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US08706184B2 Methods and apparatus for displaying enhanced imaging data on a clinical image
In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes a display device. The display device displays a desaturated image of tissue captured in the visible electro-magnetic (EM) spectrum from a body cavity; and a first color enhanced image combined with the desaturated image. The first color enhanced image represents the first data captured from the body cavity outside the visible electromagnetic spectrum. The relative brightness between the desaturated image and the first color enhanced image is set to emphasize the first data over the tissue captured in the visible electromagnetic spectrum to provide improved information content.
US08706173B2 System and method for selectively activating a communication device
The disclosure provides a system and method for managing power and activation of a communication device. The system comprises: a microprocessor controlling the electronic device; an accelerometer; and a power application operating on the microprocessor. The application provides instructions to the microprocessor to place the electronic device in a low power state from a higher power state upon determining from movement data generated by the accelerometer that the electronic device has been returned to around a resting location where the electronic device was previously in a stationary state from a first location that is in a spaced relationship to the resting location.
US08706158B2 Mobile phone for authenticating SIM card and method thereof
The present invention provides a mobile phone for authenticating Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and a SIM card authentication method adapted for the mobile phone. Once a SIM card is inserted into the mobile phone, the mobile phone acquires a phone number associated with the inserted SIM card and identifies whether the acquired phone number has been stored in the non-erasable programmable memory of the mobile phone. If yes, the user is legal and can use the mobile phone, if no, then the user is illegal and cannot use the mobile phone. Therefore, the mobile phone protects and hides stored information from the user.
US08706154B2 Uplink power control method and apparatus in wireless communication system
An uplink power control method and apparatus in a wireless communication system are provided. The uplink power control method in a terminal of a wireless communication system includes mapping one or more codewords to one or more layers, and multiplying the codewords mapped to the layers by a layer power control matrix so as to perform layer power control.
US08706153B2 Communication device and communication system
A communication device is provided with: a transmission power control section that controls the transmission power of a signal, and a transmission state detection section that detects the transmission state of the signal, and transmits the signal wirelessly to a communication partner. The transmission power control section controls the transmission power in accordance with the transmission state that is detected by the transmission state detection section. In this way, optimisation of the transmission power can be implemented with high accuracy.
US08706150B2 Method and apparatus for power control in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for power control in a wireless communication system are provided. A Mobile Station (MS) operation method for power control in a wireless communication system includes assigning an UpLink (UL) control channel to the MS from a Base Station (BS), determining a location to receive a Transmit Power Control (TPC) command based on the UL control channel, and receiving a TPC command in the determined location and increasing or decreasing transmit power, thus advantageously being capable of reducing an overhead for power control command assignment information.
US08706147B2 Method, system and apparatus for enhancing digital voice call initiation between a calling telephony device and a called telephony device
A method system and apparatus for enhancing digital voice call initiation between a first telephony device and a second telephony device is provided. Text data is associated with digital voice data conveyed between the first telephony device and the second telephony device, the associating occurring prior to initiating transmitting the digital voice data, the text data based on input data received via an input device associated with the first telephony device. The text data is transmitted to the second telephony device in conjunction with transmitting the digital voice data, the text data to be provided synchronously at the second telephony device with an announcement of the digital voice data.
US08706139B2 Apparatus, and associated method, for estimating a time zone at which a device is positioned
An apparatus, and an associated method, estimates a time zone at which an electronic device, such as a wireless device, is positioned. Parameters, such as a mobile country code, a GMT offset, a daylight savings time parameter, and geo location parameters are all candidate parameters from which to make an estimate. Received parameters are identified, and selectably used to obtain an estimate that is matched or verified to ensure likely accuracy.
US08706137B2 Likelihood of mobile device portal transition
The subject matter disclosed herein may relate to methods, apparatuses, systems, devices, articles, or means for conditionally performing a scan responsive to a likelihood of a portal transition, etc. For certain example implementations, a method for a mobile device may comprise determining an indication of a likelihood that a position of the mobile device is transitioning from a first area identifiable by a first location context identifier to a second area identifiable by a second location context identifier via a portal linking the first area and the second area; and conditionally performing a scan for signals transmitted by one or more transmitter devices corresponding to the second area responsive to the indication of the likelihood that the position of the mobile device is transitioning to the second area via the portal. Other example implementations are described herein.
US08706134B2 Method and system of providing navigation service with directory assistance
An approach is disclosed for providing navigation information for a requested listing to a mobile device caller of a directory assistance call. If the caller selects an option to receive driving directions to the listing destination, the directory assistance provider forwards the listing address to a platform that correlates the address with location coordinates. The platform can poll the calling device to obtain GPS identifying data for the mobile device and derive mapping and routing information.
US08706127B2 System and method for modulation scheme changes
A system and method are disclosed that allow changes of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) without overhead signaling. A priori, a network device and a user device know the manner in which the MCS will be changed. In one embodiment, the network device indicates the MCS to be used to decode a second portion of a message in a first portion of the message. In another embodiment, the user device blind detects the MCS used over a sub-set of MCSs.
US08706116B2 Base transceiver station apparatus and mobile communications system
When carrying out a downlink handover, a source base transceiver station from which a mobile node is moving receives packets to be transmitted, via a wireless section, to the mobile node from an IP network, and copies and transfers them to a destination base transceiver station to which the mobile node is moving. On the other hand, when carrying out an uplink handover, the source base transceiver station compares the reliability of transport blocks which are received via a wireless section, from the mobile node and which are demodulated and decoded by the local station with that of transport blocks which are received via an IP network, from another base transceiver station and which are demodulated and decoded thereby, packetizes selected transport blocks with a better quality, and transmits them to a communications-partner node according to a route table, thereby implementing distribution of traffic via the IP network.
US08706101B2 Method and apparatus for associating a subscriber directory identifier to a subscriber identifier
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method, in a communication network, of associating a subscriber directory identifier to a first subscriber identifier. The method comprises receiving a request to connect a communication device to the network, the request including a subscriber identifier derived from the first subscriber identifier, determining the first subscriber identifier from the received subscriber identifier, and associating a subscriber directory identifier with the determined subscriber identifier.
US08706100B1 End user controlled temporary phone service device swapping system and method
User controlled temporary mobile phone service device swapping systems and methods including particular implementations and embodiments comprising a plurality of mobile phone user control accounts at least a first telephone number registered with each of the plurality of mobile phone user control accounts, and at least two different mobile phone devices registered with each of the plurality of mobile phone user control accounts, and a mobile phone user interface configured to receive input from the mobile phone user to indicate which of the at least two different mobile phone devices associated with the mobile phone user control account is to be associated and to transmit data indicating the association to a phone number registry.
US08706096B2 Call management and notifications in media player applications
In accordance with one configuration, a network communication manager identifies an expected duration of time to complete playback of the streaming content. Subsequent to receiving a do not disturb command, the network communication manager prevents visual notifications of future phone calls during the estimated duration of time to provide undisturbed playback of the streaming content on the display screen. Accordingly, embodiments herein support a do not disturb function in which a subscriber can prevent display of visual notifications such as phone call alerts (e.g., pop-up text messages) on the display screen during playback of the streaming content. The do not disturb functionality can be disabled in response to any suitable trigger such as that the subscriber has terminated playback of the streaming content, playback of the streaming content completed, etc.
US08706093B2 Predictive calendar
A method for obtaining content using a calendar application is executed on a first electronic device. The method may include receiving travel parameters from a first user through a user interface of the calendar application. The travel parameters may include a destination and a date of travel. The method may further include obtaining destination information from a content source communicatively coupled to the first electronic device based on the travel parameters and notifying the first user of the obtained destination information at a predetermined time before the date of travel.
US08706079B1 Feature management of a communication device
A system and method for the real-time management of a device, and more particularly to the establishment and enforcement of policies or rules associated with the feature or functions that may be performed with the device, such as making and receiving calls, exchanging data, playing games and music, sending and receiving email, accessing web sites, and paying for goods and services. If a child or employee is using the device, there may be a need to regulate how that device can be used and to determine who will pay for what goods or services. In addition to providing all of the features associated with a device, service providers need to be able to establish and enforce rules (policies) regulating how and when that device can be used and who will pay for a good or service requested by the user of the device.
US08706077B2 Configurable common reference signal port for reference signal received power in distributed antenna systems
A method of determining reference signal received power (RSRP) by user equipment (UE) associated with a distributed antenna system (DAS) may include detecting at least three different reference signals in one or more common reference signals (CRSs) that are associated with different antennas in the DAS. The method may also include determining at least three different RSRPs corresponding to the at least three different reference signals. The at least three different RSRPs may be level 3 filtered to produce at least three corresponding filtered powers. The UE may report a maximum of the at least three corresponding filtered powers to the distributed antenna system.
US08706062B1 Self-adaptive power amplification
In one embodiment a mixed-signal adaptive integrated circuit is comprised of a pre-distortion circuit operable to receive an RF input signal and to add a pre-distortion signal to the RF input signal to thereby provide a pre-distorted RF input signal, and a power amplifier coupled to the pre-distortion circuit and operable to receive the pre-distorted RF input signal and to provide an amplified RF output signal. The circuit further comprises a compensation module operable to receive the RF input signal and to provide a compensation signal, an auxiliary amplifier coupled to the compensation module and operable to selectively add the compensation signal to the amplified RF output signal, and a signal analyzer operable to receive and process the RF input signal and an RF output feedback signal to generate a first digital control signal for the pre-distortion circuit and a second digital control signal for the compensation module. A method for adaptive control of such a mixed-signal integrated circuit is also provided.
US08706061B2 Method for simultaneous transmitter operation
A method and system mitigates receiver desensitization caused by a reverse inter-modulation distortion (IMD) signal generated by a power amplifier associated with one of at least two concurrently operating transmitters. A power amplifier controller (PAC) determines whether at least one power amplifier operating in a first operating state generates a reverse IMD signal that can substantially interfere with at least one receive channel due to a concurrent operation of at least two concurrently operating transmitters. In response to determining that at least one power amplifier generates the reverse IMD signal when in the first operating state, the PAC initiates a second operating state of the power amplifier to increase the linearity of the at least one power amplifier in order to reduce the reverse IMD signal. The PAC initiates the second operating state by adjusting parameters of the power amplifier.
US08706055B2 Reduction of second-order distortion caused by transmit signal leakage
This disclosure describes techniques for reducing adverse effects of TX signal leakage in a full-duplex, wireless communication system. In particular, the disclosure describes techniques for reducing adverse effects of second order distortion of TX signal leakage. To reduce or eliminate second order distortion of transmit signal leakage, a wireless device squares a combined signal that carries both a desired RX signal and a TX leakage signal. For example, the device may include a device that exhibits a strong, second order nonlinearity to, in effect, square the combined signal. The device subtracts the squared signal from the output of the mixer in the receive path, canceling out at least some of the second-order distortion caused by the mixer. In this manner, the device can reduce the adverse effects of second order distortion of TX signal leakage, and thereby enhance or maintain receiver sensitivity.
US08706050B2 Matching circuit, wiring board, and transmitter, receiver, transceiver, and radar apparatus that have the matching circuit
There are provided a matching circuit which is less prone to impedance mismatch even with variations in pattern dimension, and a wiring board, and also a transmitter, a receiver, a transceiver, and a radar apparatus that succeed in offering stable characteristics with the installation of the matching circuit. Characteristic impedance of a first transmission line including a connection portion is varied between a reflection source including a stub portion and a bonding wire serving as a load. Impedance variation is achieved by varying a distance from the connection portion to a back conductor layer coupled thereto with respect to a distance from the stub portion and a transmission line portion to an inner conductor layer coupled to them.
US08706049B2 Platform integrated phased array transmit/receive module
Disclosed are integration approaches for mm-wave planar phased array type architectures using multilayer substrate technologies. For instance, an apparatus may include a plurality of substrate layers, an integrated circuit, and a connector module. The plurality of substrate layers includes a first substrate layer having one or more phased array elements. The integrated circuit exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals (e.g., mm-wave signals) with the one or more phased array elements. The connector module exchange further signals with the integrated circuit that correspond to the one or more RF signals. For example, these further signals may be baseband or intermediate frequency (IF) signals.
US08706036B2 Near field communication data conversion with an event-field
In one embodiment, a communication apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a near field communication circuit designed to update at least one event field, associated with a number of occurrences of at least one event, which converted from a first data coding format to a second data coding format and provided in an external communication message that is communicated automatically or in response to receiving an access command. Also included in the instant specification are communication systems, and methods of communicating.
US08706034B2 On-vehicle information processing apparatus and method
An on-vehicle information processing apparatus for implementing various functions in cooperation with a portable apparatus connected thereto in a cabin of a vehicle is disclosed. The on-vehicle information processing apparatus comprises: a communication device configured to communicate with the portable apparatus; and a screen generating device configured to generate an operation screen for the functions which can be implemented in cooperation with the portable apparatus. The screen generating device is configured to identify the functions which can be implemented in cooperation with the portable apparatus connected thereto via the communication device, based on information of the connected portable apparatus, and generate the operation screen which varies according to the identified available function or functions.
US08706029B2 Communication system and communication apparatus
A communication system includes a transmitter including a transmitting circuit to generate radio frequency signals for transmitting data and an electrical field coupling antenna to transmit the radio frequency signals as an electrostatic field or an inductive electrical field; and a receiver including an electrical field coupling antenna and a receiving circuit to perform a reception process on radio frequency signals received by the electrical field coupling antenna. Each of the electrical field coupling antennas of the transmitter and the receiver includes a coupling electrode, a resonant portion to strengthen electrical coupling between the coupling electrodes, and a radio wave absorber placed near the coupling electrode. The radio frequency signals are transmitted through electrical field coupling between the electrical field coupling antennas facing each other of the transmitter and the receiver.
US08706026B2 System and method for distributed power control in a communications system
An embodiment method for power control in a multi-hop communications system includes transmitting a power usage pattern for each relay node in a subset of relay nodes served by a communications controller, where the power usage pattern specifies transmit power levels for the relay node while the relay node is operating in a power control mode. The method also includes receiving channel measurements of access links between the relay nodes in the subset of relay nodes and subscriber equipment served by the relay nodes, determining backhaul link transmit power levels and access link transmit power levels based on the channel measurements of access links and channel measurements of backhaul links between the communications controller and the relay nodes, and transmitting the access link power levels to the subset of relay nodes.
US08706025B2 Link performance difference metrics and link adaptation for mesh satellite networks
Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for determining link performance metrics for satellite communication terminals. Using link performance metrics and link performance difference metrics, signal modulation and coding may be decided. Link performance metrics may be determined for individual terminal uplinks and downlinks. Fixed and dynamic link adaptation mechanisms are also disclosed that utilize link performance metrics and link performance difference metrics determined under clear sky and dynamic conditions.
US08706019B2 Recording material post-processing device and recording material processing apparatus using the same
The recording material post-processing device includes a post-processing mechanism, and additional post-processing mechanism and a transport control unit. The post-processing mechanism performs a post-process for a recording material transported from one branched transport path of an image forming device. The additional post-processing mechanism performs an additional post-process other than the post-process performed by the post-processing mechanism for the recording material transported from the other branched transport path of the image forming device. The transport control unit controls transport of the recording material such that the post-process using the post-processing mechanism is performed after the post-process using the additional post-processing mechanism is performed.
US08706018B2 Position detection apparatus, paper thickness detection apparatus, belt position detection apparatus, and image forming apparatus
A position detection apparatus includes: a moving member in contact with a detection object that moves following movement of the detection object; and a support member that rotatably supports the moving member; a detection unit that detects a positional change of the moving member, the moving member being acted on by a first force as a force to press the moving member against the detection object, a second force as a force to press the moving member substantially in a direction of a rotation shaft of the moving member, and a third force as a force to press the moving member in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of the rotation shaft of the moving member.
US08706016B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating the fixing device
An elastic layer is provided on a surface of one of a metal core and a substrate. A fixing member and a pressure member press into each other and collectively create a nip therebetween. A toner image is conveyed and fixed when passing through the nip. A thickness of the elastic layer is different in at least two widthwise regions by the same amount from the other region. A pair of edges of a prescribed size of the transfer sheet pass through these two widthwise regions, respectively.
US08706013B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus
In order that the air surrounding a fixing member is prevented from entering a blowing section for blowing separation air, a wind speed setting section is provided with switchable control modes, namely, a first control mode (control mode for operating the blower fan at a wind speed for separation) and a second control mode (control mode for operating the blower fan at a low speed). This structure allows the blower fan to be controlled in conformity to any one of these first and second control modes.
US08706011B2 Developing member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
Provided is a developing member capable of exerting stable performance under various environments. The developing member comprises a mandrel, an elastic layer formed on a periphery of the mandrel, and a surface layer covering a peripheral surface of the elastic layer. The surface layer contains a polyurethane and zinc oxide particles dispersed in the polyurethane, and the polyurethane has, between two adjacent urethane bonds, one or both of structures selected from structures according to the following item (A) and the following item (B): (A) a structure represented by the following structural formula (1), and one or both of structures selected from a structure represented by the following structural formula (2) and a structure represented by the following structural formula (3); and (B) a structure represented by the following structural formula (4).
US08706002B2 Image forming apparatus with cartridge support
An image forming apparatus, includes: a main body frame; a process cartridge which comprises a driven gear unit which is driven to form a visible image on an image carrying body; and a bracket device which comprises a bracket main body which is coupled to the main body frame, a driving gear unit which is supported to the bracket main body, and which is to be engaged with the driven gear unit, and a guide which guides the process cartridge into a mounting position in the main body frame.
US08706000B2 Developer collecting device and image forming apparatus for preventing toner from escaping
A developer collecting device includes a housing provided with an opening opposed to a developer carrying member; a collecting member provided along an edge of the opening at a downstream end thereof in a transporting direction of the developer carrying member, the collecting member removing developer from the developer carrying member and collecting the developer into the housing when the collecting member is in contact with the developing carrying member; a suction unit that sucks air from the opening; a flow rate regulating member provided in a suction path between the suction unit and the housing, the flow rate regulating member changing a flow rate of the air; and an operation device that moves the collecting member and operates the flow rate regulating member such that the flow rate regulating member raises the flow rate before the separation of the collecting member from the developer carrying member.
US08705988B2 Edge printing printer
Printers are provided. In one aspect, a printer controller causes a sheet delivery system, the receiver delivery system and the receiver transport system to position a receiver and a sheet in a receiver transport path for travel through a printing area with a cross edge positioned on the sheet to separate a portion of the sheet that is masked from toner transfer from an unmasked portion of the sheet. The printer controller further causes the receiver and the sheet to be moved through the printing area so that the cross edge is moved through printing area during transfer of a toner of the print image. The unmasked portion of the sheet is positioned to receive any portion of the print image that is transferred when the receiver is not in the printing area.
US08705984B2 Optical transmission apparatus and method for controlling variable optical attenuator
An optical transmission apparatus including a variable optical attenuator is provided. The optical transmission apparatus includes a module detection portion for detecting a type of module that receives light attenuated by the variable optical attenuator; and a variable optical attenuator control portion for controlling so as to change control parameters of the variable optical attenuator in accordance with the type of module detected by the module detection portion.
US08705980B2 Optical modulation device and optical modulation method
The present invention has an object to provide an optical modulation device and an optical modulation method that achieve an excellent spectral efficiency with a simple and compact configuration and low power consumption. An optical modulation device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a CW light source (11), a coupler (12), optical modulators (14a) and (14b), an optical frequency shifter (15b), a serial-to-parallel converter (21), and a delay circuit (24a). The serial-to-parallel converter (21) divides a data signal having a bit rate B into two data strings having a bit rate B/2, and extracts a clock signal (CLK). The delay circuit (24a) temporally synchronizes the two data strings. CW light emitted from the CW light source is split into two beams by the coupler (12). The optical modulators (14a) and (14b) generate optical signals by modulating the two split light beams according to the data strings. The optical frequency shifter (15b) shifts center frequencies of the optical signals by Δf=B/(2×2) according to the clock signal (CLK).
US08705971B2 Three-way handshake (3WHS) optical network signaling protocol
A method for optical network signaling processing of a signal from a first node to an end node through intermediate nodes is presented. The method comprises determining, in a first pass from the first node to the end node, available wavelengths and wavelength conversion at each node, the end node optimizing wavelengths using the available wavelengths and wavelength conversions, at each node, dropping a cross-connect command, in a second pass from the end node to the first node, choosing wavelengths for connection based on the optimizing step, in a third pass from the first node to the end node, receiving at each node a signal message and releasing unused cross-connect commands, the end node identifying the chosen wavelengths and releasing the unused resources, and transmitting the signal on the chosen wavelengths. Restoration paths can also be determined. Optimizing can include selecting and marking one or more backup wavelengths.
US08705970B2 Method for data processing in an optical network, optical network component and communication system
A method for data processing in an optical network includes providing at least one main wavelength and processing a subcarrier modulation for the at least one main wavelength, wherein a portion of the subcarrier modulated signal is suppressed. An optical network component and a communication system having such an optical network component are also provided.
US08705955B2 Optical access network, secondary network side termination node of an optical access network, and method for operating a network side termination node
An optical access network has a first and a second network-side termination node, the first including a first transceiver arrangement connected to a first optical link, configured to send a first signal to a customer side termination node including a transceiver for receiving the first signal, and the second including a second transceiver arrangement connected to a second optical link and configured for sending a second signal to a transceiver of a customer-side termination node via the second link. The transceiver of the customer side termination node has a loopback element emitting a monitoring signal back to the network side termination nodes. Both network-side termination nodes have a link failure detector receiving the monitoring signal.
US08705954B2 Optical switching network
An all-optical transmission system includes an optical switch matrix, a plurality of optical components communicating over the optical switch matrix, and a top of rack (ToR) switch coupled to each optical component. Each ToR switch communicates with the optical components and with other ToR switches. The optical component includes a send circuit and a receive circuit with the send circuit having a ToR transceiver to receive data, a multiplexer coupled to the ToR transceiver, a Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS) coupled to the multiplexer, and a circulator coupled to the WSS.
US08705953B2 Distance measurement
Provided in accordance with the invention is a method for measuring the distance of an object in which a transmitted signal (S) with a pulse train having a prescribed pulse repetition frequency (fw) is generated such that the transmitted signal has a frequency comb in the frequency domain, the transmitted signal is directed onto the object, and a reflected signal (R) reflected from the object is received, the phase difference (φMESS,1) between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal is determined for a prescribed spectral line of the frequency comb, and the distance is determined with the aid of the phase difference.
US08705949B2 Method and system for direct electric heating of a pipeline
Method and system for direct electric heating of a pipeline to contribute to removal or hindrance of plugs of ice and optionally hydrates, distinguished in that heating takes place to a temperature above the ice melting point, but below the hydrate melting point.
US08705944B2 System and method of recording media content
Systems and methods for recording media content are provided. A method of recording media content may include receiving a request to schedule recording of media content at a first digital video recording (DVR) device at a customer premises. The method may also include determining availability of the first DVR device to record the media content. The method may further include sending a recording request to a second DVR device at the customer premises to schedule recording of the media content based on the determined availability.
US08705943B2 Video editing method and digital device therefor
A method for editing the playback speed of a partial sequence of video and a digital device therefor are disclosed. A video editing method includes providing a timeline interface corresponding to a video sequence, receiving a first user input for specifying a first location on the timeline interface and a second user input for specifying a second location on the timeline interface, setting an editing interval between the first location and the second location of the timeline interface, receiving a third user input with respect to the editing interval, adjusting at least one of the thickness and length of the editing interval in response to the third user input, and editing playback attributes of the partial sequence based on the adjusted thickness and length of the editing interval.
US08705942B2 Methods and systems for processing digital data rate and directional playback changes
Various methods and systems permit digital data, such as video data, audio/video data, audio/video/subpicture data and the like, to be processed in a manner that permits playback at different speeds in both forward and reverse directions. Various embodiments are also directed to handling playback rate changes in a manner that can enhance the experience of a user.
US08705934B2 Moving picture processing apparatus, moving picture processing method, and program
A moving picture processing apparatus including a representative picture selection unit for selecting a predetermined number of representative pictures that are representative of a plurality of pictures from a plurality of pictures of a moving picture, and a configuration image generation unit for generating a configuration image in which the predetermined number of representative pictures are reduced at a fixed ratio and arranged in order of appearance of the representative pictures of the moving picture. The representative pictures are selected as the predetermined number of pictures adjusted to maximize a display occupancy rate of the configuration image in a predetermined range of display area.
US08705931B2 Dust cap assembly for sealing an optical fiber ferrule and related methods
A dust cap assembly for sealing an end face of a fiber optic ferrule includes a sleeve and a sealant. The sleeve is configured to be placed onto the fiber optic ferrule and frictionally engage a medial portion of the fiber optic ferrule. The sealant, which is at least partially disposed on the sleeve, comprises a curable liquid configured to create a removable seal that directly contacts the end face on the fiber optic ferrule when the sleeve is placed onto the fiber optic ferrule. The sealant is also configured adhere to contaminants present on the end face such that upon removal of the sleeve and sealant from the fiber optic ferule remedial cleaning of the end face occurs.
US08705925B2 Optical waveguide film, laminated type optical waveguide film, optical waveguide, optical waveguide assembly, optical wiring line, optical/electrical combination substrate and electronic device
An optical waveguide film includes at least one optical waveguide area having an X-direction and a Y-direction orthogonal to the X-direction. Such an optical waveguide film includes a plurality of core portions arranged side by side within the same layer so as to extend along the X-direction, each of the core portions having side surfaces, and the core portions adjoining to each other in the Y-direction being arranged through a gap therebetween; and a plurality of cladding portions provided so as to cover the side surfaces of each of the core portions, each of the cladding portions formed of a resin having an optical refractive index smaller than that of each of the core portions, and the cladding portion between the adjoining core portions providing each gap. In the optical waveguide film, a size of the gap between the adjoining core portions varies along the X-direction in at least a part of the optical waveguide area. This makes it possible to precisely match a gap between core portions in a cut end surface with a desired value by selection of cutting positions of the optical waveguide film even when the optical waveguide film is shrunken.
US08705919B2 Lens-integrated optical waveguide and method of making the same
A lens-integrated optical waveguide includes an optical conduit, a lens, and a non-wetting coating underlying the lens. A method for making an lens-integrated optical waveguide includes: forming an optical conduit having an end defining a planar end surface through which lights are transmitted out and received in; injecting a curable glue into a mold to form a pool of curable glues, the mold including a cavity having a concave shape to define a lens outer face; dipping the planar end of the optical conduit into the pool of curable glues; and curing the pool of curable glues onto the planar end surface of the optical conduit.
US08705914B2 Redirecting optics for concentration and illumination systems
An optical system having an optical waveguide for collecting light, a receiver for receiving the light, and redirecting optics for transferring the light from the optical waveguide to the receiver. The optical system can be used for concentrating light such as in solar applications. The optical system can also be used for diffusing light in illumination applications by replacing the receiver with a light source such that the light flows in the reverse of the concentration system.
US08705909B2 Optical interconnect
An optical interconnect device including a first printed wiring board, a second printed wiring board facing the first printed wiring board, a light-emitting device positioned on the first printed wiring board and electrically connected to the first printed wiring board, a light-receiving device positioned on the second printed wiring board and electrically connected to the second printed wiring board such that the light-receiving device faces the light-emitting device and receives an optical signal transmitted in a direct line from the light-emitting device, and an electrical-connection device mounted on the first printed wiring board and the second printed wiring board such that the first printed wiring board is electrically connected to the second printed wiring board.
US08705900B2 Optical modulator
Disclosed is an optical modulator which substantially lowers loss and has little attenuation in the intensity of an optical signal after modulation. The optical modulator includes a 1×2 RZ pulse carver wherein optical phase shifters used for modulation are arranged along two arm waveguides held between a 1×2 coupler and a 2×2 coupler, two interferometric modulators connected respectively to two output ports of the 2×2 coupler, and a 2×1 coupler for combining the outputs of the interferometric modulators.
US08705898B2 Systems, devices and methods for tuning a resonant wavelength of an optical resonator and dispersion properties of a photonic crystal waveguide
Some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide systems, devices, and methods for tuning resonant wavelengths of an optical resonator. Some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide systems, devices, and methods for tuning dispersion properties of photonic crystal waveguides. In some embodiments, methods for tuning a resonant wavelength of an optical resonator are provided, the methods including: providing an optical resonator having a surface; determining an initial resonant wavelength emitted by the optical resonator in response to an electromagnetic radiation input; determining a number of layers of dielectric material based on a difference between the initial resonant wavelength and a target resonant wavelength and a predetermined tuning characteristic; and applying the determined number of layers of dielectric material to the surface of the optical resonator to tune the initial resonant wavelength to a tuned resonant wavelength.
US08705887B2 Method and apparatus for filling in or replacing image pixel data
A system for filling in and/or replacing pixel data in a target image uses pixel data from a source image. In one embodiment, the pixel data in the source image are classified and boundaries of local class areas or groups of similarly classified pixels are determined. The pixel data in the local class areas are compared to determine one or more scaling factors. The missing pixel data or data to be replaced in the target image is obtained from the source image and scaled with the one or more scaling factors.
US08705875B1 Demographic analysis of facial landmarks
A facial image may be annotated with the plurality of facial landmarks. These facial landmarks may be points or regions of the face that are indicative, either alone or in combination with other facial landmarks, of at least one demographic characteristic. Demographic characteristics include, for example, age, race, and/or gender. Based on the demographic characteristic being analyzed, one or more of these facial landmarks may be selected and arranged into an input vector. Then, the input vector may be compared to one or more of the training vectors. An outcome of this comparison may involve in the given facial image being classified into a category germane to the analyzed demographic characteristic (e.g., an age range or age, a racial category, and/or a gender).
US08705867B2 Devices and methods for processing images using scale space
Certain embodiments relate to processing images by creating scale space images from an image and using them to identify boundaries of objects in the image. The scale space images can have varying levels of detail. They are used to determine a potential map, which represents a likelihood for pixels to be within or outside a boundary of an object. A label estimating an object boundary can be generated and used to identify pixels that potentially may be within the boundary. An image with object boundaries identified can be further processed before exhibition. For example, the images may be two-dimensional images of a motion picture. Object boundaries can be identified and the two-dimensional (2D) images can be processed using the identified object boundaries and converted to three-dimensional (3D) images for exhibition.
US08705859B2 Methods and systems for image data processing
Methods, storage mediums, and systems for image data processing are provided. Embodiments for the methods, storage mediums, and systems include configurations to perform one or more of the following steps: background signal measurement, particle identification using classification dye emission and cluster rejection, inter-image alignment, inter-image particle correlation, fluorescence integration of reporter emission, and image plane normalization.
US08705857B2 System and method of image processing perceptual visibility of imagery
An image processing system and method corrects the perceptual quality of an image by adjusting the image colors. “Color” in this sense is to be understood as encompassing three-dimensional parameterizations of color, incorporating both intensity and hue. These measurements are made using creative computations developed and adapted from the RETINEX™ theory (Land, 1977), where the RETINEX implementation adjusts any pixel in any direction in color space and further to automatically determine the best direction for it to be adjusted to increase the perceptual visibility of the algorithm with a minimal amount of change to the original image values.
US08705843B2 Method for texturizing virtual three-dimensional objects
The invention relates to a method for texturizing virtual three-dimensional objects, particularly virtual three-dimensional building objects and city models with a photographic image (1) of a real object, particularly of a picture of a façade. The method is characterized by the following steps: Projecting the photographic image (1) onto a virtual surface (2) of the virtual three-dimensional object to produce a raw texture; localizing a raw texture element (3) in the raw texture by using a classification method; computer-compatible description of the localized raw texture element by a formal feature set for the raw texture element, particularly a feature vector; comparing the formal feature set of the raw texture element with each feature set of predefined library elements (4), and determining degrees of similarity between the raw texture element and each library element; replacing the localized raw texture element with at least one library element when a predefined degree of similarity is present, and reshaping the raw texture into a generalized texture (5) of the virtual object by replacing all raw texture elements with library elements.
US08705842B2 Robot cleaner and controlling method of the same
A robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same are provided. A region to be cleaned may be divided into a plurality of sectors based on detection data collected by a detecting device, and a partial map for each sector may be generated. A full map of the cleaning region may then be generated based on a position of a partial map with respect to each sector, and a topological relationship between the partial maps. Based on the full map, the robot cleaner may recognize its position, allowing the entire region to be completely cleaned, and allowing the robot cleaner to rapidly move to sectors that have not yet been cleaned.
US08705838B2 Method for mask inspection for mask design and mask production
The invention relates to a mask inspection method that can be used for the design and production of masks, in order to detect relevant weak points early on and to correct the same. According to said method for mask inspection, an aerial image simulation, preferably an all-over aerial image simulation, is carried out on the basis of the mask design converted into a mask layout, in order to determine a list of hot spots. The mask/test mask is analysed by means of an AIMS tool, whereby real aerial images are produced and compared with the simulated aerial images. The determined differences between the aerial images are used to improve the mask design. The inventive arrangement enables a method to be carried out for mask inspection for mask design and mask production. The use of the AIMS tool directly in the mask production process essentially accelerates the mask production, while reducing the error rate and cost.
US08705836B2 Systems and methods for recognizing information in objects using a mobile device
The systems and methods of the present disclosure use a mobile device equipped with a camera to capture and preprocess images of objects including financial documents, financial cards, and identification cards, and to recognize information in the images of the objects. The methods include detecting quadrangles in images of an object in an image data stream generated by the camera, capturing a first image, transforming the first image, binarizing the transformed image, recognizing information in the binarized image, and determining the validity of the recognized information. The method also includes communicating with a server of a financial institution or other organization to determine the validity of the recognized information. The mobile device may include a camera, a display to display an image data stream and captured images, a memory to store a configuration file including parameters for the preprocessing and recognition functions, captured images, and software, and a communication unit to communicate with a server of the financial institution or other organization.
US08705828B2 Methods and apparatus for super resolution scanning for CBCT system and cone-beam image reconstruction
Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus for 3-D volume image reconstruction of a subject, executed at least in part on a computer for use with a digital radiographic apparatus can obtain image data for 2-D projection images over a range of scan angles. For each of the plurality of projection images, an enhanced projection image can be generated. In one embodiment, through the application of a resolution increasing interpolator, a prescribed CBCT routine scanning mode with preset binning can increase a spatial resolution, Nyquist frequency or MTF.
US08705823B2 Software product for breast examination result mapping, recording, comparing, and/or tracking
A breast examination system is disclosed that facilitates normalized quantitative comparison of results from multiple examinations performed under differing conditions, such as different viewing angles. The proposed system can operate on a camera-equipped smart-phone, a camera-equipped desk-top computer, or on a dedicated device to perform a guided breast cancer examination, and then store results of the examination in a normalized format that allows effective quantitative comparison to historic results, thereby detecting changes and trends. The results can be stored on the local device, or on a web-based server, providing various data comparison, data management, and data interpretation services in a secure and controlled manner.
US08705822B2 Method for creating images indicating material decomposition in dual energy, dual source helical computed tomography
A system and method for the accurate quantitative evaluation of dual-energy computed tomography (CT) projection data that is acquired in a dual-source helical scan includes employing a dual-source z-axis helical interpolation method. The method includes transforming the two helical projection data sets, where corresponding projections of high- and low-energy data sets are shifted with respect to one another by 90 degrees or another angle, into corresponding non-helical projection data sets. A dual-source helical interpolation algorithm allows for projection space dual-energy processing by realigning the high- and low-energy datasets based on the z-axis interpolation. This algorithm may be implemented using a variety of interpolation schemes and can be extended from single slice to multi-slice data acquisitions. Subsequent to the registration of the non-helical projection data sets, projection space processing allows for accurate material quantification and virtual monochromatic images in which beam hardening artifacts have been substantially suppressed.
US08705820B2 Lesion area extraction apparatus, method, and program
Recording a plurality of lesion area extraction processing data generated in advance according to a plurality of types of lesion areas, recording a radiology which includes a character string having a lesion description character and being related to position information of a lesion area in the medical image, determining lesion area extraction processing data used for the extraction from the plurality of lesion area extraction processing data based on the lesion description character provided in the radiology report, and performing the extraction using the determined lesion area extraction processing data and the position information of the lesion area related to the character string.
US08705819B2 Adjusting acquisition protocols for dynamic medical imaging using dynamic models
The invention relates to automatically adjusting an acquisition protocol for dynamic medical imaging, such as dynamic CT, MRI or PET imaging. The protocols are adjusted based on anatomic and dynamic models (10, 12, 14) which are individualized or fitted to each patient based on a scout scan (6, 8). The adjustment can compensate for changes in the patient due to patient motion (e.g. breathing or heartbeat) or flow of contrast or tracing agent during the sequence. This ensures that changes in the reconstructed images are indicative of pathological changes in the patient and not caused by patient motion or changes in scanning parameters or timing. The dynamic model can be a motion model (12) used to predict the motion of anatomic/physiologic features, typically organs, during scanning, or a haemodynamic model (14) used to predict flow of the contrast agent allowing for precise timing of the scanning sequence.
US08705810B2 Detecting and indexing characters of videos by NCuts and page ranking
Apparatuses, systems, and computer program products that detect and/or index characters of videos are disclosed. One or more embodiments comprise an apparatus an apparatus having a feature extraction module and a cast indexing module. The feature extraction module may extract features of a scale invariant feature transform (SIFT) for face sets of a video and the cast indexing module may detect one or more characters of the video via one or more associations of clusters of the features. Some alternative embodiments may include a cast ranking module to sort characters of the video, considering such factors as appearance times of the characters, appearance frequencies of the characters, and page rankings of the characters. The apparatus may associate or partition the clusters based on a normalized cut process, as well as detect the characters based on measures of distances of nodes associated with the features. Numerous embodiments may detect the characters based upon partitioning the clusters via solutions for eigenvalue systems for matrices of nodes of the clusters.
US08705809B2 Method and apparatus for image generation
Method and apparatus for image generation from biometric data is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the biometric data is in the form of IrisCode and the method comprises constructing a graph of filter responses and bits which define the biometric data; comparing the bits with corresponding bits of reference graphs of a trained database to obtain an optimal graph; updating the filter responses based on the optimal graph; and decompressing the IrisCode based on the updated filter responses to generate an image. The image may be a reconstruction of an original image which is defined by the IrisCode.
US08705803B2 Method for evaluating tire self-cleaning capability by analyzing recorded images
Methods are provided for evaluating the ability of a tire to release materials from its tread during rotation. A tire tread is rotated about an axis while images of the tread are recorded to capture the effect of centrifugal forces on materials that have been loaded into the tread. The images are then used to quantify the location of certain events during the rotation of the tire tread such as when e.g., materials first began releasing from the tread during rotation and/or the rate of such release. These events can be correlated with other variables such as the rpm, centrifugal acceleration, and/or time at which such events occurred. By comparing these quantitative results for different tread patterns, the effect of differences between tread patterns can be evaluated to develop and improve the self-cleaning ability of a tire.
US08705784B2 Acoustic in-ear detection for earpiece
An apparatus comprising an earpiece and a signal processor is disclosed. The earpiece is suitable to be applied at an auditory opening of a user's ear. The earpiece comprises a speaker enabled to be supplied with an audio signal for rendering, and a microphone arranged in vicinity of the speaker to acquire a sound signal from sounds present inside the auditory opening when the earpiece is applied at the ear. The signal processor is arranged to determine whether the earpiece is applied at the user's ear by analysis of the acquired sound signal comprising any of a sound signal component of an in-ear sound type present when the earpiece is applied or an outside-ear sound type present when the earpiece is not applied. A method and a computer program are also disclosed.
US08705779B2 Surround sound virtualization apparatus and method
A surround sound virtualization apparatus and method. The surround sound virtualization apparatus may include an audio decoder to perform head-related transfer function (HRTF) filtering, and a time delay unit to provide a time delay to a plurality of output signals of the audio decoder.
US08705767B2 Electrostatic speaker system
The invention relates an electrostatic speaker system comprising—a high voltage switching power amplifier,—an extraction filter having an input coupled to an output of the high voltage switching amplifier, and—an electrostatic speaker element having a capacitive load and an input coupled to an output of the extraction filter. The combination of the extraction filter and capacitive load form a filter circuitry having at least a first filter stage and a second filter stage. The first filter stage comprising a RLC circuit having a resonant frequency ωO and a quality factor Q>½ and wherein the second filter stage being a low pass filter comprises at least one electrical element for damping a signal component at the resonant frequency of the RLC circuit at the output of the extraction filter.
US08705763B2 In-vehicle audio device and in-vehicle audio system
An in-vehicle audio device and an in-vehicle audio system are disclosed. The in-vehicle audio device acquires and registers metadata of music data from multiple music possession devices, at least one of which is a portable music carrier device capable of performing wireless communication. Regarding the metadata acquired from the portable music carrier device, the in-vehicle audio device maintains the registration of the metadata after a communication connection between the portable music carrier device and the in-vehicle audio device is cut off. The in-vehicle audio device creates a playlist based on the registered metadata.
US08705758B2 Audio processing device and method for reducing echo from a second signal in a first signal
An audio processing device for reducing the effect on a first signal of echo from a second signal, the device comprising: an echo reduction processor for processing the first signal to reduce echo in it, the echo reduction unit having: a first mode of operation for reducing echo of a first function from the first signal; and a second mode of operation for reducing echo of a second function from the first signal, the second function being more complex than the first function and the echo reduction processor being such as to consume more power in the second mode of operation than in the first mode of operation; and an echo reduction controller for controlling the echo reduction processor to operate in a selected one of the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation.
US08705751B2 Compression and mixing for hearing assistance devices
This application relates to a system for compression and mixing for hearing assistance devices by application of compression to individual sound sources before mixing, according to one example. Variations of the present system using surround sound provide separate signals from a surround sound synthesizer which are compressed prior to mixing of the signals.
US08705732B2 Generating a session key for authentication and secure data transfer
A device for generating a session key which is known to a first communication partner and a second communication partner, for the first communication partner, from secret information which may be determined by the first and second communication partners, includes a first module operable to calculate the session key using a concatenation of at least a part of a random number and a part of the secret information. The device also includes a second module operable to use the session key for communication with the second communication partner.
US08705729B2 Audio content protection
In some embodiments an embedded processor is to participate in cryptographic key exchange with an audio software application, and a key exchange communication path is coupled between the audio software application and the embedded processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08705714B2 Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus
A telecommunication and multimedia management apparatus and method that supports voice and other media communications and that enables users to: (i) participate in multiple conversation modes, including live phone calls, conference calls, instant voice messaging or tactical communications; (ii) review the messages of conversations in either a live mode or a time-shifted mode and to seamlessly transition back and forth between the two modes; (iii) participate in multiple conversations either concurrently or simultaneously; (iv) archive the messages of conversations for later review or processing; and (v) persistently store media either created or received on the communication devices of users. The latter feature enables users to generate or review media when either disconnected from the network or network conditions are poor and to optimize the delivery of media over the network based on network conditions and the intention of the users participating in conversations.
US08705705B2 Voice rendering of E-mail with tags for improved user experience
Tags, such as XML tags, are inserted into email to separate email content from signature blocks, privacy notices and confidentiality notices, and to separate original email messages from replies and replies from further replies. The tags are detected by a system that renders email as speech, such as voice command platform or network-based virtual assistant or message center. The system can render an original email message in one voice mode and the reply in a different voice mode. The tags can be inserted to identify a voice memo in which a user responds to a particular portion of an email message.
US08705703B2 Emergency telephone call notification service system and method
A system and method for emergency telephone call notification. The system includes an AIN capable switch, a service control point (SCP) having a database of designated contact numbers associated with a service subscriber telephone number, and an intelligent peripheral (IP) in communication with the SCP for contacting the designated contact numbers. The method includes the steps of recognizing an N11 trigger and the SCP initiating telephone calls, via the IP, to each of the contact numbers corresponding to the telephone number of the subscriber making the emergency telephone call.
US08705685B2 Device for removing solid particles from the cooling medium which circulates in the primary circuit of a nuclear reactor
The geometric dimensions and shape of a device for removing solid particles from the cooling medium that is circulated in the primary circuit of a nuclear reactor, in particular a boiling water nuclear reactor, are such that the device can be inserted in lieu of a fuel element or fuel assembly into an empty fuel element or assembly position of the reactor core of the nuclear reactor.
US08705679B1 Method and apparatus for clear channel assessment qualification
In a method for detecting a synchronization field in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal, a plurality of discrete Fourier transform (DFT) values corresponding to the OFDM signal are generated. A plurality of magnitude or power values corresponding to the plurality of DFT values is determined. It is determined whether the plurality of magnitude or power values corresponds to a pattern of magnitude or power values. An indication that the synchronization field is detected in the OFDM signal is generated based on whether it is determined that the plurality of magnitude or power values correspond to the pattern of magnitude or power values.
US08705678B1 Multiple channel distributed system and method
A complex acquisition system and method for synchronizing components thereof. The complex acquisition system further including a master acquisition module. The master acquisition module further including an analog to digital acquisition signal generator for generating an analog to digital acquisition signal, a memory acquisition signal generator for generating a memory acquisition signal, a delay calibration signal for generating a delay calibration signal, a step source signal generator for generating a step source signal, and a synchronization module. The complex acquisition system further includes a plurality of slave acquisition modules, each also including a synchronization module. The complex acquisition system additionally includes a distribution system for distributing each of the analog to digital acquisition signal, memory acquisition signal, delay calibration signal and step source signal to each of the synchronization modules in the master and plurality of slave acquisition modules.
US08705675B2 Device and method for receiving RF signals based on heterodyne architecture using complex IF subsampling
An RF signal reception device including: a transposition device of signals of frequency fRF to a first intermediate frequency IF1
US08705674B2 Multi-band single-carrier modulation
Multi-band single-carrier modulation. A novel approach is presented by which interference compensation may be performed for signals received by a piconet operable device. The piconet operable device may be implemented within a region that includes two or more SOPs (Simultaneously Operating Piconets). Estimation of the level and location of interference is performed and the input to a decoder (within the piconet operable device) is selectively weighted to ensure that the effect of any existent interference within the signal received by the piconet operable device is minimized. Different interference levels are dealt with differently. For one example, portions of the received signal having undergone a large amount of interference may be simply treated as erasures with respect to the input the decoder. For another example, portions of the received signal having undergone some smaller degree of interference, but some interference nonetheless, may be de-weighted before being provided to the decoder.
US08705672B2 Method of compensating for nonlinearity in a DFE-based receiver
A receiver has an input and a decision feedback equalizer (DFE). The DFE couples to the receiver input and has at least one tap coefficient. An input signal, having a first amplitude level insufficient to cause significant non-linear distortion in the receiver, is applied to the receiver input. After the DFE adapts to the applied input signal having the first amplitude level by adjusting the at least one tap coefficient, the adaptation process is stopped. Then the at least one tap coefficient is scaled by a factor α and the amplitude of input signal is adjusted to a second amplitude level greater than the first amplitude level by the scale factor α. Although the second amplitude level might be sufficient to cause significant non-linear distortion in the receiver, the scaled tap coefficient has the correct values for proper DFE operation in the presence of the non-linear distortion.
US08705670B2 Receiver and method for the reception of a node by a receiver in a wireless network
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal; synchronizing the received RF signal with a preamble to determine a time base; determining a first energy value of the received RF signal by averaging received signal strength indication (RSSI) values of the received RF signal over a first period of time; determining a second energy value of the received RF signal over a second period of time; determining a difference value between the first energy value and the second energy value; comparing the difference value with a predetermined energy threshold value; determining a quality value of the received RF signal; comparing the quality value of the received RF signal with a predetermined quality threshold value; and, if the difference value exceeds the predetermined energy threshold value or the quality value is below the predetermined quality threshold value, then erasing the time base.
US08705666B2 Decoding for MIMO systems
In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving a signal transmitted through a channel; receiving an estimate of the channel; determining from the estimate of the channel at least one statistic representative of a variability of the estimate of the channel; decoding the received signal by at least searching for an output using a plurality of cost metrics determined based on at least the estimate of the channel and the at least one statistic; and providing, based on at least one of the plurality of cost metrics, the output. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US08705660B2 Apparatuses and methods for data transmission and reception
Provided is a data transmission system of providing preambles of different classes according to a characteristic of a terminal. A terminal having constraints on using a power with respect to a data reception may receive only a preamble of a particular class and thus decrease a power consumption. A general terminal may receive preambles of plural classes and quickly receive data.
US08705658B2 Method and apparatus of modulating signal in broadcasting and communication system
Modulating method and apparatus in a broadcasting and communication system are provided. The modulating apparatus includes: a first quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulating unit QPSK-modulating first data including in-phase (I) data and quadrature (Q) data to generate a first signal; a phase rotating unit rotating a phase of the first signal by θ to generate a phase rotated signal; a second QPSK modulating unit QPSK-modulating second data different from the first data and including I′ data and Q′ data to generate a second signal; and a layer modulating unit modulating the phase rotated signal and the second signal to output a final signal.
US08705655B2 Resource block mapping for symbols with repetition
In a mobile communication system with uncorrelated channel characteristics, transmission using modulation of data symbols with repetition can improve the performance. However, mapping of the original and the repeated symbols into the physical resources may on the other hand reduce a desired level of diversity when the original and the corresponding repeated symbols map on the physical resources close to each other. The present invention provides a method for transmission, a transmitter, a method for receiving, and a receiver capable of efficiently transmit/receive data symbols with an increased level of diversity. This is achieved by grouping of portions of the original and the corresponding data symbols and by mapping the portions of the original and the corresponding data symbols into the different physical resource blocks.
US08705654B1 Measuring phase shift in a radio frequency power amplifier
The present disclosure relates to RF circuitry having delay locked loop (DLL) circuitry that may be used to measure amplitude modulation-to-phase modulation (AMPM) distortion of an RF power amplifier during factory calibration or during real time operation of the RF circuitry. During a calibration mode, the DLL circuitry may be calibrated using a reference clock signal. During a phase measurement mode, the DLL circuitry may use the reference clock signal, which is representative of an RF input signal to the RF power amplifier, and a feedback signal, which is representative of an RF output signal from the RF power amplifier, to measure a phase difference between the RF input signal and the RF output signal. By measuring the phase difference at different amplitudes of the RF output signal, the AMPM distortion of the RF power amplifier may be determined and used to correct for the AMPM distortion.
US08705650B2 Wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, and wireless communication method
A wireless communication system is disclosed. The system performs data transmission from a first terminal including N antennas to a second terminal including M antennas using spatially multiplexed streams (N and M are integers larger than or equal to 2).
US08705629B2 Image information encoding method and encoder, and image information decoding method and decoder
An image decoding method includes decoding encoded image data to generate a decoded image signal including a luma signal and a chroma signal. The method further includes scaling, when a reference field has a different parity from a current field for motion compensation and when the decoded image signal is in a format in which the number of chroma pixels is vertically different from the number of luma pixels, a chroma motion vector of the chroma signal according to an accuracy for a luma motion vector of the luma signal so that a reference frame will coincide in phase of the chroma signal with a current frame. The method also includes performing motion compensation of the decoded image signal using the scaled chroma motion vector according to the accuracy of the luma motion vector of the luma signal.
US08705622B2 Interpolation filter support for sub-pixel resolution in video coding
This disclosure describes filtering techniques applied by an encoder and a decoder during the prediction stage of a video encoding and/or decoding process. The filtering techniques may enhance the accuracy of predictive data used during fractional interpolation, and may improve predictive data of integer blocks of pixels. There are several aspects to this disclosure, including a useful twelve-pixel filter support that may be used for interpolation, techniques that use coefficient symmetry and pixel symmetry to reduce the amount of data needed to be sent between an encoder and a decoder to configure the filter support for interpolation, and techniques for filtering data at integer pixel locations in a manner that is similar to sub-pixel interpolation. Other aspects of this disclosure concern techniques for encoding information in the bitstream to convey the type of filter used, and possibly the filter coefficients used. Predictive coding of filter coefficients is also described.
US08705616B2 Parallel multiple bitrate video encoding to reduce latency and dependences between groups of pictures
A multiple bitrate (MBR) video encoding management tool utilizes available processing units for parallel MBR video encoding. Instead of focusing only on multi-threading of encoding tasks for a single picture or group of pictures (GOP), the management tool parallelizes the encoding of multiple GOPs between different processing units and/or different computing systems. With this parallel MBR video encoding architecture, different GOPs can be encoded in parallel. To facilitate such parallel encoding, data dependencies between GOPs are removed. The management tool can adjust the number of GOPs to encode in parallel on a computing system so as to favor parallelism of encoding for different GOPs at the expense of parallelism of encoding inside a GOP, or vice versa, and thereby set a suitable balance between encoding latency and throughput.
US08705612B2 Method for generating downlink signal in downlink MIMO system
A method for generating a downlink signal in a downlink MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) comprises the steps of: mapping at least one transport block to at least one codeword; mapping at least one layer to each codeword; classifying at least one layer mapped to each codeword into a certain number of layer groups and performing layer permutation by the layer groups; and generating an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) symbol using a signal which is permutated by the layer groups. A CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) is attached by the layer groups.
US08705611B2 Image prediction encoding device, image prediction encoding method, image prediction encoding program, image prediction decoding device, image prediction decoding method, and image prediction decoding program
An image prediction encoding device includes a prediction signal generator that produces a prediction signal with respect to a target pixel signal of a target region that is among regions divided by a block division unit, a motion estimator that searches for a motion vector required for the production of the prediction signal from an already reproduced signal, and a subtractor that produces a residual signal indicating a difference between the prediction signal and the target pixel signal. The prediction signal generator determines a search region that is a partial region of the already reproduced signal based on the motion vector and produces one or more type 2 candidate prediction signals. The prediction signal generator includes a candidate prediction signal combining unit that produces the prediction signal by processing the type 2 candidate prediction signals and a type 1 candidate prediction signal produced based on the motion vector.
US08705610B2 Apparatus for encoding and decoding key data and key value data of coordinate interpolator and recording medium containing bitstream into which coordinate interpolator is encoded
A method of encoding a coordinate interpolator that includes key data and a key header including information regarding encoding of the key data, the key data representing the position of a key frame on a time axis. The method includes, encoding the key header and encoding the key data according to the result of the encoding performed in the encoding the key header. The encoding of the key data includes performing quantization on the key data according to the quantization bit size and generating differential data by performing differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) on the result of the quantization according to a DPCM order. The encoding of the key data also includes performing a divide-and-divide (DND) on the differential data so that a difference between a maximum and minimum of the differential data can be minimized and performing entropy encoding on the result of the DND.
US08705609B2 Moving image coding device and method
The present invention relates to a moving image coding apparatus and method involving the simultaneous parallel running of respective modules, namely: a segment-unit-coding module in which an input image frame is divided into segment units and the integer pel (integer pixel) motion is estimated while at the same time the 1/n pixel images are generated with respect to the segments of the image coded in the coding module; and a macroblock-unit-coding module in which the segments of the image frame whose the integer pel motion has been estimated in the segment-unit-coding module are received as input in the form of macroblock units and are coded in macroblock units through the 1/n pixel motion estimation. By separating the coding units into different modules and employing the techniques of parallel processing and pipelining, the present invention makes it possible to effect high-speed encoding with reduced delay in the coding rate due to differences in the processing speeds of the respective modules.
US08705607B1 Non-disruptive adapter equalizer coefficient update method for active links
Various embodiments of the innovation provide adaptive equalization training for a receiver in a communication system. In certain embodiments, the receiver's coefficients are re-optimized while links are active and initialized.
US08705602B1 Equalizer circuitry with selectable tap positions and coefficients
Transmitter equalizer circuitry, e.g., for a serial, digital, data signal, includes tapped delay line circuitry for outputting a plurality of differently delayed versions of the signal propagating through the delay line circuitry. The equalizer circuitry also includes a plurality of electrical current digital-to-analog converters (“DACs”). The equalizer circuitry still further includes controllable (e.g., programmable) routing circuitry for selectably routing the delayed versions of the signal to the various DACs. The current strengths employed by the various DACs are also preferably controllable (e.g., programmable).
US08705584B2 DBR laser diode with symmetric aperiodically shifted grating phase
In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a DBR laser diode is provided where the wavelength selective grating of the laser diode is characterized by an aperiodically shifted grating phase φ and a Bragg wavelength λB. The aperiodically shifted grating phase φ is substantially symmetric or substantially π-shifted symmetric relative to a midpoint CL or shifted midpoint CL* of the DBR section. The phase φ of the wavelength selective grating is characterized by aperiodic phase jumps of magnitude φJ1, J2, . . . and segment lengths l0, 1, . . . . The phase jumps of the wavelength selective grating are arranged substantially symmetrically about a midpoint CL or shifted midpoint CL* of the DBR section along the optical axis of the DBR laser diode. At least two phase jumps reside on each side of the midpoint CL or shifted midpoint CL* of the DBR section.
US08705581B1 Method of multiple lane distribution (MLD) deskew
The present invention discloses a method of detecting and correcting skew across a plurality of transmitting lanes. Through the use of an N framer system, including a frame start signal and a frame synchronization signal, skew can be detected and corrected by writing data from a plurality of framers into offsetting bit locations of a plurality of buffers. The present invention also provides a method of transmitting data in a multiple lane distribution (MLD) transmission system.
US08705577B2 Method, a computer program product, and a carrier for indicating one-way latency in a data network
Disclosed herein is a method, a computer program product, and a carrier for indicating one-way latency in a data network (N) between a first node (A) and a second node (B), wherein the data network (N) lacks continuous clock synchronization, comprising: a pre-synchronisation step, a measuring step, a post-synchronisation step, an interpolation step, and generating a latency profile. The present invention also relates to a computer program product incorporating the method, a carrier comprising the computer program product, and a method for indicating server functionality based on the first aspect.
US08705574B2 System and method for allocating transmission resources
A method for wirelessly transmitting user data and at least a first type of control information using a plurality of transmission layers including encoding bits of a first type of control information to form one or more control codewords and encoding bits of user data to form one or more user data codewords. The method also includes generating a plurality of vector symbols based on the control codewords and the user data codewords. Each vector symbol includes a plurality of modulation symbols that are each associated with a transmission layer over which the associated modulation symbol will be transmitted. Generating the plurality of vector symbols includes interleaving bits of the one or more control codewords and bits of the one or more user data codewords so that the first type of control information is carried in modulation symbols associated with the same transmission layers in all the vector symbols transmitted during the subframe that carry the first type of control information. The method also includes transmitting the plurality of vector symbols to a receiver over a plurality of transmission layers.
US08705567B2 Upstream channel bonding using legacy maps in a cable communications system
A method for increasing upstream bandwidth per cable modem user in a cable communications system that includes a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and a plurality of cable modems is provided. The method permits a cable modem to transmit data to the CMTS on multiple upstream channels simultaneously using a technique called “channel bonding.” Bandwidth allocation is achieved by transmitting from a CMTS to a cable modem a unique bandwidth allocation message for each upstream channel in a bonded group of upstream channels, wherein the combination of unique bandwidth allocation messages collectively allocates requested bandwidth across the bonded group.
US08705565B2 Secure transmission system and method
A method is provided for transmitting information from a user to a first network entity over a communications network. The user enters information into a browser executed at a user terminal. The browser generates a first message comprising the information using a first communication protocol for despatch over the network via a network port, the first message including an identifier of the first network entity. A client executed at the user terminal receives the first message before the first message reaches the network port. The first message is wrapped in a second message of a second communication protocol used for transmitting messages between the client and a second network entity. The second message is transmitted to the second network entity over the communications network. The first message is unwrapped from the second message at the second network entity, the identifier of the first network entity translated to a network address of the first network entity and the first message is transmitted to the first network entity over the communications network.
US08705560B2 Multi-beam cellular communication system
A communication system includes base stations having an antenna arrangement per sector. Each of the antenna arrangements has an antenna element for generating an array of narrow beams covering the sector. Timeslots are simultaneously transmitted over each beam to generate successive sets of simultaneously transmitted timeslots per sector that are each split into orthogonal codes. Common overhead channels are allocated for successive sets of timeslots, which are allocated to the same subset of codes of each timeslot in the set. For successive sets of timeslots, different data is allocated to the same subset of codes of each timeslot in the set. This generates a sector-wide beam carrying the common overhead channels and a plurality of narrow beams, each carrying different data. An inter-beam handoff scheme allows the antenna arrangement to simultaneously transmits data to a user equipment located in a cusp region between adjacent beams on the adjacent beams.
US08705557B2 Methods and apparatus for supporting multicast communications
Methods and apparatus for supporting multicast groups in networks, e.g., wireless peer to peer networks, are described. A member of a multicast group, that does not intend to transmit in a traffic interval, generates and transmits a signal on a traffic transmission request resource indicating that the device transmitting the signal does not intend to transmit multicast traffic data to the multicast group. A member of the multicast group, that intends to transmit in the traffic interval, refrains from transmitting a signal and monitors. The devices in the group which did not transmit decide which one is allowed to proceed with its intended multicast traffic transmission based on relative priority within the group.
US08705553B2 Method for enabling a home base station to choose between local and remote transportation of uplink data packets
The present invention relates to methods and devices that allow for different types of transportation of data packets (6) in conjunction with a home base station (1). Traffic arriving in the home base station (1) from a mobile terminal (2) connected to the home base station (1) can be transported either via a core network (15) of a mobile telecommunications system or by means of local transportation, which implies that the traffic is forwarded to a local node (4) in a local network (20) without passing the core network (15). The home base station (1) examines data packets (6) that are received from the mobile terminal (1) and determines the appropriate type of transportation for each data packet (6). Thus it is not required for traffic that is destined for local nodes (4) to pass the core network (15), which allows for efficient traffic forwarding with several benefits such as offloading the core network (15).
US08705548B2 Method and apparatus for the transmission of data via a bus network using the broadcast principle
There is provided a method for the transmission of data via a bus network to which a plurality of subscribers are connected. The method includes a first step of transmitting data from at least one subscriber, e.g., Master, to at least another subscriber, e.g., TNx or STNx, by employing a data transmission protocol designed for point-to-point transmission. The method includes a second step of defining a broadcast message, within which selected data can be transmitted in a broadcast transmission mode, within the point-to-point transmission protocol. In a supplementary or alternative embodiment, the method includes inserting a safety broadcast message in addition to a standard or general broadcast protocol. There is also provided an apparatus for transmission of data via a bus network.
US08705544B2 Method and apparatus for routing in a single tier switched network
A method and apparatus for more efficient routing of packets in a network is provided. The apparatus may include dynamic routing of packets or portions of packets which avoids congestion and blocking by making local decisions within the network. The apparatus may further include creating and updating routing tables which map switch outputs to available network output ports. Additionally the header of packets entering the network are processed prior to entry or as part of the entry to the network to produce a processed packet. The processed packets or portions of packets preferably include complete route information or a final destination address that enables rapid routing through the network without further processing of the packet header. One or more aspects of the inventions may be implemented in combination with other aspects of the invention to further improve network efficiency.
US08705541B2 Network gateway for time-critical and mission-critical networks
A network gateway for time-critical and mission-critical networks is provided. The network gateway comprises a decision unit for determining, based on at least one network event; a processing unit for processing frames determined to be associated with the at least one service; a queue for buffering frames; and a traffic shaper for performing bandwidth management on frames stored in the queue.
US08705537B1 Eventually-consistent data stream consolidation
One embodiment of a computer-implemented method for eventually-consistent data stream consolidation comprises associating an application-generated undo record with each packet and supplying undo records to the application in order to rewind the application state prior to effecting a merge operation on the packet stream. Other embodiments are described.
US08705536B2 Methods of operating forwarding elements including shadow tables and related forwarding elements
A method may be provided to operate a forwarding element in a forwarding plane of a network including the forwarding plane and a control plane. The method may include receiving a packet through an input/output port of the forwarding element and attempting to match the packet with a flow table of the forwarding element. Responsive to the packet missing a match with the flow table, the forwarding element may attempt to match the packet with a shadow table of the forwarding element. Responsive to the packet matching with the shadow table, a new flow rule may be installed in the flow table based on a matching shadow rule from the shadow table. Related forwarding elements are also discussed.
US08705535B2 Method for processing packets of the IP type intended to be carried over a communications channel of a wireless network, and equipment for same
A method for processing packets of the IP type within equipment of a wireless communications network comprising an encapsulation of the packets within frames carried over a communications channel of the wireless network. The said encapsulation comprises a first encapsulation of the signalling packets of the IP type within a frame of a first type containing an indication associated with this type of packet, then an additional encapsulation of the said frame of the first type within a frame of a second type different from the first type, and a second encapsulation of the packets transporting the user data of the IP type within a frame of a third type then an additional encapsulation of the said frame of the third type within a frame of the second type.
US08705526B1 Extending VPLS support for CE lag multi-homing
Techniques are described for forwarding packets in a VPLS using multi-homing PE routers configured in an “active-active” link topology. As described herein, a PE router receives a packet from a multi-homed VPLS customer site, and processes the packet to determine a portion of a MAC domain to which the packet corresponds. When the packet is determined to correspond to a portion associated with the PE router, the PE router forwards the packet to the destination in accordance with forwarding protocols executing on the PE router. When the packet is determined to correspond to a portion associated with a second PE router, the PE router forwards the packet to the second PE router via a pseudowire that is external to the VPLS domain, and the second PE router forwards the packet to the destination in accordance with forwarding protocols executing on the second PE router.
US08705522B2 Mobile router support for IPv6
A method and system for supporting mobile routers in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is provided. A mobile router obtains a care-of-address associated with an address configuration. The mobile router registers the care-of-address with a home agent. A bi-directional tunnel is established between the mobile router and the home agent. Packets are then forwarded via the bi-directional tunnel.
US08705506B2 Time reservation for a dominant interference scenario in a wireless communication network
Techniques for combating high interference in a dominant interference scenario are described. A terminal may observe high interference from an interfering base station in a dominant interference scenario. In an aspect, high interference may be combated by reserving time intervals for a serving base station. The terminal may communicate with the serving base station in the reserved time intervals and may avoid high interference that may desensitize a receiver at the terminal. In one design, the terminal may measure received power of base stations and may report its interference condition. The serving base station may receive a report from the terminal, determine that the terminal is observing high interference, and send a reservation request to the interfering base station to reserve time intervals. The interfering base station may grant the request and return a response. The serving base station may thereafter communicate with the terminal in the reserved time intervals.
US08705505B2 Distributed medium access scheduling with implicit ordering
Provided is distributed medium access scheduling with implicit ordering (DSIO). The DISO includes the steps of: (a) when any terminal of a plurality of terminals included in a terminal group has data to transmit, promoting the terminal to a transmission data existence layer; (b) when any blue terminal of a plurality of blue terminals included in a blue terminal group has no data to transmit, degrading the blue terminal to a transmission data non-existence layer; and (c) when any red terminal of a plurality of red terminals included in a red terminal group succeeds in intruding between the blue terminals and recognizes whether or not to transmit data without a collision, promoting the red terminal to the blue terminal group.
US08705498B2 Theme based advertising
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are related to leveraging mobility management techniques implemented in mobile networks to distribute advertisements to mobile devices. In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, advertisements can be transmitted on a broadcast control channel of a base station and in at least one embodiment the advertisements can be relevant to the area the base station services. Mobile devices that detect the broadcast control channel can store the advertisements. If for example, a user is interested in the service, e.g., a product or service, that is offered in the advertisement they can initiate a purchase procedure.
US08705496B2 Method and apparatus for controlling transmission and reception of dedicated pilots according to MCS level in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for controlling transmission and reception of dedicated pilots according to an MCS level in a wireless communication system are provided, in which an MCS level is determined for a data channel, the amount of resources for sending dedicated pilots is determined in inverse proportion to the MCS level, a pilot channel signal including basic pilots mapped to resources allocated to a pilot channel, a control channel signal including control information mapped to resources allocated to a control channel, and a data channel signal including the dedicated pilots mapped to the determined amount of resources being part of resources allocated to the data channel and data mapped to the remaining of the resources allocated to the data channel are generated, and the pilot channel signal, the control channel signal, and the data channel signal are multiplexed and sent in the mapped resources.
US08705495B2 Communication method using time-division multiplexing
The invention relates to a communication method using time-division multiplexing, which enables permanent communication between user terminals. One of the terminals is a master terminal, while the others are slave terminals. The transmission channel is divided into consecutive cycles, and each cycle is divided into timeslots. Each slave terminal identifies, in a listening mode, a free timeslot in the current cycle (6) and, in a transmission mode, transmits data in the identified timeslot during at least one subsequent cycle (7). As soon as the slave terminal stops transmitting, the identified slot becomes free again.
US08705493B2 Method and apparatus for service identification in a wireless communication system
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for announcing services available in a macro-diversity region of a data frame broadcast by a plurality of base stations in a single frequency network to a plurality of subscriber stations, includes a data frame with at least a data region and a macro-diversity region. A media access control (MAC) management message is generated which identifies content and characteristics of the content in the macro-diversity region. Then the MAC management message is transmitted in the data region of the data frame, wherein the MAC management message is decoded by a client station to determine if there is content of interest to the client station in the macro-diversity region of the data frame.
US08705490B2 Handing over a user device from one technology to another
A server device may identify that a user device is connected to a first radio access network (“RAN”), via a first technology. The server device may identify that the user device is capable of accessing a second RAN, via a second technology, where the second RAN is different from the first RAN, and where the second technology is different from the first technology. The server device may also receive an indication that the first RAN is congested. The server device may further determine, based on the indication that first RAN is congested, and further based on identifying that the user device is capable of accessing the second RAN via the second technology, that the user device should be handed over to the second RAN. Additionally, the server device may instruct the user device to connect to the second RAN via the second technology.
US08705488B2 Method for supporting idle mode in wireless local area network system
Disclosed is a method for supporting an idle mode of a terminal in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. In the method, a first request message for starting an idle mode is transmitted to a first access node to which the terminal is currently connected and a first response message with respect to the first request message is received from the first access node, and in this case, when the first response message includes acceptance information with respect to the start of the idle mode, the idle mode starts.
US08705482B2 Method and device for reporting channel state information
The present invention discloses a method and device of reporting channel state information, including: user terminal selects the codebook used in reporting precoding matrix indicator (PMI) from double-stage codebook and selects PMI from the codebook; double-stage codebook involves codebook reflecting long-term/broadband information and that reflecting short-term/frequency selective channel information; and user terminal calculates channel quality indication; therein, when reporting through physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the parameter used in calculating channel quality indication (CQI) includes the precoding matrix indicator (PMI) reported by user terminal through physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); when reporting through physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), the parameter used in calculating CQI includes the precoding matrix indicator (PMI) reported by user terminal through physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); user terminal selects the PMI and calculates CQI according to the specified reporting mode and reporting RI. The present invention can realize double-stage feedback by using the present feedback channel.
US08705481B2 Mobile station device, radio communication method and circuit device
A mobile station device communicates with a base station device. The mobile station device—includes a reception unit receiving downlink data and a downlink control channel including information indicating a radio resource for contention based signal transmission, and a transmission unit-transmitting at least one of ACK/NACK for the downlink data and a contention based signal when the ACK/NACK and the contention based signal collide with each other in the same uplink time frame.
US08705472B2 Communication control method, mobile station apparatus, and base station apparatus
In order to reduce the amount of feedback information for specifying a precoding weight, the mobile station apparatus generates a control signal for specifying the precoding weight using bits representing a rank indicator (RI) and bits representing a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) from a bit space, including a plurality of bits representing the RI and a plurality of bits representing the PMI, in which the same bits representing the RI are allocated to a plurality of ranks equal to or higher than a predetermined rank. The control signal is transmitted in uplink using the antennas.
US08705468B2 System, apparatus and method for downlink and uplink grant design in wireless communication systems
In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for wireless communication. The method, apparatus, and computer program product may be configured to provide at least one control channel for downlink grant information, provide at least one other control channel for uplink grant information, and adjust time apportioned for the downlink and uplink grant information in the control channels.
US08705467B2 Cross-carrier preamble responses
Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed that perform the following: sending an offset to a user equipment; sending an assignment on a control channel, the assignment corresponding to a random access request by the user equipment, wherein the assignment is addressed to the user equipment by using a value determined using the offset; and sending a random access response for the user equipment on resources of a shared channel, the resources corresponding to the assignment. Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed that perform the following: receiving at a user equipment an offset; receiving an assignment on a control channel, the assignment corresponding to a random access request, wherein the assignment is addressed to the user equipment by using a value determined using the offset; and receiving a random access response for the user equipment on resources of a shared channel, the resources corresponding to the assignment.
US08705465B2 Connection processing method in wireless communication system, wireless base station, and wireless terminal
In a wireless communication system, a wireless base station, if rejecting a connection to a wireless terminal that makes a connection request in accordance with a first connection processing, controls to adopt a second connection processing different from the first connection processing in response to a subsequent connection request by the wireless terminal.
US08705460B1 Autonomous adaptation of modulation and coding scheme for persistent scheduling in electronic communication
Communication circuitry that employs persistent scheduling conventionally uses one initiation command to establish the modulation and coding scheme (“MCS”) that will be used for transmission of subsequent payload bursts, at least until it is time to send another initiation command. Inefficiency can result if transmission channel conditions change between initiation commands. To avoid such inefficiency, the disclosed circuitry maintains a count of unsuccessful transmission attempts. When the count deviates from a predetermined reference standard, the circuitry automatically and autonomously makes an appropriate change in the MCS selection without waiting for the next initiation command. Both transmitter and receiver circuits independently operate in the same way at the same time so that both ends of a communication link remain coordinated with one another.
US08705459B2 Method for multiplexing control signals in a mobile communication system
Disclosed is a method for multiplexing control signals between a plurality of users when control signals for the plurality of users are allocated within one resource block. That is, a method for multiplexing control signals includes coding control signals for at least one user signals to correspond to a structure of a transmission block for the control signals among one or more dedicated resource block, multiplexing the control signals for the at least one user signals in the dedicated resource block, and transmitting the control signals, wherein the dedicated resource block is allocated for transmitting the control signals separately from data signals among a plurality of transmission resource blocks. A frequency division multiplexing (FDM) mode and a code division multiplexing (CDM) mode are used to multiplex the control signals for the plurality of users.
US08705453B2 Method and apparatus for measuring a channel state when receiving system information on a neighboring cell in a wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method for receiving system information on a neighboring cell by means of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of receiving a system information read command for a neighboring cell from a serving cell over a certain period of time; ending communication with the serving cell, and reading system information from the adjacent cell; and relaying the system information to the serving cell after the certain period of time elapses, wherein a reference signal from the adjacent cell is received over the certain period of time to measure a channel state value. If the channel state value is reduced to a preset value or less, a further step may comprise ending the reading of the system information.
US08705449B2 Method and system for cooperative transmission of a video sequence
The method for transmitting a video sequence from a transmitting terminal (1) including at least one short-range radio interface and one long-range radio interface towards at least one receiving terminal (5) comprises the steps of segmenting the video sequence into a base layer, making it possible to obtain a low-quality video sequence, and at least one improvement layer, complementary to the base layer, and making it possible, in combination with the base layer, to obtain a better quality video sequence, transmission by the long-range radio interface of the transmitting terminal (1) of at least the entire base layer towards the receiving terminal (5), transmission by the short-range radio interface (1) of at least the entire improvement layer towards at least one cooperation terminal (2) comprising at least one short-range radio interface and one long-range interface (13), and transmission, by the long-range radio interface, of said cooperation terminal (2), of at least the entire improvement layer towards the receiving terminal (5).
US08705446B2 Communication system, base station, mobile station, retransmission control method, and retransmission program
A communication system which can immediately retransmit data under a condition that it cannot specify number of retransmissions, characterizing in that a mobile station comprises a first transmission unit for transmitting the data through a first physical channel, a first reception unit for receiving a decoded result through a second physical channel from a base station, and a second transmission unit for generating a first control information based on a decoded result and transmitting a first control information through a third physical channel, and a base station comprises a second reception unit for receiving the data, a third transmission unit for decoding the data in the physical layer and transmitting the decoded result through the second physical channel, and a third reception unit for receiving the first control information through the third physical channel, wherein the third transmission unit transmits the second control information through the second physical channel to the mobile station in order to retransmit the data from the beginning in a case when it cannot specify number of the retransmissions from the first control information.
US08705440B2 Method and apparatus for cell searching
A cell searching procedure is modified to enable a user terminal to determine whether a detected signal originates in a known cell or a new cell having the same cell identifier as the known cell. When a signal is detected, the user terminal determines the cell identifier and timing of the detected signal. If the cell identifier matches a known cell and the timing is outside the timing window of the known cell, the user terminal compares detected signal with a corresponding received signal received from the known cell having the same cell identifier as the detected signal source. The user terminal determines, based on said comparison, whether the detected signal is from the known cell or a new cell.
US08705409B2 Wavelength division multiplexing network path search method and system
The present invention discloses a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) network path search method and system. The method includes: step A, searching out a network element linked list from a source network element of a service to a destination network element according to a inter-network element connection; step B, performing a port search on the network element linked list, performing a validity check on a found node, and ending the search when an invalid node is found; and step C, sorting out a path linked list of all possible paths according to path topology structure data searched out. The searching efficiency is improved by the present invention.
US08705408B2 Identifying a wireless network device across factory resets
Techniques are presented for discovering a previously configured network device. In one embodiment, a basic service set identification (BSSID) that uniquely identifies a network device (i.e., a router) is saved when the network device or a client device is configured. The stored BSSID indicates that the network device has previously been configured. After the network device is reset—i.e., one or more user-configurable settings return to their default settings—a client device may execute a setup application to reconfigure the network device. The setup application may compare the BSSID being broadcasted by the network device with the BSSID stored in the memory. If the BSSIDs match, the setup application may automatically select the network device without user input. Because the network device was previously configured, the setup application assumes that the user is attempting to reconfigure the network device after it has been reset.
US08705402B2 Clocking of client signals output from an egress node in a network
Consistent with the present disclosure, client data, which may include multiplexed data sub-streams, is supplied to an ingress node of a network. Each sub-stream typically has a corresponding data rate, i.e., an original data rate, prior to multiplexing. The client data is encapsulated in a plurality of successive frames that are output from the ingress node and propagate, typically through one or more intermediate nodes, to an egress node. At the egress node, data rates associated with the sub-streams included in each frame are determined based on the amount of client data in each frame. The data rates are then averaged over a given number of frames to thereby filter any wander or deviation in the client data rate. Based on the averaged data rate, justification opportunities are added to the client data in each sub-stream, which are then multiplexed into frames that are output from the egress node. By including the justification opportunities, the effective rate of each sub-stream may be set equal to the original data rate when the sub-streams are demultiplexed after being output from the egress node. An advantage of the present disclosure is that the justification opportunities, are not generated based solely on clock signals generated by PLL circuits. As a result, fewer PLL circuits are required, thereby simplifying system design and minimizing power consumption.
US08705380B1 Method and apparatus for determining proper telephony adaptor configuration and installation
A method and apparatus for ensuring an Internet Protocol (IP) service supported telephony adaptor (TA) is correctly installed and connected into the network for VoIP service usage are disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention identifies the TA as one that is supported by the VoIP service, and identifies the correct network configuration topography, e.g., the location of the TA in the user's network.
US08705375B2 Power save protocol interoperability detection
The present invention provides a method and apparatus featuring performing detection functionality to determine if a wirelessly connected node, point or terminal in a wireless network configured to operate according a predefined power saving scheme operates incorrectly; and adjusting the predefined power saving scheme when wirelessly connected with the particular node, point or terminal if an incorrect power saving operation is detected. The detection functionality may include probing types of power saving protocol tests and using lower and higher-layer protocol information to detect if the mobile device might be missing some data. The adjusting may include: 1) disabling the predefined power saving scheme, or 2) switching entering into the predefined power savings scheme only after a predefined inactivity period, wherein the predefined inactivity is substantially longer than in “normal” operation.
US08705373B2 Apparatus and method for packet forwarding
A method for packet forwarding, including receiving packets; extracting a test packet containing information indicating a path to be verified from the received packets; and forwarding the test packet to the path to be verified, rather than to a first path to which the received packets are forwarded, based on the information indicating the path to be verified contained in the test packet.
US08705371B2 Locally diagnosing and troubleshooting service issues
A method includes detecting, at a customer premises equipment (CPE) device, a problem associated with a network device. The network device is communicatively coupled to the CPE device via a local area network. For example, the CPE device may include a residential gateway (RG). The method includes determining, at the CPE device, whether the problem associated with the network device is locally correctable. When the CPE device determines that the problem is locally correctable, the method includes initiating a corrective action to resolve the problem. When the CPE device determines that the problem is not locally correctable, the method includes sending data associated with the problem from the CPE device to a network system via a wide area network.
US08705370B2 RF channel switching in broadcast OFDM systems
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate monitoring RF channels in a wireless communication environment to determine whether one or more channels comprise a forward-link-only (FLO) signal. A receiver can receive a first RF channel with a FLO signal and can monitor other RF channels for FLO signals. Upon a determination that a monitored RF channel comprises a FLO signal, the receiver can switch between the first RF channel and the monitored RF channel to facilitate providing seamless reception of the FLO signal, which can be superframe synchronized between RF channels. FLO signal detection can be performed using one or more of a wide-area identification channel energy detection protocol and a wide-area overhead information symbol decoding error detection protocol.
US08705367B2 TCP extension and variants for handling heterogeneous applications
An extension to TCP is generally provided that allows TCP to handle heterogeneous applications, especially those with delay and smoothness-sensitive contents, and wireless transmission media having noisy, fading radio channels. The TCP extension decouples reliability control from rate control, sacrificing reliability for delay control (transmission rate and retransmission decision) that may be suitable for delay and smoothness-sensitive contents. Furthermore, the TCP extension may select TCP variants and modifications to the TCP variants based on one or more of application needs, channel conditions, or local observables such as loss and delay to better adapt to different types of applications and physical layers.
US08705357B2 Method and system for controlling TCP traffic with random early detection and window size adjustments
A method for controlling data traffic with random early detection and window size adjustments including performing random early detection on incoming data packets, calculating a simple moving average of packet dropping probabilities for the data packets as calculated when performing random early detection, decreasing an advertised window size if the simple moving average is greater than a probability target plus a tolerance factor, increasing the advertised window size if the simple moving average is less than the probability target minus a tolerance factor, and not adjusting the window size if the simple moving average is not greater than a probability target plus a tolerance factor and not less than a probability target minus a tolerance factor.
US08705334B2 Replica disk for data storage
Data storage replica disks having a surface relief pattern with replica lands and replica grooves are provided.
US08705333B2 Super-resolution optical recording medium on which information is recorded using train of prepits, optical recording medium reproduction device, and control method
A super-resolution optical recording medium includes: a medium information region on which medium identification information is recorded; a content region on which content information is recorded; and a blank region provided between the medium information region and the content region and in which at least two tracks are provided so as to connect a train of prepits in the medium information region and a train of prepits in the content region. No information is recorded on the blank region. Thus a super-resolution optical recording medium is provided in which a region on which medium identification information is recorded and a region on which content information is recorded are different in track pitch and in which a reproduction error hardly occurs when reproduction shifts from the region on which the medium identification information is recorded to the region on which the content information is recorded.
US08705332B2 Information storage medium, reproducing method, and recording method
A machine readable information storage medium, a reproducing method and apparatus which reproduces data from the storage medium, and a recording method and apparatus for recording data on the storage medium. The information storage medium includes a control area which stores within a data structure information usable by the recording or reproducing apparatus to record or reproduce the data on or from the storage medium. The information stored within the data structure includes a version corresponding to a specification, a revision number of recording speed, and an extended part version field.
US08705330B1 Method and system for fault protection using a linear feedback shift register
A method, system and apparatus for fault protection using a linear feedback shift register are presented. The system comprises a protected register containing a first portion for holding a value for a sequence of numbers and a second portion for other parameters. The system also comprises a linear feedback shift register circuit configured to write the sequence of numbers to the first portion of the protected register. If the written sequence of numbers of the protected register matches a reference sequence of numbers, a rewrite circuit is configured to write the second portion of the protected register.
US08705319B2 Apparatus and method for resolving an ambiguity from a direction of arrival estimate
An apparatus for resolving an ambiguity from a DOA estimate includes a DOA estimate analyzer for analyzing the DOA estimate to obtain a plurality of ambiguous analysis parameters by using a bias information, the bias information representing a relation between a biased and an unbiased DOA estimate, and an ambiguity resolver for resolving the ambiguity in the plurality of ambiguous analysis parameters to obtain a non-ambiguous resolved parameter.
US08705317B2 Method for imaging of targeted reflectors
Techniques are disclosed for performing time-lapse seismic monitor surveys with sparsely sampled monitor data sets. A more accurate 3D representation (e.g., image) of a target area (e.g., a hydrocarbon bearing subsurface reservoir) is constructed using the sparsely sampled monitor data set (11). The sparsely sampled monitor data set may be so limited that it alone is insufficient to generate an accurate 3D representation of the target area, but accuracy is achieved through use of certain external information (14). The external information may include information accurately identifying a shape of the seismic reflector(s) present in the target area. The shape may be predetermined from a fully sampled base survey, and used to enable an accurate 3D representation (12) of the target area to be later generated for a monitor survey using a sparsely sampled monitor data set.
US08705315B2 Simultaneous wavelet extraction and deconvolution in the time domain
Blind wavelet extraction and de-convolution is performed on seismic data to enable its practical usage in seismic processing and to provide quality control of data obtained in areas where data from wells are not available. The wavelet extraction and deconvolution are realized in the time domain by iteration, producing a mixed phase wavelet with minimal prior knowledge of the actual nature of the wavelet. As a result of the processing, the de-convolved seismic reflectivity is obtained simultaneously.
US08705314B2 Method for deployment of ocean bottom seismometers
A deployment and retrieval method for ocean bottom seismic receivers, the method employs a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) having a carrier attached thereto to carry a plurality of receivers. The receivers are individually placed on the ocean bottom floor by utilizing a conveyor to move the receivers along a linear path to remove the receivers from the carrier. In one embodiment, multiple linear conveyors may be operated independently to alter the relative positions of the receivers on the respective conveyors to adjust the weight distribution of the receivers within the carrier.
US08705312B2 Clock signal generation apparatus for use in semiconductor memory device and its method
A clock signal generation apparatus for generating a reference clock signal for outputting data in synchronization with an external clock signal from a semiconductor memory device, including: a clock signal generation unit for receiving an internal clock signal to generate the reference clock signal according to a control signal; and a control unit for generating the control signal based on a read command, a write command and an external address.
US08705309B2 State-monitoring memory element
Embodiments of the invention relate to a state-monitoring memory element. The state-monitoring memory element may have a reduced ability to retain a logic state than other regular memory elements on an IC. Thus, if the state-monitoring memory elements fails or loses state during testing, it may be a good indicator that the IC's state retention may be in jeopardy, possibly requiring the IC to be reset. The state-monitoring memory element may be implemented by degrading an input voltage supply to the state-monitoring memory element across a diode and/or a transistor. One or more current sources may be used to stress the state-monitoring memory element. A logic analyzer may be used to analyze the integrity of the state-monitoring memory element and trigger appropriate actions in the IC, e.g., reset, halt, remove power, interrupt, responsive to detecting a failure in the state-monitoring memory element. Multiple state-monitoring memory elements may be distributed in different locations on the IC for better coverage.
US08705307B2 Memory system with dynamic refreshing
An embodiment provided is a memory system with dynamic refreshing that includes a memory device with memory cells. The system also includes a refresh module in communication with the memory device and with a memory controller, the refresh module configured for receiving a refresh command from the memory controller and for refreshing a number of the memory cells in the memory device in response to receiving the refresh command. The number of memory cells refreshed in response to receiving the refresh command is responsive to at least one of a desired bandwidth characteristic and a desired latency characteristic.
US08705304B2 Current mode sense amplifier with passive load
Memories, current mode sense amplifiers, and methods for operating the same are disclosed, including a current mode sense amplifier including cross-coupled p-channel transistors and a load circuit coupled to the cross-coupled p-channel transistors. The load circuit is configured to provide a resistance to control at least in part the loop gain of the current mode sense amplifier, the load circuit including at least passive resistance.
US08705301B2 System and method for controlling timing of output signals
The timing of output signals can be controlled by coupling a digital signal through a signal distribution tree having a plurality of branches extending from an input node to respective clock inputs of a plurality of latches. A phase interpolator is included in a signal path common to all of the branches, and a respective delay line is included in each of the branches. Each of the latches couples a signal applied to its data input to an output terminal responsive to a transition of the digital signal applied to its clock input. The delay lines are adjusted so that the latches are simultaneously clocked. The delay of the phase interpolator is adjusted so that the signals are coupled to the output terminals of the latches with a predetermined timing relationship relative to signals coupled to output terminals of a second signal distribution tree.
US08705297B2 Semiconductor memory devices and semiconductor memory systems
A semiconductor memory device includes at least one memory cell block and at least one connection unit. The at least one memory cell block has a first region including at least one first memory cell connected to a first bit line, and a second region including at least one second memory cell connected to a second bit line. The at least one connection unit is configured to selectively connect the first bit line to a corresponding bit line sense amplifier based on a first control signal, and configured to selectively connect the second bit line to the corresponding bit line sense amplifier via a corresponding global bit line based on a second control signal.
US08705294B2 Nonvolatile memory and method of controlling thereof
A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The nonvolatile memory includes a memory cell array storing setup data and reference data, and first and second latch units respectively configured to store the setup data and the reference data sensed from the memory cell array upon a power-up of the memory system. The controller is configured to control a sensing operation of the nonvolatile memory. An operating environment of the nonvolatile memory is determined by the setup data stored in the first latch unit, and the controller controls the nonvolatile memory to re-store the setup data of the memory cell array in the first latch unit when the reference data of the second latch unit is changed.
US08705289B2 Flash memory apparatus with programming voltage control generators
A flash memory apparatus is provided. The flash memory apparatus includes a plurality of memory cells and a plurality of programming voltage control generators. Each of the memory cells receives a programming control voltage through a control end thereof, and executes data programming operation according to the programming control voltages. Each of the programming voltage control generators includes a pre-charge voltage transmitter and a pumping capacitor. The pre-charge voltage transmitter provides pre-charge voltage to the end of each of the corresponding memory cells according to pre-charge enable signal during a first period. A pumping voltage is provided to the pumping capacitor during a second period, and the programming control voltage is generated at the control end of each of the memory cells.
US08705277B2 Non-volatile memory programming
Some embodiments include a memory device and a method of programming memory cells of the memory device. One such method includes applying different voltages to data lines associated with different memory cells based on threshold voltages of the memory cells in an erased state. Other embodiments including additional memory devices and methods are described.
US08705265B2 Ionic devices containing a membrane between layers
A device contains a first layer, a second layer; and a membrane between the first and second layers. Mobile ions are in at least one of the first and second layers, and the membrane is permeable to the ions. Interfaces of the conductive membrane with the first layer and the second layer are such that charge of a polarity of the ions collects at the interfaces.
US08705260B2 Circuits and techniques to compensate data signals for variations of parameters affecting memory cells in cross point arrays
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to semiconductors and memory technology, and more particularly, to systems, integrated circuits, and methods to implement circuits configured to compensate for parameter variations that affect the operation of memory elements, such as memory elements based on third dimensional memory technology. In at least some embodiments, an integrated circuit includes a cross-point array comprising memory elements disposed among word lines and bit lines, where a parameter can affect the operating characteristics of a memory element. The integrated circuit further includes a data signal adjuster configured to modify the operating characteristic to compensate for a deviation from a target value for the operating characteristic based on the parameter. In some embodiments, the memory element, such as a resistive memory element, is configured to generate a data signal having a magnitude substantially at the target value independent of variation in the parameter.
US08705256B2 Power conversion system and method for converting DC power at a DC bus into AC power
Embodiments of the invention relate to a power system for converting direct current (“DC”) power on a DC bus into alternating current (“AC”) power with a regulated voltage output and for feeding the AC power to an electrical system which may include a power utility or an electric grid, for example. A power conversion control system is used for controlling the power conversion and for maintaining the DC bus voltage (“DC voltage”) at a certain level.
US08705255B2 Method for measuring an alternating current which is generated using inverters, and arrangement for carrying out the method
There is described a method for measuring an alternating current which is generated using inverters and is fed into an AC power system, wherein a zero crossing signal of the AC power system is predefined, and wherein, triggered by the zero crossing signal, the measured alternating current is periodically adjusted in such a manner that an adjustment value which is assigned to the zero crossing signal is predefined, a measured value which is assigned to the zero crossing signal being adapted to said adjustment value. This method makes it possible for the measurement signal detected by a measuring circuit to be periodically adjusted using an adjustment value even during operation.
US08705241B2 Electronic device
An electronic device includes a casing and a battery module removably locked to the casing. The casing includes a connecting wall, two inner side walls connected to opposite ends of the connecting wall and having pillars protruding therefrom, and a first magnetic member disposed at the connecting wall. The battery module includes a first side wall to abut against the connecting wall, and two second side walls connected to two opposite ends of the first sidewall. A second magnetic member is disposed at the first side wall and has a magnetic attraction force with the first magnetic member. Each second side wall is formed with a guiding groove extending along an insertion direction of the battery module for engaging a corresponding pillar.
US08705236B2 Loop heat pipe and electronic apparatus
A loop heat pipe includes: an evaporator to convert liquid phase working fluid into vapor phase working fluid; a condenser to convert vapor phase working fluid into liquid phase working fluid; a first vapor line and a first liquid line to allow the evaporator to communicate with the condenser and form a circular main loop; and a second vapor line and a second liquid line to allow the evaporator to communicate with the condenser and form a circular auxiliary loop; wherein the evaporator includes a reservoir that temporarily stores the liquid phase working fluid, a first vapor collector that communicates with the first vapor line, a second vapor collector that communicates with the second vapor line, first wick disposed between the reservoir and the first vapor collector, and second wick disposed between the reservoir and the second vapor collector.
US08705233B2 System and method for portable information handling system thermal shield
An information handling system's thermal management is selectively altered by coupling a thermal barrier to the bottom surface of the information handling system chassis so that an air channel insulates against the passage of thermal energy from the bottom surface. A vent opening in a side of the thermal barrier allows airflow through the air channel to a vent opening of the information handling system. The airflow through the air channel cools the base of the thermal barrier so that an end user will experience reduced thermal energy if the information handling system rests on the end user, such as in the end user's lap.
US08705228B2 Pivoting apparatus
A pivoting apparatus includes first and second pivoting elements, and first and second waterproof structures. The first pivoting element is fixed to a base, and has a first internal space and an opening exposing the first internal space. The second pivoting element is pivoted on the first pivoting element and fixed to an electronic device. A second internal space and a gap exposing the second internal space are formed between the first and second pivoting elements. The second internal space communicates with the first internal space through the opening. The first waterproof structure is fixed to the first pivoting element and surrounds at least a portion of the opening to block liquid from entering the first internal space through the opening. The second waterproof structure is fixed to the second pivoting element and shields the gap to block liquid from entering the second internal space through the gap.
US08705227B2 Latching mechanism, wrist rest and keyboard assembly
A latching mechanism for latching a wrist rest to a keyboard defining two latching holes, includes an actuating member slidably coupled to the wrist rest, and two hook members rotatably coupled to the wrist rest. The actuating member includes an abutting post, sliding between an unlatching position extending out of the wrist rest and a latching position hidden in the wrist rest. When the wrist rest contacts the front sidewall, the actuating member slides to the latching position, the hook members extend out of the wrist rest; when the actuating member returns to the unlatching position, the hook members disengage from the latching hole to retract into the wrist rest. A wrist rest and a keyboard assembly having the latching mechanism are also provided.
US08705222B2 Compensating temperature effects in magnetic actuators
Methods and apparatus for adjusting the amount of current provided to a magnetic actuator to compensate for a temperature change associated with the magnetic actuator are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus includes an actuator, which has at least one magnet and an associated force constant. The apparatus also includes a temperature sensing arrangement and a control arrangement, the temperature sensing arrangement being arranged to determine or measure a temperature of the magnet. The control arrangement adjusts the current provided to the actuator based on the temperature of the magnet. The current is adjusted to maintain a correct or desired force in light of temperature-induced variations to a force constant.
US08705217B2 Electrostatic discharge protection circuit
An integrated circuit includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) detection circuit which detects an ESD event and generates an event signal. In response to that event signal, a control circuit controls the operation of a buffer circuit to function in an additional mode wherein the normal differential operation of the buffer circuit is disabled and the buffer circuit is instead configured to form a conduction path between supply rails to discharge the ESD event. Preferably, a plurality of buffer circuits are driven in parallel by the control circuit to function in the additional mode to form parallel discharge paths for the ESD event. Multiple ESD detection circuits may be provided, and any one of those detection circuits can trigger the control circuitry to place all of the buffer circuits in the additional mode.
US08705213B2 Magnetic field detecting device with shielding layer at least partially surrounding magnetoresistive stack
A disclosed device having a principle axis and including a magnetoresistive stack, the magnetoresistive stack having first and second opposing surfaces, the magnetoresistive stack including a free layer, a spacer layer, and a reference layer, wherein the spacer layer is positioned between the first and reference layer, the free layer includes magnetic material having a free magnetic orientation in a first plane; the spacer layer includes nonmagnetic material; and the reference layer includes magnetic material having a pinned magnetic orientation in a second plane, wherein the second plane is perpendicular to the first plane and parallel to the principle axis of the device; an insulating layer at least a portion of the outer surface of the magnetoresistive stack; a shielding layer surrounding at least a portion of the insulating layer; and a conducting layer, wherein the conducting layer provides electrical connection between the magnetoresistive stack and the shielding layer.
US08705209B2 Suspension clamp for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm
A suspension clamp is disclosed for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm. The suspension clamp comprises a housing including a spring operable to bias a latching member, wherein the latching member is rotatable about a pivot. After compressing the spring and rotating the latching member in a first direction, the latching member is operable to clamp the suspension to the actuator arm by decompressing the spring.
US08705205B1 Magnetic recording head having a dual sidewall angle
A magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS) is described. The magnetic transducer includes a pole and at least one coil for energizing the pole. The pole has a pole tip proximate to the ABS, a yoke distal from the ABS, and a bottom surface including a bottom bevel. At least the yoke includes at least one sidewall having a first angle and a second angle. The first angle is between the bottom surface and the at least one sidewall. The second angle is a constant distance along the at least one sidewall from the first angle.
US08705204B2 Recording head with high-frequency oscillator and bi-layer main pole height/width arrangement
According to one embodiment, a main pole of a recording head includes a first magnetic pole layer and a second magnetic pole layer laminated on the trailing side of the first magnetic pole layer. The first magnetic pole layer includes a tapered portion and a first tip portion. The second magnetic pole layer includes a tapered portion and a second tip portion. A width in a track direction of the second tip portion is smaller than that of the first tip portion. The high-frequency oscillator is between the second tip portion and the trailing shield and includes a width in the track direction substantially equal to the width in the track direction of the second tip portion, and a height of the first tip portion is taller than that of the second tip portion.
US08705203B2 Spindle motor and disk driving device
There is provided a spindle motor for a 2.5″ type disk driving device, including: a base having a stator core seating part protruding upwardly in an axial direction; a stator core including a ring-shaped coreback part, a tooth part, and a front end part; and a coil wound around the stator core, wherein when a length of the stator core from an inner end portion of the coreback part to the endmost part of the front end part is defined as L and a height of the wound coil from the lowermost edge of the coil in an axial direction to the uppermost edge thereof is defined as H, a ratio (H/L) of the height of the wound coil to the length of the stator core in which back electromotive force (B-EMF) is 0.35 V/Krpm or more when the supply of power is stopped satisfies 0.524≦H/L≦0.703.
US08705196B2 Storage device having degauss circuitry with separate control of degauss signal steady state and overshoot portions
A hard disk drive or other disk-based storage device comprises a storage disk, a write head configured to write data to the disk, and control circuitry coupled to the write head. The control circuitry comprises a write driver and degauss circuitry associated with the write driver. The degauss circuitry is configured to control a degauss signal waveform to be applied to the write head by the write driver, and comprises separate amplitude envelope control mechanisms for steady state and overshoot portions of the degauss signal waveform. The separate amplitude envelope control mechanisms may comprise, for example, separate steady state and overshoot controllers for controlling the amplitude envelope decay rates of the respective steady state and overshoot portions of the degauss signal waveform over the plurality of pulses.
US08705189B2 Emergency vision apparatus with closable hand opening
An emergency vision apparatus comprises an inflatable first enclosure, the first enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; and first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the first enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. The first enclosure includes a closable opening configured for insertion of a user's hand to allow the user to operate a touch sensitive screen or hardware disposed in front of the first clear member; and a sealable closure for closing the opening and sealing the opening around the user's hand.
US08705188B2 Lens barrel, imaging device and manufacturing method thereof
A lens barrel and imaging device with a low likelihood of optical characteristics being degraded by an impact from a fall or the like may be provided. A lens barrel including: a retention member that retains an optical system; and a first guide shaft that guides the retention member to be movable along an optical axis of the optical system, wherein the retention member includes, a first engaging portion that engages with the first guide shaft, and an abutting portion disposed at the opposite side of the optical axis from the side thereof at which the first engaging portion is disposed, at a position that is offset in the optical axis direction from the engaging portion, the abutting portion being abuttable against an abutted portion when a force in the optical axis direction is applied at least to the retention member.
US08705177B1 Integrated near-to-eye display module
A head mounted display (“HMD”) includes a frame assembly for wearing on a head of a user and an integrated display module mounted to the frame assembly within a peripheral viewing region of an eye of the user when the HMD is worn by the user. The integrated display module includes a display source for outputting a computer generated image (“CGI”), a lens system optically aligned with the display source to focus the CGI emitted from the integrated display module towards the eye, and an actuator coupled to adjust a focal distance of the lens system for changing an image depth of the CGI displayed to the user.
US08705173B2 Optical rangefinder and reticle system for variable optical power sighting devices
A reticle system for a variable optical power sighting device includes front and rear reticles proximate respective front and rear focal planes of the device. Range-compensating features are provided, such as a scale and a pair of bracketing marks formed in the rear reticle which cooperate with an indicator mark formed in the front reticle. The indicator mark is radially offset from the optical axis it appears to move in the field of view along the scale in response to adjustment of the optical power to thereby indicate a measurement corresponding to a size of a distant target subtended in the field of view by the bracketing marks. A two-part electronic reticle system is also disclosed utilizing similar principles of operation. The rear reticle and scale may be electroformed to reduce cost and improve light transmission relative to a glass reticle.
US08705164B2 Display apparatus
Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including first and second substrates, at least one of which has a light transmitting characteristic, as well as first and second electrodes provided on the two mutually facing surfaces of the first and second substrates respectively; and an electrophoretic device provided between the first and second substrates, wherein the first substrate and the first electrode each have an external edge folded back so as to cover at least a portion of a terminal surface of the second substrate.
US08705159B2 Microelectromechanical system with a center of mass balanced by a mirror substrate
MEMS and fabrication techniques for positioning the center of mass of released structures in MEMS are provided. In an embodiment, a mirror substrate is affixed to a member partially released from a first substrate and a through hole formed in the second substrate is accessed to complete release of the member.
US08705155B2 Multiple monochromatic print cartridge printing method separating distinct colour plane into plurality of fake colour planes to form fake colour image
A printing method includes the steps of: receiving a color image and separating the color image into a plurality of distinct color planes; dithering a first distinct color plane to obtain dot data for the first distinct color plane; dithering a second distinct color plane to obtain dot data for the second distinct color plane; providing the dot data for the first distinct color plane to a first print head cartridge for printing by a plurality of nozzle rows of the first print head cartridge; and providing the dot data for the second distinct color plane to a second print head cartridge positioned downstream from the first print head cartridge in a direction of print media propagation, the dot data for the second distinct color plane for printing by a plurality of nozzle rows of the second print head cartridge.
US08705153B2 Original reading apparatus reading image from original
A plurality of line sensors corresponding to a plualrity of color components receive reflected light passed through an imaging unit and convert the light into a plurality of color component data. A correcting unit performs color misalignment correction based on a reference color component for which resolution performance is lowest among the plurality of color component, on the color component data corresponding to other color components.
US08705152B2 System, medium, and method calibrating gray data
A system, medium, and method calibrating gray data. The system calibrating gray data includes a transformation unit to transform red, green, and blue (RGB) data of a source device into transformed color data of a different color space using a color appearance model, and a calibration unit to map a chroma value of gray data, corresponding to the transformed color data, in the different color space to a predetermined value to generate calibrated color space data.
US08705151B2 Imaging device calibration methods, imaging device calibration instruments, imaging devices, and articles of manufacture
Imaging device calibration methods, imaging device calibration instruments, imaging devices, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, an imaging device calibration method includes emitting light for use in calibration of an imaging device, providing an emission characteristic of the light, sensing the light using an image sensor of the imaging device, generating sensor data indicative of the sensing using the image sensor, and determining at least one optical characteristic of the imaging device using the generated sensor data and the emission characteristic for use in calibration of the imaging device, and wherein the at least one optical characteristic corresponds to the image device used to sense the light.
US08705144B2 Image processing method for three-dimensional printing
A relief print master is created by printing a sequence of layers on top of each other by an inkjet printing system. The top layer corresponds with the binary halftoned image that is to be printed by the print master and the lower intermediate layers are supporting layers. The features in a lower supporting layer have an area that is larger than the corresponding features in a higher supporting layer. A circular spread function is applied on the features of a higher intermediate layer to increase the area of the features in a lower intermediate layer. By using a sequence of two non-circular spread functions, the circular spread function is approximated and the number of required calculations can be reduced.
US08705139B1 Method for creating high resolution print media
A method for creating a high resolution print media using a display resolution screen image approval process, web-based ordering, web based checkout and payment, by an unskilled user to create a message of pre-process data and a display resolution image for rendering a high resolution image on a substrate.
US08705136B2 Method, computer program and print system for trapping print data
In a method or system for trapping print data with a plurality of respective objects, the objects being individually transferred into a bit map pixel file, at least one overfill is determined for the respective object relative to color regions bordering the respective object in the pixel file according to predetermined trapping rules. The object and the at least one overfill are inserted into the pixel file, wherein the object and the overfill are rastered in the pixel file upon insertion.
US08705129B2 Printing system that performs a color conversion process, printing method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium stored with printing program
A printing system of the present invention includes: a generating unit which performs a rasterizing process to print data while performing a color conversion process by applying a multi-dimensional lookup table for calibration, which is for matching a color of the image to be printed by a printing unit by combining base colors to a target color and for keeping the color of the image consistent, to generate image data; a storage unit which stores the image data; a calibration unit which applies a first one-dimensional lookup table for calibration to calibrate the color information of the image data at a first round of printing the image, and applies a second one-dimensional lookup table for calibration newer than the first one-dimensional lookup table for calibration to calibrate the color information of the image data at a second round of newly printing the image.
US08705128B2 Image processing device, printing device, image processing method, and image processing program
Provided is an image processing device for comparing a determination value adjusted by comparing the gradation values of pixels included in inputted image data and threshold values of a dither mask prepared in advance, and a corrected gradation value obtained by correcting the gradation value of the pixel by the diffusion error from an adjacent processed pixel; adjusting a determination value; generating dot data which indicate the presence or absence of the dot formation by applying error diffusion; and reducing the width of the adjustment of the determination value used in determining the dot formation so that the width of the adjustment is smaller in comparison with non-edge pixels in the case that a pixel is determined to be an edge pixel for which the difference in gradation value in relation to an adjacent pixel is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
US08705125B2 Printing system and print setting proposal method
A recommendation set content in a print setting item is proposed based on a print setting history of a print job in which a print instruction is given from an information processing apparatus and printing is performed in an image forming apparatus at time of print setting in the information processing apparatus. A printing system accumulates set contents of print setting items at time of print instruction in the information processing apparatus as a print setting history, for example, in a server, and at start of print setting or at time of print setting change in the information processing apparatus, searches recommendation setting candidates based on a predetermined recommendation basis from the set contents of print setting items at the start of the print setting or at the time of the print setting change, and displays the searched recommendation setting candidates on the information processing apparatus.
US08705124B2 Image forming apparatus, color-misregistration correcting method, and computer program product
An image forming apparatus includes recording heads for ejecting recording liquids of colors onto a recording medium. The apparatus includes a reference-patch forming unit that records a reference patch, the reference patch being formed by overlaying dot array patterns recorded with the recording liquids of different colors, the dot array patterns having no correlation therebetween; a detection-patch-group forming unit that records a detection patch group including detection patches, each of the detection patches being formed by overlaying dot array patterns recorded with the recording liquids of the different colors, the dot array patterns having a same cycle of regular dot array, the detection patches being allocated with different misregistration amounts of the dot array patterns; and a color-misregistration correcting unit that corrects color misregistration based on results of comparison between color tone of the reference patch and color tone of each of the detection patches.
US08705118B2 Threshold-based load balancing printing system
Disclosed is a system (700) for printing a page description comprising a set of instructions, conforming to an interface, to draw at least one object on a page. The system comprises a filter module (705) for simplifying the set of instructions to an output set of instructions that is a subset of the interface, and an output device (711) for printing said output set of instructions. The system also has a set of thresholds (915) and flags (913) controlling the method by which the filter module simplifies said set of instructions, the flags and thresholds being dependent on the capabilities of the output device.
US08705117B1 Hand-held printing device and method for tuning ink jet color for printing on colored paper
A hand-held printer is disclosed. The hand-held printer includes an image sensor configured to determine a color having plurality of color components associated with a print medium, an image processing module configured to process image data into a plurality of color layers; and a print module configured to receive information related to the plurality of color components from the image sensor and information related to the plurality of color layers from the image processing module. The print module being configured to enhance at least one of the plurality of color layers based on at least one of the corresponding plurality of color components associated with the print medium.
US08705114B2 Apparatus for jetting droplet and apparatus for jetting droplet using nanotip
The present invention provides a droplet jetting apparatus which jets fluid in a droplet shape. The apparatus includes a main body (100), which has a chamber (110) for containing fluid. The main body further has at least one nozzle (120) which communicates with the chamber and jets a droplet onto a printable matter, and a first electrode (130) which is formed on the inner surface of at least one selected from between the nozzle and the chamber by patterning treatment to make electrical contact with the fluid. The apparatus further includes a second electrode (140), which is provided between the nozzle and the printable matter and has a through hole, through which the droplet is jetted from the nozzle onto the printable matter, a power supply (200) which supplies a voltage applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a control unit (300) which controls the power supply.
US08705108B1 Non-transitory computer readable medium storing program for executing print image processing system
A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to function as a determination unit and a controller. The determination unit determines an amount of hardware computational resources of the computer to determine the number of interpretation units capable of being implemented by the determined amount of hardware computational resources. The controller controls which of a first print data processing device and a second print data processing device the computer is caused to function as, in accordance with the number determined by the determination unit.
US08705105B2 Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus outputs, when both bookbinding printing for outputting a book and a number of pages arranged on a surface of a sheet are set, a print product that a user can easily read by synchronizing an opening direction and an arrangement order.
US08705104B2 Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same
An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same which may prevent brokenness of data displayed on a display are provided. The image forming apparatus performs a read operation on data previously stored at a specific address of a storage unit of an LCD module or on data stored through a write operation. The image forming apparatus compares data acquired through the read operation and known data. If the data acquired through the read operation and the known data are different, the image forming apparatus adjusts a setup time of an enable signal to prevent brokenness of data due to incorrect timing of the enable signal.
US08705099B2 Information processing apparatus connectable to a server and a printer
An information processing apparatus connectable to a server which manages print data, and a printer which prints based on the print data receives the print data from the server, and transfers the received print data to the printer by each first data size. When a disconnection between the server and the information processing apparatus is detected, the information processing apparatus transfers the print data to the printer by each second data size smaller than the first data size.
US08705097B2 Internet applications and services for rendering digital content
Digital content rendering services provided over the Internet are disclosed. The service enables multiple concurrent users to log on and access server and applications in separate and protected sessions. The server may receive content objects and instructions for manipulating the content with an information apparatus operated by a user. The server may further receive job objects including at least one of authentication, payment, and subscription information. The server may generate output data related to the rendering job and the content, and send the output data to an output controller or media box, internally included or externally connected, to an output device for rendering, the output device may be a television, a display device, a sound device, or a printer. The service may send service confirmation to the information apparatus. The service may also store user's digital content at a node over the Internet for later access by the user.
US08705095B2 Print control apparatus, printing system, and computer readable medium storing program for utilizing plural interpreters for parallel processing of print jobs
A print control apparatus includes plural conversion units each of which is capable of activating plural drawing processing units that generate print data, a memory that stores a print instruction in a print queue, a judging unit that judges whether or not the number of pages of the print instruction is larger than a set threshold, an assigning unit that assigns the print instruction that has been judged to have a number of pages equal to or smaller than the set threshold to one or more of the plural conversion units, and a selecting unit that selects, if the assigning unit has assigned the print instruction having a number of pages equal to or smaller than the set threshold to one or more of the plural conversion units, a print instruction having a number of pages equal to or smaller than the set threshold.
US08705093B2 Control point, image forming apparatus and method for processing event
An image forming apparatus is provided, which includes a communication interface (CI) to search at least one connectable control point (CP), an event management unit to set event notification information for the CP found by the search, and if an event occurs in the image forming apparatus, to select the CP to receive a notification of the event based on the event notification information, a storage unit to store the set event notification information, and a digital living network alliance (DLNA) stack to control the CI so that the event is notified to the selected CP.
US08705087B2 Image forming apparatus and image forming method for rotating image data
An image forming apparatus includes an image data conversion unit configured to convert print data into bitmap data, a sheet feeding unit configured to store and feed a sheet on which printing is to be performed, a detecting unit configured to detect an orientation of the sheet in the sheet feeding unit, a print unit configured to print the bitmap data onto the sheet fed from the sheet feeding unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a data orientation in which pieces of pixel data of the bitmap data are arranged matches the sheet orientation detected by the detecting unit, and an image rotating unit configured to rotate the bitmap data when the determination unit determines that the data orientation does not match the sheet orientation, whereby the data orientation matches with the sheet orientation.
US08705085B2 Printer with power saving module and method for printing
A printer includes a data receiving unit, a print mechanism, a print controlling module and a power management module. The data receiving unit is capable of receiving a file from a client. The print mechanism is used for printing out the file into hard copy. The print controlling module is connected to the print mechanism for processing the file. The power management module is capable of detecting activity of the data receiving unit and supplying power to the printing controlling module and the print mechanism. When no file is received by the data receiving unit for a predetermined time, the power management module is capable of cutting off the power to print management module and the print mechanism.
US08705080B2 Automated print shop service capability determination
A print shop management method or system is used for a print shop. The method or system uses a knowledge base containing device data elements and service data elements. Each device data element represents a device in the print shop, and each service data element represents a service that may be implemented by one or more of the devices. A workflow management system implements an automated reasoner that, when a new device is added or one or more parameters of a device in the print shop are modified, uses semantic reasoning to select a service that may be implemented by the modified device, updates the knowledge base to include a new device element for the new or modified device; and automatically associates the new device element and the selected service.
US08705076B2 Printing system and method thereof
A printing system includes a host which includes a storage having one or more folders, establishes one of the folders as a target folder, and generates path information of the target folder, and an image forming apparatus to acquire a list of image files stored in the target folder based on the path information, to request thumbnail images corresponding to the image files on the list from the host, and to display the thumbnail images on a predetermined display unit by downloading the thumbnail images from the host. The host converts the image files stored in the target folder into the thumbnail images and transmits the thumbnail images to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus selects at least one among the thumbnail images and prints an image file corresponding to the selected thumbnail image by downloading the image file from the host.
US08705075B2 Image processing device having erase control
An image processing device comprises an image data input means 2, an image data storage means 12 for storing the image data being input, an image data processing means 6 having multiple processing modes for outputting the stored image data, and a image data erasing means for erasing the image data stored in the storage means 12. The device further comprises erase count control means 8, 14 for controlling the number of times for erasing image data capable of having the number of times of erase set arbitrarily according to the security level required for each mode, and capable of having the set number of times of erase changed in mid-flow. Confidentiality is protected by performing erase operations repeatedly to the region storing the unnecessary image data according to the security level.
US08705048B2 Spectral domain optical coherence tomography system
An optical coherence tomography device is disclosed for improved imaging. Reduced levels of speckle in the images generated by the device are obtained by forming a B-scan from a plurality of A-scans, wherein each resolution cell of the B-scan is generated through compounding of a subset of the A-scans and wherein at least some of the subset of A-scans are separated by at least half the diameter of a speckle cell both tangent to and orthogonal to the B-scan at that cell.
US08705042B2 Microscopy system, microscopy method and method of treating an aneurysm
A microscopy system and a microscopy method are provided for observing a fluorescent substance accumulated in a tissue. The microscopy system comprises a filter allowing to observe the tissue at a same time both with visible light and with fluorescent light. It is possible to observe a series of previously recorded fluorescent light images in superposition with the visible light images. An end of the series of images may be automatically determined. A thermal protective filter may be inserted into a beam path of an illuminating system at such automatically determined end of the series.
US08705041B2 Coaxial interferometer and inspection probe
An optical probe has optical components of an interferometer and includes an optical axis, at least one optical source for emitting light along an illumination path that is at least partially coaxial with the optical axis, a first beam splitter and a first lens. The first beam splitter intersects the optical axis and splits the light from the at least one optical source into a first beam for traveling along a reference path that is coaxial with the optical axis to a reference surface and a second beam for traveling along a test path that is coaxial with the optical axis to a specimen. The first lens is interposed along the reference path.
US08705034B2 Evaluation device and evaluation method
In an evaluation device, an analyzer is rotated so that the azimuth of the transmission axis of the analyzer has an inclination angle of 90 degrees±3 degrees with respect to the transmission axis of a polarizer. An imaging camera captures a regularly reflected image of a wafer under each condition, and an image processing unit evaluates the shape of a repeating pattern and detects dose defects and focus defects on the basis of the two images of the wafer captured by the imaging camera.
US08705032B2 Terahertz-infrared ellipsometer system, and method of use
The present invention relates to ellipsometer and polarimeter systems, and more particularly is an ellipsometer or polarimeter or the like system which operates in a frequency range between 300 GHz or lower and extending to higher than at least 1 Tera-hertz (THz), and preferably through the Infra-red (IR) range up to, and higher than 100 THz, including: a source such as a backward wave oscillator; a Smith-Purcell cell; a free electron laser, or an FTIR source and a solid state device; and a detector such as a Golay cell; a bolometer or a solid state detector; and preferably including a polarization state generator comprising: an odd bounce image rotating system and a polarizer, or two polarizers; and optionally including least one compensator and/or modulator, in addition to an analyzer.
US08705027B2 Optical defect amplification for improved sensitivity on patterned layers
A method for wafer defect inspection may include, but is not limited to: providing an inspection target; applying at least one defect inspection enhancement to the inspection target; illuminating the inspection target including the at least one inspection enhancement to generate one or more inspection signals associated with one or more features of the inspection target; detecting the inspection signals; and generating one or more inspection parameters from the inspection signals. An inspection target may include, but is not limited to: at least one inspection layer; and at least one inspection enhancement layer.
US08705021B2 Inspecting device, inspecting method, and method for manufacturing optical fiber
A detector sequentially detects intensity distribution of transmitted light which is transmitted through a center portion of a preform. A determining section determines at least one of a position of a through hole and a size thereof on the basis of a time series of a feature value in the intensity distribution.
US08705018B2 Arrangement for and method of examining gemstones
An arrangement for, and a method of, accurately determining at least one optical property, such as coverage and/or symmetry, of a gemstone, employ an energizable, stationary light source for directing light rays at different orientations to an uncovered table of the gemstone, and an energizable, stationary backlight spaced away from a culet of the gemstone. A controller energizes the light source to generate return light from the gemstone for each light ray, and energizes the backlight to illuminate the gemstone from behind. An imager images the return light as a plurality of frontlit images, and images the backlit gemstone as a backlit image. The controller processes at least one of the images to determine the optical property of the gemstone.
US08705009B2 Heat pipe, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A lithographic apparatus is provided that includes a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate, and a heat pipe to maintain the substrate holder at a substantially uniform temperature. The heat pipe has a chamber containing a liquid reservoir and a vapor space, and a heating element at least partly in contact with liquid in the chamber.
US08705007B2 Inspection apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and inspection method
For angular resolved spectrometry a radiation beam is used having an illumination profile having four quadrants is used. The first and third quadrants are illuminated whereas the second and fourth quadrants aren't illuminated. The resulting pupil plane is thus also divided into four quadrants with only the zeroth order diffraction pattern appearing in the first and third quadrants and only the first order diffraction pattern appearing in the second and third quadrants.
US08705003B2 Photosensing device for digital stereo spliced picture projection imaging and operation method thereof
A photosensing device for digital stereo spliced picture projection imaging comprises a base (16), a front (43) and a back (25) wall plates located on the base (16), an light sensing platform (24) located slidably on the base (16), an exposure head (1) located above the front (43) and the back (25) wall plates, a longitudinal moving mechanism for moving the exposure head (1), a lateral moving mechanism for connecting the longitudinal moving mechanism with the front (43) and the back (25) wall plates, a pushing equipment located on the light sensing platform (24), a paper feeder located on a side of the light sensing platform (24), and a paper discharging mechanism located on the other side of the light sensing platform (24). The invention improves the resolution and the quality of the digital stereo image effectively. The device has an advantage of automatic process operation. After projection and photosensitization, the photosensitive material is conveyed automatically to the flushing device to be flushed and dried.
US08705000B2 Illumination optics and projection exposure apparatus
An illumination optics illuminates an object field of a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography. The illumination optics include a condenser group of optical components which guide a bundle of useful light. An objective group of bundle-guiding components is arranged downstream of the condenser group. At least one component of the condenser group and at least one component of the objective group are displaceable for compensation of deviations of the object field, which is in an actual illumination state, from a desired illumination state.
US08704994B2 Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pixel areas, a plurality of spacers maintaining a distance between a first display panel and a second display panel, an insulating layer formed on the first display panel, and a plurality of contact holes formed in the insulating layer, and each contact hole connecting an upper conductive layer with a lower conductive layer, in which the pixel areas include a first pixel area group of pixel areas having the contact holes and a second pixel area group of pixel areas not including the contact holes, and the spacers are positioned in respective pixel areas of the second pixel area group and disposed at portions corresponding to where the contact holes are positioned in the pixel areas of the first pixel area group.
US08704991B2 Liquid crystal display device capable of compensatng for a resistance variation in a link unit
Provided is an LCD capable of compensating for a resistance variation in a link unit. The resistance variations in the gate lines, data lines and common lines are reduced to minimize the signal distortion in the LCD. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the image quality characteristics of the LCD. The resistance variation can be reduced by adjusting the number or the size of contact holes in the link unit.
US08704989B2 Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display is provided including: a display section including a plurality of pixels, a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed opposite to each other with liquid crystal therebetween in the display section, pixel electrodes which are provided over one of the first substrate and the second substrate on a pixel basis and which each do not have a slit or opening in plan view, and a common electrode which is formed over the pixel electrodes, with an organic interlayer film composed of an organic film therebetween, and which has a plurality of slits.
US08704982B2 Adhesive agent
Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive having excellent durability and reliability under high-temperature or high-humidity conditions, adhesion strength, workability, re-movability, and the ability to inhibit light leakage; a method for preparing the pressure-sensitive adhesive; a polarizer including the pressure-sensitive adhesive; and a liquid crystal display incorporating the polarizer.
US08704973B2 Optical sheet, backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same
Provided are an optical sheet, a backlight unit and an LCD device having the same. The backlight unit includes a first layer, a second layer, and a refractive pattern. The first layer has a larger refractivity than an air layer, and the second layer has a larger refractivity than the first layer. The refractive pattern is disposed at a boundary surface between the first layer and the second layer and has ridges and furrows that change a traveling path of light. The optical sheet refracts light at least three times to condense the light in a direction perpendicular to a light-exiting surface.
US08704970B2 Liquid crystal module and liquid crystal display
The present disclosure discloses a liquid crystal module and a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal module includes a plastic frame, a front frame as well as a liquid crystal display panel positioned therebetween. The front frame is a square frame made of a sheet formed by vacuum molding. The front frame and the plastic frame are cooperated with each other in order to fix the liquid crystal display panel. The front frame includes an elastic buckling part/elastic clamping buckle, and the plastic frame includes a clamping buckle/buckling part being interference fit with the elastic buckling part/elastic clamping buckle for fixing the liquid crystal display panel. The front frame of the present disclosure, shortens the developing period so as to reduce the cost for opening module of the liquid crystal module and further reduce the manufacturing cost of the liquid crystal display.
US08704966B2 Pixel array, active device array substrate and flat display panel
A pixel array including a pixel electrode and an active device is provided. The active device includes a gate, a channel layer, a source, a drain, a connection electrode, a first branch portion and a second branch portion. The gate is electrically connected with a scan line. The channel layer located at a side of the gate is electrically isolated from the gate. The source, the drain and the connection electrode are disposed on a part region of the channel layer. The first branch portion disposed on a part region of the channel layer is connected with an end of the connection electrode. The first branch portion surrounds the source located on the channel layer. The second branch portion disposed on a part region of the channel layer is connected with the other end of the connection electrode. The second branch portion surrounds the drain located on the channel layer.
US08704964B2 Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes: a bottom frame having a bent portion at an edge thereof; a light guide plate over the bottom frame, the light guide plate spaced apart from the bent portion by a gap; a light emitting diode (LED) assembly facing a side of the light guide plate, the LED assembly fixed to the bent portion; a main frame having a rectangular band shape over the bottom frame, the main frame having a rib corresponding to the gap; a liquid crystal panel over the light guide plate; and a top frame surrounding a front boundary portion of the liquid crystal panel, the top frame combined with the bottom frame and the main frame.
US08704961B2 Display element having a lens being formed as part of a translucent support substrate having a display disposed thereon
A display element and electronic element module according to the present invention is described, in which a lens is formed as part of a translucent support substrate having a display disposed thereon, the lens being formed on a part other than where the display is disposed, where an electronic element is disposed for the lens.
US08704955B2 Communication system, transmission device, reception device, communication method, program, and communication cable
The present invention relates to a communication system, a transmission device, a reception device, a communication method, a program, and a communication cable, whereby high-speed communication can be executed while maintaining compatibility. In the event that an HDMI® source 71 and an HDMI® sink 72 execute two-way IP communication using a CEC line 84 and a signal line 141, a switching control unit 121 controls a switch 133 to select a partial signal making up the differential signal from a conversion unit 131 at the time of transmitting data, and controls the switch 133 to select a partial signal making up a differential signal from a receiver 82 at the time of transmitting data, and in the case of executing two-way communication using the CEC line 84 alone, the switching control unit 121 controls the switch 133 to select the CEC signal from the HDMI® source 71 or receiver 82 with the switch 133. The present invention may be applied to HDMI®, for example.
US08704941B2 Focus detecting apparatus and control method thereof
An external AF focus detecting apparatus capable of achieving both good focus detection accuracy for a subject in a short distance and an appropriate amount of processing for a subject in a long distance is provided. In the case where the distance to the subject is less than a predetermined threshold value, with respect to accumulation pixels SA5 to SA25 selected in one of a pair of line sensors, pixels are selected in the other line sensor so as to include more pixels in the direction of shift of an optical image of a field of view, namely, pixels SB5 to SB29 are selected as accumulation pixels. Alternatively, pixels included in a range obtained by shifting by a predetermined number of pixels from the range of the accumulation pixels that have been selected in the one line sensor are selected as the accumulation pixels in the other line sensor.
US08704926B2 CMOS image sensor with selectable hard-wired binning
A CMOS image sensor allows for selectively outputting one of two vertical resolutions, e.g. 1080 to 720 lines. The scan conversion is implemented completely on the image sensor chip by using smaller sub-pixel cores, which can be electrically combined via switch transistors. A basic circuit of the CMOS image sensor has a number of pixel cells arranged in lines and columns. Each pixel cell has a photosensitive element that converts impinging light into electric charge and a first transfer element. The first transfer elements of m pixel cells arranged consecutively in the same column are arranged for transferring the charge generated in the respective m photosensitive elements during exposure to a single first charge storage element provided for the respective group of m pixel cells. In an exemplary embodiment the switching scheme allows for combining the signal information of either two or three vertically adjacent sub-pixel cores.
US08704923B2 Solid-state imager and signal processing system
A solid-state imager includes a pixel unit for converting incident light into an electrical signal, a substrate bearing the pixel unit formed thereon, an analog-to-digital converter, formed on the substrate, for converting a signal read from the pixel unit into a digital signal, an optical communication unit, arranged on the bottom surface of the substrate opposite the surface of the substrate bearing opposite the top surface of the substrate bearing the pixel unit receiving the incident light, for converting the digital signal converted by the analog-to-digital converter into a light signal and outputting the light signal, and a signal line for transferring the digital signal, converted by the analog-to-digital converter, to the optical communication unit arranged on the bottom surface of the substrate.
US08704922B2 Mosaic image processing method
A color imaging apparatus comprising: a single-plate color imaging element including color filters arranged on pixels arranged in horizontal and vertical directions where all colors are arranged in each line in the directions; weighted average filters with filter coefficients set in a local area extracted from a mosaic image acquired from the color imaging element corresponding to the weighted average filters so that proportions of sums of the filter coefficients of each color in the lines in the horizontal and vertical directions are equal; a weighted average calculation unit that calculates weighted average values of each color; a demosaicking processing unit that calculates a pixel value of another color at a pixel position of a target pixel of demosaicking processing and that interpolates a pixel value of the target pixel based on a color ratio or a color difference of the calculated weighted average values to calculate the pixel value.
US08704913B2 Image recording apparatus, image recording method, and storage medium storing program, for use in recording shot images
A map range determination unit determines a map range that includes all of the shooting locations of the image data items selected by the image selection unit. A map image creation unit creates a map image of a map range determined by the map range determination unit based on the map information. A superimposition unit superimposes symbols representing the shooting locations of the image data items selected by the image selection unit on a map image created by the map image creation unit. A index page insertion unit inserts a map image on which symbols have been superimposed by the superimposition unit into the electronic photo album in the form of an index page of the electronic photo album.
US08704910B2 Apparatus and method for classifying images
An image classification apparatus and method for Automatic White Balance (AWB) are provided. An input image is divided into blocks including pluralities of pixels. A hue value and a chroma value are calculated for each of the blocks. A color-changed block is detected by calculating, for each one of the blocks, differences between the hue and chroma values calculated for all blocks adjacent to the one of the blocks and the hue and chroma values calculated for the one of the blocks. A hue variance and a chroma variance are calculated for the entire input image if a number of the detected color-changed blocks is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The input image is determined as a non-monochromatic image, if the hue variance is greater than or equal to a second threshold or the chroma variance is greater than or equal to a third threshold.
US08704908B1 Method and apparatus for multiple zone statistics collection for digital image/video capture systems
A system includes a block module, a zone module, a statistics module, and a control module. The block module is configured to associate pixel values generated by pixel sensors of an image sensor with M regions. The zone module is configured to define N zones in the M regions. Each of the N zones includes an adjustable number of the M regions. N and M are integers greater than one and N is less than or equal to M. The statistics module is configured to gather statistics corresponding to the N zones. The control module is configured to adjust pixel values generated by the pixel sensors based on the statistics.
US08704905B2 Camera body and camera system
A camera body including a mirror controller configured to retract the reflecting mirror out of the optical path of the optical system when the reflecting mirror is in the first state of being in the optical path of the optical system and the moving picture photography mode is selected, in the still picture photography mode. The image recording controller is configured to perform the autofocusing operation by contrast method and make the recorder to record moving images depending on an instruction of the moving picture photography when the moving picture photography mode is selected and the mirror controller retracts the reflecting mirror out of the optical path of the optical system, in the still picture photography mode.
US08704903B2 Distributed vision system with multi-phase synchronization
This invention provides a system and method for synchronization of vision system inspection results produced by each of a plurality of processors that includes a first bank (that can be a “master” bank) containing a master vision system processor and at least one slave vision system processor. At least a second bank (that can be one of a plurality of “slave” banks) contains a master vision system processor and at least one slave vision system processor. Each vision system processor in each bank generates results from an image acquired and processed in a given inspection cycle. The inspection cycle can be based on an external trigger or other trigger signal, and it can enable some or all of the processors/banks to acquire and process images at a given time/cycle. In a given cycle. each of the multiple banks can be positioned to acquire an image of a respective region of a plurality of succeeding regions on a moving line. A synchronization process (a) generates a unique identifier and that passes a trigger signal with the unique identifier associated with the master processor in the first bank to each of the slave processor in the master bank and each of the master and slave processor and (b) receives consolidated results via the master processor of the second bank, having the unique identifier and consolidated results from the results from the first bank. The process then (c) consolidates the results for transmission to a destination if the results are complete and the unique identifier of each of the results is the same.
US08704899B2 Digital photographing apparatus and method for live view optical image stabilization
A digital photographing apparatus includes an optical system, an optical image stabilization (OIS) unit adapted to move the optical system, and a digital signal processor in communication with the OIS unit. The digital signal processor sets an operating ratio of the OIS unit by reducing the operating ratio to a previously set value of 100% or below after a still image or a moving picture is captured, and the OIS unit moves the optical system while a live view mode is turned on.
US08704875B2 Apparatus for generating real-time stereoscopic image and method thereof
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for generating a real-time stereoscopic image from depth map. According to the depth information of the image, a depth-image-based rendering (DIBR) algorithm is used to shift (or move) the position of the object in the image to generate the stereoscopic image with parallax. When the object is shifted (or moved) away from its original position, a hole will occur in the original position. Therefore an image inpainting algorithm is developed to fill the hole. In order to achieve the real-time application, a hardware architecture and method have been developed to accomplish the DIBR and image inpainting algorithm.
US08704862B2 Semiconductor composite device, method of manufacturing the same, optical print head and image forming apparatus
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor composite device, including steps of: preparing a substrate comprising circuit elements, which are part of a driving circuit; attaching an array of driven elements onto the substrate via a passivation layer, the array being formed of a semiconductor thin film having a crystal structure wherein the driven elements are arrayed to be driven by the driving circuit; and forming a metal wire by a photo-lithography method such that the circuit elements are electrically connected with the metal wire to form the driving circuit and the driving circuit is electrically connected to the driven elements with the metal wire.
US08704861B2 Display apparatus and method of driving the same
Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of driving the same. An image signal receiver sequentially outputs frames for image display. A local illumination calculation unit displays an image on a display unit based on the frames and calculates light emission amount of a light source provided for each section of a backlight unit. A frame interpolator generates sub-frames based on the frames and outputs the sub-frames and the frames. A pixel adjuster adjusts light transmittance of each pixel according to the brightness of each pixel and the amount of the light emitted from each section which is calculated by the local illumination calculation unit when the image is displayed based on the frames and the sub-frames sequentially output from a frame interpolator. Local illumination is realized without increasing the number of memory devices while a frame frequency is increased.
US08704854B2 Multifunction multimedia device
A method for interpreting messages, user-defined alert conditions, voice commands and performing an action in response is described. A method for annotating media content is described. A method for presenting additional content associated with media content identified based on a fingerprint is described. A method for identifying that an advertisement portion of media content is being played based on a fingerprint derived from the media content is described. A method of one media device recording particular media content automatically in response to another media device recording the particular media content is described. A method of concurrently playing media content on multiple devices is described. A method of publishing information associated with recording of media content is described. A method of deriving fingerprints by media devices that meet an idleness criteria is described. A method of loading, modifying, and displaying a high definition frame from a frame buffer is described. A method of recording or playing media content identified based on fingerprints is described.
US08704852B2 Methods for generating one or more composite image maps and systems thereof
A method, computer readable medium, and system for generating a composite image map includes obtaining a plurality of sprites for an application page and determining coordinates of each of the obtained plurality of sprites. A composite image map is generated based on the obtained plurality of sprites and the determined coordinates.
US08704849B2 Display control apparatus and display control method
A display control apparatus displays image data pieces based on an array in which the image data pieces are sorted in accordance with a specified rule. The display control apparatus extracts, with use of one image data piece from the array as a reference, image data pieces at a set interval from the image data pieces arranged in the array, and arranges and displays the extracted image data pieces that include the reference image data piece on a screen of a display unit based on an order of the array. If the reference image data piece or the interval used in the extraction of the image data pieces has been changed based on an instruction from a user, the display on the display unit is changed with use of the new reference and interval.
US08704838B2 Load balancing in multiple processor rendering systems
Methods and systems for allocating workloads in a pixel sequential rendering system comprising a plurality of processors are disclosed. Such workloads typically comprise a raster pixel image comprising a plurality of graphical objects. For each scan line (540) of the raster pixel image (510), edges of the plurality of graphical objects (520, 525) that intersect with a current scan line (540) of the raster pixel image (510) are identified in a predetermined order. Spans of pixel locations on the current scan line, each defined by an adjacent pair of edges of the identified edges, are divided into segments (503, 504), one of which comprises varying pixel values. The segments (503, 504) are allocated independently of existing workloads of the processors to respective ones of the processors or processor cores for rendering.
US08704830B2 System and method for path rendering with multiple stencil samples per color sample
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for improving path rendering on computer systems by efficiently representing and computing sub-pixel coverage for path objects. A stencil buffer is configured to store multiple stencil samples per pixel stored in an image buffer. The stencil samples undergo stencil testing to produce a set of Boolean values per pixel, which collectively define a geometric coverage percentage for the pixel. The coverage percentage is used to modulate a color value for the pixel. The modulated color value is then blended into the image buffer as an anti-aliased pixel. This technique advantageously enables efficient anti-aliasing for path rendering.
US08704827B2 Cumulative buffering for surface imaging
The description relates to surgical computer systems, including computer program products, and methods for cumulative buffering for surface imaging. A display image is buffered that has been saved from a previous update. A model representing a tool is subtracted from the buffered display image. The subtracted display image is displayed using a CSG technique at a fixed angle. The subtracted display image is saved. This process is repeated so that the displayed image is cumulatively changed with each change in location of the model representing the tool.
US08704824B2 Integrated history-free and history-based modeling
A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a model tree that defines a three-dimensional (3D) model. The model tree includes a history-free parent node that defines a complex 3D model and a plurality of history-based child nodes that define additional features that modify the complex 3D model. The method includes computing the 3D model, where the computed 3D model combines the parent node and the child nodes. The method includes displaying the computed 3D model as the complex 3D model modified by the additional features defined by the child nodes.
US08704822B2 Volumetric display system enabling user interaction
A volumetric display system which enables user interaction is described. In an embodiment, the system consists of a volumetric display and an optical system. The volumetric display creates a 3D light field of an object to be displayed and the optical system creates a copy of the 3D light field in a position away from the volumetric display and where a user can interact with the image of the object displayed. In an embodiment, the optical system involves a pair of parabolic mirror portions.
US08704820B2 Image display method and image display device
The present invention discloses a method for displaying a picture comprising: calculating a static quality score S of a picture to be displayed based on static parameters of the picture and static parameters of a display module displaying the picture; calculating a dynamic quality score D of the picture based on dynamic parameters of the picture; calculating a quality score Score of the picture based on the static quality score S of the picture and the dynamic quality score D of the picture; calculating a display time T for displaying the picture based on the quality score Score of the picture; and the display module displaying the picture according to the display time T. The present invention further discloses a device for displaying a picture.
US08704813B2 Integrated circuit device and electronic apparatus
An integrated circuit device generates drive waveforms which can be adapted to a plurality of panels by a function of setting a repetition period, the function setting which of periods in a drive waveform pattern is to be repeated, and a function of setting the number of times, the function setting what number of times the set period is to be repeated.
US08704800B2 Photo element and driving method thereof and liquid crystal display
A photo element includes a capacitor, a switch thin film transistor (TFT), a charge thin film transistor, and a photo thin film transistor. A voltage is charged to the capacitor through the charge TFT, and the output voltage of the capacitor is read through the readout line. The photo-induced current will affect the output voltage of the capacitor; therefore it is employed to determine whether the photo element is touched. Later, a reverse-biased voltage is applied to the photo TFT, such that the threshold voltage and sensitivity of the photo TFT can be maintained.
US08704798B2 Detecting method and device for capacitive touch screen
A detecting device and method for a capacitive touch screen is proposed. The present invention employs a multiple-electrode driving mode, which sequentially drives sets of driving electrodes among driving electrodes. A reduced image is generated from the signals of a plurality of detecting electrodes. In addition, a single-electrode driving mode is employed to drive the first and the last driving electrodes, respectively, thereby obtaining first- and second-side 1D sensing information for single-electrode driving from the signals of the detecting electrodes, respectively. An expanded image can be generated based on the first-side 1D sensing information for single-electrode driving, the reduced image and the second-side 1D sensing information for single-electrode driving in order to detect approaches or touches made by external conductive objects to the capacitive touch screen.
US08704789B2 Information input apparatus
An information input apparatus including a user interface that detects a first input operation and a processor that assigns information to each of a plurality of directions from a position centered at the first input operation detected by the user interface. The user interface detects a second input operation corresponding to one of the plurality of directions, and the processor selects information assigned to the one of the plurality of directions as an input.
US08704787B2 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a contact detection unit capable of detecting a plurality of contact coordinates on an operation surface, and outputting a contact detection signal as a detection result, a load detection unit for detecting a load applied to the operation surface, and a coordinate estimation unit, wherein when a load detection result provided by the load detection unit satisfies a pressed coordinate retrieval condition, the coordinate estimation unit estimates a pressed coordinate from among the plurality of contact coordinates on the operation surface, on the basis of at least the contact detection signal.
US08704783B2 Easy word selection and selection ahead of finger
The described embodiments allow for the selection of content in a touch screen display. The method includes detecting a single tap on a word of text in a text editing field in a touch screen, and responsive to the single tap selecting the word of text in whole. In another embodiment additional content can be selected. Contact with selected content displayed in a touch screen can be detected. The contact with the touch screen can be detected moving in a direction along the selected content. Additional content is selected by selecting a word of text adjacent to the selected content being contacted.
US08704774B2 Method for controlling partial lock in portable device having touch input unit
A control method for providing a partial lock function in a portable device having a touch input unit and a lock key is provided. The control method includes entering a first lock state; determining whether an input of the lock key is received; determining, if an input of the lock key is received, which one of a second lock state and a third lock state is selected; and setting a lock state of the portable device to the selected lock state. Each of the first, second and third lock states is different from the other two lock states and is one of an entire lock state, a partial lock state and an entire unlock state. The input means may be a touchpad, a touchscreen and an optical jog, and at least one input manner is a touch or a sweep. The partial lock state may be a state in which a lock and an unlock function are provided according to the types or input manners of the touch input unit.
US08704767B2 Environmental gesture recognition
A data-holding subsystem. The data-holding subsystem includes instructions stored thereon that when executed by a logic subsystem in communication with the data-holding subsystem: receive one or more signals, determine a sensor type for each signal of the one or more signals, identify a sensor type specific pattern corresponding to a motion gesture in at least one of the signals, and generate a gesture message based on the motion gesture. The gesture message may be usable by an operating system of a computing device that includes the data-holding subsystem to provide a system-wide function usable by one or more application programs of the computing device to provide an application specific function.
US08704753B2 Electrophoresis display device and a method for controlling the driving electrophoresis display elements of an electrophoresis display device
An electrophoresis display device includes electrophoresis display elements, corresponding to pixels of a display unit, each having a structure where a dispersion medium containing electrophoresis particles is interposed between a common electrode and a pixel electrode, a driving unit that applies a voltage between the common electrode and the pixel electrodes and drives the electrophoresis display elements, and a control unit that controls the driving unit. An image rewrite period, during which a rewrite display operation is performed on the electrophoresis display elements, includes a reset period and an image signal introducing period. During the image signal introducing period, the electrophoresis display elements are driven with a first data input pulse and a second data input pulse.
US08704745B2 Driving device and driving method for liquid crystal display
A driving device and a driving method for a liquid crystal display are provided. The driving device includes a memory unit, a comparator, a compensation unit, and a selector. The memory unit provides a storage image and a previous comparison result. The comparator compares a present image with the storage image and outputs a present comparison result. The compensation unit processes the present image according to the storage image to generate a plurality of processed present images. The selector selects and outputs one of the present image and the processed present images according to the previous comparison result and the present comparison result. Thereby, the space required in the memory unit is reduced and the image display quality is improved.
US08704737B1 Method of driving pixel element in active matrix display
A method of driving a pixel element an active matrix display. The method inducing a change of the bias voltage of the first transistor towards the threshold voltage thereof with a current passing through a resistive element in the pixel element to cause the bias voltage of the first transistor at time t linearly depend upon an exponential decaying function exp(−t/τ) with a predetermined time constant τ. The method also includes terminating light emitted from the light-emitting element after the bias voltage of the first transistor becomes substantially close to the threshold voltage of the first transistor.
US08704735B2 Display method of plasma display apparatus and plasma display apparatus
A display method of a plasma display apparatus to which primary color video signals are inputted and which carries out color display by letting phosphors for primary colors emit light is provided. The display method displays the primary color video signals by changing a gray level of an output primary color video signal in accordance with a gray level of an input primary color video signal. When each gray level of the inputted primary color video signals changes from a first value to a second value which is larger than the first value, a gray level of a primary color video signal for a phosphor having the largest influence of luminance saturation properties among the phosphors is increased relative to a gray level of the other primary color video signal.
US08704727B2 Compact multibeam antenna
The invention relates to a multibeam antenna for emitting/receiving a radiofrequency signal in a plurality of directions in at least one frequency band, the antenna including: a floorplan (P); a dielectric substrate (11) having a permittivity (∈1), the substrate (11) being arranged on the floorplan (P); and a plurality of assemblies (Ei) of antenna elements arranged on the substrate (11), each assembly (Ei) corresponding to a direction of the antenna. The antenna according to the invention is characterized in that said antenna also includes a dielectric superstate (12), having a higher permittivity (∈2) than the permittivity (∈1) of the substrate (11), arranged on the assemblies (Ei) of antenna elements, and in that the assemblies (Ei) are interleaved one under the other so as to form a column, the assemblies (Ei) corresponding to a single antenna direction being separated by a number of assemblies equal to the number of antenna directions.
US08704726B2 Antenna apparatus and base station apparatus
Two types of array antennas having different down tilt angles are used separately between the outside and inside of the cell in consideration of the transmission mode. A base station apparatus is a base station apparatus that performs wireless communications with a mobile station apparatus, and has a first array antenna 201 having a down tilt angle of θ1 to perform MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output), and a second array antenna 202 having a down tilt angle of θ2 smaller than that of the first array antenna 201 to perform beam forming.
US08704725B2 Capacitive grounded RF coaxial cable to airstrip transition, and antenna thereof
The present invention provides a capacitive grounded RF coaxial cable to airstrip transition which comprises a conductive ground plane, an insulating gasket, a reflector plate and an insulating fixing component. The conductive ground plane, the insulating gasket and the reflector plate are attached uniformly and tightly in sequence and fixed together by the insulating fixing component. The outer surface of the conductive ground plane is connected conductively with the outer conductor of the RF coaxial cable. Preferably, the conductive ground plane is a metal plate and the insulating gasket is a plastic gasket. The capacitive grounded RF coaxial cable to airstrip transition further comprises at least one perforation penetrating the conductive ground plane, the insulating gasket and the reflector plate in sequence. The insulating fixing component includes at least one insulating rivet and at least one conductive supporting piece is arranged on the outer surface of the conductive ground plane. The present invention further provides an antenna comprising this transition. Therefore the present invention is designed skillfully, simple in structure, simple and convenient to assemble, has a low cost, avoids metals' direct contact to obviate the difficulty of maintaining the constant surface pressure, and realizes the grounding without producing third-order intermodulation, to completely eliminate unstable factors, and therefore is suitable for large-scale popularization.
US08704724B2 Method and arrangement for a low radar cross section antenna
A low-radar cross section antenna structure for an active electrically scanned antenna including an active electrically scanned antenna enclosure and at least two antenna elements. The antenna elements are arranged to be mounted on a front surface of the active electrically scanned antenna enclosure and embedded in a lightweight structure. The front surface and side surfaces of the active electrically scanned antenna enclosure and the antenna elements are arranged to be covered with the lightweight structure. A thin laminate is arranged to cover an outer top surface and an outer side surface of the lightweight structure. Parts of the lightweight structure are arranged to be doped with a lossy material having dielectric, magnetic and/or resistive losses, thus making these parts of the lightweight structure absorbing for electromagnetic radiation.
US08704717B2 Satellite dish snow shield
The satellite dish snow shield is an add-on device that is designed to fit most commercially produced satellite dish sizes and shapes, and self-aligns as it is installed. This snow shield is a solid curved hood-shaped barrier that attaches at the top of the satellite dish and extends out at a relatively perpendicular angle from the face of the satellite dish. In this way, the snow shield prevents snow build-up and signal disruption by catching and diverting failing snow before it reaches the face of the satellite dish. This satellite snow shield does not, in any way, shroud the actual face of the satellite dish (antenna). Snow falling on these shroud type devices can themselves collect snow in a way that will eventually cause signal loss. However, no matter how much snow accumulates on the snow shield, my device continues to allow for a clear and unobstructed satellite signal to reach the dish (antenna). Due to the unique tab and clip system, my snow shield is a true snap-on device that requires no screws, nuts, bolts or tools of any kind to install and secure into place.
US08704714B2 Surface mount module embedded antenna
An apparatus includes a dielectric sheet, and an antenna structure. The antenna structure comprises a first conductive portion located on an exterior surface of the dielectric sheet and a second conductive portion buried in the dielectric sheet and configured for coupling to a return portion of the wireless communication circuit. The second conductive portion includes a plane area adjacent to the first conductive portion in a region proximal to the feed portion and separated from the first conductive portion by a portion of the dielectric sheet, a curved transition portion, the transition portion including a lateral width that tapers along the length of the second conductive portion, and a distal portion comprising two parallel conductive strips, the distal portion electrically coupled to the plane area via the curved transition portion, wherein the parallel conductive strips are thinner in lateral width than the plane area.
US08704711B2 Wireless cable
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for enhancing link integrity between two wireless cable devices through automatic link acquisition and tracking. Embodiments of the invention utilize inexpensive motors and control components to automatically enhancing signal strength between a first wireless cable device and a second wireless cable device. Either the first wireless cable device, the second wireless cable device, or both may include an omnidirectional wireless antenna. Alternatively, the first wireless cable device, the second wireless cable device, or both may include a directional antenna. In another embodiment, the first wireless cable device, the second wireless cable device, or both may include both an omnidirectional antenna and a directional antenna.
US08704704B2 Motor vehicle radar system, and method for determining speeds and distances of objects
Presented is a method for determining speeds (vr14, vr16) and distances (r14, r16) of objects (14, 16) relative to a radar system (12) of a motor vehicle (10), wherein a coverage area (EB) of the radar system (12) is divided into at least two part-areas (TB1, TB2, TB3), the coverage area (EB) is examined for reflecting objects (14, 16) in successive measuring cycles (MZ1, MZ2; MZi, MZi+1), wherein radar signals received in a measuring cycle (MZ1, MZ2; MZi, MZi+1) are processed separated in accordance with part-areas (TB1, TB2, TB3) and processed signals are assembled to form a total result differentiated in accordance with spatial directions. The method is characterized in that from signals received in a first measuring cycle (MZ1; MZi), hypotheses for the distance (r14, r16) and speed (vr14, vr16) of reflecting objects (14, 16) are formed and the hypotheses are validated in dependence on signals received in at least one further measuring cycle (MZ2; MZi+2). Furthermore, a radar system (12) is presented which carries out such a method.
US08704702B2 Method for estimating an object motion characteristic from a radar signal, a computer system and a computer program product
The invention relates to a method for estimating an object motion characteristic from a radar signal. The method comprises the step of receiving radar data of an object from a multiple beam radar system. Further, the method comprises the steps of associating radar data with estimated height and/or cross-range information of object parts causing the corresponding radar data and fitting an object model with radar data being associated with a selected estimated height and/or cross-range information interval. The method also comprises the step of determining an object motion characteristic from the fitted object model.
US08704700B2 Passive bird-strike avoidance systems and methods
Systems and methods for providing passive bird-strike avoidance. A passive L-band receiver system is located on an aircraft. The system includes a processor and an antenna having an array of four or more elements. The antenna configured to receive L-band signals. The processor receives the L-band signals from the antenna, determines if the received L-band signals indicate a target, determines distance, direction of travel and speed of any determined targets, determines if the target is a flock of birds based on the determined speed and determines if a hazard condition exists based on the distance, direction and speed.
US08704698B2 Universal remote control apparatus, system for controlling universal remote control, and method for the same based on batch instruction
Disclosed are a universal remote control apparatus, a system for controlling a universal remote control, and a method for the same based on a batch instruction, in which at least one device is selected using a pointing scheme performed by a user, and a standard control command is acquired from the selected device, thereby automatically generating the batch instruction. The universal remote control apparatus, which includes a device selection unit for receiving, from a user, a selection input with respect to a first device and a second device; a pointer providing unit for providing a pointer for selecting the first device and the second device; and a batch instruction-generation unit for generating a batch instruction for controlling the first device and the second device based on device information with respect to the first device and the second device.
US08704693B1 Signal interface system and method
A signal interface system and method of interfacing signal input sources with user output destination devices are provided. The signal interface system is configurable to accept one of a plurality of types of inputs. The signal interface system includes a common section, and a module section including two or more monitor modules. The two or more monitor modules condition a received signal for consumption by a user output destination device. The common input section allows monitor modules to be removed without impacting the function of other monitor modules in the system. The signal interface accepts either discrete inputs or process variable current inputs.
US08704692B2 Digital to analog converter
N upper-side resistors and N lower-side resistors are severally associated with respective bits of a digital input code. Each resistance value is weighted in an essentially binary manner according to the corresponding bit. N upper-side switches are each arranged in parallel with a corresponding upper-side resistor, and each is configured such that its on/off state is controlled according to the corresponding bit. N lower-side switches are each arranged in parallel with a corresponding lower-side resistor, and each is configured such that its on/off state is controlled according to logical inversion of the corresponding bit.
US08704687B2 Code set conversion management optimization
A management module registers a request to convert code from a first code set to a second code set, identifies a code set converter (CSC), determines whether a most recently used CSC is the identified CSC and, in response to determining that the most recently used CSC is not the identified CSC, locates a user-preferred CSC pool comprising a subset of locally stored CSCs each corresponding to a preference index. The management module, in response to determining that the identified CSC is located within the user-preferred CSC pool, searches the user-preferred CSC pool for the identified CSC, loads the identified CSC, initiates the identified CSC that converts the code from the first code set to the second code set, modifies usage data for the identified CSC, and orders the user-preferred CSC pool based on a preference index for each CSC stored in the CSC pool.
US08704682B1 Object detection to determine road priority
Embodiments relate to road priority and driving directions. In one embodiment, a system includes an object detector module configured: (i) to detect objects of a type in photographic images associated with first and second tracks, and (ii) to determine a first number of times objects of the type appear in photographic images geocoded along the first track, and a second number of times objects of the type appear in photographic images geocoded along the second track. The system also includes a priority score module configured: (i) to generate a first priority score associated with the first track based at least on the first number, and (ii) to generate a second priority score associated with the second track based at least on the second number. The system further includes a driving direction module configured: (i) to select a driving route that includes the track associated with a greater priority score.
US08704677B2 Reliable downhole data transmission system
A downhole signal transmission system provides electric radiofrequency signals that are coupled to electrically conductive or non-conductive fluids through electrical insulators. A plurality of signal repeaters are tuned to the frequencies of the radiofrequency signals, and a plurality of transmission lines terminated by resonance circuits are also provided such that the terminating resonance circuits resonate on the frequencies of the electric radiofrequency signals. The plurality of signal repeaters and plurality of transmission elements are arranged to be redundant such that a failure of one or more of the signal repeaters or a failure of one or more of the transmission elements does not substantially affect the operation of the data transmission system. The signal repeaters and transmission elements also are arranged such that a failure of any of the signal repeaters or a failure of any of the transmission elements is communicated to the surface.
US08704675B2 Obtaining user assistance
An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that detects a first electronic device in a proximity to a second electronic device; and obtains an end user assistance corresponding to an at least substantially common aspect of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
US08704650B1 Tractor-trailer coupling detection
To test whether a trailer is coupled to a tractor when the tractor ignition switch is off, a test switch in the trailer connects a high-impedance power source in a trailer to a line carrying energy from the tractor ignition switch to the trailer's electrical load, and measures the voltage at the line. A high voltage indicates a connection only to the electrical load in the trailer and thus a decouple. A low voltage indicates a measurement of the electrical loads in both trailer and tractor and hence a coupling.
US08704649B2 Vibrotactile device and method using the same
Disclosed herein is a vibrotactile device intuitively providing information by inducing a tactile sense to a user, and a method using the same. The device according to an embodiment includes a vibrating contact panel contacting with a user's hand; a plurality of vibratory modules that are attached to the lower part of the vibrating contact panel and vibrate with different intensities according to the amount of supplied power; and a plurality of vibration isolating links that are coupled, respectively, to an end of each of the modules to support the modules and to isolate the vibration from the modules.
US08704641B2 Method and communication system for controlling communication distance of RF SIM card with the aid of tag identification
A method and RF SIM card communication system using a tag recognition to control the RF communication range, a tag for providing data information is installed on a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF SIM card, a tag reader module for reading out and transmitting the data information is installed on an RF card reader device, setting a card reading condition for the card reader device as: under the condition that the tag reader module reads out the tag data information, the RF card reader module, based on the data information of the tag, establishes wireless communication link with and transfers data to the RF SIM card in the mobile terminal. The present invention is not affected by the shielding effect of the mobile communication terminal, thereby avoids the cumbersome calibration process for the RF SIM card transceiver power and receiver sensitivity in existing technologies, this both brings convenience to the users, and further facilitates of widespread use of RF SIM cards.
US08704639B2 Management control of household appliances using RFID communication
A method and system for communicating with an associated home appliance having a micro-controller includes providing a master device that emits a signal in response to data indicative of energy operational costs. One or more RFID tags receive the master device signal. The RFID tag(s) are connected to the associated home appliance micro-controller to control the operational mode of the home appliance. Preferably, four RFID tags are responsive to four distinct frequency signal emitted by the master device and are representative of different modes of operation for the associated home appliance.
US08704626B2 System and method for moving an object
An improved system and method for moving an object includes a first correlated magnetic structure associated with a first object and a second correlated magnetic structure associated with a second object. The first and second correlated magnetic structures are complementary coded to achieve a peak attractive tensile force and a peak shear force when their code modulos are aligned thereby enabling magnetic attachment of the two objects whereby movement of one object causes movement of the other object as if the two objects were one object. Applying an amount of torque to one correlated magnetic structures greater than a torque threshold causes misalignment and decorrelation of the code modulos enabling detachment of the two objects. The number, location, and coding of the correlated magnetic structures can be selected to achieve specific torque characteristics, tensile force characteristics, and shear force characteristics.
US08704623B2 Reconfigurable harness board
An apparatus including a harness board and a clamp removably connected to the harness board with a magnetic field. The magnetic field permits the clamp to be removed from the harness board. Also, a post is removably connected to the harness board using a magnetic field, and the magnetic field permits the post to be removed from the harness board.
US08704607B2 Pulse modulated RF power control method and pulse modulated RF power supply device
The pulse modulated RF power control method includes an output amplitude control step for controlling amplitude of a pulse output, and a duty control step for controlling a duty ratio of the pulse output. The output amplitude control step performs a constant amplitude control to control an amplitude value of the pulse output so that the amplitude value becomes equal to a set amplitude value. The constant amplitude control according to the output amplitude control, for instance, gives a feedback of the amplitude value of the pulse output outputted by the power control, obtains a difference value between the feedback value and the set amplitude value, and controls the amplitude value of the pulse output so that the difference value becomes zero.
US08704602B2 Two-point modulation device using voltage controlled oscillator, and calibration method
A modulation section including a feedback circuit configured to conduct feedback control of an output signal from a voltage controlled oscillator based on an inputted modulation signal, and a feed-forward circuit configured to calibrate the modulation signal and outputting the calibrated modulation signal to the voltage controlled oscillator; a signal output section configured to output, to the modulation section, a predetermined reference signal instead of the modulation signal when a calibration is conducted; and a gain correction section configured to, in a state where the feedback circuit is forming an open loop, calculate a frequency transition amount of the reference signal outputted by the voltage controlled oscillator, and correct a gain used for calibrating the modulation signal at the feed-forward circuit based on the calculated frequency transition amount.
US08704601B2 Class E power amplifier
The present invention includes a class-E power amplifier, comprising a driver stage (DS) including a first power amplifier with transistors, to which an input signal is inputted; a main stage (MS), including a second power amplifier with transistors, whose input is connected to the output of the DS; and a first LC resonator whose one end is connected to the output of the DS and the other end to the ground as an AC equivalent circuit and a second LC resonator whose one end is connected to the input of the MS and the other end to the ground as an AC equivalent circuit. In accordance with the present invention, as the voltage stress is reduced on the CMOS class-E power amplifier, the application of the high power supply voltage may be allowed and therefore the load impedance may be high while the same efficiency is maintained.
US08704600B2 Power amplifier
A power amplifier includes an input terminal into which an input signal is input; a first amplification element amplifying the input signal; a second amplification element amplifying an output signal of the first amplification element; an output terminal from which an output signal of the second amplification element is output; a first matching circuit connected between an output of the second amplification element and the output terminal; a first switch connected between an output of the first amplification element and an input of the second amplification element; a second switch having a first end connected to the output of the first amplification element, and a second end; and a second matching circuit having a first end connected to the second end of the second switch, and a second end directly connected to the output of the second amplification element.
US08704589B2 Reference voltage circuits
A reference voltage circuit corrects for bandgap voltage shifts induced during fabrication. The reference voltage circuit generates a reference voltage using first and second base-emitter pairs. The reference voltage circuit sums the voltage across the first base-emitter pair with a difference voltage. During a first time period, the difference voltage is the voltage across the first base-emitter pair minus the voltage across the second base-emitter pair, and during a second time period, the difference voltage is the voltage across the second base-emitter pair minus the voltage across the first base-emitter pair.
US08704582B2 High linearity mixer using a 33% duty cycle clock for unwanted harmonic suppression
A mixer circuit is disclosed. The mixer circuit comprises a plurality of mixer elements, wherein there are non-overlapping clock signals provided to the plurality of mixer elements which have a duty cycle of 33⅓ percent. Outputs signals of the mixer elements do not contain third order harmonic content of the non-overlapping clock signals. The third-order harmonic of the mixer is eliminated by using mixer which uses voltage sampling on non-overlapping clocks and thereby achieves high linearity. The mixer circuit is further expanded to remove the I-Q image and even order harmonics.
US08704553B2 Low voltage comparator circuits
Circuits that operate with power supplies of less than 1 Volt are presented. More particularly, circuits that operate with supply voltages near or lower than the threshold voltage of the transistors in those circuits are presented. Various circuits and embodiments such as operational transconductance amplifiers, biasing circuits, integrators, continuous-time sigma delta modulators, track-and-bold circuits, and others are presented. The techniques and circuits can be used in a wide range of applications and various transistors from metal-oxide-semiconductor to bipolar junction transistors may implement the techniques presented herein.
US08704551B2 Semiconductor device and a display device
A standard cell used for the logic synthesis and the routing of layout is configured by a logic circuit on an output side and a logic circuit on an input side, and a driving capacity of the logic circuit on the output side is made large while gate input capacitance of the logic circuit on the input side is made small.
US08704536B2 Lateral displacement and rotational displacement sensor
A position measuring sensor formed from opposing sets of capacitor plates measures both rotational displacement and lateral displacement from the changes in capacitances as overlapping areas of capacitors change. Capacitances are measured by a measuring circuit. The measured capacitances are provided to a calculating circuit that performs calculations to obtain angular and lateral displacement from the capacitances measured by the measuring circuit.
US08704533B2 Method and apparatus to measure differential phase and frequency modulation distortions for audio equipment
A testing method or apparatus utilizes multiple frequencies applied to a device under test for measuring newly discovered frequency modulation effects. An embodiment may include a lower frequency signal with a smaller amplitude higher frequency signal to test a dynamic change in frequency response, gain, and or phase. This dynamic test can reveal frequency modulation effects. Another embodiment may include the use of a multiple frequency signal to dynamically induce a time varying phase or frequency distortion for the device that has differential phase distortion. The device's output is then measured with an FM detector or spectrum analysis system to measure a shift in one of the frequencies used in the test signal or to measure frequency modulation effects of any signals, including distortion products, from the device. Yet another embodiment of the invention may include biasing a device with a voltage to span the output voltage range of the device while measuring harmonic or intermodulation distortion or phase or frequency response at the various operating points.
US08704521B2 NMR analyzers for clinical evaluation of biosamples
The clinical analyzers automatically electronically monitor selected parameters and automatically electronically adjust parameters to maintain the analyzer within desired operational ranges. The clinical NMR analyzers can be configured as a networked system with a plurality of clinical NMR analyzers located at different use sites.
US08704520B2 Radio frequency coil and apparatus
A radio frequency (RF) coil for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a first end ring, a second end ring, and a plurality of rungs electrically coupled between the first and second end rings, each rung including a first rung portion formed from a plurality of conductors and a second rung portion formed from a single solid conductor. A resonance assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and an MRI imaging system are also described herein.
US08704515B2 Magnetic resonance specimen evaluation using multiple pulsed field gradient sequences with a wavenumber magnitude local minimum and restricted compartment estimation
Using pulsed-field-gradient (PFG) sequences, the sizes of the pores in ordered porous media can be estimated from the “diffraction” pattern that the signal attenuation curves exhibit. A different diffraction pattern is observed when the experiment is extended to a larger number (N) of diffusion gradient pulse pairs. Differences in the characteristics of attenuation curves also permit distinguishing different pore shapes and distributions using the N-PFG technique. Using an even number of PFG pairs, an approximation to the average pore size can be obtained even when the sample contains pores with a broad distribution of sizes. Multi-PFG sequences can also be used to differentiate free and multi-compartment diffusion, and to estimate compartment sizes and orientations, and to distinguish microscopic and ensemble anisotropy.
US08704514B2 Current sensor including a sintered metal layer
An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor die including a first magnetic field sensor. The integrated circuit includes an isolation material layer over the first magnetic field sensor and a sintered metal layer over the isolation material layer. The first magnetic field sensor is configured to sense a magnetic field generated by a current passing through the sintered metal layer.
US08704506B2 Voltage regulator soft-start circuit providing reference voltage ramp-up
An improved start-up (soft-start) circuit for use with voltage regulators, and an improved regulator start-up methodology. For example, an apparatus includes a voltage regulator circuit and a start-up circuit operatively coupled to the voltage regulator circuit. The start-up circuit is configured to provide a current signal, during a start-up period, that generates a reference voltage at a reference input of the voltage regulator circuit such that the reference voltage ramps up at a rate substantially equal to a ramp-up rate of a supply voltage coupled to the start-up circuit and the voltage regulator circuit.
US08704502B2 Switching mode power supply comprising asynchronous limiter circuit
The invention relates to a switching mode power supply device comprising at least one MOS power transistor made on an integrated circuit and operating in switching mode, the drain and the source of said at least one MOS power transistor being connected, via connecting members having a non-null inductance, to one or several external circuits to said integrated circuit. According to the invention, the device further comprises a limiter circuit able to limit the current variations in at least one of said connecting members during the switching of said MOS power transistor. This limiter circuit enables to maintain the drain-source voltage of the MOS power transistor below a predetermined threshold value when it commutes.
US08704501B2 Driver, current regulating circuit thereof, and method of current regulation, with alternating voltages therein
A current regulating circuit includes a transistor and an operational amplifier. The transistor receives a load current and generates a feedback voltage corresponding to the load current. The operational amplifier receives a reference voltage and the feedback voltage to control the transistor. The operational amplifier further includes an input stage and an output stage. The input stage includes amplifier inputs each for alternately receiving the reference voltage and the feedback voltage so that the input stage generates operating voltages corresponding to the reference voltage and the feedback voltage. The output stage receives the operating voltages alternately to control the transistor. A driver and a method of current regulation are also disclosed herein.
US08704499B2 Method and arrangement for tracking the maximum power point of a photovoltaic module
A method and apparatus of tracking the maximum power point of a photovoltaic module. The method includes measuring an output voltage of the photovoltaic module, determining an output voltage of the inverter connected to the photovoltaic module, and measuring output current of the inverter connected to the photovoltaic module. A variable relating to energy of the capacitor is defined using the measured PV module output voltage, and a second harmonic component is extracted from the defined variable. A second harmonic component of the module output power is estimated using the defined variable, measured output current of the inverter, and the determined output voltage of the inverter. The estimated and extracted second harmonic components are multiplied, and a DC component is extracted from the product. A control signal for controlling the inverter connected to the photovoltaic module is formed by using the extracted DC component in a PI algorithm.
US08704496B2 Charge control system
A charge control system (10) includes an electric power storage device (102), a variation suppression coefficient setting section (214) which sets a variation suppression coefficient, a variation suppression operation processing section which operates a charged state estimation operation value, and a charged state estimation section which estimates a charged state of the electric power storage device. The variation suppression coefficient setting section (214), when the charged state estimation operation value drops within a predetermined period during charging of the electric power storage device (102), changes the variation suppression coefficient such that, of the voltage across the electric power storage device detected by a voltage sensor (105) and a charged state estimation operation value which is obtained by the previous operation, a ratio of the voltage across the electric power storage device which is detected by the voltage detection section is smaller, for operating the charged state estimation operation value after the predetermined period.
US08704494B2 Circuit topology for pulsed power energy harvesting
An energy harvesting circuit harvests energy from a voltage source and charges a storage element with the harvested energy. The energy harvesting circuit includes an energy source, a storage capacitor to store energy output from the energy source, a power converter circuit, an energy storage element, and an enabling circuit. The enabling circuit turns the boost converter circuit on and off according to a monitored capacitance voltage of the storage capacitor. When the boost converter circuit is turned off, the storage capacitor accumulates energy output from the energy source until a reference voltage is reached, whereupon the boost converter circuit is turned on, enabling current flow from the storage capacitor to the storage element. When the storage capacitor discharges to a minimum voltage level, the boost converter circuit is turned off. The enabling circuit and a reference voltage supply are powered by the energy source.
US08704487B2 Electronic device having a battery pack to support a display
A power supply support system comprises a battery pack comprising a variably positionable support arm configured to support an electronic device in a plurality of different viewing orientations.
US08704483B2 System for automatically gathering battery information
A method that includes affixing a radio frequency identification tag on a storage battery at a battery manufacturing plant. The method also includes storing battery manufacturing information into the radio frequency identification tag at the battery manufacturing plant. The battery manufacturing information includes a battery algorithm suitable for use in testing the storage battery.
US08704470B2 Motor driving circuit
A first calculation unit subtracts third digital data which indicates the minimum value of the duty ratio from first digital data which indicates the duty ratio of the PWM driving operation. A slope calculation unit generates slope data which is dependent on the temperature based upon second digital data which indicates the temperature. A second calculation unit multiplies the slope data by the output data of the first calculation unit. A third calculation unit sums the output data of the second calculation unit and the third digital data. A selector receives the output data of the third calculation unit and the third digital data, selects one data that corresponds to the sign of the output data of the first calculation unit, and outputs the data thus selected as a duty ratio control signal.
US08704469B2 Torque ripple suppression control apparatus and torque ripple suppression control method for rotating electrical machine
A periodic disturbance observer determines real part I^An and imaginary part I^Bn of an estimated current including a periodic disturbance, from value of identification identifying a system transfer function of an nth order torque ripple frequency component from a command torque to a detected torque value, with a one-dimensional complex vector having a real part P^An and an imaginary part P^Bn, a cosine coefficient TAn, a sine coefficient TBn, and the real part P^An and imaginary part P^Bn of the system transfer function; subtracts command compensating current IAn* and IBn* obtained through pulsation extracting filter GF, respectively, from the real part I^An and imaginary part I^Bn of the estimated current, and thereby determines estimated periodic disturbance current real part dI^An and imaginary part dI^Bn to cancel the periodic disturbance current.
US08704466B2 Method for drive-controlling electric machinery
The method is capable of equalizing time lengths of stopping a motor at load-holding stop positions of respective phases so as to average amounts of heat generation of phase coils. The method for drive-controlling electric machinery, in which a multiphase motor is used as a driving source of an assist mechanism, is performed by a control unit including a driving circuit for driving the multiphase motor. The method is characterized in that the control unit controls to stop a rotor at a load-holding stop position, at which rotation of the rotor is stopped in a state where a motor coil is energized and the rotor is in a load-holding state, and that the load-holding stop position is angularly shifted an electric angle of 180/n (n is number of phases and an integer two or more) degrees, in a prescribed rotational direction, with respect to a previous load-holding stop position of the rotor.
US08704465B2 Spring-loaded drive with active feedback in DC circuit
A motor control of a motor has a DC circuit with a back-up capacitor and a switching device that can connect a motor to the back-up capacitor. A spring device applies a restoring force to the rotor of the motor when deflected from an idle position. When the DC Circuit feeds energy into the back-up capacitor from a power supply network, a control device activates switching elements of the switching device to adjust an actual deflection of the rotor to a required deflection. When the rotor is deflected from the idle position and the back-up capacitor receives no energy from the power supply network, the control device, supplied with energy by the back-up capacitor, sets the required deflection to the idle position and activates the switching elements such that the motor, upon being restored by the spring device, feeds energy into the back-up capacitor via the switching elements.
US08704462B2 Adaptive current regulation for solid state lighting
Representative embodiments provide an apparatus, system, and method for power conversion to provide power to solid state lighting, and which may be coupled to a first switch, such as a dimmer switch. A representative system for power conversion comprises: a switching power supply comprising a second, power switch; solid state lighting coupled to the switching power supply; a voltage sensor; a current sensor; a memory; a first adaptive interface circuit to provide a resistive impedance to the first switch and conduct current from the first switch in a default mode; a second adaptive interface circuit to create a resonant process when the first switch turns on; and a controller to modulate the second adaptive interface circuit when the first switch turns on to provide a current path during the resonant process of the switching power supply.
US08704456B2 Regulation of wavelength shift and perceived color of solid state lighting with intensity variation
Representative embodiments of the invention provide a system, apparatus, and method of controlling an intensity and spectrum of light emitted from a solid state lighting system. The solid state lighting system has a first emitted spectrum at a full intensity level and at a selected temperature, with a first electrical biasing for the solid state lighting system producing a first wavelength shift, and a second electrical biasing for the solid state lighting system producing a second, opposing wavelength shift. Representative embodiments provide for receiving information designating a selected intensity level or a selected temperature; and providing a combined first electrical biasing and second electrical biasing to the solid state lighting system to generate emitted light having the selected intensity level and having a second emitted spectrum within a predetermined variance of the first emitted spectrum over a predetermined range of temperatures.
US08704443B2 Organic EL device
An organic EL device includes a first substrate including a cathode layer and a smoothing layer, an organic layer formed on the cathode layer, an anode layer formed on the organic layer, and a second substrate joined to the anode layer. In a region of a peripheral portion of the first substrate, the organic layer is not formed. The anode layer is provided on the cathode layer through an insulating layer in a portion of the region so as to extend to an outer peripheral side, the extended anode layer is folded back to a side opposite to the second substrate to constitute an anode taking-out portion, and a portion of the cathode layer of the first substrate is folded back to constitute a cathode taking-out portion.
US08704434B2 Spark plug and method of manufacturing the same
A spark plug includes an insulator extending along an axis and a metal shell provided on the outer periphery of the insulator. The metal shell includes a thread portion for threadedly engaging with a mounting hole of an internal combustion engine and a seat portion having a tapered surface whose outer diameter decreases gradually toward a leading end side. The tapered surface contacts with a bearing surface of the internal combustion engine when the thread portion is engaged with the mounting hole. Annular protruding portions or a helical protruding portion are formed within a range on the tapered surface from an outermost peripheral portion to a part forming an outer diameter occupying 95% of the diameter of the outermost peripheral portion. The arithmetic mean roughness of a surface of the tapered surface within the range is set to 1-5 μm on a section including the axis.
US08704430B2 Piezoceramic multilayer actuator with high reliability
A piezoceramic multilayer actuator has a first sub-stack (12, 14, 16) with a plurality of piezoceramic layers (22) and at least one internal electrode (24, 26), the piezoceramic layers (22) and the at least one internal electrode (24, 26) being laminated in an alternating manner, a second sub-stack (12, 14, 16) has a plurality of piezoceramic layers (22) and at least one internal electrode (24, 26), the piezoceramic layers (22) and the at least one internal electrode (24, 26) being laminated in an alternating manner, and a connection layer (40) arranged between the first sub-stack (12, 14, 16) and the second sub-stack (12, 14, 16), wherein the connection layer (40) is set up by a multitude of single connection points or connection lines (44) or other connection regions.
US08704428B2 Widening resonator bandwidth using mechanical loading
This disclosure provides systems, apparatus and techniques by which electromechanical resonators are implemented. In one aspect, by mechanically loading the resonator body in specific ways, multiple resonance modes are created within the resonator body resulting in wider bandwidths.
US08704426B2 Vibration-type driving device
A vibration-type driving device according to the present invention includes a plurality of vibrators in which contact portions perform an elliptical motion using a combination of vibrations in different vibration modes; and a driven object having contact regions that come into contact with the contact portions and move relative to the plurality of vibrators, wherein the contact regions for the individual vibrators differ in position so as not to overlap.
US08704420B2 Stator for electric machine
Disclosed is a stator for an electric machine. The stator is provided with a stator core, and first and second series of coils each formed into a predetermined shape. Each of the coils in the first series is provided with a pair of first coil ends which respectively protrude from both end faces of the stator core. Each of the first coil ends is provided with a pair of bent portions which extend outward in the radial direction of the stator, and a bridge portion which connects the bent portions. Each second coil end is provided with a pair of upright portions and a bridge portion which connects the upright portions. The bridge portions of the coils in the first series are disposed outside the bridge portions of the coils in the second series in the radial direction of the stator. The bridge portion of each of the coils in the second series extends across the bent portions of two adjacent coils in the first series. The coils in the first series and the coils in the second series are configured so that each series includes a mixture of coils of at least two phases among a U-phase, a V-phase, and a W-phase. Each of the coils in the first series is connected to a coil of the same phase in the second series.
US08704417B2 Motor control unit and brushless motor
A motor control unit includes two circuit boards accommodated in a board housing, and a connection holder placed on an outer face of the board housing. The connection holder includes external connection terminals and connection pins. Each one of the circuit boards is provided with multiple through-holes for receiving the connection pins, each of which is formed of an external connection pin and an internal connection pin. The connection holder and the circuit boards are placed such that the connection pins penetrate the through-holes of the circuit boards respectively.
US08704413B2 Electromagnetic step-by-step wobble-type micromotor
An electromagnetic step-by-step wobbling micromotor comprises an inner component and an annular component being external to the inner one. The outer component may be a stator and the inner component a rotor, or vice versa. The inner component has three or more poles with a winding on each pole, and an external surface facing an internal surface of the outer component. During the operation of the micromotor each winding is powered. The external and internal surfaces have toothed surfaces. Each tooth has a peak radius which is different from the valley radius.
US08704411B2 Spring-less buried magnet linear-resonant motor
A spring-less buried magnet linear-resonant motor is provided. The motor includes a buried magnet system and a stator operable to produce an alternating magnetic field exerting alternating axial forces on the buried magnet system that has a self-centering force and a required stiffness to reciprocate at a frequency near an alternating current (AC) supply frequency.
US08704389B2 Power generation control device and power generation control method for vehicle
A device that controls a power generator driven by power from an engine includes: a brake operation amount detection unit that detects a brake operation amount; and a power generation amount setting unit that sets a power generation amount of the power generator to be lower when a vehicle is predicted to accelerate in accordance with the brake operation amount.
US08704381B2 Very extremely thin semiconductor package
A package and method of making thereof. The package includes a first plated area, a second plated area, a die, a bond, and a molding. The die is attached to the first plated area, and the bond couples the die to the first and/or the second plated areas. The molding encapsulates the die, the bonding wire, and the top surfaces of the first and second plated areas, such that the bottom surfaces of the first and second plated areas are exposed exterior to the package.
US08704376B2 Layout of memory strap cell
A layout structure includes a substrate, a well, a first dopant area, a second dopant area, a first poly region, a third dopant area, a fourth dopant area, and a second poly region. The well is in the substrate. The first poly region is in between the first dopant area and the second dopant area. The second poly region is in between the third dopant area and the fourth dopant area. The first dopant area, the second dopant area, the third dopant area, and the fourth dopant area are in the well. The first dopant area is configured to serve as a source of a transistor and to receive a first voltage value from a first power supply source. The well is configured to serve as a bulk of the transistor and to receive a second voltage value from a second power supply source.
US08704372B2 Integrated circuits and methods for processing integrated circuits with embedded features
Integrated circuits, a process for recessing an embedded copper feature within a substrate, and a process for recessing an embedded copper interconnect within an interlayer dielectric substrate of an integrated circuit are provided. In an embodiment, a process for recessing an embedded copper feature, such as an embedded copper interconnect, within a substrate, such as an interlayer dielectric substrate, includes providing a substrate having an embedded copper feature disposed therein. The embedded copper feature has an exposed surface and the substrate has a substrate surface adjacent to the exposed surface of the embedded copper feature. The exposed surface of the embedded copper feature is nitrided to form a layer of copper nitride in the embedded copper feature. Copper nitride is selectively etched from the embedded copper feature to recess the embedded copper feature within the substrate.
US08704367B2 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate, a metal film, a surface modifying layer, and a redistribution trace are provided. On the semiconductor substrate, a wire and a pad electrode are formed. The metal film is formed over the semiconductor substrate. The surface modifying layer is formed on a surface layer of the metal film and improves the adhesion with a resist pattern. The redistribution trace is formed on the metal film via the surface modifying layer.
US08704362B2 Resin-diamagnetic material composite structure
A composite structure 10 of a resin-diamagnetic material, including a diamagnetic material layer 12 and a resin layer 14 is obtained by a method including disposing particles of a diamagnetic material 22 and a resin 24 in a mold 30, applying a magnetic field to the diamagnetic material 22 disposed in the mold 30, and moving the diamagnetic material 22 in a direction away from at least a part of an inner surface of the mold 30, and then curing the resin 24 in the mold 30 thereby to produce a resin-diamagnetic material composite structure.
US08704357B2 Semiconductor device and power supply unit utilizing the same
A semiconductor device has pluralities of grid array terminals forming a grid array structure, e.g. a BGA structure, in which the output end of a built-in switch circuit is connected to multiple terminals of the grid array structure, thereby reducing the current that flows through each of the multiple terminals below a permissible level and minimizing the heat due to contact resistances of the multiple terminals in contact with the IC socket of the semiconductor device. Each pair of nearest neighbors of the multiple terminals is interposed by at least one further array terminal. The multiple terminals are all located at the outermost peripheral terminal positions of the grid array structure. Thus, the heat generated in the respective multiple terminals connected to the switch circuit is reduced, thereby minimizing the possibility of hazardous melting of the terminals.
US08704354B2 Package on package structures and methods for forming the same
The described embodiments of forming bonding structures for package on package involves removing a portion of connectors and molding compound of the lower package. The described bonding mechanisms enable easier placement and alignment of connectors of an upper package to with connector of a lower package. As a result, the process window of the bonding process is wider. In addition, the bonding structures have smoother join profile and planar joint plane. As a result, the bonding structures are less likely to crack and also are less likely to crack. Both the yield and the form factor of the package on package structure are improved.
US08704352B2 Semiconductor device having a liquid cooling module
A semiconductor device comprises a mounting substrate, a semiconductor element provided above said mounting substrate, a package substrate provided above said mounting substrate with said semiconductor element therebetween and electrically connected to said semiconductor element via a primary connecting bump, a liquid cooling module cooling said semiconductor element by a liquid refrigerant, in which a heat receiving section of the liquid cooling module is disposed between said semiconductor element and said mounting substrate, and a plurality of secondary connecting bumps provided between said package substrate and said mounting substrate.
US08704347B2 Packaged semiconductor chips
A chip-sized wafer level packaged device including a portion of a semiconductor wafer including a device, a packaging layer formed over the portion of the semiconductor wafer, the packaging layer including a material having thermal expansion characteristics similar to those of the semiconductor wafer and a ball grid array formed over a surface of the packaging layer and being electrically connected to the device.
US08704342B2 Resin sealing type semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same, and lead frame
The invention is directed to firm bonding between semiconductor dies etc bonded to a lead frame and wire-bonding portions of the lead frame by ultrasonic Al wire bonding, and the prevention of shortcircuit between the semiconductor dies etc due to a remaining portion of the outer frame of the lead frame after the outer frame is cut. By extending the wire-bonding portion etc on the lead frame in a wire-bonding direction and connecting the wire-bonding portion etc to the outer frame of the lead frame through a connection lead etc, the ultrasonic vibration force in the ultrasonic Al wire bonding is prevented from dispersing and the Al wire and the wire-bonding portion etc are firmly bonded. The outer frame is cut after a resin sealing process is completed. Even when a portion of the outer frame remains on the side surface of the resin package, connection between the connection lead etc and other hanging lead etc are prevented by providing a notch etc in the outer frame between the connection lead etc and the hanging lead etc.
US08704337B2 Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes following steps. An aperture is formed in an interlayer insulating film formed on a semiconductor wafer apart from an integrated circuit portion by etching process. The interlayer insulating film has a dielectric constant smaller than a silicon oxide film (SiO2), and the width of the aperture is larger than a dicing region. A resin layer is embedded in the aperture. An adhesive layer is formed on the interlayer insulating film and the resin layer. The semiconductor wafer is attached to a glass substrate using the adhesive layer by Face Down method. The semiconductor wafer, the resin layer, and the adhesive layer on a dicing region are cut by blade dicing. The semiconductor wafer and the glass substrate adhered to the semiconductor wafer are cut into pieces by the blade dicing of the glass substrate under the dicing region.
US08704336B2 Selective removal of on-die redistribution interconnects from scribe-lines
Selective removal of on-die redistribution interconnect material from a scribe-line region is generally described. In one example, an apparatus includes a first semiconductor die having a redistribution layer comprising redistribution dielectric and one or more redistribution metal interconnects, a second semiconductor die coupled with the first semiconductor die, the second semiconductor die having a redistribution layer comprising redistribution dielectric and one or more redistribution metal interconnects, and a scribe-line region disposed between the first semiconductor die and second semiconductor die, the scribe-line region having a majority or substantially all of redistribution dielectric or redistribution metal, or suitable combinations thereof, selectively removed to enable die singulation through the scribe-line region.
US08704322B2 Optical semiconductor device
The present invention is intended to provide a compact and simple optical semiconductor device that reduces crosstalk (leakage current) between light receiving elements. According to the present invention, since a back surface electrode is a mirror-like thin film, crosstalk to an adjacent light receiving element can be suppressed, thereby reducing a detection error of a light intensity. By disposing a patterned back surface electrode or by disposing an ohmic electrode at the bottom of an insulating film over the whole back surface, contact resistance on the back surface can be reduced. By using the optical semiconductor elements with a two-dimensional arrangement and by using a mirror-like thin film as the back surface electrode, crosstalk can be reduced. By accommodating the optical semiconductor elements in the housing in a highly hermetic condition, the optical semiconductor elements can be protected from an external environment.
US08704312B2 High voltage devices and methods of forming the high voltage devices
A high voltage (HV) device includes a well region of a first dopant type disposed in a substrate. A first well region of a second dopant type is disposed in the well region of the first dopant type. An isolation structure is at least partially disposed in the well region of the first dopant type. A first gate electrode is disposed over the isolation structure and the first well region of the second dopant type. A second well region of the second dopant type is disposed in the well region of the first dopant type. The second well region of the second dopant type is spaced from the first well region of the second dopant type. A second gate electrode is disposed between and over the first well region of the second dopant type and the second well region of the second dopant type.
US08704311B2 Semiconductor device having epitaxial semiconductor layer above impurity layer
The semiconductor device includes a first transistor including a first impurity layer of a first conductivity type formed in a first region of a semiconductor substrate, a first epitaxial semiconductor layer formed above the first impurity layer, a first gate insulating film formed above the first epitaxial semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode formed above the first gate insulating film, and a second transistor including a second impurity layer of the second conductivity type formed in a second region of the semiconductor substrate, a second epitaxial semiconductor layer formed above the second impurity layer and having a thickness different from that of the first epitaxial semiconductor layer, a second gate insulating film formed above the second epitaxial semiconductor layer and having a film thickness equal to that of the first gate insulating film and a second gate electrode formed above the second gate insulating film.
US08704309B2 Display panel and method of manufacturing the same
Drive units arranged on a transistor array substrate include faulty drive units. The pixel electrodes include first pixel electrodes and second pixel electrodes, the first pixel electrodes corresponding one-to-one to the faulty drive units, and the second pixel electrodes corresponding one-to-one to the non-faulty drive units, a portion of each second pixel electrode is embedded in the contact hole corresponding thereto, and is in contact with a power supply pad of the non-faulty drive unit corresponding thereto, so that the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the non-faulty drive unit. Each first pixel electrode is electrically insulated from the faulty drive unit corresponding thereto, and is connected by a connector to any of the second pixel electrodes adjacent thereto. A surface of each connector facing the interlayer insulation film is entirely in contact with the interlayer insulation film.
US08704302B2 Power semiconductor devices and methods
The present inventors have realized that manufacturability plays into optimization of power semiconductor devices in some surprising new ways. If the process window is too narrow, the maximum breakdown voltage will not be achieved due to doping variations and the like normally seen in device fabrication. Thus, among other teachings, the present application describes some ways to improve the process margin, for a given breakdown voltage specification, by actually reducing the maximum breakdown voltage. In one class of embodiments, this is done by introducing a vertical gradation in the density of fixed electrostatic charge, or in the background doping of the drift region, or both. Several techniques are disclosed for achieving this.
US08704301B2 Devices, methods, and systems with MOS-gated trench-to-trench lateral current flow
A DMOS transistor is fabricated with its source/body/deep body regions formed on the walls of a first set of trenches, and its drain regions formed on the walls of a different set of trenches. A gate region that is formed in a yet another set of trenches can be biased to allow carriers to flow from the source to the drain. Lateral current low from source/body regions on trench walls increases the active channel perimeter to a value well above the amount that would be present if the device was fabricated on just the surface of the wafer. Masking is avoided while open trenches are present. A transistor with a very low on-resistance per unit area is obtained.
US08704300B1 Semiconductor device and fabricating method thereof
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type and an epitaxial structure of the first conductivity type disposed thereon is disclosed. A well region of a second conductivity type is formed in the epitaxial structure and the semiconductor substrate. A drain region and a source region are respectively formed in the epitaxial structure inside and outside of the well region. At least one set of the first and second heavily doped regions is formed in the well region between the drain region and the source region, wherein the first and second heavily doped regions of the first and second conductivity type, respectively, are stacked vertically from bottom to top and have a doping concentration which is larger than that of the well region. A gate structure is disposed on the epitaxial structure. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is also disclosed.
US08704299B2 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device capable of increasing ON current while reducing channel resistance and allowing transistors to operate independently and stably, having a fin formed to protrude from the bottom of a gate electrode trench, a gate insulating film covering the surfaces of the gate electrode trench and the fin, a gate electrode embedded in a lower part of the gate electrode trench and formed to stride over the fin via the gate insulating film, a first impurity diffusion region arranged on a first side face, and a second impurity diffusion region arranged on a second side face.
US08704297B1 Trench metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor with multiple trenched source-body contacts for reducing gate charge
A trench MOSFET with multiple trenched source-body contacts is disclosed for reducing gate charge by applying multiple trenched source-body contacts in unit cell. Furthermore, source regions are only formed along channel regions near the gate trenches, not between adjacent trenched source-body contacts for UIS (Unclamped Inductance Switching) current enhancement.
US08704295B1 Schottky and MOSFET+Schottky structures, devices, and methods
Power devices which include trench Schottky barrier diodes and also (preferably) trench-gate transistors. Isolation trenches flank both the gate regions and the diode mesas, and have an additional diffusion below the bottom of the isolation trenches. The additional diffusion helps to reduce the electric field (and leakage), when the device is in the OFF state, at both the Schottky barrier and at the body diode.
US08704289B2 Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes a gate insulating film, a floating gate, first and second silicon oxide films, an insulating film and a control gate. The floating gate is formed on the gate insulating film. The first silicon oxide film is formed on an upper surface of the floating gate. The insulating film is formed on the first silicon oxide film on the upper surface of the floating gate and has a dielectric constant higher than that of the silicon oxide film. The second silicon oxide film is formed on the insulating film on the upper surface of the floating gate and on a side surface of the floating gate. The control gate is formed on the second silicon oxide film formed on the upper and side surfaces of the floating gate.
US08704283B2 Semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes a lower electrode, a supporting member enclosing at least an upper portion of the lower electrode, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode and the supporting member, and an upper electrode disposed on the dielectric layer. The supporting member may have a first portion that extends over an upper part of the sidewall of the lower electrode, and a second portion covering the upper surface of the lower electrode. The first portion of the supporting member protrudes above the lower electrode.
US08704282B2 Method for forming a back-side illuminated image sensor
A method for forming a back-side illuminated image sensor from a semiconductor substrate, including the steps of: a) thinning the substrate from its rear surface; b) depositing, on the rear surface of the thinned substrate, an amorphous silicon layer of same conductivity type as the substrate but of higher doping level; and c) annealing at a temperature enabling to recrystallized the amorphous silicon to stabilize it.
US08704280B2 Semiconductor device with strained channels induced by high-k capping metal layers
A semiconductor device with a metal gate is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor substrate including a plurality of source and drain features to form a p-channel and an n-channel. The device also includes a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate and disposed between the source and drain features. The gate stack includes a high-k (HK) dielectric layer formed over the semiconductor substrate. A tensile stress HK capping layer is formed on top of the HK dielectric layer in close proximity to the p-channel, and a compressive stress HK N-work function (N-WF) metal layer is formed on top of the HK dielectric layer in close proximity to the n-channel. A stack of metal gate layers is deposited over the capping layers.
US08704263B2 Light emitting apparatus with an opening part, manufacturing method thereof, and light unit
Provided are a light emitting apparatus and a light unit. The light emitting apparatus comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, and a light emitting device. The first substrate has a plurality of lead frames, and the second substrate has an opening part on the first substrate. The light emitting device is mounted on a portion of the first substrate that is below the opening part. The light unit comprises at least one light emitting apparatus and an optical member on a light emitting path of the light emitting apparatus.
US08704251B1 Light-emitting device
Disclosed is a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises: a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; and an active region comprising a material having a composition of AlxInyGa(1-x-y)N (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 0≦x+y≦1) between the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, wherein the active region comprising: a plurality of barriers and one well disposed between any two of adjacent barriers, wherein the barriers comprises a composite barrier and a single barrier while the composite barrier is composed of a gradient layer having an element with a gradient concentration therein and a first non-gradient layer having a non-gradient composition, and the single barrier is composed of a second non-gradient layer adjacent to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer or the second conductivity type semiconductor layer.
US08704242B2 Aromatic amine compound, and light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic device using aromatic amine compound
An object is to provide an aromatic amine compound with excellent heat resistance. Another object is to provide a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance. An aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) is provided. The aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) has a high glass transition point and excellent heat resistance. By using the aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) for a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device, a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance can be obtained.
US08704239B2 Production method of a layered body
Disclosed is a novel method for group III polarity growth on a sapphire substrate. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a laminate wherein a group III nitride single crystal layer is laminated on a sapphire substrate by an MOCVD method. The method for producing a laminate comprises: a pretreatment step in which an oxygen source gas is supplied onto the sapphire substrate; a first growth step in which an initial single crystal layer that contains oxygen at a concentration of 5×1020 cm−3 or more but 5×1021 cm−3 or less is grown with a thickness of 3 nm or more but less than 15 nm by supplying the oxygen source gas onto the sapphire substrate together with a starting material gas for the growth of the group III nitride; and a second growth step in which a group III nitride single crystal layer that is reduced in the oxygen concentration in comparison to the initial single crystal layer is grown by supplying the starting material gas onto the initial single crystal layer without supplying the oxygen source thereto, or alternatively by supplying the oxygen source, together with the starting material gas, at a lower supply rate than that in the first growth step.
US08704236B2 Thin film transistor and flat panel display device including the same
A thin film transistor (TFT) and a flat panel display device including the same. The TFT includes a substrate, a gate electrode formed over the substrate, the gate electrode formed with silicon doped with impurities, a gate wiring connected to the gate electrode, an active layer formed over the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes connected to the active layer. According to such a structure, since heat flow to the gate electrode during crystallization of the active layer may be prevented, stable crystallization of the active layer may be performed, and thus an error rate of a product may be decreased.
US08704216B2 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
An object is to reduce to reduce variation in threshold voltage to stabilize electric characteristics of thin film transistors each using an oxide semiconductor layer. An object is to reduce an off current. The thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor layer is formed by stacking an oxide semiconductor layer containing insulating oxide over the oxide semiconductor layer so that the oxide semiconductor layer and source and drain electrode layers are in contact with each other with the oxide semiconductor layer containing insulating oxide interposed therebetween; whereby, variation in threshold voltage of the thin film transistors can be reduced and thus the electric characteristics can be stabilized. Further, an off current can be reduced.
US08704209B2 Photodetectors using resonance and method of making
An infrared photodetector comprising: a thin contact layer substantially transparent to infrared light; an absorption layer positioned such that light admitted through the substantially transparent thin contact area passes through the absorption layer; the absorption layer being configured to utilize resonance to increase absorption efficiency; at least one reflective side wall adjacent to the absorption layer being substantially non-parallel to the incident light operating to reflect light into the absorption layer for absorption of infrared radiation; and a top contact layer positioned adjacent to the active layer. A method of designing a photodetector comprising selecting a type of material based upon the wavelength range to be detected; determining a configuration geometry; calculating the electromagnetic field distributions using a computer simulated design of the configuration geometry, and determining a quantum efficiency spectrum at the desired wavelength or wavelength range; whereby the effectiveness of the photodetector is simulated prior to fabrication.
US08704207B2 Semiconductor device having nitride semiconductor layer
A semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate, an aluminum nitride layer which is arranged on the silicon substrate and has a region where silicon is doped thereof as an impurity, a buffer layer which is arranged on the aluminum nitride layer and has a structure where a plurality of nitride semiconductor films are laminated, and a semiconductor functional layer which is arranged on the buffer layer and made of nitride semiconductor.
US08704200B2 Laser produced plasma EUV light source
An EUV light source is disclosed which may comprise a plurality of targets, e.g., tin droplets, and a system generating pre-pulses and main-pulses with the pre-pulses for irradiating targets to produce expanded targets. The system may further comprise a continuously pumped laser device generating the main pulses with the main pulses for irradiating expanded targets to produce a burst of EUV light pulses. The system may also have a controller varying at least one pre-pulse parameter during the burst of EUV light pulses. In addition, the EUV light source may also include an instrument measuring an intensity of at least one EUV light pulse within a burst of EUV light pulses and providing a feedback signal to the controller to vary at least one pre-pulse parameter during the burst of EUV light pulses to produce a burst of EUV pulses having a pre-selected dose.
US08704193B1 RF transformer
An RF transformer for supplying power as part of a tank circuit, comprising: a primary side, having at least one main winding and at least one shorting winding, the at least one main winding being configured to receive an RF input; a secondary side, having a first winding inductively coupled to the at least one main winding of the primary side and a second winding inductively coupled to the at least one shorting winding of the primary side; and a switching arrangement, adjustable between a first state in which the at least one shorting winding of the primary side is shorted and a second state in which the at least one shorting winding of the primary side is not shorted, such that the resonant frequency of the tank circuit is changed by adjusting between the first and second states.
US08704190B2 Radiation detection signal processing method and system
A radiation detection signal processing method and a radiation detection signal processing system using the method are provided, which combine trigger signals and time mark information. The method includes: providing a radiation detection signal processing system having a plurality of front-end detectors, where each front-end detector detects a radiation event to generate a corresponding energy signal; generating a corresponding trigger signal according to the corresponding energy signal; generating a first signal and a second signal according to all trigger signals; and obtaining time differences among the trigger signals according to the first signal and the second signal, converting the time differences into a set of time marks, merging all of the trigger signals and the set of time marks into a hybrid time signal, and transmitting the hybrid time signal to a hybrid event coincidence detection circuit.
US08704187B2 Radiographic imaging device
The present invention provides a radiographic imaging including, provided at an insulating substrate, sensor portions for radiation detection that generate charges due to receive radiation or light converted from radiation, first signal lines that are connected to the sensor portions for radiation detection and through which flow electric signals that correspond to the charges generated at the sensor portions for radiation detection, and second signal lines having a substantially same wiring pattern as the first signal lines. Detection of radiation is carried out on the basis of a difference between an electric signal flowing through the first signal line and an electric signal flowing through the second signal line, or a difference between values of digital data obtained by digitally converting an electric signal flowing through the first signal line and an electric signal flowing through the second signal line, respectively.
US08704186B2 Active noise canceling system for mechanically cooled germanium radiation detectors
A microphonics noise cancellation system and method for improving the energy resolution for mechanically cooled high-purity Germanium (HPGe) detector systems. A classical adaptive noise canceling digital processing system using an adaptive predictor is used in an MCA to attenuate the microphonics noise source making the system more deployable.
US08704178B1 Container for surgical object and fluid monitoring system
A container, system, method, and computer readable storage medium, for monitoring at least one of surgical object and fluid placed into the container are provided. The container includes a rigid top member including at least one port opening therein, having a recessed portion of the underside of the top member along an outer perimeter, a rigid retaining ring sized and shaped to match the size and shape of the recessed portion along the outer perimeter, and a flexible bag body having an open top portion and a sealed bottom portion, an outer perimeter of the open top portion being folded over the rigid retaining ring, the rigid retaining ring with the folded over perimeter of the open top portion of the flexible bag body being mated and locked in the recessed portion of the underside of the rigid top member along the outer perimeter in a fluid-tight seal arrangement.
US08704177B2 Electron microscope, electron-microscope image-reconstruction system and electron-microscope image-reconstruction method
There is provided an image-reconstruction system capable of implementing a multi-axes reconstruction technique for lessening a burden on the part of a user, and precluding artifacts high in contrast, contamination of a sample, and restrictions imposed on a sample for use, occurring due to use of markings.A plurality of tilt-images photographed by tilting a sample at sample-tilt axes, differing from each other; are acquired, misregistration is corrected by a rotation step-angle, a rotated object under observation is tilted in angle-steps, differing from each other, to pick up images thereof, two reconstruction images obtained by correcting respective misregistrations of two reconstruction images created from respective tilt-image groups are created, and one reconstruction image is created by superimposing one of the two reconstruction images on the other.
US08704171B2 Chemical ionization reaction or proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry
A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a mass spectrometry system. Applications for the system and method are also disclosed for detecting volatile organic compounds in trace concentrations. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source ionizes particles of a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber, such as a drift chamber, to interact with a fluid sample. An electric field directs the reagent ions and facilitates an interaction with the fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions then exit the chamber under the influence of an electric field for detection by a mass spectrometer module. The system includes various control modules for setting values of system parameters and analysis modules for detection of mass and peak intensity values for ion species during spectrometry and faults within the system.
US08704151B2 Communication device sensor assembly
A proximity sensor assembly including a light source, a first detector, and a first light focusing device. The light source is operative to emit light toward a first target area. The first detector is operative to detect light, including light emitted by the light source and reflected from the first target area. The first light focusing device is in a first optical path between the light source and the first detector. The first optical path includes an optical path from the light source and reflected from the first target area.
US08704145B2 Response-enhanced monolithic-hybrid pixel
A light-sensing pixel for detecting at least a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes a first detector element having a micro-structured surface for detecting an infrared range of wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. The light-sensing pixel further includes a second detector element for detecting a second range of wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, wherein the second range of wavelengths is shorter than the first range of wavelengths and the first and second detector element are formed monolithically on a silicon substrate.
US08704141B2 Induction cooking heater and method for the control thereof
An induction cooking heater having at least one inductor and ferrite bars as magnetic field concentrators located beneath the inductor comprises a sensing circuit associated to the ferrite bars and adapted to monitor at least one electric parameter of the sensing circuit in order to prevent the ferrite bars from reaching the Curie point temperature.
US08704139B2 Electric heating device
The invention relates to a heating device comprising at least one tube housing in which at least one PTC heating element is arranged, and heat exchangers which are secured on the tube housing. According to the invention, it is provided that the heat exchangers are secured on the tube housing by stamping.
US08704137B2 Process for welding electrical connectors and welding device thereof
This invention introduces the welding technology of an electrical connector and its welding device. The welding device comprises of a base frame, IR lamp that can emit infrared rays, and convex lens used to collect infrared rays. The lamp and lens are set in the base frame, with the convex lens in front, which collects all infrared rays from the lamp and irradiates them to the solder paste, allowing for fast heating. The melted solder paste forms defect-free welding spots with sound electrics performance and low energy consumption, thus saving energy. This invention of welding device is used for the welding when electrical connector is assembled, solder paste is put and the connector is fixed in the conveying belt. The electrical connector goes through the heating zone in welding device, which enables the automatic welding of each cored wire in the electrical connector and wire connecting terminal. The welding is fast and the production can be continuous free of any tack welding. The process has low energy consumption and saves energy.
US08704136B2 Filler for joint and method for production thereof
The invention relates to a filler material for a thermal production of a joint or of a material layer metallically connected to the base material of or on objects of light metal and/or zinc alloys with a thermal conductivity of more than 110 W/mK, and to a method for producing the same with means for the preparation thereof in situ and/or storage. To improve the quality of the connection, it is provided according to the invention that the filler material is formed as unwindable filler wire, built up of a sheath optionally provided with a surface layer formed from polymer(s) and graphite and comprising aluminum and/or magnesium and/or zinc or a deformable alloy of these metals with a thermal conductivity of more than 110 W/mK and a core of compacted powder, whereby the core material comprises a metal powder and/or a powder of at least one metal compound and/or a non-metallic compound and/or an agent giving off gas at increased temperature and/or at least one component forming slag. The production is characterized by a filler wire production known per se, but with an optionally coated sheath of a ductile light metal or the like alloy, with a correctly positioned winding on coils and providing the same with a protection against moisture.
US08704126B2 Laser beam machining apparatus
A laser beam machining apparatus includes laser beam irradiation unit for irradiating a wafer held on a chuck table with a laser beam, and control unit. The laser beam irradiation unit includes a laser beam oscillator for oscillating a laser beam with such a wavelength as to be transmitted through said wafer, repetition frequency setting section for setting a repetition frequency of pulses in the laser beam oscillated from the laser beam oscillator. The control unit includes a memory for storing coordinates of an arcuate chamfer part formed at the outer periphery of the wafer and coordinates of a flat surface part surrounded by the chamfer part, and controls the repetition frequency setting section so as to set the repetition frequency of the pulses in the laser beam with which to irradiate the flat surface part to a value suitable for machining of the wafer and as to set the repetition frequency of the pulses in the laser beam with which to irradiate the chamfer part to a value higher than the repetition frequency in the pulses of the laser beam with which to irradiate the flat surface part.
US08704119B2 Thin profile cam switch assemblies
Rotational switch assemblies having a thin operational profile are provided for use in electronic devices. Rotational switch assemblies in accordance with embodiments of the invention can include a button, an engagement member, and switch housing. The switch housing includes a radial spring, a post, and at least two contact spring arms. The engagement member includes at least two contact pads and at least two position notches and is mounted to and operable to rotate about the post to one of at least two positions. When the button is moved from one position to another, this movement is translated to the engagement member, which rotates from one position to another, and as the engagement member rotates, the radial spring engages the position notch corresponding to the position of the engagement member, and one of the contact pads engages a corresponding one of the contact spring members for that position.
US08704118B2 Switch device
A switch device includes a rockable operating body held in a case, a driving body held within the case and made rockable by the operating body, and a switch element pressed by the driving body. The rockable operating body is held with respect to the case by a first rotating portion apart by a predetermined distance from a position where the operating body is operated. The rockable driving body is held with respect to the case by a second rotating portion apart by predetermined distance from a position where the driving body presses the switch element. A rocking portion that makes the operating body and the driving body rockable relative to each other between the first rotating portion and the second rotating portion is constituted by the operating body and the driving body.
US08704117B2 RF MEMS switch using change in shape of fine liquid metal droplet
An RF MEMS switch using a fine liquid metal droplet is provided. The RF MEMS switch using a fine liquid metal droplet includes: a first layer member having a signal transmission line; a second layer member disposed on the first layer member, and having a chamber formed corresponding to the signal transmission line so as to induce a change in the shape of the fine liquid metal droplet and a through hole formed at one side of the chamber so as to bring the fine liquid metal droplet, whose shape is to be changed in the chamber, into contact or non-contact with the signal transmission line; an operating member disposed on the second layer member, and provided at an open side of the chamber so as to provide deformability to the fine liquid metal droplet through the open side of the chamber; and a third layer member for defining the position of the operating member, and coupled to the first layer member and the second layer member.
US08704116B2 Lateral motion micro-electro-mechanical system contact switch
There is provided a contact switch including: a plurality of first contact points arranged in parallel on a substrate; a movable member including a plurality of beams facing the plurality of first contact points, and formed to be slidable along an alignment direction of the first contact points within a face of the substrate; and a plurality of second contact points provided on faces of the beams, opposing the first contact points, respectively.
US08704113B2 Keyboard and electronic apparatus
Disclosed herein is a keyboard, including: a membrane switch having contacts disposed at positions thereof corresponding to keys; a spacer member provided on the membrane switch and having openings at least at portions thereof corresponding to the keys; a resilient member provided on the spacer member and spaced from and opposed to the membrane switch through the openings; and a key member provided at a portion of the resilient member which corresponds to each of the keys.
US08704102B2 Printed flexible multilayer twisted-pair shielded high speed data cable
A twisted-pair cable and methods are disclosed. The twisted-pair cable comprises a first layer comprising a first non-conductive. A second layer is coupled to the first layer, and comprises a printed circuit patterned with first diagonal conductor segments. A third layer is coupled to the second layer, and comprises a non-conductive strip. A fourth layer is coupled to the third layer, and comprises a printed circuit patterned with second diagonal conductor segments. The first diagonal conductor segments and the second diagonal conductor segments are coupled at respective segment ends such that at least two wires are formed around the non-conductive strip. A fifth layer is coupled to the fourth layer, and comprises a second non-conductive.
US08704099B2 Grommet with silencer
A grommet includes a small diameter tubular portion to which a wire harness is tightly fitted and inserted therethrough, and a large diameter tubular portion continuous to one end of the small diameter tubular portion. A silencer made of rubber is fitted within the large diameter tubular portion. The silencer includes a flat circular piece blocking a central cavity of the large diameter tubular portion. A wire harness insertion hole is provided on the flat circular piece communicating with the small diameter tubular portion of the grommet. A slit is provided from the wire harness insertion hole to an outer peripheral surface of the flat circular piece in order to insert the wire harness into the wire harness insertion hole with sideways insertion. The slit is provided with an irregularly shaped line portion to inhibit separation, configured with a keyhole-shaped or a dovetail groove-shaped line between both ends.
US08704093B2 Shielded wireway systems
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a duct for a shielded wireway system. The duct includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls extending from the bottom wall, and a plurality of fingers extending from each of the sidewalls. Adjacent fingers are connected by at least one bridging component. The bottom wall, the sidewalls, and a portion of the fingers, including the bridging component, are shielded.
US08704090B2 Metallic floor box with non-metallic riser and flange
An in-floor electrical floor-box assembly includes a rectangular or nearly square metallic housing and a non-metallic riser with integral flange assembly having a rectangular flange that mates with the rectangular housing and an integral cylindrical riser for providing access to the electrical components through a round cover and finish flange. A low-voltage divider assembly separates cables carrying different voltages within the riser to reduce interference between the cables and any one of a variety of sub-plates having different configurations for accommodating a variety of multi-service or single service electrical functionality can be incorporated with the box.
US08704084B2 Multiple-junction photoelectric device and its production process
A multiple-junction photoelectric device includes a substrate on which a first conducting layer is deposited, at least two elementary photoelectric devices of n-i-p or n-p configuration, on which a second conducting layer is deposited, and at least one intermediate layer between two adjacent elementary photoelectric devices. The intermediate layer has, on the incoming light side, top and bottom faces, the latter having a peak-valley roughness >150 nm, the top and bottom faces having respectively a surface morphology including inclined elementary surfaces so α90bottom<α90top by at least 3; where α90top is the angle for which 90% of the elementary surfaces of the top face of the intermediate layer have an inclination ≦this angle, and α90bottom is the angle for which 90% of the elementary surfaces of the surface of the bottom face of the intermediate layer have an inclination ≦this angle.
US08704082B2 Solar energy collection system
A solar energy collection system comprising a solar tracker characterised by comprising a main horizontal load-bearing tube able to rotate about its axis; a plurality of secondary tubes fixed in a manner movable perpendicularly to said main tube and able to rotate about their axis; to each of said secondary tubes there being fixed a panel able to capture solar energy; a support structure comprising a first post and a second post positioned vertically; said first post and said second post each comprising a connection element positioned at their top, for securing said main tube at its ends; said connection element comprising a first lateral portion for fixing said main tube and a second lateral portion for fixing a possible further main tube; said main tube comprising a slidable joint enabling it to expand, said slidable joint being fixed at one end to said main tube and at the other end to said first lateral portion; said first post and said second post comprising a coupling point at their base; said coupling point being fixed to the ground by a screw shaft; each of said first post and said second post being maintained in a vertical position by at least two cables fixed to the ground; said at least two cables being fixed to the ground by screw shafts.
US08704079B2 Photovoltaic windable composite and solar protective device comprising such a composite
The object of the present invention is a photovoltaic windable composite comprising at least one photovoltaic cell, a textile panel and a bond layer providing a bonding between said at least one photovoltaic cell and said textile panel. Typically, the exterior side of the textile panel comprises at least two electrically conductive areas separated by a non electrically conductive area, and the bond layer comprises at least two electrically conductive areas emerging on the exterior and interior sides of said bond layer and separated by a non conductive area. Both conductive areas of the bond layer are arranged between the photovoltaic cell and the superior side of the textile panel in order that the positive and negative poles of said photovoltaic cell are in electrically conductive connection with both conductive areas of the textile panel.
US08704072B2 Simulating several instruments using a single virtual instrument
A media application for providing outputs (e.g., audio outputs) in response to inputs received from an input device is provided. The media application may connect input mechanisms of an input device with parameters of channel strips (e.g., which may define output sounds) using an intermediate screen object. The media application may first assign an input mechanism to a screen object, and separately map a screen object to a channel strip parameter. The media application may map a screen object to several channel strips simultaneously such that, based on the value of the screen object, the volume of each of the several channel strips changes. The media application may provide a graphical representation of available channel strips using layers. As the media application accesses a channel strip, the appearance of the portion of the layer associated with the channel strip may change. The media application may also allow the patches, which may include several channel strips, to survive after a new patch is selected instead.
US08704065B2 Shoulder support
The invention relates to a shoulder support (30) for a bowed instrument having a support element (32) for placing on the shoulder and/or chest of the player. To that end, there is provision according to the invention for the support element (32) of the shoulder support (30) to be produced from a thermoplastic material.
US08704063B1 Maize variety inbred PH13C0
A novel maize variety designated PH13C0 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH13C0 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH13C0 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH13C0 or a locus conversion of PH13C0 with another maize variety.
US08704049B2 Bean variety RS 08071160
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line designated RS 08071160. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line RS 08071160, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line RS 08071160 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line RS 08071160, including the pods and gametes of such plants.
US08704047B2 Soybean variety A1035441
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1035441. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1035441. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1035441 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1035441 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08704045B2 Onions with high storage ability, high soluble solids content and/or low pungency
Long-day onion plants, capable of producing onion bulbs comprising ‘high soluble solids’ combined with a ‘sweet taste’ as a result of low pungency, are provided, as are methods for producing such plants, bulbs and seeds. Such onions can be stored for long periods without a loss in quality and without an increase in pungency.
US08704034B2 Triple modality wound treatment device
A limb wound treatment device is described having a first end, a second end and an interior therebetween for accommodating a treatment gas. The device can include a flexible housing that can be inflated or a rigid housing. The first end can include an inflatable cuff seal for hermetically sealing against the limb being treated. The second end can include a closed end or an access port that is releasably sealed with a clamping mechanism. Further, the device can include a controller that can inflate that housing, inflate the cuff seal and provide treatment gas to the interior, in response to pressures within the cuff seal and the housing. Further, the device can accommodate different types of wound treatments, such as hyperbaric therapy, compression therapy or negative pressure therapy.
US08704028B2 Conversion of acyclic symmetrical olefins to higher and lower carbon number olefin products
Processes for the conversion, under conditions and with a catalyst system effective for olefin metathesis, of hydrocarbon feedstocks comprising an acyclic symmetrical olefin (e.g., butene-2) are described. Olefin products of lower and higher carbon numbers (e.g., propylene and pentene) are formed in the presence of a catalyst comprising a solid support and a tungsten hydride bonded to alumina present in the support. This occurs despite the olefin metathesis reaction mechanism leading to a degenerative result, without any expected production of different carbon number products from acyclic symmetrical olefins.
US08704027B2 Process for preparing ethylene and propylene
The present invention provides a process for preparing ethylene and/or propylene, comprising the steps of contacting a stream comprising C4+ olefins with a zeolite-comprising catalyst to retrieve an olefinic product stream comprising ethylene and/or propylene, and a C4+ hydrocarbon fraction, comprising paraffins, normal olefins and iso-olefins. The C4+ hydrocarbon fraction is subjected to an etherification process with wherein at least part of the iso-olefins are converted with methanol and/or ethanol to an tert-alkyl ether and an etherification product stream is retrieved and separated into an ether-enriched stream and an iso-olefin-depleted C4+ hydrocarbon stream. Part of the iso-olefin-depleted C4+ hydrocarbon stream from the process to purge part of the paraffinic C4+ hydrocarbons while another part of the iso-olefin-depleted C4+ hydrocarbon stream is recycled. The tert-alkyl ether in the ether-enriched stream is converted to ethylene and/or propylene by contacting at least part of the ether-enriched stream with a molecular sieve-comprising catalyst.
US08704023B2 Molecular sieve composition EMM-13, a method of making and a process of using the same
This disclosure relates to a molecular sieve comprising a framework of tetrahedral atoms bridged by oxygen atoms, the tetrahedral atom framework being defined by a unit cell with atomic coordinates in nanometers shown in Table 3.
US08704019B2 Catalyst recovery in hydrothermal treatment of biomass
Biomass based feeds are processed under hydrothermal treatment conditions to produce a hydrocarbon liquid product and a solids portion. The hydrothermal treatment is performed in the presence of catalyst particles. The presence of the heterogeneous catalyst can modify the nature of the hydrocarbon products produced from the hydrothermal treatment. After the hydrothermal treatment, the catalyst particles can be separated from the algae-based solids, to allow for recycle of the catalyst particles.
US08704017B2 Continuous low-temperature process to produce trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene
Disclosed is process for the production of (E) 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233zd(E)) by conducting a continuous reaction without the use of a catalyst. Also disclosed is an integrated system for producing hydrofluoro olefins, particularly 1233zd(E). The manufacturing process includes six major unit operations: (1) a fluorination reaction of HCC-240fa (in continuous or semi-batch mode) using HF with simultaneous removal of by-product HCl and the product 1233zd(E); (2) recycle of unreacted HCC-240fa and HF together with under-fluorinated by-products back to (1); (3) separation and purification of by-product HCl; (4) separation of excess HF back to (1); (5) purification of final product, 1233zd(E); and (6) isomerization of by-product 1233zd(Z) to 1233zd(E) to maximize the process yield.
US08704011B2 Separating ethanol and ethyl acetate under low pressure conditions
A crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid comprises ethanol and ethyl acetate. Using a distillation column operated at a pressure of from 0.1 to 100 kPa, the ethyl acetate and ethanol may be effectively separated. In addition, maintaining the amount of water that is fed to the distillation column to an amount less than 10 wt. %, based on the weight of all components fed to the distillation column, provides an energy benefit.
US08704005B2 Methods for making polyglycerol
Methods are provided for making polyglycerol. The methods include heating glycerol at reduced pressure in the absence of a glyceride and in the presence of a catalytic amount of an acid selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, triflic acid, hydrochloric acid, hexafluorophosphoric acid, tetrafluoroboric acid and mixtures thereof.
US08703998B2 Fluorosulfonates
A process comprising polymerizing in an aqueous medium at least one fluorinated olefin monomer other than vinylidene fluoride in the presence of a compound of formula (1): Rf(CH2CF2)m—(CH2)nSO3M  (1) wherein Rf is a C1 to C4 linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group, m is an integer of from 1 to 6, n is from 0 to 4, M is H, NH4, Li, Na or K, and a method of altering the surface behavior of a liquid comprising adding to the liquid the composition of a compound of formula (1).
US08703993B2 Synthesis of alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acids and esters thereof from unsaturated fatty acid derivatives
A process for preparing an alpha, omega-dicarboxylic acid or an ester thereof, which includes (a) subjecting at least one unsaturated fatty acid or fatty acid derivative to ozonolysis to obtain an ozonolysis reaction mixture; and (b) oxidizing the ozonolysis reaction mixture with an oxidizing agent in the presence of an acid catalyst to obtain an oxidized reaction mixture comprising at least one alpha, omega-dicarboxylic acid or ester; wherein the process is performed using a solvent and the acid catalyst has a pKa of less than or equal to zero, as measured at 25° C.
US08703986B1 Process for preparing 10-chloro-9, 10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide compound
Provided is a process for preparing 10-chloro-9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO-C) compound, the process having steps of: reacting a liquid chlorinating agent and 9,10-dihydro-10-hydroxy-9-oxa 10-phosphaphenanthrene 10-oxide compound represented by formula (B) to form a mixture, the mixture comprises DOPO-C compound represented by formula (A) and an unreacted liquid chlorinating agent, separating the DOPO-C compound and the unreacted liquid chlorinating agent from the mixture to obtain the DOPO-C compound; wherein X1, X2, and X3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, cyano group, sulfonic acid group, sulfonate ester group represented by —SO3R1, halogen atom, alkoxy group represented by —OR2, acyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl group, heteroaryl group, and arylalkyl group, wherein R1 and R2 are each an acyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
US08703983B2 Process for producing propylene oxide using a pretreated epoxidation catalyst
A process for preparing propylene oxide by epoxidizing propylene with an oxidant in the presence of a pretreated catalyst; wherein the catalyst comprises an activated titanium silicalite with MFI structure (TS-1) catalyst; and wherein the catalyst has been activated by pretreatment with methanol to form the pretreated catalyst. The pretreated TS-1 catalyst may be used in the epoxidizing propylene reaction with no additional methanol added; and the pretreated catalyst has equivalent activity to TS-1 catalyst used with large excesses of methanol.
US08703982B2 Purification of taxanes
Disclosed is a method of crystallizing a taxane comprising combining the taxane and methylene chloride to obtain a solution and adding an anti-solvent to the solution to obtain a crystalline taxane, wherein the anti-solvent is selected from the group consisting of hexane and heptane.
US08703980B2 Process for the preparation of darunavir
A process for the preparation of Darunavir comprises the reacting of 4-amino-N-(2R, 3S) (3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyl)-N-isobutyl-benzenesulfonamide with (3R, 3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol derivative in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone and isolating the resulting Darunavir. The process yields Darunavir with a very low level of the difuranyl impurity.
US08703979B2 Preparation of anticancer-active tricyclic compounds via alkyne coupling reaction
The present invention is directed to provide a novel preparation of anticancer-active tricyclic compounds via alkyne coupling reaction. The present invention provides a process for preparing a compound of formula (Ia) or (Ib): wherein R1 is optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, etc.; W is O, S or NR2; R2 is hydrogen atom, etc., which comprises Step (a) in which a compound of formula (II): wherein R1 is the same as defined above, and a compound of formula (III) or (IV): wherein R2 is the same as defined above; R3 is hydrogen atom, etc.; X is halogen atom, etc., are reacted in the presence of a base, a copper catalyst and a palladium catalyst in an aprotic polar solvent.
US08703975B2 Aryl (ethanoic) propanoic acid ascorbyl ester, preparation method thereof and medicament containing the same
The present invention designs and synthesizes the ascorbyl ester derivatives of the aryl (ethanoic) propanoic acid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicaments, such as ibuprofen, ketoprofen and naproxen, and addition salt of the derivatives with pharmaceutical acid or pharmaceutical alkaline. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicament which takes the ibuprofen as the representative is a common antipyretic analgesic medicament. The invention has remarkable antipyretic and analgesic effects and good safety except for anti-inflammatory effect, thus being not only suitable for adults, but also suitable for the elderly people, infants and children. The aryl (ethanoic) propanoic acid ascorbyl ester can be converted into ascorbyl ester derivatives and the addition salts of the derivatives with pharmaceutical acid or pharmaceutical alkaline, which can improve the water solubility thereof, facilitate intravenously administration, reduce the onset time, improve the bioavailability, reduce the stimulation effect to gastrointestinal tract, and enhance the penetrating capacity to hemato encephalic barrier, and can be used as a novel medicament to be applied for antiphlogistic, antipyresis, analgesia, treatment of arthritis, dysmenorrheal, multiple sclerosis, pneumonia cystic fibrosis and patent ductus arteriosus of premature infants, and prevention and treatment of cerebral apoplexy, hypoxic-ischemic brain damage, senile dementia and certain cancers.
US08703973B2 Benzocycloheptane and benzoxepine derivatives
The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification and the claims; a N-oxide thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof; provided that the compound is other than  or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The claimed compounds are useful for the treatment of a disease, the treatment of which is affected, mediated or facilitated by activating the GHS1A-r receptor. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions thereof and processes for the preparation thereof.
US08703971B2 Thiophene-containing organic photoelectric materials, their preparation methods and solar cell devices
Provided are thiophene-containing organic photoelectric materials represented by structural formula (1). The materials are thiophene compounds having multiple thiophene rings and cyano groups, useful in solar cell applications. One primary compound, for example, derivative of dicyanoethenyl quinquethiophene is well suited for application as electron donor material. Preparation methods of these thiophene-containing organic photoelectric materials and solar cell devices containing the above thiophene-containing organic photoelectric materials also are provided. Due to the fact that thiophene rings and cyano groups are included, the above thiophene-containing organic photoelectric materials have broader spectra respondence, better thermal stability and environmental stability.
US08703969B2 Trifluoromethylthiophenium derivative salt, method for producing the same, and method for producing trifluoromethyl-containing compounds using the same
A trifluoromethylthiophenium derivative salt useful as synthetic intermediates for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, a method for producing the same, and a method for producing trifluoromethyl-containing compounds using the same are provided. An S-(trifluoromethyl)-benzo[b]thiophenium derivative salt is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyloxy group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, a nitro group, or a cyano group, R5 is a methyl group, an ethyl group, a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, or a substituted phenyl group, and X− represents an anion. Various trifluoromethyl-containing compounds are produced using a method for producing the S-(trifluoromethyl)-benzo[b]thiophenium derivative salt, and using the S-(trifluoromethyl)-benzo[b]thiophenium derivative salt as a trifluoromethylating agent.
US08703966B2 Aerobic oxidative coupling for the formation of biaryls
A method of catalytic oxidative coupling for the formation of hetero-coupled bis-arenes. The method includes placing a solvent, an arene compound, and a catalyst in a reactor having a oxidant atmosphere such that hetero-coupled bis-arenes are formed.
US08703960B2 Benzobisthiazole building blocks for conjugated polymers
A composition having the structure comprising: wherein Z is a halogen; wherein X is selected from the group consisting of N, O, P, S, and Se; wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of N, O, P, S and Se; and wherein R is an n-alkane chain.
US08703949B2 Tandem process for preparing N-alkyl morphinans
The present invention provides processes for the preparation of N-alkyl morphinans without the isolation of nor-morphinan intermediates. In particular, the invention provides tandem hydrolysis/alkylation reactions for the synthesis of N-alkyl morphinans.
US08703947B2 Compounds for treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Described herein are compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions, methods, and uses thereof for treating Alzheimer's disease.
US08703935B2 Method of producing a metal phthalocyanine compound, and method of producing a phthalocyanine compound and an analogue thereof
A method of producing a metal phthalocyanine compound, which contains: conducting a reaction between at least two compounds selected from among Compounds A to F of formula (I), and a metal compound, in a buffer solution of an organic base or an inorganic base and an acid, in the presence of a dehydrating agent: wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; 1 is an integer of 0 to 4; a plurality of Rs may be the same or different from each other when 1 is 2 to 4; and G is a group of atoms necessary for forming at least one of a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring and a 5- or 6-membered hetero ring.
US08703930B2 Cancer cell-specific apoptosis-inducing agents that target chromosome stabilization-associated genes
The present inventors discovered that inhibition of the expression of various genes associated with chromosome stabilization induces cancer cell-specific apoptosis and inhibits cell proliferation. Compounds that inhibit expression of a gene associated with chromosome stabilization or inhibit the function of a protein encoded by such a gene are thought to have cancer cell-specific apoptosis-inducing effects.
US08703918B2 Isolated monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof binding prostate specific membrane antigen, conjugates and uses thereof
An isolated monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof binding prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) preferably in its native form on the surface of tumour cells. A conjugate of the antibody with an active ingredient and modified forms of the antigen-binding antibody fragment are also provided. The complete antibody and the antigen-recognising fragment thereof are used alone or conjugated for the treatment and the diagnosis of tumours or tissues associated to the tumour overexpressing the PSMA antigen, preferably prostatic neoplastic diseases.
US08703906B2 Disulfide-linked polyethyleneglycol/peptide conjugates for the transfection of nucleic acids
The present invention is directed to an inventive polymeric carrier molecule according to generic formula (I) and variations thereof, which allows for efficient transfection of nucleic acids into cells in vivo and in vitro, a polymeric carrier cargo complex formed by a nucleic acid and the inventive polymeric carrier molecule, but also to methods of preparation of this inventive polymeric carrier molecule and of the inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex. The present invention also provides methods of application and use of this inventive polymeric carrier molecule and the inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex as a medicament, for the treatment of various diseases, and in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of such diseases.
US08703897B2 Polyurethane oligomers for use in restorative dentistry
A composition of dental filling materials comprising a urethane oligomer obtained from a reaction between natural oil-derived polyols and a diisocyanate in excess to create terminals of isocyanate groups, the oligomer being grafted with an unsaturated acrylic monomer having hydroxyl groups which could react with the isocyanate terminals, and the resulting dental material being curable by free radical initiation.
US08703894B2 Fluorocarbon polymer-free preparations based on water and/or organic solvents and the use thereof as a finish on flat materials
The present invention relates to fluorocarbon polymer-free preparations (Z) based on water and/or organic solvents and their use as a finish on flat materials, containing (1) 10-90% of a reaction product (S) prepared by reacting a component (A) with a partially blocked or non-blocked di-, tri- or polyisocyanate (IC) and (2) 10-90% of a C8-C28-alkyl groups containing organopolysiloxane, (3) 0-45% of a blocked or non-blocked di-, tri- or polyisocyanate, and (4) if appropriate customary emulsifiers. When used as a finish on flat materials, the preparations endow the treated flat materials with durable hydrophobic properties.
US08703889B2 Method for manufacturing fluoropolymers
A method for making a fluoropolymer comprising an aqueous emulsion polymerization of one or more fluorinated monomers wherein the aqueous emulsion polymerization is carried out in the presence of at least one cyclic fluorocompound of the following formula (I): wherein X1, X2, X3, equal to or different from each other are independently selected among H, F, and C1-6 (per)fluoroalkyl groups, optionally comprising one or more catenary or non-catenary oxygen atoms; L represents a bond or a divalent group; RF is a divalent fluorinated C1-3 bridging group; Y is a hydrophilic function selected among anionic functionalities, cationic functionalities and non-ionic functionalities.
US08703881B2 Curable compositions of ionic silicones
A curable composition of ionic silicones includes a silicone having the formula M1aM2bM3cD1dD2eD3fT1gT2hT3iQj having ionic groups and crosslinking functional groups. The composition can further include polyorganosiloxane having the average compositional formula R26nR27o(OH)pSiO(4-n-o-p)/2, organohydrogenoligosiloxane or organohydrogenpolysiloxane that has the average compositional formula HqR28rSiO(4-q-r)/2 a transition metal catalyst and other components such as UV stabilizer, cure accelerator, pigment, dye, antimicrobial agent, biocide, surfactant, functional or non-functional filler, conductive filler, finely divided surface treated/untreated metal oxides, clay, plasticizers, tackifiers, mold release agents, adhesion promoters, compatibilizers, pharmaceutical excipients, surfactants or antistatic agents.
US08703880B2 Curable composition, cured product, and method for using of curable composition
A curable composition that includes (A) a silane compound copolymer that includes a specific repeating unit, (B) a silane coupling agent having a reactive cyclic ether structure, and (C) a curing agent so that the mass ratio “(A):((B)+(C))” of the silane compound copolymer (A) to the silane coupling agent (B) and the curing agent (C) in total is 95:5 to 70:30, a cured product obtained by curing the curable composition, and method for using of the curable composition as an optical device-securing adhesive or an optical device sealing material, are disclosed. The curable composition produces a cured product that does not show coloration (i.e., does not show a deterioration in transparency) even when exposed to high-energy light or subjected to a high temperature, exhibits excellent transparency for a long time, and has high adhesion even at a high temperature. The curable composition may be used to form an optical device-securing material, and may suitably be used as an optical device-securing adhesive or an optical device sealing material.
US08703876B2 Process for producing water absorbing polymer particles with improved color stability
A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, wherein at least one inorganic phosphoric acid and/or salt thereof and at least one organic 2-hydroxy acid and/or salt thereof is added, where the phosphorus in the inorganic phosphoric acid has an oxidation number of less than +V and the organic 2-hydroxy acid does not have any ethylenically unsaturated groups, and also the water-absorbing polymer particles obtainable by the process according to the invention.
US08703873B2 Multiple function graft polymer
The composition and preparation of multifunctional graft polymers useful as dispersants are described. The dispersants described are suitable for controlling sludge and varnish as well as soot, friction and wear. The product is useful as a lubricant additive.
US08703865B2 Method for production of polymer-encapsulated pigments
The invention relates to a method for production of an aqueous dispersion of polymer-encapsulated pigments characterized in that (a) an aqueous pigment dispersion, containing at least one organic pigment (P) at least one surfactant (T), and water is prepared,(b) a monomer miniemulsion stabilized by a hydrophobic organic compound with a water solubility at 20° C. of not more than 5×10−5 g/l, is prepared from a polymerizable monomer (M) and at least one surfactant (T), in water, (c) a monomer pigment emulsion is prepared, whereby the aqueous pigment dispersion from (a) and the monomer miniemulsion from (b) are mixed and homogenized, and (d) the pigment-containing monomer miniemulsion from (c) is polymerized in the presence of a polymerization initiator and/or by heat, whereupon an encapsulation of the pigment with the polymer thus formed occurs.
US08703863B2 Polyimide precursor, polyimide, and coating solution for under layer film for image formation
There is provided a polyimide precursor which can alter the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of the surface of a cured film formed readily even by a low level of ultraviolet ray irradiation; and a polyimide produced from the polyimide precursor. The polyimide precursor having a structure represented by the following formula (1): (where A represents a tetravalent organic group; B represents a bivalent organic group having a thiol ester bond in its main chain; R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a univalent organic group; and n represents a natural number).
US08703861B2 Streak-free tire dressing
A tire dressing composition is provided that includes at least one silicone fluid having a viscosity of between 40 and 500,000 centiStokes at room temperature. A fluorinated acrylate polymer is provided in the composition to limit the amount of streaking in a coating formed from the composition upon application to a tire surface. The coating is formed through the evaporation of a solvent in the composition containing the at least one silicone fluid and the fluorinated acrylate polymer. A process is provided for dressing a tire having a previous silicone coating thereon, the process including applying the tire dressing composition and allowing the solvent to evaporate from the composition to form a tire dressing coating. The coating producing an initial gloss of greater than 110 units. A gloss of greater than 110 units is maintained for at least two weeks subsequent to the application under normal vehicle operation conditions.
US08703860B2 Paramethylstyrene block copolymers and their use
The present invention comprises an uncrosslinked composition of a styrenic block copolymer and PMS-I/B-PMS (paramethylstyrene-isoprene/butadiene-paramethylestyrene) block copolymer, optionally with one or more antioxidants and a carbon radical scavenger. The mid-block IB is a random mixture of isoprene and butadiene. Further, a process is disclosed for making the uncrosslinked composition. The present invention also includes an uncrosslinked composition of homo polystyrene, and PMS-I/B-PMS block copolymer, optionally with one or more antioxidants and a carbon radical scavenger. The present invention also comprises a crosslinked polyolefin-free composition of PMS-I/B-PMS block copolymer, optionally with a styrenic block copolymer and one or more antioxidants, a carbon radical scavenger, and free radical initiator. The present invention also includes an article incorporating an uncrosslinked composition of a styrenic block copolymer and homo polystyrene, and PMS-I/B-PMS block copolymer, optionally with one or more antioxidants and a carbon radical scavenger.
US08703858B2 Fluororesin film for agricultural use
The present invention provides an agricultural fluororesin film having good optical transparency and good durability to repeated contact with other members and to repeated bending. The present invention relates to an agricultural fluororesin film, in which synthetic mica particles having an average particle size of 3 μm to 15 μm are dispersed in a film containing a fluororesin, in which the content of the synthetic mica particles is from 0.5 to 5 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the fluororesin.
US08703856B2 Electrical tracking resistance compositions, methods and articles of manufacture
This disclosure relates to polycarbonate compositions, methods, and articles of manufacture that at least meets certain electrical tracking resistance requirements. The compositions, methods, and articles of manufacture that meet these requirements contain at least a polycarbonate; a polysiloxane block co-polycarbonate; and a transition metal oxide, e.g. titanium dioxide.
US08703854B2 Use of polyetheresters for rotomolding
A densification aid for use in rotomolding or slush molding can include a major component and a minor component. The major component can include a polyetherester. The minor component can include a fluoropolymer, a thermoplastic polyurethane, a polyether block copolyamide or a polyethylene glycol. Articles can be formed using the densification aid, such as by rotomolding or slush molding a particulate olefin polymer composition with the densification aid.
US08703851B2 Poly(phenylene ether) composition and article
A composition includes specific amounts of a poly(phenylene ether), a radial block copolymer, a polystyrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)polystyrene triblock copolymer, an organophosphate ester, a hydrocarbon resin, and benzoin. The composition exhibits a desirable balance of multiaxial impact strength, light transmittance, and optical clarity, and it can be used to mold a variety of articles including animal cages, ink cartridges, tubes, pipes, and pipe fittings.
US08703845B2 Curable resin composition, cured product thereof, phenolic resin, epoxy resin, and semiconductor sealing material
A high degree of resistance to moisture and solder and high flame retardancy are realized without incorporating a halogen in view of environmental friendliness. A phenolic resin has structural moieties which are a naphthylmethyloxy group- or anthrylmethyloxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (ph1), a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (ph2), and a divalent aralkyl group (X) represented by general formula (1) below: (where Ar represents a phenylene group or a biphenylene group and Rs each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group) and has a structure in which plural aromatic hydrocarbon groups selected from the group consisting of the naphthylmethyloxy group- or anthrylmethyloxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (ph1) and the phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (ph2) are bonded through the divalent aralkyl group (X). This phenolic resin is used as a curing agent for an epoxy resin.
US08703843B2 Solvent extraction microencapsulation with tunable extraction rates
The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing microparticles using a solvent extraction technique, including controlled addition and/or removal of the extraction phase.
US08703835B2 Reduced-VOC and non-VOC blowing agents for making expanded and extruded thermoplastic foams
A blowing agent blend for making thermoplastic polymer foams includes methyl formate. The blowing agent blend can further comprise at least one co-blowing agent. The co-blowing agent is either a physical co-blowing agent (e.g. an inorganic agent, a hydrocarbon, a halogenated hydrocarbon, a hydrocarbon with polar, functional group(s), water or any combination thereof), or a chemical co-blowing agent, or combinations thereof. The thermoplastic polymer foam can be an alkenyl aromatic polymer foam, e.g. a polystyrene foam. The blowing agent blend includes methyl formate and one or more co-blowing agents. The methyl formate-based blowing agent blends produce dimensionally stable foams that have improved resistance to flame spread. A process for the preparation of such foams is also provided.
US08703832B2 Interpenetrating polymer networks and uses thereof
Interpenetrating polymer networks comprising a first network of polymer A formed from monomers, at least one of which contains an aromatic group functionalized with a cation-exchange group, and a second network of polymer B formed from monomers, at least one of which contains a fluorinated group (RF). Use of these interpenetrating polymer networks for manufacturing fuel cell membranes.
US08703829B2 Therapeutic compounds
The invention provides compounds of Formula (I): R1≡R2  (I) wherein R1 and R2 have any of the values or specific values defined herein, as well as compositions comprising such compounds and therapeutic methods comprising the administration of such compounds.
US08703820B2 Administration of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthoic acid for the treatment of dermatological disorders
Dermatological disorders having an inflammatory or proliferative component are treated with pharmaceutical compositions containing on the order of 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof, formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable media therefor, advantageously topically applicable gels, creams or lotions.
US08703807B2 Azaspirodecanone compounds
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters and methods of using the compounds.
US08703791B2 3-carboxypropyl-aminotetralin derivatives and related compounds as mu opioid receptor antagonists
The invention provides 3-carboxypropyl-aminotetralin compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are antagonists at the mu opioid receptor. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat conditions associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US08703789B2 Compositions incorporating sesamin-class compounds and vitamin B1 class compounds
A composition incorporating at least one sesamin-class compound is enhanced in the anti-fatigue action of sesamin class compounds by additionally incorporating at least one vitamin B1 class compound. Also provided is an anti-fatigue agent containing at least one sesamin-class compound and at least one vitamin B1 class compound as the active ingredients.
US08703779B2 Preparation of crystalline forms of dihydropyrazolopyrimidinone
The instant invention relates to crystalline forms of MK-1775, an inhibitor of Weel kinase. Specifically, the instant invention relates to hemihydrates of MK-1775.
US08703773B2 Low hygroscopic aripiprazole drug substance and processes for the preparation thereof
The present invention provides low hygroscopic forms of aripiprazole and processes for the preparation thereof which will not convert to a hydrate or lose their original solubility even when a medicinal preparation containing the anhydrous Aripiprazole crystals is stored for an extended period.
US08703771B2 Preparation method of dihydroindene amide compounds, their pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds thereof and use as protein kinases inhibitor
The invention provides a new kind of dihydroindene amide compounds of general formula I or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof which can be used as protein kinase inhibitor. The invention provides a preparation method of the kind of compounds, the pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, the method for preventing or curing the diseases related to the abnormity of activities of protein kinases, especially Abl, Bcr-Abl, c-Kit and PDGFR, using them as protein kinase inhibitor, and their preparation use of drug used for preventing or curing the diseases related to the abnormity of activities of protein kinases, especially Abl, Bcr-Abl, c-Kit and PDGFR.
US08703767B2 Substituted N-(3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)phenyl)acrylamide analogs as tyrosine receptor kinase BTK inhibitors
In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted N-(3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)phenyl)acrylamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of the BTK kinase; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds and compositions to treat disorders associated with dysfunction of the BTK kinase. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US08703762B2 Method of treating organophosphorous poisoning
A method for treating organophosphorous poisoning (OP) comprising administering to a mammal at risk for OP poisoning an OP poisoning-inhibiting amount of galantamine.
US08703760B2 Antiplatelet agent
The present invention relates to a novel antiplatelet agent and a novel compound which is an active ingredient for the agent. The present invention provides the antiplatelet agent comprising a compound represented by the formula I: wherein, X is N, or CR1d, Xb1-Xb5 are the same or different, and are nitrogen or carbon, R1a-R1d are the same or different, and are hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl, an optionally substituted alkoxy, an optionally substituted alkylthio, an alkenyl, a cycloalkyl, a halogen, cyano, or hydroxyl or optionally substituted by 1 or 2 alkylamino, R2 is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl, R3 is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
US08703758B2 Bicyclic compound
The present invention provides to a compound having an ACC inhibitory action, which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiac failure, diabetic complications, metabolic syndrome, sarcopenia, cancer and the like, and has superior efficacy.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification.
US08703755B2 Analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.
US08703752B2 Use of mifepristone and derivatives therefor as Hedgehog protein signaling pathway modulators and applications of same
The invention relates to a novel use of compounds having formula (I), including mifepristone (RU 486 or RU 38 486) and the derivative salts thereof, for the preparation of a medicament that can modulate (activate or inhibit) the Hedgehog protein signalling pathway, which is intended for the treatment of pathologies involving a tissue dysfunction linked to deregulation of said pathway.
US08703747B2 Aminophosphinic derivatives that can be used in the treatment of pain
The present invention relates to a compound of the following general formula (I): R1—NH—CH(R2)—P(═O)(OR3)—CH2—C(R4)(R5)—CONH—CH(R6)—COOR7 (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the latter, an isomer or a mixture of isomers in any proportions, especially a mixture of enantiomers, and in particular a racemic mixture, for which R1 represents a —C(═O)—O—C(R8)(R9)—OC(═O)—R10 group; R2 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon-based chain, an aryl or heteroaryl group or a methylene group substituted by a heterocycle; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a —C(R12)(R13)—OC(═O)—R14 group; R4 and R5 form, together with the carbon that bears them, a saturated hydrocarbon-based ring or an optionally substituted piperidine ring or R4 represents a hydrogen atom and R5 represents a phenyl or a benzyl that is optionally substituted, a heteroaromatic ring or a methylene group substituted by a heterocycle; R6 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon-based chain or a phenyl or a benzyl that is optionally substituted; and R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a benzyl, alkyl, heteroaryl, alkylheteroaryl, —CHMe—COOR18, —CHR19—OC(═O)OR20 and —CHR19—OC(═O)OR20 group. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds as a medicinal product, and in particular for the treatment of pain, more advantageously neuropathic and neuroinflammatory pain, to their method of synthesis and also to the compositions containing them.
US08703735B2 Antisense antiviral compounds and methods for treating a filovirus infection
The present invention provides antisense antiviral compounds, compositions, and methods of their use and production, mainly for inhibiting the replication of viruses of the Filoviridae family, including Ebola and Marburg viruses. The compounds, compositions, and methods also relate to the treatment of viral infections in mammals including primates by Ebola and Marburg viruses. The antisense antiviral compounds include phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotides (PMOplus) having a nuclease resistant backbone, about 15-40 nucleotide bases, at least two but typically no more than half piperazine-containing intersubunit linkages, and a targeting sequence that is targeted against the AUG start site region of Ebola virus VP35, Ebola virus VP24, Marburg virus VP24, or Marburg virus NP, including combinations and mixtures thereof.
US08703730B2 Complement antagonists and uses thereof
Disclosed are antagonists designed to inhibit or block expression of a mammalian complement such as complement component 6 (C6). The invention has a wide range of uses including use in the preparation of a medicament for the enhancement of nerve regeneration following acute or chronic nerve damage in a mammal. Additional applications include use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis either alone or in combination with another drug.
US08703722B2 Inhibitors of F18+ E coli binding
The present invention relates to blood group A/B/H determinant on Type 1 Core glycosphingolipids chains as recognition point for the FedF protein of F18-fimbriated Enterotoxigenic and verotoxinogenic Escherichia coli and the use of compounds comprising such determinants for the treatment of F18+ E. coli infections in pigs and in screening methods.
US08703713B2 Combination therapy for pancreatic cancer using an antigenic peptide and chemotherapeutic agent
Described herein is a combination therapy suited to the treatment of pancreatic cancer and the like. Also described is a method of potentiating the therapeutic effect of chemotherapeutic agents such as gemcitabine.
US08703702B2 Therapeutically active α-MSH analogues
The invention describes peptide analogues of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), which possess an increased efficacy compared to the native α-MSH peptide. The α-MSH analogues exhibit increased anti-inflammatory effects and increased capability to prevent ischemic conditions compared to α-MSH. The invention further discloses use of the peptides for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition in the tissue of one or more organs of a mammal, and moreover pharmaceutical compositions.
US08703695B2 Biologically active peptides and their new uses
Novel peptides are disclosed with their use as a pharmaceutical composition. A method is also disclosed for making pharmaceutical compositions and treatment of an individual.
US08703690B2 Use of R-1233 in liquid chillers
This invention relates to the use of chloro-trifluoropropenes as refrigerants in negative-pressure liquid chillers and methods of replacing an existing refrigerant in a chiller with chloro-trifluoropropenes. The chloro-trifluoropropenes, particularly 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, have high efficiency and unexpectedly high capacity in liquid chiller applications and are useful as more environmentally sustainable refrigerants for such applications, including the replacement of R-123 and R-11.
US08703686B2 Transparent soap comprising fluorescer
It has been found that transparency and water-white appearance of soap bars is improved by adding a fluorescer at selective levels. Disclosed is a transparent soap bar comprising: (i) 20 to 78 wt % total fatty matter; and (ii) 0.003 to 0.5 wt % fluorescer, wherein (i) CIELAB b* value of said bar at 0° viewing and 75° illumination is less than 0; and (ii) color of said bar expressed as Y+5R on LOVIBOND® scale is 0 to 3 and wherein the soap bar includes 0.05 to 10 wt % C2 to C3 alcohol. Also disclosed is a process for making transparent soap bar comprising the steps of: (i) saponification of oils or fatty acids in presence of polyols to get a molten mass, where after complete neutralization, the free alkali content measured as sodium hydroxide is not greater than 0.1%; and (ii) molding said molten mass to get the bar, wherein 0.003 to 0.5 parts fluorescer and 0.05 to 10 parts C2 to C3 alcohol is mixed with said molten mass.
US08703678B2 Grease
A grease which comprises a base oil containing at least 50% by mass of a diester compound having a total carbon number of 28 to 40 and represented by the general formula (I): R1OOC—(R2)n—COOR3  (I) wherein R1 and R3 each independently represent a C4 to C20 monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group, R2 represents a C1 to C20 divalent hydrocarbon group and n is 0 or 1. The grease is excellent in both low-temperature performance and high-temperature performance and has low oil separation tendency even under high centrifugal force (acceleration). In particular, when the grease is used in a rotational transmission device having a built-in one-way clutch, the grease can provide satisfactory clutch engagement property (intermeshing ability) at low temperatures and a prolonged bearing life at high temperatures and is less apt to cause oil separation under high centrifugal force.
US08703674B2 Lubricating oil composition
Provided is a lubricating oil composition, including a base oil and a specific condensed phosphate blended with various additives.
US08703672B2 Highly branched sulfonates for drive-line applications
A lubricant composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and an oil-soluble branched-chain hydrocarbyl-substituted arenesulfonic acid salt, wherein the arenesulfonic moiety has at least one hydrocarbyl substituent which is a highly branched group as defined by having a Chi(0)/Shadow XY ratio greater than about 0.180, exhibits good dynamic frictional performance.
US08703671B2 Process and apparatus for preparing a urea grease
The invention provides for a process for preparing a urea grease including: (a) introducing a first feed component to a first feeding zone; (b) introducing a second feed component to a second feeding zone; (c) first reacting-mixing in a first reacting-mixing zone; and (d) cooling-mixing in a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for a process for preparing a urea grease including: (a) introducing a first feed component to a first feeding zone; (b) introducing a second feed component to a second feeding zone; (c) first reacting-mixing in a first reacting-mixing zone; (d) introducing a third feed component to a third feeding zone; (e) second reacting-mixing in a second reacting-mixing zone; and (f) cooling-mixing in a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for an apparatus for preparing a urea grease comprising: (a) a first feeding zone; (b) a second feeding zone; (c) a first reacting-mixing zone; and (d) a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for an apparatus for preparing a urea grease comprising: (a) a first feeding zone; (b) a second feeding zone; (c) a first reacting-mixing zone; (d) a third feeding zone; (e) a second reacting-mixing zone; and (f) a cooling-mixing zone.
US08703670B2 Ionic liquids having a content of ionic polymers
Method of adjusting the viscosity of a salt having a melting point of less than 100° C. at atmospheric pressure (referred to as ionic liquid for short), wherein an oligomeric or polymeric compound which has a content of at least 0.01 mol of covalently bound acid groups/100 g of compound with at least 1% of the acid groups being present as a salt with an organic cation comprising at least one heteroatom selected from among nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus is added to the ionic liquid.
US08703665B2 Materials comprising deaggregated diamond nanoparticles
Heat-transfer fluids and lubricating fluids comprising deaggregated diamond nanoparticles are described herein. Also described are composites comprising deaggregated diamond nanoparticles, and methods of making such composites. Method of using deaggregated diamond nanoparticles, for example, to improve the properties of materials such as thermal conductivity and lubricity are also disclosed.
US08703657B2 Inverse emulsion polymers as lost circulation material
A sealant composition comprising an inverse emulsion polymer and methods of servicing a wellbore using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of servicing a wellbore that penetrates a subterranean formation is disclosed. The method comprises placing a sealant composition comprising an inverse emulsion polymer into the wellbore to reduce a loss of fluid to the subterranean formation during placement of the fluid in the wellbore.
US08703654B2 Identifying antigen clusters for monitoring a global state of an immune system
Method, system and an article of manufacture for clustering and thereby identifying predefined antigens reactive with undetermined immunoglobulins of sera derived from patient subjects in need of diagnosis of disease or monitoring of treatment.
US08703653B2 Quantitative, highly multiplexed detection of nucleic acids
This invention provides methods of detecting and quantifying target nucleic acids in samples in multiplexed single chamber reactions. Consumables incorporating chambers optimized to reduce signal background proximal to high efficiency arrays are provided, as well as methods of use. Devices and systems configured to use the consumables to practice the methods are a feature of the invention.
US08703637B2 Hydroprocessing catalysts and methods for making thereof
An improved process to make a slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. In the process, at least a metal precursor feedstock is portioned and fed in any of the stages: the promotion stage; the sulfidation stage; or the transformation stage of a water-based catalyst precursor to a slurry catalyst. In one embodiment, the promoter metal precursor feedstock is split into portions, the first portion is for the sulfiding step, the second portion is for the promotion step; and optionally the third portion is to be added to the transformation step in the mixing of the sulfided promoted catalyst precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent to form the slurry catalyst. In another embodiment, the Primary metal precursor feedstock is split into portions.
US08703633B2 One glass fiber with high strength and high modulus
A high-intensity and high-modulus glass fiber is provided. Said fiber is produced by improving the processes, components and proportion of conventional E-glass production process and apparatus. The fiber contains 13% CaO at most, no boron and fluorine, meanwhile ZrO2 and Li2O is first added, B2O3 is first removed, and SO3 is added. The intensity and the modulus of the fiber are slightly lower than those of S-glass or T-glass, but obviously higher than those of E-glass and ECR-glass which are highly produced and widely used or other boron-free glass such as Advantex glass. Besides the intensity, modulus and fatigue resistance, said fiber has obvious advantages over E-glass in heat, acid and alkali resistance. The glass fiber roving made from said fiber has 22% higher tensile strength and 11˜15.7% higher modulus than those of E-glass, and has 16% higher tensile strength and 5˜6% higher modulus than those of ECR-glass.
US08703632B2 Building board for use as a carrier for a surface cladding of ceramic tiles, a stucco, or a trowel mortar, on or in buildings
Building board for use as a carrier for a surface cladding of ceramic tiles, a stucco, or a thin-layer trowel mortar, on or in buildings, in which on a moisture-resistant and moisture-sealed foam-material core layer, there is glued on both sides a water-resistant paper web or thin plastic web, onto which webs in each case a web of nonwoven fabric or of a knitted or loom-knitted woven fabric is glued.
US08703630B2 Resin-soluble thermoplastic veil for composite materials
A resin-soluble thermoplastic polymer veil toughening element for a curable composition wherein the polymer element is a non-woven veil in solid phase adapted to undergo at least partial phase transition to fluid phase on contact with a component of the curable resin matrix composition in which it is soluble at a temperature which is less than the temperature for substantial onset of gelling and/or curing of the curable composition and which temperature is less than the polymer elements melt temperature; a method for the preparation thereof, a preform support structure for a curable composition comprising the at least one thermoplastic veil element together with structural reinforcement fibers, methods for preparation thereof, a curable composition comprising the at least one thermoplastic veil element or the support structure and a curable resin matrix composition, a method for preparation and curing thereof, and a cured composite or resin body obtained thereby, and known and novel uses thereof.
US08703629B2 Method for weaving substrates with integral sidewalls
The present invention generally relates to an integrally woven three-dimensional preform with at least one sidewall in at least one direction constructed from a woven base fabric comprising two or more layers, and a method of forming thereof. A plurality of fibers in a first direction is interwoven between at least the top layer and a second layer, such that top layer is foldable relative to the other layers and form, upon folding, an integral sidewall. A plurality of fibers may also be interwoven between the second-from-the-top layer and a second layer, such that the second-from-the-top layer is foldable relative to the other layers, upon folding, form a second integral sidewall perpendicular to the first integral sidewall. The preform may optionally comprise a plurality of non-integral sidewalls formed by folding portions of the topmost layer.
US08703627B2 Antiadhesive material
An antiadhesive material that is excellent in biocompatibility and bioabsorbability, as well as excellent strength in suturing and bonding, is provided. A reinforcing material 12 made of a biodegradable polymer is placed in a gelatin solution so that the reinforcing material 12 is impregnated with the solution, and the gelatin is caused to gelate and dried. By so doing, an antiadhesive material in which a gelatin film 11 and the reinforcing material 12 are integrated is obtained. The reinforcing material 12 preferably is arranged in a portion of the gelatin film 11 to be subjected to suturing, and preferably is arranged along a periphery of the gelatin film 11. The gelatin film 11 preferably is a cross-linked gelatin film, and the reinforcing material 12 preferably is a nonwoven fabric.
US08703614B2 Metal organic chemical vapor deposition apparatus and method
A metal organic chemical vapor deposition apparatus includes reaction chambers in which nitride layers is deposited on a substrate using a group III-V material, a buffer chamber connected to the reaction chambers and in which a transfer robot is disposed to transfer the substrate into the reaction chambers, a gas supply device configured to selectively supply one or more of hydrogen, nitrogen, and ammonia gases into the buffer chamber so that when the buffer chamber communicates with one of the reaction chambers, the buffer chamber has the same atmosphere as an atmosphere of the reaction chamber, and a heater disposed in the buffer chamber. Nitride layers are deposited on a substrate in the reaction chambers, and the temperature and gas atmosphere of the buffer chamber are adjusted such that when the substrate is transferred, epitaxial layers formed on the substrate can be stably maintained.
US08703602B2 Selective seed layer treatment for feature plating
Conventional metallization processes fail at high density or small feature size patterns. For example, during patterning dry films may collapse or lift-off resulting in short circuits or open circuits in the metallization pattern. An exemplary method for metallization of integrated circuits includes forming features such as trenches, pads, and planes in a dielectric layer and depositing and selectively treating a seed layer in desired features of the dielectric layer. The treated regions of the seed layer may be used as a seed for electroless deposition of conductive material, such as copper, into the features. When the seed layer is a catalytic ink, the seed layer may be treated by curing the catalytic ink with a laser.
US08703597B1 Method for fabrication of a semiconductor device and structure
A method for fabricating a device, the method including: providing a first layer including first transistors, where the first transistors include a mono-crystalline semiconductor; overlaying a second semiconductor layer over the first layer; fabricating a plurality of memory cell control lines where the control lines include a portion of the second layer; where the second layer includes second transistors, where the second transistors include a mono-crystalline semiconductor, and where the second transistors are configured to be memory cells.
US08703595B2 N/P boundary effect reduction for metal gate transistors
The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a plurality of dummy gates over a substrate. The dummy gates extend along a first axis. The method includes forming a masking layer over the dummy gates. The masking layer defines an elongate opening extending along a second axis different from the first axis. The opening exposes first portions of the dummy gates and protects second portions of the dummy gates. A tip portion of the opening has a width greater than a width of a non-tip portion of the opening. The masking layer is formed using an optical proximity correction (OPC) process. The method includes replacing the first portions of the dummy gates with a plurality of first metal gates. The method includes replacing the second portions of the dummy gates with a plurality of second metal gates different from the first metal gates.
US08703592B2 Methods of forming semiconductor devices having faceted semiconductor patterns
Provided are methods of forming semiconductor devices. A method may include preparing a semiconductor substrate including a first region and a second region adjacent the first region. The method may also include forming sacrificial pattern covering the second region and exposing the first region. The method may further include forming a capping layer including a faceted sidewall on the first region using selective epitaxial growth (SEG). The faceted sidewall may be separate from the sacrificial pattern. The sacrificial pattern may be removed. Impurity ions may be implanted into the semiconductor substrate.
US08703590B2 Vapor-phase growth method for semiconductor film
A process for supplying a mixed material gas that includes a chlorosilane gas and a carrier gas to a surface of a substrate heated at 1200 to 1400° C. from a direction perpendicular to the surface is provided. A supply rate of the chlorosilane gas is equal to or more than 200 μmol per minute per 1 cm2 of the surface of the substrate. The carrier gas includes a hydrogen gas and at least one or more gases selected from argon, xenon, krypton and neon.
US08703586B2 Apparatus for forming deposited film and method for forming deposited film
In order to form a high quality film without causing in-plane nonuniformity in film quality, an apparatus for forming deposited film according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a chamber; a first electrode located in the chamber; a second electrode that is located in the chamber with a predetermined spacing from the first electrode and includes a plurality of supply parts configured to supply material gases; an introduction path connected to the supply parts, through which the material gases are introduced; a heater located in the introduction path; and a cooling mechanism configured to cool the second electrode.
US08703578B2 Middle in-situ doped SiGe junctions for PMOS devices on 28 nm low power/high performance technologies using a silicon oxide encapsulation, early halo and extension implantations
A HKMG device with PMOS eSiGe source/drain regions is provided. Embodiments include forming first and second HKMG gate stacks on a substrate, each including a SiO2 cap, forming extension regions at opposite sides of the first HKMG gate stack, forming a nitride liner and oxide spacers on each side of HKMG gate stack; forming a hardmask over the second HKMG gate stack; forming eSiGe at opposite sides of the first HKMG gate stack, removing the hardmask, forming a conformal liner and nitride spacers on the oxide spacers of each of the first and second HKMG gate stacks, and forming deep source/drain regions at opposite sides of the second HKMG gate stack.
US08703573B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing the semiconductor device includes sequentially forming first to third mold layer patterns on a substrate and spaced apart from each other, forming a first semiconductor pattern between the first mold layer pattern and the second mold layer pattern, and a second semiconductor pattern between the second mold layer pattern and the third mold layer pattern, forming a first trench between the first mold layer pattern and the third mold layer pattern by removing a portion of the second mold layer pattern and portions of the first and second semiconductor patterns, depositing a material for a lower electrode conformally along side and bottom surfaces of the first trench, and forming first and second lower electrodes separated from each other on the first and second semiconductor patterns, respectively, by removing a portion of the material for a lower electrode positioned on the second mold layer pattern.
US08703569B2 MOS transistor, manufacturing method thereof, and semiconductor device
A MOS transistor has a first stress layer formed over a silicon substrate on a first side of a channel region defined by a gate electrode, and a second stress layer formed over the silicon substrate on a second side of the channel region, the first and second stress layers accumulating a tensile stress or a compressive stress depending on a conductivity type of the MOS transistor. The first stress layer has a first extending part rising upward from the silicon substrate near the channel region along a first sidewall of the gate electrode but separated from the first sidewall of the gate electrode, and the second stress layer has a second extending part rising upward from the silicon substrate near the channel region along a second sidewall of the gate electrode but separated from the second sidewall of the gate electrode.
US08703564B2 Method for manufacturing a transistor for preventing or reducing short channel effect
A transistor for preventing or reducing short channel effect includes a substrate; a gate stack disposed over the substrate; a first junction region disposed on the substrate at a first side surface of the gate stack, said first junction layer being formed of an epitaxial layer; a trench formed within the substrate at a second side surface of the gate stack; and a second junction region disposed below the trench, said second junction layer being lower than the first junction region.
US08703561B2 High quality GaN high-voltage HFETs on silicon
Substrates of GaN over silicon suitable for forming electronics devices such as heterostructure field effect transistors (HFETs), and methods of making the substrates, are disclosed. Voids in a crystalline Al2O3 film on a top surface of a silicon wafer are formed. The top surface of the silicon wafer is along the <111> silicon crystal orientation. A plurality of laminate layers is deposited over the voids and the Al2O3 film. Each laminate layer includes an AN film and a GaN film. A transistor or other device may be formed in the top GaN film.
US08703560B2 Methods for manufacturing thin film transistor
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a highly reliable semiconductor device with a small amount of leakage current. In a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor, etching is conducted using a resist mask to form a back channel portion in the thin film transistor, the resist mask is removed, a part of the back channel is etched to remove etching residue and the like left over the back channel portion, whereby leakage current caused by the residue and the like can be reduced. The etching step of the back channel portion can be conducted by dry etching using non-bias.
US08703558B2 Graphene device and method for manufacturing the same
The invention provides a graphene device structure and a method for manufacturing the same, the device structure comprising a graphene layer; a gate region in contact with the graphene layer; semiconductor doped regions formed in the two opposite sides of the gate region and in contact with the graphene layer, wherein the semiconductor doped regions are isolated from the gate region; a contact formed on the gate region and contacts formed on the semiconductor doped regions. The on-off ratio of the graphene device is increased through the semiconductor doped regions without increasing the band gap of the graphene material, i.e., without affecting the mobility of the material or the speed of the device, thereby increasing the applicability of the graphene material in CMOS devices.