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US08698753B2	Virtual optical input device with feedback and method of controlling the same Provided are a virtual optical input device capable of providing feedback and a method of controlling the same. In the method, a portion of an input means such as a finger, and a portion of a shadow of the input means generated by a light source are detected through image processing. Physical variations formed between them are used to detect the touch contact of the input means, calculate the position and motion of the input means, and provide the corresponding feedback.
US08698750B2	Integrated haptic control apparatus and touch sensitive display The provision of a haptic input with an integrated touch screen input is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a control apparatus for an electronic device. The control apparatus comprises a haptic input mechanism configured to provide haptic feedback responsive to a push input, and an integrated touch sensitive display forming a surface of the haptic input mechanism, wherein the touch sensitive display comprising a touch-sensing mechanism.
US08698740B1	Computing interface system Computing interface systems and methods are disclosed. Some implementations include a first accelerometer attached to a first fastening article that is capable of holding the first accelerometer in place on a portion of a thumb of a user. Some implementations may also include a second accelerometer attached to a second fastening article that is capable of holding the second accelerometer in place on a portion of a wrist of a user. Some implementations may additionally or alternatively include magnetometers and/or gyroscopes attached to the first and second fastening articles. Some implementations may also include a processing device configured to receive measurements from the accelerometers, magnetometers, and/or gyroscopes and identify, based on the measurements, symbols associated with motions of a user's hand and/or the orientation of the hand. Some implementations may allow a user to control a cursor in a three dimensional virtual space and interact with objects in that space.
US08698736B2	Handheld computer interface with haptic feedback A handheld computer interface includes an enclosure, a mass coupled to the enclosure, and an actuator coupled to the mass to change a position of the mass relative to the enclosure. When the actuator receives a signal indicating a change in the center of mass of the interface, it changes the position of the mass.
US08698735B2	Constrained virtual camera control A method is described that includes receiving, from a first device, input used to select a first object in a computer-generated environment. The first device has at least two degrees of freedom with which to control the selection of the first object. The method also includes removing, in response to the selection of the first object, at least two degrees of freedom previously available to a second device used to manipulating a second object in the computer-generated environment. The removed degrees of freedom correspond to the at least two degrees of freedom of the first device and specify an orientation of the second object relative to the selected first object. Additionally, the method includes receiving, from the second device, input including movements within the reduced degrees of freedom used to manipulate a position of the second object while maintaining the specified orientation relative to the selected first object.
US08698733B2	Electrophoretic display and method for driving the same Disclosed is an electrophoretic display and a method for driving the electrophoretic display. The method for driving the electrophoretic display, which includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrophoretic layer including electrophoretic particles disposed in a plurality of pixels receiving the voltage for driving from the first electrode and the second electrode and provided between the first electrode and the second electrode includes applying a reset voltage to the pixels, applying a reset compensation voltage including reversed polarity to the reset voltage to the pixels, applying an image display voltage including the same or different polarity during a predetermined time between the neighboring pixels, and applying an image display compensation voltage including reversed polarity to the image display voltage to the pixels during a predetermined time. The foregoing method provides a potential distribution which is symmetrical in the boundary region between the neighboring pixels such that the display size of the real image of each of the pixels is uniform and an afterimage may be prevented, thereby improving the display performance.
US08698727B2	Backlight and ambient light sensor system Apparatuses and methods to operate a display device of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a user setting or input of a display control parameter, and causing or altering, based on the user setting or input, an effect of an ambient light sensor value (ALS) on control of the display control parameter. The user input may be an unlock of a touch screen input capability of the display device, and a wake of the display device from an inactivity dim. Also, according to embodiments of the inventions, a method of operating a display of an electronic device includes receiving a change to one of a display brightness output level and an ambient light sensor output level, and altering, according to the change, a display brightness or contrast output level. Other apparatuses and methods and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
US08698726B2	Display device and method for powering same There is provided an SSD display device with reduced power consumption. A selection circuit (400) consists of k selection blocks (410(1) to 410(k)). Each selection block consists of three thin-film transistors. The three thin-film transistors respectively have three phases of selection control signal (CT) provided to their gate terminals. A scanning period (T1) is provided and followed by an idle period (T2). In the idle period (T2), the three thin-film transistors in each selection block are brought into ON state in accordance with selection control signals (CT) at an idle period frequency (fck2). The idle period frequency (fck2) is lower than a scanning period frequency (fck1).
US08698723B1	Method of driving active matrix displays Method of driving a pixel element having a first capacitive element, a first transistor, and a compound-switch that includes at least one switching transistor and at least one secondary switching element. The method includes (1) setting the bias voltage of the first transistor to a value that is substantially close to a threshold voltage of the first transistor at the end of a first time period after starting changing a voltage across the first capacitive element at the beginning of the first time period, and (2) writing a pixel data into the pixel element to change the bias voltage of the first transistor to a target value that is different from the threshold voltage of the first transistor during a second time period while keeping the compound-switch at conducting state. The first time period is at least three times as long as the second time period.
US08698716B2	Low power consumption transflective liquid crystal displays Techniques are provided to drive a normally white or mixed mode LCD with low voltages and low power consumption. A sub-pixel in the LCD may comprise a reflective part and a transmissive part. The cell gap for a liquid crystal layer in the sub-pixel may provide at least a half-wave phase retardation. A driving voltage range with a maximum voltage at a low value may be used to drive the reflective part and the transmissive part of the sub-pixel to various levels of brightness.
US08698711B2	Display apparatus, method of driving a display, and electronic device In a display apparatus including a switching transistor, a correction voltage for eliminating an effect of a variation in a characteristic of a driving transistor is stored in a storage capacitor. The switching transistor is disposed between one current terminal of the driving transistor and a light emitting element. The switching transistor turns off during the non-light emission period thereby to electrically disconnect the light emitting element from the one current terminal of the driving transistor thereby preventing a leakage current from flowing through the light emitting element during the period in which the correction unit operates, and thus preventing the correction voltage from having an error due to the leakage current.
US08698701B2	Field sequential light source modulation for a digital display system A digital display system consists of an image modulator and multiple light modulators. An image processing system processes an incoming data stream, scans processed data to an image modulator and controls for the light modulators. Other user inputs and sensors are used to affect the processing and controls. The timing for scanning the processed data into the image modulators is controlled along with the intensity and wavelength of the light modulators. The display system may implement a spatial and temporal image processing, digital shutter controls, rolling shutter controls, sequential color output, adaptive dynamic sensor feedback, frame rate matching, motion compensated field sequencing and a variety of other techniques to produce a high quality display output. The resulting display has improved image consistency, enhanced color gamut, higher dynamic range and is better able to portray high motion content.
US08698694B2	Screw mechanism for adjusting an angle of an antenna module and related antenna system A screw mechanism for adjusting an angle of an antenna module is disclosed in the present invention. The screw mechanism includes a screw rod. The screw rod includes a rod portion. A thread is formed on a first area of the rod portion. An annular protrusion is formed on a second area of the rod portion, and an outer diameter of the annular protrusion is greater than an outer diameter of the rod portion. The screw rod further includes a handle disposed on an end of the rod portion adjacent to the second area. The screw mechanism further includes an accommodating component whereon a sunken part is formed. The sunken part is for accommodating the annular protrusion of the screw rod. The screw mechanism further includes a screw having a side hole. The screw is installed on the first area of the screw rod and moves along the thread.
US08698690B2	Electronic entity with magnetic antenna The invention concerns an electronic entity comprising an electronic circuit and an antenna one part of which at least forms a conductive circuit connected to two ends of the electronic circuit. The projection of the circuit formed by the antenna and the electronic circuit in a plane which is substantially parallel thereto, forms an intersection-free line and the antenna includes a winding which extends over strictly more than one turn.
US08698684B2	Antenna system and method A device comprising a metallic conical portion, said conical portion substantially hollow having a vertex end and a base end, a first cylindrical portion disposed annularly about the base end of the conical portion, a metallic second cylindrical portion coupled to the vertex of the conical portion, said cylindrical portion having a threaded aperture, and an antenna feed coupled to the threaded aperture. The device may have a patch disposed on an insulator portion connected to the second cylindrical portion, said patch and insulator portion each having an aperture, and a metallic ground portion connected to the insulator portion, said ground portion having an ground aperture, and a threaded screw disposed through the ground aperture, the patch, the insulator aperture and into the threaded aperture. An RF feed may be created by coupling the threaded aperture to a conductive material disposed on the insulator portion.
US08698683B2	Dual polarized reflector antenna assembly A dual polarized reflector antenna assembly, provided with a reflector dish coupled to a feed hub with a feed port there through; a transceiver support bracket coupled to a backside of the feed hub; a circular to square waveguide transition coupled to the feed port; a square waveguide coupled to the circular to square waveguide transition; an OMT coupled to the square waveguide; the OMT provided with an OMT intersection between a square waveguide and a pair of rectangular waveguides oriented at ninety degrees to one another, an output port of each rectangular waveguide arranged normal to a longitudinal axis of the dual polarized reflector antenna assembly. Alternatively, a circular waveguide may be applied between the feed port and the circular to square waveguide transition, eliminating the square waveguide, or the rectangular waveguides may be extended longitudinally, also eliminating the square waveguide.
US08698667B2	Device for countering and tracking a threat in the form of a homing-head missile The invention concerns a device for countering and tracking a threat in the form of a homing-head missile, comprising a homing head adapted to receive an incident coherent light beam and to deflect same to produce a transmitted beam. The invention is characterized in that the homing head comprises a biprism including two prisms made of different materials and adapted to divide the transmitted beam into two sub-beams, the refractive index difference between the prisms being adapted to introduce an optical path difference between the two sub-beams which is greater than the coherence length of the incident beam.
US08698665B2	Converting and transmitting a magnetic resonance detection signal A system and method for converting an analog detection signal of a magnetic resonance detection coil into a digital detection signal and for transmitting the detection signal to an evaluating device. In an embodiment, the detection signal is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter, decimated by a decimation filter, transmitted through a transmission route, then equalized by an equalizing filter.
US08698661B2	System and method for pulse width modulation digital-to-analog converter A system and method is disclosed for a digital to analog converter which includes an interpolation filter to up-sample a digital signal, a noise shaping modulator to suppress in-band quantization errors due to digital pulse width modulation and truncation errors, and a hybrid finite impulse response filter/digital to analog converter coupled to a reconstruction filter which outputs the analog signal.
US08698649B2	Data mining in a digital map database to identify decreasing radius of curvature along roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a curved portion of a road where the curvature increases between adjacent curved sections. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where curvature between adjacent curved sections increases. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the location where curvature increases. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a location where the curvature increases.
US08698642B2	Electric power amount information output device and system In an electric power amount information output device for a vehicle, a control section checks whether a remaining electric power amount of a battery of a motor-driven vehicle at a departure point is less than a total electric power amount required for the vehicle to travel to a destination point. The control section drives an output section to output insufficiency information indicating that the remaining electric power amount of the battery is insufficient, if the remaining electric power amount is less than the required total electric power amount.
US08698637B2	Monitor worn by user for providing hygiene habits indication A method for analyzing hygiene habits of a user. The method comprises attaching a personal hygiene monitor to the user, using the attached personal hygiene monitor for detecting a plurality of personal hygiene events related to the user, logging the plurality of personal hygiene events to allow configuring a user hygiene profile of the user, and estimating a hygiene level of one or more hygiene habits of the user according to the user hygiene profile.
US08698634B2	Integrated system for multichannel monitoring and communication in the management of rescue teams An integrated monitoring and multichannel communication system for the management of rescue teams, especially those fighting forest fires, comprises a suit, worn by a rescue worker; an electronic system; a telecommunication system; and an information system. The suit integrates fireproof, waterproof, heatproof and impact resistant materials to integrate, protect and allow access to the electronic system. The electronic system collects biometric and location data from the rescue worker, transmitting said data to a panel located in the back of the suit. The telecommunications system sends the biometric, orientation and location data, in real-time through an Ultra High Frequency network, to a computer integrated into a support vehicle, which in its turn sends the data to a server. The information system collects and manages the data to monitor the biometric, orientation and location data, to receive critical alerts and through maps to define deployment strategies for the rescue worker.
US08698631B1	System and method for Mayday, Rollcall and Personnel Accountability A system and method are disclosed for applying multi-layered identification techniques to associate live fireground Asset information (e.g., handheld radio messages, breathing apparatus status data) to identify incident personnel and provide graphical, prioritized Rollcall, personnel accountability, and emergency alert reporting to incident commanders and other personnel. In one aspect, the system may capture, display, and store routine and emergency alerting messages and data received at incidents from handheld radios and other Assets, associate that information with other data to specifically identify first responder personnel, and provide an automated and prioritized Rollcall and personnel accountability report based on received transmissions. The system has applicability for fire departments and fireground usage, as well as other first responders, military personnel operations, and other organizations needing to account for on-scene personnel.
US08698627B2	Security packaging A package comprises a security device where a security loop is formed integrally with the package for detecting a breach of the package. Additionally, the security loop may be formed with a portion to be interrupted if the contents are removed from the package.
US08698621B2	Method and system for providing notifications of a mobile device in motion to determine call treatment An approach for providing vehicle accident prevention service is described. A user device in motion is detected. An alert message indicating that the user device is in motion is generated. A determination is made whether to establish a communication session with the user device in response to the generated alert message.
US08698619B2	Alarm system and method of communicating with alarm system A portable alarm system includes a wireless receiver configured to receive signals from remote wireless devices and a processor in communication with the wireless receiver, wherein the processor is configured to receive the signals from the wireless receiver. The system further includes an intelligent communications interface in communication with the processor, the intelligent communications interface being configured to receive and translate into wireless digital data at least a portion of the signals from the processor, and transmit the wireless digital data to an external location.
US08698610B2	Elevated stop indicator lights for passenger bus An elevated stop indicator light system for vehicles such as school buses comprises a translucent or transparent tubular housing having a strip of light emitting diodes extending therethrough, the housing being secured to a drip rail extending along and above side and/or rear windows of the vehicle by clips fastened to the vehicle. Operation of the elevated light system is coordinated with conventional warning devices, such as a fold-out stop sign and flashing red lights of the bus. The elevation of the stop indicator light system provides a highly visible warning system for surrounding traffic when the view of the conventional warning sign on the side of the bus is obscured by traffic.
US08698608B2	System and method for controlling at least one device System and method for controlling at least one device (2, 3) such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source. The system includes at least one controllable unit (10, 14) associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes (12, 16, 19, 20, 22) for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit (10, 14). At least one of the plurality of nodes (12, 16, 19, 20, 22) for transmitting control signals are configured for transmitting a command originator, the command originator including an identification of a predetermined type of the node (12, 16, 19, 20, 22), from which the signal originates.
US08698607B2	Lighting system and remote control method therefor Proposedis a remote control device (100), arranged to control a lighting system(1). The lighting system comprises a plurality of light-modules (10) capable of emitting modulated light comprising light module identification codes (20). The remote controldevice (100) comprises a sensor (110) arranged to switch the light modules (10) from an operational mode (210) in which the light emitted by the light modules (10) is non-5 modulated to a control mode (230) in which the light emitted by the light modules (10) is modulated. Advantageously, the invention provides a lighting system with improved energy efficiency and EMC characteristics.
US08698606B2	Digital price displayer and ESL system comprising the same A digital price displayer and an ESL system comprising the same are provided. The displayer includes a power supplier mounted on a product-displayed shelf for supplying a power; a display main body attachable to and detachable from the shelf and receiving power supplied from the power supplier, and outputting a price, a specification and an advertisement image of a product displayed on the shelf; an accommodator provided at the shelf, formed at one side with an anode and formed at the other side with a cathode for the display main body to be electrically connected to the power supplier if the display main body is fixed to the accommodator; and a coupler provided at the display main body to be slidingly coupled with the accommodator for electrical connection with the anode and the cathode and to prevent from being separated from the accommodator.
US08698599B2	Reader/writer, communication processing device, communication processing method, data management system and communication system A communication processing device includes a control unit for, when receiving an address update request signal including a segment identifier for identifying a segment address of a recording unit from a reader/writer, holding the segment identifier in a RAM, and when receiving a readout request signal including an offset address having the segment as a reference from the reader/writer, transmitting to the reader/writer data recorded in a region specified by an address having the offset address contained in the readout request signal as offset with the segment address identified in the segment identifier as a reference of the regions of the recording unit.
US08698594B2	System, device and method for securing a user device component by authenticating the user of a biometric sensor by performance of a replication of a portion of an authentication process performed at a remote computing device A novel system, device and method of validation is provided for sensing a biometric such as a fingerprint, where biometric data corresponding to the biometric entity such as a fingerprint is then transmitted to a host configured to perform a plurality of authentication processes to authenticate the biometric data. At least one, but not all, of the plurality of authentication steps is then validated by the sensor, utilizing a portion, but not all, of the biometric data. Alternatively, a portion of the biometric data may be retained, where biometric data corresponding to the biometric is then transmitted to a host configured to perform a plurality of authentication steps to authenticate the biometric data. At least one but not all of the plurality of authentication steps is then validated by the sensor, utilizing a portion, but not all, of the biometric data.
US08698592B2	Barium titanate-based semiconductor ceramic composition and PTC thermistor Provided is a barium titanate-based semiconductor ceramic composition which contains no Pb, which can have an increased Curie temperature, which exhibits slight deterioration with time, and which has high reliability, containing a barium titanate-based semiconductor ceramic represented by the composition formula (Ba1-x-y-zSry(A1Bi)xA2z)TiO3, where A1 is an alkali metal element, A2 is a rare-earth element, 0.03≦x≦0.20, 0.02≦y≦0.20, and 0.0005≦z≦0.015, and x−0.10≦y≦(5/4)·x. In addition, 0.01 to 0.20 molar parts of Mn per 100 molar parts of Ti is preferably added thereto.
US08698578B2	Acoustic wave resonator and duplexer using same An acoustic wave resonator includes a piezoelectric body, an IDT electrode for exciting an acoustic wave with wavelength λ, and a dielectric thin film provided so as to cover the IDT electrode. The IDT electrode includes a bus bar electrode region, a dummy electrode region, and an IDT cross region in order from outside. The film thickness of the dielectric thin film above at least one of the bus bar electrode region and the dummy electrode region is smaller than that above the IDT cross region by 0.1λ to 0.25λ. This configuration provides an acoustic wave resonator that reduces transverse-mode spurious emission.
US08698571B2	Circuit for improving the immunity performance of a vehicle network In a vehicle network for controlling electronic devices of the type having a network driver with at least one output line connected to the network through a common mode choke. A circuit for improving the immunity of the network includes a resistor and a capacitor connected in series between the signal output line and ground. The series resistor and capacitor protect the network from communication errors.
US08698564B2	Radio frequency amplifier circuit A radio frequency amplifier circuit includes: low-output transistors, each of which includes an input terminal, an output terminal, and a ground terminal, and amplifies a radio frequency signal; a harmonic processing circuit provided for each of the low-output transistors to be connected to the output terminal of the low-output transistor, and processing a secondary harmonic included in an amplified radio frequency signal, and a resistor connected to the output terminal of each of the low-output transistors. The input terminal of each of the low-output transistors is connected to an input terminal of the radio frequency amplifier circuit via an inductor, and the output terminal of each of the low-output transistors is connected to the other output terminal via the resistance and is further connected to an output terminal of the radio frequency amplifier circuit via an inductor.
US08698561B2	Operational amplifier circuit structure An operational amplifier circuit structure is provided. The operational amplifier circuit structure includes a first current mirror associated with a first current mirror ratio, a second current mirror coupled to the first current mirror and associated with a second current mirror ratio, an input portion coupled to the first current mirror and the second current mirror, an output portion coupled between the input portion and the first current mirror and the input portion and the second current mirror, and associated with a first output impedance and a second output impedance, respectively, and a current source coupled to the input portion.
US08698560B2	Variable-gain low noise amplifier The present disclosure relates to variable-gain low noise amplifiers and RF receivers. An exemplary method for processing a RF signal provides a low noise amplifier with main and auxiliary amplifier modules. When a selection indicates the low noise amplifier operating in a high-gain mode, the main and auxiliary amplifier modules are coupled in parallel. When the selection indicates the low noise amplifier operating in a low-gain mode, the main and auxiliary amplifier modules are cross coupled. When a selection indicates the low noise amplifier operating in a moderate-gain mode, the auxiliary amplifier modules are disconnected from the main amplifier module.
US08698557B2	Hybrid coupler A circuit for amplifying an input signal can comprise a plurality of couplers. A splitting coupler of the plurality of couplers can receive the input signal and a combining coupler of the plurality of couplers can provides an output signal. N number of amplifiers can be included in the circuit to amplify the input signal, wherein N is a non-binary integer greater than one. At least one of the plurality of couplers can comprise a hybrid coupler that has two ports terminated into substantially equal reactances.
US08698555B2	Low distortion variable gain amplifier (VGA) In one embodiment, an apparatus an amplifier configured to receive an asymmetric signal. A first resistance is coupled between an input node and an output node of the amplifier, the input node receiving the asymmetric signal. A second resistance is coupled to the input node of the amplifier. The second resistance includes a linear resistor. A third resistance is coupled to the second resistance. The third resistance is varied to adjust an amount of asymmetric correction provided by the amplifier to correct the asymmetric signal at the output node. The amount of asymmetric correction is a function of the first resistance and a combination of the second resistance and the third resistance.
US08698553B2	Internal voltage generating circuit An internal voltage generating circuit may include a first pull up resistor activated by a first range signal and connected between a pull up voltage terminal and a pull up common node; a second pull up resistor activated by a second range signal and connected between the pull up voltage terminal and the pull up common node; a first pull down resistor activated by the first range signal and connected between a pull down voltage terminal and a pull down common node; a second pull down resistor activated by the second range signal and connected between the pull down voltage terminal and the pull down common node; a resistor string including a plurality of series resistors connected between the pull up common node and the pull down common node; and a voltage selection circuit select voltage in response to voltage selection information.
US08698550B2	Dual output charge pump generating two voltage values with two distinctive levels, and method for the same A dual voltage charge pump circuit to be associated with one power supply for the purpose of generating two positive and negative output voltages, with two different low and high levels. The circuit comprises two flying capacitors and two tank capacitors. PMOS transistors and NMOS transistor for achieving the charge transfer between the fly capacitor and the respective tank capacitor. Additional transistors are used for providing a low voltage charge pump as well as charge compensation between the two fly capacitors. Preferably, one fly capacitor has one end directly connected to the ground, what reduces the complexity of the dual charge pump and achieves saving of MOS transistor and ball.
US08698546B1	Switch architecture at low supply voltages A sampled CMOS switch includes first and second NMOS devices in series between input and output nodes. The first and second NMOS devices are activated by a sample signal. A pair of low-voltage DEPMOS devices is connected in a “T” configuration between the input and output nodes. The low-voltage DEPMOS devices are activated by an inverted sample signal. A feedback circuit includes the DEPMOS devices together with a third high-voltage NMOS device and a current source. The third NMOS device is controlled by a signal on the input node. A switch switchably connects an analog voltage source to a source of the third NMOS device and gates of the DEPMOS devices in accordance with a phase of an inverted sample signal. The construction of the sampled CMOS switch enables the protection of the gate oxide insulation of the low-voltage DEPMOS transistors from high voltage damage.
US08698528B2	CDR circuit, reception circuit, and electronic device An apparatus includes an integration circuit that integrates values of one of a data center and a data edge of input data, based on clock signals, a sampling circuit that samples another at the data center and a data edge of the input data, based on clock signals, a first determination circuit that determines a data value of an integration value of the integration circuit, a second determination circuit that determines a data value of a sampling value of the sampling circuit, a phase detection circuit that detects phase information of the input data, based on a data value determined by the first determination circuit and the second determination circuit, and a phase adjusting circuit that adjusts a phase of a reference clock so as to track a phase of the input data, in accordance with the phase information, so as to output as the clock signals.
US08698522B2	System and methods to improve the performance of semiconductor based sampling system Circuits and methods that improve the performance of electronic sampling systems are provided. Impedances associated with sampling semiconductor switches are maintained substantially constant during sample states, at least in part, by compensating for encountered input signal variations in order to reduce or minimize signal distortion associated with sampled signals that pass through the sampling switch.
US08698519B2	Scalable non-blocking switching network for programmable logic A L-level permutable switching network (L-PSN) having switches and multiple levels of conductors that are used to connect a first plurality of conductors to other multiple sets of conductors within respective interconnect resources constraints. The L-PSN can be applied in a wide range of applications, in tandem or hierarchically, to provide a large switch network used in network, routers, and programmable logic circuits. The L-PSN is used to connect a first set of conductors, through the L-PSN, to multiple sets of conductors in a given logic circuit hierarchy whereby the conductors in each of the multiple sets are equivalent or exchangeable, which in term, by construction, makes the first set of conductors equivalent when used in the next level of circuit hierarchy. The L-PSN is scalable for large sized sets of conductors and can be used in tandem or hierarchically to enable programmable interconnections among large sized circuits.
US08698518B2	Storage elements for a configurable IC and method and apparatus for accessing data stored in the storage elements Some embodiments provide a circuit for accessing stored data in a configurable IC that includes several configurable circuits. The IC also includes several storage circuits. Each storage circuit has (1) several storage elements for storing data for the configurable circuits, and (2) output circuitry for outputting data stored in the storage elements. The output circuitry includes a first set of interconnects for receiving at least a first repeating periodic signal and for periodically outputting data from at least two storage elements to the configurable circuits.
US08698513B2	Probe and method of manufacturing probe A probe used for electrical measurement includes first and second internal electrically-conductive parts; first and second terminal contact parts configured to contact first and second external electrode terminals, respectively; first and second spring parts each having a meandering pattern; a housing part configured to surround the first and second internal electrically-conductive parts. The first internal electrically-conductive part, the first terminal contact part, the first spring part, the housing part, the second spring part, the second terminal contact part, and the second internal electrically-conductive part are successively connected in a single metal plate from a first end to a second end thereof. The first and second terminal contact parts are in first and second bent portions, respectively, of the single metal plate. The first and second internal electrically-conductive parts are configured to contact each other at the time of performing the electrical measurement.
US08698510B2	Capacitive measuring circuit for yarn inspection A measuring circuit used for the capacitive examination of a moving elongated textile test material such as card sliver, roving, yarn or woven fabric, having a measuring capacitor for accommodating the test material, and a component with a capacitance which can be changed by an electric control signal. The measuring circuit can thus be balanced in a simple, rapid, cost-effective and especially automatic way.
US08698500B2	Magnetic resonance tomography system The present embodiments relate to a magnetic resonance tomography system that includes antenna elements and a controller for selection of the antenna elements. The controller is configured to select antenna elements that surround a field of view of the magnetic resonance tomography system in succession one after the other.
US08698496B2	Method for two-dimensional correlation magnetic resonance spectroscopy Methods for low-power in vivo localized multi-dimensional correlated magnetic resonance spectroscopy (“MRS”) are provided. Low-power adiabaticity is achieved, generally, using gradient-modulated radio frequency pulses for localization and mixing. The provided pulse sequences also provide a mechanism for longitudinal mixing, which significantly increases the efficiency of magnetization transfer and thereby increases signal-to-noise ratio.
US08698489B2	Flexible wheel speed sensor external to capped wheel bearing A wheel assembly for a non-driven wheel includes a rotating wheel hub with a shaft portion supporting a bearing inner race. A magnetic encoder is mounted for rotation with the shaft portion. A non-rotating component radially surrounds the shaft portion and has a bearing outer race. A cap is secured to the non-rotating component and covers the outer and inner races, the shaft portion and the magnetic encoder inboard of the races to seal an inboard side of the outer and inner races. A sensor is mounted to a non-rotating vehicle steering member externally to, not covered by, and not extending through the cap. The sensor is configured to deflect to be biased into continuous contact with an outer surface of the cap to read the magnetic encoder through the cap without extending through the cap.
US08698483B2	LED lamp driver identification The type of an LED power driver (i.e., a magnetic transformer or an electronic transformer) is determined by manipulating the AC voltage produced by the power driver so that it may be analyzed and the type of power driver reliably determined. In various embodiments, a system for detecting an AC power supply type includes a circuit for monitoring a negative half or a positive half of an output voltage of the AC power supply and an analyzer for determining the AC power supply type based at least in part on a presence or absence of an envelope in the monitored output voltage.
US08698478B2	Reference voltage generation circuit A reference voltage generation circuit comprising a reference voltage generation and comparison unit, a drive unit, and M drive unit candidate circuits is provided in which the reference voltage generation and comparison unit generates reference voltage, and an output voltage output from the reference voltage generation circuit is input into the reference voltage generation and comparison unit as a negative feedback voltage. After being compared with the reference voltage, the output voltage is output from the reference voltage generation and comparison unit to the drive unit and the M drive unit candidate circuits. When power supply voltage of the reference voltage generation circuit varies, after being driven by the drive unit and the M drive unit candidate circuits, the output voltage is output to an output terminal of the reference voltage generation circuit so that the output voltage can be stabilized at the level of the reference voltage.
US08698467B2	Multi-mode DC-DC power converters A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a first switching element and a second switching element that are provided in series between a first power line and a second power line; a power supply circuit that outputs a given output voltage by on/off controlling the first switching element and the second switch element; a current detection circuit that detects a current corresponding to an output load current of the power supply circuit; a switching time control circuit that controls a switching time defined by a power supply voltage and the output voltage based on a current value detected by the current detection circuit; and a switching element control circuit that controls the first switching element and the second switching element based on an output signal of the switching time control circuit.
US08698464B2	Voltage converter and method for voltage conversion In one embodiment, a voltage converter comprises a step-down converter (DC), to which can be supplied, on the inlet side, an inlet voltage (VBat), to which is supplied, on the inlet side, a control voltage (Vs), and which has an outlet (11) to make available a first outlet voltage (V1), as a function of the inlet voltage (VBat) and the control voltage (Vs), a charge pump (CP), coupled with the step-down converter (DC) on its outlet (11), with an outlet (12) to make available a second outlet voltage (V2), as a function of the inlet voltage (VBat) and the first outlet voltage (V1), and a voltage regulator (Ctl), to which a first effective voltage (Vb), as a function of the first outlet voltage (V1), and a second effective voltage (Vr), as a function of the second outlet voltage (V2), are supplied, and which has an outlet to make available the control voltage (Vs), as a function of the first and the second effective voltages (Vb, Vr). Moreover, a method for voltage conversion is disclosed.
US08698463B2	Power converter with a dynamically configurable controller based on a power conversion mode A controller and an output filter for a power converter, and a power converter employing at least one of the same. In one embodiment, the controller includes an error amplifier with first and second input terminals coupled to one of an operating characteristic and a reference voltage of the power converter, and a switch configured to couple the first and second input terminals to one of the operating characteristic and the reference voltage as a function of a power conversion mode of the power converter. In one embodiment, the output filter includes an output filter capacitor with a first terminal coupled to a first output terminal of a power converter, and an output filter inductor coupled between a second terminal of the output filter capacitor and a second output terminal of the power converter.
US08698443B2	Stepping motor control circuit and analog electronic timepiece A stepping motor control circuit and an analog electronic timepiece which can detect a rotation state including intermediate stopping more accurately are provided. A rotation detection circuit, in detecting whether or not an induction signal generated by the rotation of a stepping motor exceeds a predetermined reference threshold voltage during a detection period having a plurality of sections, detects whether or not the induction signal with inverted polarity exceeds a predetermined reference threshold voltage during a predetermined section, and a control unit immediately performs a drive control of the stepping motor with a correction drive pulse when it is determined that there is a sign of intermediate stopping of the stepping motor based on a result of detection by the rotation detection circuit.
US08698438B2	Motor control apparatus, image forming apparatus and motor control method According to one embodiment, a motor control apparatus includes a timer to measure a period in which a job is not executed, a sensor to detect a temperature of a physical object, an acquisition part to acquire time information measured by the timer and temperature information detected by the sensor, and a drive control part that determines a current value of a motor provided in the physical object based on the time information and the temperature information acquired by the acquisition part, and controls the motor current value by applying a voltage level corresponding to the determined current value to a drive element of the motor.
US08698430B2	Variable speed switch and electric power tool with the variable speed switch mounted thereto A variable speed switch includes a switch main body portion which is accommodated in a housing of an electric power tool and mounted to the housing so as to be capable of relative movement, and a load sensor which is provided in the switch main body portion and capable of outputting an electric signal in proportion to the amount of distortion caused by a pressing force. The switch operating portion is mounted on the surface of the housing so as to be capable of relative displacement with respect to the housing and transmits a pressing force applied to the switch operating portion to the load sensor, with the maximum displacement amount of the switch operating portion being set to equal to or less than 5 mm.
US08698427B2	Module to control the supply to LED assemblies A device for measurement of characteristic parameters of at least one assembly of at least one light emitting diode (LED) comprising a measurement circuit for each assembly, wherein the measurement circuit has an electrical input which can be connected to the LED, a single measurement output to provide electrical values which are representative of at least two characteristic parameters of the LED, a first circuit configuration, which is designed to provide the measurement output with a value which is representative of a first characteristic parameter, a second circuit configuration, which is designed to provide the measurement output with a value which is representative of a second characteristic parameter and means for switching between the first circuit configuration and the second circuit configuration.
US08698423B2	Color mixing system with buck-boost and flyback topologies A system includes a first solid-state lamp that generates a first illuminated output having a first color. A second solid-state lamp generates a second illuminated output having a second color. The second illuminated output is mixed with the first illuminated output to generate a third illuminated output having a third color. An inductor or a transformer includes a primary coil and a bias coil. A first circuit includes the primary coil and a first switch. The first circuit supplies power to the first solid-state lamp. A second circuit includes the bias coil and a second switch. The second circuit supplies power to the second solid-state lamp. A control module alters the third color including controlling (i) a state of the first switch to adjust current supplied to the first solid-state lamp, and (ii) a state of the second switch to adjust current supplied to the second solid-state lamp.
US08698413B1	RF induction lamp with reduced electromagnetic interference An induction RF fluorescent lamp configuration provides reduced EMI, including a lamp envelope with a re-entrant cavity both covered on the partial vacuum side with phosphor and filled with a working gas mixture, a tubular ferromagnetic core on the non-vacuum side said re-entrant cavity wound directly on the said core with two windings having different numbers of turns, a first active winding having one end connected to an RF ballast and the other end connected to local ground, and a second passive winding having one end grounded and the other end free.
US08698410B2	LED backlight driving circuit A light emitting diode (LED) backlight driving circuit is disclosed in the present disclosure. The LED backlight driving circuit in configured to power an LED backlight module, and comprises: a voltage stabilizing circuit, being configured to receive an input voltage and filter the input voltage to output a stabilized direct current (DC) voltage; a first boost circuit and a second boost circuit connected with the voltage stabilizing circuit respectively, being configured to receive the stabilized DC voltage and boost the stabilized DC voltage for output to the LED backlight module; and a selection control circuit, being configured to alternately select one of the first boost circuit and the second boost circuit to power the LED backlight module. The LED backlight driving circuit of the present disclosure can improve the voltage boosting efficiency and reduce the cost, so it is of great utility.
US08698409B2	Lighting device and lighting fixture using the same The lighting device in accordance with the present invention includes: a switching regulator including a switching element and an inductor and configured to supply a direct current to a DC light source; a control circuit unit for controlling the switching element in accordance with a dimming signal for determining an on period in which the DC light source is kept turned on and an off period in which the DC light source is kept turned off to adjust luminance of the DC light source; a current detection unit configured to output a detection value indicative of a current flowing through the inductor; and a superimposing circuit unit. The circuit control unit, in the on period, turns off the switching element when an input value received via the input terminal for receiving the detection value exceeds a first threshold, and turns on the switching element when the input value falls below a second threshold, and keeps turning off the switching element in the off period. The superimposing circuit unit is configured to keep the input value not less than the second threshold in the off period.
US08698400B2	Method for producing a plasma beam and plasma source A plasma source generates a plasma beam that is extracted from a plasma generated by electric and magnetic fields. An RF electrode device includes an excitation electrode having an excitation area, and a plasma space is arranged between extraction electrode and excitation area. The plasma, relative to the extraction electrode is at a higher potential which accelerates positive plasma ions, and the plasma and the extracted plasma beam are influenced by a magnetic field. At least one magnet north pole and one magnetic south pole generate the magnetic field. Each are arranged such that a curved magnetic field projecting into the interior of the plasma space is formed. At least one of the north or south poles is embodied in elongate fashion to form a tunnel-like region in the plasma, in which charged particles are held and along which the latter can propagate.
US08698399B2	Multi-wavelength pumping to sustain hot plasma A method of sustaining a plasma, by focusing a first wavelength of electromagnetic radiation into a gas within a volume, where the first wavelength is substantially absorbed by a first species of the gas and delivers energy into a first region of a plasma having a first size and a first temperature. A second wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is focused into the first region of the plasma, where the second wavelength is different than the first wavelength and is substantially absorbed by a second species of the gas and delivers energy into a second region of the plasma region within the first region of the plasma having a second size that is smaller than the first size and a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature.
US08698382B2	Socket and luminaire A socket is configured to hold a straight tube type lamp including an earth pin including a leg portion, and a holding portion formed at a distal end of the leg portion, formed into an oval shape and having a diameter larger than that of the leg portion. The socket includes a socket body, a guiding device, and terminals. The socket body includes an insertion port having a dimension larger than a short diameter dimension of the oval shape of the holding portion of the earth pin and a notched portion communicating from the insertion port to a predetermined holding position P where the earth pin is held and allowing the leg portion of the earth pin to be inserted therethrough. The guiding device is configured to guide the holding portion to the predetermined holding position P by a rotation of the earth pin between the insertion port and the predetermined holding position P. The terminals hold the holding portion of the earth pin at the predetermined holding position P.
US08698379B2	Piezoelectric vibrating device capable of heat dissipation and conduction A piezoelectric vibrating device comprises a metallic containing member, a piezoelectric member and a heat dissipating and conducting member. The piezoelectric member is provided within the metallic containing member, and the heat dissipating and conducting member includes a plurality of the heat dissipating and conducting fins. Each the heat dissipating and conducting fin has a first heat conduction connecting end and a second heat conduction connecting end, wherein the first heat conduction connecting end is provided on an external surface of the piezoelectric member, and the second heat conduction connecting end is connected with an inner wall surface of the metallic containing member. The piezoelectric member generates vibrations with specific polarization directions based on a piezoelectric controlling signal, and the heat energy generated from the vibration of the piezoelectric member is conducted to the external wall surface of the metallic containing member through the heat dissipating and conducting member.
US08698377B2	Dual-mode piezocomposite ultrasonic transducer A compact, high power, dual mode, emitting and receiving ultrasound transducer and method for applying ultrasonic energy within a living subject and for monitoring the effects it induces in tissue comprises a set of piezoelectric polymeric transducer elements and a set of piezoelectric ceramic elements, bonded together. The polymeric transducer elements have electrodes enabling their use for low power diagnostic imaging interrogation of the tissue and the ceramic transducer elements have electrodes enabling their use for high power therapy applications.
US08698373B2	Pare piezo power with energy recovery The present invention generally relates to medical systems and apparatus and uses thereof for treating obesity and/or obesity-related diseases, and more specifically, relates to systems and methods for energy recovery in a laparoscopically-placed gastric banding system operably coupled to a piezo actuator. The energy recovery may be obtained utilizing an energy recovery device, such as an inductor, coupled to the piezo actuator. The energy recovery device may utilize two circuits to facilitate energy recovery, and the two circuits may include diodes with opposite orientations to control current flow.
US08698369B2	Rotor of rotating electrical machine When a corner part that is most distant from a perimeter surface of a rotor core is defined as a first corner part and a corner part in a position that faces the first corner part in a magnetization direction of a permanent magnet is defined as a second corner part, a gap is formed between the second corner part and an inner circumference side of a slot, and the inner circumference side of the slot that forms the gap has an arc surface that has a point X as a center on the inner circumference side of the slot that faces the first corner part. Therefore, the demagnetizing field by the magnetic flux from the stator side does not act intensively on the second corner part of the permanent magnet, and the demagnetizing field instead affects in a wide range of the permanent magnet equally.
US08698364B2	Inverter-integrated electric compressor Provided is an inverter-integrated electric compressor wherein the attachability of a coil component has been improved while reliability of a connection state at the electrical joints is ensured by simplifying a mechanism which electrically connects the coil component, such as one for removing electromagnetic noise, to a motor drive circuit. An inverter-integrated electric compressor, wherein a motor drive circuit including an inverter is surrounded by a compressor housing, is characterized in that a coil component comprising a plurality of conductor wires wound in parallel is attached to the motor drive circuit through a seat, the seat is provided with a protrusion which can be fitted into a seat affixing hole provided in a case member for housing the motor drive circuit, a plurality of terminal holes are arranged in the portion where the protrusion is provided, the plurality of conductor wires pulled out from the coil component are inserted, in a one-to-one correspondence, into the plurality of terminal holes in such a manner that the mutual interval between the wires is widened, and the end of each conductor wire is connected electrically to the motor drive circuit.
US08698342B2	Wind turbine generating apparatus A wind turbine generating apparatus includes a rotor head that rotates upon receiving outside wind on a wind turbine blade, a generator that generates electricity, and a nacelle interior air passage through which outside air flows isolatedly from an interior space of the nacelle.
US08698330B2	Portable inverter power generation apparatus with resonance speed control In a portable inverter power generation apparatus, a rectifying circuit converts AC electric power generated by an electric generator into DC electric power, and an inverter circuit converts the DC electric power into AC electric power. A current sensor detects an AC output current from the inverter circuit. In a first case where the AC output current detected by the current sensor increases from a value lower than a first value to a value higher than the first value, a computer sets a target rotational speed to a value lower than a resonance rotational speed at which an engine resonates until the AC output current detected by the current sensor increases to a second value higher than the first value, and sets the target rotational speed to a value higher than the resonance rotational speed when the detected AC output current increases to the second value. In a second case where the AC output current detected by the current sensor decreases from a value higher than the second value to a value lower than the second value, the computer unit sets the target rotational speed to a value higher than the resonance rotational speed until the AC output current detected by the current sensor decreases to the first value, and sets the target rotational speed to a value lower than the resonance rotational speed when the detected AC output current decreases to the first value.
US08698322B2	Adhesive-bonded substrates in a multi-chip module A multi-chip module (MCM) is described in which at least two substrates are mechanically coupled by an adhesive layer that maintains alignment and a zero (or near zero) spacing between proximity connectors on surfaces of the substrates, thereby facilitating high signal quality during proximity communication between the substrates. In order to provide sufficient shear strength, the adhesive layer has a thickness that is larger than the spacing. This may be accomplished using one or more positive and/or negative features on the substrates. For example, the adhesive may be bonded to: one of the surfaces and an inner surface of a channel that is recessed below the other surface; inner surfaces of channels that are recessed below both of the surfaces; or both of the surfaces. In this last case, the zero (or near zero) spacing may be achieved by disposing proximity connectors on a mesa that protrudes above at least one of the substrate surfaces.
US08698318B2	Superfilled metal contact vias for semiconductor devices In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method is provided for fabricating a semiconductor element having a contact via. In such method, a hole can be formed in a dielectric layer to at least partially expose a region including at least one of semiconductor or conductive material. A seed layer can be deposited over a major surface of the dielectric layer and over a surface within the hole. In one embodiment, the seed layer can include a metal selected from the group consisting of iridium, osmium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and ruthenium. A layer consisting essentially of cobalt can be electroplated over the seed layer within the hole to form a contact via in electrically conductive communication with the region.
US08698295B2	Super high-density module with integrated wafer level packages A wafer level package, and a semiconductor wafer, an electronic system, and a memory module that include one or more of the wafer level packages, and methods of fabricating the die packages on a wafer level, and integrated circuit modules that include one or more packages are provided. In one embodiment, the die package comprises a redistribution layer interconnecting two or more dies disposed on a substrate, typically a semiconductor wafer, the redistribution layer including a first trace connecting a bond pad of each of two dies, and a second trace connecting one of the bond pads of the two dies to a ball pad. The die package of the invention can comprise memory devices such as static random access memories (SRAMs), and can be incorporated into a variety of electronic systems as part of memory packages such as single in line memory modules (SIMMs) or dual in line memory modules (DIMMs).
US08698294B2	Integrated circuit package system including wide flange leadframe An integrated circuit package system provides a known good die module by providing a leadframe, providing a first die, attaching the first die to the leadframe, and encapsulating at least the first die. A second die is attached to the known good die module such that the known good die module is a substrate for the second die. The second die is electrically attached to the known good die module. At least the second die is additionally encapsulated.
US08698292B2	Environment-resistant module, micropackage and methods of manufacturing same An environment-resistant module which provides both thermal and vibration isolation for a packaged micromachined or MEMS device is disclosed. A microplatform and a support structure for the microplatform provide the thermal and vibration isolation. The package is both hermetic and vacuum compatible and provides vertical feedthroughs for signal transfer. A micromachined or MEMS device transfer method is also disclosed that can handle a wide variety of individual micromachined or MEMS dies or wafers, in either a hybrid or integrated fashion. The module simultaneously provides both thermal and vibration isolation for the MEMS device using the microplatform and the support structure which may be fabricated from a thin glass wafer that is patterned to create crab-leg shaped suspension tethers or beams.
US08698291B2	Packaged leadless semiconductor device A packaged leadless semiconductor device (20) includes a heat sink flange (24) to which semiconductor dies (26) are coupled using a high temperature die attach process. The semiconductor device (20) further includes a frame structure (28) pre-formed with bent terminal pads (44). The frame structure (28) is combined with the flange (24) so that a lower surface (36) of the flange (24) and a lower section (54) of each terminal pad (44) are in coplanar alignment, and so that an upper section (52) of each terminal pad (44) overlies the flange (24). Interconnects (30) interconnect the die (26) with the upper section (52) of the terminal pad (44). An encapsulant (32) encases the frame structure (28), flange (24), die (26), and interconnects (30) with the lower section (54) of each terminal pad (44) and the lower surface (36) of the flange (24) remaining exposed from the encapsulant (32).
US08698289B2	Semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the same and an electronic device The semiconductor device is high in both heat dissipating property and connection reliability in mounting. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a resin sealing member for sealing the semiconductor chip, a first conductive member connected to a first electrode formed on a first main surface of the semiconductor chip, and a second conductive member connected to a second electrode formed on a second main surface opposite to the first main surface of the semiconductor chip, the first conductive member being exposed from a first main surface of the resin sealing member, and the second conductive member being exposed from a second main surface opposite to the first main surface of the resin sealing member and also from side faces of the resin sealing member.
US08698283B2	Substrate for semiconductor package and semiconductor package having the same A semiconductor package includes a substrate including a substrate body having a first face and a second face opposing the first face. A first through electrode passes through the substrate body between the first face and the second face. An insulation member is disposed over the first face; and a connection member having a first conductive unit disposed inside of the insulation member is electrically connected to the first through electrode, and a second conductive unit electrically connected to the first conductive unit is exposed at side faces of the insulation member. A semiconductor chip having third and fourth faces is disposed over the first face of the substrate body in a vertical direction. A second through electrode passes through the substrate body between the third and fourth faces and is electrically connected to the second conductive unit.
US08698274B2	High-voltage transistor having shielding gate A semiconductor device includes a plurality of high-voltage insulated-gate field-effect transistors arranged in a matrix form on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate and each having a gate electrode, a gate electrode contact formed on the gate electrode, and a wiring layer which is formed on the gate electrode contacts adjacent in a gate-width direction to electrically connect the gate electrodes arranged in the gate-width direction. And the device includes shielding gates provided on portions of an element isolation region which lie between the transistors adjacent in the gate-width direction and gate-length direction and used to apply reference potential or potential of a polarity different from that of potential applied to the gate of the transistor to turn on the current path of the transistor to the element isolation region.
US08698269B2	Wiring board with built-in imaging device and method for manufacturing same A wiring board with a built-in imaging element includes a substrate having an accommodation portion and a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, an imaging device having a light receiver and positioned in the accommodation portion of the substrate such that the light receiver faces the first surface of the substrate, and a buildup structure formed on the first surface of the substrate and having insulation layers and conductive layers. The buildup structure has an opening portion formed such that the light receiver of the imaging device is exposed from the opening portion of the buildup structure, and the insulation layers in the buildup structure include a first insulation layer formed on the first surface of the substrate.
US08698262B2	Wireless chip and manufacturing method of the same The present invention provides a new type wireless chip that can be used without being fixed on a product. Specifically, a wireless chip can have a new function by a sealing step. One feature of a wireless chip according to the present invention is to have a structure in which an integrated circuit is sealed by films. In particular, the films sealing the integrated circuit have a hollow structure; therefore the wireless chip can have a new function.
US08698257B2	Resonator and production method thereof A resonator using the MEMS technology is provided which improves the accuracy of a shape of electrodes so as avoid a short circuit that would otherwise be caused between input and output electrodes to thereby increase the reliability thereof. A resonator includes a substrate 101, an insulation layer 102 formed selectively on the substrate 101 as a sacrificial surface, a beam 103 formed on the substrate 101 via a space, a first support portion 104A formed on the insulation layer 102 of the same material as that of the beam 103, and electrodes formed with a space defined between the beam 103 and themselves for signals to be inputted thereinto and outputted therefrom. A sectional area of the beam 103 and a sectional area of the first support portion 104A are substantially equal in a section which is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the beam 103.
US08698249B2	CMOS semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A CMOS semiconductor device having an n-type MOSFET and a p-type MOSFET, comprising: a gate electrode of the n-type MOSFET having a first insulation layer composed of a high-k material, and a first metal layer provided on the first insulation layer and composed of a metal material; and a gate electrode of the p-type MOSFET having a second insulation layer composed of a high-k material, and a second metal layer provided on the second insulation layer and composed of a metal material, wherein the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer are composed of the different high-k materials, and the first metal layer and the second metal layer are composed of the same metal material.
US08698247B2	Semiconductor device The present invention provides a semiconductor device including a substrate, a deep well, a high-voltage well, and a doped region. The substrate and the high-voltage well have a first conductive type, and the deep well and the doped region have a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. The substrate has a high-voltage region and a low-voltage region, and the deep well is disposed in the substrate in the high-voltage region. The high-voltage well is disposed in the substrate between the high-voltage region and the low-voltage region, and the doped region is disposed in the high-voltage well. The doped region and the high-voltage well are electrically connected to a ground.
US08698237B2	Superjunction LDMOS and manufacturing method of the same A superjunction LDMOS and its manufacturing method are disclosed. The superjunction LDMOS includes a diffused well in which a superjunction structure is formed; the superjunction structure has a depth less than the depth of the diffused well. The manufacturing method includes: provide a semiconductor substrate; form a diffused well in the semiconductor substrate by photolithography and high temperature diffusion; form an STI layer above the diffused well; form a superjunction structure in the diffused well by ion implantation, wherein the superjunction structure has a depth less than the depth of the diffused well; and form the other components of the superjunction LDMOS by subsequent conventional CMOS processes. The method is compatible with conventional CMOS processes and do not require high-cost and complicated special processes.
US08698229B2	Transistor with controllable compensation regions Disclosed is a MOSFET including at least one transistor cell. The at least one transistor cell includes a source region, a drain region, a body region and a drift region. The body region is arranged between the source region and the drift region and the drift region is arranged between the body region and the drain region. The at least one transistor cell further includes a compensation region arranged in the drift region and distant to the body region, a source electrode electrically contacting the source region and the body region, a gate electrode arranged adjacent the body region and dielectrically insulated from the body region by a gate dielectric, and a coupling arrangement including a control terminal. The coupling arrangement is configured to electrically couple the compensation region to at least one of the body region, the source region, the source electrode and the gate electrode dependent on a control signal received at the control terminal.
US08698224B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells (1). Each of the nonvolatile memory cells comprises a MOS type first transistor section (3) used for information storage, and a MOS type second transistor section (4) which selects the first transistor section. The second transistor section has a bit line electrode (16) connected to a bit line, and a control gate electrode (18) connected to a control gate control line. The first transistor section has a source line electrode (10) connected to a source line, a memory gate electrode (14) connected to a memory gate control line, and a charge storage region (11) disposed directly below the memory gate electrode. A gate withstand voltage of the second transistor section is lower than that of the first transistor section. Assuming that the thickness of a gate insulating film of the second transistor section is defined as tc and the thickness of a gate insulating film of the first transistor section is defined as tm, they have a relationship of tc
US08698222B2	Memory device with charge storage layers at the gaps located both sides of the gate dielectric underneath the gate A memory device is described, including a tunnel dielectric layer over a substrate, a gate over the tunnel dielectric layer, at least one charge storage layer between the gate and the tunnel dielectric layer, two doped regions in the substrate beside the gate, and a word line that is disposed on and electrically connected to the gate and has a thickness greater than that of the gate.
US08698220B2	Semiconductor device having concentration difference of impurity element in semiconductor films To provide a semiconductor device having a memory element, and which is manufactured by a simplified manufacturing process. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes, forming a first insulating film to cover a first semiconductor film and a second semiconductor film; forming a first conductive film and a second conductive film over the first semiconductor film and the second semiconductor film, respectively, with the first insulating film interposed therebetween; forming a second insulating film to cover the first conductive film; forming a third conductive film selectively over the first conductive film which is formed over the first semiconductor film, with the second insulating film interposed therebetween, and doping the first semiconductor film with an impurity element with the third conductive film serving as a mask and doping the second semiconductor film with the impurity element through the second conductive film.
US08698214B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a base insulating film including silicon, an oxide semiconductor film over the base insulating film, a gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode which is in contact with the gate insulating film and overlaps with at least the oxide semiconductor film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film includes a region in which a concentration of silicon distributed from the interface with the base insulating film toward an inside of the oxide semiconductor film is lower than or equal to 1.0 at. %. A crystal portion is included at least in the region.
US08698211B2	Sensing apparatus and method A method of observing reaction intermediaries during a chemical reaction and comprising detecting an electrical signal output from an ion sensitive field effect transistor exposed to said reaction, and monitoring the detected electrical signal to discriminate discrete fluctuations in the electrical signal, the discrete fluctuations indicating reaction intermediaries occurring during a chemical reaction.
US08698200B2	Gallium nitride for liquid crystal electrodes Described herein is a liquid crystal (LC) device having Gallium Nitride HEMT electrodes. The Gallium Nitride HEMT electrodes can be grown on a variety of substrates, including but not limited to sapphire, silicon carbide, silicon, fused silica (using a calcium flouride buffer layer), and spinel. Also described is a structure provided from GaN HEMT grown on large area silicon substrates and transferred to another substrate with appropriate properties for OPA devices. Such substrates include, but are not limited to sapphire, silicon carbide, silicon, fused silica (using a calcium fluoride buffer layer), and spinel. The GaN HEMT structure includes an AlN interlayer for improving the mobility of the structure.
US08698199B2	FinFET structure A finFET device includes a substrate, at least a first fin structure disposed on the substrate, a L-shaped insulator surrounding the first fin structure and exposing, at least partially, the sidewalls of the first fin structure, wherein the height of the L-shaped insulator is inferior to the height of the first fin structure in order to expose parts of the sidewalls surface of the first fin structure, and a gate structure disposed partially on the L-shaped insulator and partially on the first fin structure.
US08698193B2	Light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same The light emitting device of the invention includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a carrier formed between the first electrode and the second electrode and containing germanium light emitters, wherein the germanium light emitters contain germanium oxide in which at least part of the germanium oxide has oxygen deficiency and have a wavelength peak of emission in both or either the range of 250 to 350 nm and/or the range of 350 to 500 nm when a potential difference is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode.
US08698192B2	Semiconductor light emitting device having a p-type semiconductor layer with a p-type impurity According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting part, and a p-side electrode. The light emitting part is provided between the n-type and the p-type semiconductor layers, and includes a plurality of barrier layers and a plurality of well layers. The p-side electrode contacts the p-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer includes first, second, third, and fourth p-type layers. The first p-type layer contacts the p-side electrode. The second p-type layer contacts the light emitting part. The third p-type layer is provided between the first p-type layer and the second p-type layer. The fourth p-type layer is provided between the second p-type layer and the third p-type layer. The second p-type layer contains Al and contains a p-type impurity in a lower concentration lower than that in the first concentration.
US08698185B2	Light emitting device and light unit having improved electrode and chip structures with concave/convex shapes Provided are a light emitting device and a light unit. The light emitting device includes a package body including a body, a plurality of electrodes on the body, and a concave portion on at least one of the plurality of electrodes, a light emitting chip including a convex portion corresponding to the concave portion to couple and attach the concave portion to the convex portion, the light emitting chip including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an adhesion layer on a bottom surface of the light emitting chip.
US08698183B2	Light emitting diode and method for manufacturing the same A light emitting device includes a substrate having a top surface and an bottom surface and a light emitting structure on the substrate, disposed closer to the substrate top surface than the substrate bottom surface, having an n-type conductive type semiconductor layer, a p-type conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer. The light emitting device also includes a transparent electrode layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The substrate has side surfaces extending from the substrate bottom surface to the substrate top surface, the side surfaces inclined outwardly as the substrate extends in a direction from the substrate bottom surface to the substrate top surface. The transparent electrode layer overlaps more than 50% of a total area of the substrate bottom surface, and a part of light generated by the light emitting structure is emitted to outside via the transparent electrode layer.
US08698178B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component and method for producing an inorganic optoelectronic semiconductor component An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a carrier and at least one semiconductor layer sequence. The semiconductor layer sequence includes at least one active layer. The semiconductor layer sequence is furthermore mounted on the carrier. The semiconductor component furthermore includes a metal mirror located between the carrier and the semiconductor layer sequence. The carrier and the semiconductor layer sequence project laterally beyond the metal mirror. The metal mirror is laterally surrounded by a radiation-transmissive encapsulation layer.
US08698168B2	Semiconductor device having aluminum nitride layer with void formed therein A method of crystal growth is provided which can suppress development of dislocations and cracks and a warp in a substrate. The method of crystal growth of a group III nitride semiconductor has: a step of heating a silicon substrate; and a step of forming a depressed structure on the substrate surface by advance-feeding onto the heated silicon substrate a gas containing at least TMA (trimethylaluminum).
US08698165B2	Graphene channel-based devices and methods for fabrication thereof Graphene-channel based devices and techniques for the fabrication thereof are provided. In one aspect, a semiconductor device includes a first wafer having at least one graphene channel formed on a first substrate, a first oxide layer surrounding the graphene channel and source and drain contacts to the graphene channel that extend through the first oxide layer; and a second wafer having a CMOS device layer formed in a second substrate, a second oxide layer surrounding the CMOS device layer and a plurality of contacts to the CMOS device layer that extend through the second oxide layer, the wafers being bonded together by way of an oxide-to-oxide bond between the oxide layers. One or more of the contacts to the CMOS device layer are in contact with the source and drain contacts. One or more other of the contacts to the CMOS device layer are gate contacts for the graphene channel.
US08698161B2	Semiconductor structures having directly bonded diamond heat sinks and methods for making such structures A semiconductor structure is bonded directly to a diamond substrate by Van der Waal forces. The diamond substrate is formed by polishing a surface of diamond to a first degree of smoothness; forming a material, such as diamond, BeO, GaN, MgO, or SiO2 or other oxides, over the polished surface to provide an intermediate structure; and re-polishing the material formed on the intermediate structure to a second degree of smoothness smoother than the first degree of smoothness. The diamond is bonded to the semiconductor structure, such as GaN, by providing a structure having bottom surfaces of a semiconductor on an underlying material; forming grooves through the semiconductor and into the underlying material; separating semiconductor along the grooves into a plurality of separate semiconductor structures; removing the separated semiconductor structures from the underlying material; and contacting the bottom surface of at least one of the separated semiconductor structures to the diamond substrate.
US08698159B2	Panel structure including transistor and connecting elements, display device including same, and methods of manufacturing panel structure and display device A panel structure includes a transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, a power source line, a pixel electrode, and one or more contact plugs formed of a same material as the pixel electrode and electrically connecting the power source line and the source electrode.
US08698153B2	Semiconductor device and process for production thereof The TFT substrate (100A) in the present invention includes a thin film transistor, a gate line (3a), a source line (13as), and first and second terminals (40a, 40b) for electrically connecting the thin film transistor to an external wiring which are formed on a substrate (1). The first terminal includes a first gate terminal portion (41a) and a first pixel electrode line (29a). The first pixel electrode line is in contact with the first gate terminal portion in a first opening portion (27c) provided in an insulating film (5), and covers an end face of the insulating film in the first opening portion. The second terminal includes a second gate terminal portion (41b) and a second pixel electrode line (29b). The second pixel electrode line is in contact with the second gate terminal portion in a second opening portion (27d) provided in the insulating film, and covers an end face of the insulating film in the second opening portion.
US08698150B2	Active device, driving circuit structure, and display panel An active device, a driving circuit structure, and a display panel are provided. The active device includes a gate, a gate insulation layer covering the gate, a semiconductor layer disposed above the gate, an etching stop layer disposed on the gate insulation layer and the semiconductor layer, a source, and a drain. The gate forms a meandering pattern on a substrate. The semiconductor layer has an area substantially defining a device region where the active device is. The etching stop layer has a first contact opening and a second contact opening. The first contact opening and the second contact opening separated from each other and both exposing the semiconductor layer. The source and the drain separated from each other are disposed on the etching stop layer and in contact with the semiconductor layer through the first contact opening and the second contact opening, respectively.
US08698148B2	Display devices and fabrication methods thereof A display device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The display device includes a first metal layer disposed on a display area and a peripheral area. An insulating layer covers the first metal layer. A patterned semiconductor layer is disposed on the insulating layer at the display area. A second metal layer is disposed on the patterned semiconductor layer and the insulating layer at the peripheral area. A transparent conductive layer directly covers the second metal layer. A protective layer completely covers the second metal layer, the patterned semiconductor layer and the transparent conductive layer. The protective layer includes a first portion, a second portion and a through hole, wherein the first portion has a height which is higher than a height of the second portion.
US08698147B2	Organic light emitting display device comprising a metal diffusion medium layer and method of manufacturing the same Provided are an organic light emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic light emitting display device includes a thin-film transistor (TFT), which includes an active layer, a gate electrode, and source/drain electrodes; an organic electroluminescent device electrically connected to the TFT and includes a pixel electrode formed on the same layer as the gate electrode, an intermediate layer including an organic light emitting layer, and a counter electrode that are stacked in the order stated; and a capacitor, which includes a bottom electrode, which is formed on the same layer and of the same material as the active layer and is doped with an impurity; a top electrode formed on the same layer as the gate electrode; and a metal diffusion medium layer formed on the same layer as the source/drain electrodes and is connected to the bottom electrode.
US08698146B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light emitting display device includes: a thin-film transistor (TFT) including an active layer, a gate electrode including a gate bottom electrode and a gate top electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; an organic electroluminescent (EL) device electrically connected to the TFT and including a stack of a pixel electrode at the same layer as and including the same material as the gate bottom electrode, an intermediate layer including an emissive layer, and a counter electrode; a first pad electrode at the same layer as and including the same material as the gate bottom electrode; and a second pad electrode including a second pad bottom electrode at the same layer as and including the same material as the gate bottom electrode, and a second pad top electrode at the same layer as and including the same material as the gate top electrode.
US08698138B2	Oxide semiconductor film on amorphous insulating surface Objects are to provide a semiconductor device for high power application in which a novel semiconductor material having high productivity is used and to provide a semiconductor device having a novel structure in which a novel semiconductor material is used. The present invention is a vertical transistor and a vertical diode each of which has a stacked body of an oxide semiconductor in which a first oxide semiconductor film having crystallinity and a second oxide semiconductor film having crystallinity are stacked. An impurity serving as an electron donor (donor) which is contained in the stacked body of an oxide semiconductor is removed in a step of crystal growth; therefore, the stacked body of an oxide semiconductor is highly purified and is an intrinsic semiconductor or a substantially intrinsic semiconductor whose carrier density is low. The stacked body of an oxide semiconductor has a wider band gap than a silicon semiconductor.
US08698133B2	Organic electroluminescent device comprising a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable compound capable of exhibiting charge transportability and method for manufacturing the same An organic electroluminescent device includes a pair of electrodes and a plurality of organic layers disposed between the electrodes, and one of the organic layers includes an organic material forming the organic layers and a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable compound capable of exhibiting charge portability.
US08698124B2	Semiconductor light emitting device According to one embodiment, in a semiconductor light emitting device, a semiconductor laminated body is made by laminating, in order, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity-type, a semiconductor light emitting layer and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity-type. The semiconductor laminated body includes a plurality of trenches arranged in a periodical manner to penetrate through the second semiconductor layer and the semiconductor light emitting layer and reach the first semiconductor layer. An insulating film is buried into the trenches, and has transparency to light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting layer. A first electrode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer. A second electrode covers an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer.
US08698107B2	Technique and apparatus for monitoring ion mass, energy, and angle in processing systems A time-of-flight (TOF) ion sensor system for monitoring an angular distribution of ion species having an ion energy and incident on a substrate includes a drift tube wherein the ion sensor system is configured to vary an angle of the drift tube with respect to a plane of the substrate. The drift tube may have a first end configured to receive a pulse of ions from the ion species wherein heavier ions and lighter ions of the pulse of ions arrive in packets at a second end of the drift tube. An ion detector may be disposed at the second end of the ion sensor, wherein the ion detector is configured to detect the packets of ions derived from the pulse of ions and corresponding to respective different ion masses.
US08698101B2	Lighting design of high quality biomedical devices The invention relates to a plurality of light sources to power a variety of applications including microarray readers, microplate scanners, microfluidic analyzers, sensors, sequencers, Q-PCR and a host of other bioanalytical tools that drive today's commercial, academic and clinical biotech labs.
US08698100B2	System and apparatus for sanitizing a door opening device or other point of contact An apparatus for sanitizing a point-of-contact surface may include a housing configured to be affixed about at least a portion of said point of contact. The housing may have an interior in or through which the point of contact may be accessed and an anterior opening for access to the interior. The apparatus may further include one or more sources of a sanitizing agent configured to direct the sanitizing agent toward a location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed. One or more of an anterior dome, an inner surface, and a posterior surface may also be configured to reflect the sanitizing agent toward the location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed.
US08698095B2	Charged particle beam drawing apparatus and article manufacturing method The charged particle beam drawing apparatus of the present invention performs drawing to a substrate with a plurality of charged particle beams. The drawing apparatus includes an electron lens positioned at a location facing opposite to the substrate and including a plurality of holes through which the charged particle beams pass; and a cleaning unit configured to release active species to a decomposition product that has adhered to the electron lens and reduce the decomposition product by the reaction of the active species and the decomposition product to thereby change the decomposition product to a volatile gas. Here, the cleaning unit has a plurality of openings formed such that the active species are released toward the plurality of holes of the electron lens.
US08698094B1	Permanent magnet lens array A permanent magnetic lens array for charged-particle focusing includes a first sheet of soft magnetic material, wherein the first sheet of soft magnetic material includes a plurality of snorkel cone protrusions arranged in an array pattern, wherein each snorkel cone is axially symmetric and includes an opening passing from a first surface of the first sheet of soft magnetic material to a second surface of soft magnetic material, and a plurality of permanent magnetic elements, wherein each permanent magnetic element is axially symmetric and arranged concentrically with a snorkel cone of the first sheet of soft magnetic material, wherein the snorkel cones of the first sheet of soft magnetic material and the plurality of permanent magnetic elements are configured to form a plurality of magnetic lenses, wherein each magnetic lens has a magnetic field with an axial component oriented perpendicular to the first surface of the soft magnetic material.
US08698090B2	Practical SPECT calibration method for quantification of nuclides with high-energy contributions When calibrating a nuclear camera, such as a SPECT camera, point spread functions (PSF) are simulated for all possible photon energies and detection distances that the camera may experience. During manufacturer-side calibration, a point source (14) is imaged by the nuclear camera and a PSF therefor is measured. The measured PSF is compared to one or more simulated PSFs and a difference therebetween is determined. To calibrate the measured PSF, simulated PSF data is interpolated into the measured PSF to minimize the difference between the measured and simulated PSFs. The calibrated PSF is stored to memory and accessed during user-side calibration. A user then images a tracer sample during a routine camera calibration, and a PSF for the tracer sample is compared to the calibrated PSF to determine a level of contamination in the tracer sample. The tracer sample PSF is then calibrated for use in reconstructing nuclear images.
US08698083B2	Solar cell evaluation method, evaluation device, maintenance method, maintenance system, and method of manufacturing solar cell module A method and device for evaluating a solar cell each of which makes it possible to easily evaluate a defect of a solar cell especially in such a manner that an internal cause defect and an external cause defect are distinguished from each other. The device includes: electric current passing means for passing, in a forward direction, an electric current through a solar cell element constituting the solar cell; light emission detecting means for detecting, out of light emitted from the solar cell element due to the electric current passed by the electric current passing means, light in a first range of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1300 nm and light in a second range of wavelengths from 1400 nm to 1800 nm; and judging means for distinguishing between an internal cause defect and an external cause defect.
US08698067B2	System and method for detecting movement of an object and integrated circuit implementation thereof The present invention relates to a detection system for detecting movement of a movable object. The detection system comprises a light source (S) for emitting light, a reflecting unit (8) being arranged in functional connection with the movable object (6) and being adapted for reflecting the emitted light, at least one detector (D1 to D4) for detecting the reflected light and outputting detection signals for determining the movement of the movable object, an analogue-to-digital converter which includes at least one current source for obtaining a digital signal, and a common mode controller for outputting at least one common mode signal for controlling the at least one current source, wherein the digital signal which is indicative of the movement of the movable object in a predetermined direction being based on the output signal of the at least one detector and the at least one common mode signal. The present invention also concerns a method of detecting movements of a movable object, as well as an integrated circuit having implemented therein the detection system.
US08698066B2	Photodetecting device and display apparatus Provided is a photodetecting device having a wider dynamic range with a simple configuration. A photodetecting device includes a photodiode (D1) (photodetecting element); a line RST (reset signal line); a line RS (readout signal line); a sensor row driver (5) (signal control section) that outputs, as a reset signal, a pulse signal generating a second voltage (VSS) to the line RST, and outputs a readout signal to the line RS; an accumulation node (11) connected to the line RST via the photodiode (D1), the accumulation node having a potential that varies with an amount of light received by the photodiode (D1) during a sensing period; and a transistor (M1) (sensor switching element) that reads out a signal corresponding to the variation of the potential of the accumulation node (11), and outputs the signal to the output line. The sensor row driver (5) applies a voltage at a level between a first voltage (V_SSR) and the second voltage (VSS) to the line RST, during at least a part of the sensing period.
US08698065B2	Photo sensing module having protection function and display device A photo sensing module is provided on a first substrate and includes a photo sensing device and a protection wiring. A gap exists between the photo sensing module and an external circuit, and the photo sensing device is provided on the first substrate. The protection wiring is electrically-conductive and located between the external circuit and at least a portion of the photo sensing device.
US08698063B2	Readout circuit having enhanced dynamic range A method of reading out photocurrent. A readout integrate circuit (ROIC) is provided including an integration capacitor (Cint) having a charging electrode. The ROIC provides linear operation over a linear pixel output signal range when a voltage across Cint (Vint) is in a Vint range between Vlin1-cap and Vlin2-cap, and a non-linear operation range outside the Vint range. A reset voltage (Vrst) is applied to the charging electrode to reset Vint outside the Vint range. The photocurrent is integrated to generate integrated photocurrent during a frame including integrating from Vrst toward the Vint range to integrate background current into the non-linear operation range and integrating to a voltage within the Vint range to integrate scene current into the linear pixel output signal range. The integrated photocurrent is processed to generate a pixel output signal. The pixel output signal excludes some background current that was integrated into the non-linear operation range.
US08698054B2	Integral inductor-susceptor An induction heating inductor and perforated susceptor are formed as an integral unit to provide a low cost, physically stable, efficient, and easily cleaned unit.
US08698052B2	Temperature control method of heat processing plate, computer storage medium, and temperature control apparatus of heat processing plate In the present invention, temperature drop amounts of heating plate regions when the substrate is mounted on a heating plate are detected to detect a warped state of the substrate. From the temperature drop amounts of the heating plate regions, correction values for set temperatures of the heating plate regions are calculated. The calculation of the correction values for the set temperatures of the heating plate regions is performed by estimating steady temperatures within the substrate to be heat-processed on the heating plate from the temperature drop amounts of the heating plate regions using a correlation obtained in advance. From the estimated steady temperatures within the substrate and the temperature drop amounts of the heating regions, the correction values for the set temperatures of the heating plate regions are calculated. Based on the correction values for the set temperatures, the set temperatures of the heating plate regions are changed.
US08698050B2	Dispensing device for heated flowable product The present invention provides a heating device capable of dispensing heated personal care product while containers thereof are being heated. For example, there could be a base having multiple wells with a heating system associated with each well. There could be separate control of the heat in each well. The wells have an upper opening for permitting insertion of a container in them (in inverted fashion), and a side opening for permitting heated material in a container to be dispensed from the container while a portion of the container is being heated in the well. In another form, the invention provides a temperature sensor at the bottom of a heating well that projects into a heat conductive head of a container being warmed in the well. Methods for using such devices are also disclosed.
US08698047B2	Device for heating a golf ball The present disclosure relates to a handheld clamp device for applying heat to a golf ball. The clamp may have two lever arms each attached at one end to a pivot. A golf ball receiving unit may be attached to each lever arm at the opposite end as the pivot. Each golf ball receiving unit may include a heating element. The internal heating surface of each golf ball receiving unit may contain a pattern, which can be a dimple pattern. When in use, the handheld device may heat the surface of a golf ball such that the pattern on the internal heating surfaces forms a dimple pattern into the surface of the golf ball. The handheld clamp device may be included as part of a kit, along with multiple sets of golf ball receiving units, and sometimes at least one golf ball.
US08698033B2	Interrupting chamber with a field distributor cylinder for high-voltage or medium-voltage circuit breakers An insulating tube (18) located between the main contacts (12b, 14b) and the arcing contacts (12a, 14a) of an interrupting chamber (10) of a high-voltage or medium-voltage circuit-breaker makes it possible to modify the distribution of the equipotential lines (V) during breaking. Thus, it is possible to reduce the electric field on the contacts, and thus to improve the breaking and the dielectric strength in the open position. The insulating tube (18) can also serve for transmitting movement between the contacts (12, 14) for triggering the circuit-breaker.
US08698029B2	Touch sensor and method of forming a touch sensor A touch sensor includes a substrate having a substrate surface and first electrode sets. Each first electrode set has a plurality of electrodes formed over the substrate surface and arranged in a row along a first direction, the electrodes being transparent and formed of a first material, the first material being electrically conductive and light transmissive. Each first electrode set also has connection elements. Each connection element provides an electrical connection between a pair of adjacent ones of the plurality of electrodes. The connection elements are formed of a second material having a smaller specific electric resistance than the first material. Each of the connection elements comprises a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The third portion provides an electrical connection between the first portion and the second portion.
US08698027B2	Pushbutton switch A pushbutton switch assembly includes a molded housing body with an integral central barrel, a pushbutton mounted in the housing body and having a stem plunger received in and longitudinally movable in the barrel with the operation of the pushbutton and a return spring for returning the pushbutton to a normal position when it is depressed and released. The central barrel and plunger are of a matching non-round shape thereby preventing rotation of the button in relation to the housing.
US08698024B2	Pressure sensitive trip mechanism with debris control A pressure sensitive circuit breaker trip unit has a case forming a gas receiving cavity and a cavity accommodating movement of an actuator body with a trip lever. The actuator is moved by pressure of circuit interruption gases entering the gas receiving cavity. The actuator body has a hollow therein for accepting the interruption gases and accompanying hot debris thereby reducing any fouling of the movement accommodating cavity which may impede movement of the actuator body on subsequent circuit interruptions.
US08698023B2	Electrical switch An embodiment of the invention relates to an electrical switch having a basic enclosure with an enclosure top side, an enclosure underside and at least one lateral connection side at which at least one connection contact disposed inside the enclosure of the switch is accessible for the purpose of effecting an electrical connection from outside, and a terminal cover which closes off the connection side laterally at least in sections. It is provided according to at least one embodiment of the invention that an insulating part is clipped onto the basic enclosure on the connection side of the basic enclosure, the insulating part separating the connection contact from the enclosure underside, an enclosure extension which increases the length of the switch being clipped onto the basic enclosure on the connection side of the basic enclosure, a terminal cover being clipped onto the enclosure extension, a gap remaining between the insulating part and the terminal cover when viewed from the enclosure underside, and a separate closure part which seals the gap on the enclosure underside being disposed in the gap.
US08698022B2	Seal structure for switch mechanism and electric power tool A seal structure for a switch mechanism includes a switch disposed in a housing, an operating member protruding forward from the housing through an opening formed in the housing and configured to turn on or off the switch, a rubber cover attached to the operating member from a front-side of the operating member and having a rear end engageable with the opening, and a fixing cover fixed to the operating member from outside the rubber cover so as to integrate the rubber cover with the operating member. In this seal structure, the rubber cover seals gap between the opening and the operating member.
US08698021B2	Socket structure of micro switch A socket structure of a micro switch includes a plurality conductive pins of at the bottom of the switch, and a plurality of grooves and distal slots, and the grooves are formed at the bottom of the switch, and the pins are disposed in the grooves, and the distal slots are formed on an outer wall of the switch and interconnected to the grooves respectively, and the top of the pin is extended into the distal slot, so that the pin is exposed from the outer wall of the switch, and the grooves are provided for positioning the pins and preventing them from being deformed, and containing a solder paste for soldering to prevent the switch from being protruded, and the distal slots are provided for extending a soldering iron to touch that pins to facilitate removing and soldering the switch on a surface of a circuit board.
US08698018B2	Key assembly for an electronic device having a connected keycap The present application provides a key assembly for use in an electronic device. The key assembly comprises a plurality of dome switches and one or more single-piece keycaps. Each keycap has a plurality of key portions separated by deforming portions. The key assembly further comprises a plurality of actuators for activating the dome switches. Each actuator has a stem portion and an enlarged rigid blocking portion. The key assembly also comprises one or more rigid blocking members disposed between the blocking portion of the actuators and the keycaps and in close proximity to the blocking portion of the actuators. The blocking members form a barrier to limit a rotational movement of the actuators away from the dome switches.
US08698011B2	Device for fixing a cable to a cable outlet connector A device for fixing a cable to a cable outlet connector, including a clamping sleeve, a spring element and a locking ring, whereby the spring element is in the form of an open ring whose ends are clamped between a supporting contour of the clamping sleeve and a driving contour of the locking ring, while the spring element is variable in diameter by means of a relative movement of the locking ring with respect to the clamping sleeve.
US08698010B2	Electronic apparatus, image display apparatus and method of cooling electronic apparatus Resistivity to dust and cooling performance are improved by a simple structure. Electronic apparatus (image display apparatus) 1 includes: housing 31 that forms sealed inner space 33; circuit unit 39 that is provided in inner space 33; first partition plate 34 that is provided in inner space 33 and that has upper/lower partition portion 7, wherein upper/lower partition portion 7 at least partially extends in a lateral direction extending above at least a part of circuit unit 39 and that terminates in front of both lateral sides of housing 31; and first fan 5, 6 that is provided through upper/lower partition portion 7.
US08698009B2	Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing the same A wiring board having a penetrating hole formed by forming holes with different shapes from both surfaces of a substrate. In such a penetrating hole, the depth of a first opening portion formed in the first-surface side of the substrate is shallower than the depth of a second opening portion formed in the second-surface side, and the diameter of a first opening is greater than the diameter of a second opening. Even if the gravity line of the first opening portion and the gravity line of the second opening portion are shifted from each other, the region of the second opening portion inserted into the inner space of the first opening portion may be made larger.
US08697993B2	Hinged busway A busway section with an electrically conductive housing is described. The busway section includes a lid connected with the housing through a hinging mechanism. Internal slots are also present, along which bus bars can be located. Possible applications of the busway section are feeder sections and plug-in sections.
US08697986B2	Photovoltaic device with double-junction The present invention, a photovoltaic device includes a substrate having a first doped-type, a first doped region having a second doped-type in the substrate, a second doped region in a portion of the first doped region and exposing the other portion of the first doped region, and a third doped region in the exposed portion of the first doped region. The polarity of the second doped-type is substantially reversed with that of the first doped-type. The second doped region has a polarity substantially identical to that of the first doped-type and a doped concentration substantially greater than that of the substrate. The third doped region has a polarity substantially identical to that of the second doped-type and a doped concentration substantially greater than that of the first doped region. The first doped-type is one of N-type and P-type, while the second doped-type is the other of P-type and N-type.
US08697979B1	Solar-powered system for generation and storage of hydrogen gas in substrate microstructures A system includes a microstructure layer, a photovoltaic layer disposed over the microstructure layer comprising a positive P-type layer and a negative N-type layer, a hydrogen collection micro-chamber formed through the microstructure layer and the negative layer, and an oxygen collection micro-chamber formed through the microstructure layer and the photovoltaic layer. A cathode may be disposed within the hydrogen collection micro-chamber and an anode may be disposed within the oxygen collection micro-chamber. The micro-chambers may be spaced between about 1 and 10 micrometers apart. An insulating layer may be disposed between the microstructure layer and the photovoltaic layer. A supplemental storage layer may be disposed over the photovoltaic layer such that a storage portion is in alignment with the hydrogen collection micro-chamber. MEMS actuators may be located at the ends of the hydrogen collection micro-chamber to facilitate hydrogen storage and release.
US08697972B2	Method and apparatus for computer-mediated timed sight reading with assessment A music sight-reading apparatus comprises a library of music to be displayed; a display unit for displaying music selected from the library to a user; a timer for displaying the sheet music for a predetermined time period before the user begins sight-reading the displayed music, an input for receiving signals representative of sound produced by the user doing a sight-reading performance of the displayed music; and apparatus for assessing correctness of the user's sight-reading and for preserving a record of the user's sight-reading performance.
US08697970B2	Cymbal mounting assembly This disclosure relates to cymbal mounting assemblies, and provides viscoelastic washers for mounting a musical cymbal onto a conventional cymbal stand to preserve the integrity of the cymbal.
US08697966B1	Inbred corn line SLM15 An inbred corn line, designated SLM15, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line SLM15, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line SLM15 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line SLM15 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SLM15, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SLM15 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
US08697960B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV498625 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV498625. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV498625, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV498625 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV498625 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV498625.
US08697959B1	Hybrid corn variety 980002 The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 980002. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 980002, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 980002 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 980002.
US08697951B2	Cytoplasmic male sterile Rucola The present invention relates to a male sterile Rucola plant obtainable by a method which may comprise the steps of providing fertile pollen from Eruca sativa to the stamen of plants that contain CMS cytoplasm, allowing plant embryo's to develop, isolating the embryo's, raising the embryo's in tissue culture to produce plant lets, growing plants from the plantlets; selecting plants that are male sterile and female fertile; backcrossing these plants with fertile pollen from Eruca sativa; selecting a plant that is male sterile and female fertile; and optionally repeating steps g) and h).
US08697947B2	Plants having increased yield-related traits and a method for making the same The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a yield increasing polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: an AT-hook motif nuclear localized 19/20 (AHL19/20), a GRP (Growth Regulating Protein) (wherein said GRP polypeptide is a metallothionein 2a (MT2a) polypeptide), an alanine aminotransferase (AAT)-like polypeptide, and an alanine aminotransferase (AAT) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulating expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a yield increasing polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: an AT-hook motif nuclear localized 19/20 (AHL19/20), a GRP (Growth Regulating Protein) (wherein said GRP polypeptide is a metallothionein 2a (MT2a) polypeptide), an alanine aminotransferase (AAT)-like polypeptide, and an alanine aminotransferase (AAT) polypeptide which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
US08697945B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH049609 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH049609. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH049609, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH049609 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH049609.
US08697943B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH349198 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH349198. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH349198, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH349198 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH349198.
US08697933B2	Toilet training using sensor and associated articles Presented is a method for effectively toilet training a subject, the method including providing a disposable absorbent article to a caregiver, wherein the absorbent article includes a wetness sensor having a signaling device, and wherein the signaling device provides to the caregiver a feedback mode of an insult contemporaneous with the insult; and teaching the caregiver an appropriate response to the feedback mode as a training opportunity. Also presented is a method for toilet training a subject, the method including providing a wetness sensing system to a caregiver, the wetness sensing system including an insult indicator; indicating to the caregiver the occurrence of the insult contemporaneous with the insult; and instructing the caregiver to immediately intervene to teach the subject about the physical sensations experienced by the subject prior to and during the insult.
US08697929B2	Xylene isomerization process and catalyst therefor The invention concerns a xylenes isomerization process for the production of equilibrium or near-equilibrium xylenes. The process utilizes a catalyst comprising HZSM-5 or MCM-49 and process conditions including a temperature of less than 295° C. and a pressure sufficient to maintain the xylenes in liquid phase. In embodiments, the process can be operated in a continuous mode with ppm levels of dissolved H2 in the feed and in other embodiments in a cyclic mode without the H2 in feed but with periodic regenerations using a feed having low ppm levels of H2.
US08697913B2	Chemical installation According to the present invention, a chemical installation is provided. The chemical installation comprises A first unit for providing a first aqueous waste stream comprising nitrobenzene; At least a second unit for providing a second aqueous waste stream comprising aniline. The chemical installation comprises an aniline cleaning apparatus for removing nitrobenzene from aniline, and further comprising a stripping column for stripping aniline from an aqueous stream. The first and second aqueous waste stream are provided to the stripping column, stripping aniline and nitrobenzene from the first and the aqueous waste stream, and the stripped aniline and nitrobenzene is provided to the aniline cleaning apparatus.
US08697900B2	Method of preparing a diorganodihalosilane A method of preparing a diorganodihalosilane, the method comprising the following separate and consecutive steps: (i) treating a preformed metal silicide with a mixture comprising hydrogen gas and a silicon tetrahalide at a temperature from 300 to 1400° C. to form a treated metal silicide, wherein the preformed metal silicide comprises a metal selected from at least one of Ni, Pd, or Pt; and (ii) reacting the treated metal silicide with an organohalide according to the formula RX at a temperature from 250 to 700° C. to form a diorganodihalosilane, wherein R is C1-C10 hydrocarbyl and X is halo.
US08697896B2	Process and method for improving the water reuse, energy efficiency, fermentation, and products of an ethanol fermentation plant A method of processing stillage by hydrothermally fractionating stillage to create unique product fractions, by heating the stillage to a temperature of 250 degrees F. to 350 degrees F., and recovering a stickwater fraction from the stillage. Stickwater, oil, biomass, bio-products, extracts, metabolites, and treated water obtained from the method above. A method of performing ethanol fermentation by hydrothermally fractionating stillage to create unique product fractions by heating the stillage to a temperature of 250 degrees F. to 350 degrees F., separating the stillage into a ProFat fraction and a stickwater fraction, and recovering oil from the ProFat fraction.
US08697895B2	Process for producing an oxirane A multiple liquid phase composition and process for preparing an oxirane product, such as epichlorohydrin, including a reaction mixture of: (a) at least one olefin, wherein the olefin is selected from one of (i) an aliphatic olefin or substituted aliphatic olefin, with the proviso that the aliphatic olefin is not propylene, (ii) a cycloaliphatic olefin, (iii) an aromatic olefin, (iv) a cycloaromatic olefin, and (v) mixtures thereof; (b) at least one peroxide compound, (c) at least one catalyst, and (d) and a solvent mixture; wherein the solvent mixture comprises at least (i) at least one alcohol or a combination of alcohols, and (ii) at least one non-reactive co-solvent; wherein the solvents are mixed at a predetermined concentration; wherein the non-reactive co-solvent has a different boiling point than the oxirane product; and wherein the oxirane product partitions into a high affinity solvent during the reaction. The process of the present invention advantageously produces a waste stream with no significant amount of sodium chloride (NaCl). In one embodiment, the present invention includes a process for preparing epichlorohydrin from allyl chloride and hydrogen peroxide including reacting (a) an allyl chloride with (b) hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of (c) a titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) catalyst and (d) in the presence of a predetermined amount of a mixed solvent system; wherein the mixed solvent system includes at least (i) methanol and (ii) at least one non-reactive co-solvent.
US08697893B2	Systems and methods for producing fuels and fuel precursors from carbohydrates The present invention relates to systems and methods for producing fuels and fuel precursors from carbohydrates. In an embodiment the invention includes a method of producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), including contacting a saccharide with a metal oxide catalyst at a temperature of greater than about 100 degrees Celsius. In an embodiment the invention includes a method of producing a biofuel including contacting a saccharide with a metal oxide catalyst at a temperature of greater than about 100 degrees Celsius. Other embodiments are also described herein.
US08697891B2	Substituted chroman derivatives, medicaments and use in therapy Novel substituted chroman derivatives and intermediate compounds, compositions containing same, methods for their preparation and uses thereof as therapeutic agents particularly as anti-cancer and chemotherapeutic selective agents are described.
US08697889B2	Metal compound, polymerizable composition containing the same, resin, method for producing the resin, and use of the resin Disclosed is a metal compound represented by the following formula (0): in the formula (0), A represents a thietane ring, or a monovalent group containing a thiol group; B represents a divalent group containing a heteroatom; R2 represents a divalent organic group; n represents the valence of M; p represents an integer of 1 ton; M represents a lanthanoid atom or a barium (Ba) atom when A is a thietane ring, and represents a lanthanoid atom when A is a monovalent group containing a thiol group; or more than Y represents a monovalent inorganic or organic group; when n−p is not less than 2, a plurality of Y's each independently represent a monovalent inorganic or organic group; and when n−p is not less than 2, the plurality of Y's may be bonded with each other to form a ring containing M.
US08697880B2	Compounds useful for the synthesis of S- and R-omeprazole and a process for their preparation The present invention relates to an improved method for the synthesis of the (S)- or (R)-enantiomer of omeprazole, characterized in that 2-[[(4-X-3,5-dimethylpyridin-2-yl)methyl]thio]-5-methoxy-1H-benzimidazole or 2-[[(4-X-3,5-dimethyl-1-oxidopyridin-2-yl)methyl]thio]-5-methoxy-1H-benzimidazole, wherein X is a leaving group, is oxidized into the corresponding sulphoxide which is obtained as a crystalline compound. Recrystallization of the thus obtained sulphoxide results in a compound of enhanced chemical and optical purity, which is subsequently transformed into the (S)- or (R)-enantiomer of omeprazole.
US08697877B2	Oxyindole derivatives with motilin receptor agonistic activity The present invention relates to novel oxyindole derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of various disorders which are mediated via the motilin receptor (GPR38).
US08697876B2	Compositions and methods of synthesis of pyridinolypiperidine 5-HT1F agonists The present invention provides a novel polymorph of the hemisuccinate salt of 2,4,6-trifluoro-N-[6-(1-methyl-piperidine-4-carbonyl)-pyridin-2-yl]-benzamide (Form A) characterized by a unique X-ray diffraction pattern and Differential Scanning Calorimetry profile, as well as a unique crystalline structure. This polymorph is useful in pharmaceutical compositions, for example, for the treatment and prevention of migraine. The invention also provides a process for the synthesis of pyridinoylpiperidine compounds of Formula I in high yield and high purity. In particular, the provides a process for the preparation of 2,4,6-trifluoro-N-[6-(1-methyl-piperidine-4-carbonyl)-pyridin-2-yl]-benzamide, its hemisuccinate salt and polymorph (Form A).
US08697858B2	Antisense antiviral compound and method for treating influenza viral infection The present invention relates to antisense antiviral compounds and methods of their use and production in inhibition of growth of viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae family and in the treatment of a viral infection. The compounds are particularly useful in the treatment of influenza virus infection in a mammal. Exemplary antisense antiviral compounds are substantially uncharged, or partially positively charged, morpholino oligonucleotides having 1) a nuclease resistant backbone, 2) 12-40 nucleotide bases, and 3) a targeting sequence of at least 12 bases in length that hybridizes to a target region selected from the following: a) the 5′ or 3′ terminal 25 bases of the negative sense viral RNA segment of Influenzavirus A, Influenzavirus B and Influenzavirus C; b) the terminal 30 bases of the 5′ or 3′ terminus of the positive sense vcRNA; c) the 45 bases surrounding the AUG start codon of an influenza viral mRNA and; d) 50 bases surrounding the splice donor or acceptor sites of influenza mRNAs subject to alternative splicing.
US08697857B2	Soybean EF1A2 promoter and its use in constitutive expression of transgenic genes in plants The promoter of a soybean translation elongation factor EF1 alpha, a polypeptide that promotes the GTP-dependent binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the A-site of ribosomes during protein biosynthesis, and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in a tissue-independent or constitutive manner in plants are described.
US08697833B2	Conjugated polymers with carbonyl-substituted thieno [3,4-B] thiophene units for polymer solar cell active layer materials In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a series of conjugated polymers used, among other things, as polymer solar cell or polymer photovoltaic device active layer materials, is provided. In one embodiment, the conjugated polymers have the general structure and formula shown in (I), wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from proton, halogens, alkyls, aryls and substituted aryls; Ar is selected from the group consisting of monocyclic, bicyclic and polycyclic arylene, or monocyclic, bicyclic and polycyclic heteroarylene. In another embodiment, the conjugated photovoltaic polymers are comprised of repeated units having the general structure of formula (II), wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently selected from proton, alkyls, halogens, aryls, substituted aryls, and other kinds of substituents. Synthesis methods of several polymers of the present disclosure are provided, and absorption spectra and electrochemical cyclic voltammetry data of some polymers, and also the photovoltaic properties of the polymers in this present disclosure are also provided.
US08697830B2	Aliphatic, sinterable, thermoplastic polyurethane molding compositions with improved blooming behavior Light-stable, sinterable, thermoplastic polyurethanes with improved blooming behavior and good thermal stability as well as good technical processability are produced from an aliphatic diisocyanate using one or more chain extenders corresponding to a specified formula. These polyurethanes are particularly useful in the production of molded articles, particularly molded articles for automotive interiors.
US08697829B2	Process for the manufacture of silicone ionomer A process for the manufacture of polyorganosiloxanes having ionic groups and reactive functional groups includes (a) conversion of a low molecular weight aralkylene modified polysiloxane to a corresponding sulfonic acid functional material by treating the low molecular weight aralkylene modified polysiloxane with a sulfonating agent; (b) subjecting the reaction product obtained in step (a) to an equilibration reaction with an acid catalyzed ring opening polymerization-effective polyorganosiloxane; and (c) subjecting the reaction product obtained in step (b) to a hydrosilylation reaction with an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one epoxy group, an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least two unsaturation moieties, an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one sulfur heteroatom, an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing a monovalent organosilane group, an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing one hydroxyl containing group, an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing one or more of a halogen, carboxylate, imine, isocyanate, amide, nitrile or tertiary amine with other than alkyl groups moiety.
US08697825B2	1-alkene-acrylate based copolymer The present invention provides ethylene-acrylate based copolymer prepared by a method comprising step of a radical polymerization reaction of ethylene and acrylate based monomer under presence of a metal oxide or Lewis acid. The ethylene-acrylated based copolymer according to the present invention is processed into a polymer film, a transparency of the polymer is not affected. Due to such a feature, the copolymer can be used for optical products.
US08697821B1	Pressure sensitive adhesive The pressure sensitive adhesive is a copolymer of ethylene and propylene that has a maximum load between 6.4 N and 11.2 N in a lap joint shear strength test. The copolymer is prepared by mixing ethylene and propylene in the presence of a diimine nickel catalyst and polymethylaluminoxane (MAO) co-catalyst. The molar ratio of the ethylene to propylene feed is between 60:40 and 40:60. The polymerization is carried out at 30° C. and 1.3 bar. The polypropylene molar percentage in the resulting copolymer is between 42% and 88%, and the weight average molecular weight is between 24,917 and 33, 314 Da. The copolymer is an amorphous polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) between −63° C. and −66° C.
US08697817B2	Manufacturing process for liquid crystalline polymer The properties of a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) containing ester linkages and made in the presence of an excess of diol are improved by treating the LCP with a dicarboxylic acid at elevated temperature. The resulting LCPs are useful as molding resins and for films.
US08697809B2	Block polymer The invention provides a novel block polymer applicable to a light-emitting device. The block polymer has an electron-transporting block and a hole-transporting block, wherein the main chain backbone of the block polymer is polyacetylene.
US08697800B2	Silane cross-linked 1-component lamination adhesive The invention relates to a crosslinkable one-component lamination adhesive containing a) 25 to 80 wt % of polyester prepolymers, polyether prepolymers, and/or polyurethane prepolymers that comprise at least two crosslinkable silane groups, b) 75 to 20 wt % organic solvent having a boiling point of up to 130° C., c) 0 to 15 wt % additives, the prepolymer having a molecular weight from 2000 to 30,000 g/mol, wherein the viscosity of the adhesive is between 50 and 20,000 mPas (per DIN ISO 2555) measured at 15 to 45° C., and the crosslinked adhesive has a glass transition temperature from −10 to 30° C.
US08697798B2	Silicone rubber composition for use as high-voltage insulator and polymer insulator A silicone rubber composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane composition of the organic peroxide cure or addition reaction cure type, (B) a normally solid organic compound having at least two ester bonds per molecule, and (C) particulate aluminum hydroxide having an average particle size of up to 20 μm is suited for use as high-voltage electric insulator since it maintains insulating properties for a long term in outdoor service and has acid resistance and a long lifetime even in polluted areas.
US08697795B2	Thermoplastic linoleum The present invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition at least comprising particles made of nonoxidatively polymerized vegetable oil which has been crosslinked by way of functional groups, as component (A), at least one thermoplastic polymer, as component (B), optionally at least one resin, as component (C), optionally at least one filler, as component (D), and optionally further additives, use thereof and a process for production thereof.
US08697793B2	Rubber composition for use in tires A rubber composition for use in tires is described which provides increased fuel efficiency and improved wet grip performance. The rubber composition includes from 5 to 70 parts by mass of silica having a BET specific surface area from 50 to 200 m2/g per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber. The rubber composition includes from 1 to 25 parts by mass of an aromatic modified terpene resin and at least one terpene per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber. The rubber composition further includes from 1 to 70 parts by mass of a naphthenic oil per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber, where a CN % proportion of a CA %·CP %·CN % ratio calculated according to ASTM D2140/ASTM D3238 is the greatest and the CA % proportion is less than 15%, and a dynamic viscosity at 40° C. is from 17 to 30 mm2/sec.
US08697787B2	Flexible PVC compositions made with plasticizers derived from renewable sources PVC resin-based compositions that include biochemical plasticizers as the primary plasticizers are provided. The compositions include PVC resin, a compatibilizer, one or more biochemical plasticizers and, optionally, a thermoplastic elastomer impact modifier. The biochemical plasticizers are present in substantial quantities in the compositions and, in some embodiments, are the only plasticizers present in the compositions.
US08697782B2	Rubber composition Cross-linked rubber obtained from a rubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of EPDM, 5-120 parts by weight carbon black, 70-150 parts by weight of fine bituminous powder, and 0.2-8 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, has distinguished heat resistance and sealability, and can suppress blister generation due to pressure changes when used in contact with carbon dioxide, and is specifically distinguished foaming-resistance characteristics due to abrupt pressure reduction of carbon dioxide, which are the necessary characteristics of seal material for carbon dioxide refrigerant, and also distinguished compression set characteristics, which determine the product life at elevated temperatures, and thus is suitable for use as carbon dioxide seal materials, such as O rings, packings, gaskets, oil seals, valves, etc.
US08697781B2	Bituminous mixtures with a high polymer content The invention relates to a process for the preparation of mixtures containing bitumen and thermoplastic polymer at a high concentration, stable during storage, with particular characteristics of easy processability and movability which, once diluted, allow modified bitumens to be obtained with high performance characteristics. In particular, the process allows mixtures containing bitumen, thermoplastic polymer and wax, to be prepared, wherein the polymer is in a quantity varying from 5 to 30% by weight with respect to the weight of the mixture consisting of bitumen and polymer, and the wax is in a quantity varying from 4.7 to 16.7% by weight with respect to the weight of the total mixture, and comprises reacting a concentrated mixture (A), stable during storage, containing bitumen and from 5 to 30% by weight of thermoplastic polymer, with a hydrocarbon wax containing at least 40 carbon atoms and having a melting point of at least 700 C., in a weight ratio between the mixture (A) and wax ranging from 100:5 to 100:20, at a temperature ranging from 160 to 2000 C. and for a time ranging from 15 minutes to 7 hours, preferably from 15 to 120 minutes. An object of the invention also relates to new mixtures containing bitumen and thermoplastic polymer at a high concentration and mixtures obtainable from these by dilution.
US08697774B2	Ink for ink jet recording and ink set for ink jet recording The ink for ink jet recording includes a sparingly water-soluble alkanediol, a resin, and a coloring material, wherein the content of the coloring material is from 1 to 3% by mass based on the total mass of the ink, the surface tension is from 21 to 25 mN/m, and the thixotropic index (TI) represented by the following formula (1), as determined at a time point when its content becomes 40% by mass based on the total mass before the evaporation of the ink by the evaporation of the ink, is from 2 to 110: TI=η(1 s−1)/η(1000 s−1) (1).
US08697773B2	White ink composition A white ink composition contains a white coloring material and a fixing resin component. The fixing resin component includes a styrene acrylic resin and a urethane resin at a mass ratio of the styrene acrylic resin to the urethane resin (styrene acrylic resin/urethane resin) of at least 1/10.
US08697769B2	Lacquer composition comprising a monomer with a polyalicyclic structure element A transparent lacquer composition that can be used as a protective and gloss lacquer for surface coating is described. The lacquer composition can be a dental material and a method for preparing a lacquer composition is also described. Also described are novel polymerizable monomers comprising at least one polyalicyclic structure element and certain ethylenic structure elements that are particularly suitable for use in a lacquer composition.
US08697765B2	Porous carbon-heteroatom-silicon hybrid inorganic/organic materials for chromatographic separations and process for the preparation thereof The present invention provides porous carbon-heteroatom-silicon inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid materials, methods for their preparation, and uses thereof, e.g., as chromatographic separations materials.
US08697764B2	Elastic inorganic-organic hybrid foam A process for producing an elastic silicate foam by foaming a mixture comprising 10% to 80% by weight of an aqueous dispersion of SiO2 particles A) which have an average particle diameter in the range from 1 to 100 nm, 5% to 30% by weight of a polymer B) in solution in water, 10% to 50% by weight of a blowing agent C), 1% to 5% by weight of an emulsifier D), 0.01% to 5% by weight of a crosslinker E) which is reactive with the polymer B), and also the foam obtainable by the process, and the use of the foam.
US08697760B2	Process for producing zeolite film, and zeolite film obtained by the process A process for producing a zeolite film is provided in which seed crystals thinly adhere to the surface of a support to form a thin and even zeolite film having fewer defects than conventional zeolite films. Also provided is a zeolite film obtained by the producing process. The process for producing the zeolite film comprises: a particle adhesion step of allowing a slurry, where zeolite particles which become seeds are dispersed, to flow down on the surface of a base material by the self-weight of the slurry, so that the zeolite particles adhere to the base material; and a film formation step of immersing the base material, to which the zeolite particles adhere, into a sol to carry out hydrothermal synthesis, thereby forming the zeolite film on the base material.
US08697744B2	Substituted 5,6-dihydro-4H-thiazolo[4,5-E]indazoles and their use as positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I), wherein X1, X2, Y, Z1, Z2, Z3, M and (A)m are defined as in Formula (I); invention compounds are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors—subtype 4 (“mGluR4”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of central nervous system disorders as well as other disorders modulated by mGluR4 receptors. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such compounds in the manufacture of medicaments, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR4 is involved.
US08697731B2	Derivatives of 2-pyridin-2-yl-pyrazol-3(2H)-one, preparation and therapeutic use thereof The invention relates to compounds corresponding to formula (I), in the form of the base or of an acid-addition salt: in which n is equal to 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; m is equal to 0, 1 or 2; o is equal to 0 or 1; X represents a group —CH2, —CH(R′)—, —NH(R′)— or a heteroatom chosen from O and S, it being understood that R′ represents a group —(C1-C5)alkyl, —(C1-C5)alkoxy, —CH2-aryl, —C(O)R5 or —COOR5; R1, R2, R5 are as defined in the specification.
US08697730B2	5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP) inhibitor Described herein are methods for the synthesis of 3-[5-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-3-(2-methyl-2-propylthio)-1-[4-(2-methoxypyridin-5-yl)benzyl]-indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propionic acid, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions suitable for oral administration to a mammal that include, as well as methods of using such oral pharmaceutical compositions for treating respiratory conditions or diseases, as well as other leukotriene-dependent or leukotriene mediated conditions or diseases.
US08697729B2	Small molecules modulator of epigenetic regulation and their therapeutic applications Disclosed are methods and compositions for modulating the function of transcription factors, especially transcription factors that recruit epigenetic regulators (histone modifying enzymes) to specific DNA promoters. The targeted transcription factors include but are not limited to the myocyte enhancing factor (MEF2), the forkhead/winged helix transcription factor FOXP3 and the transcription factor GATA3. Also disclosed are small molecule modulators of MEF2 and its associated factors that include but not limited to histone deacetylases (HDACs), p300/CBP and Cabin1 and the therapeutic applications thereof.
US08697727B2	N-substituted-heterocycloalkyloxybenzamide compounds and methods of use The present invention provides N-substituted-heterocycloalkyloxybenzamide compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. One embodiment of the invention is a compound having the structure in which R1, R2, R3, R4, T, n, w and x are as described herein. In certain embodiments of the invention, a compound of the present invention activates the AMPK pathway, and can be used to treat metabolism-related disorders and conditions.
US08697720B2	Substituted phenylether-thienopyridone compounds with antibacterial activity Novel bicyclic heteroaromatic compounds are provided that are inhibitors of bacterial methionyl tRNA synthetase (MetRS). Compounds of the invention generally have a left hand side phenylether constituent and a right hand side thienopyridone constituent. Also disclosed are methods for their preparation and their use in therapy as antibacterial agents, particularly as anti-Clostridium difficile agents.
US08697717B2	Inhibitors of histone deacetylase This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
US08697712B2	Presentation of an antiviral pharmaceutical composition A new presentation of an antiviral pharmaceutical composition in solution form comprising as an active agent, aciclovir in an amount of about 5% by weight; a solvent in an amount of from about 10 to 20% by weight; a solubilizing agent in an amount of from about 1.5 to 5.0% by weight; a humectant agent in an amount of from about 2 to 10% by weight; an anti-itching agent in an amount of from about 0.05 to 1.0% by weight; an antioxidant agent in an amount of from about 0.1 to 0.5% by weight and demineralized water in an amount of from about 20 to 80% by weight.
US08697708B2	Azabenzothiazole compounds, compositions and methods of use Provided are compounds of Formula I, stereoisomers, tautomers, solvates, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, X, R1, R2, R4 and R5 are defined herein, a pharmaceutical composition that includes a compound of Formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle, methods of using the compound or composition in therapy, and methods of manufacturing a compound of Formula I.
US08697707B2	Mixtures of mesoionic pesticides Disclosed are compositions comprising (a) at least one compound selected from compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides, and salt thereof, wherein R1 is phenyl optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R3, or pyridinyl optionally substituted with up to 4 substituents independently selected from R3; R2 is C1-C4 haloalkyl; or thiazolyl, pyridinyl or pyrimidinyl, each optionally substituted with up to 2 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen and C1-C4 alkyl; each R3 is independently halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C(R4)═NOR4 or Q; each R4 is independently C1-C4 alkyl; Z is CH═CH or S; and each Q is independently phenyl or pyridinyl, each optionally substituted with up to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy and C1-C4 haloalkoxy; and (b) at least one invertebrate pest control agent. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a composition of the invention.
US08697705B2	Isoindolinone derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, as well as pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of using said compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases and disorders. The compounds and compositions disclosed herein are glucokinase activators useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of metabolic diseases and disorders, for example diabetes mellitus, including type II diabetes mellitus.
US08697700B2	Piperazinone-substituted tetrahydro-carboline MCH-1 antagonists, methods of making, and uses thereof The present invention relates to piperazinone-substituted tetrahydrocarboline derivatives of formula (I): having the substituents as described herein which are melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH-1) receptor antagonists. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof.
US08697699B2	Imidazopyrazine SYK inhibitors Imidazopyrazines of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and mixtures thereof, are provided herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one chemical entity and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle are also provided. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to the inhibition of Syk activity, which comprises administering to such patients an amount of at least one chemical entity effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are disclosed. These diseases include cancer (e.g., B-cell lymphoma and leukemia), autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, acute inflammatory reactions, and allergic disorders. Methods of treatment include administering at least one chemical entity as a single active agent or administering at least one chemical entity in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents. Also provided are methods for determining the presence or absence of Syk kinase in a sample.
US08697689B2	Indole and benzomorpholine derivatives as modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel indole and benzomorpholine derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors—subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions as well as to the use of such compounds or compositions for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
US08697688B2	Pyrrolobenzodiazepines used to treat proliferative diseases Pyrrolobenzodiazepine dimers I having a C2-C3 double bond and an aryl group at the C2 position on one monomer unit, and a C2-C3 double bond and either a conjugated double or triple bond at the C2 position or an alkyl group at the C2 position on the other monomer unit, and conjugates of these compounds.
US08697685B2	Chemical compounds The invention is directed to 6-(4-pyrimidinyl)-1H-indazole derivatives. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds according to Formula (I) wherein R1-R4 are defined herein. The compounds of the invention axe inhibitors of PDK1 and can be useful in the treatment of immune and metabolic diseases and disorders characterized by constitutively activated ACG kinases such as cancer and more specifically cancers of the breast, colon, and lung. Accordingly, the invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention. The invention is still further directed to methods of inhibiting PDK1 activity and treatment of disorders associated therewith using a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention.
US08697678B2	Anaesthetic formulation The present invention relates generally to the field of drug delivery systems for neuroactive steroid anaesthetic agents. More particularly, anaesthetic and sedative formulations are provided in the form of host/guest preparations comprising one or more neuroactive steroid anaesthetics and a cyclodextrin. Particular cyclodextrins contemplated include sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrins and modified forms thereof.
US08697672B2	Microrna inhibition for the treatment of inflammation and myeloproliferative disorders The present disclosure relates to the finding that microRNA-155 plays a role in inflammation, hematopoiesis and myeloproliferation, and that dysregulation of microRNA-155 expression is associated with particular myeloproliferative disorders. Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating disorders, including inflammation and myeloproliferation, modulating the levels of expression of one or more genes selected from the group consisting of Cutl1, Arnt1, Picalm, Jarid2, PU.1, Csf1r, HIF1α, Sla, Cepbβ, and Bach1, and the like.
US08697663B2	Oligomeric compounds and compositions for use in modulation of small non-coding RNAs Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression and function of small non-coding RNAs. The compositions comprise oligomeric compounds, targeted to small non-coding RNAs. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of small non-coding RNAs as well as downstream targets of these RNAs and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with small non-coding RNAs are also provided.
US08697660B2	Compounds and compositions for treating infection Compounds from 14 Kenyan plants, including from the root of Dovyalis abyssinica and Clutia robusta have been characterized and isolated, and their uses are disclosed.
US08697659B2	Analogues of glycolipids useful as immunoadjuvants The invention provides analogs of alpha-galactosyl ceramide that increase the immune response elicited by various antigens. It also provides methods of using such compounds to increase the effectiveness of vaccines.
US08697657B2	Combination therapies using cyclosporine and aromatic cationic peptides The invention provides compositions and methods for preventing or treating an ischemia-reperfusion injury, such as occurs during acute myocardial infarction and organ transplant in a mammalian subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more additional active agents such as cyclosporine.
US08697655B2	Method of selecting polypeptide sequence, and metal oxide or silicon-containing compound binding peptide and use thereof Provided is a peptide including the following amino acid sequence. Tyr-Xaa0-Xaa1-Tyr-Tyr-Xaa2-Xaa3-Tyr-Xaa4-Xaa5-Xaa6-Xaa7-Xaa8-Xaa9-Xaa10-Xaa11 (SEQ ID NO: 4: wherein Xaa0, Xaa1, Xaa2, Xaa3, Xaa4, Xaa5, Xaa6, Xaa7, Xaa8, Xaa9, Xaa10 and Xaa 11 represent any amino acid) or Tyr-Asn-Asp-Tyr-Tyr-Tyr-Tyr-Cys-Tyr-Arg-Asp-Tyr-Asp (SEQ ID NO: 20).
US08697653B2	Microparticle formulation for pulmonary drug delivery of anti infective molecule for treatment of infectious diseases The present invention relates to a biodegradable, inhalable microparticle formulation comprising a compound of formula I obtained by fermentation of a microorganism of the Streptomyces species (PM0626271/MTCC5447), as described in PCT application publication WO2011027290, and a biodegradable lipid for drug delivery wherein the ratio of drug (compound of formula I) to lipid is 1:15 to 1:25. The present invention also relates to the process for preparation of the formulation and to the method of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB), methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonias and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) pneumonias by administering therapeutically effective amount of the formulation to a mammal in need thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of delivering the microparticle formulation to a mammal in need thereof, wherein the formulation is administered by inhalation or intratracheal instillation for pulmonary delivery.
US08697639B2	Compositions and methods for treating bacteria The present invention relates to the field of bacteriology. In particular, the present invention provides compositions (e.g., comprising a lantibiotic and mupirocin or gentamicin) and methods of treating (e.g., killing or inhibiting growth of) bacteria. For example, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compounds (e.g., comprising a lantibiotic and mupirocin or gentamicin) and methods of using the same in research, therapeutic and drug screening applications.
US08697617B2	Power transmission fluids with improved friction characteristics Reaction products of maleic and/or succinic acids or anhydrides and primary aliphatic amines are disclosed as effective in reducing the static friction in power transmission fluids.
US08697611B2	High density brines for use in wellbore fluids A composition and method for use in drilling or completing a subterranean well comprising a solidsfree, high-density brine composed of alkali metal polytungstate and blends thereof. These high-density brines are also useful as wellbore fluids and other non-oilfield fluids requiring high density properties.
US08697608B2	Universal fibronectin type III binding-domain libraries Walk-through mutagenesis and natural-variant combinatorial fibronectin Type III (FN3) polypeptide libraries are described, along with their method of construction and use. Also disclosed are a number of high binding affinity polypeptides selected by screening the libraries against a variety of selected antigens.
US08697606B2	Methods for discretized processing and process sequence integration of regions of a substrate The present invention provides methods and systems for discretized, combinatorial processing of regions of a substrate such as for the discovery, implementation, optimization, and qualification of new materials, processes, and process sequence integration schemes used in integrated circuit fabrication. A substrate having an array of differentially processed regions thereon is processed by delivering materials to or modifying regions of the substrate.
US08697605B2	Polymer co-location in surface-attached biopolymers and arrays of biopolymers Embodiments of the present invention provide substrates having controllably co-located polymers of different sequences. Methods are provided that allow the fabrication of arrays of polymers on a substrate having controllably co-located polymers in regions of the array. For example, polymers of nucleic acids and peptides having different sequences and or compositions can be co-located within a region of a substrate. Also provided are arrays of DNA polymers wherein polymers having two different sequences are co-located within a region of an array. The co-located DNA polymers can comprise complementary DNA that is able to hybridize and form double stranded DNA. Arrays having regions comprising double stranded DNA are provided.
US08697601B2	Rewritable recording material A rewritable recording material can be provided which contains at least one kind of phenolic compounds represented by formula (I) and which is capable of stably repeating coloring and discoloring for a long period of time as well as exerting superior storage properties such as heat resistance and moisture and heat resistance of the colored image and light resistance of the background. Also provided are a composition for forming a rewritable color-forming layer which is capable of forming a color-forming layer of the recording material, and a composition of a color-developing agent for a rewritable recording material.
US08697599B2	Methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst A method comprising (a) contacting a support and a chromium-containing compound to form chromium-containing support, (b) heat treating the chromium-containing support in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a treated support, (c) contacting the treated support with carbon monoxide to form a CO-contacted support, and (d) contacting the CO-contacted support with hydrogen to form a catalyst. A method comprising oxidizing a chromium-treated support to form a polymerization catalyst, contacting the polymerization catalyst with carbon monoxide to form a reduced polymerization catalyst, contacting the reduced polymerization catalyst with hydrogen to form an activated polymerization catalyst, and contacting the activated polymerization catalyst with ethylene in a reaction zone under suitable reaction conditions to form a random copolymer. A method comprising reducing a polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(VI) to form a polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(II), and treating the polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(II) with hydrogen.
US08697595B2	Precipitated film and fabricating method thereof A precipitated film and the fabricating method thereof are disclosed. The precipitated film includes a supporting layer having columnar crystals, and a functional layer formed on the supporting layer and having granular crystals. The precipitated film is fabricated by phase-changing one of two aqueous solutions, which are able to react with each other to form a solid precipitate inherently, into solid-state and then reacting with the other aqueous solution to form the precipitated film by a precipitation reaction.
US08697581B2	III-nitride semiconductor device with trench structure A III-nitride trench device has a vertical conduction region with an interrupted conduction channel when the device is not on, providing an enhancement mode device. The trench structure may be used in a vertical conduction or horizontal conduction device. A gate dielectric provides improved performance for the device by being capable of withstanding higher electric field or manipulating the charge in the conduction channel. A passivation of the III-nitride material decouples the dielectric from the device to permit lower dielectric constant materials to be used in high power applications.
US08697574B2	Through substrate features in semiconductor substrates Through substrate features in semiconductor substrates are described. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a through substrate via disposed in a first region of a semiconductor substrate. A through substrate conductor coil is disposed in a second region of the semiconductor substrate.
US08697572B2	Method for forming Cu film and storage medium In a method for forming a Cu film, a CVD Cu film is formed on a CVD-Ru film that is formed on a wafer W. In the method, the wafer W having the CVD-Ru film is loaded into a chamber 1, and a film-forming source material in a vapor state is introduced into the chamber 1. The film-forming source material includes Cu(hfac)TMVS that is a Cu complex having a vapor pressure higher than that of Cu(hfac)2 produced as a by-product during the film formation. When the CVD-Cu film is formed, the pressure within the chamber 1 is controlled to a pressure at which the desorption and diffusion of Cu(hfac)2 adsorbed on the surface of the CVD Ru film proceed.
US08697564B2	Method of manufacturing GaN-based film A method of manufacturing a GaN-based film includes the steps of preparing a composite substrate, the composite substrate including a support substrate in which a coefficient of thermal expansion in its main surface is more than 0.8 time and less than 1.0 time as high as a coefficient of thermal expansion of GaN crystal in a direction of a axis and a single crystal film arranged on a main surface side of the support substrate, the single crystal film having threefold symmetry with respect to an axis perpendicular to a main surface of the single crystal film, and forming a GaN-based film on the main surface of the single crystal film in the composite substrate, the single crystal film in the composite substrate being an SiC film. Thus, a method of manufacturing a GaN-based film capable of manufacturing a GaN-based film having a large main surface area and less warpage without crack being produced in a substrate is provided.
US08697556B2	Transistor structure having a trench drain A semiconductor device is formed having a trench adjacent to a current carrying region of the device. The trench is formed having a depth greater than the depth of a tub region of the device. Increasing the trench depth moves a region of higher field strength from the tub region to a region along the trench. The region along the trench does not have a junction and may withstand the higher field strength.
US08697555B2	Method of producing semiconductor device and semiconductor device The invention offers a method of producing a semiconductor device that can suppress the worsening of the property due to surface roughening of a wafer by sufficiently suppressing the surface roughening of the wafer in the heat treatment step and a semiconductor device in which the worsening of the property caused by the surface roughening is suppressed. The method of producing a MOSFET as a semiconductor device is provided with a step of preparing a wafer 3 made of silicon carbide and an activation annealing step that performs activation annealing by heating the wafer 3. In the activation annealing step, the wafer 3 is heated in an atmosphere containing a vapor of silicon carbide generated from the SiC piece 61, which is a generating source other than the wafer 3.
US08697551B2	Crystalline aluminum carbide thin film, semiconductor substrate having the aluminum carbide thin film formed thereon and method of fabricating the same Embodiments of the invention provide a crystalline aluminum carbide thin film, a semiconductor substrate having the crystalline aluminum carbide thin film formed thereon, and a method of fabricating the same. Further, the method of fabricating the AlC thin film includes supplying a carbon containing gas and an aluminum containing gas to a furnace, to growing AlC crystals on a substrate.
US08697542B2	Method for thin die-to-wafer bonding A method is provided for bonding a die to a base technology wafer and includes: providing a device wafer having a front, back, at least one side, and at least one TSV, wherein the back contains a substrate material; providing a carrier wafer having a front, back, and at least one side; bonding the wafers using an adhesive; removing the substrate material and wet etching, from the device wafer's back side, to expose at least one metallization scheme feature; processing the device wafer's back side to create at least one backside redistribution layer; removing the device wafer from the carrier wafer; dicing the device wafer into individual die; providing a base technology wafer; coating the front of the base technology wafer with a sacrificial adhesive; placing the front of the individual die onto the front of the base technology wafer; and bonding the individual die to the base technology wafer.
US08697541B1	Methods and structures for preparing single crystal silicon wafers for use as substrates for epitaxial growth of crack-free gallium nitride films and devices This document describes the fabrication and use of ceramic stabilizing layer fabricated right on the product silicon wafer to facilitate its use as a substrate for fabrication of gallium nitride films. A ceramic layer is formed and then attached to a single crystal silicon substrate to form a composite silicon substrate that has coefficient of thermal expansion comparable with GaN. The composite silicon substrates prepared by this invention are uniquely suited for use as growth substrates for crack-free gallium nitride films, benefiting from compressive stresses produced by choosing a ceramic having a desired higher coefficient thermal expansion than those of silicon and gallium nitride.
US08697539B2	Method of making lower parasitic capacitance FinFET An integrated circuit device includes a gate region extending above a semiconductor substrate and extending in a first longitudinal direction. A first fin has a first sidewall that extends in a second longitudinal direction above the semiconductor substrate such that the first fin intersects the gate region. A second fin has a second sidewall extending in the second direction above the semiconductor substrate such that the second fin intersects the gate region. A shallow trench isolation (STI) region is formed in the semiconductor substrate between the first and second sidewalls of the first and second fins. A conductive layer disposed over the first insulating layer and over top surfaces of the first and second fins. A first insulating layer is disposed between an upper surface of the STI region and a lower surface of the conductive layer to separate the STI region from the conductive layer.
US08697525B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first conductive patterns separated by a damascene pattern, a second conductive pattern buried in the damascene pattern, and a spacer including an air gap between the second conductive pattern and the first conductive patterns.
US08697523B2	Integration of SMT in replacement gate FINFET process flow A method of fabricating a FINFET includes the following steps. A plurality of fins is patterned in a wafer. A dummy gate is formed covering a portion of the fins which serves as a channel region. Spacers are formed on opposite sides of the dummy gate. The dummy gate is removed thus forming a trench between the spacers that exposes the fins in the channel region. A nitride material is deposited into the trench so as to cover a top and sidewalls of each of the fins in the channel region. The wafer is annealed to induce strain in the nitride material thus forming a stressed nitride film that covers and induces strain in the top and the sidewalls of each of the fins in the channel region of the device. The stressed nitride film is removed. A replacement gate is formed covering the fins in the channel region.
US08697521B2	Structure and method for making low leakage and low mismatch NMOSFET An improved SRAM and fabrication method are disclosed. The method comprises use of a nitride layer to encapsulate PFETs and logic NFETs, protecting the gates of those devices from oxygen exposure. NFETs that are used in the SRAM cells are exposed to oxygen during the anneal process, which alters the effective work function of the gate metal, such that the threshold voltage is increased, without the need for increasing the dopant concentration, which can adversely affect issues such as mismatch due to random dopant fluctuation, GIDL and junction leakage.
US08697519B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes forming a silicon layer without void and cutting on a silicon monolayer Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. Patterns having a recess region defined therebetween are formed on a substrate, and then a silicon precursor having an organic ligand is provided on the substrate to absorb silicon on sidewalls and a bottom surface of the recess region to form a silicon monolayer on the patterns having the recess region defined therebetween. A silicon layer without void and cutting is formed on the silicon monolayer.
US08697517B2	Reduced substrate coupling for inductors in semiconductor devices The present disclosure provides reduced substrate coupling for inductors in semiconductor devices. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having reduced substrate coupling includes providing a substrate having a first region and a second region. The method also includes forming a first gate structure over the first region and a second gate structure over the second region, wherein the first and second gate structures each include a dummy gate. The method next includes forming an inter layer dielectric (ILD) over the substrate and forming a photoresist (PR) layer over the second gate structure. Then, the method includes removing the dummy gate from the first gate structure, thereby forming a trench and forming a metal gate in the trench so that a transistor may be formed in the first region, which includes a metal gate, and an inductor component may be formed over the second region, which does not include a metal gate.
US08697510B2	Tunnel field-effect transistor with narrow band-gap channel and strong gate coupling A semiconductor device and the methods of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a low energy band-gap layer comprising a semiconductor material; a gate dielectric on the low energy band-gap layer; a gate electrode over the gate dielectric; a first source/drain region adjacent the gate dielectric, wherein the first source/drain region is of a first conductivity type; and a second source/drain region adjacent the gate dielectric. The second source/drain region is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type. The low energy band-gap layer is located between the first and the second source/drain regions.
US08697502B2	Method for forming semiconductor device A method for forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. In the semiconductor device, a gate is formed to enclose a fin structure in a 6F2 saddle fin gate structure transistor, so that the size of a channel region increases. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method for forming a semiconductor device includes: defining an active region by forming a device isolation film over a semiconductor substrate; forming a first recess extending to a first level in the active region; forming a sacrificial film at a lower portion of the first recess; forming a fin structure over the sacrificial film; separating the fin structure from the semiconductor substrate in the active region by removing the sacrificial film and forming a hole between the fin structure and the active region; and forming a gate to enclose the fin structure.
US08697498B2	Methods of manufacturing three dimensional semiconductor memory devices using sub-plates A method of manufacturing a Three Dimensional (3D) semiconductor memory device can be provided by forming at least one trench in a plate stack structure to divide the plate stack structure into a plurality of sub-plate stack structures between forming a plurality of vertical active patterns in the plate stack structure and forming pads of a stepped structure from the plate stack structure.
US08697497B2	Module with silicon-based layer The invention concerns a module comprising a carrier element, a semiconductor device mounted on said carrier element and a silicon-based insulating layer. The silicon-based insulating layer is arranged on the side of the carrier element opposite to the semiconductor device. The invention further concerns a module comprising a semiconductor device, a mold compound at least partly covering the semiconductor device and a silicon-based passivation layer. The silicon-based passivation layer covers at least partly the periphery of the mold compound.
US08697491B2	Semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a package body, a plurality of semiconductor chips, and an external connection terminal. The package body is stacked with a plurality of sheets where conductive patterns and vias are disposed. The plurality of semiconductor chips are inserted into insert slots extending from one surface of the package body. The external connection terminal is provided on other surface opposite to the one surface of the package body. Here, the plurality of semiconductor chips are electrically connected to the external connection terminal.
US08697489B2	Package structure and package process A package structure and a package process are provided. In the package process, firstly, a first electronic component having a plurality of first conductive bumps at a bottom thereof is provided. Then, a first insulation paste is coated on the first conductive bumps. The first electronic component is disposed on a circuit substrate having a plurality of substrate pads, and the first conductive bumps are respectively situated on the substrate pads. Next, a heating process is performed to both of the first conductive bumps and the first insulation paste, wherein the first conductive bumps is reflowed to bond the first electronic component and the substrate pads, and the first insulation paste is cured.
US08697488B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device which includes a thin film transistor having stable electric characteristics. It is another object to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device at lower cost with high productivity. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes a thin film transistor where a semiconductor layer having a channel formation region, a source region, and a drain region are formed using an oxide semiconductor layer, heat treatment (heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation) is performed so as to improve the purity of the oxide semiconductor layer and reduce impurities such as moisture. Moreover, the oxide semiconductor layer subjected to the heat treatment is slowly cooled under an oxygen atmosphere.
US08697483B2	Method of forming contact and semiconductor device manufactured by using the method A method of forming a contact includes forming an inter-layer dielectric layer to cover a gate formed on a semiconductor substrate; and forming a first hole which passes through the inter-layer dielectric layer to expose the gate, a second hole which exposes an active region of the semiconductor substrate, and a third hole which exposes the semiconductor substrate at a preset depth. Further, the method includes forming a shielding layer on the semiconductor substrate including the bottom and sidewalls of the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole; and removing the shielding layer at the bottom of the first hole and the second hole to expose the gate and the active region. Furthermore, the method includes filling the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole with a conductive material.
US08697479B2	Method for producing nanoparticles Some embodiments disclosed herein are related to methods of preparing a nanoparticle composition comprising: providing an aerosol comprising a plurality of droplets of a precursor solution comprising at least one nanoparticle precursor and an expansive component; passing the aerosol through a plasma; and collecting a nanoparticle composition product from the carrier gas which has exited the plasma. Some embodiments relate to nanoparticle compositions provided by this process. Some embodiments relate to light-emitting diodes or light emitting devices comprising these compositions.
US08697478B2	Cover for protecting solar cells during fabrication A removable cover system for protecting solar cells from exposure to moisture during fabrication processes. The cover system includes a cover having a configuration that complements the configuration of a solar cell substrate to be processed in an apparatus where moisture is present. A resiliently deformable seal member attached to the cover is positionable with the cover to engage and seal the top surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the cover is dimensioned and arranged so that the seal member engages the peripheral angled edges and corners of the substrate for preventing the ingress of moisture beneath the cover. An apparatus for fabricating a solar cell using the cover and associated method are also disclosed.
US08697476B2	Processes and compositions for forming photovoltaic devices with base metal buss bars A photovoltaic cell such as a solar cell is disclosed. The cell comprises (a) a semiconductor substrate having a front surface, (b) one or more anti-reflection coating layers on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, (c) a plurality of silver-containing fingers in contact with the one or more anti-reflection coating layers and in electrical contact with the semiconductor substrate; and (d) one or more base metal containing buss bars each in contact with the one or more anti-reflection coating layers and the silver-containing fingers. The base metal may be selected from one or more of copper, nickel, lead, tin, iron, indium, zinc, bismuth and cobalt. Methods for making protovoltaic cells with base metal containing buss bars are also disclosed.
US08697475B2	Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same A solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell may include a substrate, an emitter layer positioned at a first surface of the substrate, a first anti-reflection layer that is positioned on a surface of the emitter layer and may include a plurality of first contact lines exposing a portion of the emitter layer, a first electrode that is electrically connected to the emitter layer exposed through the plurality of first contact lines and may include a plating layer directly contacting the emitter layer, and a second electrode positioned on a second surface of the substrate.
US08697470B2	Miniature MEMS condenser microphone packages and fabrication method thereof MEMS microphone packages and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. One method for fabricating a MEMS microphone package, includes providing a substrate, forming a cavity enclosed by a top cover part, wherein a housing wall part surrounds and supports the top cover part, and the substrate supports the housing wall part and the cover part, forming a MEMS sensing element and an IC chip inside the cavity, forming an opening comprising an acoustic passage connecting the cavity to an ambient space, and forming a conductive casing enclosing the top cover part and the housing wall, wherein the conductive casing is soldered to a PCB board and is electrically connected to a common analog ground lead on the PCB board.
US08697468B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting apparatus includes a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate, where the first electrode is a cathode, an electron injection layer formed to contact an upper surface of the first electrode and including Mg, an intermediate layer formed on the electron injection layer and including an organic emission layer, and a second electrode which is formed on the intermediate layer and is an anode.
US08697467B2	Surface and gas phase doping of III-V semiconductors Compound semiconductor devices and methods of doping compound semiconductors are provided. Embodiments of the invention provide post-deposition (or post-growth) doping of compound semiconductors, enabling nanoscale compound semiconductor devices including diodes and transistors. In one method, a self-limiting monolayer technique with an annealing step is used to form shallow junctions. By forming a sulfur monolayer on a surface of an InAs substrate and performing a thermal annealing to drive the sulfur into the InAs substrate, n-type doping for InAs-based devices can be achieved. The monolayer can be formed by surface chemistry reactions or a gas phase deposition of the dopant. In another method, a gas-phase technique with surface diffusion is used to form doped regions. By performing gas-phase surface diffusion of Zn into InAs, p-type doping for InAs-based devices can be achieved. Both bulk and nanowire devices using compound semiconductors can be fabricated using these surface and gas-phase doping processes.
US08697459B2	Surface emitting laser module, optical scanner, and image forming apparatus Disclosed is a surface emitting laser module including a surface emitting laser element formed in a semiconductor substrate and having a surface emitting laser array that emits light in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a package having a region in which the semiconductor substrate is provided; and a metal cap having a cylindrical part formed of metal, the cylindrical part having a transparent substrate on one side thereof and a bottom part on the other side thereof bonded to the package. The transparent substrate is provided in the metal cap in such a manner as to be inclined with respect to the semiconductor substrate, the package has a metal part at a bonding part thereof bonded to the metal cap, and the metal part and the metal cap are bonded together by welding.
US08697445B2	Method for plant regeneration of okra The present description concerns methods for regeneration of whole plant from the explants obtained from the Abelmoschus species preferably A. esculentus. In addition the present description also concerns methods for transforming okra plant, plant cells and tissues either with the use of recombinant Agrobacterium strain or by bombarding the explants with tungsten or gold particles coated with DNA sequences of interest. An efficient method to isolate embryos from imbibed seeds of okra is also described which enables the use of young meristematic cells of plumule tip for efficient regeneration and transformation of okra plants. Further, transformed okra plants, plant cells and tissues for improved agronomic/non agronomic traits and insect resistance are produced either by using marker based or marker free systems.
US08697442B2	Isolation of cells The invention relates to a method for isolating cells from a tissue sample. In preferred embodiments, chondrocytes are isolated from cartilage tissue in a shorter time than hitherto considered possible.
US08697439B2	Direct protein delivery with engineered microvesicles The present invention relates to direct protein delivery with engineered micro vesicles.
US08697436B2	Single use, disposable diaphragm valve in which the valve body and sealing membrane are welded to one another The invention relates to a transfer unit for receiving in particular a porous disc-shaped medium from a first treatment device, having an upper part, wherein the upper part comprises a fixing edge that can be connected to an edge of the medium for removing the medium from the first treatment device, wherein the upper part comprises an opening closed by a removable cover, by means of which successive treatments in a further treatment device can be performed. The invention further relates to a method wherein an upper part of a transfer unit is placed on a disc-shaped medium disposed in a first lower part of a first treatment device and exposed to the liquid sample and is connected to an edge of the medium, wherein the upper part is lifted off from the first lower part with the disc-shaped medium connected thereto, and is placed on a further lower part of a corresponding treatment device, and is further processed through an opening in the upper part.
US08697434B2	Detection of phage amplification by SERS nanoparticles A phage specific antibody presenting particle, devices and methods related to detection of phage amplification are provided.
US08697417B2	Baculoviral vectors comprising repeated coding sequences with differential codon biases The present invention relates to production of proteins in insect cells whereby repeated coding sequences are used in baculoviral vectors. In particular the invention relates to the production of parvoviral vectors that may be used in gene therapy and to improvements in expression of the viral rep proteins that increase the productivity of parvoviral vectors.
US08697410B2	SSO7-polymerase conjugates with decreased non-specific activity Improved Sso7-polymerase conjugate proteins are provided.
US08697409B2	Ketoreductase mutant Disclosed are a ketoreductase mutant which can be used for an efficient production of daunorubicin derivatives, a DNA encoding the mutant, a transformant prepared by introducing the DNA thereinto to produce a daunorubicin derivative, and a process of producing a daunorubicin derivative using the transformant. The ketoreductase mutant has an amino acid sequence in which one amino acid residue or two or more amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of amino acids located at positions corresponding to the 42nd, 149th, 153rd, 270th, and 306th amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a ketoreductase (EvaE) from a chlororemomycin-producing bacterium (Amycolatopsis orientalis) are substituted with another amino acid residues.
US08697395B2	Use of meganucleases for inducing homologous recombination ex vivo and in toto in vertebrate somatic tissues and application thereof Use of meganucleases for cleaving DNA in a non-human or an isolated human cell and, in some instances, inducing homologous recombination in said cells and to its application for genome engineering and gene therapy.
US08697378B2	Method and kit for quantitative determination for small, dense particle low density lipoproteins A rapid and convenient method capable of performing fractional measurement of small, dense LDLs without pretreatment of a specimen, which is adaptable for an autoanalyzer, is provided. A method for quantitatively determining small, dense LDL cholesterol is provided, which comprises adding enzymes for cholesterol measurement to a test sample in the presence of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer or a derivative thereof, causing the polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer or the derivative thereof to selectively act on small, dense LDLs among lipoproteins, and then measuring the amount of cholesterol generated.
US08697373B2	Reagents and methods for use in cancer diagnosis, classification and therapy Methods and reagents for classifying HER2+ breast tumors and for identifying new HER2+ breast tumor classes and subclasses. Methods for correlating tumor class or subclass with therapeutic regimen or outcome, for identifying appropriate (new or known) therapies for particular classes or subclasses, and for predicting outcomes based on class or subclass. New therapeutic agents and methods for the treatment of HER2+ breast cancer.
US08697372B2	Method for determining the binding of a given compound to a membrane receptor The invention relates to a method for determining whether a test compound binds preferentially to a membrane receptor R1 or to a membrane receptor R2, these receptors being known to be expressed on the surface of the cells in monomeric, homodimeric or heterodimeric form. This method is applied using one or two FRET partner pairs.
US08697371B2	Methods for testing an immune response using cultures of T cells, B cells and dendritic cells The present invention relates to methods for preparing an artificial immune system. The artificial immune system comprises a cell culture comprising T cells, B cells and antigen-primed dendritic cells. The artificial immune system of the present invention can be used for in vitro testing of vaccines, adjuvants, immunotherapy candidates, cosmetics, drugs, biologics and other chemicals.
US08697368B2	Diagnostic marker for lung cancer comprising HPαR as active ingredient Disclosed is a diagnostic marker for lung cancer comprising HpαR as an active ingredient. Because blood, which is relatively easy to sample, is employed as a specimen, the diagnostic kit and marker for lung cancer is very simple and does not subject patients to a load compared to conventional methods that are directed to a biopsy. In addition, the kit and marker of the present invention is useful in the early diagnosis of lung cancer thanks to its high diagnostic sensitivity and selectivity.
US08697367B2	Markers for detection of complications resulting from in utero encounters Described herein are biomarkers, such as protein biomarkers, which are diagnostic of and predictive for complications that result from an in utero encounter, such as an infection by the fetus, that can lead to premature birth (PTB). The biomarkers can be used to identify fetuses and newborns at risk for complications of PTB, such as (Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis) EONS, intra-ventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and other poor outcomes.
US08697362B2	Methods of detecting low copy nucleic acids Methods are provided for detecting low copy nucleic acids of interest in a sample. In one method, a sample comprising a nucleic acid of interest is aliquotted into a plurality of reaction mixtures, at least two of which are single-copy reaction mixtures. The reaction mixtures are subjected to one or more amplification reactions while flowing through a channel of a microfluidic device. At least one of the reaction mixtures is formulated in an aqueous phase of an emulsion comprising aqueous droplets suspended in an immiscible liquid. The nucleic acid of interest is present as a single copy in at least one aqueous droplet of the aqueous phase prior to performing the amplification reaction(s). Amplification is performed on the reaction mixture when it is formulated in the emulsion. The nucleic acid is continuously flowed during a plurality of steps of the method.
US08697361B2	Serotonin transporter gene and treatment of alcoholism The gene responsible for encoding SERT has a functional polymorphism at the 5′-regulatory promoter region, which results in two forms, long (L) and short (S). The LL-genotype is hypothesized to play a key role in the early onset of alcohol use. The present invention discloses the differences in treatment and diagnosis based on the L or short genotypes as well as on a single nucleotide polymorphism of the SERT gene, the 3′ UTR SNP rs 1042173. The present invention demonstrates the efficacy of using the drug ondansetron and similar drugs for treatment based on variations in the polymorphisms of the SERT gene as well as methods for diagnosing susceptibility to abuse of alcohol and other addiction-related diseases and disorders.
US08697354B2	RNA-exit-channel: target and method for inhibition of bacterial RNA polymerase The invention provides a target and methods for specific binding and inhibition of RNAP from bacterial species. The invention is directed to a method for identifying agents that bind to a bacterial RNAP homologous RNA-exit-channel amino-acid sequence, comprising preparing a reaction solution comprising the agent to be tested and an entity comprising a bacterial RNAP homologous RNA-exit-channel amino-acid sequence, and detecting presence or amount of binding. The invention has applications in control of bacterial gene expression, control of bacterial growth, antibacterial chemistry, and antibacterial therapy.
US08697350B2	Biomarker combinations for colorectal cancer The present invention relates to methods and kits for the detection of predetermined biomarkers for early diagnosis and management of cancer, and in particular, colorectal cancer.
US08697347B2	Composition for preserving platelets and method of using the same The present invention relates to compositions and methods for storing platelets to preserve the function and freshness of the platelets. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of a preservative composition having an antiplatelet agent, an anticoagulant, and an oxygen carrier, for maintaining the freshness of platelets. Additionally, the composition may also contain an ultra-short acting broad spectrum anti-microbial agents. The preservative composition may be used to store platelets in a liquid state, a frozen state, or a freeze-dried state.
US08697346B2	Diffraction unlimited photolithography Methods, devices, systems, and materials are disclosed for diffraction unlimited photofabrication. A method is provided where a photoresponsive material is illuminated with a first optical pattern at a first wavelength of light. The first wavelength of light alters a solubility of the photoresponsive organic material. The photoresponsive material is also illuminated with a second optical pattern at a second wavelength of light. The second wavelength of light hinders the ability of the first wavelength of light to alter the solubility of the photoresponsive organic material where the second optical pattern overlaps the first optical pattern. The photoresponsive organic material is then developed.
US08697343B2	Fluorine-containing polymer, purification method, and radiation-sensitive resin composition An object of the present invention is to provide a novel fluorine-containing polymer, a radiation-sensitive resin composition for liquid immersion lithography which contains the fluorine-containing polymer, which leads to a pattern having an excellent shape and excellent depth of focus, wherein the amount of an eluted component in a liquid for liquid immersion lithography such as water that comes in contact with the resist during exposure in liquid immersion lithography is little, and which provides a larger receding contact angle between the resist film and the liquid for liquid immersion lithography such as water, and a method for purifying the fluorine-containing polymer. The present resin composition comprises a novel fluorine-containing polymer (A) containing repeating units represented by the general formulae (1) and (2) and having Mw of 1,000-50,000, a resin (B) having an acid-unstable group, a radiation-sensitive acid generator (C), a nitrogen-containing compound (D) and a solvent (E).
US08697332B2	Base generator, photosensitive resin composition, pattern forming material comprising the photosensitive resin composition, pattern forming method using the photosensitive resin composition and products comprising the same An object of the present invention is to provide a base generator which has sensitivity and is applicable to a wide range of applications, and a photosensitive resin composition which is applicable to a wide range of applications due to the structure of a polymer precursor in which reaction into a final product is promoted by a basic substance or by heating in the presence of a basic substance. The base generator generates a base by exposure to electromagnetic radiation and heating. The photosensitive resin composition comprises a polymer precursor in which reaction into a final product is promoted by the base generator and a basic substance or by heating in the presence of a basic substance.
US08697329B2	Positive resist composition and pattern forming method using the same A positive resist composition, which comprises: (A) a resin of which solubility in an alkali developer increases under an action of an acid; (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; (C) a resin having at least one of a fluorine atom and a silicon atom; and (D) a solvent, wherein the resin (C) contains at least one of: (C1) a resin having at least one of a fluorine atom and a silicon atom and having an alicyclic structure; and (C2) a resin containing a repeating unit having at least one of a fluorine atom and a silicon atom in a side chain and a repeating unit having an unsubstituted alkyl group in a side chain; and a pattern forming method.
US08697327B2	Toner production process and toner A process for producing a core-shell toner is provided in which the toner has core particles containing at least a binder resin (1), a colorant and a release agent and shell layers which contain at least a resin (2) and with which the core particles are covered; and the process including the steps of (A) mixing a binder resin-(1) dispersion, a colorant dispersion and a release agent dispersion, (B) adding to a mixed dispersion thus obtained an agglomerating agent to effect agglomeration, (C) adding to core agglomerated particles thus formed a mixture prepared by mixing the resin-(2) dispersion and a metal salt to make the resin (2) adhere to the surfaces of the core agglomerated particles, and (D) heating core-shell agglomerated particles thus formed to a temperature not lower than the glass transition temperatures of the binder resin (1) and resin (2) to effect fusion thereof.
US08697326B2	Method of manufacturing a carrier, a carrier, a development agent, and a process cartridge A method of manufacturing a carrier including covering a core material with a covering material to form a covering layer on the core material and baking the covering material by heating the core material by high frequency induction applied thereto by a high frequency induction heating device.
US08697317B2	Exposure apparatus for forming a reticle and method of forming a reticle using the same A method including loading a blank reticle; projecting an electron beam; moving a second aperture plate having a first and second pattern aperture so the first pattern aperture is overlapped by a first aperture of a first aperture plate, the electron beam passing through the first pattern aperture after passing the first aperture; exposing the blank reticle with the electron beam that passes the first pattern aperture to form a first exposure pattern; moving the second aperture plate so the second pattern aperture is overlapped by the first aperture of the first aperture plate, the electron beam passing through the second pattern aperture after passing the first aperture; exposing the blank reticle with the electron beam after passing the second pattern aperture, to form a second exposure pattern; and developing the blank reticle having the first and second exposure patterns to form the reticle having first and second patterns.
US08697314B2	Method of producing volume hologram laminate A method of producing a volume hologram laminate which can regenerate a hologram image in an arbitrary wavelength by a simple process. The method uses a volume hologram forming substrate which includes: a substrate, a volume hologram layer formed on the substrate and containing a photopolymerizable material, a resin layer, formed on the substrate so as to contact to the volume hologram layer, containing a resin and a polymerizable compound. The producing method includes processes of: a hologram recording process to record a volume hologram to the volume hologram layer, a substance transit process of transiting the polymerizable compound to the volume hologram layer, and an after-treatment process of polymerizing the polymerizable compound.
US08697313B2	Method for making a fuel cell from a solid oxide monolithic framework The invention is a novel solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack comprising individual bi-electrode supported fuel cells in which a thin electrolyte is supported between electrodes of essentially equal thickness. Individual cell units are made from graded pore ceramic tape that has been created by the freeze cast method followed by freeze drying. Each piece of graded pore tape later becomes a graded pore electrode scaffold that subsequent to sintering, is made into either an anode or a cathode by means of appropriate solution and thermal treatment means. Each cell unit is assembled by depositing of a thin coating of ion conducting ceramic material upon the side of each of two pieces of tape surface having the smallest pore openings, and then mating the coated surfaces to create an unsintered electrode scaffold pair sandwiching an electrolyte layer. The opposing major outer exposed surfaces of each cell unit is given a thin coating of electrically conductive ceramic, and multiple cell units are stacked, or built up by stacking of individual cell layers, to create an unsintered fuel cell stack. Ceramic or glass edge seals are installed to create flow channels for fuel and air. The cell stack with edge sealants is then sintered into a ceramic monolithic framework. Said solution and thermal treatments means convert the electrode scaffolds into anodes and cathodes. The thin layers of electrically conductive ceramic become the interconnects in the assembled stack.
US08697309B2	Proton conductor and fuel cell using the same The present invention is to provide a novel proton conductor comprising a zwitterionic type ionic liquid that can solve a problem of a complicated and enlarged system caused by installing a system of a humidifying device, a recovering device and a resupplying device that are necessary to keep proton transportation stably in an operation environment of a fuel cell. A proton conductor comprising an ionic liquid having a zwitterion wherein an anion and a cation coexist in one molecule, and a proton donor is provided.
US08697307B2	Solid oxide fuel cell stack A solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a cell array in which M interconnector unit solid oxide fuel cells are connected in parallel to form a bundle, and N bundles are connected in series; a first plate-shaped current collecting member connected to a first bundle of the N bundles, the first current collecting member including a first terminal, and a second plate-shaped current collecting member connected to an Nth bundle of the N bundles, the second current collecting member including a second terminal; and a first elastic insulating member adjacent to the first current collecting member, the first insulating member having a first opening, a second elastic insulating member adjacent to the second current collecting member, the second insulating member having another first opening, and the first terminal passes through the first opening and the second terminal portion through the other first opening.
US08697306B2	Electrolyte electrode assembly and method for producing the same Plural columnar recesses are formed in a depressed form, on one end surface of a solid electrolyte disposed on a side facing an anode. Accordingly, the solid electrolyte is formed with a thick-walled portion and thin-walled portions, wherein the thick-walled portion extends from an abutment surface with respect to the anode to an abutment surface with respect to a cathode. The thin-walled portions extend from the abutment surface with respect to the cathode to the columnar recesses, and further have a thickness smaller than that of the thick-walled portion. Therefore, the anode also is formed on bottom and side wall surfaces of the columnar recesses. In the obtained electrolyte electrode assembly, a calculated value of conductance per unit area is set at 2 to 30 S/cm2.
US08697299B2	Fuel cell system with anode off-gas dilution device A fuel cell system which can encase a dilution device while keeping the height of a fuel cell case as low as possible by utilizing the lower space in the case effectively. A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack generating power through an electrochemical reaction between a gas supplied to the anode side and a gas supplied to a cathode side, a dilution device for diluting an anode off gas discharged from the fuel cell stack with a cathode off gas and discharging the diluted gas, and a fuel cell case for encasing the fuel cell stack and the dilution device. In this fuel cell system, a lateral opening of the fuel cell case for passing an exhaust pipe extending to the exhaust downstream of the dilution device is arranged above the lowermost portion of the inner surface of the dilution device with respect to the gravitational direction.
US08697298B2	Fuel cell system with heater A first rectangular pipe is connected along a path of an oxidation gas supply pipe that supplies an oxidation gas from a pump to an oxidant pole of a fuel cell. A second rectangular pipe is connected to an oxidation off-gas pipe connected to an outlet of the oxidant pole. A lower surface of the first rectangular pipe is contacted with an upper surface of the second rectangular pipe. A connecting path is provided to the contact surface, and a vapor permeable membrane is disposed at the connecting path. An upper surface of a third rectangular pipe is provided in surface contact with a lower surface of the second rectangular pipe, the third rectangular pipe being provided to a coolant out-pipe connected to a cooling jacket of the fuel cell. Generated water in the second pipe is heated and evaporated by a coolant heated in the third rectangular pipe. The water vapor then permeates the vapor permeable membrane, and is directed inside the first rectangular pipe so as to humidify the oxidation gas.
US08697296B2	Fuel cell system and method of starting operation of the fuel cell system A separator includes sandwiching sections for sandwiching electrolyte electrode assemblies. A fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel are formed in each of the sandwiching sections. Further, the separator includes first bridges connected to the sandwiching sections and a manifold connected to the first bridges. A fuel gas supply channel is formed in the first bridge for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas channel. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the manifold in the stacking direction for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas supply channel. At the time of starting operation, the heated air is distributed to the oxygen-containing gas channel and the fuel gas channel through a circumferential portion of the electrolyte electrode assembly.
US08697293B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte solution for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery having the same A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium salt and an organic solvent. Based on 100 parts by weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes 1 to 5 parts by weight of sultone compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond in a cyclic structure; 1 to 5 parts by weight of cyclic carbonate compound with a vinyl group; 5 to 10 parts by weight of cyclic carbonate compound that is substituted with halogen; and 1 to 5 parts by weight of dinitrile compound. This non-aqueous electrolyte solution improves stability of a SEI film formed on a surface of an anode of a lithium secondary battery and thus improves normal temperature cycle performance and high temperature cycle performance.
US08697291B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte for lithium-ion battery The present technology relates to stabilizing additives and electrolytes containing the same for use in electrochemical devices such as lithium ion batteries and capacitors. The stabilizing additives include triazinane triones and bicyclic compounds comprising succinic anhydride, such as compounds of Formulas I and II described herein.
US08697289B2	Battery electrode having layers of differing bulk densities of conductive additive A battery electrode, includes: a collector; and an active material layer formed on a surface of the collector and including: an active material, and a conductive additive having a bulk density which is gradually decreased in a direction from a collector side of the active material layer to a surface side of the active material layer.
US08697288B2	High energy lithium ion secondary batteries Lithium ion secondary batteries are described that have high total energy, energy density and specific discharge capacity upon cycling at room temperature and at a moderate discharge rate. The improved batteries are based on high loading of positive electrode materials with high energy capacity. This capability is accomplished through the development of positive electrode active materials with very high specific energy capacity that can be loaded at high density into electrodes without sacrificing performance. The high loading of the positive electrode materials in the batteries are facilitated through using a polymer binder that has an average molecular weight higher than 800,000 atomic mass unit.
US08697287B2	Process for manufacturing a lithiated electrode, lithiated electrode that can be obtained by this process, and its uses The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a lithiated electrode, which comprises: the deposition, on a substrate, of several layers of a non-lithiated electrode material and several lithium layers in order to form a multilayer consisting of an alternation of layers of non-lithiated electrode material and lithium layers, this multilayer starting with and terminating with a layer of non-lithiated electrode material; and the thermal annealing of the multilayer thus formed. It also relates to a lithiated electrode that can be obtained by this process and to the uses of this electrode: production of thin-film lithium batteries, especially microbatteries for chip cards, “smart” labels, horological articles, miniaturized communications tools, microsystems; production of thin-film supercapacitors and electrochromic cells.
US08697283B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte battery using polyacid and/or polyacid compound A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer that includes a positive electrode active material, a binder, and a compound having a pyrrolidone skeleton; a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer; a nonaqueous electrolyte that includes a solvent and an electrolyte salt; and a polyacid and/or a polyacid compound contained inside the battery.
US08697276B2	Secondary battery with enhanced ability to prevent leakage A secondary battery includes a can having an interior space, an electrode assembly provided in the interior space of the can, and a cap assembly seated on an opening formed in the can to seal the can and electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The cap assembly includes a cap plate connected to the opening to seal the can; a tab plate mounted to one side of the cap plate and connected to the electrode assembly; an insulating plate interposed between the cap plate and the tab plate; an electrode pin passing through the cap plate, the tab plate, and the insulating plate to interconnect these elements; and an insulating gasket interposed between the cap plate and the electrode pin. Also, the electrode pin includes a head portion mounted to one side of the cap plate and formed in multiple stages in an area contacting the insulating gasket; and a column extending from the head portion and passing through the insulating gasket, the cap plate, the insulating plate, and the cap plate.
US08697269B2	Sealed battery A sealed battery terminal 18 of a first aspect of the invention includes an electrically-conductive terminal cap 19, a rupture disk 25 made of flexible electrically conductive material electrically connected to the electrically-conductive terminal cap 19, and an electrically-conductive terminal plate 20 abutting the rupture disk 25. In the sealed battery terminal 18, an opening 23c is formed in the terminal plate 20, the rupture disk 25 is arranged to close the opening 23c, and an abutting part of an inner periphery of the opening of the terminal plate 20 and the rupture disk 25 is welded by a high energy beam at a plurality of places. Accordingly, a sealed battery terminal having a safety valve system in which the rupture disk placed in the cap and the terminal plate are electrically connected directly by welding with the high energy beam can be provided.
US08697264B2	Battery pack containing PCM employed with safety member Disclosed herein is a battery pack including a battery cell having an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, and a protection circuit module (PCM) electrically connected to the battery cell, wherein the PCM is provided with a safety device of which a circuit is cut off when temperature is high or a large amount of current flows.
US08697263B2	Sheet with pulp fiber tangled around a magnetic material with spaced coatings A sheet includes a pulp fiber and a linear magnetic material. The linear magnetic material has a substantially large Barkhausen effect. The linear magnetic material also has irregularities at an outer periphery of the linear magnetic material. The sheet in which the magnetic material is inhibited from being exposed at both surfaces of the sheet can be provided.
US08697262B2	Lubricant for magnetic disc, magnetic disc and method of producing the same A magnetic disk in which at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer, and the lubrication layer are sequentially provided on a substrate, the lubrication layer contains a lubricant compound for a magnetic disk, having a perfluoropolyether main chain in the molecular structure and a structure indicated as follows at a position close to the center of the molecule: -0-CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2-0- or -0-CH2—CH(OH)—CH(OH)—CH2-0-.
US08697258B2	Articles having improved resistance to thermal cracking An article includes a working portion including cemented carbide, and a heat sink portion in thermal communication with the working portion. The heat sink portion includes a heat sink material having a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the cemented carbide. Also disclosed are methods of making an article including a working portion comprising cemented carbide, and a heat sink portion in thermal communication with the working portion and including a heat sink material having a thermal conductivity that is greater than a thermal conductivity of the cemented carbide. The heat sink portion conducts heat from the working portion.
US08697249B1	Coated article A coated article includes a substrate and a color layer formed on the substrate. The color layer is a chromium-aluminum-silicon layer containing chromium atoms, aluminum atoms and silicon atoms. The color layer has an L* value between about 25 to about 28, an a* value between about −1 to about −6, and a b* value between about −5 to about −9 in the CIE Lab* (CIE LAB) color space. A method for making the coated article is also described.
US08697243B2	Film-coated glazing The present invention relates to essentially transparent glazings comprising a system of films deposited under vacuum by magnetron, and having antisun and/or low-emission properties, comprising as protective surface layer a layer based on titanium oxide and on at least one other metal oxide of high hardness from the group comprising: ZrO2, SiO2, Cr2O3.
US08697228B2	Carrier for glass substrates A carrier (31) for a thin glass sheet (7) is disclosed. The carrier includes an elastomer (9) which has first (15) and second (17) opposed surfaces and a support (11) bonded to the first surface (15) of the elastomer (9). During use, the thin glass sheet (7) directly contacts and is releasably bonded to the elastomer's second surface (17). In order to provide a strong, yet releasable bond to the thin glass sheet (7), the elastomer's second surface (17) has a Shore A hardness in the range of 10-90 and a roughness less than or equal to 185 nanometers. In this way, the carrier/glass sheet assembly (13) is able to withstand the conditions encountered during manufacture of electronic components on the exposed surface (23) of the thin glass sheet (7).
US08697224B2	Vehicle upholstery member An ornamental structure for a vehicle upholstery member provides a plurality of surface patterns by using a single vehicle upholstery member. On the surface of an embossed vehicle upholstery member are arranged a first region formed with a first emboss pattern, a second region spaced from the first region and formed with a second emboss pattern different from the first emboss pattern, and a third region located between the first and second regions and formed with a third emboss pattern which changes progressively from the first emboss pattern to the second emboss pattern as one moves from the first region to the second region.
US08697223B2	Vapor-permeable laminate A vapor-permeable laminate (1) with at least one first outer layer (2) and at least one second outer layer (3), the outer layers (2, 3) having perforations (4, 5) and being joined to one another in such a way that the perforations of the first outer layer (2) do not coincide with the perforations (5) of the second outer layer (3), and a structure (6) having pores (7) being provided between the outer layers (2, 3). In order to achieve sufficient vapor permeability with at the same time sufficient hydrostatic seal-tightness, it is provided that each of the pores (7) has a clear cross-sectional area (A) of less than 200 μm2.
US08697220B2	High strength tape articles from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene Tape articles having improved properties are made from ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) multi-filament yarns. The tape articles can have a ratio of the low temperature area under the curve (120° C. to Tm-onset) to the total area under the curve (120° C. to 165° C.) of less than about 0.15 as calculated from an increasing temperature DSC scan from a temperature of 30° C. to a temperature of 200° C. at a constant rate of 10° C. per minute. Additionally, in some examples the tape articles can also have a tenacity at least about 24 g/d (2.06 GPa) when measured by ASTM D882-09 at a 10 inch (25.4 cm) gauge length and at an extension rate of 100%/min. Further, the tape articles can have no long period of less than 450 Angstroms (Å) when measured by small angle x-ray analysis.
US08697211B2	Stack sealable heat shrinkable film A heat shrinkable film having a shrinkage of at least 10% measured according to ASTM 2732 in water at 90° C. in a least one of MD and TD directions, where the film comprises an outer layer comprising polyester elastomer and a core layer comprising EVOH and/or PVDC. The film can be characterized by a combination of desirable properties, such as high shrinkage, good optical properties, excellent sealability and stack sealability. A method of producing a packaged food item by using a heat shrinkable film is provided. The use of a heat shrinkable film or bags and pouches made therefrom for packaging goods, for example, food products, is also provided.
US08697209B2	Plastic body and a production system for making a plastic body A plastic body is configured as a tubular-shaped hollow body in a mid region thereof. The tubular-shaped hollow body is closed off by respective solid bodies at first and second ends. A displacement body, which is arranged at the transition from the hollow body to the first solid body, is arranged at the first end of the tubular-shaped hollow body. A hollow space, which extends between the tubular-shaped hollow body and the second solid body, is formed at the second end of the hollow body. For a production system for making an at least partially tubular-shaped plastic body in an injection molding process, the cavity has an elongated configuration with a first end and a second end and an injector nozzle is arranged between the ends of the cavity.
US08697206B2	Cardboard and a method of manufacture thereof The invention relates to cardboard used in authenticity products, comprising a fiber matrix having two surfaces, whereby the second surface of the fiber layer has a layer of surface sizing containing a marking agent in a particle form, its particle size being smaller than 50 μm. By incorporating the marking agent into the surface sizing, the particles of the marking agent can be attached to the board, at the same time decreasing their total consumption by 80 to 90% compared with a case where they would be added to pulp. By using particles of a size less than 50 μm, a top free from streaks and roughness can be formed, which streaks might otherwise weaken the quality of the product.
US08697205B2	Elastomeric tube and method of making same In an elastomeric tube and a method for making such a tube, two medical-grade silicone rubber compositions are coaxially coextruded to form a tube. The compositions respectively differ in at least one physical property and respectively have similar curing conditions. The two compositions are blended at an interface formed between the two compositions during the coextruding, so that between 1-99% of the tube forms a blended gradient. The coextruded tube is then cured.
US08697204B2	Recording sheet for ink jet printing A method for the preparation of silicium dioxide dispersions is provided, wherein the surface of the silicium dioxide is modified by a treatment with the reaction products, formed in a separate reaction step, of at least one compound of trivalent aluminum or of tetravalent zirconium or a mixture thereof with at least one aminoorganosilane; and the invention also relates to recording sheets for ink jet printing having such a dispersion incorporated in an ink-receiving layer.
US08697201B2	Retardation film and production method thereof The present invention is to provide a retardation film having excellent durability against temperature change or the like and a production method of the retardation film. Particularly, the present invention is to provide a retardation film which realizes both reverse wavelength dispersion and durability and a production method of the retardation film. This is achieved by a retardation film including: a component (A) which is specific cellulose acylate; and a component (B) which is cellulose acylate or cellulose ether having a molecular weight different from a molecular weight of the component (A) and whose residual degree of hydroxyl group is 0.30 or more.
US08697198B2	Magnetic field assisted deposition Embodiments relate to applying a magnetic field across the paths of injected polar precursor molecules to cause spiral movement of the precursor molecules relative to the surface of a substrate. When the polar precursor molecules arrive at the surface of the substrate, the polar precursor molecules make lateral movements on the surface due to their inertia. Such lateral movements of the polar precursor molecules increase the chance that the molecules would find and settle at sites (e.g., nucleation sites, broken bonds and stepped surface locations) or react on the surface of the substrate. Due to the increased chance of absorption or reaction of the polar precursor molecules, the injection time or injection iterations may be reduced.
US08697197B2	Methods for plasma processing Apparatus and method for plasma-based processing well suited for deposition, etching, or treatment of semiconductor, conductor or insulating films. Plasma generating units include one or more elongated electrodes on the processing side of a substrate and a neutral electrode proximate the opposite side of the substrate. Gases may be injected proximate a powered electrode which break down electrically and produce activated species that flow toward the substrate area. This gas then flows into an extended process region between powered electrodes and substrate, providing controlled and continuous reactivity with the substrate at high rates with efficient utilization of reactant feedstock. Gases are exhausted via passages between powered electrodes or electrode and divider.
US08697193B2	Process and apparatus for coating a porous substrate with a coating liquid An engagement head for engaging a porous substrate includes at least two pin sets, each pin set including a plurality of pins arranged in a plurality of parallel pin rows at a predetermined pin angle, wherein pins of immediately neighboring pin rows are arranged such that pin angles for the pins in a pin row are inversely symmetrical to pin angles for the pins in a neighboring pin row. The pins of a pin row move collectively in the same direction when a pin set is extended, which direction is determined by the pin angle of the pin row, whereby neighboring pin rows move in opposite longitudinal directions from one another when the pin set is extended. The pin sets may be extended and retracted in unison by a single actuation source.
US08697186B2	Method for manufacturing a mask having submillimetric apertures for a submillimetric electrically conductive grid, and mask and submillimetric electrically conductive grid A process for manufacturing a mask having submillimetric openings, in which: for a masking layer, a first solution of colloidal nanoparticles in a first solvent is deposited, the particles having a given glass transition temperature Tg, the drying of the masking layer, known as the first masking layer, is carried out at a temperature below said temperature Tg until a mask having a two-dimensional network of substantially straight-edged submillimetric openings, that defines a mask zone known as a network mask zone is obtained, a solid mask zone is formed by a liquid deposition, on the face, of a second masking zone, the solid mask zone being adjacent to and in contact with the network mask zone, and/or at least one cover zone is formed, the cover zone being in contact with the network mask zone, and/or after the drying of the first masking layer, a filled mask zone is formed by filling, via a liquid route, openings of a portion of the network mask zone. The invention also relates to the mask and the electroconductive grid obtained.
US08697151B2	Use of an extract from the vigna aconitifolia plant in a cosmetic and/or dermopharmaceutical composition An active composition for treating skin having a protein-containing extract from a Vigna aconitifolia plant.
US08697145B2	Substances having body mass redistribution properties There is provided a method for altering the distribution of body mass by altering the distribution of body mass by decreasing overall percentage fat and/or increasing the proportion of lean mass to fat mass comprising administering to a subject one or more compounds having the ability to alter body mass composition and/or ACE inhibiting activity or a physiologically acceptable derivative or prodrug thereof.
US08697142B2	Calcium carbonate granulation Highly compactable granulations and methods for preparing highly compactable granulations are disclosed. More particularly, highly compactable calcium carbonate granulations are disclosed. The granulations comprise powdered materials such as calcium carbonate that have small median particle sizes. The disclosed granulations are useful in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical tableting and provide smaller tablet sizes upon compression than previously available.
US08697141B2	Method and composition for preventing and healing osteonecrosis of the jaw A method and composition for preventing and treating all forms of osteonecrosis of the jaw are disclosed. The composition is comprised of 0.005%-2.0% weight/volume (w/v) chlorine dioxide source, such as sodium chlorite, chlorite ion, stabilized chlorine dioxide or similar and may take the form of a paste, gel, rinse, spray, powder, varnish or similar. The method for treatment and prevention includes the application of the composition in the oral cavity and other body areas affected by osteonecrosis of the jaw.
US08697135B2	Method for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition comprising 5-aminosalicylic acid for use in treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease The present invention concerns a new method of preparing granules comprising 5-aminosalicylic acid and a new method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease by oral administration comprising as active ingredient 5-aminosalicylic acid.
US08697131B2	Method for producing pharmaceutical drug particles of small particle size Pharmaceutical drug particles of small particle size are produced by combining a solvent-non-solvent precipitate with an in-situ spray drying process. A pharmaceutical drug is dispersed in a water-miscible solvent, in particular ethanol, and heated in an infeed line under pressure to above the boiling point of the solvent until the drug dissolves. This solution collides as a fine liquid jet with a fine water jet in a gas-permeated microreactor, and the fine mist so arising vaporises rapidly. The organic solvent vaporizes first, then the water. The water may contain surface modifiers.
US08697126B2	Compositions for enternal application of microorganisms The present invention describes a process for the manufacture of a solid composition comprising a microorganism, which process comprises a first step of blending and/or compacting the microorganism with a salt of a medium or long-chain fatty acid to prepare a powderous mixture or compacted granulate, and a second step of providing said powderous mixture or compacted granulate with a coating. The microorganisms are preferably probiotics. The invention also relates to the solid composition obtained by said process and to its use in food.
US08697119B2	Medical devices and materials containing isobutylene copolymer The present invention relates to medical devices which contain isobutylene copolymers. The present invention also relates to biocompatible copolymer materials for therapeutic agent delivery comprising a therapeutic-agent-loaded isobutylene copolymer. According to an aspect of the present invention, a medical device is provided, which includes: (a) a substrate and (b) at least one polymeric layer, which contains a copolymer, disposed over all or a portion of the substrate. The copolymer contains one or more polymer chains, within which isobutylene and elevated Tg monomers (and, optionally, other monomers) are incorporated in a random, periodic, statistical or gradient distribution.
US08697113B2	Coating comprising a terpolymer comprising caprolactone and glycolide The present invention provides a coating comprising a reservoir layer comprising a terpolymer comprising caprolactone and glycolide and a primer layer comprising an amorphous polymer on an implantable device and methods of making and using the same.
US08697110B2	Polymers comprising amorphous terpolymers and semicrystalline blocks The present invention provides an implantable article comprising an amorphous terpolymer and a semi-crystalline polymer. The amorphous terpolymer can be admixed with the semi-crystalline polymer or form a block copolymer with the semi-crystalline polymer.
US08697109B2	Caged mercaptan and seleno-mercaptan compounds and methods of using them Novel mercaptan compounds, particularly those including a photolabile protecting group, are described as well as methods of using the compounds for the prevention and treatment of ocular damage and disease.
US08697108B2	Method for making a porous polymeric material Porous polymers having a plurality of openings or chambers that are highly convoluted, with each chamber being defined by multiple, thin, flat partitions are produced by a new gel enhanced phase separation technique. In a preferred embodiment, a second liquid is added to a polymer solution, the second liquid causing the solution to increase in viscosity. With sufficient polymer and second liquid present, the increase in viscosity can be up to that of a gel. The gel can then be shaped as needed. Subsequent solvent extraction leaves the porous polymeric body of defined shape. The porous polymers have utility as medical prostheses, the porosity permitting ingrowth of neighboring tissue. A second material may be incorporated into the chambers, thereby creating a microstructure filling the voids of the macrostructure. A porous polymeric body manufactured by this process may incorporate biologically active agents, and which agents may be delivered in a time-staged delivery manner, where differing drugs may be delivered over differing periods.
US08697106B2	Coating composition A wound spacer device comprising multiple beads connected by non-absorbable suture material is disclosed. The device can be applied, for example, by a first responder to an injured individual, or can be applied by a trauma treatment facility, such as a Level 2 medical unit. In typical embodiments the device allows for site-specific controlled elution of an antimicrobial agent, such as Tobramycin, including defined elution over a period of time, such as 48 or 72 hours.
US08697096B2	Tape preparation comprising etodolac in ionic liquid form Disclosed is a tape preparation comprising etodolac in an ionic liquid form, which has high transdermal absorbability. Etodolac is reacted with an organic amine compound to produce an ionic liquid of etodolac. By using the ionic liquid, it becomes possible to increase the transdermal absorbability of etodolac. Further for the purpose of enhancing the transdermal absorbability and the tissue penetration ability of an ionic solution of etodolac, the composition of an organic solvent system for the ionic solution of etodolac is investigated, and it is found that a mixed solvent of an alcohol and an ester (1:2 to 2:1) is suitable as the organic solvent. Still further, an appropriate adhesion force can be achieved by properly selecting a softening agent. In this manner, a tape preparation having good transdermal absorbability can be prepared. The tape preparation can exert its pharmacological efficacy rapidly, and is therefore extremely effective for the teatment of a chronic pain such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and lumbago, an inflammatory diseases such as shoulder periarthritis and tendovaginitis, cervical syndrome, a pain induced by a surgery or an injury, or the like.
US08697091B2	Mycobacterium antigens There is provided a diagnostic reagent for use in the detection of M. bovis or M. tuberculosis infection in an animal, comprising a peptide which has an epitope from Mycobacterium bovis hypothetic protein Mb3645c (SEQ ID NO: 1) or an epitope from a polypeptide having at least 76% identity with SEQ ID NO: 1.
US08697090B2	Method of treating persistent genital arousal disorder with a neurotoxin A method of controlling dysregulation of the dorsal cutaneous nerve of the clitoris and, in particular, a method for treating PGAD is provided. In one aspect, the method comprises administering a neurotoxin, such as a botulinum toxin, to the clitoral area of the human in need of treatment.
US08697084B2	HIV consensus envelope sequences and methods for using the same Improved anti-HIV immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them are disclosed. Immunogens disclosed include those having consensus sequences for HIV Subtype A Envelope protein, those having consensus sequences for HIV Subtype B Envelope protein, those having consensus sequences for HIV Subtype C Envelope protein, those having consensus sequences for HIV Subtype D Envelope protein, those having consensus sequences for HIV Subtype B consensus Nef-Rev protein, and those having consensus sequences form HIV Gag protein subtypes A, B, C and D. Improved anti-HPV immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them; improved anti-HCV immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them; improved hTERT immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them; and improved anti-Influenza immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them are disclosed as well methods of inducing an immune response in an individual against HIV, HPV, HCV, hTERT and Influenza are disclosed.
US08697078B2	Antibodies that inhibit metalloproteins The present application relates to antibodies which recognize [2(2-aminoethylcarbomoyl)-ethoxymethyl]-tris-[2-N-(3-imidazol-1-yl-propyl))-ethoxymethyl]methane, a hapten molecule which closely mimics the local structure and conformation of the reactive zinc site in matrix metalloproteinases.An antibody is disclosed which comprises an antigen recognition region which comprises six CDR amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4-15. Uses thereof are also disclosed.
US08697077B2	Methods and compositions for treating autoimmune diseases The invention features methods for increasing or maintaining the number of functional cells of a predetermined type, for example, insulin producing cells of the pancreas, blood cells, spleen cells, brain cells, heart cells, vascular tissue cells, cells of the bile duct, or skin cells, in a mammal (e.g., a human patient) that has injured or damaged cells of the predetermined type.
US08697075B2	Cancer specific antibody and cell surface proteins The present invention provides the amino acid and nucleic acid sequences of heavy chain and light chain complementarity determining regions of a cancer specific antibody. In addition, the invention provides cancer specific antibodies and immunoconjugates comprising the cancer specific antibody attached to a toxin or label, and methods and uses thereof. The invention also relates to diagnostic methods and kits using the cancer specific antibodies of the invention. Further, the invention provides a novel cancer-associated antigen and its uses thereof.
US08697066B2	Botulinum toxin compositions and methods Disclosed herein are methods of using extracellular matrix digesting enzymes and neurotoxins, such as a Clostridial neurotoxins, to treat various medical conditions, such as overactive bladder, benign prostatic hyperplasia, hyperhidrosis, for example.
US08697064B2	Nitrogenated derivatives of pancratistatin The present invention concerns nitrogenated derivatives of narciclasine and pancratistatin of the following general formula (I) as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The present invention also concerns the use of these compounds in cancer therapy as well as a method for their preparation.
US08697053B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting pathogenic growth The invention includes methods and compositions for treating an animal to inhibit the incidence and growth of E. coli O157:H7 and other pathogenic bacteria. The treatment method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of Lactobacillus acidophilus or one or a combination of a number of other probiotic bacteria to an animal. An alternative treatment method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a lactic acid producing bacterium such as Lactobacillus acidophilus in combination with a lactate utilizing bacterium such as Propionibacterium freudenreichii.
US08697052B2	Method for alleviating intestinal problems and novel bacterial strains therefor The present invention relates to butyrate producing bacterial strains related to the species Butyncoccus pullicaecorum to be used in the prevention and/or treatment of intestinal health problems. The present invention therefore provides methods and compositions that overcome the problems associated with the currently used methods for administering butyric acid in the treatment of intestinal health problems in humans and/or animals.
US08697041B2	Anti-dandruff compositions with citrus fibers A shampoo composition is described which includes from 1 to 25% by weight of mild surfactants, from 0.001 to 5% by weight of citrus fibers, from 0.01 to 5% by weight of anti-dandruff zinc salts, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier. The citrus fibers help structure the composition to maintain phase stability, provide appropriate viscosity and achieve deposition of the anti-dandruff zinc salts.
US08697037B2	Composition The present invention provides a surfactant product in the form of a solid comprising a surfactant, sodium carbonate and cream of tartar.
US08697033B2	Modified pyrazine derivatives and uses thereof In some embodiments, the invention provides modified pyrazine derivatives containing a central pyrazine ring with two secondary amine groups attached directly to the central pyrazine ring and two amino carbonyl groups attached directly to the central pyrazine ring. The secondary amine groups are terminated by alkyl groups containing from 1 to 6 carbons. The amino carbonyl groups can be terminated by a wide range of substituents including, but not limited to, alkyl and alkylene groups, polyether groups, including poly(ethylene glycol) groups, secondary and tertiary amine groups, polyhydroxylated alkyl groups, amino carbonyl groups, amino thioketone groups, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the invention provides modified pyrazine derivatives useful as optical agents in a wide variety of biomedical imaging procedures, including diagnostic and imaging procedures. In an embodiment, for example, modified pyrazine derivatives are provided which are useful in monitoring organ and system functioning, for example in monitoring renal system functioning.
US08697027B2	Methods and systems of producing hydrogen and oxygen for power generation, and power source Methods and systems of providing a source of hydrogen and oxygen with high volumetric energy density, as well as a power systems useful in non-air breathing engines such as those in, for example, submersible vehicles, is disclosed. A hydride reactor may be utilized in forming hydrogen from a metal hydride and a peroxide reactor may be utilized in forming oxygen from hydrogen peroxide. The high temperature hydrogen and oxygen may be converted to water using a solid oxide fuel cell, which serves as a power source. The power generation system may have an increased energy density in comparison to conventional batteries. Heat produced by exothermic reactions in the hydride reactor and the peroxide reactor may be transferred and utilized in other aspects of the power generation system. High temperature water produced during by the peroxide reactor may be used to fuel the hydride reactor.
US08697022B2	Method of making a trihalosilane A method of making a trihalosilane comprising contacting an organotrihalosilane according to the formula RS1X3 (I), wherein R is C1-C10 hydrocarbyl and each X independently is halo, with hydrogen, wherein the mole ratio of the organotrihalosilane to hydrogen is from 0.009:1 to 1:2300, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a metal selected from (i) Re, (ii) a mixture comprising Re and at least one element selected from Pd, Ru, Mn, Cu, and Rh, (iii) a mixture comprising Ir and at least one element selected from Pd and Rh, (iv) Mn, (v) a mixture comprising Mn and Rh, (vi) Ag, (vii) Mg, and (viii) Rh at from 300 to 800° C. to form a trihalosilane.
US08697019B2	Nanostructured compositions having reduced dissolution of manganese and methods of making and using the same Nanostructured manganese-containing compositions having reduced manganese dissolution and methods of making and using the same are provided. In one embodiment, a composition of matter comprises a nanostructured oxide or hydroxide doped with Mn4+. The composition of matter can be made by forming a nanostructured oxide or hydroxide material doped with Mn3+ and oxidizing the Mn3+ to Mn4+ to reduce dissolution of the manganese in the nanostructured oxide or hydroxide material. In another embodiment, a method of reducing dissolution of manganese present in a nanostructured MnO2 material comprises: doping a nanostructured MnO2 material with Fe3+ to reduce the dissolution of the manganese.
US08697008B2	Droplet generator A method and device for periodically perturbing the flow field within a microfluidic device to provide regular droplet formation at high speed.
US08696990B2	Device for the photometric examination of samples A device for the photometric examination of samples has a sample-holder apparatus for at least two sample vessels, and a measuring apparatus and a moveable apparatus. The sample-holder apparatus is designed to be stationary, and the measuring apparatus is arranged on the moveable apparatus such that it can be displaced by means of the moveable apparatus.
US08696989B2	Calorimeter sensor A calorimeter device includes various components located on a common substrate. A first (calorimeter) integrated chip device is located on the substrate. This first device has a first microfluidic channel that has first side and a second side. A first heat sensing circuit is located on the first side of the first channel and a second heat sensing circuit is located on the second side of the channel, opposite the first side and facing the first heat sensing circuit. A second integrated chip device is located on the substrate and proximal to the first device. The second device includes a second microfluidic channel having a third side and fourth side. A third heat sensing circuit is located on the third side of the second channel. A fourth heat sensing circuit is located on the fourth side of the channel, opposite the third side and facing the third heat sensing circuit.
US08696987B2	Method for controlling water evaporation The present invention relates to a method for controlling evaporation from a body of water. The method of the invention uses a water insoluble compound and a water soluble polymer, which interact with each other by non-covalent bonding interactions.
US08696983B2	Plasma sterilizing device and method A plasma sterilizing device has a container for a long tubule to be sterilized, having an adjustable internal pressure, and an electrode provided at at least one end of the long tubule. The device is configured so that plasma is generated inside the long tubule by applying an alternating current voltage to the electrode in such a state that the pressure inside and outside of the long tubule can be adjusted, so that there is a predetermined difference in pressure between the inside and the outside of the long tubule.
US08696979B2	Ni-base superalloy and method for producing the same A Ni-base superalloy having a chemical composition comprising Al: 4.5-7.0 wt %, Ta+Nb+Ti: 0.1-4.0 wt %, with Ta being less than 4.0 wt %, Mo: 1.0-8.0 wt %, W: 0.0-10.0 wt %, Re: 2.0-8.0 wt %, Hf: 0.0-1.0 wt %, Cr: 2.0-10.0 wt %, Co: 0.0-15.0 wt %, Ru: 0.0-5.0 wt %, and the balance being Ni and unavoidable impurities, and a method for producing the same are disclosed. The Ni-base superalloy has excellent creep property at high temperature and is suitable for use as a member at high temperature under high stress.
US08696971B2	Method and system for layerwise production of a tangible object A method cycle of a method for layerwise production of a tangible object (5) comprises the successive steps of: solidifying predetermined parts of a liquid so as to obtain a solid layer (14) having a predetermined shape; separating said solid layer from a construction shape (6); and moving, relative to one another, the separated solid layer and the construction shape to a predetermined position relative to one another. Solidifying is carried out such that the solid layer and the construction shape have nonmatching shapes in the sense that all surface portions of a solid layer side (70) that are or have been in contact with a liquid contacting side (11) of the construction shape can not simultaneously be brought in full contacting engagement with the liquid contacting side.
US08696967B2	Method and system for high pressure injection overmolding An apparatus for supporting a tube during plastic injection overmolding, the apparatus comprising at least one rod adapted to support essentially the entirety of an inner surface of a tube during at least a part of a plastic injection overmolding process for coating at least a portion of an outer surface of the tube.
US08696963B2	Functionally graded swellable packers A swellable packer including a tubular member and a swellable element. The tubular member is disposable on a mandrel configured to be deployed into a wellbore. The swellable element is disposed around the tubular member, and has segments of different cross link densities, with the segments configured to provide a varying cross link density in the swellable element along a thickness of the swellable element, an azimuth of the swellable element, or both.
US08696956B2	Blow moulding machine with cleaning system An apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into containers may include at least one blow mould which forms a cavity, inside which the plastic preforms can be transformed into containers. The apparatus may include a pressure application device for applying a medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand the preforms against an inner wall of the blow mould delimiting the cavity. The apparatus may include a stretching rod for stretching the plastic preforms in the longitudinal direction. The apparatus may include a cleaning device for cleaning regions of the blow mould. The cleaning device may include at least one outlet opening for a cleaning medium for cleaning the blow mould, and this outlet opening is arranged at least at times inside the blow mould.
US08696952B2	Method of producing polymeric particles with selected size, shape, morphology and composition The present invention provides a method and apparatus for producing polymeric particles with pre-designed size, shape, morphology and composition, and more particularly the present invention uses a microfluidic polymerization reactor for producing same. The present invention disclosed herein provides a process for producing polymer particles with pre-selected shapes. The method includes injecting a first fluid comprising a polymerizable constituent with a controlled flow rate into a microfluidic channel and injecting a second fluid with a controlled flow rate into the microfluidic channel in which the second fluid mixes with the first fluid, the second fluid being immiscible with the first fluid so that the first fluid forms into droplets in the microfluidic channel. The microfluidic channel has pre-selected dimensions to give droplets of pre-selected size, morphology and shape. The microfluidic channel is sufficiently long so that the droplets have a sufficiently long residence time in the channel so that they polymerize or otherwise harden into droplets of pre-selected size and shape.
US08696949B2	Particulate mixture, active material aggregate, cathode active material, cathode, secondary battery and methods for producing the same A particulate mixture which can be used as a precursor of lithium transition metal silicate-type compound of small particle size and low crystallinity, is provided. It is a mixture of silicon oxide particulates, transition metal oxide particulates, and lithium transition metal silicate particulates, and its powder X-ray diffraction measurement shows diffraction peaks near 2θ=33.1° and near 2θ=35.7°, and said silicon oxide particulates and said transition metal oxide particulates are amorphous, and said lithium transition metal silicate particulates are in a microcrystalline or amorphous state.
US08696945B2	Conductive aluminum paste and the fabrication method thereof, the solar cell and the module thereof This present disclosure relates to conductive aluminum paste for fabricating a silicon solar cell. Herein, the conductive aluminum paste is composed of organic carrier, aluminum powder, nano-scale metal particle, and glass frit, wherein the nano-scale metal particle has a particle size distribution D50 in the range from 10 nanometers to 1000 nanometers and the weight percentage of the nano-scale metal particle associated with the conductive aluminum paste is around 0.1 through 10 wt %. Furthermore, the characteristics of the conductive aluminum paste are for reducing the sheet resistance value of the electrode, increasing the adhesion in the silicon solar cell package module, and enhancing the electro-optical conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell.
US08696939B2	High voltage insulating materials High voltage insulating materials in solid and liquid form which are provided in particular for use in high voltage generators for example for radiotechnology and computer tomography. The solid insulating materials are characterized in particular in that they have a high dielectric strength while having a relatively low weight. Furthermore, the electrical conductivity of the insulating materials can be set relatively simply such that surface charges are reliably dissipated and voltage flashovers are avoided. Finally, with further embodiments, in particular in the case of hybrid insulating materials, it is possible to adapt or change the dielectric constant and/or the electrical conductivity of the insulating materials in a targeted manner such that the respective voltage drops over the insulting materials do not exceed the dielectric strength thereof.
US08696938B2	Supercritical fluid process for producing nano graphene platelets The present invention provides a process for producing pristine or non-oxidized nano graphene platelets (NGPs) that are highly conductive. The process comprises: (i) subjecting a graphitic material to a supercritical fluid at a first temperature and a first pressure for a first period of time in a pressure vessel and then (ii) rapidly depressurizing the fluid at a fluid release rate sufficient for effecting exfoliation of the graphitic material to obtain the NGP material. Conductive NGPs can be used as a conductive additive in transparent electrodes for solar cells or flat panel displays (e.g., to replace expensive indium-tin oxide), battery and supercapacitor electrodes, and nanocomposite for electromagnetic wave interference (EMI) shielding and static charge dissipation, etc.
US08696926B2	Processes for the production of fluoropropanes and halopropenes and azeotropic compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with HF and of 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane with HF A process is disclosed for making CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CHCl. The process involves reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHClCH2X, halopropenes of the formula CX3CCl═CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2═CClCH2X, wherein each X is independently F or Cl, with HF in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCl, CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and CF3CH═CHCl; and recovering the CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CHCl from the product mixture. Also disclosed is a process for making CF3CF2CH3 and/or CF3CF═CH2. In each of the processes the molar ratio of HF to total amount of starting material fed to the reaction zone is at least stoichiometric. Also disclosed is an azeotropic composition comprising CF3CCl═CH2, and HF. Also disclosed is an azeotropic composition comprising CF3CF2CH3, and HF.
US08696921B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a substrate is loaded to a process chamber having, unit process sections in which unit processes are performed, respectively. The unit processes are performed on the substrate independently from one another at the unit process sections under a respective process pressure. The substrate sequentially undergoes the unit processes at the respective unit process section of the process chamber. Cleaning processes are individually performed to the unit process sections, respectively, when the substrate is transferred from each of the unit process sections and no substrate is positioned at the unit process sections. Accordingly, the process defects of the process units may be sufficiently prevented and the operation period of the manufacturing apparatus is sufficiently elongated.
US08696919B2	Method for manufacturing a nozzle and an associated funnel in a single plate A method for manufacturing a nozzle and an associated funnel in a single plate comprises providing the single plate, the plate being etchable; providing an etch resistant mask on the plate, the mask having a pattern, wherein the pattern comprises a first pattern part for etching the nozzle and a second pattern part for etching the funnel; covering one of the first pattern part and the second pattern part using a first cover; etching one of the nozzle and funnel corresponding to the pattern part not covered in step (c); removing the first cover; etching the other one of the nozzle and funnel; and removing the etch resistant mask.
US08696918B2	Methods of utilizing block copolymer to form patterns Some embodiments include methods of forming patterns. A block copolymer film may be formed over a substrate, with the block copolymer having an intrinsic glass transition temperature (Tg,O) and a degradation temperature (Td). A temperature window may be defined to correspond to temperatures (T) within the range of Tg,O≦T≦Td. While the block copolymer is in the upper half of the temperature window, solvent may be dispersed into the block copolymer to a process volume fraction that induces self-assembly of the block copolymer into a pattern. A defect specification may be defined, and the process volume fraction of solvent may be at level that achieves self-assembly within the defect specification. In some embodiments, the solvent may be removed from within the block copolymer while maintaining the defect specification.
US08696914B2	Apparatus and method for picking up particles from the surface of a water system The invention relates to an apparatus for picking up particles from the surface of a water system, in particular oil, algae or dirt particles, comprising a particle separation space, which is connected to an inflow opening through which water that contains particles can enter the particle separation space, a particle-collecting space into which particles that have been separated from the water that contains particles reach from the particle separation space via a separation mechanism and an adjustment mechanism, which is configured to regulate a filling level of the water that contains particles in the particle separation space. In addition, the invention relates to a method for picking up particles, in particular oil, algae or dirt particles, from the surface of a water system.
US08696911B2	Decontamination of radioactive liquid effluent by solid-liquid extraction using a recycle loop The invention relates to a continuous process for decontaminating a radioactive liquid effluent comprising one or more radioactive chemical elements to be removed that comprises the following steps: a step of bringing said radioactive liquid effluent into contact, in a first reactor, with solid particles capable of capturing and retaining said radioactive chemical element(s) to be removed, by means of which a suspension of solid particles containing said radioactive chemical element(s) to be removed is obtained; a step of settling said suspension, in a second reactor, by means of which a solid phase is obtained that comprises the solid particles containing said radioactive chemical element(s) to be removed and a liquid phase depleted or devoid of said radioactive chemical element(s) to be removed; a step of separating said solid phase and said liquid phase; characterized in that a portion of said solid phase obtained at the end of the settling step is reinjected into the first reactor for the implementation of a contacting step as defined above. Application to the treatment of radioactive liquid effluents originating from nuclear installations.
US08696904B2	Multi-leaf reverse osmosis element A reverse osmosis element is provided. The reverse osmosis element includes a plurality of permeate tubes arranged to form a core frame. The reverse osmosis element further includes a plurality of leaves wound over the core frame. Each leaf of the plurality of leaves is coupled to one permeate tube of the plurality of permeate tubes. A retentate channel is defined by the plurality of permeate tubes of the core frame, and sealed by the plurality of leaves wound over the core frame. The reverse osmosis element includes first and a second end caps coupled to the plurality of permeate tubes. At least one of the first and the second end caps includes a retentate discharge port, and at least one of the first and second end caps includes one or more permeate discharge ports.
US08696901B2	Porous polymer and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a polymeric porous material characterized in that: the porous material has a bimodal pore size distribution attributable to macropores having a pore size of at least 50 nm and mesopores having a pore size of from 2 nm to less than 50 nm, the proportion of the specific surface area of the macropores to the specific surface area of all pores of the porous material is at least 10%, and the porous material is produced by (1) polymerizing a monomer in the presence of a polymerization initiator using as a porogen a solution obtained by dissolving a polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 100,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of not more than 1.5 in a good solvent for the monomer, and (2) removing the porogen from the resultant product.
US08696898B2	Device and process for improving mixing in the UV disinfection of liquids A device is proposed for the UV disinfection of liquids in an open or closed channel, having an inflow for the liquid to be disinfected, at least one UV irradiator arranged downstream of the inflow in a main flow direction and also having an outflow arranged downstream of the UV irradiator, in which a mixing device, driven by an electric motor, is arranged between the inflow and the at least one UV irradiator, which mixing device is set up for generating a cross-flow having at least one velocity component transverse to the main flow direction in order to improve mixing of the liquid.
US08696890B2	Desulfurization process using alkali metal reagent Hydrocarbon feedstreams are desulfurized using an alkali metal reagent, optionally in the presence of hydrogen. Improved control over reaction conditions can be achieved in part by controlling the particle size of the alkali metal salt and by using multiple desulfurization reactors. After separation of the spent alkali metal reagent, the resulting product can have suitable characteristics for pipeline transport and/or further refinery processing.
US08696889B2	Desulfurization of heavy hydrocarbons and conversion of resulting hydrosulfides utilizing a transition metal oxide The present invention is a process for desulfurizing hydrocarbon feedstreams with alkali metal compounds and regenerating the alkali metal compounds via the use of a transition metal oxide. The present invention employs the use of a transition metal oxide, preferably copper oxide, in order to convert spent alkali metal hydrosulfides in the regeneration of the alkali hydroxide compounds for reutilization in the desulfurization process for the hydrocarbon feedstreams. Additionally, in preferred embodiments of the processes disclosed herein, carbonates which may be detrimental to the overall desulfurization process and related equipment are removed from the regenerated alkali metal stream.
US08696887B2	Catalytic conversion process A catalytic conversion process which comprises catalytic cracking reaction of a hydrocarbon feedstock contacting with a medium pore size zeolite enriched catalyst in a reactor, characterized in that reaction temperature, weight hourly space velocity and catalyst/feedstock ratio by weight are sufficient to achieve a yield of fluid catalytic cracking gas oil between 12% and 60% by weight of said feedstock, wherein said weight hourly space velocity is between 25 h−1 and 100 h−1, said reaction temperature is between 450° C. and 600° C., and said catalyst/feedstock ratio by weight is between 1 and 30. This invention relates to a catalytic conversion process, especially for heavy feedstock oil to produce higher octane gasoline and an enhanced yield of propylene. More particularly, the invention relates to a process to utilize petroleum oil resources efficiently for decreasing the yield of dry gas and coke significantly.
US08696883B2	Method for reducing carbon dioxide The present subject matter provides a method for reducing carbon dioxide with the use of a device for reducing carbon dioxide. The device includes a cathode chamber, an anode chamber and a solid electrolyte membrane. The cathode chamber includes a working electrode which includes a metal or a metal compound. The anode chamber includes a counter electrode which includes a region formed of a nitride semiconductor. First and second electrolytic solutions are held in the cathode and anode chamber, respectively. The working electrode and the counter electrode are in contact with the first and second electrolytic solution, respectively. The solid electrolyte membrane is interposed between the cathode and anode chambers. The first electrolyte solution contains the carbon dioxide. An electric source is not interposed electrically between the working electrode and the counter electrode.
US08696882B2	Nanoengineered field induced charge separation membranes and methods of manufacture thereof A device according to one embodiment includes a porous membrane having a surface charge and pore configuration characterized by a double layer overlap effect being present in pores of the membrane. A device according to another embodiment includes a porous membrane having a surface charge in pores thereof sufficient to impart anion or cation selectivity in the pores. Additional devices, systems and methods are also presented.
US08696879B2	Low-maintenance coating technology The invention provides methods and equipment for depositing a low-maintenance coating.
US08696874B2	Seed layer comprising FCC structure An apparatus and method are provided for improving perpendicular magnetic recording media. The present invention provides media, and a method of fabricating media in a cost-effective manner, with a reduced ruthenium (Ru) content interlayer structure, while meeting media performance requirements. A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is provided comprising a non-magnetic substrate having a surface, and a layer stack situated on the substrate surface. The layer stack comprises, in overlying sequence from the substrate surface a magnetically soft underlayer; an amorphous or crystalline, non-magnetic seed layer; an interlayer structure for crystallographically orienting a layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording material situated on the underlayer; and at least one crystallographically oriented, magnetically hard, perpendicular magnetic recording layer situated on the interlayer structure. The interlayer structure is a stacked structure comprising, in overlying sequence: a chromium alloy situated on the seed layer; and an upper interlayer situated on the chromium alloy.
US08696867B2	Disulfo-type fluorescent whitening agents Concentrated aqueous fluorescent whitening agent preparations are disclosed for optically whitening paper, wherein the preparation contains a specific disulfo-type fluorescent whitening agent.
US08696866B2	Coated paper and a process for making coated paper The present invention relates to a coated paper product and method for making the coated paper product. The product comprises a paper substrate, which can be of a low quality, that is coated with at least two layers of coating in one embodiment. A first coating layer is applied to the front and back sides of the paper substrate before a second coating layer is applied. The first coating layer comprises titanium dioxide, an aluminum silicate, calcium carbonate, clay and a binder. The second coating layer comprises hollow spherical particles, which provides the coating with an improved ability to spread while improving the coverage and formation of the coating layer, and also comprises a printing additive, titanium dioxide and a binder.
US08696865B2	Derivatives of native lignin from softwood feedstocks At least one embodiment of the present inventions relates to a method of producing a softwood lignin derivative softwood lignin derivative. The method includes steps of pulping a fibrous biomass, heating the biomass, maintaining the elevated temperature for 1 minute or longer, separating the cellulosic pulp to form a lignin rich material, and recovering derivatives of native lignin wherein the derivatives have an aliphatic hydroxyl content of from about 2.5 mmol/g to about 7 mmol/g. The derivatives can have a phenolic hydroxyl content of from about 2 mmol/g to about 8 mmol/g and a normalized RSI of 10 or greater. The method can be a kraft process or a modification thereof.
US08696861B2	Grindable silicone elastomer composition and the use thereof Temporary adhesive compositions used to adhesively bond a substrate to be abraded or polished onto a substrate are themselves abradable or polishable, and contain a non-reinforcing filler or particulate silicone resin in a curable organopolysiloxane composition, and have defined physical characteristics in addition to being thermally stable.
US08696860B1	Lamination of polymer thick film conductor compositions This invention provides a method for using a polymer thick film conductor composition to form an electrical conductor in an electrical circuit, the method subjecting the deposited thick film conductor composition to lamination. The invention also provides a method for reducing the resistance of an electrical conductor formed from a polymer thick film conductor composition, the method comprising the step of subjecting the electrical conductor to lamination. The invention further provides devices containing electrical conductors made by these methods.
US08696854B2	Method for producing container parts, container parts, method for producing a multilayer foil, multilayer foil The invention relates to a method for producing self supporting container parts, such as dishes or covers, for containers for foodstuffs to be treated in a microwave oven, said containers each comprising at least one compartment for receiving the foodstuffs, along at least part of the circumferential surface of which compartment a microwave-radiation influencing material layer is provided in the wall of at least one associated container part, comprising the steps of providing a multilayer foil comprising said microwave radiation-influencing material layer and at least one material layer that does not influence microwave radiation, which is bonded thereto on at least one side of the microwave radiation-influencing material layer, bonding one side of the multilayer foil to a remaining portion of the container part in question, in such a manner that the material layer of the multilayer foil that does not influence microwave radiation is present on a free surface of the container part. The invention furthermore provides a container part thus produced, a method for producing a multilayer foil provided with holes and a multilayer foil thus produced.
US08696845B2	Method of providing an air passage in a tire The present invention is directed to a method of constructing a tire, comprising: constructing a coated filament, the coated filament constructed by coating a filament with a coating material, the coating material comprising at least one substance dispersible in an uncured rubber compound; encasing the coated filament into containment within an uncured flexible tire component, the coated filament extending between an air inlet and an air outlet cavity in the pre-cured flexible tire component; building on a tire building drum a green tire carcass from uncured tire components including the uncured flexible tire component and encased coated filament; curing the green tire carcass into a cured finished tire including the flexible tire component containing the coated filament; removing the filament from the cured flexible tire component to leave within the flexible tire component a substantially unobstructed air passageway.
US08696834B2	Method for manufacturing seamless pipes A method for suppressing shock and storage cracking when manufacturing seamless steel pipes comprises hot piercing and hot rolling a billet consisting of, by mass percent controlled amounts of C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, Ti, and Al, with the balance being Fe and impurities of Ni, P, S, N, and O also in controlled amounts. Further heat treatment is performed, wherein a hot rolled steel pipe is direct quenched from a temperature of not lower than the Ar3 transformation point and the pipe is then subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of not lower than 450° C. and not higher than the Ac1 transformation point in heat treatment equipment for performing direct quenching. The steel pipe subjected to the heat treatment is reheated, quenched from a temperature of not lower than the Ac3 transformation point, and tempered at a temperature of not higher than the Ac1 transformation point.
US08696832B2	High-strength hot-rolled steel sheet and method for manufacturing same A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a tensile strength (TS) of 540 to 780 MPa, only small variations in strength, and excellent uniformity in strength using a general-purpose Ti-containing steel sheet, which is inexpensive. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet includes, on a mass percent basis, 0.05%-0.12% C, 0.5% or less Si, 0.8%-1.8% Mn, 0.030% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.005%-0.1% Al, 0.01% or less N, 0.030%-0.080% Ti, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. The microstructure have a bainitic ferrite fraction of 70% or more, and the amount of Ti present in a precipitate having a size of less than 20 nm is 50% or more of the value of Ti* calculated using formula (1): Ti*=[Ti]−48/14×[N] (1) where [Ti] and [N] represent a Ti content (percent by mass) and a N content (percent by mass), respectively, of the steel sheet.
US08696818B2	Debris removal in high aspect structures A system for removing debris from a surface of a photolithographic mask is provided. The system includes an atomic force microscope with a tip supported by a cantilever. The tip includes a surface and a nanometer-scaled coating disposed thereon. The coating has a surface energy lower than the surface energy of the photolithographic mask.
US08696817B2	Equipment and method for removing deposits created in electrolytic refining The invention relates to an equipment for removing deposits accumulated in electrolytic refining on the surface of an electrode, such as a cathode, said equipment including at least one element for stripping the deposits and at least one element for controlling the stripping element; said equipment includes at least one stripping element that is turnably movable in the vertical direction of the cathode, and the cathode can be bent owing to the contact with said stripping element. The invention also relates to a method realized by said equipment.
US08696811B2	Method for feeding arsenic dopant into a silicon crystal growing apparatus A feed assembly and method of use thereof of the present invention is used for the addition of a high pressure dopant such as arsenic into a silicon melt for CZ growth of semiconductor silicon crystals. The feed assembly includes a vessel-and-valve assembly for holding dopant, and a feed tube assembly, attached to the vessel-and-valve assembly for delivering dopant to a silicon melt. An actuator is connected to the feed tube assembly and a receiving tube for advancing and retracting the feed tube assembly to and from the surface of the silicon melt. A brake assembly is attached to the actuator and the receiving tube for restricting movement of the feed tube assembly and locking the feed tube assembly at a selected position.
US08696809B2	Manufacturing method of epitaxial silicon wafer and substrate cleaning apparatus A manufacturing method of an epitaxial silicon wafer is provided. The epitaxial silicon wafer includes: a substrate cut out from a silicon monocrystal that has been manufactured, doped with nitrogen and pulled up in accordance with Czochralski method; and an epitaxial layer formed on the substrate. The manufacturing method includes: cleaning a surface of the substrate with fluorinated acid by spraying onto the surface of the substrate fluorinated acid vaporized by a bubbling tank of a substrate cleaning apparatus; and forming an epitaxial layer on the cleaned surface of the substrate.
US08696798B2	Configurations and methods of high pressure acid gas removal Acid gas is removed from a feed gas using a physical solvent that is regenerated using successive flashing stages after heating of the rich solvent using low-level waste heat that is preferably produced or available within the acid gas removal plant. Especially preferred waste heat sources include compressor discharges of the refrigeration system and/or recompression system for CO2, and/or (low level) heat content from the feed gas.
US08696795B2	Oxygen separation method and system with a plasma pump and a membrane The invention relates to a method of separating oxygen from an oxygen containing gas, said method comprising the steps of: compressing and heating the oxygen containing gas in a plasma pump (16), guiding the heated and compressed oxygen containing gas to the primary side of a dense inorganic membrane (58), thereby heating the inorganic membrane by the oxygen containing gas to a temperature at which it is permeable for oxygen, and creating a pressure difference between the primary side and a secondary side of the inorganic membrane (58), wherein an oxygen flow through the inorganic membrane (58) is created, thereby separating the oxygen from the oxygen containing gas.
US08696793B2	Gas liquefaction and separation device utilizing subsonic and supersonic nozzles The invention relates to cryogenic engineering. The inventive device for liquefying and separating gas and for releasing one or more gases from a mixture thereof, comprises, in series axially positioned, a prechamber (1) with gas flow whirling means (2) arranged therein, a subsonic or supersonic nozzle (3) with a working segment (4), which is abutted thereto and to which liquid phase extracting means (5) is connected, and a subsonic diffuser (7) or the combination of a supersonic (6) and the subsonic diffuser (7). The length of the working segment (4) is selected according to a condition of forming condensate drops with a size greater than 0.5 mkm and of drifting them, by centrifugal forces, from the axial area of the working segment to the walls of the drop extracting means. The device is provided with an additional nozzle (8) arranged in the prechamber. The invention makes it possible to increase the separation efficiency.
US08696789B2	Method for producing ferroalloy containing nickel The invention relates to a method for producing a ferroalloy containing nickel. From a fine-grained raw material containing iron and chromium and a fine-grained raw material containing nickel, a mixture is formed with binding agent, the mixture is agglomerated so that first formed objects of desired size are obtained. The objects formed are heat treated in order to strengthen the objects so that the heat treated objects withstand conveyance and loading into a smelter furnace. Further, the objects are smelted under reducing circumstances in order to achieve ferrochromenickel, a ferroalloy of a desired composition containing at least iron, chromium and nickel.
US08696785B2	Method and apparatus for recycling battery pack A method for recycling a battery pack includes steps of: roasting the battery pack that houses a battery assembly that is in a charged condition, as it is, dismantling the roasted battery pack and separating the battery pack into unit cells and parts other than the unit cells, comminuting the unit cells obtained by separation, washing and screening the comminuted cells, dehydrating a slurry below a sieve after screening and recovering metals used for positive and negative electrodes, and recovering metal containing nickel by magnetically separating metal remaining on the sieve after screening, using a magnet.
US08696783B2	Filter unit A method of forming a filter unit comprised of a filter element and an encircling peripheral encasement frame to which the filter element is sealed. The frame is moulded in situ by solidification of a liquid, solidifiable moulding composition (e.g. a curable resin or a matter thermoplastic resin that solidifies on cooling) provided around the periphery of the filter element. The method may comprise the steps of: (i) providing a filter element having front and rear faces and a bounding peripheral edge, (ii) locating around the peripheral edge of the element a mould unit which seals against peripheral regions of the front and rear faces and which together with the peripheral edge defines a mould cavity, (iii) filling the mould cavity with a solidifiable, liquid moulding composition, (iv) effecting conversion of the liquid to a solid, and (v) removing the mould thereby producing the filter element.
US08696778B2	Self-contained breathing closure and container A self-contained breathing closure for flasks and other containers that require gas exchange. An illustrative embodiment of the closure is comprised of a splashguard, an adaptor for attaching the closure to the container, a bellows element and a gas-permeable barrier element. The splashguard is intended to keep liquid contents under vigorous agitation in the container without wetting the gas-permeable barrier. The adaptor couples the closure to the container in a secure fashion. The bellows element allows for repeated changes in the internal volume of the container-closure system. The gas-permeable barrier allows desired gases to enter and leave the container while excluding small particles and/or microorganisms. The technology may be used with existing glass flask technology, or coupled to a plastic flask that may be configured for either single-use, or multiple-use.
US08696775B2	Conversion of C—O—H compounds into hydrogen for power or heat generation Methods are disclosed for generating electrical power from a compound comprising carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. Water is combined with the compound to produce a wet form of the compound. The wet form of the compound is transferred into a reaction processing chamber. The wet form of the compound is heated within the reaction chamber such that elements of the compound dissociate and react, with one reaction product comprising hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is processed to generate electrical power.
US08696771B2	Compact integrated combustion reactors, systems and methods of conducting integrated combustion reactions A compact integrated combustion reactor is described. In a preferred embodiment, the combustion catalyst is disposed in a staggered configuration such that the hot spot in an adjacent endothermic reaction chamber is substantially less than would occur with a conventional, unstaggered configuration. The integrated reactor may also include a methanation chamber for methanation of a reformate product. Systems containing reactant and product streams, and methods of conducting integrated combustion reactions are also described. A staggered catalyst conformation can be used more broadly for thermal chemical reactions requiring heat transfer in a layered device.
US08696766B2	Azopyridone disperse dyes, their preparation and use A dye of the general formula (I) where D is the residue of a diazo component; X is (C1-C6)-alkylene or oxygen-interrupted (C2-C6)-alkylene; R1 is methyl, ethyl or phenyl; R2 is hydrogen, cyano or carboxamido; R3 is phenyl or substituted phenyl; R4 is hydrogen or methyl or R3 and R4 combine with the atoms to which they are attached to form a five- or six-membered ring. The invention further relates to the process of the preparation of the dye of formula and its use.
US08696765B2	System and method for preventing access to data on a compromised remote device This invention discloses a system and method for selective erasure, encryption and or copying of data on a remote device if the remote device has been compromised or the level of authorization of a roaming user in charge of the remote device has been modified.
US08696748B2	Sheaths for implantable fixation devices Sheaths for implantable fixation devices are disclosed. Sheaths have a flexible body with a perforated wall, an open end, a closed end, and a body interior sized and shaped to receive the fixation device.
US08696745B2	Heart help device, system, and method The present invention relates to an implantable device for improving the pump function of the heart of a human patient by applying an external force on the heart muscle, said device comprising at least one pump device comprising: a first part having a first surface, and a second part having a second surface. The first part is displaceable in relation to the second part and said first and second surfaces abut each other, at least partially. The second part exerts, directly or indirectly, force on an external part of said heart muscle.
US08696744B2	Extracellular matrix material valve conduit and methods of making thereof Methods for forming extracellular matrix valve conduits are disclosed. Extracellular matrix valve conduits produced using the disclosed methods are also disclosed. Methods of sterilizing and decellularizing extracellular matrix materials are also disclosed.
US08696742B2	Unitary quick-connect prosthetic heart valve deployment methods A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable coupling stent, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A small number of guide sutures may be provided for aortic valve orientation. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring with the coupling stent attached thereto. The coupling stent may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may include web-like struts connected between axially-extending posts. A system and method for deployment includes a hollow two-piece handle through which a balloon catheter passes. A valve holder is stored with the heart valve and the handle easily attaches thereto to improve valve preparation steps.
US08696740B2	Implantable pressure-actuated drug delivery systems and methods of manufacture and use Implantable pressure-actuated systems to deliver a drug and/or other substance in response to a pressure difference between a system cavity and an exterior environment, and methods of fabrication and use. A pressure-rupturable membrane diaphragm may be tuned to rupture at a desired rupture threshold, rupture site, with a desired rupture pattern, and/or within a desired rupture time. Tuning may include material selection, thickness control, surface patterning, substrate support patterning. The cavity may be pressurized above or evacuated below the rupture threshold, and a diaphragm-protective layer may be provided to prevent premature rupture in an ambient environment and to dissipate within an implant environment. A drug delivery system may be implemented within a stent to release a substance upon a decrease in blood pressure. The cavity may include a thrombolytic drug to or other substance to treat a blood clot.
US08696735B2	Stents for blood vessels A stent for supporting part of a blood vessel includes a supporting portion around which or within which a part of an intact blood vessel other than a graft can be placed. The stent internally or externally supports that part of the blood vessel. The supporting portion of the stent is of a shape and/or orientation whereby flow within the vessel is caused to follow a non-planar curve. By maintaining a non-planar curvature in the vessel itself, favorable blood flow velocity patterns can be achieved through the generation therein of “swirl” flow. Failures in such vessels through diseases, such as thrombosis, atherosclerosis, intimal hyperplasia or through blockage, kinking or collaps, can be significantly reduced.
US08696733B2	Helical high fatigue stent-graft An implantable prosthesis, including a generally tubular substrate and a continuous shape memory member disposed over the outer surface of the substrate. The shape memory member may include a series of zig-zag struts alternating between a first strut with a first length and a second strut with a second length different from the first length. A graft member may be positioned over the substrate and shape memory member.
US08696732B2	Stent delivery system A drainage stent delivery system including an elongate shaft of a medial device, a drainage catheter or stent, and a retention mechanism for selectively retaining the drainage stent on the elongate shaft. The tubular stent is positioned on and surrounding the elongate shaft. The elongate shaft includes a distal tip portion which is deflectable from a first position to a second position, the distal tip portion of the elongate shaft being biased toward the first position. Deflecting the distal tip portion of the elongate shaft from the first position to the second position moves the distal tip portion toward the central longitudinal axis of the tubular stent to allow the stent to be decoupled from the elongate shaft.
US08696731B2	Lock/floating marker band on pusher wire for self-expanding stents or medical devices An apparatus for deploying and retrieving a self-expanding intravascular stent includes an intravascular delivery wire and floating marker band movably retained over the intravascular stent delivery wire and releasably mounting the self-expanding intravascular stent. The floating marker band is movably retained to a fixed marker band, and a distance between the fixed marker band and the floating marker band is variable and self-adjusting. One or more struts of the self-expanding intravascular stent are releasably constrained between a catheter wall and one or more sides of the floating marker band.
US08696730B2	Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system with hub Medical device delivery systems, components, and methods are provided.
US08696722B2	Optogenetic magnetic resonance imaging Disclosed herein are systems and methods involving the use of magnetic resonance imaging and optogenetic neural stimulation. Aspects of the disclosure include modifying a target neural cell population in a first region of a brain to express light-responsive molecules. Using a light pulse, the light-responsive molecules in the target neural cell population are stimulated. Multiple regions of the brain are scanned via magnetic resonance imaging. The scans allow for observation of a neural reaction in response to the stimulation in at least one of the multiple regions of the brain.
US08696706B2	Percutaneous locking bone fixation system A minimally invasive bone stabilization and locking system and method are applicable to joint fusion and fracture repair, including human facet joint stabilization. A bone-boring bit on an elongated shaft is used to drill a hole through the bone or joint such that the bit penetrates through the distal surface. An implant is provided having hollow body terminating in a spreadable distal end. The implant is placed over the elongated shaft and into the drilled hole such that the spreadable end protrudes through the distal surface. The elongated shaft is then pulled, such that the bit interacts with the distal end of the implant, thereby causing the spreadable end of the implant sleeve to spread so as to prevent backout of the implant body through the hole. A proximal cap may be tightened against the proximal surface, thereby fixing the bone or joint in compression.
US08696703B2	Anchor/suture used for medical procedures For suture tying in a medical procedure including the use of an anchor that includes a suture locking device that includes a sliding pin guided by axial side slots formed in the locking device that forces the suture where the two ends thereof are inserted into the interior of the suture locking mechanism to drive the captured suture and pin to fit into a recess on the top of the suture locking mechanism such that the top of the pin binds the suture against the upper inner surface of the recess. The recess can be serrated to enhance the locking capability and the pin is polygonal shaped to provide side surfaces that run parallel to the wall of the recess to assure that the side portion of the pin does not fracture the suture and cause it to weaken. The locking of the suture is automatic upon the deployment of the anchor which actuates the pin into the locking position, thus eliminating the necessity of manually knotting the suture and improving the cinching of the tissue to the bone. The suture locking mechanism is usable for attaching tissue to the bone, tying tissue to tissue and the like. The disclosure also includes the method of deploying the combined anchor and suture locking device in a medical procedure.
US08696701B2	Braid-ball embolic devices Embolic implants, delivery systems and methods of manufacture and delivery are provided. The devices can be used for aneurysm treatment and/or parent vessel occlusion. Implant designs offer low profile compressibility for delivery to neurovasculature, while maintaining other necessary features such as density for occlusion purposes and desirable radial strength characteristics.
US08696700B2	Vein filter A vessel filter comprising a first region and a second region wherein the filter is movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel. A first region has a filter portion having a converging region at a first end portion to direct particles toward the center of the filter and the second region is flared in the expanded position to have a transverse dimension increasing toward a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The second region includes a vessel engaging portion at the second end portion. The second region includes a plurality of spaced apart struts with adjacent struts being joined.
US08696691B2	Bead for stitching, vacuum cap for suction internal organ and apparatus for stitching internal organ using the same A bead for stitching, a vacuum cap for suction-holding an internal organ, and an apparatus for stitching an internal organ using the vacuum cap are disclosed. The bead includes a through hole which is formed vertically through the bead so that a stitching fiber passes through the bead. At least one of both ends of the bead is inclined relative to a transverse direction of the bead. The bead is shaped to pass through a hole formed in a stitching needle. That apparatus includes an endoscope tube having a stitching needle which is movable in a longitudinal direction thereof and a suction tube for drawing air, and a vacuum cap having at an end thereof a fastening hole to which the endoscope tube is fastened. A suction hole is formed in the vacuum cap in a direction crossing the fastening hole.
US08696685B2	Endoscope structures and techniques for navigating to a target in branched structure Systems and methods employing a small gauge steerable catheter (30) including a locatable guide (32) with a sheath (40), particularly as an enhancement to a bronchoscope (14). A typical procedure is as follows. The location of a target in a reference coordinate system is detected or imported. The catheter (30) is navigated to the target which tracking the distal tip (34) of the guide (32) in the reference coordinate system. Insertion of the catheter is typically via a working channel of a convention bronchoscope. Once the tip of the catheter is positioned at the target, the guide (32) is withdrawn, leaving the sheath (40) secured in place. The sheath (40) is then used as a guide channel to direct a medical tool to target.
US08696680B2	Method and apparatus for insertion of an elongate pin into a surface A trajectory structure is configured for contact with a surface to dictate an insertion trajectory of a pin relative to the surface. A location structure is configured to allow longitudinal passage of at least a portion of the pin therethrough to dictate an insertion location of the pin relative to the surface. An elongate handling rod is connected to the trajectory structure and the location structure. The handling rod supports the trajectory structure and the location structure for manipulation by a user. The handling rod spaces the trajectory structure and the location structure longitudinally apart. The trajectory structure is connected to the handling rod for trajectory adjustment in at least two degrees of freedom relative to the handling rod. The insertion trajectory of the pin insertion is substantially dependent upon the trajectory adjustment. A method for inserting an elongate guide pin into a bone surface is also provided.
US08696679B2	Bone treatment systems and methods The present invention relates in certain embodiments to methods, systems, and devices for treating vertebral compression fractures. In one embodiment, a bone cement injector is advanced into bone and injects a bone cement flow through the injector and a vapor flow from at least one vapor outlet in the injector. In another embodiment, the bone treatment system comprises an elongated member having a flow passageway, a bone fill material source, and a vapor source coupleable to the flow passageway. Still another embodiment describes a vapor injection device having an elongated member with a flow passageway, the elongated member configured for insertion into a bone and for delivering a bone fill material through the flow passageway, and having at least one vapor channel in communication with the flow passageway to deliver a vapor into the flow passageway to heat a bone fill material flow.
US08696657B2	Treatment tool A treatment tool for an endoscope which is transendoscopically inserted into a body cavity for use, and which includes: a sheath at least partially composed of mixed material in which thermoplastic resin and a crosslinking promoter are mixed; a manipulation wire inserted through the aforementioned sheath so as to be capable of advancing and retracting; a treatment part attached to a first end of the aforementioned manipulation wire; and a manipulation part attached to a second end of the aforementioned manipulation wire; wherein said sheath has a crosslinked part where said thermoplastic resin is crosslinked by irradiating said mixed material with ionizing radiation, and a non-crosslinked region where said thermoplastic resin is not crosslinked.
US08696649B2	Laparoscopic surgical instrument having rotatable handles with a coupler feature A laparoscopic instrument including a pair of handles pivotally rotatable among at least two lockable positions. The instrument includes two drums attached to respective ones of the handles, a tool drum coupled to one of the drums, and a shaft passing through apertures formed in each of the drums and the tool drum. The drums are rotatable around the shaft to cause the handles to be rotated among the lockable positions. The shaft includes a pair of winglets disposed along a length of the shaft. A push-button is connected to an end of the shaft to slide the shaft relative to the three drums. When the push-button is depressed, the winglets lock the handles together, allowing them to freely rotate about the shaft. When the push-button is released, pins secure one of the drums to a housing to allow rotation of one of the handles relative to the other.
US08696644B2	Balloon catheter systems for delivery of dry drug delivery vesicles to a vessel in the body Devices and methods for balloon delivery of rapamycin and other hydrophobic compounds to the wall of blood vessels. Balloon catheters, such as those used for balloon angioplasty, are modified with the addition of a reservoir of dry micelles, disposed at a suitable location within the balloon or catheter. The reservoir may be installed within the angioplasty balloon, within a lumen in communication with the angioplasty balloon, either as a loose or packed powder or as a film coating. The micelle preparation is reconstituted and the micelles are mobilized when the aqueous solution used to inflate the balloons is injected into the catheter. The micelles are infused into tissue surrounding the balloon when pressurized fluid within the balloon leaks through the wall of the balloon.
US08696642B1	Male disposable incontinence diaper A male disposable incontinence diaper with re-sealable vertical aperture, the aperture consisting of a plastic slider operatively engaging two intermarrying plastic seams which are alternatively locked and closed when the slider is in a first position, and open and unlocked when the slider is in a second position, the aperture enabling the wearer to access his penis and urinate outside the diaper without having to first remove the diaper. The plastic slider and intermarrying plastic seams maintain a watertight seal when closed, thus protecting the wearer of the diaper from the leakage of bodily fluids accidentally discharged into the diaper.
US08696641B1	Male incontinence containment device A male incontinence containment device. A sleeve made of flexible mesh terminates at one end in a sleeve mouth, and at an opposite end in a sleeve floor. An absorptive pad is disposed inside the sleeve adjacent the sleeve floor. The sleeve mouth and sleeve are sized to admit a human penis. When urine from a penis inside the sleeve accumulates in the absorptive pad, gravity pulls the absorptive pad, and its sleeve end, downwards. This downwards motion causes the sleeve width to decrease and the sleeve to firmly grip the penis, thus preventing the incontinence containment device from slipping off the penis. A tear line is disclosed to for quick and easy removal. Alternate embodiments incorporating a removable end cap, and a hinged floor, respectively are disclosed permitting removal of a soiled absorptive pad and its replacement with a fresh absorptive pad.
US08696638B2	Microneedle array Relations between crystallinity and performance of a biodegradable resin, between weight-average molecular weight and strength thereof, and between weight-average molecular weight and performance thereof were clarified. As a result thereof, when a microneedle array was provided with microneedles containing noncrystalline polylactic acid which had a weight-average molecular weight of 40,000 to 100,000, it was possible to obtain a microneedle array which could maintain its functional performance.
US08696634B2	Syringe drive device A syringe drive device 15 according to the present invention includes: an outer tube fixing portion 31 that detachably fixes an outer tube 22 of a syringe 16; a plunger holder 21 that holds a plunger 17 of the syringe 16; and a drive portion that moves the plunger holder 21 along an axis of the syringe. The outer tube fixing portion 31 includes: a flange catcher 33 facing a rear end of a flange 22a of the outer tube 22, the rear end being located far from the plunger 17 to be pushed; slide portions 34 and 35 that are located in front of a front end of the flange 22a to hold the flange 22a between the flange catcher 33 and the slide portions, the front end being located close to the plunger 17 to be pushed; slide guides 36 and 37 that support the slide portions 34 and 35 so as to be slidable along the axis of the syringe; and a slide portion operation mechanism that is switchable between a first state where the slide portions 34 and 35 slide along the axis of the syringe, and a second state where the slide portions 34 and 35 are held at positions to hold the flange 22a between the flange catcher 33 and the slide portions.
US08696631B2	Infusion device and driving mechanism for same A drive mechanism for delivery of infusion medium has a coil and an armature movable toward a forward position, in response to the electromagnetic field produced by activation of the coil. A piston is movable axially within a piston channel to a forward position, in response to movement of the armature to its forward position. The armature and piston are moved toward a retracted position, when the coil is not energized. In the retracted position of the piston, a piston chamber is formed between the piston and a valve member and is filled with infusion medium. As the piston is moved to its forward position, the piston chamber volume is reduced and pressure within the piston chamber increases to a point where the pressure moves the valve member into an open position through an outlet.
US08696625B2	Injection set and injection assistance device The present invention relates to an injection assistance device (1) comprising a body (2) with a needle (7), grasping means (4) and first elastic return means (9) to dampen limited movement of said grasping means (4), in at least one of the two directions, respectively distal or proximal, during an injection phase, and to maintain said body (2) in its insertion position and said needle (7) at a constant insertion length during the injection step, when the user increases, respectively releases, a distal pressure on the grasping means (4).The invention also relates to an injection set (100) comprising an injection device (3) and the said assistance device (1).
US08696614B2	Split-tip catheter including lateral distal openings A split-tip catheter for placement within the vasculature of a patient and for use in hemodialysis or other suitable procedures is disclosed. In one embodiment, the split-tip catheter includes a catheter body that defines a first lumen and a second lumen. The catheter body further comprises a split distal region, including a venous segment that defines a distal portion of the first lumen and an arterial segment that defines a distal portion of the second lumen. The venous segment includes a recess extending proximally of a nose portion; and a lateral opening in fluid communication with the first lumen. The arterial segment is separate from the venous segment and is removably seatable in the recess provided by the venous segment such that it “nests” therein. The arterial segment also includes a lateral opening in fluid communication with the second lumen.
US08696613B2	Peritoneal dialysis system The invention relates to a method for prescribing a dialysis treatment comprising the following steps: collecting patient specific data, determining at least one target, defining a series of values of the type [V;t] which allow to achieve said target wherein V represents the volume of dialysate used and t the duration of treatment, based on said patient specific data, displaying said series of values on a map. The invention also relates to a system using this method.
US08696607B2	Portable pressure point massage bed A portable massage bed having a plurality of pressure point pads that protrude from a surface of the massage bed and contact one or more key pressure points of a user to relieve pain in muscles and tendons in pain afflicted areas.
US08696596B2	Blood and interstitial fluid sampling device A device and method for lancing a patient, virtually simultaneously producing and collecting a small fluid sample from a body. The device comprises a blood collection system including a lancing needle (16), drive mechanism (11), kneading or vibration mechanism (25), optional suction system (7), and sample ejection mechanism. The device is preferably sized to be hand-held in one hand and operable with one hand. The device can optionally contain integral testing or analysis component (83) for receiving the sample and providing testing or analysis indication or readout for the user. A method involves piercing the skin at a rapid rate, kneading the surrounding area by ultrasonic action, piezoelectric or mechanical oscillation to stimulate the blood flow from the wound, drawing the fluid using a pumping system.
US08696579B2	Cardiac flow quantification with volumetric imaging data A method quantifies cardiac volume flow for an imaging sequence. The method includes receiving data representing three-dimensions and color Doppler flow data over a plurality of frames, constructing a ventricular model based on the data representing three-dimensions for the plurality of frames, the ventricular model including a sampling plane configured to measure the cardiac volume flow, computing volume flow samples based on the sampling plane and the color Doppler flow data, and correcting the volume flow samples for aliasing based on volumetric change in the ventricular model between successive frames of the plurality of frames.
US08696578B2	Fetal heart monitoring range An approximate distance between an ultrasonic transducer and a fetal heart is determined. A range of distances from the ultrasonic transducer is sensed using the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the range has a minimum distance based upon the approximate distance. A heart rate of the fetal heart is monitored using ultrasonic echo signals from the range.
US08696577B2	Tongue imaging in medical diagnostic ultrasound Tongue imaging is provided in medical diagnostic ultrasound. Ultrasound data is processed to enhance the information from the tongue. The enhancement increases signal from the tongue, decreases other signals, or both. The resulting image may more clearly present the tongue or tongue surface for feedback to a patient or review by a speech therapist.
US08696575B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling the same An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus removes a speckle pattern using information on a direction (depth direction) that is substantially orthogonal to a plurality of ultrasonic images included in three-dimensional image data. For example, three-dimensional CFAR processing, two-dimensional CFAR processing, and a depth-direction arithmetic process are performed to discriminate a continuous structure that is three-dimensionally arranged from a local microstructure, thereby generating a microstructure extracted image.
US08696573B2	Ultrasonographic diagnostic system and ultrasonic diagnostic device An ultrasonic probe is constituted by ultrasonic transducer elements arranged in a direction. A beam forming unit forms acoustic field sensitivity modulated in a direction substantially orthogonal to scan lines in a subject by focusing an ultrasonic wave on a sequence of sampling points existing along the scan lines, and applying delay and apodization on a transmission/reception signal of each of the ultrasonic transducer elements. A detecting unit detects displacements at each sampling point in a direction tangential to the scan lines and in a direction tangential to curves substantially orthogonal to the scan lines by arithmetic between reception signals for the sampling point at different time points. Each curve of the curves substantially orthogonal to the scan lines is constituted by a sequence of points for which a total of times taken for ultrasonic pulses to reach from two points fixed to the ultrasonic probe is substantially the same.
US08696569B2	Biometric monitoring device having a body weight sensor, and methods of operating same A system comprising a biometric monitoring device including a housing including a platform to receive at least one foot of the user, a body weight sensor to generate body weight data, processing circuitry to calculate user weight data which corresponds to the user's weight, using the body weight data, and communication circuitry to: (a) receive user identification data which identifies the user or a portable activity monitoring device, and (b) transmit the user weight data to data storage associated with the user identification data. The system further includes the portable activity monitoring device including a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, a sensor to generate sensor data, and communication circuitry to receive physiologic data which is based on the user weight data, and processing circuitry to calculate activity data using the sensor data and physiologic data.
US08696563B2	Device and method for illumination of vaginal fornix with ureter location, isolation and protection during hysterectomy procedure The present invention comprises devices and methods that, in certain embodiments, provide a lighted cup, ring or cap that comprises a customizable size and fit, for use in hysterectomy procedures, whereby the ring or cup engages the vaginal fornix and is covered by the vaginal cervical tissue. The lighting allows the surgeon to visualize the location of the lighted cup, ring or cap, thereby quickly and accurately identifying the incision site while providing protection of the associated vasculature and the ureters.
US08696559B2	Surgical access system and related methods A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue refraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site.
US08696557B2	Access assembly including inflatable seal member An access assembly for insertion through an opening in tissue is provided. The access assembly includes a flexible outer sleeve having an upper rim formed on a proximal end, a lower rim formed on a distal end and defining a longitudinal opening extending therebetween. The lower rim may define an inflatable space that in a deflated state facilitates insertion of the lower rim through tissue and in an inflated state assists in retaining the access assembly in place relative to the tissue. The access assembly further includes an inflatable member secured within the longitudinal opening of the outer sleeve. The inflatable member includes a plurality of inflatable lobes configured to selectively receive at least one surgical device therebetween in a sealing manner.
US08696551B2	Flexible endoscope suitable for MRI The flexible endoscope 20 has a flexible insertion portion 22 to be inserted in an observation zone 11 of a MRI apparatus 10. The insertion portion 22 has an inner tube 71 made of resin, triple helical tubes 72 covering the inner tube 71 and an outer tube 73 made of resin and covering the triple helical tubes 72. The triple helical tubes 72 include a first helical band 721 helically wound around an outer peripheral surface of the inner tube 71, a second helical band 722 helically wound around an outer periphery of the first helical band 721 in a direction opposite to a winding direction of the first helical band 721 and a third helical band 723 helically wound around an outer periphery of the second helical band 722 in a direction opposite to the winding direction of the second helical band 722. The first to third helical bands 721, 722, 723 are made of phosphor bronze or copper-silver alloy, which are materials having low magnetic susceptibility.
US08696550B2	Endoscope sheath An endoscope sheath is provided for advancing medical devices into the anatomy of a patient. The endoscope sheath includes at least one lumen that may be used to advance devices alongside an endoscope. The endoscope sheath may include an endoscope cap configured to mate with the lumen. The endoscope may include one or more coupling members configured to mate with the openings of the lumen.
US08696547B2	System and method for determining airway diameter using endoscope A method and system for use with an endoscopic instrument determines anatomical properties of body lumen at various states. Lumen properties such as lumen diameter are identified in two or more states corresponding to, for example, an inflated or deflated state. The lumen states are registered with one another and the anatomical properties are identified in real time at the location of an endoscope or endoscopic instrument used with the endoscope. In one embodiment a diametrical range of an airway is identified in real time at the location of a bronchoscope.
US08696546B2	Imaging system A monoscopic imaging system, for example a minimally invasive surgery imaging system, is provided which includes an image capture device for capturing images of a monoscopic, for example endoscopic, field of view, an auxiliary light source operable such that an object within the field of view casts a shadow, an image processor operatively connected to the image capture device and operable to detect shadow pixels in the images corresponding to the shadow and to enhance the shadow in the images. The system is of particular, although not exclusive, application to laparoscopic surgery.
US08696544B2	Minimally invasive adjustable support A method of addressing pelvic dysfunction in a patient includes forming an incision; placing an anchor that is attached to a support member by an interconnecting member onto a distal tip of a tool; inserting the distal tip of the tool and the anchor into the incision and guiding the anchor to an obturator foramen; pushing the anchor through a membrane extending over the obturator foramen; and adjusting the support member by sliding the interconnecting member relative to the anchor.
US08696542B2	Biased artificial sphincter cuff An embodiment of a cuff for use an as artificial sphincter comprises an inflatable chamber and a backing. The inflatable chamber includes opposing inside and outside surfaces and inflated and deflated states. The backing is adjacent the outside surface of the chamber. The inside surface of the chamber and/or the backing include two or more grooves that define the location of fold lines of the inflatable chamber when the inflatable chamber is in the inflated state.
US08696538B2	Methods and apparatus for the planning and delivery of radiation treatments Methods and apparatus are provided for planning and delivering radiation treatments by modalities which involve moving a radiation source along a trajectory relative to a subject while delivering radiation to the subject. In some embodiments the radiation source is moved continuously along the trajectory while in some embodiments the radiation source is moved intermittently. Some embodiments involve the optimization of the radiation delivery plan to meet various optimization goals while meeting a number of constraints. For each of a number of control points along a trajectory, a radiation delivery plan may comprise: a set of motion axes parameters, a set of beam shape parameters and a beam intensity.
US08696527B2	Exerciser with easy-to-adjust inelastic straps An exerciser includes two straps and a handle mounted to an end of each strap by an adjusting member having a movable rod movable between two positions respectively allowing and not allowing adjustment of the length of the strap. A connecting member is mounted to the other end of each strap. A stop is engaged with an end of an inelastic strap on a suspension member. A retaining ring is engaged with the other end of the inelastic strap. A plurality of rings is fixed to the inelastic strap. The retaining ring is releasably engageable with one of the rings, so that the inelastic strap forms a loop. The connecting member is releasably engaged with one of the rings. The inelastic strap is mounted around a rod or extended through a gap between a door and a door frame, allowing user to perform exercises resisting the weight of the user.
US08696522B2	Tarpaulin surfing apparatus and method A new method of simulating the experience of surfing the tube of a wave is presented, consisting of a tarpaulin with weights and a handle on one corner. The tarpaulin is pulled up in the air and forward creating a tube shaped form within which a skateboarder can be propelled as if he was surfing a wave.
US08696512B1	Powertrain architecture-powersplit hybrid using a single motor An apparatus includes an electro-mechanical transmission including a transmission output shaft and first and second transmission input shafts selectively coupleable for rotation with a first torque generative device. A planetary gear set including first, second and third members and a reduction gear set selectively coupling the first transmission input shaft for rotation with the first member and selectively coupling the second transmission input shaft for rotation with the third member. A first gear set input shaft is selectively coupled for rotation with the first transmission input shaft and coupled for rotation with the reduction gear set. A second gear set input shaft is selectively coupleable for rotation with the second transmission input shaft and coupled for rotation with the reduction gear set. A second torque generative device is coupleable for rotation with one of the first and second gear set input shafts.
US08696510B2	Driveline for four-wheel drive vehicle A driveline includes a wet multi-plate clutch that can switch between a two-wheel drive state and a four-wheel drive state, and a disconnect mechanism that switches transmission/non-transmission of torque between a front differential and one of front wheels. When the driveline is switched from the two-wheel drive state to the four-wheel drive state, the wet multi-plate clutch is actuated to an engagement side, and thus the rotation of the front differential and that of the front wheels are synchronized, and after synchronization is finished, the disconnect mechanism is switched to the transmission state. After switching of the disconnect mechanism is finished, the wet multi-plate clutch is actuated to a disengagement side and returns to a standby position between a disengagement position in the two-wheel drive state and a synchronous position in which the disconnect mechanism is switched.
US08696497B2	Systems and methods for fitting golf equipment A golf equipment fitting system that uses advanced technology to not only objectively identify the optimum equipment for the golfer, but to also identify and help correct swing flaws so that the golfer can achieve optimum performance on the golf course. Thus, in one embodiment, golf fitting includes collecting data related to the golfer's swing and determining if the golfer's swing technique should be modified based at least in part on the collected swing data. When it is determined that the golfer's swing technique should be modified, then providing swing instruction to the golfer. When, however, it is determined that the golfer's swing technique is fine, then collecting data related to how the golfer's swing launches a golf ball. Finally, golf equipment, e.g., golf clubs, can be specified based on the collected swing data and launch data.
US08696493B2	Golf club head with improved aerodynamic characteristics A driver type golf club head comprising a body having a face, a crown and a sole, wherein the highest point of the crown surface is located within a crown apex zone, and the club head has a depth, the depth being at least twice the length as a height of the club head, wherein the depth is at least 4.600 inches.
US08696491B1	Golf club head with adjustable center of gravity A golf club head comprising a channel and an expandable weight that can be removably fixed at any point within the channel is disclosed herein. The channel preferably is disposed on the sole and extends from a heel side of the golf club head, around a rear side, and ends at a toe side of the golf club head. This channel is not constrained to a planar arc, but instead twists as it extends around the golf club head so that it follows the contours, and preserves the aesthetics, of the golf club head. The expandable weight preferably is trapped within the channel so that it cannot fall out of the channel during use, and includes an anti-rotation feature so that it does not twist within the channel and cause an undesirable rattling noise.
US08696486B1	Adjustable golf club shaft and hosel assembly An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve with a joint portion, a hosel portion, and a fitting piece, wherein the joint portion fits within the fitting piece and the fitting piece fits within the hosel portion.
US08696482B1	Three dimensional golf swing analyzer An apparatus and method for golf swing analysis is described using a first microprocessor, a three-axis accelerometer capable of transmitting linear acceleration data to the first microprocessor, a three-axis gyroscope capable of transmitting angular velocity data to the first microprocessor, data processing, a radio transmitter for transmitting processed data, and a housing for holding the components, which attaches to a golf club. A three-axis magnetometer capable of transmitting directional orientation data to the first microprocessor is used to allow a user to choose a target line. Communication occurs between the apparatus and a portable device with a radio receiver, memory and a computer program that processes the data into graphical data and statistical data and displays the swing graphically after a user swings the golf club. The user will be able to analyze and try to improve his or her golf swing.
US08696478B2	Dasher board assembly A dasher board assembly, particularly well-suited for an ice hockey rink, includes a number of advantageous structures including an ice dam (ice retainer), puck rebound facilitator backing a kickplate, and a unitary rigid L-shaped anchoring device for the dasher board frame. The ice dam has a main body component and a lip upstanding from the body a distance sufficient to assist in blocking moisture movement past the dasher board and to provide an open space. The rigid L-shaped anchoring device is connected by fasteners to vertical elements of the dasher board frame, and to the ice dam body, to provide stable mounting of the frame. The puck rebound facilitator may be a buckling elastomeric tube that is essentially rigid when a hockey puck impacts the kickplate but buckles to absorb the force of impact if a hockey player strikes the dasher board.
US08696475B2	Durable torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper for operation in an oil bath comprising an input flange for connecting to a drive motor, an output flange for connecting to a transmission, and a bow spring for the torsionally elastic coupling of the input flange to the output flange, where the bow spring is in contact radially on the outside with an encircling holding device that is formed on one of the flanges. At the same time, the holding device has an opening in the area of the bow spring, in order to enable a flow of oil through an area of contact of the bow spring with the holding device.
US08696467B2	Method, system and computer readable recording medium for providing ranking of game group A ranking method and system for providing a ranking of a game group is disclosed. The method includes creating a game group including a user and at least one member among the user's registered friends who have joined a game service, based on a game group creation request received from a user terminal. The method further comprises calculating a ranking of the user with respect to other members of the created game group based on a ranking inquiry request received from the user terminal, and providing the user terminal with the calculated ranking of the user. The user terminal drives a game service platform associated with a plurality of games and provides the game group creation request information and the ranking inquiry request information through the game service platform.
US08696463B2	System and method for integrated player tracking and cash-access The present invention relates to a system and method for integrating player tracking and cash access in a casino or other gaming environment. One aspect of the invention allows for fund access and management wherein gaming machines, such as slot machines, receive playable credits directly from a patron's banking or credit card account. Another aspect of the present invention relates to integrating player tracking and cash access transactions by allowing the players to provide a player tracking card for each financial transaction conducted in the casino. In return, the casino issues gaming or bonus points to the players for allowing their transactions to be tracked. Yet another aspect of the present invention consolidates the players' financial account information into a single casino database. Players can subsequently credit or debit cash from the players' financial accounts using any associated customer identification cards or otherwise receive such credits in other forms that permit negotiations, including quasi-cash documents.
US08696461B2	Automated sensor driven match-making A method of matching a player of a multi-player game with a remote participant includes recognizing the player, automatically identifying an observer within a threshold proximity to the player, using an identity of the observer to find one or more candidates to play as the remote participant of the multi-player game, and when selecting the remote participant, choosing a candidate from the one or more candidates above a non-candidate if the candidate satisfies a matching criteria.
US08696456B2	Music-based video game with user physical performance A music-based video game additionally evaluates a game player's physical performance. The game player's physical performance is evaluated in some embodiments by determining if an indication of controller movement matches predefined patterns while the game player responds to instructive cues to operate a representation of a musical instrument. A representation of a musician may be provided, with the game player to mimic movements of the representation of the musician. The game player may be provided additional points for properly responding to instructive cues while moving in predefined manners.
US08696452B2	Game system, control method of controlling computer and a storage medium storing a computer program used thereof Disclosed is a game system comprising a monitor (3) that outputs the game screen display, a touch panel (5), and an external memory device (20) that stores sequence data (28) which records the operation timing for touch operation of a touch panel (5). Furthermore, the game system displays objects (60) corresponding to each operation timing within the predetermined time range on a game screen (50) and displays a judgment line (65) that corresponds to the current time and moves within the game screen (50), such that the judgment line (65) traverses in order each object (60) at the operation timing recorded in the sequence data (28). The game system also alters at least either the judgment line (65) movement direction or movement speed according to predetermined conditions.
US08696451B2	Image generation system, image generation method, and information storage medium An image generation system includes an object space setting section, a character control section, a virtual camera control section, an inter-camera distance setting section that sets an inter-camera distance based on at least one of position information, direction information, and moving state information about the character or the virtual camera, the inter-camera distance being a distance between a left-eye virtual camera and a right-eye virtual camera for generating a stereoscopic image, and an image generation section that generates a left-eye image and a right-eye image, the left-eye image being an image viewed from the left-eye virtual camera in an object space, and the right-eye image being an image viewed from the right-eye virtual camera in the object space.
US08696445B2	Gaming machine having a community game with side wagering A gaming system includes at least one community display, a first gaming machine, and a second gaming machine. The at least one community display displays a communal game that includes a plurality of elements. At least some of the plurality of elements have a communal value associated therewith. The first and second gaming machines have a respective first and second video display for displaying the plurality of elements. At least some of the plurality of elements have a first and second player value associated therewith. The first and second gaming machines determine the first and second player values by applying a respective first and second value-enhancement parameter to the communal values associated with at least some of the plurality of elements. The first value-enhancement parameter is different than the second value-enhancement parameter.
US08696439B1	Slot machine with synchronized spinning reels A slot machine that can spin two or more of the reels in unison. Thus, the machine can spin and stop the reels in a standard fashion. If a special trigger occurs, then two or more reels can further spin with an identical offset. The further spin can generate additional rewards for the player.
US08696432B2	Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a game in which elements are selected, and in response to the selection, a prize is revealed (or not) to the player. In another example, the player is permitted to predict the outcome of a characteristic of the online game, a game-playing computer determines an outcome to be displayed to the player that reflects a result of the game of chance. In one example game format, the player is permitted to predict the most frequently-occurring element in a group of drawn game elements.
US08696421B2	Game system and method of using operation timing of an operation unit in a musical input device A game system displays an operation instruction sign corresponding to each piece of operation timing and an operation reference sign corresponding to current time in a time ordering array along a route in one of operation guide domains, generates a relative displacement according to a time progress of the game such that the operation instruction sign is matched with the operation reference sign in the operation timing, and switches the route in which the relative displacement is generated between the operation guide domains according to a predetermined condition. Also, the game system includes sequence data having operation timing corresponding to one of the operation guide domains and operation timing corresponding commonly to the operation guide domains. And, the game system controls display of the operation instruction sign corresponding to each piece of operation timing such that continuity of the relative displacement is maintained before and after switching of the route.
US08696416B1	Multi-Purpose chimney cap device A multi-purpose chimney cap device for a flue opening. The device includes a tubular housing with an open lower end surrounding the flue opening and an open upper end. A plurality of ventilation openings in the lower portion of the tubular housing draws air into the tubular housing. A plurality of exit openings are provided near the open upper end of the tubular housing. A removable heat deflector is attached to the open upper end of the tubular housing. A removable non-metal weather shield is fastened to the heat deflector to provide an enclosed chamber between the weather shield and the heat deflector. A receiver/transmitter within the enclosed chamber resides between the weather shield and the heat deflector.
US08696415B2	Clip machine for the manufacture of sausage-shaped products The invention relates to a clip machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The clip machine includes at least two sealing tools, movable relative to one another between a opening position and a closing position for the placing and closing of clips on a sausage-shaped product, at least one clip storage device from which clips can be fed to a sealing tool, a storage device for storing a supply of wrapper material, a separation device for separating an individual sausage product from the supply of wrapper material, a filling pipe for the feeding of filling material, a delivery device for delivering sausage-shaped products from the clip machine along a transport path for the sausage-shaped products and a feeding device for flexible suspension elements from which suspension elements can be fed. The delivery path for the sausage-shaped products includes a first transport path for the sausage-shaped products and, parallel to the first transport path for the sausage-shaped products, a transport path separate from the first transport path for the sausage-shaped products, for the suspension elements connected to a sausage-shaped product.
US08696401B2	Backspin toy A backspin toy includes a vehicle having a front bumper, a platform having space for accommodating the vehicle therein, a flywheel disposed within the vehicle and rotatably supported within the vehicle, and a backspin unit that imparts backspin to the flywheel, disposed on the platform and engaging the flywheel, and configured to spin the flywheel rotatably supported within the vehicle to catapult the vehicle in a forward direction from the platform, the vehicle subsequently running in a reverse direction toward the platform at a limit of forward motion due to backspin of the flywheel imparted to the flywheel by the backspin unit.
US08696395B2	Prone position watercraft A personal watercraft is designed to be ridden in a prone position. The craft is generally shaped like a kayak, including a bow and a stern, and includes a shaped, recessed cavity within the boat to accommodate and conform to the riders body disposed in a prone position, so that the rider can propel and navigate the craft using his arms and hands. The recessed cavity is an ergonomically designed space for the rider's body to be cradled within the craft in a prone position, creating a stable and dynamic platform for water exploits, lowering the center of gravity, and allowing the rider to guide the craft through fast running water by leaning in a desired direction.
US08696393B2	Water jet based underwater thruster The thruster pod that is made of a pump plate; a valve plate affixed to the pump plate, and a diaphragm mounted between the pump plate and the valve plate. The pump plate has juxtaposed pressure cavity and outlet cavity, and a partition separating the pressure cavity from the outlet cavity. The pressure cavity communicates with a source of water under pressure and the outlet cavity communicates with an outlet port. The valve plate has a control chamber facing the juxtaposed pressure and outlet cavities. The diaphragm is mounted between the juxtaposed pressure and outlet cavities and the control chamber for movement between a first position and a second position upon a change in pressure in the control chamber. A control valve is mounted in the valve plate for selectively changing a pressure in the control chamber and operating a diaphragm valve.
US08696392B2	Contact and method for manufacturing the contact A contact includes a plate with a width that ranges from 0.1 mm or more to 1 mm or less, and a stress concentrated place, where a surface roughness (Ra) on the stress concentrated place is 0.2 μm or less. When samples whose surface roughness Ra is 0.040 μm, 0.080 μm, 0.120 μm, and 0.180 μm were used to study a number of repetitive fracture times, as the surface roughness Ra was smaller, the number of repetitive fracture times became larger. Particularly, it is found that the surface roughness Ra may be 0.200 μm or less in order to satisfy 3000 times as a number of operating times of the battery connector. Further, the surface roughness Ra may be 0.080 μm or less in order to satisfy 6000 times as the number of operating times when a safety factor is 2.
US08696391B2	Two-part jack socket for a portable electronic device The present disclosure provides a two-part jack socket for a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device having the same. In accordance with one example embodiment, the jack socket includes a first part having a contact surface; a second part having a contact surface and being moveable with respect to the first part between a first position and a second position, the contact surfaces of the first part and second part defining a cavity, the cavity having a retracted state when the second part is in the first position and an expanded state for receiving a jack plug when the second part is in the second position; and one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the first part or second part.
US08696386B2	Communications plugs having capacitors that inject offending crosstalk after a plug-jack mating point and related connectors and methods Communications plugs are provided that include a plug housing. A plurality of plug contacts are mounted in a row at least partly within the plug housing. The plug contacts are arranged as differential pairs of plug contacts. Each of the differential pairs of plug contacts has a tip plug contact and a ring plug contact. A first capacitor is provided that is configured to inject crosstalk from a first of the tip plug contacts to a first of the ring plug contacts at a point in time that is after the point in time when a signal transmitted through the first of the tip plug contacts to a contact of a mating jack reaches the contact of the mating jack.
US08696377B2	Communication connector with analog coupling circuit A communication connector with analog coupling circuit and a mechanical coupling circuit used for providing security to electronic devices. The analog circuit includes a male plug with an outer shell and tongue shell. Between the outer shell and tongue is a thin layer of non-conductive material to prevent the closure of a circuit. Two separate conductors are wired through the USB body; one attaching to the outer shell and the other attaching to the tongue. A closed circuit is created when the male USB is placed into a female receptor. The mechanical circuit creates a closed circuit when the plunger switch becomes compressed. There is a security monitor system connected to an end of the two conductors, which sound an alarm when circuit is opened. The alarm will sound if a thief attempts to steal the article either by cutting the wire or removal of the plug.
US08696371B2	Conduit grounding clip A wireless raceway (100) employs bus bars (121), instead of cabling or other types of wires. The raceway (100) includes a pair of junction blocks (102). A bus bar assembly (116) holds the individual bus bars (121). The raceway (100) also includes a pair of modified H-terminals (122) having a central bus bar terminal (124) connected to each of a pair of receptacle terminals (126). The modified H-terminals (122) connect the individual bus bars (121) to external electrical assemblies through the junction blocks (102) without the need of wires or cables.
US08696368B2	Wall mountable universal serial bus and alternating current power sourcing receptacle An invention is afforded for a wall mountable universal serial bus (USB) and alternating current (AC) power sourcing receptacle. The invention includes an AC electrical receptacle that is capable of providing AC voltage of at least 120 volts. In addition, a USB electrical receptacle is included that is capable of providing a 5 volt regulated direct current (DC) voltage. At least one hot wire connection capable of facilitating carrying of a current from a source to a load, and at least one neutral wire connection capable of facilitating carrying of a current from the load to the source is included. Also included is a regulated voltage sourcing unit (RVSU) capable of transforming unregulated AC power to 5 volt regulated DC power.
US08696366B2	Connector module having a male connector and a female connector each having a magnetic part, a cathode contact and an anode contact A connector module includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector includes a female magnetic part having a jack, an anode contact disposed in the jack, and a cathode contact disposed on the female magnetic part and surrounding the jack. The male connector includes a male magnetic part corresponding to the female magnetic part, an anode plug protruded from the male magnetic part, and a cathode plug disposed on the male magnetic part having a protruding position and an invaginating position in relative to the male magnetic part. When the male magnetic part attracts the female magnetic part, the anode plug is inserted in the jack and is in electrical contact with the anode contact. The cathode plug is in electrical contact with the cathode contact and is moved from the protruding position to the invaginating position. The male connector rotates on the female connector relatively.
US08696360B2	Method and system for developing and administering subject-appropriate implicit-association tests The current application is directed to developing and administering subject-appropriate ITAs. The various to developing and administering subject-appropriate ITAs evaluate many aspects of ITA content, content presentation, and administration with regard to particular categories of test subjects in order to develop subject-appropriate ITAs (“SAITAs”) and to administer SAITAs appropriately to the categories of test subjects for which the tests are developed. Aspects of SAITA presentation and administration that are evaluated include input devices, presentation formats, presentation language, presentation media, colors used in presentation of tutorials and stimuli, words, pictures, and symbols used in a presentation of tutorials and stimuli, the pace and length of various portions of SAITAs, human vs. computer administration of SAITAs, presentation of feedback to test subjects during SAITAs, ITAs and many other aspects of ITA content, content presentation, and administration. SAITAs employ systematic methods for both development and administration of SAITAs.
US08696358B2	System and method for facilitating responsible behaviour A system (2) for facilitating responsible behavior by an entity comprising an identification means (32) for identifying the entity, a facility (4) for verifying the identification means and facilitating pursuit of the behavior, a storage means (18) coupled to be in communication with the facility (4) for storing information related to the pursuit of the behavior by the entity, a modeler module (24) for comparing the information related to the pursuit of the behavior by the entity with a behavior model to determine a category of behavior of the entity and a resolver module (22) for determining one or more actions to be initiated in relation to the entity and their pursuit of the behavior such as initiating a change to one or more operating parameters of the facility (4) in response to the activation of one or more limits, blocks or triggers related to the entity.
US08696357B2	Tactile communication apparatus, method, and computer program product A tactile communication apparatus that includes a signal receiver configured decode data received via a wireless signal, a tactile communication device containing a plurality of pins on one side, each pin configured to respectively move in both an outward direction and inward direction to form a plurality of pin combinations based on a plurality of activation signals, and a communication processor configured to generate the plurality of pin activation signals based on the received data so as to convey the data to a user through the plurality of pin combinations of the tactile communication device.
US08696356B2	Stents and method for dental restoration using same A method for dental restoration that includes disposing a flowable and curable tooth restoration composition into an open cavity of a stent that defines contours of a final design model of a patient's teeth and includes an interproximal contact that has been thinned along an interproximal contact zone but not separated, seating the stent on the patient's teeth such that the flowable and curable tooth restoration composition fills a space between at least one tooth to be restored and the stent, initiating curing of the flowable and curable tooth restoration composition in the stent such that the composition bonds to the at least one tooth to be restored and forms at least one restored tooth and removing the stent from the patient's teeth to expose the at least one restored tooth.
US08696351B2	Multi-purpose heat-collecting kiln device A heat-collecting kiln device includes a housing assembly including a single housing or a plurality of housings having a same height or different heights, with the housings stackable one upon another. A top lid is mounted on a top of the housing assembly to seal the housing assembly and includes an observation hole. A base is mounted to a bottom of the housing assembly to seal the housing assembly. A cover is mounted to the top lid to seal the observation hole. The cover is removable to reveal the observation hole. The heat-collecting kiln device further includes a net and at least one leg. Each housing is comprised of four modular elements each having a mortise engaged with a tenon of another modular element. One of the modular elements includes a temperature detection hole.
US08696347B2	System for post-treating and transferring preforms A system for the post-treatment of preforms (9) produced by means of injection moulding, including a removal element (4) having at least one receiving element (5) for receiving a preform (9), and a device for moving the removal element (4) between two tool halves of an opened injection moulding mould and for moving the removal element (4) out of the opened injection moulding mould, a post-treatment element (6) having at least one post-treatment pin (7) having a pin-shaped passage element (7), of which one end can be connected to the environment or a vacuum or reduced-pressure source and of which the other end has an outlet (18) for a coolant, and a motion device with which the removal element (4) can be reciprocated relative to the post-treatment element (6) between a first position in which the post-treatment pin (7) is positioned within the receiving element (5) and a second position in which the post-treatment pin (7) is not positioned within the receiving element (5), wherein the removal element (4) and the post-treatment element (6) are so designed that in the first position coolant can be introduced by way of the coolant inlet into a preform held in the receiving element (5) in such a way that it can flow between the inside wall of the preform (9) and the outside wall of the pin-shaped passage element (7) to the coolant outlet (18) and can be discharged by way of the passage element (7).
US08696343B2	Folding apparatus A sailor roll includes pressing rolls and a center roll provided between the pressing rolls the center roll configured to press a central region of a web. The portions of the web pressed down by the pressing rolls serve as a fold origin from which the web is folded. Each of the pressing rolls has a tapered shape in which the diameter becomes smaller toward the outer side in the cross direction CD. In other word, the pressing rolls respectively have tapered surfaces tapered toward a side region of the web.
US08696342B2	Waveform monitor apparatus of injection molding machine When a waveform monitor apparatus 1 of an injection molding machine M for monitoring an operation waveform at least during molding is configured by mounting the waveform monitor apparatus 1 on the injection molding machine M for performing molding according to a specific molding system, a parting opening detecting means Fp for detecting change data of a parting opening Lm to a time during molding, and an operation waveform displaying means Fd for displaying at least change data from a resin filling start is into a mold 2 to a cooling time termination to of the mold 2, detected by the parting opening detecting means Fp, on a waveform displaying portion 5 of a screen 4v on a display 4 attached to a molding machine controller 3 are provided.
US08696338B2	Apparatus for manufacturing vegetable gelatin capsule An apparatus for manufacturing a capsule by using vegetable gelatin is provided. Heating units are installed in a gelatin feeding line, which feeds gelatin in the form of a sheet, and a molding line to feed the gelatin in a predetermined temperature. The molded capsule is conveyed through a conveyer so that the molded capsule is stably dried and cured and a temperature of the conveyer is adjusted to control a temperature of the capsule. A length of the drying line is maximally increased within a narrow space, so that a film of the capsule made of the vegetable gelatin is gradually cured and dried without abrupt temperature variation, thereby preventing crack from occurring in the capsule, and preventing bonding parts of the capsule from being torn to improve the commercial value of the capsule.
US08696337B2	Plunger type water pump A plunger type water pump mainly comprises a cavity body, a rotary main shaft and a plunger flow-distributing unit. The plunger flow-distributing unit comprises a flat valve assembly, a plunger-shoe assembly and a supporting valve assembly. The plunger-shoe assembly divides the cavity body into a high-pressure cavity and a low-pressure cavity independent of each other. The high-pressure cavity is in fluid communication with the flat valve assembly; and the low-pressure cavity is in fluid communication with the supporting valve assembly. The high-pressure water and the low-pressure water are independent of each other. This arrangement ensures a high volumetric efficiency of the water pump under ultra-high-pressure conditions and provides fluid support and lubrication for a friction coupling under high-speed heavy-load conditions to prolong the service life of the water pump.
US08696329B2	Oscillating diaphragm fan having coupled subunits and a housing having an oscillating diaphragm fan of this type An oscillating diaphragm fan having a plurality of subunits which each have an oscillating diaphragm that is excited by a magnetic system in an actuator chamber, wherein the air pulsation generated by oscillating diaphragm is discharged outwardly, the actuator chambers of the subunits are connected via means for compensating pressure and are encapsulated outwardly, and the magnetic systems of the subunits are excited out of phase with each other.
US08696324B2	Quintuplex mud pump A quintuplex mud pump includes a pair of motors (18), a crankshaft (40) supporting five eccentric lobes (44), and first and second bull gears (30). Each of two pinion shafts (20) are rotationally independent, and has a pinion gear interfacing with a respective bull gear on the crankshaft (40). Five connecting rods (46) interconnect a respective eccentric lobe and a respective piston.
US08696323B2	Method for determining the delivery rate of a liquid conveying device The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the delivery rate of a liquid conveying device, in particular a concrete pump, wherein on the basis of measured values concerning the pressure of the liquid the number of the pump strokes of the concrete conveying device is determined, in particular substantially calculated, by series-connection of a plurality of filters with adaptive filter length and variable detection limits. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a liquid conveying device and to a construction vehicle with a liquid conveying device.
US08696318B2	Stepped surface propeller A marine surface propeller, and blade therefore, which is surface piercing and partially submerged, and includes a blade geometry that improves distribution of pressure and control to wetted and ventilated regions. Preferably, the feature has a positive step (ramp, cup, interceptor, indent or other geometric addition or intervention) between one fifth and four fifths chord length so as to create a high pressure peak or zone in what is now a low pressure zone on either the blade face or back or both and to create speed controllable wetted and ventilated regions.
US08696316B2	Low blade frequency titanium compressor wheel A compressor wheel (20) for an air boost device and a method for designing the wheel are provided. The compressor wheel (20) comprises a hub (24) and a plurality of blades (22, 23) connected to the hub (24). The plurality of blades (22, 23) have a ratio (f/N) of natural frequency to maximum rotational speed of less than 4.0 and are made from a titanium alloy. The plurality of blades (22, 23) can comprise a plurality of full blades (22) and a plurality of splitter blades (23).
US08696312B2	Axial load damping system for rotor shaft A damping system for a gas turbine engine comprises a bearing mounted to a rotor shaft and a support connected to an outer race of the bearing. The support has a wall secured to a casing of the gas turbine engine at a connection portion. The wall has a first surface positioned against a surface of the casing with the first surface being in a non-parallel relation with the rotational axis of the rotor shaft. A cavity is defined in the first surface by a narrowing of a thickness of the wall. The cavity contains a damping fluid to dampen elastic deformation of the wall at the cavity resulting from axial oscillations of the rotor shaft. An abutment is provided to limit an amplitude of the elastic deformation of the wall.
US08696310B2	Turbo charger housing A turbocharger compressor housing apparatus comprises a compressor housing and diffuser. These components are configured to provide an interference fit when assembled. An annular projection extends outwardly from one of such components toward the other of the components and engages the other of the components to form an annular joint. One of the compressor housing and diffuser comprises a recess positioned to collect debris generated during the interference fit to prevent the debris from reaching the annular joint. A second recess can be provided at the opposite side of the projection to accommodate deformation of the projection during assembly of the diffuser and compressor housing. The recesses can be annular and can, along with the projection, be included in the diffuser.
US08696306B2	Bypass duct of a turbofan engine A guide blade ring (1) arranged downstream of the fan in the bypass duct of a turbofan engine for untwisting the airflow generated by the fan includes guide stator vane support struts (3) integrated into the guide blade ring at regular intervals respectively in place of a guide stator vane, the guide stator vane support struts (3) having a larger thickness and chord length than the guide stator vanes (2). A flow channel (4), respectively defined between a suction side (7) of the guide stator vane support strut and a guide stator vane (2.1) adjacent thereto on the suction side, is expanded by a geometric modification of the guide stator vane (2.1) with respect to the remaining guide stator vanes (2) in accordance with the respective configuration of the guide stator vane support strut.
US08696304B2	Turbine disk and blade arrangement A turbine disk and blade arrangement having a plurality of turbine blades mounted circumferentially around a disk. Each blade has a fir tree root which provides a series of fore-to-aft-extending projections and grooves. The disk has a plurality of radially extending posts which define fir tree recesses therebetween. Each fir tree recess also provides a series of fore-to-aft-extending projections and grooves allowing each fir tree root to engage with a respective fir tree recess. On each pair of facing sides of the fir tree root and the fir tree recess, one or more projections of the fir tree roots and/or the fir tree recesses are truncated to form fore-to-aft-extending cooling passages. The arrangement has lock plates which cover forward and/or rearward surfaces of the posts and of the fir tree roots and define feed channels therebetween which feed cooling air to the respective cooling passage.

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