the series impedance or a high source voltage driving smaller impedance. A method to optimize the series impedance and driving voltage through a dynamic adjustment process of both the voltage and impedance parameters to provide stable gas plasma drive and maximize system efficiency is described.
US08624513B2	Multichannel lighting unit and driver for supplying current to light sources in multichannel lighting unit A lighting unit includes at least two channels of light sources, and a driver for the light sources. The driver includes a DC/DC converter and a control arrangement for controlling the current supplied to at least one of the two channels in response to a control signal produced by the DC/DC converter. Beneficially, a feedback loop controls a switching device in the DC/DC converter to maintain the light level produced by the light sources at a desired level regardless of changes in the supply voltage and the load.
US08624505B2	Light color and intensity adjustable LED An integrated photonic device includes a number of LEDs and a feedback mechanism that measures individual LED light outputs using a photo sensor via a light transmitter disposed in the vicinity of individual LEDs. A controller or driver adjusts a current driven to each LED using the detected values according to various logic based on the device application.
US08624498B2	Method for controlling a lighting system in an aircraft cabin A method for controlling a lighting system in an aircraft cabin is provided. The lighting system has lighting units each including a controller for controlling RGB light-emitting diodes, and a central processor connected to each controller for data exchange. Each controller has a storage unit for storing scene programs each controlling a respective scene. Control data records are transmitted to the controllers from the central processor for controlling an overall luminous behavior generated by the lighting units. The control data records have scene program identification information and synchronization information for controlling the sequence of the scene program corresponding to the scene program identification information with time.
US08624497B1	Terahertz (THz) reverse micromagnetron A THz reverse micromagnetron includes a MEMS-based reverse magnetron configuration in which the anode is located at the center of the magnetron surrounded by a cathode ring. Electrons move radially inward in the combined electric and magnetic cross-fields and can reach orbiting angular frequencies in the THz region, even with a magnetic field of the order of 1 T or less. The THz reverse micromagnetron is portable, operates at room temperature, and can be bright.
US08624491B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the substrate; and a wavelength conversion member disposed on or above the substrate, the wavelength conversion member covering the light emitting element spacing apart therefrom, and having a level difference at an outer peripheral portion of a lower end of the wavelength conversion member, the lower end being joined to the substrate via a light transmitting member. In addition, the light emitting device includes a light blocking member disposed on the substrate and disposed between the light emitting element and the light transmitting member. Further, the wavelength conversion member is configured so that the lower end thereof extends from a top of the light transmitting member to a side of the light transmitting member.
US08624487B2	Barrier film composite, display apparatus including the barrier film composite, method of manufacturing barrier film composite, and method of manufacturing display apparatus including the barrier film composite A barrier film composite includes a film with an undulating surface; and at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer disposed on the undulating surface of the film.
US08624475B2	Spark plug Disclosed is a spark plug having an insulator with good breakage resistance. A spark plug 1 contains a ceramic insulator 2, a plate packing 22 and a metal shell 3. The ceramic insulator 2 has, on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a step portion 14, a leg portion 13 and a curved surface portion 31 between the step portion 14 and the leg portion 13. The metal shell 3 has, on an inner circumferential surface thereof, a taper portion 21. The ceramic insulator 2 is fixed in the metal shell 3 with the step portion 14 retained on the taper portion 21 via the plate packing 22. Herein, 50% or more of an inner circumferential edge portion IP of the plate packing 22 is in contact with a part of the ceramic insulator 2 located front of a middle region CP of the curved surface portion 31.
US08624459B2	Rotor of electric rotating machine including non-magnetic body A rotor of alternator has core layer units serially located along axial direction. Each unit has a field coil generating magnetic flux and two rotor cores receiving the flux on respective sides of the coil in axial direction. Each core has a first yoke portion located on inner side of the coil, a second yoke portion extending from the first yoke portion toward the outer side and magnetic poles extending from the second yoke portion in the axial direction. The poles of one core and the poles of the other core in each unit extend toward different axial sides and are alternately arranged in circumferential direction on the outer side of the coil. A ratio of the outer circumferential diameter of the first yoke portions to the rotational diameter of the poles is lower than 0.54.
US08624458B2	Electrical rotary machine assembly with stator core sections An electrical, rotary machine may include a first stator core section being substantially circular and including a plurality of teeth, a second stator core section being substantially circular and including a plurality of teeth, a coil arranged between the first and second circular stator core sections, and a rotor including a plurality of permanent magnets. The first stator core section, the second stator core section, the coil and the rotor are encircling a common geometric axis, and the plurality of teeth of the first stator core section and the second stator core section are arranged to protrude towards the rotor. Additionally the teeth of the second stator core section are circumferentially displaced in relation to the teeth of the first stator core section, and the permanent magnets in the rotor are separated in the circumferential direction from each other by axially extending pole sections made from soft magnetic material.
US08624454B2	Coil wound body and motor A coil wound body may include a coil bobbin around which a coil wire is wound. The coil bobbin may include a wound part around which the coil wire is wound, a terminal block part, a circuit board receiving face which is provided on the terminal block part and on which a wiring circuit board is disposed, and pin-shaped terminals. The coil bobbin is provided with a coil wire leading-out path reaching to root portions of the pin-shaped terminals from the wound part through an inner side of the circuit board receiving face. The coil wire are led out to the pin-shaped terminals by passing through the coil wire leading-out path without passing through a position overlapping with the outer side of the circuit board receiving face. The coil wound body is preferably applied to a motor.
US08624452B2	Electric machine module cooling system and method Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module including a housing. The housing can include an inner surface that defines a machine cavity. In some embodiments, an electric machine can be at least partially positioned within the machine cavity and can include a stator assembly. The stator assembly includes an outer diameter, a stator core, and a stator winding. The stator core can include at least two extended members that can radially extend from axial ends of the stator core. An annular member is coupled to the extended members to define a portion of a coolant jacket. The coolant jacket can be further defined between the annular member, the outer diameter of the stator assembly, and the extended members. The electric machine can be positioned within the housing so that the annular member is immediately adjacent to the inner surface.
US08624446B2	Doubly salient permanent magnet electric machine Disclosed herein is a linear, curved or rotary electric machine. The electric machine includes first and second movers which are adjacent to each other and have a phase angle difference of 60° therebetween. The first mover includes phases U, V and W and the second mover includes phases /U, /V and /W. The electric machine of the present invention can reduce pulsations of thrust caused by end effect. In particular, in the case where the stator includes permanent magnets having the same poles and salient poles which alternate with the permanent magnets, the number of permanent magnets used can be reduced to half of that of a conventional linear electric machine.
US08624438B2	Power supply unit and its control device A control device is provided that includes a power supply unit. First and second MOSFETs are serially connected to a sub power supply line in the power supply unit by connecting their respective drains to one another. Third and fourth MOSFETs are serially connected to a sub power supply in a control unit by connecting their respective drains to one another. By controlling these MOSFETs, power of the sub power supply is supplied to a load. The drain voltage of each MOSFET, and the voltage between the second MOSFET and the third MOSFET are monitored to determine a short-circuit fault and an open-circuit fault of the MOSFET, and a ground fault in the sub power supply line between the power supply unit and the control unit.
US08624434B2	Protection circuit and power supply system for flash memory A protection circuit, applied to a flash memory including a power supply pin, includes a capacitor and a switch. A power supply provides a reference voltage. The capacitor is electrically connected to the power supply pin and a ground point. The switch is electrically connected between the power supply pin and the power supply. When the reference voltage is higher than a threshold voltage, the switch is turned on, such that the reference voltage is inputted into the power pin via the switch. When the reference voltage is lower than the threshold voltage, the switch is turned off.
US08624430B2	Standby power reduction A standby power system for an appliance having a power input coupled to a main power source includes a power enabling device coupled between the main power source and power input of the appliance, a standby power state sensing device coupled to the power enabling device, and a power restore device coupled to the power enabling device.
US08624422B2	Method of controlling a variable speed wind turbine in a method of controlling a variable speed wind turbine, said wind turbine comprising a double-fed asynchronous generator having rotor windings and stator windings and means for controlling the wind turbine speed, the method comprises the following steps:—measuring or calculating, based on measured parameters, the active electrical power (Pr) in the rotor windings, comparing the active electrical power (Pr) in the rotor windings with a preset limit (PrLimit), when the active electrical power (Pr) in the rotor windings exceeds the preset limit (PrLimit), controlling the wind turbine speed to minimize the difference between the active electrical power (Pr) in the rotor windings and a preset reference (PrRef). The rotor power (Pr) is kept at a reduced level, thus avoiding overload of wind turbine generator components.
US08624421B2	Infrastructure for driving and assisting take-off of airfoils for tropospheric aeolian generator An infrastructure for tropospheric aeolian generator is described, which comprises a rotary basement (1), at least one orientable arm (2), at least one ventilation plant (3), at least one system (4) for supporting at least one wing (7), and a driving system (5) of control cables (6) of the wing (7).
US08624419B2	Downhole power generation by way of electromagnetic induction Electrical power may be generated at a downhole position of a production well by way of electromagnetic induction through oscillating linear translation driven by the flow of a fluid being transported by the production well. In exemplary embodiments, a conductive coil is disposed in a fixed position along a length of a production pipe such that the conductive coil encircles the production pipe. A linear translation apparatus is disposed radially inward from the conductive coil and is configured to move linearly parallel to a longitudinal axis of the production pipe and within the conducting coil by harnessing mechanical energy from fluid flowing within the production pipe. Magnets are affixed to the linear translation apparatus to cause electrical power to be generated in the conductive coil by way of electromagnetic induction responsive to the magnets passing by the conductive coil when the linear translation apparatus is in motion.
US08624410B2	Electricity generation device with several heat pumps in series The device for generating electricity (1) comprises: a first heat pump (3) provided with a first closed circuit (15) in which a first heat-transfer fluid circulates, and with a first heat exchanger (17) between the first heat-transfer fluid and a flow of atmospheric air in which the flow of atmospheric air transfers a quantity of heat to the first heat-transfer fluid, at least a second heat pump (5), provided with a second closed circuit (23) in which a second heat-transfer fluid circulates, and with a second heat exchanger (25) between the second heat-transfer fluid and a third heat-transfer fluid in which the second heat-transfer fluid transfers a quantity of heat to the third heat-transfer fluid; means for transferring a quantity of heat from the first heat-transfer fluid to the second heat-transfer fluid; a third closed circuit (9), in which the third heat-transfer fluid circulates; a turbine (11) inserted on the third closed circuit (9) and driven by the third heat-transfer fluid; an electric generator (13), mechanically driven by the turbine (11).
US08624408B2	Circuit device and method of manufacturing the same In a circuit device of the present invention, the lower surface side of a circuit board and part of side surfaces thereof are covered with a second resin encapsulant, and the upper surface side and the like of the circuit board are covered with a first resin encapsulant. Since heat dissipation to the outside of the circuit device is achieved mainly through the second resin encapsulant, a particle size of filler contained in the second resin encapsulant is made larger than a particle size of filler contained in the first resin encapsulant. Heat dissipation to the outside of the circuit device is greatly improved.
US08624395B2	Redundancy design with electro-migration immunity and method of manufacture An IC interconnect for high direct current (DC) that is substantially immune to electro-migration (EM) damage, and a method of manufacture of the IC interconnect are provided. A structure includes a cluster-of-via structure at an intersection between inter-level wires. The cluster-of-via structure includes a plurality of vias each of which are filled with a metal and lined with a liner material. At least two adjacent of the vias are in contact with one another and the plurality of vias lowers current loading between the inter-level wires.
US08624391B2	Chip design with robust corner bumps An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor chip, which includes a corner, a side, and a center. The semiconductor chip further includes a plurality of bump pad structures distributed on a major surface of a substrate; a first region of the substrate having formed thereon a first bump pad structure having a first number of supporting metal pads associated with it; and a second region of the substrate having formed thereon a second bump structure having a second number of supported metal pads associated with it, the second number being greater than the first number.
US08624382B2	Packaging substrate and method of fabricating the same A packaging substrate includes a first dielectric layer; a plurality of first conductive pads embedded in and exposed from a first surface of the first dielectric layer; a first circuit layer embedded in and exposed from a second surface of the first dielectric layer; a plurality of first metal bumps disposed in the first dielectric layer, each of the first metal bumps having a first end embedded in the first circuit layer and a second end opposing the first end and disposed on one of the first conductive pads, a conductive seedlayer being disposed between the first circuit layer and the first dielectric layer and between the first circuit layer and the first metal bump; a built-up structure disposed on the first circuit layer and the first dielectric layer; and a plurality of second conductive pads disposed on the built-up structure. The packaging substrate has an over-warpage problem improved.
US08624379B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is improved in reliability. A switching power MOSFET and a sense MOSFET for sensing a current flowing in the power MOSFET, which is smaller in area than the power MOSFET, are formed in one semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip is mounted over a chip mounting portion via a conductive bonding material, and sealed in a resin. Over the main surface of the semiconductor chip, a metal plate is bonded to a source pad electrode of the power MOSFET. In the plan view, the metal plate does not overlap a sense MOSFET region where the sense MOSFET is formed. The metal plate is bonded to the source pad electrode so as to surround three of the sides of the sense MOSFET region.
US08624376B1	Package-on-package structure without through assembly vias A package-on-package (PoP) device including a top package and a bottom package including a first inductor and a second inductor on opposing sides of a wafer mold layer outside of a die area, the first inductor aligned with the second inductor to electrically couple the top package to a redistribution layer of the bottom package.
US08624371B2	Methods of fabrication of package assemblies for optically interactive electronic devices and package assemblies therefor Packaging assemblies for optically interactive devices and methods of forming the packaging assemblies in an efficient manner that eliminates or reduces the occurrence of process contaminants. In a first embodiment, a transparent cover is attached to a wafer of semiconductor material containing a plurality of optically interactive devices. The wafer is singulated, and the optically interactive devices are mounted on an interposer and electrically connected with wire bonds. In a second embodiment, the optically interactive devices are electrically connected to the interposer with back side conductive elements. In a third embodiment, the optically interactive devices are mounted to the interposer prior to attaching a transparent cover. A layer of encapsulant material is formed over the interposer, and the interposer and encapsulant material are cut to provide individual packaging assemblies. In a fourth embodiment, the optically interactive devices are mounted in a preformed leadless chip carrier.
US08624370B2	Integrated circuit packaging system with an interposer and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: mounting a device over an integrated circuit having a through via; attaching an interposer, having an opening, and the integrated circuit with the device within the opening; and forming an encapsulation at least partially covering the integrated circuit and the interposer facing the integrated circuit.
US08624368B2	Quad flat non-leaded semiconductor package A Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) semiconductor package includes a die pad; I/O connections disposed at the periphery of the die pad; a chip mounted on the die pad; bonding wires; an encapsulant for encapsulating the die pad, the I/O connections, the chip and the bonding wires while exposing the bottom surfaces of the die pad and the I/O connections; a surface layer formed on the bottoms surfaces of the die pad and the I/O connections; a dielectric layer formed on the bottom surfaces of the encapsulant and the surface layer and having openings for exposing the surface layer. The surface layer has good bonding with the dielectric layer that helps to prevent solder material in a reflow process from permeating into the die pad and prevent solder extrusion on the interface of the I/O connections and the dielectric layer, thereby increasing product yield.
US08624367B2	Semiconductor device including semiconductor chip mounted on lead frame A semiconductor device includes a lead frame, a semiconductor chip, a substrate, a plurality of chip parts, a plurality of wires, and a resin member. The lead frame includes a chip mounted section and a plurality of lead sections. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the chip mounted section. The substrate is mounted on the chip mounted section. The chip parts are mounted on the substrate. Each of the chip parts has a first end portion and a second end portion in one direction, and each of the chip parts has a first electrode at the first end portion and a second electrode at the second end portion. Each of the wires couples the second electrode of one of the chip parts and one of the lead sections. The resin member covers the lead frame, the semiconductor chip, the substrate, the chip parts, and the wires.
US08624356B2	Group III nitride semiconductor substrate production method, and group III nitride semiconductor substrate A group III nitride semiconductor substrate production method includes preparing a bulk crystal formed of a group III nitride semiconductor single crystal. The group III nitride semiconductor single crystal has one crystalline plane and an other crystalline plane. Hardness of the other crystalline plane is smaller than hardness of the one crystalline plane. The prepared bulk crystal is cut from the other crystalline plane to the one crystalline plane of the bulk crystal.
US08624352B2	Mitigation of detrimental breakdown of a high dielectric constant metal-insulator-metal capacitor in a capacitor bank An IC capacitor bank includes a plurality of high-k metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors connected to a pair of conductive traces. A fusible trace located on an end of one of the pair of conductive traces forms a capacitor column connected between supply lines, such that failure of a dielectric in the MIM capacitors causes the fusible trace to at least partially open thereby limiting a fault current in the capacitor column. Additionally, a method of manufacturing an IC capacitor bank includes providing a plurality of high-k metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors connected to a pair of conductive traces and locating a fusible trace on an end of the pair of conductive traces to form a capacitor column that is connected between supply lines, such that failure of a dielectric in the MIM capacitors causes the fusible trace to at least partially open thereby limiting a fault current in the capacitor column.
US08624351B2	Package structure and method for making the same A package structure which includes a non-conductive substrate, a conductive element, a passivation, a jointed side, a conductive layer, a solder and a solder mask is disclosed. The conductive element is disposed on a surface of the non-conductive substrate and consists of a passive element and a corresponding circuit. The passivation completely covers the conductive element and the non-conductive substrate so that the conductive element is sandwiched between the passivation and the non-conductive substrate. The conductive layer covers the jointed side which exposes part of the corresponding circuit, extends beyond the jointed side and is electrically connected to the corresponding circuit. The solder mask which completely covers the jointed side and the conductive layer selectively exposes the solder which is disposed outside the jointed side and electrically connected to the conductive layer.
US08624348B2	Chips with high fracture toughness through a metal ring A microelectronic element is disclosed that includes a semiconductor chip and a continuous monolithic metallic edge-reinforcement ring that covers each of the plurality of edge surfaces of the semiconductor chip and extending onto the front surface. The semiconductor chip may have front and rear opposed surfaces and a plurality of contacts at the front surface and edge surfaces extending between the front and rear surfaces. The semiconductor chip may also embody at least an active device or a passive device.
US08624346B2	Exclusion zone for stress-sensitive circuit design A semiconductor structure less affected by stress and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor chip. Stress-sensitive circuits are substantially excluded out of an exclusion zone to reduce the effects of the stress to the stress-sensitive circuits. The stress-sensitive circuits include analog circuits. The exclusion zone preferably includes corner regions of the semiconductor chip, wherein the corner regions preferably have a diagonal length of less than about one percent of the diagonal length of the semiconductor chip. The stress-sensitive analog circuits preferably include devices having channel lengths less than about five times the minimum channel length.
US08624345B2	Photomask and photomask substrate with reduced light scattering properties A mask substrate, photomask and method for forming the same are provided. The photomask includes a substantially light transparent substrate and a circuitry pattern disposed over the light transparent substrate. The circuitry pattern includes a phase shifting layer disposed over the substantially light transparent substrate. A substantially light shielding layer is disposed over the phase shifting layer. At least one barrier layer is disposed over the substantially light shielding layer. An uppermost portion of the substantially light shielding layer does not comprise anti-reflective properties and the at least one barrier layer comprises an uppermost hardmask layer and an underlying anti-reflective layer.
US08624337B2	Resonant body transistor and oscillator A resonator body has an inversion gate, an accumulation gate, and a center region. The resonator body also has a source contact coupled to the center region and a drain contact coupled to the center region. The resonator body further has a first dielectric layer coupled between the inversion gate and the center region. The resonator body also has a second dielectric layer coupled between the accumulation gate and the center region. A resonant body transistor is also disclosed. The resonant body transistor has an inversion gate electrode, an accumulation gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a plurality of anchor beams. The resonant body transistor also has a resonator body coupled-to and suspended-from the inversion gate electrode, the accumulation gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode by the plurality of anchor beams. A resonant body oscillator is also disclosed.
US08624335B2	Electronic module metalization system, apparatus, and methods of forming same Embodiments of electronic module metallization systems and apparatus and methods for forming same are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US08624334B2	Strained semiconductor device and method of making the same In a method for forming a semiconductor device, a gate electrode is formed over a semiconductor body (e.g., bulk silicon substrate or SOI layer). The gate electrode is electrically insulated from the semiconductor body. A first sidewall spacer is formed along a sidewall of the gate electrode. A sacrificial sidewall spacer is formed adjacent the first sidewall spacer. The sacrificial sidewall spacer and the first sidewall spacer overlying the semiconductor body. A planarization layer is formed over the semiconductor body such that a portion of the planarization layer is adjacent the sacrificial sidewall spacer. The sacrificial sidewall spacer can then be removed and a recess etched in the semiconductor body. The recess is substantially aligned between the first sidewall spacer and the portion of the planarization layer. A semiconductor material (e.g., SiGe or SiC) can then be formed in the recess.
US08624323B2	BEOL structures incorporating active devices and mechanical strength A monolithic integrated circuit and method includes a substrate, a plurality of semiconductor device layers monolithically integrated on the substrate, and a metal wiring layer with vias interconnecting the plurality of semiconductor device layers. The semiconductor device layers are devoid of bonding or joining interface with the substrate. A method of fabricating a monolithic integrated circuit using a single substrate, includes fabricating semiconductor devices on a substrate, fabricating at least one metal wiring layer on the semiconductor devices, forming at least one dielectric layer in integral contact with the at least one metal wiring layer, forming contact openings through the at least one dielectric layer to expose regions of the at least one metal wiring layer, integrally forming, from the substrate, a second semiconductor layer on the dielectric layer, and in contact with the at least one metal wiring layer through the contact openings, and forming a plurality of non-linear semiconductor devices in said second semiconductor layer.
US08624318B2	Semiconductor switching circuit employing quantum dot structures A semiconductor circuit includes a plurality of semiconductor devices, each including a semiconductor islands having at least one electrical dopant atom and located on an insulator layer. Each semiconductor island is encapsulated by dielectric materials including at least one dielectric material portion. Conductive material portions, at least one of which abut two dielectric material portions that abut two distinct semiconductor islands, are located directly on the at least one dielectric material layer. At least one gate conductor is provided which overlies at least two semiconductor islands. Conduction across a dielectric material portion between a semiconductor island and a conductive material portion is effected by quantum tunneling. The conductive material portions and the at least one gate conductor are employed to form a semiconductor circuit having a low leakage current. A design structure for the semiconductor circuit is also provided.
US08624315B2	Field effect transistor having an asymmetric gate electrode The gate electrode of a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) comprises a source side gate electrode and a drain side gate electrode that abut each other near the middle of the channel. In one embodiment, the source side gate electrode comprises a silicon oxide based gate dielectric and the drain side gate electrode comprises a high-k gate dielectric. The source side gate electrode provides high carrier mobility, while the drain side gate electrode provides good short channel effect and reduced gate leakage. In another embodiment, the source gate electrode and drain gate electrode comprises different high-k gate dielectric stacks and different gate conductor materials, wherein the source side gate electrode has a first work function a quarter band gap away from a band gap edge and the drain side gate electrode has a second work function near the band gap edge.
US08624311B2	Method and structure to reduce dark current in image sensors A method to fabricate an image sensor includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a pixel region and a periphery region, forming a light sensing element on the pixel region, and forming at least one transistor in the pixel region and at least one transistor in the periphery region. The step of forming the at least one transistor in the pixel region and periphery region includes forming a gate electrode in the pixel region and periphery region, depositing a dielectric layer over the pixel region and periphery region, partially etching the dielectric layer to form sidewall spacers on the gate electrode and leaving a portion of the dielectric layer overlying the pixel region, and forming source/drain (S/D) regions by ion implantation.
US08624306B2	Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, a through-hole, a vertical gate electrode, and a charge fixing film. A photoelectric conversion unit generating signal charges in accordance with the amount of received light is formed in the substrate. The through-hole is formed from a front surface side through a rear surface side of the substrate. The vertical gate electrode is formed through a gate insulating film in the through-hole and reads out the signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to a reading-out portion. The charge fixing film has negative fixed charges formed to cover a portion of the inner circumferential surface of the through-hole at the rear surface side of the substrate while covering the rear surface side of the substrate.
US08624304B2	Printed material constrained by well structures and devices including same A first patterned contact layer, for example a gate electrode, is formed over an insulative substrate. Insulating and functional layers are formed at least over the first patterned contact layer. A second patterned contact layer, for example source/drain electrodes, is formed over the functional layer. Insulative material is then selectively deposited over at least a portion of the second patterned contact layer to form first and second wall structures such that at least a portion of the second patterned contact layer is exposed, the first and second wall structures defining a well therebetween. Electrically conductive or semiconductive material is deposited within the well, for example by jet-printing, such that the first and second wall structures confine the conductive or semiconductive material and prevent spreading and electrical shorting to adjacent devices. The conductive or semiconductive material is in electrical contact with the exposed portion of the second patterned contact layer to form, e.g., an operative transistor.
US08624302B2	Structure and method for post oxidation silicon trench bottom shaping A method of fabricating an LFCC device includes forming a first trench in a substrate that extends vertically from an upper surface to a depth within the substrate, the first trench having first sidewalls, a first bottom, and a pattern formed on the first sidewalls near the first bottom of the trench, and forming an oxide layer on the first sidewalls and first bottom of the first trench that leaves a second trench located within the first trench and is separated from the first trench by the oxide layer. The second trench has second sidewalls that are substantially vertical without showing the pattern and a second bottom that is substantially flat. The pattern compensates for the difference in oxidation rates between the bottom of the first trench and the first sidewalls. The LFCC structure includes a first trench with the pattern.
US08624296B1	High electron mobility transistor including an embedded flourine region A semiconductor structure includes a first III-V compound layer. A second III-V compound layer is disposed on the first III-V compound layer and is different from the first III-V compound layer in composition. The second III-V compound layer has a top surface. A source feature and a drain feature are disposed on the second III-V compound layer. A gate electrode is disposed over the second III-V compound layer between the source feature and the drain feature. A fluorine region is embedded in the second III-V compound layer under the gate electrode. The fluorine region has a top surface lower than the top surface of the second III-V compound layer. A gate dielectric layer is disposed under at least a portion of the gate electrode and over the fluorine region.
US08624286B2	Semiconductor device According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device including a first body molded with a first resin, a second body molded with the first resin, and a third body molded with a second resin. The first body includes a first light emitting element, a primary lead, a first light receiving element, and a secondary lead. The second body includes a second light emitting element, a primary lead, a second light receiving element, and a secondary lead. The third body includes the first body and the second body. At least one common lead includes the primary leads or the secondary leads, and a portion extending between the first body and the second body, the portion being covered with a first thin film linked to the first body and a second thin film linked to the second body.
US08624284B2	Light-emitting device and lighting device Provided is a light-emitting device having a structure in which a high refractive index component is provided between a solid light-emitting element and air, has an uneven structure on a surface in contact with air, and can be reused. The light-emitting device includes a substrate having a refractive index of 1.6 or higher and a light-transmitting property, a solid light-emitting element including a light-emitting region having a refractive index of 1.6 or higher on one surface of the substrate, and a component having a refractive index of 1.6 or higher and a light-transmitting property on the other surface of the substrate, wherein the component includes an uneven structure on a surface in contact with air and is connected to the substrate via a liquid having a refractive index of 1.6 or higher and a light-transmitting property.
US08624277B2	Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same A display substrate includes a gate line, a gate insulation layer, a data line, a switching element, a protection insulation layer, a gate pad portion and a data pad portion. The gate insulation layer is disposed on the gate line. The switching element is connected to the gate line and the data line. The protection insulation layer is disposed on the switching element. The gate pad portion includes a first gate pad electrode which makes contact with an end portion of the gate line through a first hole formed through the gate insulation layer, and a second gate pad electrode which makes contact with the first gate pad electrode through a second hole formed through the protection insulation layer. The data pad portion includes a data pad electrode which makes contact with an end portion of the data line through a third hole formed through the protection insulation layer.
US08624274B2	Methods for forming a pixel of a micro-chip light-emitting diode light source and a plurality of light-emitting diode pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array A method for forming a pixel of an LED light source is provided. The method includes: forming a first layer on a first substrate; forming a second layer and a first light-emitting active layer on the first layer; forming a first intermediate layer on the second layer; forming a third layer on a second substrate; forming a fourth layer and a second light-emitting active layer on the third layer; placing the third layer, the fourth layer, and the second light-emitting active layer on the first intermediate layer, wherein the first light-emitting active layer and the second light-emitting active layer emit different colors of light. A method for forming a plurality of light-emitting diode pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array is also provided.
US08624271B2	Light emitting devices Light emitting devices for light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. In one embodiment a light emitting device can include a substrate and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed over the substrate in patterned arrays. The arrays can include one or more patterns of LEDs. A light emitting device can further include a retention material disposed about the array of LEDs. In one aspect, the retention material can be dispensed.
US08624266B2	Silicon carbide substrate, semiconductor device, method of manufacturing silicon carbide substrate and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A main surface of a silicon carbide substrate is inclined by an off angle in an off direction from {0001} plane of a hexagonal crystal. The main surface has such a characteristic that, among emitting regions emitting photoluminescent light having a wavelength exceeding 650 nm of the main surface caused by excitation light having higher energy than band-gap of the hexagonal silicon carbide, the number of those having a dimension of at most 15 μm in a direction perpendicular to the off direction and a dimension in a direction parallel to the off direction not larger than a value obtained by dividing penetration length of the excitation light in the hexagonal silicon carbide by a tangent of the off angle is at most 1×104 per 1 cm2. Accordingly, reverse leakage current can be reduced.
US08624249B2	Organic light emitting display device and manufacturing method for the same An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a thin film transistor formed on the substrate and including an active layer, a gate electrode including a gate lower electrode and a gate upper electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, an organic light emitting device electrically connected to the thin film transistor, wherein a pixel electrode formed of the same material as at least a part of the gate electrode in the same layer, an intermediate layer including a light emitting layer, and an opposed electrode arranged to face the pixel electrode are sequentially deposited.
US08624247B2	Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes: a first substrate; a display portion that is formed on the first substrate and includes a driving circuit portion and an organic light emitting diode; a thin film encapsulation layer that covers the display portion; an adhesive layer that covers an upper surface and a side of the thin film encapsulation layer; an absorption functional layer that is formed on the adhesive layer and absorbs at least one of oxygen and moisture; and a second substrate that is formed on the absorption functional layer.
US08624242B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit There is offered a semiconductor integrated circuit provided with a function to electrically identify a location where a defect such as chipping of an LSI die or separation of resin is caused. Corresponding to each of the four corners of a semiconductor substrate, each of L-shaped first through fourth peripheral wirings having a first end and a second end is disposed on a periphery of the semiconductor substrate. The first end of each of the first through fourth peripheral wirings is connected with a power supply wiring. Each of first through fourth detection circuits detects breaking of corresponding each of the first through fourth peripheral wirings in response to a voltage at the second end of corresponding each of the first through fourth peripheral wirings, and outputs corresponding each of first through fourth detection signals to corresponding each of output pads.
US08624240B2	Top gate thin film transistor and display apparatus including the same Provided is a top gate thin film transistor, including on a substrate: a source electrode layer; a drain electrode layer; an oxide semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer; a gate electrode layer including an amorphous oxide semiconductor containing at least one kind of element selected from among In, Ga, Zn, and Sn; and a protective layer containing hydrogen, in which: the gate insulating layer is formed on a channel region of the oxide semiconductor layer; the gate electrode layer is formed on the gate insulating layer; and the protective layer is formed on the gate electrode layer.
US08624235B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same A FET is formed on a semiconductor substrate, a curved surface having a radius of curvature is formed on an upper end of an insulation, a portion of a first electrode is exposed corresponding to the curved surface to form an inclined surface, and a region defining a luminescent region is subjected to etching to expose the first electrode. Luminescence emitted from an organic chemical compound layer is reflected by the inclined surface of the first electrode to increase a total quantity of luminescence taken out in a certain direction.
US08624227B2	Optoelectronic device and method of fabricating the same An optoelectronic device is disclosed. The device comprises one or more modified photocatalytic units, and a semiconductor surface. The modified photocatalytic unit is attached to the semiconductor surface such that when light is absorbed by the photocatalytic unit, an electric field is generated at sufficient amount to induce charge carrier locomotion within the semiconductor. In some embodiments a plurality of photocatalytic unit is attached to the semiconductor surface in oriented manner. The optoelectronic device can be operative in dry environment.
US08624226B2	Organic light emitting device and method of fabricating the same An organic light emitting device (OLED) is formed by assembling a first substrate and a second substrate. The second substrate includes several sub-pixels. The first substrate includes several transistors electrically connected to each other and, for each subpixel, a first connecting electrode electrically connected to one of the transistors. Each subpixel includes a light-emitting region and a non light-emitting region. A second connecting electrode is formed in the non light-emitting region and electrically connected to the respective first connecting electrode.
US08624224B2	Nanotube array bipolar transistors Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based devices and technology for their fabrication are disclosed. The planar, multiple layer deposition technique and simple methods of change of the nanotube conductivity type during the device processing are utilized to provide a simple and cost effective technology for large scale circuit integration. Such devices as p-n diode, CMOS-like circuit, bipolar transistor, light emitting diode and laser are disclosed, all of them are expected to have superior performance then their semiconductor-based counterparts due to excellent CNT electrical and optical properties. When fabricated on semiconductor wafers, the CNT-based devices can be combined with the conventional semiconductor circuit elements, thus producing hybrid devices and circuits.
US08624222B2	Homogeneous multiple band gap devices An electrical device comprising (A) a substrate having a surface and (B) a nanohole superlattice superimposed on a portion of the surface is provided. The nanohole superlattice comprises a plurality of sheets having an array of holes defined therein. The array of holes is characterized by a band gap or band gap range. The plurality of sheets forms a first edge and a second edge. A first lead comprising a first electrically conductive material forms a first junction with the first edge. A second lead comprising a second electrically conductive material forms a second junction with the second edge. The first junction is a Schottky barrier with respect to a carrier. In some instances a metal protective coating covers all or a portion of a surface of the first lead. In some instances, the first lead comprises titanium, the second lead comprises palladium, and the metal protective coating comprises gold.
US08624219B1	Variable impedance memory element structures, methods of manufacture, and memory devices containing the same A memory device can include at least one cathode formed in first opening of a first insulating layer; at least one anode formed in a second opening of second insulating layer, the second insulating layer being a different vertical layer than the first insulating layer; and a memory layer comprising an ion conductor layer extending laterally between the at least one anode and cathode on the first insulating layer, the ion conductor layer having a thickness in the vertical direction less than a depth of the first opening.
US08624216B2	Planar electronic semiconductor device An electronic device includes a substrate supporting mobile charge carriers, insulative features formed on the substrate surface to define first and second substrate areas on either side of the insulative features, the first and second substrate areas being connected by an elongate channel defined by the insulative features, the channel providing a charge carrier flow path in the substrate from the first area to the second area, the conductivity between the first and second substrate areas being dependent upon the potential difference between the areas. The mobile charge carriers can be within at least two modes in each of the three dimensions within the substrate. The substrate can be an organic material. The mobile charge carriers can have a mobility within the range 0.01 cm2/Vs to 100 cm2/Vs, and the electronic device may be an RF device. Methods for forming such devices are also described.
US08624212B2	Radiation resistant clothing A radiation resistant clothing includes a first radiation resistant layer for directly reflecting electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and a second radiation resistant layer for absorbing EMR which penetrates through or under the edges of clothing worn over the human body. The second radiation resistant layer is positioned on an inside of the first radiation resistant layer and has radiation absorbing material which dissipates indirect EMR in the form of heat or other energy.
US08624211B2	Neutron shielding material, method of manufacturing the same, and cask for spent fuel In one embodiment, a neutron shielding material is formed of boron-adding stainless steel of either austenite-ferrite two-phase stainless steel or ferritic stainless steel, the austenite-ferrite two-phase stainless steel containing, in mass %, B: 0.5% to 2.0%, Ni: 3.0 to 10.0%, and Cr: 21.00 to 32.00%, the ferritic stainless steel containing, in mass %, B: 0.5% to 2.0%, Ni: 4.0% or less, and Cr: 11.00 to 32.00%, and the boron-adding stainless steel being well in ductility and thermal conduction property.
US08624209B1	Controlling spatial properties in an excimer ring amplifier A deep ultraviolet light source includes a master oscillator producing a seed light beam; a regenerative ring amplifier receiving the seed light beam from the master oscillator and outputting an output light beam, the regenerative ring amplifier including a set of optical components that define a plane of a closed ring; and a divergence control device within the master oscillator or between the master oscillator and the regenerative ring amplifier and configured to reduce a divergence of the output light beam along a normal direction, the normal direction being perpendicular to the plane of the ring.
US08624207B2	Array-type-transducer-based high-power ultrasound delivery system The present invention is disclosed an array-type-transducer-based high-power ultrasound delivery system which includes a support bracket, an array-type ultrasound transducer, and a plurality of containers. The support bracket includes a plurality of grooves, and the array-type ultrasound transducer includes a clamp and N ultrasound transducers. The clamp includes a plurality of wedges configured for engaging in the grooves of the support bracket and thereby connecting the array-type ultrasound transducer to the support bracket. The containers are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix so that the ultrasound transducers of the array-type ultrasound transducer can dip into and leave the ultrasound-conducting medium in the containers vertically. The disclosed system features high operation speed and low labor requirement. Moreover, the depth by which and the time for which the ultrasound transducers dip into the ultrasound-conducting medium in the containers can be controlled and quantified.
US08624206B2	Pattern modification schemes for improved FIB patterning An improved method of directing a charged particle beam that compensates for the time required for the charged particles to traverse the system by altering one or more of the deflector signals. According to one embodiment of the invention, a digital filter is applied to the scan pattern prior to digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion in order to reduce or eliminate over-shoot effects that can result from TOF errors. In other embodiments, analog filters or the use of signal amplifiers with a lower bandwidth can also be used to compensate for TOF errors. By altering the scan pattern, over-shoot effects can be significantly reduced or eliminated.
US08624203B2	Conveyor sterilization A sterilizing system for sterilizing a continuous loop conveyor belt of a conveyor system is provided. The conveyor system includes a drive operatively connected to the conveyor belt and operative to move the belt between upper and lower flight paths. The upper flight path includes an exposed surface for receiving items. The sterilizing system includes a housing that is configured to at least partially cover the lower flight path. An ultraviolet light source is positioned in the interior of the housing. The light source is operative to emit ultraviolet light on the belt at the lower flight path to sanitize the belt.
US08624200B2	Optical detection system An optical detection system includes a sample carrier receiving region that receives a sample carrier carrying a sample. The system further includes a source that emits an excitation signal having a wavelength within a predetermined wavelength range. The excitation signal illuminates the sample carrier. A first sub-portion of the excitation signal is absorbed by the sample, which emits characteristic radiation in response thereto. A second sub-portion of the excitation signal traverses the sample carrier. The system further includes a detector that detects the characteristic radiation. The system further includes an absorber that absorbs the excitation signal traversing the sample carrier without being absorbed by the sample or sample carrier. The absorber absorbs at least 95% of the excitation signal traversing the sample carrier.
US08624192B2	System for controlling photomultiplier gain drift and associated method A system for controlling photomultiplier gain drift is disclosed. According to one aspect, the system includes first means for measuring a noise signal of the photomultiplier, the first means configured emit a measurement signal representative of the photomultiplier's noise signal. The system further includes second means for maintaining the measured noise signal at a constant level, based on the measurement signal. The disclosed embodiments apply to stabilization of the gain of photomultipliers and, more specifically, to stabilization of neutron measurement systems using photomultipliers.
US08624191B2	Measuring device and method for analyzing the lubricant of a bearing A measuring device for analyzing a lubricant of a bearing. The measuring device has an electromagnetic radiation emitter, a receiving element and a test area that is arranged between the emitter and the receiving element. The measuring device allows for current information on the condition of the lubricant in the bearing to be obtained. At least some sections of the test area are inside the bearing and the receiving element supplies a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation captured by the test area. Also, a bearing and a seal for the bearing and a method for detecting and monitoring the condition of the lubricant of a bearing.
US08624189B2	Gas monitoring device, combustion state monitoring device, secular change monitoring device, and impurity concentration monitoring device [Object] To provide a gas monitoring device etc. with which gas monitoring can be preformed at high sensitivity by using an InP-based photodiode in which a dark current is reduced without a cooling mechanism and the sensitivity is extended to a wavelength of 1.8 μm or more.[Solution] An absorption layer 3 has a multiquantum well structure composed of group III-V semiconductors, a pn-junction 15 is formed by selectively diffusion of an impurity element in the absorption layer, and the concentration of the impurity element in the absorption layer is 5×1016/cm3 or less. The gas monitoring device detects a gas component and the like contained in a gas by receiving light having at least one wavelength of 3 μm or less.
US08624184B1	Methods for spatially resolved alignment of independent spectroscopic data from scanning transmission electron microscopes Methods for spatially resolved alignment of independent spectroscopic data from scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEMs) are provided. One such method includes performing a first scan of a first area of a first sample using a STEM configured to capture a first signal having a first image profile, performing a second scan of a second area of a second sample using the STEM configured to capture a second signal having a second image profile, selecting a subset region from one of the first and second profiles, correlating the selected subset region from the one of the first and second profiles and the other of the first and second profiles, and selecting, based on the correlating, a portion of the other of the first and second profiles such that the selected subset region and the portion of the other of the first and second profiles are about equal.
US08624180B2	Resolution enhancement for ion mobility spectrometers In an ion mobility spectrometer in which a gas pushes ions along a spectrometer axis against and over an electrical field barrier, the electric field barrier is generated with a plateau of slightly increasing height along the axis of the spectrometer. Alternately, the electric filed barrier may have a plateau with constant height, but the gas flow decreases in velocity along the axis of the spectrometer in the vicinity of the plateau.
US08624170B2	Inverter controller and high-frequency dielectric heating apparatus An inverter controller controls an inverter. The inverter converts direct current into alternating current of a predetermined frequency. The inverter includes a resonance circuit for fluctuating output of a predetermined object to be controlled. The inverter controller comprises an output fluctuating unit which fluctuates output of the inverter in response to an output value of a temperature detection section which detects a temperature of a switching element of the inverter. The inverter controller further comprises an output increase suppressing unit which suppresses an increase in the output of the inverter for a predetermined time after decrease control in the output of the inverter performed by the output fluctuating unit.
US08624166B2	System for support of a rotational panel in a carousel infrared oven A system for support and securement of a thermal heating panel of a carousel oven upper a rotational axle includes a flat upper receiver formed of several diametric strips. The upper receiver is proportioned for complemental receipt of the heating panel. At, or integrally secured to, the bottom of the upper receiver, and situated polarly symmetrically about the axle, is a cradle proportioned for complemental fit upon a male drive shaft at an uppermost end of the axle. Due to the weight of the heating panel and its slow rate of rotation within the carousel oven, the force of gravity of the heating panel is sufficient to maintain the upper receiver and its cradle upon the male drive plate even in the absence of positive securement between the elements. Alternatively, the heating panel is entirely replaced by a grill-like surface, secured above or below the diametric strips to permit the grilling of types of meat or food other than those typically cooked upon the thermal plate panel. In to the grill-like surface may be formed pie-like recesses into which pods are placed, each provided with different quantity or type of food.
US08624160B2	Systems for rating a stick electrode A system and method of rating the arc maintainability of an electric arc welding stick electrode by creating an arc between the electrode and a workpiece; moving the electrode along the workpiece while maintaining the arc; decreasing either the current or the voltage until a point is reached where the arc is extinguished; determining the open circuit voltage at the point; and, rating the electrode based upon at least the open circuit voltage point.
US08624157B2	Ultrashort laser pulse wafer scribing Systems and methods are provided for scribing wafers with short laser pulses so as to reduce the ablation threshold of target material. In a stack of material layers, a minimum laser ablation threshold based on laser pulse width is determined for each of the layers. The highest of the minimum laser ablation thresholds is selected and a beam of one or more laser pulses is generated having a fluence in a range between the selected laser ablation threshold and approximately ten times the selected laser ablation threshold. In one embodiment, a laser pulse width in a range of approximately 0.1 picosecond to approximately 1000 picoseconds is used. In addition, or in other embodiments, a high pulse repetition frequency is selected to increase the scribing speed. In one embodiment, the pulse repetition frequency is in a range between approximately 100 kHz and approximately 100 MHz.
US08624151B2	Laser drilling methods of shallow-angled holes A method for drilling a shallow-angled hole through a thermal barrier coated component, in accordance with one aspect thereof, includes a step of applying a pulse laser beam with a first setting to drill a section of the hole substantially within a thermal barrier coating of the component. A further step is conducted to apply the pulse laser beam with a second setting through the initiated hole to further drill through a remainder of the component to complete the formation of the hole extending through the component.
US08624148B2	Anti-collision device for plasma vertical cutting gun An anti-collision device for a plasma vertical cutting gun including a lifting frame of a plasma cutting machine; a connection mechanism; a fixing plate of a cutting gun fixed on the connection mechanism; a concave support plate connected with the lifting frame of the plasma cutting machine; and a proximity switch mounted on the concave support plate. The connection mechanism is mounted between the lifting frame of the plasma cutting machine and the fixing plate of the cutting gun. A contact surface between the connection mechanism and the concave support plate matches. One side of a joint plane between the connection mechanism and the concave support plate is of ferromagnetic materials and the other side is provided with a magnet, thereby attracting each other to realize a magnetic connection. The anti-collision device has comprehensive functions, convenient installation, reasonable structure, and short response time in case of impact.
US08624146B2	Metal-encapsulated, gas-insulated, combined switch disconnector and earthing switch An exemplary switch having a housing that includes one contact bolt per phase. Each contact bolt moving along a longitudinal axis. In a first position on the axis, the contact bolt connects two active parts to one another. In a second position on the axis, the contact bolt is connected to a fixed earthing contact piece. A drive motor actuates the contact bolts via a drive spindle. The lines of movement of each contact bolt all phases lie in a common plane, wherein each contact bolt is driven by one insulating spindle, which is aligned with the line of movement. The drive spindle lies in the plane of the lines of movement and runs perpendicular to the insulating spindles and is coupled to each insulating spindle via a respective deflecting gear mechanism. The deflecting gear mechanism for the drive of the contact bolts is accommodated in the earthing contact pieces.
US08624130B2	Circuit board having grown metal layer in a flexible zone A circuit board has a grown metal layer in a flexible zone. A circuit board has a first part, a second part and a recess in the circuit board that is arranged between the first part and the second part. A thickness of the circuit board reduced in the region of the recess. The first part can be pivoted relative to the second part as a result of the recess. The flexibility of the circuit board is improved in the range of the recess by a metal layer applied on a surface section of the circuit board in the recess by deposition. Furthermore, EMC problems can be reduced by the metal layer on a side wall of the recess and electrical contacts to conductor path metallization layers can be created.
US08624120B2	Two-side cable-arrangement structure and electronic apparatus therewith A two-side cable-arrangement structure is disclosed. The two-side cable-arrangement structure includes a plate, a first cable-arrangement structure, and a second cable-arrangement structure. The first cable-arrangement structure and the second cable-arrangement structure are respectively disposed on two sides of the plate. A cable is fixed on the two sides of the plate by the first cable-arrangement structure and the second cable-arrangement structure simultaneously. Thereby, the cable is constrained at both the direction vertical toward the plate and the direction vertical away from the plate, and the fixed cable is not easy to move by pulling. It solves the difficulty of fixing a cable completely by a conventional single-side cable-arrangement structure in the prior art.
US08624106B2	Electrode for dye sensitized solar cell, method of manufacturing the same, and dye sensitized solar cell using the electrode An electrode for a dye sensitized solar cell, the electrode including platinum having a controlled surface roughness and a specific surface area of platinum, a method of manufacturing the electrode, and a dye sensitized solar cell having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency by including the electrode.
US08624098B2	Media playback queuing for playback management Management or coordination of playback of digital media assets by an electronic device (e.g., a computing device), that supports media playback is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the electronic device can be controlled such that a user is able to schedule playback of distinct digital media assets.
US08624090B1	Soybean variety XB48W12 A novel soybean variety, designated XB48W12 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB48W12, cells from soybean variety XB48W12, plants of soybean XB48W12, and plant parts of soybean variety XB48W12. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB48W12 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB48W12, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB48W12, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB48W12. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB48W12 are further provided.
US08624087B1	Soybean variety XR35A10 A novel soybean variety, designated XR35A10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR35A10, cells from soybean variety XR35A10, plants of soybean XR35A10, and plant parts of soybean variety XR35A10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR35A10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XR35A10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR35A10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR35A10 are further provided.
US08624083B2	Nucleic acid sequences encoding transcription factors regulating alkaloid biosynthesis and their use in modifying plant metabolism Plant metabolism and alkaloid levels can be regulated by transcription factors that regulate the nicotinic alkaloid biosynthetic pathway.
US08624081B2	Regulating the ethylene response of a plant by modulation of F-box proteins The relationship between F-box proteins and proteins involved in the ethylene response in plants is described. In particular, F-box proteins may bind to proteins involved in the ethylene response and target them for degradation by the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway. The transcription factor EIN3 is a key transcription factor mediating ethylene-regulated gene expression and morphological responses. EIN3 is degraded through a ubiquitin/proteasome pathway mediated by F-box proteins EBF1 and EBF2. The link between F-box proteins and the ethylene response is a key step in modulating or regulating the response of a plant to ethylene. Described herein are transgenic plants having an altered sensitivity to ethylene, and methods for making transgenic plant having an altered sensitivity to ethylene by modulating the level of activity of F-box proteins. Methods of altering the ethylene response in a plant by modulating the activity or expression of an F-box protein are described. Also described are methods of identifying compounds that modulate the ethylene response in plants by modulating the level of F-box protein expression or activity.
US08624073B1	Homogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production Non-basic and non-acidic homogeneous catalysts organo-metallic compound of the formula: M(OCH3)x wherein M is B, Na, Mg, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Al, Sn, Sb, Mo, Ag, and Cd and x is an integer from 2, 3 or 4 can catalyze transesterification of oils and fats having high free fatty acid content and with an acid number from 0.5 to 20, into biodiesel. B(OCH3)3 and Ge(OCH3)4, having low boiling points, are easily recovered from the biodiesel and glycerol phases and recycled for reuse. Continuous biodiesel production with the novel homogenous catalysts is achieved without the complicated and troublesome steps attendant with conventional processes using base or acid homogeneous catalyst. The high purity biodiesel is produced without acid-base neutralization, water wash, filtration, and solid disposal steps for removing the spent catalyst from the product streams associated with prior techniques.
US08624057B2	Isoprenoid compounds, their isolation and use There is provided an isoprenoid according to the general formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from H and alkyl; and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from groups of the general formula (II) and (III) wherein R7 and R8 each represent a group of general formula CO—R9, in which each R9 is independently selected from H, OH, alkyl and alkoxy groups, or R7 and/or R8 present in R3 and R4 and/or in R5 and R6 combine to form a group of the general formula (IV) wherein R10 is selected from OH and alkoxy; or salts thereof. The isoprenoids are of particular use in the preparation of liposomes, for use in the delivery of pharmaceutically active components to a subject human or animal.
US08624050B2	Solution process for transparent conductive oxide coatings A process according to the present invention comprises combining in a reaction mixture at least one metal alkyl compound of formula MRx with at least one silanol compound of formula; forming a film from the reaction mixture; and treating the film with heat and moisture; wherein an amount of the at least one silanol compound present ranges from about one quarter to about three quarters of an amount required to replace all alkyl groups of the at least one metal alkyl compounds with groups derived from the at least one silanol compound; M is, independently at each occurrence, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Hg, Pb, Bi or a combination thereof; x is, independently at each occurrence, an integer equal to 2 or 3; z is 0, 1 or 2; R is, independently at each occurrence, alkyl; and R1-R5 is independently H, alkyl, or hydroxyl.
US08624031B2	Production of alkaloids without the isolation of intermediates The invention relates to processes for the production of alkaloids without the isolation of intermediates.
US08624022B2	Substituted aniline derivatives The present invention relates to novel aniline derivatives and their use in therapy, in particular their use in the treatment of fungal infections.
US08624019B2	ENA nucleic acid drugs modifying splicing in mRNA precursor Oligonucleotides having a nucleotide sequence complementary to nucleotide numbers such as 2571-2607, 2578-2592, 2571-2592, 2573-2592, 2578-2596, 2578-2601 or 2575-2592 of the dystrophin cDNA (Gene Bank accession No. NM_004006.1) and therapeutic agents for muscular dystrophy comprising such oligonucleotides.
US08624018B2	Probe, polymorphism detection method, method of evaluating drug efficacy or tolerance, and reagent kit A probe for detecting polymorphism in the ABCC2 gene is constituted by including, for example, an oligonucleotide which is complementary to a base sequence including the 207th to the 217th bases of the base sequence indicated in SEQ ID NO:1 and having a length of from 11 bases to 60 bases, and has an identity of at least 80%, and in which a base corresponding to the 217th base has been labeled with a fluorescent dye.
US08624016B2	Detection of nucleic acid sequence differences using the ligase detection reaction with addressable arrays The present invention describes a method for identifying one or more of a plurality of sequences differing by one or more single base changes, insertions, deletions, or translocations in a plurality of target nucleotide sequences. The method includes a ligation phase, a capture phase, and a detection phase. The ligation phase utilizes a ligation detection reaction between one oligonucleotide probe, which has a target sequence-specific portion and an addressable array-specific portion, and a second oligonucleotide probe, having a target sequence-specific portion and a detectable label. After the ligation phase, the capture phase is carried out by hybridizing the ligated oligonucleotide probes to a solid support with an array of immobilized capture oligonucleotides at least some of which are complementary to the addressable array-specific portion. Following completion of the capture phase, a detection phase is carried out to detect the labels of ligated oligonucleotide probes hybridized to the solid support.
US08624012B2	Nucleic acids encoding T2R bitter taste receptors The invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for a novel family of taste transduction G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of taste transduction G-protein coupled receptors.
US08624011B2	Vaccines and immunotherapeutics comprising IL-15 receptor alpha and/or nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, and methods for using the same Compositions, recombinant vaccines and live attenuated pathogens comprising one or more isolated nucleic acid molecules that encode an immunogen in combination with an isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes IL-15Ra or a functional fragment thereof are disclosed. Methods of inducing an immune response in an individual against an immunogen, using such compositions are disclosed.
US08623992B2	Polyalkylene glycol ester intermediate transfer members An intermediate transfer member includes a mixture of a polyimide, a polyalkylene glycol ester, an optional polysiloxane, and an optional conductive filler component.
US08623990B2	Polyester resin composition To provide a polyester resin composition being able to maintain a long-wavelength ultraviolet-blocking effect for a long period of time, ensuring high solubility for a solvent, and having excellent light resistance. A polyester resin composition comprising a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a polyester resin: wherein each of R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d and R1e independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent excluding OH, at least one of the substituents represents a substituent having a positive Hammett's σp value, and the substituents may combine with each other to form a ring; and each of R1g, R1h, R1i, R1j, R1k, R1m, R1n and R1p independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and the substituents may combine with each other to form a ring.
US08623989B1	Polyurea/polythiourea coatings Polyurea/polythiourea compositions comprising the reaction product of a first component comprising isocyanate and a second component comprising an amine, wherein the first component further comprises an isocyanate functional polythioether-polyurethane and/or polythiourethane, and/or the second component further comprises an amine/hydroxy functional polythioether, are disclosed. Methods for using the coating, and substrates coated therewith, are also disclosed.
US08623988B2	Polydiorganosiloxane polyamide copolymers having organic soft segments Polydiorganosiloxane polyamide, block copolymers having organic soft segments and methods of making the copolymers are provided.
US08623982B2	Polyethylene fibers and processes of forming the same Fibers and methods of forming the fibers are described herein. The fibers generally include an ethylene based polymer exhibiting a molecular weight distribution of from about 2 to about 8.
US08623977B2	Non-hydrocarbyl hydrophobically modified polycarboxylic polymers The present invention involves a cross-linked carboxylic acid hydrophobically modified copolymer product in which cross-linked carboxylic acid is modified with a non-hydrocarbyl hydrophobe, namely, poly(dimethyl siloxane) or fluoronated alkyl methacrylates.
US08623970B2	Diaphragm for electro-acoustic transducer A diaphragm for electro-acoustic transducers, especially a diaphragm for speakers, and a film for the diaphragm excellent in the formability and the durability in high-output operation are obtained. A diaphragm for electro-acoustic transducers formed of a film that contains a polybiphenyl ether sulfone resin (A) having a specific repetitive unit or contains it and a crystalline resin (B) such as polyaryl ketone resin; and a film for use for the diaphragm.
US08623968B2	Polyimide precursor composition, method for preparing polyimide, polyimide prepared by using the method, and film including the polyimide A polyimide precursor composition includes a polyamic acid including a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and diisocyanate represented by Chemical Formula 2. OCN-A2-NCO Chemical Formula 2 The diisocyanate represented by Chemical Formula 2 is included in an amount of about 0.01 moles to about 10 moles based on 100 moles of the repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 in the polyamic acid.
US08623965B2	Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile and lithium-ion battery cathode active material using the same The present disclosure relates to a sulfurized polyacrylonitrile and a lithium-ion battery cathode active material. The sulfurized polyacrylonitrile includes a structural unit. A general molecular formula of the structural unit is C3HNSn, in which n is a positive integer. The lithium-ion battery cathode active material includes sulfurized polyacrylonitrile and a sulfurized polyacrylonitrile with inserted ions.
US08623962B2	Olefin functionalization by metathesis reaction This invention relates to a process to functionalize propylene co-oligomer comprising contacting an alkene metathesis catalyst with a heteroatom containing alkene, and a propylene a co-oligomer having an Mn of 300 to 30,000 g/mol comprising 10 to 90 mol % propylene and 10 to 90 mol % of ethylene, wherein the oligomer has at least X % allyl chain ends, where: 1) X=(−0.94 (mol % ethylene incorporated)+100), when 10 to 60 mol % ethylene is present in the co-oligomer, and 2) X=45, when greater than 60 and less than 70 mol % ethylene is present in the co-oligomer, and 3) X=(1.83*(mol % ethylene incorporated)−83), when 70 to 90 mol % ethylene is present in the co-oligomer. This invention also relates to a process to functionalize propylene homo-oligomer comprising contacting an alkene metathesis catalyst with a heteroatom containing alkene, and a propylene homo-oligomer, comprising propylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 93% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 500 to about 20,000 g/mol, an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8:1 to 1.2:1.0, and less than 100 ppm aluminum.
US08623954B2	Fuser coating composition and method of manufacture The present teachings include a coating composition of a powder of fluorine containing particles, aerogel particles and poly(alkylene carbonate). A method of making a fuser member and the fuser member resulting therefrom is also provided.
US08623944B2	Plasticizer, a biodegradable material comprising the plasticizer and application thereof The present invention relates to a Plasticizer, which is fabricated by mixing monomers of biodegradable polymer with bio-molecules subsequently to deal the mixture with thermal treatment. The Biodegradable material comprising the Plasticizer has high melt index which is contributive for the processing of thermal processing, and the microwave-tolerance and water-resistance of the material makes the material suitable for food packaging.
US08623943B2	Hydroxypolyamide gel forming agents Hydroxypolyamides, hydroxypolyamide products, and post-hydroxypolyamides are disclosed as gel forming agents. Hydroxypolyamides and post-hydroxypolyamides are prepared from known methods. Hydroxypolyamide products are produced from a modified polymerization procedure which utilizes strong base for deprotonation of ammonium salts from the esterification of stoichiometrically equivalent polyacid:polyamine salts. The hydroxypolyamide products are capable of gel formation at lower concentrations than hydroxypolyamides and post-hydroxypolyamides from the known methods of preparation, and are therefore superior gel forming agents.
US08623937B2	Rubber compound containing a blocked mercaptosilane coupling agent The invention relates to a rubber composition that is free of zinc or that contains less than 0.5 phr of zinc, which can be used for the manufacture of tyres, based on at least: one diene elastomer; one sulphur-based crosslinking system; one inorganic filler as reinforcing filler; one blocked mercaptosilane of general formula I below: (HO)3-nR1n—Si—Z—S—C(═O)-A in which: R1, which are identical or different, each represent a monovalent hydrocarbon-based group chosen from alkyls, which are linear or branched, cycloalkyls or aryls, having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; A represents hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon-based group chosen from alkyls, which are linear or branched, cycloalkyls or aryls, having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; Z represents a divalent bonding group comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; n is an integer equal to 0, 1 or 2.
US08623933B2	Process for producing polyether polyol and process for producing rigid foamed synthetic resin using same A process for producing a polyether polyol which can form low viscosity rigid foamed synthetic resins excellent in strength, dimensional stability and flame retardancy, can give a low viscosity polyol system solution containing water instead of HFCs as a blowing agent with good miscibility with isocyanate compounds and can form good rigid foamed synthetic resins by spraying, which polyether polyol is produced by reacting a phenol component (molar ratio 1) selected from phenol and phenol derivatives having a hydrogen atom at one or more ortho-positions to the phenolic hydroxyl group, an aldehyde component (molar ratio 0.3 to 0.9) selected from formaldehyde and acetoaldehyde and an alkanolamine component (molar ratio 1.5 to 3.5) selected from monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and 1-amino-2-propanol and then adding an alkylene oxide to the resulting reaction product.
US08623925B2	System and method for preparing liquid fuels Techniques, methods and systems for preparation liquid fuels from hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide are disclosed. The present invention can transform hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide generated from organic feed stocks or other industrial emissions into renewable engineered liquid fuels and store them in a cost-efficient way. The method of the present invention includes: supplying hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide to a heated area of a reaction chamber in controlled volumes; forming carbon monoxide by the energy provided by the heated area; transporting carbon monoxide and hydrogen to an reactor in controlled volumes; supplying additional hydrogen to the reactor; regulating the pressure in the reactor by adjusting the controlled volumes in order to achieve a predetermined object; forming the liquid fuel in the reactor according to the predetermined object; and, storing the liquid fuel in a storage device.
US08623922B2	Bronchodilating Beta-agonist compositions and methods Bronchodilating compositions and methods are provided. The compositions are intended for administration as a nebulized aerosol. In certain embodiments, the compositions contain formoterol, or a derivative thereof. Methods for treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of bronchoconstrictive disorders using the compositions provided herein are also provided.
US08623918B2	Amino acid salts of prostaglandins The present invention is directed to novel amino acid prostaglandin salts and methods of making and using them.
US08623917B2	Uses of prostacyclin analogs The present invention provides a method for preventing or reducing the risk of cancer or the progression of premalignant dysplasia in a subject having a higher risk factor by administering a therapeutically effective amount of prostacyclin analog.
US08623916B2	Polyunsaturated fatty acid and diol ester as an anti-acne agent The present invention relates to compounds of the following formula (I): where n is an integer between 1 and 15, m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, and R is the hydrocarbon chain of a polyunsaturated fatty acid selected from among omega 3 and omega 6, as well as to pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions containing same, to a method for preparing and using same, in particular for treating acne and seborrhoeic dermatitis.
US08623912B2	Fostriecin derivatives and the pharmaceutical uses thereof Novel Fostriecin (or FST) derivatives represented by formula (I), the pharmaceutical compositions and preparation methods thereof. The pharmaceutical uses of these compounds, especially the use for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for treating tumor, inhibiting cell over growth, or lowering myocardial infarction and the injury to cells.
US08623905B2	Modulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFFR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
US08623900B2	Amino alcohol derivatives and their therapeutic activities The present invention relates to amino alcohol derivatives of general formula I: These derivatives possess an interesting activity in that they block the secondary products of lipid oxidative stress, and are consequently suitable for therapeutic use in all disorders related with the presence of reactive carbonyl compounds.
US08623889B2	Substituted 6,6-fused nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds and uses thereof The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein X1 is N or N+O−, and one of X2, X3 and X4 is N or N+—O− and the remainder of X2, X3 and X4 is C. R2, R3, R4, R5, R6. A, B and Y are as described herein. Additionally compositions compounds of Formula I and methods of use are further described herein.
US08623885B2	Fused tricyclic dual inhibitors of CDK 4/6 and FLT3 Compounds of Formula I are useful inhibitors of CDK 4, CDK6, and FLT3. Such compounds are useful in treating cancer and various other disease conditions. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where R1 is a group of Formula IA, Formula IB, Formula IC, or Formula ID and the definitions of the other variables are provided herein.
US08623879B2	1-heterocyclyl-1,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-D] pyrimidin-4-one derivates and their use as PDE9A modulators The invention relates to novel 1,6-disubstituted pyrazolopyrimidinones, Formula (I) with is a mono-, bi- or tri-cyclic heterocyclyl group, the ring members of which are carbon atoms and at least 1, preferably 1, 2 or 3, heteroatom(s), which are selected from the group of nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, which is in the form of —S(O)r— with r being 0, 1 or 2, and—said heterocyclyl group is or comprises 1 non-aromatic, saturated, or partly unsaturated monocyclic ring which comprises at least 1 heteroatom as ring member and—said heterocyclyl group is bound to the scaffold by said 1 non-aromatic, saturated, or partly unsaturated monocyclic ring which comprises at least 1 heteroatom as ring member. According to one aspect of the invention the new compounds are for the manufacture of medicaments, in particular medicaments for the treatment of conditions concerning deficits in perception, concentration, learning or memory. The new compounds are also for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
US08623872B2	Quinazolinone derivatives as PARP inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as PARP inhibitors as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, L, X, Y and Z have defined meanings.
US08623871B2	Substituted biaryl compounds for inflammation and immune-related uses The invention relates to compounds of structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, wherein A, Y, L, R1, W1 and W2 are defined herein. These compounds are useful as immunosuppressive agents and for treating and preventing inflammatory conditions, allergic disorders, and immune disorders.
US08623869B2	Compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase The present invention relates to pyrrolopyrazines compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
US08623863B2	Disubstituted azepan orexin receptor antagonists The present invention is directed to disubstituted azepan and oxazepan amide compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
US08623854B2	Nuclear export inhibitors of topoisomerase II alpha A method of treating cancer in a subject comprising the step of administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a combination of a compound that binds a nuclear export signal (NES inhibitor) on topoisomerase IIα and a topoisomerase inhibitor. Twenty small molecule inhibitors (SMI) that bind to the two nuclear export sequences (NES) topo IIα have been identified from the NCI database using computer-generated molecular modeling. These SMI will improve the effectiveness of topo II directed therapeutics, particularly in the treatment of diseases such as multiple myeloma (MM). In vitro apoptosis assays indicate that these drugs may be effective as single agents or in combination with currently used cancer drugs that target topo II.
US08623845B1	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating Diabetes mellitus comprising bisphophonates The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for preventing or treating diabetes mellitus and a method of preventing or treating diabetes mellitus comprising single or multiple administration of the pharmaceutical composition to a patient in need thereof.
US08623843B2	Antimicrobial compound and preparation thereof The present invention relates to the field of organic synthesis, and provides an organosilicon betaine type antimicrobial compound having a general formula I and preparation thereof: the antimicrobial compound provided by the present invention has a reactive functional group—siloxane, which can be subjected to chemical bonding with many material interfaces, thereby endowing a material or article surface treated with the antimicrobial compound I persistent antimicrobial activity. Also, the preparation of the compound has a simple process and easily controlled conditions, and is easy to be industrialized, which facilitates its wide applications.
US08623841B2	Medical and nutritional applications of highly refined cellulose The present invention provides a method for using processed-cellulose. Preferably, the processed cellulose is a highly refined cellulose (HRC). The HRC is useful in a number of medical and nutritional applications. These medical and nutritional applications can include, but are not limited to, administering effective amounts of the HRC for lowering values of risk factor measurements for such diseases as arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Treatment of other diseases and conditions with the HRC is also possible.
US08623836B2	Modulation of growth hormone receptor expression and insulin-like growth factor expression Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of growth hormone receptor and/or insulin like growth factor-I (IGF-I). The compositions comprise oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acid encoding growth hormone receptor. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of growth hormone receptor expression and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with expression of growth hormone receptor and/or insulin-like growth factor-I are provided. Diagnostic methods and kits are also provided.
US08623833B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing drug delivery across and into epithelial tissues This invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing delivery of drugs and other agents across epithelial tissues, including the skin, gastrointestinal tract, pulmonary epithelium, ocular tissues and the like. The compositions and methods are also useful for delivery across endothelial tissues, including the blood brain barrier. The compositions and methods employ a delivery enhancing transporter that has sufficient guanidino or amidino sidechain moieties to enhance delivery of a compound conjugated to the reagent across one or more layers of the tissue, compared to the non-conjugated compound. The delivery-enhancing polymers include, for example, poly-arginine molecules that are preferably between about 6 and 25 residues in length.
US08623831B2	Nuclear factor κB inducing factor The present invention is directed to nuclear factor κB (NFκB)-inducing factor polypeptides (NFIF polypeptides) which are capable of inducing NFκB. The present invention includes within its scope NFIF polypeptides, including NFIF-14b and NFIF-7a, DNA, including cDNA, encoding these polypeptides, and expression vectors capable of expressing NFIF polypeptides. Also included are methods and compositions for increasing NFκB induction in a patient, methods and compositions for lowering NFκB induction in a patient, methods for inhibiting inflammation, and methods for manufacture of a medicament intended for the treatment and/or prevention of an NFκB-regulated inflammatory response. In addition, methods for determining whether a test compound inhibits or enhances the activity of NFIF polypeptides are provided.
US08623821B2	Zymogen activators Provided herein are zymogen activating molecules such as zymogen activating peptides, and methods of identifying and using these zymogen activating molecules such as zymogen activating peptides.
US08623818B2	Glucagon receptor antagonists, compositions, and methods for their use The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I), wherein ring A, ring B, R1, R2, R3, Z, and L1 are selected independently of each other and are as defined herein, to compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds as glucagon receptor antagonists and for the treatment or prevention of type 2 diabetes and conditions related thereto.
US08623811B2	Antimicrobial peptide, compositions, and methods of use The present invention provides antimicrobial peptides that exhibit a broad range of antimicrobial activity to gram positive and gram negative bacteria, as well as fungi, mold, and virus. The antimicrobial peptide of the invention is a cationic peptide, and may contain an HIV-TAT or reverse HIV-TAT sequence, or derivative thereof. The present invention further provides antimicrobial compositions containing the cationic peptide. Such compositions are especially useful for topical application to the skin, hair, nail, vagina, urethra, ear, oral cavity, nasal passage, respiratory system, opthalmic region, and various mucosal regions. The compositions of the present invention improve the condition and/or appearance of the treated region, and are suited for long-term and/or routine use to, for example, prevent or prevent the recurrence of microbial infection. The present invention further provides kits for use in improving the condition or appearance of skin, nail, or treated area. These kits may facilitate ease of use, long-term storage, and/or efficacy of the compositions.
US08623805B2	Acid cleaning and corrosion inhibiting compositions comprising a blend of nitric and sulfuric acid The present invention relates to aqueous, sulfuric acid cleaners which employ the use of nitric acid as a corrosion inhibitor for cleaning metal and other surfaces, particularly stainless steel and for inhibiting corrosion. Method of use and manufacturing of the same are also disclosed.
US08623801B2	Electrically conductive polyethylene resin composition, electrically conductive polyethylene resin molding sliding bearing, and sliding sheet The present invention provides an electrically conductive polyethylene resin composition having a stable volume resistance value and in addition, a low-friction property and a wear-resistant property and a resin molding, a sliding bearing, and a sliding sheet made of the electrically conductive polyethylene resin composition. The electrically conductive polyethylene resin composition contains 100 parts by weight of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene resin which cannot be injection-molded and has a weight average molecular weight of one million to four millions, 2 to 15 parts by weight of Ketjenblack, and 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of at least one powder, having an average particle size of 1 to 30 μm, which is selected from among polytetrafluoroethylene resin powder, graphite powder, and silicone resin powder.
US08623798B2	Lubricating oil compositions containing a tetraalkyl-napthalene-1,8 diamine antioxidant Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity and a N,N,N′,N′-tetraalkyl-naphthalene-1,8-diamine and at least one additive selected from antioxidants, dispersants, and detergents which together provide superior oxidation inhibition and are suitable lubricants for automotive and truck crankcase lubricants; as well as transmission lubricants, gear lubricants, hydraulic fluids, compressor oils, diesel and marine lubricants.
US08623794B2	Slag compositions and methods of use Methods and compositions are provided that relate to cementing operations. Methods and compositions that include a latex strength enhancer for enhancing the compressive strength of slag compositions.
US08623792B2	Zero shear viscosifying agent A treatment fluid comprising an aqueous liquid and an associative polymer additive. The associative polymer additive increases the plastic viscosity (PV) of an aqueous liquid by more than at least 50% and wherein the associative polymer additive increases the yield point (YP) by no more than about 30% of the corresponding increase in the PV relative to an aqueous liquid without the associative polymer additive. Moreover, the viscosity of the aqueous liquid comprising the associative polymer additive is capable of maintaining a viscosity of greater than about 20 cP for at least 20 minutes at temperatures higher than about 275° F. In some cases the associative polymer additive may be a hydrophobic alkoxylated aminoplast.
US08623790B2	Method of drilling a subterranean well with crosslinked polyacrylic acid A method of drilling a gas or oil well consists of use of a water-based drilling fluids containing high molecular weight crosslinked polyacrylic acid as viscosifying agent. The drilling fluid may further contain a lubricant, weighting agent and/or a wetting agent as well as a synthetic silicate or smectite clay. The aqueous based drilling fluid exhibits a coefficient of friction which is substantially close to the coefficient of friction of oil based drilling muds. The drilling fluid exhibits stability at well temperatures in excess of 150° C.
US08623781B2	Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane The oxidative dehydrogenation of propane provides a highly selective catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene, and a process for preparing the catalyst. The catalyst is a mixed metal oxides catalyst of the general formula MoaVbOx, where the molar ratio of molybdenum to vanadium is between 1:1 and 9:1 (a:b is between 0.5:0.5 and 0.9:0.1) and x is determined according to the oxidation state of the cations present. The catalyst is prepared by mixing the metals by sol-gel technique, heating the gel to dry the mixed oxides, further heating the dried product to induce auto-combustion, washing the product with isopropyl alcohol, and drying with a supercritical CO2 dryer. Oxidative dehydrogenation is carried out by contacting a stream of propane gas with the bulk mixed metal oxides catalyst at a temperature between 350° C. and 550° C. Propylene selectivity of 100% is reached at conversion rates between 1.9% and 4.8%.
US08623778B2	Catalyst compositions based on nanoparticles of a zirconium oxide, a titanium oxide or a mixed zirconium/titanium oxide deposited onto an alumina or aluminum oxyhydroxide support therefor Catalyst compositions include finely divided nanoscale particles of at least one supported oxide selected from among zirconium oxide, titanium oxide or a mixed zirconium/titanium oxide deposited onto an alumina-based or aluminum-oxyhydroxide-based support, wherein, after calcination for 4 hours at 900° C., the at least one support oxide is in the form of nanoscale particles deposited onto the support, the size of said particles being at most 10 nm when the at least one supported oxide is based is zirconium oxide and being at most 15 nm when the at least one supported oxide is titanium oxide or a mixed zirconium/titanium oxide; such catalyst compositions are especially useful for the selective reduction of NOx.
US08623775B2	Infrared absorbing filter and lens module having same An infrared absorbing filter includes a glass plate molded by melting a composition of raw materials and cooling the melted composition. The composition of raw materials includes 28-33 by percentage weight (wt %) of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), 14-33 wt % of A oxide (A2O), 0.15-4 wt % of B oxide (BO), 2.5-8 wt % of copper oxide (CuO), 1.4-1.65 wt % of aluminum oxide (Al2O3). Wherein A is one of alkali metals, A2O is one of oxidizing alkali metals, B is one of alkaline earth metals, BO is one of oxidizing alkaline earth metals.
US08623769B2	Through hole forming method, nozzle plate and MEMS device A through hole forming method includes forming a plurality of small holes in a first substrate surface of a substrate including the first substrate surface and a second substrate surface as a back surface of the first substrate surface, forming a thermally oxidized film by thermally oxidizing partition walls between the adjacent small holes and bottoms of the small holes, and removing the thermally oxidized film.
US08623767B2	Method for polishing aluminum/copper and titanium in damascene structures The invention provides compositions and methods for planarizing or polishing a substrate. The composition comprises an abrasive consisting of alumina particles optionally treated with a polymer, an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid, an oxidizing agent that oxidizes at least one metal, polyacrylic acid, optionally, a calcium-containing compound, optionally, a biocide, optionally, a pH adjusting agent, and water. The method uses the composition to chemically-mechanically polish a substrate.
US08623765B2	Processed object processing apparatus, processed object processing method, pressure control method, processed object transfer method, and transfer apparatus A processed object processing apparatus which enables a plurality of processes to be carried out efficiently. A plurality of treatment systems are communicably connected together in a line and in which the objects to be processed are processed. A load lock system is communicably connected to the treatment systems and has a transfer mechanism that transfers the objects to be processed into and out of each of the treatment systems. At least one of the treatment systems is a vacuum treatment system, and the load lock system is disposed in a position such as to form a line with the treatment systems.
US08623763B2	Protective layer for protecting TSV tips during thermo-compressive bonding A method of protecting through substrate via (TSV) die from bonding damage includes providing a substrate including a plurality of TSV die having a topside including active circuitry, a bottomside, and a plurality of TSVs that include an inner metal core that reaches from the topside to protruding TSV tips that extend out from the bottomside. A protective layer is formed on or applied to the bottomside of the TSV die including between and over the protruding TSV tips. The TSV die is bonded with its topside down onto a workpiece having a workpiece surface and its bottomside up and in contact with a bond head. The protective layer reduces damage from the bonding process including warpage of the TSV die by preventing the bond head from making direct contact to the protruding TSV tips.
US08623760B2	Process for improving copper line cap formation An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, a low-k dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, a first opening in the low-k dielectric layer, and a first diffusion barrier layer in the first opening covering the low-k dielectric layer in the first opening, wherein the first diffusion barrier layer has a bottom portion connected to sidewall portions, and wherein the sidewall portions have top surfaces close to a top surface of the low-k dielectric layer. The integrated circuit further includes a conductive line filling the first opening wherein the conductive line has a top surface lower than the top surfaces of the sidewall portions of the diffusion barrier layer, and a metal cap on the conductive line and only within a region directly over the conductive line.
US08623759B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first Ti film, a titanium nitride (TiN) film, a second Ti film, a first aluminum (Al) film and a second Al film are formed sequentially in a contact hole formed in a second interlayer insulating film and on a Cu wire. The first titanium (Ti) film is formed so that a ratio of a thickness of a first portion of the first Ti film on a bottom face of the contact hole to a thickness of a second portion of the first Ti film on the second interlayer insulating film becomes equal to or smaller than 5/100. Moreover, the second Al film is formed using an aluminum reflow method, in which the second Ti film and the first Al film are alloyed with each other to form an Al—Ti alloy film.
US08623749B2	Reduction of stored charge in the base region of a bipolar transistor to improve switching speed In one embodiment, a method includes forming a base region for a transistor using a base mask and forming a contact region to the base region. The contact region is formed in an area that is at least partially outside of the base mask. The method then forms an emitter region in a diffused base region. The base region diffuses outwardly to be formed under the contact region.
US08623745B2	Composition for forming gate insulating film for thin-film transistor There is provided a novel composition for forming a gate insulating film taking into consideration also electrical characteristics after other processes such as wiring by irradiation with an ultraviolet ray and the like during the production of an organic transistor using a gate insulating film. A composition for forming a gate insulating film for a thin-film transistor comprising: a component (i): an oligomer compound or a polymer compound containing a repeating unit having a structure in which a nitrogen atom of a triazine-trione ring is bonded to a nitrogen atom of another triazine-trione ring through a hydroxyalkylene group; and a component (ii): a compound having two or more blocked isocyanate groups in one molecule thereof.
US08623744B1	Die singulation method A method is disclosed for singulating die from a semiconductor substrate (e.g. a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate or a bulk silicon substrate) containing an oxide layer (e.g. silicon dioxide or a silicate glass) and one or more semiconductor layers (e.g. monocrystalline or polycrystalline silicon) located above the oxide layer. The method etches trenches through the substrate and through each semiconductor layer about the die being singulated, with the trenches being offset from each other around at least a part of the die so that the oxide layer between the trenches holds the substrate and die together. The trenches can be anisotropically etched using a Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) process. After the trenches are etched, the oxide layer between the trenches can be etched away with an HF etchant to singulate the die. A release fixture can be located near one side of the substrate to receive the singulated die.
US08623742B2	Reduced STI loss for superior surface planarity of embedded stressors in densely packed semiconductor devices A reduction in material loss of trench isolation structures prior to forming a strain-inducing semiconductor alloy in transistor elements may result in superior device uniformity, for instance with respect to drive current and threshold voltage. To this end, at least one etch process using diluted hydrofluoric acid may be omitted when forming the shallow trench isolations, while at the same time providing a high degree of compatibility with conventional process strategies.
US08623729B2	Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices with silicon-germanium channels including hydrogen A semiconductor device is fabricated by providing a substrate including a silicon channel layer and a silicon-germanium channel layer, forming gate structures disposed on the silicon channel layer and on the silicon-germanium channel layer, forming a first protection layer to cover the resultant structure including the gate structures, and injecting hydrogen and/or its isotopes into the silicon-germanium channel layer. The silicon and silicon-germanium channel layers may be oriented along a <100> direction. Related devices are also described.
US08623728B2	Method for forming high germanium concentration SiGe stressor A method for producing a SiGe stressor with high Ge concentration is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate with a source area, a drain area, and a channel in between; depositing the first SiGe film layer on the source area and/or the drain area; performing a low temperature thermal oxidation, e.g., a high water vapor pressure wet oxidation, to form an oxide layer at the top of the first SiGe layer and to form the second SiGe film layer with high Ge percentage at the bottom of the first SiGe film layer without Ge diffusion into the semiconductor substrate; performing a thermal diffusion to form the SiGe stressor from the second SiGe film layer, wherein the SiGe stressor provides uniaxial compressive strain on the channel; and removing the oxide layer. A Si cap layer can be deposited on the first SiGe film layer prior to performing oxidation.
US08623726B2	Method for filling a physical isolation trench and integrating a vertical channel array with a periphery circuit A method of processing a semiconductor structure may include preparing a vertical channel memory structure for filling of a physical isolation trench formed therein. The physical isolation trench may be formed between active structures adjacent to each other and extending in a first direction. The active structures may have channels adjacent to sides of the active structures that are opposite to sides of the active structures that are adjacent to the physical isolation trench. The method may further include filling the physical isolation trench in connection with application of a multi-dielectric layer (ex. an oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) layer), a polysilicon liner and/or an oxide film. A corresponding apparatus and method for integrating such a structure with a planar periphery are also provided.
US08623724B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a capacitor electrically connected to a vertical pillar transistor A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, an insulation interlayer pattern and a capacitor. The first transistor is formed in a first region of a substrate. The first transistor has a pillar protruding upwardly from the substrate and an impurity region provided in an upper portion of the pillar. The second transistor is formed in a second region of the substrate. The insulation interlayer pattern is formed on the first region and the second region to cover the second transistor and expose an upper surface of the pillar. The insulation interlayer pattern has an upper surface substantially higher than the upper surface of the pillar in the first region. The capacitor is formed on the impurity region in the upper portion of the pillar and is electrically connected to the impurity region.
US08623722B2	Methods of making JFET devices with pin gate stacks Devices and methods for providing JFET transistors with improved operating characteristics are provided. Specifically, one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to JFET transistors with a higher diode turn-on voltage. For example, one or more embodiments include a JFET with a PIN gate stack. One or more embodiments also relate to systems and devices in which the improved JFET may be employed, as well as methods of manufacturing the improved JFET.
US08623714B2	Spacer protection and electrical connection for array device The present disclosure provides a method of forming an electrical device. The method may begin with forming a gate structure on a substrate, in which a spacer is present in direct contact with a sidewall of the gate structure. A source region and a drain region is formed in the substrate. A metal semiconductor alloy is formed on the gate structure, an outer sidewall of the spacer and one of the source region and the drain region. An interlevel dielectric layer is formed over the metal semiconductor alloy. A via is formed through the interlevel dielectric stopping on the metal semiconductor alloy. An interconnect is formed to the metal semiconductor alloy in the via. The present disclosure also includes the structure produced by the method described above.
US08623697B2	Avoiding degradation of chalcogenide material during definition of multilayer stack structure A storage element structure for phase change memory (PCM) cell and a method for forming such a structure are disclosed. The method of forming a storage element structure, comprises providing a multilayer stack comprising a chalcogenide layer (206), a metal cap layer (208), and a dielectric hard mask layer (210), depositing and patterning a photo resist layer (212) on top of the multilayer stack, etching the dielectric hard mask layer using the photo resist layer as etch mask, after the dielectric hard mask layer is etched, removing the photo resist layer before etching the chalcogenide, etching the chalcogenide layer using the dielectric hard mask layer as etch mask, depositing a spacer dielectric (214) over the multilayer stack and anisotropically etching the spacer dielectric to form sidewall spacers (216) for the multilayer stack.
US08623696B2	Method of forming emission layer of organic light emitting display device, method of manufacturing organic light emitting display device including emission layer, and organic light emitting display device thereof A method of forming an emission layer by using droplets and an emission part on which charges with opposite polarities are induced, a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device including the emission layer, and the organic light emitting display device thereof, the method includes inducing charges having a first charge polarity on emission portions by facing a surface of a mask and a surface of a substrate, contacting the charge inducing units of the mask to the emission portions of the substrate, and then separating the mask from the substrate, supplying droplets exhibiting a second and opposite charge polarity to the substrate and forming the emission layer by allowing droplets exhibiting the second charge polarity to be attracted to and move to the emission portions exhibiting the first charge polarity.
US08623693B2	Solar cell system manufacturing method A solar cell system making method includes steps of making a round P-N junction by (a) stacking a P-type silicon layer and a N-type silicon layer on top of each other, and (b) forming a P-N junction near an interface between the P-type silicon layer and the N-type silicon layer; cutting the round P-N junction into a plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms; forming an arc shaped surface by stacking the plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms along a first direction and forming an electrode layer between each adjacent two of the plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms; and forming a first collection electrode and a second collection electrode to form an arc shaped solar cell system having a photoreceptive surface being on the arc shaped surface and being configured to receive incident light beams.
US08623678B2	Method for manufacturing LED A method for manufacturing an LED is disclosed. Firstly, a base with two leads is provided. The base has a cavity defined in a top face thereof and two holes defined in two lateral faces thereof. The two holes communicate the cavity with an outside environment. A chip is fixed in the cavity and electrically connected to the two leads. A cover is placed on the top face of the base to cover the cavity. An encapsulation liquid is filled into the cavity through one hole until the encapsulation liquid joins a bottom face of the cover. Finally, the encapsulation liquid is cured to form an encapsulant. A top face of the cover functions as a light emergent face of the LED.
US08623672B2	Prediction and scheduling server A server creates a plurality of projects pertaining to providing manufacturing service results. Each of the plurality of projects specifies operations to be performed relating to providing the manufacturing service results and at least one of the plurality of projects generates a requested manufacturing service result. The server initiates the at least one project that generates the requested manufacturing service result, wherein the at least one project is associated with an execution engine. The initiation of the at least one project may include sending input data to the execution engine based on configuration data that is associated with the execution engine, and obtaining the requested manufacturing service result from the execution engine. The server provides the requested manufacturing server result to at least one recipient.
US08623661B2	Iron chelating agent, method for producing same, method for determining amount of iron ions and method for trapping iron ions The present invention provides an iron chelating agent which can selectively chelate iron ions. The iron chelating agent of the present invention includes a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof (wherein, ring Z represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring; R1 represents an alkylene group; R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a group having chelating ability; and the total coordination number of the groups represented by R2 and R3 is 1 or 2.)
US08623659B2	Sickle confirm modified hemoglobin solubility test The present invention provides a method for determining sickle-cell zygosity in a subject. The method involves forming a first solution which includes a sample from the subject, a phosphate buffer, a detergent, and a reducing agent and subjecting the first solution to centrifugation to form a second solution and a supernatant; and taking a color reading of the supernatant and of the second solution; optionally filtering the second solution to form a filtrate and a precipitate, and optionally measuring the amount of the precipitation and the absorbance of the filtrate or taking a color reading of the filtrate.
US08623655B2	Composition for plasma and serum separation, and container for blood testing The invention provides a serum or plasma separating composition which can compensate for the lack of initial thixotropy even at a reduced inorganic powder concentration and in which crevices or the like are less likely to be created in a partition wall formed of the separating composition after being centrifuged. The serum or plasma separating composition contains a liquid resin component having a partition wall-forming capability, a hydrophilic inorganic powder, a hydrophobic inorganic powder, and an organic compound serving as a thixotropy enhancer, wherein the organic compound is a polyalkylene glycol and/or a derivative thereof and is made of at least one type of polymer.
US08623640B2	Stirred tank reactor systems and methods of use A reactor system includes a flexible bag having an interior surface bounding a compartment. An elongated tubular connector is disposed within the compartment of the flexible bag, the tubular connector having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the tubular connector being coupled with the flexible bag. An impeller is disposed within the compartment of the flexible bag and is secured to the tubular connector. A drive shaft is removably received within the tubular connector such that rotation of the drive shaft facilitates rotation of the impeller.
US08623634B2	Growing aquatic biomass, and producing biomass feedstock and biocrude therefrom A method for producing biomass and sequestering greenhouse gas includes providing a greenhouse gas, providing light energy, and growing algae in a growth container with the greenhouse gas and the light energy. The algae can be processed into a biomass feedstock. The biomass feedstock can be converted into a fuel or specialty chemical. At least a portion of the algae can be used as a fertilizer for a biomass growth source.
US08623631B2	Modified promoter The present invention provides a modified promoter DNA capable of enhancing transcription of genes encoding proteins or polypeptides, and a method for producing proteins or polypeptides efficiently by use of the modified promoter DNA.A promoter DNA recognized by SigA and SigE, which is produced by modifying a nucleotide sequence including a promoter recognized by SigA and bases in the vicinity thereof; an expression vector harboring the promoter DNA; a recombinant microorganism containing the expression vector; and a method for producing proteins or polypeptides characterized by culturing the recombinant microorganism.
US08623619B2	Process for producing L-amino acid The present invention provides a method of improving efficiency of a fermentative production of an L-amino acid. To be specific, the present invention provides a process for producing a L-amino acid, comprising culturing a microorganism wherein the activity of the protein described in any one of (1) to (3) below is higher than that of the parent strain in a medium to produce the L-amino acid and accumulate the L-amino acid in the medium, and then collecting the L-amino acid from the medium: (1) a protein comprising the amino acid sequence shown by any one of SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, 6 and 8 (2) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence resulting from deletion, substitution or addition of one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence shown in any one of SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, 6 and 8, and having L-amino acid transport activity (3) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence having 80% or more homology to the amino acid sequence shown in any one of SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, 6 and 8, and having L-amino acid transport activity.
US08623616B2	Methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products This document provides methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products. For example, methods and materials for using an enzymatic amplification cascade of restriction endonucleases to detect nucleic acid of a microorganism or virus (e.g., a pathogen) within a sample (e.g., food product sample) being tested, thereby assessing a food product for possible contamination are provided.
US08623614B2	Method for the recombinant production of magnetic nanoparticles The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the size-adjusted recombinant production of magnetic nanoparticles. More particular, the invention relates to a method, comprising: providing one or more cells being capable of producing magnetic nanoparticles; modifying in the one or more cells the expression of one or more genes involved in the formation of the magnetic nanoparticles; cultivating the modified cells obtained in step (b); and isolating the magnetic nanoparticles from the cultivated cells, wherein the magnetic nanoparticles have a defined size. In preferred embodiments, the method comprises modifying the expression of one or more genes of the mamGFDC operon in magnetotactic bacterial cells. The invention is further directed to host cells bearing said modifications, the recombinant magnetic particles isolated from such cells as well as to the use of such particles for the detection and/or separation of biomolecules or as a contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging.
US08623611B2	Glycoprotein cancer biomarker The invention relates to glycoproteins having a cancer-specific glycoform. Cancer-specific glycoforms are useful in diagnostics and therapeutics.
US08623607B2	Markers for chronic kidney disease The present invention relates to a method for determining or predicting the progression of chronic kidney disease in a subject suspected of having chronic kidney disease, comprising determining the expression levels of at least one marker selected from (a) FGF23; and (b) adiponectin in a biological sample. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a use of a specific detection molecule for FGF23 or adiponectin for the preparation of a diagnostic composition for the detection of chronic kidney disease or the progression of chronic kidney diseases in a subject suspected to suffer from said disease. In particular, the present invention also provides for use of FGF23 and/or of adiponectin as an in vitro marker for the presence, absence or progression of a chronic kidney disease and kits comprising a specific detection molecule for FGF23 or a specific detection molecule for adiponectin for use in the method of the present invention.
US08623574B2	Colored photosensitive resin composition, coating film of colored photosensitive resin composition, photosensitive resin transfer material, method of foaming photosensitive resin layer, color filter, method for producing color filter, and liquid crystal display device A colored photosensitive resin composition comprising (1) an alkali-soluble binder, (2) a monomer or an oligomer, (3) a photopolymerizaton initiator or a photopolymerization initiator system, and (4) a coloring agent, wherein the coloring agent is a specific pigment in a specific quantity. Also provided is a color filter obtained by using the colored photosensitive resin compositions for formation of the respective photosensitive resin layers of R, G and B.
US08623569B2	Fuel cell seals A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells, a plurality of interconnects, and a plurality of seal members, wherein the plurality of seal members comprises one or more first seal members and one or more additional seal members, where the one or more first seal members form a protective barrier between the reducing environment contained with the fuel cell stack and the remaining seal members.
US08623559B2	Fuel cell system with suction operation for an aircraft A fuel cell system for an aircraft is stated, which fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell unit and a suction module. The suction module is used to draw oxygen through the fuel cell unit. No vacuum generators are used during cruising flight.
US08623557B2	Lithium anodes for electrochemical cells Provided is an anode for use in electrochemical cells, wherein the anode active layer has a first layer comprising lithium metal and a multi-layer structure comprising single ion conducting layers and polymer layers in contact with the first layer comprising lithium metal or in contact with an intermediate protective layer, such as a temporary protective metal layer, on the surface of the lithium-containing first layer. Another aspect of the invention provides an anode active layer formed by the in-situ deposition of lithium vapor and a reactive gas. The anodes of the current invention are particularly useful in electrochemical cells comprising sulfur-containing cathode active materials, such as elemental sulfur.
US08623552B2	Negative active material for lithium secondary battery, and lithium secondary battery including same The present invention relates to negative electrode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries and to rechargeable lithium batteries including the same. The negative electrode materials improve the capacity characteristics and cycle-life characteristics of the rechargeable lithium batteries. The negative electrode material includes a negative active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and the negative active material includes an oxide particle represented by LixMyVzO2+d and having a full width at half maximum of a X-ray diffraction angle (2θ) at a (003) plane of 0.2 degrees or more as measured by X-ray diffraction analysis using a CuKαray.
US08623550B2	Secondary battery and method for manufacturing electrode of the same Provided is a secondary battery including an electrode including silicon or a silicon compound. The electrode includes, for example, a current collector formed using metal and a silicon film as an active material provided over the current collector. The hydrogen concentration in the silicon film of the electrode may be higher than or equal to 1.0×1018 cm−3 and lower than or equal to 1.0×1021 cm−3. Such a silicon film is formed over a current collector by a plasma CVD method or the like for example, and hydrogen is contained as little as possible in the silicon film, which is preferable. In order to contain hydrogen as little as possible in the silicon film, the silicon film may be formed over the current collector under a high temperature environment.
US08623547B2	Pouch type lithium secondary battery A pouch type lithium secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including electrode tabs respectively connected to two electrodes, the two electrodes having different polarities; and a case to house the electrode assembly such that the electrode tabs extend to the outside of the case, wherein one stepped part through which the two electrode tabs simultaneously extend is formed in a sealing portion of the case. In the electrode sealing portion of the pouch type lithium secondary battery having short width, sealing of the case is improved by the one stepped part, thereby improving efficiency of the manufacturing process of the battery.
US08623541B2	Middle and large-sized battery module having electrode terminal connecting member and insulating joint member Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery module having a structure in which two or more plate-shaped secondary battery cells (‘battery cells’) are arranged in a lateral direction thereof, wherein the battery cells have electrode terminals arranged in the same direction, plate-shaped electrode terminal connecting members to electrically connect the battery cells to one another are electrically connected to oriented surfaces of the electrode terminals of the battery cells, each of the electrode terminal connecting members is provided at a top and/or bottom thereof with a coupling structure to interconnect electrode terminal connecting members, and at least one end of an insulating joint member coupled in the coupling structure is supported by a module case.
US08623540B2	Rechargeable battery and rechargeable battery module A rechargeable battery and rechargeable battery module, the rechargeable battery including a case housing an electrode assembly, a cap plate sealing the case, at least one first insulator disposed on an outer surface of the cap plate, a pair of electrode terminals penetrating the cap plate and the first insulator, and a bus bar coupled to one of the electrode terminals, wherein the cap plate and first insulator include a first joining unit coupling the first insulator and the cap plate and the first insulator and bus bar include a second joining unit selectively coupling the first insulator and the bus bar.
US08623538B2	Liquid coolant with microencapsulated phase change materials for automotive batteries A microencapsulated phase change material used in conjunction with a cooling fluid as part of a thermal management system for an automotive battery pack assembly. The microencapsulated phase change material is made to have enhanced latent heat transfer properties at lower (colder) temperatures and higher (elevated) temperatures such that a vehicle employing such an automotive battery pack assembly is more resistant to environments where freezing and overheating might otherwise be prevalent.
US08623529B2	Method of producing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium and perpendicular magnetic recording medium An object of the present invention is to provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium including a suitable lubricating layer with sufficient durability, moisture resistance, and contamination resistance and also maintaining an R/W characteristic. In a typical structure of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium 100 including a magnetic recording layer 122, a medium protective layer 126, and a lubricating layer 128 in this order on a base 110 includes: a CF bond density measuring step of measuring a CF bond density of a lubricant; and a lubricating layer forming step of forming a lubricating layer with the lubricant when the measured CF bond density is 2.0×1022 to 2.7×1022 atoms/cm3.
US08623525B2	Cutting tool A cutting tool having a high oxidation resistance, a high wear resistance and a good defect resistance. The cutting tool comprises a base body and a coating layer, the coating layer comprising TiaAlbMd(C1-xNx), M being selected as at least one member selected from among Si, W, Nb, Mo, Ta, Hf, Cr, Zr and Y; and a, b, d and x satisfy the following requirements: 0.35≦a≦0.55, 0.3≦b≦0.6, 0≦d≦0.25, a+b+d=1 and 0≦x≦1. The Al content of a droplet on the coating layer of a cutting face is higher than the Al content of the composition of the coating layer, and the Ti content of a droplet on a flank face is higher than the Ti content of the composition of the coating layer.
US08623523B2	Quinoxaline derivative, and light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic appliance using the same A quinoxaline derivative expressed by the general formula (1) is provided. (Each of R1 to R12 represents one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an acyl group, a dialkyl amino group, a diarylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle group. Ar1 represents one of a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl group, and Ar2 represents one of a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic heterocycle group.)
US08623518B2	Copper-based sliding material A copper-based sliding material including a steel back metal layer and a Cu alloy layer is provided. The Cu alloy layer contains 0.5 to 15 mass % of Sn, 0.2 to 5 mass % of inorganic compound particles and the balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities. The inorganic compound particles are dispersed in a Cu alloy matrix and have an average size of 1 to 10 μm. A ratio of a true density of the Cu alloy matrix in relation to that of the inorganic compound particles is 0.6 to 1.4 and a ratio of a thermal expansion coefficient of the Cu alloy matrix in relation to that of the inorganic compound particles is 1.5 to 3.0. An average distance between the inorganic compound particles dispersed in the Cu alloy matrix is 5 to 50 μm.
US08623517B2	Copper-based sliding material In a copper-based sliding material in which a Cu alloy layer contains 5% to 30% by mass of Bi, and the balance consisting of Cu and an unavoidable impurity, Bi is dispersed as particles of a Bi phase in the Cu alloy layer, and the mass ratio of the particles having a particle size of 2 to 50 μm and a circularity of 0.1 to 0.7 is 30% or more in the entire Bi phase in the Cu alloy layer, so that the particles of the Bi phase are uniformly dispersed in the Cu alloy layer. Therefore, the particles of the Bi phase in the Cu alloy layer are sequentially exposed to a sliding surface as wear of the sliding material progresses while excessive flow-out of molten Bi is prevented, so that improved seizure resistance is achieved.
US08623516B2	Curable resin composition, and molded article, prepreg and laminate using the same There is provided a curable resin composition comprising a cycloolefin polymer and a cyclic peroxide which has a cyclic structure and a peroxy structure in the cyclic structure. There is also provided a laminate obtained by using a molded article which is obtained by forming the curable resin composition into a sheet shape or a prepreg which is obtained by impregnating the curable resin composition into a reinforcing fiber.
US08623511B2	Sputtering target for oxide thin film and process for producing the sputtering target Disclosed is a sputtering target that can suppress the occurrence of anomalous discharge in the formation of an oxide semiconductor film by sputtering method and can continuously and stably form a film. Also disclosed is an oxide for a sputtering target that has a rare earth oxide C-type crystal structure and has a surface free from white spots (a poor appearance such as concaves and convexes formed on the surface of the sputtering target). Further disclosed is an oxide sintered compact that has a bixbyite structure and contains indium oxide, gallium oxide, and zinc oxide. The composition amounts (atomic %) of indium (In), gallium (Ga), and zinc (Zn) fall within a composition range satisfying the following formula: In/(In+Ga+Zn)<0.75.
US08623507B2	Increased bulk density powders and polymers containing them The invention provides a treated powder having improved loose bulk density comprising a silanized inorganic powder treated with a long chain fatty acid or salts thereof, wherein the amount of the long chain fatty acid is about 0.25% to about 2 wt %, based on the total weight of the treated powder.
US08623501B2	Lignocellulose materials having good mechanical properties A process for the production of a lignocellulose-containing material, in which, based in each case on the lignocellulose-containing material: A) from 30 to 95% by weight of lignocellulose particles; B) from 1 to 25% by weight of expanded plastic particles having a bulk density in the range from 10 to 150 kg/m3; C) from 1 to 50% by weight of a binder selected from the group consisting of aminoplast resin, phenol-formaldehyde resin and organic isocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups, and optionally D) additives are mixed and are then pressed at elevated temperature and under elevated pressure, wherein the component B) comprises a formaldehyde scavenger.
US08623497B2	Touch screen panel and fabricating method for the same A touch screen panel, including a substrate having a plurality of sensing patterns thereon, and an anti-reflection layer on the substrate, the anti-reflection layer including at least two inorganic materials and having a stacked structure of at least two layers having different refractive indexes, layers of the anti-reflection layer being divided from a mixture by a difference in specific gravity of the least two inorganic materials.
US08623493B2	Fabrication of complex three-dimensional structures based on directed assembly of self-assembling materials on activated two-dimensional templates Methods of fabricating complex three-dimensional structures on patterned substrates and related compositions are provided. The methods involve depositing on the substrate a block copolymer material that is “mismatched” to the substrate pattern, and then ordering the material to form a complex three-dimensional structure. According to various embodiments, the copolymer material mismatches the substrate pattern in that the symmetry and/or length scale of its bulk morphology differs from that of the pattern. When ordered, a balance between the physics that determines the bulk block copolymer morphology and the physics that determines the substrate surface interfacial interactions results in a thermodynamically stable complex three-dimensional film that varies in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and has a morphology that differs from its bulk morphology.
US08623492B2	Stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.
US08623484B2	Injection stretch blow molded articles and polymers for use therein Injection stretch blow molded (ISBM) articles and methods of forming the same are described herein. The ISBM articles generally include a propylene-based impact copolymer.
US08623483B1	Copolyesters containing neopentyl glycol and 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl 1,3-cyclobutanediol There is provided a copolyester containing residues of neopentyl glycol, 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl 1,3-cyclobutanediol such as 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl 1,3-cyclobutanediol, tin atoms, aluminum atoms, an alkali or alkaline earth metal atoms such as lithium atoms, optionally phosphorus atoms, and having an It.V. of at least 0.55 dL/g, and Tg of at least 90° C. Such higher It.V. copolyesters can now be made having high Tg, good thermal stability, and higher insertion of 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl 1,3-cyclobutanediol.
US08623481B2	Film with oxygen absorbing regions A packaging material includes an oxygen scavenger material dispersed in bands in a polymer sheet.
US08623480B2	Hot melt adhesive compositions including olefinic polymer blends and articles including the same A hot melt adhesive composition that includes a non functionalized amorphous poly alpha olefin polymer, a second polymer selected from the group including polypropylene homopolymers, polypropylene copolymers and combinations there of, a functionalized wax and a second wax.
US08623479B2	Packaging articles, films and methods that promote or preserve the desirable color of meat Food packaging articles, food packaging films, and food packaging methods comprising a myoglobin blooming agent that promote or preserve the desirable appearance of food products are provided. The food contact layer of the packaging films comprises a myoglobin blooming agent.
US08623478B2	Organic semiconductor ink composition and method for forming organic semiconductor pattern using the same Provided is an ink that is the most suitable for a method for forming an organic transistor by transferring a pattern using a liquid-repellent transfer substrate, for example, a microcontact printing method or a reverse printing method. Specifically, provided is an organic semiconductor ink composition which can provide a uniform ink coating film on a surface of a liquid-repellent transfer substrate and which can provide a dry ink film or a semi-dry ink film capable of being easily transferred from the transfer substrate to a transfer-receiving base material. Also provided is a method for forming an organic semiconductor pattern of an organic transistor, the method using the organic semiconductor ink composition. The organic semiconductor ink composition used for obtaining a desired pattern by transferring an ink layer formed on a liquid-repellent transfer substrate to a printing base material contains an organic semiconductor, an organic solvent, and a fluorine-based surfactant.
US08623477B2	Photovoltaic polarizing element and method of manufacturing the same A photovoltaic light-polarizing element includes a first transparent electrode, an alignment film, an electron collector, dichroic dye molecules, a second transparent electrode and an electron supplier. The first transparent electrode is formed on a first transparent substrate. The alignment film is formed on the first transparent electrode and is alignment-processed in a first direction. The electron collector is formed on the alignment film as a porous layer having pores aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second transparent electrode is formed on a second transparent substrate, the second transparent electrode facing the first transparent electrode with a predetermined gap. The electron supplier is arranged in the gap between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode. And the dichroic dye molecules are arranged in the pores of the porous layer such that the dichroic dye molecules are aligned in the second direction.
US08623455B2	Multiple vacuum evaporation coating device and method for controlling the same A multiple vacuum evaporation coating device and a method for controlling the same. The vacuum evaporation coating device includes a plurality of evaporation sources, a rotating part adapted to rotate the plurality of evaporation sources and a coating block plate adapted to block all but one of said plurality of evaporation sources at any time, each of the plurality of evaporation sources comprise a case, a melting pot arranged within said case, an evaporation material arranged within the melting pot, a heating device arranged outside the melting pot and adapted to heat and evaporate the evaporation material, and a cooling device adapted to block heat generated by the heating device from transferring to an outside.
US08623452B2	Magnetic random access memory (MRAM) with enhanced magnetic stiffness and method of making same A spin toque transfer magnetic random access memory (STTMRAM) element and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed having a free sub-layer structure with enhanced internal stiffness. A first free sub-layer is deposited, the first free sub-layer being made partially of boron (B), annealing is performed of the STTMRAM element at a first temperature after depositing the first free sub-layer to reduce the B content at an interface between the first free sub-layer and the barrier layer, the annealing causing a second free sub-layer to be formed on top of the first free sub-layer and being made partially of B, the amount of B of the second free sub-layer being greater than the amount of B in the first free sub-layer. Cooling down the STTMRAM element to a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature and depositing a third free sub-layer directly on top of the second free layer, with the third free sub-layer being made partially of boron (B), wherein the amount of B in the third sub-free layer is less than the amount of B in the second free sub-layer.
US08623450B2	Method for producing a flexible circuit configuration For a method for producing a flexible circuit configuration in the form of a layer sequence of at least one insulating layer and at least one conductive layer, typically multiple insulating layers (N1, N2, N3, NF) and multiple structured conductive layers (L1, L2), the layer sequence for the flexible circuit configuration is deposited on a rigid substrate so that the adhesion of the layer sequence with respect to the substrate is less in an inner area, in which at least one, preferably multiple flexible circuit configurations are created, than in an edge area (RB) which surrounds the inner area (ZB). An intermediate layer can advantageously be deposited for this purpose in the edge area, which causes a stronger adhesion of the layer sequence over the edge area than the inner area, which is not provided with an intermediate layer.
US08623448B2	High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from chalcogenide microflake particles Methods and devices are provided for high-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from microflake particles. In one embodiment, the method comprises of transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that of the feedstock or precursor materials, even after settling. In particular, planar particles disperse more easily, form much denser coatings (or form coatings with more interparticle contact area), and anneal into fused, dense films at a lower temperature and/or time than their counterparts made from spherical nanoparticles. These planar particles may be microflakes that have a high aspect ratio. The resulting dense film formed from microflakes is particularly useful in forming photovoltaic devices. In one embodiment, at least one set of the particles in the ink may be inter-metallic flake particles (microflake or nanoflake) containing at least one group IB-IIIA inter-metallic alloy phase.
US08623439B2	Antimicrobial salt solutions for cheese processing applications Antimicrobial formulations and solutions for food safety and quality applications are disclosed. Because some of these formulations and solutions contain a substantial concentration of salt, they are adaptable to a variety of food-processing applications, such as for chilling brine applications, disinfecting meat baths/rinses, beef injection brines, poultry chill tanks, brines used in cheese manufacture, as a wash to kill salmonella and other bacteria on hard-boiled eggs or egg shells, and as a wash to disinfect produce, which can become contaminated with salmonella and other pathogenic bacteria in the field. These uses of concentrated salt solutions that depress the freezing point of the solution provide a low temperature bath or shower in which food products can be cooled. One embodiment comprises between 25 ppm and 100,000 ppm surfactant and between 72% and 99.99% salt. This blend can then be dissolved in water to make a solution of between about 1% total solids by weight up to the saturation point, which can be used as an antimicrobial solution for food safety applications.
US08623438B2	Dehydrated avocado in pieces A dehydrated avocado in pieces that is a semi-porous, rigid and fragile solid preserving the organoleptic properties of the fresh fruit and having a dry base weight chemical composition of 17.6 grams to 30.4 grams of carbohydrates, 6.8 grams to 8.4 grams of proteins, 61.2 grams to 69.2 grams of oil, 0.5 grams to 1.5 grams of water and 5.6 grams to 8.4 grams of fiber is produced selecting the avocado at a ripeness level higher than the climacteric maximum; pre-cooling; scalding; cutting the tip, wherein the tip is the section of the fruit immediately behind the petiole; removing the skin; slicing with the pit included; applying vacuum and microwave dehydration; and removing the pit sections from the slices.
US08623431B2	Composition to enhance the bioavailability of curcumin A composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric. A composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric, wherein the essential oil is present in an amount sufficient to cause an enhancement of bioavailability of curcumin when the composition is administered to a human as compared to bioavailability of curcumin obtained upon administration of a composition prepared without adding essential oil to the curcuminoid. A method to prepare a composition having a curcuminoid and an essential oil of turmeric.
US08623429B2	Stabilized anthocyanin compositions The invention describes stabile anthocyanin compositions, methods to prepare such compositions and also methods of use of such compositions to treat various afflictions. The present invention describes unique compositions of an anthocyanin and a stabilizing compound such that the combination of the two components provides that the anthocyanin does not readily undergo degradation, such as oxidation, pH instability, etc.
US08623414B2	Compositions comprising a lipid and copolymer of styrene and maleic acid A composition comprising a lipid and copolymer of styrene and maleic acid, wherein the copolymer of styrene and maleic acid is non-alternating, and wherein the polymer and lipid are in the form of macromolecular assemblies.
US08623411B2	Modified release compositions comprising tacrolimus A modified release composition comprising tacrolimus releases less than 20% w/w of the active ingredient within 0.5 hours when subjected to an in vitro dissolution test using USP Paddle method and using 0.1 N HCl as dissolution medium and has increased bioavailability by effectively reducing or even avoiding the effects of CYP3A4 metabolism. The modified composition may be coated with an enteric coating; and/or may comprise a solid dispersion or a solid solution of tacrolimus in a hydrophilic or water-miscible vehicle and one or more modifying release agents; and/or may comprise a solid dispersion or a solid solution of tacrolimus in an amphiphilic or hydrophobic vehicle and optionally one or more modifying release agents.
US08623410B2	Modified release compositions comprising tacrolimus A modified release composition comprising tacrolimus releases less than 20% w/w of the active ingredient within 0.5 hours when subjected to an in vitro dissolution test using USP Paddle method and using 0.1 N HCl as dissolution medium and has increased bioavailability by effectively reducing or even avoiding the effects of CYP3A4 metabolism. The modified composition may be coated with an enteric coating; and/or may comprise a solid dispersion or a solid solution of tacrolimus in a hydrophilic or water-miscible vehicle and one or more modifying release agents; and/or may comprise a solid dispersion or a solid solution of tacrolimus in an amphiphilic or hydrophobic vehicle and optionally one or more modifying release agents.
US08623409B1	Clonidine formulation An oral clonidine dosage unit providing a twenty-four hour extended release profile following a single dose administration is provided. The dosage unit comprises a pharmaceutically effective amount of a coated complex comprising clonidine bound to a cationic exchange resin, which is characterized by a twenty-four hour release profile with a single peak, wherein said oral clonidine dosage unit provides a therapeutically effective plasma concentration for at least about 70%, or at least 85% of the twenty-four hour period following the single dose administration. Both liquid and solid formulations are provided, as are methods of treating a patient by a single administration of a formulation of the invention so as to achieve a therapeutic effect for 24-hours.
US08623405B2	Finely divided composition containing poorly water soluble substance The disclosed method involves preparation of a composition containing a poorly water soluble substance. The composition has a median diameter of not more than 1 μm, and includes (i) a poorly water soluble substance, (ii) polyvinylpyrrolidone or a vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer, and (iii) an auxiliary dispersion stabilizer. By employing such constitution, a poorly water soluble substance is sufficiently micronized and a composition containing a poorly water soluble substance showing good absorbability of the poorly water soluble substance can be provided.
US08623398B2	Method for generating connective tissue by implanting a biodegradable silk fabric Silk is purified to eliminate immunogenic components (particularly sericin) and is used to form fabric that is used to form tissue-supporting prosthetic devices for implantation. The fabrics can carry functional groups, drugs, and other biological reagents. Applications include hernia repair, tissue wall reconstruction, and organ support, such as bladder slings. The silk fibers are arranged in parallel and, optionally, intertwined (e.g., twisted) to form a construct; sericin may be extracted at any point during the formation of the fabric, leaving a construct of silk fibroin fibers having excellent tensile strength and other mechanical properties.
US08623390B2	Use of novel strains for biological control of pink rot infections in potato tubers Six bacterial strains: Bacillus simplex strain 03WN13, Bacillus simplex strain 03WN23, Bacillus simplex strain 03WN25, Pseudomonas koreensis strain 10IL21, Pantoea agglomerans strain 10IL31, and Pseudomonas lini strain 13IL01, are superior antagonists of Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybr., the causative agent of pink rot on potatoes. These bacterial strains are effective for suppression and control of pink rot on potatoes.
US08623386B2	Natural ester, wax or oil treated pigment, process for production thereof, and cosmetic made therewith The present invention provides compositions for natural cosmetic products and, more particularly, to natural ester, wax or oil treated pigments, the products of such treated pigments and cosmetic products incorporating pigments treated with natural ingredients.
US08623383B2	Recombinant antigens for diagnosis and prevention of spotted fever rickettsiae The invention relates to the construction of recombinant, immunodominant polypeptides against spotted fever group Rickettsia. The invention also relates to a method for the use of the recombinant proteins, either singly or in combination, in detection and diagnostic assays of spotted fever. The proteins can also be used to induce immune response against spotted fever group Rickettsia.
US08623381B2	Viral strains derived from the vaccinia virus Lister VACV-107 and uses thereof The present invention relates to viral strains derived from the vaccinia virus Lister VACV-107 and to pharmaceutical composition containing the viral strains. More particularly, the present invention relates to a viral strain derived from the vaccinia virus Lister VACV-107 wherein strain contains in its genomic sequence (SEQ ID N°1) at least one deletion selected from the group consisting of: deletion of the nucleotides 19758 to 28309 in the sequence ID NO°1 (Δ18), deletion of the nucleotides 161293 to 164811 in the sequence ID NO°1 (Δ20), deletion of the nucleotides 181231 to 183304 in the sequence ID NO°1 (Δ21), deletion of the nucleotides 6118 to 9677 in the sequence ID NO°1 (Δ22), deletion of the nucleotides 1833 to 3574 and 185848 to 187589 in the sequence ID NO°1 (Δ23).
US08623373B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of angiogenesis in pathological lesions Treatment of lesions of pathological angiogenesis, especially tumors, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic retinopathy, age-related muscular degeneration. and angiomas. A conjugate is used comprising a molecule that exerts a biocidal or cytotoxic effect on target cells in the lesions and an antibody directed against an extracellular matrix component which is present in such lesions. The antibody may be directed against fibronectin-2 (IL-2), doxorubicin, interleukin-12(IL-12), Interferon-γ (IFN-γ), Tumor Necrosis Factor α(TNFα) or Tissue Factor protein (which may be truncated).
US08623365B2	Aβ binding molecules The present invention encompasses isolated antibodies, or fragments thereof, that are humanized variants of murine antibody 266 which employ complementarity determining regions derived from murine antibody 266. The variant antibodies are useful for treatment or prevention of conditions and diseases associated with Aβ, including Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, mild cognitive impairment, and the like.
US08623364B2	Antigenic GM-CSF peptides and antibodies to GM-CSF Hybridoma lines that secrete human monoclonal antibodies with high binding specificity and biological activity, particularly neutralizing activity against granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, and methods of generating the hybridoma lines are provided. Target antigens and epitopes are also provided. The antibodies may be used in therapeutic methods, for example in the treatment of cancer, infectious disease, or autoimmune disease.
US08623362B2	Anti-IL-6 antibodies An anti-IL-6 antibody, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-IL-6 antibody, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof have applications in diagnostic and/or therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.
US08623358B2	Therapeutic DLL4 binding proteins Improved DLL4 binding proteins are described, including antibodies, CDR-grafted antibodies, human antibodies, and DLL4 binding fragments thereof, proteins that bind DLL4 with high affinity, and DLL4 binding proteins that neutralize DLL4 activity. The DLL4 binding proteins are useful for treating or preventing cancers and tumors and especially for treating or preventing tumor angiogenesis, and/or other angiogenesis-dependent diseases such as ocular neovascularization, or angiogenesis-independent diseases characterized by aberrant DLL4 expression or activity such as autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis.
US08623351B2	Compositions comprising vascular and myocyte progenitor cells and methods of their use The invention provides compositions of adult cardiac vascular progenitor cells (VPCs) and adult cardiac myocyte progenitor cells (MPCs) useful for the treatment of various cardiac conditions. The invention also encompasses methods of generating a biological bypass, repairing damaged myocardium, and treating or preventing hypertensive cardiomyopathy and heart failure with the compositions of the invention. Methods of isolating the cardiac progenitor cells are also disclosed.
US08623349B2	Systems, methods and microrganisms for antibody production with type III secretion system Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein include a microorganism that produces, secretes and injects recombinant antibodies into eukaryote cells said the described microorganisms can be used to prepare pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of human or veterinary diseases.
US08623335B2	Scar and rosacea and other skin care treatment composition and method The present invention relates generally to composition and methods for topical application to skin. More particularly, it relates to treatment of scars and rosacea, and other aspects of skin care. A composition is disclosed having a skin toner for cleansing a skin surface, removing dead skin cells, restoring alkali balance, and shrinking skin pores; and a skin moisturizer for increasing water content in the external layers of the skin.
US08623331B2	Compressed chewing gum tablet A compressed chewing gum tablet includes at least a first and a second chewing gum module, the first chewing gum module including a first chewing gum composition including at least a first active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, the second chewing gum module including a second chewing gum composition including at least a second active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, wherein the first active ingredient is a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and the second active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutically active ingredients and enhancers, wherein the gum base content of the first and second chewing gum modules is different.
US08623329B1	Method for the treatment of lung tumors The present invention provides a method of inhibiting cancer growth in the lungs of a mammal through the inhalation administration of aerosol particles of an anti-cancer drug formulation. Further, the present invention provides a formulation for aerosol delivery that comprises a combination of paclitaxel, α-tocopheryl succinate; sorbitan trioleate, ethanol, and carbon dioxide. Prior studies have indicated that aerosol administration of cancer drugs holds great potential as a treatment modality, both for lung cancer and for lung metastases of other cancers. Practice of the invention has been demonstrated using a mouse model of lung cancer, in which intrapulmonary deposition of paclitaxel by aerosol inhalation reduced lung tumor size and increased body weight in tumor-bearing mice.
US08623321B1	UZM-44 aluminosilicate zeolite A new family of aluminosilicate zeolites designated UZM-44 has been synthesized. These zeolites are represented by the empirical formula. NanMmk+TtAl1-xExSiyOz where “n” is the mole ratio of Na to (Al+E), M represents a metal or metals from zinc, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and or the lanthanide series of the periodic table, “m” is the mole ratio of M to (Al+E), “k” is the average charge of the metal or metals M, T is the organic structure directing agent or agents, and E is a framework element such as gallium. These zeolites are similar to IM-5 but are characterized by unique compositions and synthesis procedures and have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for carrying out various separations.
US08623319B2	Process for directly producing sulfur trioxide and sulfuric acid using gypsum as raw material Provided is a process for directly producing sulfur trioxide and sulfuric acid from gypsum. Sulfur trioxide is directly substituted with silicon dioxide by thermal or light-quantum activation, which is assisted with catalytic activation, while restraining reducing atmosphere and removing the resultant sulfur trioxide in time. The resultant sulfur trioxide is then used as raw material to produce sulfuric acid by a well-known method in prior art. The process has the advantages of simplified operational steps, little investment, low energy consumption and manufacturing cost, and low environmental pollution.
US08623314B2	Chilled ammonia based CO2 capture system with ammonia recovery and processes of use Processes for recovering ammonia from an ammonium sulfate stream include reacting the ammonia sulfate stream with a lime slurry to form a slurry comprising calcium sulfate and ammonia; providing the slurry comprising calcium sulfate and ammonia to a stripper configured to recover the ammonia from the slurry; utilizing a heat source from a chilled ammonia process to the stripper; and extracting an ammonia vapor stream from the stripper. Also disclosed are systems for performing the processes.
US08623313B2	Ammonia synthesis process The invention provides a process for efficient synthesis of ammonia. The process includes a water-splitting step in which water is decomposed to obtain a first source gas comprising hydrogen and oxygen, a first oxygen removal step in which the oxygen contained in the first source gas is at least partially separated and removed by an oxygen separating membrane or hydrogen separating membrane to obtain a second source gas having a lower oxygen concentration than the first source gas, a second oxygen removal step in which the oxygen in the second source gas is reacted with hydrogen to produce water for removal, or is adsorbed onto an adsorption medium for removal, to obtain a third source gas having a lower oxygen concentration than the second source gas, and an ammonia synthesis step in which the hydrogen in the third source gas is reacted with nitrogen to synthesize ammonia.
US08623309B2	Methods of preparing clusterboron The invention provides new methods for synthesis of ClusterBoron (B18H22). Preferred methods of the invention include in situ generation of the conjugate acid of B20H182− and degradation of the acid in solution to produce B18H22 in high yields and high purity. The invention further provides isotopically enriched boranes, particularly isotopically enriched 10B)18H22 and 11B18H22.
US08623308B2	Process for removing mercaptans from a gas stream comprising natural gas on an inert gas The invention provides a process for removing mercaptans from a gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas and mercaptans, the process comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a first gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas and mercaptans with a hydrodesulphurization catalyst in the presence of hydrogen in a hydrodesulphurization unit to obtain a second gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas, which is depleted of mercaptans and enriched in H2S; (b) removing H2S from the second gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas in a H2S removal unit to obtain a purified gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas, which is depleted of mercaptans.
US08623302B2	Barium containing granules for sorption applications A method for preparation of a getter material on the basis of intermetallic compounds of barium is described. The method comprises preparing a melt of a ternary mixture containing barium, metal and sodium; directionally solidifying the melt to produce a textured ingot; granulating the textured ingot, thereby obtaining granules having open-ended voids extending therethrough; and evaporating the sodium from the granules by applying a thermovacuum treatment to the granules. The textured ingot comprises a getter body made of intermetallic compounds of barium; and open-ended voids within the getter body.
US08623299B2	Tissue treating apparatus The present invention solves a problem of conventional tissue treating apparatuses: liquid chemicals which have been used given times and have become useless in a tissue specimen infiltration treatment and a cleaning liquid which has been used given times and has decreased in cleaning ability are required to be separately discarded/replaces. The tissue treating apparatus (10), which supplies given liquid chemicals to and discharges the same from a processing chamber (12) containing a tissue specimen so as to perform the tissue specimen infiltration treatment, comprises: liquid-chemical reservoirs (14, 16) for storing the liquid chemicals to be used in the infiltration treatment; cleaning-liquid reservoirs (19, 21) for storing the liquid chemicals which have become useless in the tissue specimen infiltration treatment and which are usable as cleaning liquids for removing a residual liquid chemical remaining in the processing chamber (12); and cleaning means for supplying the liquid chemicals in the cleaning-liquid reservoirs (19, 21) to and discharging the same from the processing chamber (12) so as to clean the inside of the processing chamber (12).
US08623296B2	Microfluidic size-exclusion devices, systems, and methods Microfluidic devices, assemblies, and systems are provided, as are methods of manipulating micro-sized samples of fluids. Microfluidic devices having a plurality of specialized processing features are also provided.
US08623294B2	Flow passage control mechanism for microchip A channel control mechanism for a microchip has a laminated structure formed of members including elastic members, and includes: a sample reservoir for packing a sample therein; a reaction reservoir in which mixture and reaction of the sample are performed; and a channel formed in a middle layer of the laminated structure, for bringing the sample reservoir and the reaction reservoir into communication with each other. The channel control mechanism performs the reaction and analysis in such a manner that the sample is delivered into the reaction reservoir through the channel. A shutter channel (pressurizing channel) is provided in a layer different from a layer in which the channel is formed so that the pressurizing channel partially overlaps the channel. The channel is closed through applying a pressurized medium to the shutter channel (pressurizing channel), and the channel is opened through releasing a pressure of the pressurized medium.
US08623289B2	Single use sterilization container A non-reusable, locking container for sterilizing and storing surgical materials and presenting surgical materials in a sterilized condition. The non-reusable, locking sterilization container includes a tray, a lid, a permeable filter, a non-reusable lock and a frangible release that limit the container to only a single sterilization cycle or single use.
US08623288B1	Apparatus and methods for high density nanowire growth Methods and apparatus for high density nanowire growth are presented. Methods of making a nanowire growth cartridge assembly are also provided, as are nanowire growth cartridge assemblies.
US08623286B2	System for collecting carbon dioxide in flue gas A system for collecting carbon dioxide in flue gas includes a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from an industrial facility to outside, a blower that is installed at the downstream side of the stack and draws the flue gas therein, a carbon-dioxide collecting device that collects carbon dioxide in the flue gas drawn in by the blower, and a gas flow sensor arranged near an exit side within the stack. A drawing amount of the flue gas by the blower to the carbon-dioxide collecting device is increased until an flow rate of the flue gas from the stack becomes zero in the gas flow sensor, and when the discharged amount of flue gas from the stack becomes zero, drawing in any more than that amount is stopped, and the carbon dioxide in the flue gas is collected while the flue gas is drawn in by a substantially constant amount.
US08623285B2	Ammonia flame cracker system, method and apparatus Apparatus, methods and systems reside in the decomposition of ammonia into a hydrogen-containing product mixture. An ammonia-rich gaseous mixture containing ammonia and oxygen enters a conduit, within which combustion and decomposition of the mixture is initiated, thereby liberating hydrogen. A mixture of products, resulting from the reactions, is expelled from the outlet of the conduit, the mixture including non-combusted hydrogen gas, which may then be used for other purposes. The incoming reactants, including ammonia and oxygen, are heat exchanged with the outgoing product mixture containing non-combusted hydrogen gas.
US08623275B2	Medical instrument disinfecting system This disinfection system for medical instruments of the type comprising a disinfection chamber adapted to implement a cycle for disinfecting instruments, is characterized in that each instrument is associated with a radiofrequency label containing identification information and in that the chamber is associated with radiofrequency means for acquiring identification information about the or each instrument when put in place and removed from the chamber at the start and end of a disinfection cycle, with means of acquiring information characterizing the disinfection cycle and with means for combining identification information about the or each instrument with information characterizing the disinfection cycle in order to generate traceability information on the disinfection of the or each instrument.
US08623267B2	Pressure vessel An improved molded, reinforced pressure vessel having a winding foot on the liner tank which includes a head, disposed away from the tank and a narrowed neck extending between the head and the tank wherein outer radial dimensions of the head are greater than outer radial dimension of the neck. The improved foot design allows windings to cover more of the liner tank that maximizes the reinforcement provided by the winding and in blow molded liner tanks, the narrow neck restricts the migration of material out of and away from the foot, thus producing a stronger liner tank.
US08623266B2	Method of fabricating angled tissue cutting instruments An angled tissue cutting instrument comprises an angled outer tubular member rotatably receiving a flexible inner tubular member. The inner member has a flexible region in correspondence with an angle of the outer member. The flexible region comprises a helically cut length portion of an elongate tubular body of the inner member and a continuous solid flexible surface secured to an outer surface of the body along the helically cut length portion. A method of fabricating a flexible inner tubular member involves forming a helical cut through the solid wall of a length portion of a tubular body and securing a continuous solid flexible surface to the outer surface of the body along the helically cut length portion to form a flexible region.
US08623262B2	Method, system and molding tool for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials In a method for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials, at least one placeholder is inserted into a recess in a molding tool, wherein the unfinished component is subsequently produced, the placeholder is removed, at least one lifting pad is inserted into the recess and the unfinished component is removed from the molding tool by inflating the lifting pad. In a system for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials, the component removal process is monitored and controlled by a computer unit in order to prevent predetermined maximum component loads from being exceeded. The gentle component removal process makes it possible to avoid consequential costs for repairing or reworking the components.
US08623258B2	Method for making carbon nanotube film The present disclosure relates to a method for making a carbon nanotube film. In the method, a bent flexible substrate having a curved surface and a pressing device are provided. A carbon nanotube array is formed on the curved surface. The bent flexible substrate is at least partially unbent, thereby at least partially unbending the carbon nanotube array. The unbent carbon nanotube array is pressed by the pressing device to slant the carbon nanotubes in the unbent carbon nanotube array, thereby forming the carbon nanotube film.
US08623257B2	Formliner and method of use A formliner, sheet, system, and methods of use and manufacture are provided in order to provide a product that can minimize and/or eliminate visible seaming between interconnected formliners during fabrication of a pattern on a curable material. In some embodiments, the formliner can comprise raised sections that define interrelated inner and outer dimensions. Thus, a plurality of formliners can be interconnected by overlaying raised sections thereof. Further, the formliner can comprise one or more detents and one or more protrusions to enable engagement between interconnected formliners without requiring adhesives. In this manner, formliners can be interconnected in a nested manner such that visible seaming between the interconnected formliners is reduced and/or eliminated.
US08623256B2	Process for activating a web A process for simultaneously activating two or more portions of a web in different directions. The process involves feeding a web into an apparatus that includes a pair of intermeshing activation rolls having three dimensional surface features configured to simultaneously activate different portions a web in different directions. The three dimensional surface features are arranged in discrete regions on the rolls such that at least two of the regions provide different directions of activation. The rolls include one or more buffer regions positioned between the discrete regions on the roll that provide different directions of activation.
US08623255B2	Method for making a semiconductor device A method of making a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor element and a support member having a recess for housing the semiconductor element is disclosed. The method includes placing at least two lead electrode portions in the molding die; supplying a molding member to the molding die so that the molding member contacts the portion of at least two lead electrode portions; heating the molding member in the molding die so as to cure the molding member into a package with the portion of at least two lead electrode portions; and removing the package from the molding die by a pushing member such that at least one of a protrusion and a recess are formed in a surface of the package. Using this process, a semiconductor device can be obtained with a high process yield.
US08623252B2	Method for manufacturing thermoplastic resin pre-impregnated fiber structure A process of manufacturing a fibrous article includes submerging a fiber substrate in a bath of first thermoplastic resin to impregnate the fiber substrate with the first thermoplastic resin; heating the fiber substrate until the fiber substrate becomes a thick continuous fiber substrate; cutting the thick continuous fiber substrate into units; stacking the fiber substrate units; pressing and heating the stacked fibrous structure units until a stacked fibrous structure is formed; heating a mold; conveying the stacked fibrous structure to the mold to melt; cooling the mold to shape the molten fibrous structure into a half-finished article; removing the half-finished article out of the mold; eliminating burrs and sharp edges of the half-finished article; conveying the half-finished article to the mold; and uniformly applying a molten second thermoplastic resin on an inner surface of the half-finished article by injection molding to produce the finished fibrous article.
US08623249B2	Method for producing leather pellets and compound granules, and use thereof A method for producing leather pellets, and a method for producing compound granules from leather pellets and a polymer material, for use in molded parts or films. The leather pellets are produced through the following steps: Shavings, crust leather remnants and finished leather waste are obtained as waste products in leather production and finished leather processing; the shavings, crust leather remnants and finished leather waste are milled into ground leather stock comprising leather fibers; the ground stock is pressed into leather pellets; and the leather pellets are dried to a residual moisture content of no more than 30% by weight. The leather pellets can be mixed with a polymer material at a ratio of 10-95% by weight and bonded to one another and shaped forming compound granules. The compound granules can be used to produce molded parts by injection molding or films by calendering.
US08623245B2	Process of making colored high strength polyethylene fiber A colored high strength polyethylene fiber, preparation method and use thereof are provided, which are in the high molecular material field. The surface of said high strength polyethylene fiber is chromatic, grey or black. The strength of said high strength polyethylene fiber is 15-50 g/d, its modulus is 400-2000 g/d. The product of the present invention is colored, so it can be well applied to civil and military field. The preparation method of present invention has some advantages that technological process is simple, production efficiency is high, cost of production is low, performance of made fiber is excellent, and use-cost is reduced, compared with the prior art.
US08623234B2	Bonding composition for mineral wool based on reducing saccharide and hydrogenated saccharide, and insulating products obtained A bonding composition for insulation products based on mineral wool, notably of glass or of rock, includes at least one reducing saccharide, at least one hydrogenated saccharide, and at least one polyfunctional crosslinking agent.
US08623216B2	Magnetic resin separator The invention provides a system and process for separating residual magnetic resin from a liquid stream by passing the stream through or over permanent magnets located within the stream wherein the process also includes a means for releasing any resin retained by the permanent magnets and capturing the released resin.
US08623210B2	Pore diffusion type flat membrane separating apparatus A pore diffusion type flat membrane separation apparatus X including a plurality of flat membranes 7 and a plurality of flat plate-like supports 1 arranged alternately with each other, each flat membrane 7 defining a plurality of pores and configured to separate a predetermined dispersed substance contained in a solution by a pore diffusion technique, each flat plate-like support 1 having a flow conduit 2 on one or both faces thereof. A ratio between a spatial volume of the flow conduit 2 and a membrane area of the flat membrane 7 is set from 0.04 to 0.4 cm. The flat plate-like support 1 includes, in at least two positions in a lateral face thereof water conduits 3 in communication with the flow conduit 2, so that flow directions of the solution in the flow conduits 2 of upper and lower flat plate-like supports 1 across the flat membrane 7 may be substantially same directions. The flat plate-like support 1 and the flat membrane 7 can be assembled with and disassembled from each other.
US08623205B2	Ballasted anaerobic system A ballasted anaerobic system for treating wastewater including at least one anaerobic treatment reactor. A weighting agent impregnation subsystem is configured to mix weighting agent with the biological flocs to form weighted biological flocs to create a weighted anaerobic sludge blanket in the at least one anaerobic treatment reactor. A weighting agent recovery subsystem is configured to recover the weighting agent from excess sludge and reintroduce the weighting agent to the weighting agent impregnation subsystem.
US08623203B2	Stormwater treatment system A stormwater treatment system includes water treatment media that defines a helical flow path within a conduit. The water treatment media may include a plurality of helical water treatment media components that are constructed and arranged to seal against an inside surface of the conduit. The individual helical water treatment media components may be installed in situ within the conduit when the conduit is positioned within a chamber having an access opening, and periodically removed and replaced by passing the components to the access opening. The components further may have a flexible frame, which allows the water treatment media to dynamically adjust to swelling of the filtration media and other forces that may occur during use. The performance of the system may be adjusted by adjusting the helical pitch of the helical water treatment media components.
US08623196B2	Nanostructured biosensor containing neuropathy target esterase activity The present invention provides compositions, devices and methods for detecting esterase activity. The present invention also provides devices and methods of detecting esterase inhibitors, for example, organophosphates. In particular, the present invention provides a biosensor comprising Neuropathy Target Esterase (NTE) polypeptides. Further, the present invention relates to medicine, industrial chemistry, agriculture, and homeland security.
US08623180B2	Seawater desalinization system A seawater desalinization system includes a container portion, a heat conduction cover, and a heating device. The container portion defines a receiving chamber and a slot. The heat conduction cover covers on the container portion and seals the receiving chamber and the slot. The container portion is heated by the heating device. The heating device can absorb solar energy to heat the seawater under the dark condition. Therefore, the seawater desalinization system can heat the seawater to obtain fresh water continually.
US08623172B2	Gas flow path structure and substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus includes: a depressurizable processing chamber 11; a shaft 26 supporting a facing electrode 24 provided within the processing chamber 11 while allowing the facing electrode 24 to be movable with respect to a mounting electrode 12; a first ring-shaped bellows 31 concentrically installed at an outer peripheral portion of the shaft 26; and a second bellows 32 concentrically installed at an outer peripheral portion of the first bellows 31. The first bellows 31 absorbs a displacement of the facing electrode 24 with respect to a wall surface 13 at a penetration portion where the shaft 26 penetrates the wall surface 13 of the processing chamber 11, and seals the inside of the processing chamber 11 against the ambient atmosphere around the shaft 26. A ring-shaped gas flow path 35 is formed by the first bellows 31 and the second bellows 32.
US08623170B2	Moisture-curing compostion with improved initial strength A composition including: i) at least one moisture-reactive silane-functional polymer which is liquid at room temperature; and ii) at least one silane-functional polyester of formula (I):
US08623167B2	Substrate sealing apparatus and method of sealing substrate using the same A substrate sealing apparatus includes a chamber, at least one lower compressing member, and at least one lower compressing member. The lower compressing member includes a lower compressing surface for emitting heat, is configured to be elevated up and lowered down in a vertical direction with respect to the compressing surface, and rotates about the vertical direction. The upper compressing member includes a lower compressing surface for emitting heat, and is configured to be elevated up and lowered down in the vertical direction.
US08623166B2	Flexographic application of adhesive dispersions A method of forming on a substrate an adhesive region that includes an adhesive composition employs steps of: a) applying a dispersion of the adhesive composition in a solvent to an anilox roller on a flexographic press, said adhesive composition comprising an adhesive polymer; b) contacting the anilox roller with a flexographic plate to transfer a portion of the dispersion thereto, said flexographic plate comprising an adhesive application region having a shape substantially matching that of the adhesive region on the substrate; c) contacting the flexographic plate with the substrate to transfer the dispersion to the substrate; and d) drying the dispersion on the substrate to form the adhesive region.
US08623163B2	Method for making touch panel A method for making a touch panel is disclosed. A substrate having a surface including a touch-view area and a trace area is provided. An adhesive layer is applied on the surface of the substrate. A carbon nanotube layer is placed on the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is solidified. The carbon nanotube layer and the adhesive layer on the trace area are removed to expose the trace area. An electrode and a conductive trace are formed on the trace area.
US08623156B1	Pyrophoric materials and methods of making same An improved method for the production of pyrophoric materials which does not employ hot NaOH and produces pyrophoric materials on various types of ceramic, metal, nanomaterial substrates. The method impregnates the substrate materials with pyrophoric iron or other materials resulting in materials that are “tunable” with respect to its pyrophoric output as determined by its temperature, rise time sustenance etc through selective variation of particle size, morphology, and diluents or reactive materials.
US08623151B2	Terpolymer containing maleic acid, vinyl acetate, and alkyl acrylate monomers for aluminum protection A cleaning composition includes an alkali metal silicate, a polymer including maleic acid, vinyl acetate and alkyl acrylate monomers, and optionally water. The cleaning composition can include approximately 10% and approximately 90% by weight of at least one alkali metal silicate, greater than or equal to approximately 0.1% by weight of the polymer containing maleic acid, vinyl acetate and alkyl acrylate monomers, and approximately 0% to approximately 80% by weight water.
US08623143B2	Vapor deposition apparatus A vapor deposition apparatus includes a deposition chamber, an umbrella-shaped supporting member, a plurality of coating precursor sources. The umbrella-shaped supporting member is received in the deposition chamber. The supporting member is configured for supporting a number of workpieces. The coating precursor sources oppose the supporting member. Each coating precursor source includes a stationary sleeve and a moveable member moveably received in the stationary sleeve. The moveable member defines a recess for receiving a coating material in a top end of the moveable member opposing the supporting member. The moveable members are moveable relative to the respective stationary sleeve such that a distance between the supporting member and the coating material in each recess can be adjusted.
US08623134B2	Process for producing a granular material The present invention relates to a process for producing a granular material 26 for mixing with at least a hydraulic binding agent and with water to produce mortar or concrete. This process comprises at least an aggregation step and a carbonation step. In the aggregation step, steel slag particles from at least a fine fraction 24 of steel slag, in particular a fine fraction of steel slag containing a significant amount of γ-dicalcium silicate, are aggregated into larger grains so as to form a coarser granular material 25. In the carbonation step, said aggregated particles in said coarser granular material 25 are carbonated by means of carbon dioxide so as to produce a carbonated granular material 26. The present invention also relates to a carbonated granular material of aggregated steel slag particles containing a significant amount of γ-dicalcium silicate, in particular at least 3 wt. %, preferably at least 5 wt. % and more preferably at least 7 wt. %, and bound within each grain by a solid matrix containing at least calcium and/or magnesium carbonates.
US08623132B2	Liquid thickener for surfactant systems The present invention generally relates to blends that contain alkoxylated, lipophilic polyol compounds having about three moles of lipophilic, substituents per mole of polyol which are polyethylene glycol methyl glucose trioleate and polyethylene glycol methyl glucose dioleate and, more specifically, to the use of such compounds as thickeners in liquid surfactant compositions.

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