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US08780764B2	Method and system of updating routing/establishing paths in a hierarchical network A mobile unit managing network is provided which is capable of supporting a communication area being wider than ever by one highest-layer router. A radio base station transfers a path updating notification fed from a mobile terminal to a lowest-layer router. The lowest-layer router establishes a path in which a network address to the mobile terminal exists in the radio base station and transfers path information to an intermediate-layer router serving as an upward router. The intermediate-layer router establishes a path in which the network address to the mobile terminal exists in the lowest-layer router and transfers path information to the highest-layer router. The highest-layer router, when having received path information notification from the intermediate-layer router, establishes a path in which the network address to the mobile terminal exists in the intermediate-layer router.
US08780763B2	Communication and message route optimization and messaging in a mesh network A method and system facilitate communications between an unassociated device and a server via a mesh network and a wide area network. The method may include receiving transmissions from candidate proxy devices, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with a mesh network. The method may include selecting a proxy device from the candidate proxy devices. The method may include communicating with a server via the proxy device and the associated mesh network.
US08780750B2	Method and apparatus for reporting a buffer status A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) reports a buffer status as part of scheduling information for enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) transmissions. For reporting the buffer status, the WTRU calculates a total amount of data available across all logical channels for which reporting is requested by a radio resource control (RRC) entity. The total amount of data includes an amount of data that is available for transmission and retransmission at a radio link control (RLC) entity and an amount of data that is available for transmission in a medium access control for enhanced dedicated channel (MAC-i/is) segmentation entity in case that a MAC-i/is entity is configured. The WTRU sends scheduling information including a total E-DCH buffer status (TEBS) field that is set based on the total amount of data.
US08780747B2	Method for controlling uplink access in wireless communication system A method of controlling uplink access in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: generating an access probability sequence consisting of an access probability determined with respect to a radio resource used for data transmission; transmitting data according to the access probability included in the access probability sequence; receiving a success/failure result on the data transmission; and regulating the access probability used in the data transmission according to the success/failure result. Accordingly, each user equipment performs a simple control process for attempting random uplink access according to an access probability sequence and for changing the access probability sequence according to success/failure of uplink data transmission, thereby decreasing a probability of collision between user equipments, thereby increasing data transmission efficiency in a system employing a plurality of user equipments.
US08780739B2	Method and device for data processing and communication system comprising such device A method and a device for data processing in a network having a first network element and a second network element performs the following steps: (a) the second network element provides a control information to the first network element; (b) a portion of data sent from the first network element to the second network element is identified by the control information; and (c) upon identification of the portion of data a retransmission from the first network element to the second network element can be initiated.
US08780738B2	Method and apparatus for supporting enterprise addressing in networks A method and apparatus for supporting enterprise addressing in networks are disclosed. For example, the method creates a Domain Name System (DNS) service record and loading said DNS service record in a public DNS server for a customer, wherein the DNS service record supports a mapping of a domain name of the customer to a sub-domain name of a service provider. The method receives a call destined to a customer endpoint device for the customer; and forwards the call to the customer in accordance with the DNS service record.
US08780736B2	Communication apparatus and heat generation suppressing method A communication apparatus includes a temperature sensor, a memory, and a processor. The temperature sensor measures temperature. The memory stores association groups of packet transmission rates associated with at least one of individual ports and individual transmission flows. The processor selects, based on the measured temperature, one of the association groups for suppressing heat generation, and controls reception rates using the packet transmission rates of the selected association group.
US08780733B2	Radio communication system for supporting hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) and data transmission method Disclosed is a radio communication system and a data transmission method, which facilitates to improve reliability and efficiency of the communication system by the use of HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request), wherein the data transmission method using an HARQ method comprises determining a service class in a service flow of a data packet to be transmitted; setting a target PER according to the service class; and determining whether or not the data packet is re-transmitted based on the target PER.
US08780731B2	Ethernet performance monitoring One embodiment is a source router that monitors the performance of an Ethernet network. The source router generates an Ethernet connectivity check request frame that includes a transmission timestamp, and transmits the Ethernet connectivity check request frame to a destination router. The source router receives a reply from the destination router that is transmitted in response to receiving the Ethernet connectivity check request frame and determines a round trip time between the source router and the destination router based on a time of receipt of the reply and the transmission timestamp.
US08780723B2	Communication system and communication apparatus A communication system includes a first communication apparatus including one or more first processors that determine a first bandwidth variance for each flow, based on a requested bandwidth variance amount and a surplus bandwidth of a physical line, and a first transmitter that transmits the first bandwidth variance to an adjacent apparatus; and a second communication apparatus including one or more second processors that set the received first bandwidth variance as a requested bandwidth variance amount for the second communication apparatus and determine a second bandwidth variance for each flow from the first bandwidth variance and the surplus bandwidth, and a second transmitter that transmits the second bandwidth variance to an adjacent apparatus.
US08780719B2	Packet relay apparatus and congestion control method A packet relay apparatus relaying a packet exchanged between communication apparatuses with a connection established is provided. The packet relay apparatus includes a buffer for storing a packet selected from among arrival packets so that a transfer of the selected packet is to be suspended, and a congestion controller for monitoring, after the storage of the packet on the buffer, a packet passing through the packet relay apparatus, and causing the packet, stored on the buffer, to be transmitted at a timing responsive to a passage status of a packet having the same connection as the connection of the packet stored on the buffer.
US08780712B2	Smart automatic communication method and system A smart automatic communication method and system are introduced. The method applies to a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first electronic device has a first near field communication chip and a first far field communication chip. The second electronic device has a second near field communication chip and a second far field communication chip. The first electronic device generates a communication packet having therein a communication setup file. The first electronic device moves toward the second electronic device until the first near field communication chip can trigger the second near field communication chip within a short distance. The communication packet is sent from the first electronic device to the second electronic device. The second electronic device analyzes the communication packet to obtain the communication setup file, thereby creating a first far field communication path between the first and second far field communication chips.
US08780708B2	Transmission control system A control server 4, receives the number of user terminals U which have transited to the individual Web pages from a monitoring server 3 in Step S41. In Step S42, based on the received number of transitions U of the individual Web pages, application of control is decided by the control server 4. Here, based on the assumption that the number of transitions Uc to a Web page C including a transaction access or hyper link to the end server 2 accurately represents the number of executed transactions, the number of transitions Uc to Web page C is compared with an upper limit value Cmax. When Uc
US08780705B2	Apparatus, communications system and method for optimizing data packet flow A datagram flow optimizer apparatus comprises a buffer resource capable of receiving and temporarily storing a plurality of datagrams in respect of a forward path. The apparatus also comprises and a buffer controller arranged to implement, when in use, buffering of received datagrams by the buffer resource until a predetermined threshold number of datagrams has been stored by the buffer resource. The apparatus further comprises an acknowledgement regulator arranged to use the buffer resource to manipulate temporal spacing between acknowledgements of datagrams on a reverse path. The buffer controller is arranged to permit forwarding on the forward path of datagrams stored by the buffer resource in response to the predetermined threshold number of stored datagrams being reached.
US08780704B2	Shared resource allocation A base station can employ a shared resource, such as a control channel, for communication with a mobile device. The mobile device can be granted the exclusive access to the shared resource for a limited time. The exclusive access can be such that there is not a limit in message size that can be transferred across the shared resource. To improve operation, the exclusive grant can be applied until it is determined that appropriate packets are transferred.
US08780700B2	Triggering a redundant router master/backup status change based on switch connectivity Systems and methods according to the exemplary embodiments enable improved switch or link failure handling. A redundant router master/backup status change may be triggered based on switch connectivity. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes monitoring a connectivity of a network, detecting a failure, and based on the detected failure, changing the redundant router master/backup status of both a first router and at least a second of router.
US08780699B1	Handling switchover of multi-homed connections in VPLS networks A method includes establishing a bi-directional pseudowire (BPW) between a first provider edge (PE) router and a second PE router that are forwarders for a multi-homed VPLS customer site associated with a VPLS domain. The first PE router has a designated forwarder status and the second PE router has a backup forwarder status relative to the VPLS customer site. The BPW is established as an auxiliary standby BPW external to the VPLS domain. The method also includes detecting a change in topology of the network with the first PE router, wherein the change in topology affects connectivity by the first PE router to the VPLS customer site associated with the VPLS domain, and, upon detecting the change in topology, utilizing the BPW as an active interface within the VPLS domain for forwarding network traffic to the VPLS customer site.
US08780696B2	System and method of implementing lightweight not-via IP fast reroutes in a telecommunications network A system, method, and node for implementing lightweight Not-via Internet Protocol fast reroutes of a packet in a telecommunications network between a first node and a destination node. The method determines a shortest path between the first node and the destination node and two redundant trees between the first node and the destination node. Each redundant tree provides an alternate path from the first node and the destination node. When a failure in a link between the first node and the destination node is detected, the packet is forwarded to the destination node via a first redundant tree, and if not available, via a second redundant tree. If the second redundant tree is not available, the packet is dropped. If no failure in the link between the first node and the destination node is detected, the packet is sent via the determined shortest path to the destination node.
US08780687B2	Method and apparatus for vectored data communication In an embodiment, vector training signals are received. Noise affecting the training signals is evaluated, and a noise indication is thus determined.
US08780685B2	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.
US08780681B2	Recording device and recording method A recording device performs recording on an optical disc recording medium having a reference face having a reflection film provided with a position guide, and a recording layer provided at a position of a depth different from that of the reference face and performing information recording by mark forming according to irradiation of light. The recording device includes a light generating and irradiation unit, a recording unit, a tracking mechanism, a first tracking error signal generating unit, a second tracking error signal generating unit, a tracking servo control unit, and a control unit.
US08780677B2	Magnetic field generator A metallic ring is made of two metals, wherein one metal forms a major arcuate portion and the other a minor arcuate portion of the ring, thereby forming a thermocouple-type structure as a result of the two inter-metallic junctions. The metallic ring supports a surface plasmon whose energy is matched to the energy, i.e. wavelength, of an incident light beam so that the oscillating electromagnetic field of the light resonates with the plasmon. The resonating plasmon causes a temperature difference to arise between the two inter-metallic junctions in the ring. The different Seebeck coefficients of the two metals results in the temperature difference causing a net current to flow around the ring, which in turn generates a magnetic field. Such a thermoelectric metamaterial ring transforms high frequency optical energy into long duration magnetic radiation pulses in the terahertz range. Applications of these devices include high density magnetic recording, magnetic field spectroscopy, and efficient terahertz radiation sources.
US08780674B2	Acoustic wave transducer and sonar antenna with improved directivity An acoustic wave transducer includes at least one electroacoustic motor, a horn having an inner wall and an outer wall, a counterweight, and a hollow housing having an inner wall and an outer wall and at least one acoustic opening. The electroacoustic motor is connected to the horn and to the counterweight along an axis, and the electroacoustic motor is capable of exciting the horn at about at least one resonance frequency. The housing is connected to the counterweight and surrounds the motor and the horn, the outer wall of the horn being arranged opposite an acoustic opening of the housing, and the space between the inner wall of the housing and the inner wall of the horn defines a cavity that contains a fluid. The transducer includes acoustic attenuation elements connected to the outer wall of the housing in order to attenuate the emission and/or reception acoustic waves at the frequency at least in a direction transverse to the emission/reception axis. A sonar antenna that includes at least one transducer is also described.
US08780672B2	Multi-frequency, multi-beam acoustic doppler system with concurrent processing An acoustic Doppler system comprising a plurality of acoustic transceivers, an acoustic subsystem controller and a main processing unit operatively connected to the acoustic subsystem controller. A first of the plurality of acoustic transceivers operates at a first acoustic frequency and is operatively connected to a first group of transducers producing an acoustic signal. A second of the plurality of acoustic transceivers operates at a second acoustic frequency and is operatively connected to a second group of transducers producing an acoustic signal. The first and second acoustic transceivers are adapted to operate concurrently at the first and second acoustic frequencies. The acoustic subsystem controller is operatively connected to the first and second acoustic transceivers and controls the acoustic signals produced by the first and second group of transducers. The main processing unit is adapted to execute instructions to the first and second group of transducers to produce acoustic signals having at least two frequencies and is adapted to run at least two processing methods concurrently. The main processing unit analyzes data received by the first and second group of transducers, automatically adjusts the acoustic frequencies of the acoustic signals produced by the first and second group of transducers, and automatically selects a method of processing the data received by the first and second group of transducers.
US08780669B2	Seismic acquisition in marine environments using survey paths following a series of linked deviated paths and methods of use Methods and systems are provided for acquiring seismic data in a marine environment using survey paths following a series of linked curved paths so as to obtain multi-azimuthal data over a sub-surface target. Marine vessels towing multiple seismic streamers may be configured to travel substantially along a series of linked deviated paths or a series of linked curved paths. Sources may be excited to introduce acoustic wave energy in the marine environment and into the subsea region. The acoustic wave energy then reflects and refracts from the subsea region to form reflected and refracted wave energy, which is detected by seismic receivers spaced along the streamers. The detected seismic data is then interpreted to reveal seismic information representative of the surveyed subsea region. Other enhancements include configuring the streamers in a flared configuration, where the lateral spacing increases rearwardly over the length of the seismic streamers.
US08780667B2	Semiconductor memory device According to the embodiments, a semiconductor memory device includes serially-connected cell transistors includes respective gate electrodes coupled to respective word lines, a first driver and a second driver which drive the word lines, and a connection module. The connection module electrically couples the first driver commonly to a first subset of the word lines, and electrically couples the second driver commonly to a second subset of the word lines different from the first subset of the word lines. The first and second subsets of the word lines include the same number of word lines.
US08780660B2	Spurious induced charge cleanup for one time programmable (OTP) memory A high density, low voltage, and low-power one time programmable (OTP) memory is based on core cells with a one transistor design. A CLEAN pulse is directed to a single shunt device at the output of the column decoder so spurious charges that may have been stored in the floating nodes can be cleaned up. Such arrangement also allows for the simultaneous initialization of bit lines, data lines, and sensing lines to zero. Core area layout size is substantially reduced, and operational power requirements are exceeding low making these particularly suitable in HF and UHF RFID applications.
US08780657B2	Memory with bit line current injection Embodiments of a memory are disclosed that may allow for the detection of weak data storage cells or may allow operation of data storage cells under conditions that may represent the effects of transistor ageing. The memory may include data storage cells, a column multiplexer, a sense amplifier, and a current injector. The current injector may be configured to generate multiple current levels and may be operable to controllably select one of the current levels to either source current to or sink current from the input of the sense amplifier.
US08780655B1	Method and apparatus for aligning a clock signal and a data strobe signal in a memory system A method of aligning a clock signal and a data strobe signal in a system comprising a memory controller and a memory, and a corresponding memory system are provided. The method comprising the steps of: putting the memory into a write levelling mode; incrementing an alignment delay applied to the data strobe signal until a transition point occurs at which a response of the memory to issuance of the data strobe signal transitions to an inverse state; performing an oversampling of the response of the memory over a selected interval following said transition point; repeating the steps of incrementing and performing an oversampling until, for a selected alignment delay, a majority of results of the oversampling is in the inverse state; performing a cycle alignment detection procedure to determine an identified clock cycle of a plurality of adjacent cycles of the clock signal, the identified clock cycle responsible for the transition point; and applying the selected alignment delay to the data strobe signal and applying a clock cycle selection to a data path in the system to match the identified clock cycle.
US08780654B2	Weak bit detection in a memory through variable development time Embodiments of a memory are disclosed that may allow for the detection and compensation of weak data storage cells. The memory may include data storage cells, a selection circuit, a sense amplifier, and a timing and control block. The timing and control block may be operable to controllably select differing time periods between the activation of the selection circuit and the activation of the sense amplifier.
US08780653B2	Semiconductor device having skew detection circuit measuring skew between clock signal and data strobe signal Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device that includes a clock terminal supplied with a first clock signal from outside; a dividing circuit dividing a frequency of the first clock signal to generate a plurality of second clock signals that are different in phase from one another; a multiplier circuit multiplying the second clock signals to generate a third clock signal, the multiplexer having a predetermined operating delay time; a data strobe terminal supplied with a first data strobe signal from outside; a strobe signal generation circuit adding the predetermined operating delay time to the first data strobe signal to generate a second data strobe signal; and a skew detection circuit measuring a skew between the third clock signal and the second data strobe signal.
US08780651B2	Continuous programming of non-volatile memory A system connects a signal driver to a first control line that is connected to a first non-volatile storage element, charges the first control line while the signal driver is connected to the first control line, disconnects the signal driver from the first control line while the first control line remains charged from the signal driver, connects the signal driver to a second control line that is connected to a second non-volatile storage element, charges the second control line using the signal driver while the signal driver is connected to the second control line, and disconnects the signal driver from the second control line. The disconnecting of the signal driver from the first control line, the connecting the signal driver to the second control line and the charging of the second control line are performed without waiting for the first non-volatile storage element's program operation to complete.
US08780643B2	Memory system and control method therefor A memory system includes a plurality of memory devices having data terminals that are commonly connected to a memory controller. Each of the memory devices includes a data output circuit that outputs read data that is read from a memory cell array in response to a read command to the data terminal, and an output-timing adjustment circuit that adjusts an output timing of read data that is output from the data output circuit. The memory controller sets an adjustment amount of adjustment performed by an output-timing adjustment circuit such that delay times from when the read command is issued until when the read data is received match in the memory devices, by issuing a setting command to each of the memory devices.
US08780638B2	Random telegraph signal noise reduction scheme for semiconductor memories Embodiments are provided that include a method including providing a first pulsed gate signal to a selected memory cell, wherein the pulsed gate signal alternates between a first voltage level and a second voltage level during a time period and sensing a data line response to determine data stored on the selected memory of cells. Further embodiments provide a system including a memory device, having a regulator circuit coupled to a plurality of access lines of a NAND memory cell, and a switching circuit configured to sequentially bias at least one of the plurality of the access lines between a first voltage level and a second voltage level based on an input signal.
US08780636B2	Rewritable nonvolatile semiconductor memory device with stacked memory cells A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate; a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, the memory cells being stacked on the semiconductor substrate; and a power supply circuit provided on the semiconductor substrate. The power supply circuit includes: a pump circuit configured to generate a voltage and supply the voltage to the memory cell array; a limiter circuit configured to output control signal for activating the pump circuit according to a comparison result between a voltage value of the output terminal and a first value; a capacitor configured to adjust a voltage of the output terminal; a boost circuit configured to charge the capacitor using a constant current based on the control signal; and a switch configured to stop a charge operation of the boost circuit. The capacitor is provided directly below the memory cell array.
US08780629B2	Semiconductor device and driving method thereof A semiconductor device has a non-volatile memory cell including a write transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor and has small leakage current in an off state between a source and a drain, a read transistor including a semiconductor material different from that of the write transistor, and a capacitor. Data is written or rewritten to the memory cell by turning on the write transistor and applying a potential to a node where one of a source electrode and drain electrode of the write transistor, one electrode of the capacitor, and a gate electrode of the read transistor are electrically connected to one another, and then turning off the write transistor so that the predetermined amount of charge is held in the node.
US08780628B2	Integrated circuit including a voltage divider and methods of operating the same An integrated circuit includes at least one FLASH memory array and at least one capacitor array disposed over a substrate. The at least one capacitor array includes a plurality of capacitor cell structures. The capacitor cell structures each includes a first capacitor electrode disposed over the substrate. A second capacitor electrode is disposed over the first capacitor electrode. A third capacitor electrode is disposed adjacent to first sidewalls of the first and second capacitor electrodes. A fourth capacitor electrode is disposed adjacent to second sidewalls of the first and second capacitor electrodes.
US08780626B2	Sense operation in a memory device Methods for sensing and memory devices are disclosed. One such method for sensing determines a threshold voltage of an n-bit memory cell that is adjacent to an m-bit memory cell to be sensed. A control gate of the m-bit memory cell to be sensed is biased with a sense voltage adjusted responsive to the determined threshold voltage of the n-bit memory cell.
US08780607B2	Select devices for memory cell applications Select devices for memory cell applications and methods of forming the same are described herein. As an example, one or more memory cells comprise a a select device structure including a two terminal select device having a current-voltage (I-V) profile associated therewith, and a non-ohmic device in series with the two terminal select device. The combined two terminal select device and non-ohmic device provide a composite I-V profile of the select device structure that includes a modified characteristic as compared to the I-V profile, and the modified characteristic is based on at least one operating voltage associated with the memory cell.
US08780604B2	State sensing system for eFuse memory An eFuse circuit may include a wordline, a first eFuse, a first logic gate, a first blowFET, and a first bitline discharge device. The first eFuse may have a first end coupled to the wordline and a second end. The first eFuse may have a first resistance when unblown and a second resistance when blown. The first logic gate may be coupled to the first end of the first eFuse. The first logic gate may be capable of driving enough current to blow the first eFuse. The first blowFET may have a source coupled to a first supply voltage, a gate coupled to a program signal, and a drain coupled to the second end of the first eFuse. The first bitline discharge device may have a gate coupled to the second end of the first eFuse, a source coupled to the first supply voltage, and a drain coupled to a first bitline.
US08780603B2	Semiconductor device including electrical fuse A semiconductor device includes: a plurality of repair fuse circuits configured to each program a repair target address; and an enable signal generation circuit configured to generate at least one enable signal in response to a source signal and provide the enable signal to each of the repair fuse circuits in common. Since the semiconductor device may iteratively generate a rupture enable signal through a feedback scheme, the area occupied by a circuit, such as a shift register or a D flip-flop may be saved.
US08780597B2	AC-to-DC conversion apparatus and related control manner thereof An AC-to-DC conversion apparatus is provided, and which includes a first switch-element, an output capacitor and a bridgeless power-factor-correction (PFC) circuit. The bridgeless PFC circuit is coupled to an AC input, and includes a first inductor, a second inductor and a bridge circuit constructed by second to fifth switch-elements. The first switch-element is connected between bridgeless PFC circuit and the output capacitor. Under such circuit configuration and suitable control manner, the common-mode interference in the provided AC-to-DC conversion apparatus is lowered and thus reducing the power loss.
US08780593B2	Power compensation apparatus and method for renewable energy system A power compensation apparatus for a renewable energy system includes a plurality of converter modules positioned between any two phases of a three-phase AC electrical grid, each converter module including a plurality of inverter circuits connected in series. Each inverter circuit includes an energy storage unit for providing a direct current (DC) voltage; a capacitor connected to the energy storage unit; and an H-bridge circuit converting the DC voltage into an alternating current (AC) voltage. The converter modules perform reactive power compensation and active power regulation on the electrical grid in a delta connection. A plurality of converter modules are respectively positioned between any two phases of the electrical grid in a delta connection, so as to keep the voltage of the electrical grid continuously stable when the voltage of the electrical grid fluctuates, and also compensate load current when system load is not balanced.
US08780589B2	Power system with shared clamp reset An example power supply includes a first power converter, a second power converter, and a shared clamp reset circuit. The first power converter is adapted to convert an input to a first voltage output and includes a first diode and a first transformer having a first primary winding. The second power converter is adapted to convert the input to a second voltage output and includes a second diode and a second transformer having a second primary winding. The shared clamp reset circuit is included in the first power converter and is coupled to the cathode of the first diode. The shared clamp reset circuit also includes a clamp connection that is coupled to the cathode of the second diode. The shared clamp reset circuit is adapted to manage leakage inductance energy within the first transformer and within the second transformer.
US08780586B2	Devices and methods for converting alternating current (AC) power to direct current (DC) power Methods, circuit designs, systems, and devices for the conversion of high voltage alternating current (AC) to low voltage, high current direct current (DC) are described. An exemplary apparatus includes a rectifier for receiving a high voltage AC line power input and for outputting a full wave, high voltage DC, a gating component coupled to the rectifier for receiving the high voltage DC output by the rectifier, wherein the gating component is configured to gate the high voltage DC by turning on at a zero crossing level and turning off when the high voltage DC exceeds a preset voltage threshold and wherein the output of the gating component is an intermediate voltage DC capped by the preset voltage threshold, and a DC-DC converter coupled to the gating component for receiving the intermediate voltage DC output by the gating component, wherein the DC-DC converter is configured to step down and smooth out the intermediate voltage DC to a desired high current, low voltage DC output.
US08780585B2	Double phase-shifting full-bridge DC-to-DC converter A DC-to-DC converter has a leading full-bridge inverter and a lagging full-bridge inverter for receiving a DC input and producing respective AC output voltages. A full-wave rectifier circuit rectifies the AC output voltages to produce a rectified output voltage, which is filtered by a current doubling output filter circuit to produce a DC output voltage. A master phase-shift controller and a slave phase-shift controller respectively provide first and second control signals to the leading full-bridge inverter and third and fourth control signals to the lagging full-bridge inverter to regulate the DC output voltage by changing a phase of the second and fourth control signals with respect to the first and third control signals below a predetermined DC output voltage, and by changing a phase of the third and fourth control signals with respect to the first and second control signals above the predetermined threshold.
US08780584B2	Printed circuit board and electro application An electronic product includes a case; a first board placed inside the case; and a second board having an Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) structure inserted therein. The second board is coupled to an inside of the case facing the first board so as to shield a noise radiated from the first board.
US08780579B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode display having a display panel comprising a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing the first substrate, the first substrate comprising a display area and a pad area, a buffer member disposed on one surface of the first substrate, the buffering member having a buffer layer and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the buffer layer, and a bezel or a case accommodating the display panel and buffer member.
US08780574B2	Double-sided printed circuit board A double-sided PCB includes a circuit plate, a first chip, and a second chip. The circuit plate includes a spacer layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first multilayer structure, and a second multilayer structure. The first multilayer structure includes a first wire layer, a first middle layer, and a second wire layer having a first grounding portion and first conductive pattern portions, that are stacked on each other on the first surface. The second multilayer structure on the second surface is either a mirror image of the first multilayer structure, or is very similar thereto. The first and second chips are each arranged on a grounding portion and are each electrically connected to their respective conductive pattern portions.
US08780573B2	Printed circuit board A printed circuit board includes an accommodating layer, chip capacitor devices accommodated in the accommodating layer, and a buildup structure formed on the accommodating layer such that the buildup structure covers the chip capacitor devices in the accommodating layer. The buildup structure has mounting conductor structures positioned to mount an IC chip device on a surface of the buildup structure such that the IC chip device is mounted directly over the chip capacitor devices, each of the chip capacitor devices has a dielectric body having a surface facing the buildup structure, a first electrode formed on the dielectric body and extending on the surface of the dielectric body, and a second electrode formed on the dielectric body and extending on the surface of the dielectric body, and the dielectric body is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US08780571B2	Interposer lead An interposer lead provides a connection between an integrated circuit and a circuit board. The interposer lead includes a first leg for interfacing with the circuit board. The interposer lead also includes a second leg disposed generally parallel to the first leg for interfacing with an IC electrical lead extending from the integrated circuit. A connecting portion operatively connects the first leg and the second leg. The interposer lead further includes a lip extending non-parallel from the second leg for limiting movement of the IC electrical lead on the second leg.
US08780569B2	Electrical assembly having impedance controlled signal traces An electrical assembly having controlled impedance signal traces and a portable electronic device comprising an electrical assembly having controlled impedance signal traces are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a portable electronic device, comprising an electrical assembly, comprising: a chassis made from a conductive material and forming a first ground plane; a first dielectric substrate layer overlaying the chassis; a first signal trace overlaying the first dielectric substrate layer; and a second dielectric layer overlaying the first signal trace.
US08780567B2	Conductive substrate and electronic device comprising same Disclosed are an electric conducting substrate, comprising a transparent substrate and an electric conducting pattern comprising an electric conducting line provided on the transparent substrate, and an electronic device comprising the same.
US08780563B2	Load distributed heat sink system The invention provides a load distributed heat sink system for securing a heat sink to a heat-generating electronic component while distributing the load on the circuit board. Provided is a heat sink system having heat sink, a heat sink clip, and a circuit board. The heat sink is generally disposed on one side of the circuit board over a component, and the heat sink clip is generally disposed on the opposing side of the circuit board. The ends of heat sink clip reach to the other side and attach onto the heat sink on. The heat sink clip further includes a load spreader, which is urged onto the circuit board by the heat sink clip, both retaining the heat sink system in place and distributing load on the circuit board.
US08780559B2	Heat exchange assembly for use with electrical devices and methods of assembling an electrical device An electrical device is described herein. The electrical device includes a housing that includes an inner surface that defines a cavity, a heat sink that is coupled to the housing and oriented along a first plane, and at least one electrical component positioned within the housing cavity and oriented along a second plane that is different than the first plane. A heat exchange assembly is coupled to the electrical component and the heat sink for adjusting a temperature of the electrical component. The heat exchange assembly includes an evaporator section, a condenser section, and a transport section extending between the evaporator section and the condenser section for channeling a working fluid between the evaporator section and the condenser section. The heat exchange assembly is configured to bend along at least one bending axis oriented with respect to the transport section.
US08780555B2	Data center cooling A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure.
US08780551B2	Blade and air deflector in a plenum A chassis-based processing system includes a first set of processing blades mounted in parallel within a card cage and attached to a backplane within a chassis. An air intake plenum allows air to flow into the chassis, and over the first set of processing blades in an optimized manner. A separate processing blade is located in the air intake plenum, and is attached to the backplane. This processing blade may have less restrictive proximity requirements than the first set of processing blades. The processing blade in the plenum is positioned perpendicular to the first set of processing blades. As a result, airflow over the processing blade in the plenum has a different orientation than airflow over the first set of processing blades. An air deflector structure in the plenum deflects some of the air flowing into the plenum onto the processing blade located in the plenum, thereby providing improved cooling.
US08780547B2	Projector A projector includes a connecting unit which connects with and places a media player thereon. The connecting unit includes a connecting section which connects with and places the media player thereon in a manner that enables insertion and removal, a moving section which rotatably holds the connecting section and moves in a manner that enables sending-out of and sending-into a body of the projector, and a driving mechanism section (slide mechanism section) which drives the moving section in a manner that enables the sending-out and sending-in.
US08780539B2	Computer housing A multipart computer housing is described. The multipart computer housing includes at least a structural support layer and a body. The body includes at least an outer layer formed of lightweight flexible material and an inner layer attached to the outer layer. The inner layer is connected to the support layer forming a load path between the inner layer and the structural support layer. A load applied to the multipart computer housing is transferred by way of the load path to the support layer without substantially affecting the outer layer.
US08780538B2	Cable management apparatus A cable management apparatus includes a guide rail, a number of slide members slidably mounted to the guide rail, and a number of cable supports. Each of the cable supports includes two arms hinged to each other. Each of the arms forms a first end and a second end. The first end of the former one of two neighboring cable supports and the second end of the latter cable support are rotatably connected to the slide member between the neighboring cable supports. The first end of the last cable support is connected to the guide rail. The cable supports are unfolded with the slide members sliding forwards along the guide rail to spread a cable rested on the cable supports. The cable supports are folded with the slide members sliding rearwards along the guide rail to wind up the cable.
US08780535B2	Case for enclosing and remaining attached to a tablet-computing device A case for enclosing and remaining attached to a tablet-computing device may include a rigid inner portion and an outer portion attached thereto. The case may be customized to accommodate a particular kind or type of tablet-computing device and may include an aperture aligned within the case to accommodate a feature of the inserted tablet-computing device. The case may be configured to elevate a tablet-computing device to an angled position relative to a planar position and/or maintain the tablet-computing device in the angled position. In some embodiments, the rigid inner portion may be removable from the case.
US08780533B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes a laminated body, a solid electrolyte layer, and conductive bases. The laminated body is obtained by laminating a plurality of dielectric-coated valve action metal sheets, each of which includes a valve action metal base and a dielectric coating, and joining together the adjacent valve action metal bases. The valve action metal base has a cathode layer part, and the dielectric coating covers the surface of the valve action metal base at least the cathode layer part. The valve action metal base of at least one of the dielectric-coated valve action metal sheets further has an anode lead part. The solid electrolyte layer is a continuous layer that fills gaps between the dielectric-coated valve action metal sheets and covers the outer surface of the laminated body at the cathode layer parts, and conductive bases are provided in the solid electrolyte layer.
US08780527B2	Transition metal carbide or nitride or boride based supercapacitors with metal foam electrode substrate In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a method of making a supercapacitor includes impregnating a foam electrode substrate with an active material precursor, wherein the foam electrode substrate includes a plurality of pores and the active material precursor is dispersed into the pores. The method further includes reacting the active material precursor infiltrated foam substrate with a reductant under conditions sufficient to convert the active material precursor to an active material, wherein the active material is based on a nitride, an oxynitride, a carbide, or an oxycarbide of a metal selected from Groups III, IV, V, VI, or VII of the Periodic Table.
US08780525B2	Capacitor This capacitor has: a single capacitor block provided with a plurality of capacitor elements electrically connected in parallel, each of said capacitor elements having a terminal part on each end; a first electrode plate that electrically connects the first terminal parts of the capacitor elements; a second electrode plate that electrically connects the second terminal parts of the capacitor elements and continues on to the side where the first terminal parts are; and at least one bypass electrode plate that electrically bypasses the second electrode plate.
US08780520B2	Surge protection element A surge protection element includes a contact stud and a contact element disposed at a distance from the contact stud. A connection element is configured to be transferred into a first position, in which the connection element is applied to the contact stud and to the contact element so as to electrically connect the contact stud to the contact element, and into a second position, in which the connection element is disposed at a distance from the contact stud and the contact element. In the first position, the connection element engages at least partially around at least one of the contact stud and the contact element and a thermally separable connection is provided between the connection element and the contact stud and between the connection element and the contact element.
US08780513B2	Reverse battery cutoff circuit for an actuator or the like A reverse battery protection circuit for an actuator or the like. The circuit includes at least a first transistor and a second transistor which is coupled to both the first transistor and a voltage supply in a manner wherein the second transistor is adapted to turn the first transistor off in the event of an interruption in the voltage supply.
US08780511B2	Electrostatic discharge protection circuit An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a diode chain coupled between a power supply voltage end and a control node, a control voltage generator configured to generate a control voltage in response to a first current flowing through the diode chain, and a discharger configured to discharge a second current from the power supply voltage end to a ground voltage end in response to the control voltage, wherein the diode chain includes a plurality of P-well regions formed in an N-well region, diodes formed in the respective P-well regions, and a resistor coupled between the diodes.
US08780509B2	Circuit protection device and protection method A circuit protection device is applied to a power supply module. The circuit protection device includes a judgment module and a control module. The judgment module includes a comparing unit, a feedback unit and a reset unit. The comparing unit has an output terminal, a first input terminal and a second input terminal. The feedback unit is electrically connected to the output terminal and the first input terminal. The reset unit is electrically connected to the feedback unit and the first input terminal. The control module is electrically connected to the comparing unit and the reset unit of the judgment module. The comparing unit receives a first reference signal representing the output current of the power supply module and a second reference signal representing the output voltage of the power supply module, and outputs a judgment signal to the control module.
US08780500B2	Microwave-assisted magnetic recording head, method of manufacturing the same, magnetic head assembly using the same, and magnetic recording/reproduction apparatus According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head manufacturing method includes forming a spin torque oscillator layer on a main magnetic pole layer, forming a mask on the spin torque oscillator layer, processing the spin torque oscillator layer by performing ion beam etching through the mask, and partially modifying the main magnetic pole layer through the mask. The partially modifying the main magnetic pole layer makes it possible to decrease the saturation flux density of the main magnetic pole layer in the modified portion, and form an unmodified main magnetic pole portion covered with the mask, and a modified portion around the main magnetic pole.
US08780497B2	Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a return path section A magnetic head includes first and second coils, a main pole, a write shield, a return path section, and a core part. The return path section includes a yoke part magnetically connected to the write shield, and a coupling part located away from a medium facing surface and magnetically coupling the yoke part and the main pole to each other. The first coil is located on the front side in the direction of travel of a recording medium relative to the main pole and wound around the coupling part. The core part is located farther from the medium facing surface than is the coupling part, and is magnetically connected to the main pole. The second coil is located on the front side in the direction of travel of the recording medium relative to the main pole and wound around the core part.
US08780492B1	Spindle motor having coupling member between base member and core and hard disk drive including the same There is provided a spindle motor including: a fluid dynamic pressure bearing assembly; a base member coupled to the fluid dynamic pressure bearing assembly; and a core fixedly coupled to the base member and having a coil wound therearound, wherein the base member has a disk portion and a coupling portion extending from an inner edge of the disk portion upwardly in an axial direction, one surface of the core is in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the overall coupling portion, and an upper end of the coupling portion is protruded upwardly, relative to an upper surface of the core.
US08780487B2	Method of tuning skew between read head and write head and storage device thereof Tuning a skew between a read head and a write head, may include setting a center value of a track according to a track density of a storage medium; writing data having a certain pattern to at least one target track and at least two tracks adjacent to the target track, while following the center value of the track; reading the data having a certain pattern from the target track by using a plurality of off track values in an off track range based on the center value of the track; and detecting an off track value having a minimum error occurrence number among error occurrence numbers with respect to the read data having a certain pattern corresponding to each of the plurality of off tracks, as an optimum off track value of the target track.
US08780481B2	Fast recovery to a write state Aspects of the present invention relate to an apparatus and corresponding method that includes transitioning from a monitor state to a stop write state when a determined position error is greater than a threshold error value for a first predetermined period, and transitioning from the monitor state to a write state when the determined position error is less than the threshold error value for a second predetermined period. Write operations are enabled and signals are provided to operate an actuator to translate a magnetic head laterally in a manner to reduce the determined position error while in the write state. Write operations are disabled and signals are provided to operate the actuator to translate the magnetic head laterally in a manner to reduce the determined position error while in the monitor state. Write operations are disabled while in the stop write state.
US08780480B2	Presentation of shingled magnetic recording device to a host device resource manager A shingled magnetic recording hard drive is presented to a resource manager of a host device as an emulated device such as one or more optical media, an array of sequential access media, and/or write-once, read-many device. Data targeted for the emulated device is written to the shingled magnetic recording hard drive.
US08780478B1	Grease wear leveling for a disk drive Grease wear leveling in a disk drive including an actuator for moving a head over a disk as part of a seek operation. A count of seek operations is maintained and when the count of seek operations exceeds a first threshold number, one or more full stroke seek (FSS) operations are performed until a count of the FSS operations performed reaches a predetermined number. The FSS operation includes moving the head through a substantially wide range of motion. For each of the one or more FSS operations performed, the count of FSS operations performed is adjusted based on whether the most recent FSS operation was performed within a time window. The time window is based at least on a number of interval seek operations performed since a previously performed FSS operation.
US08780467B2	Lens assembly A lens assembly is provided. The lens assembly comprises a lens and a bearing seat. The bearing seat has a bearing surface for bearing the lens, while the bearing surface is adapted to adhere to the lens so that the lens is fixed on the bearing seat.
US08780463B2	Image-forming lens, and imaging apparatus and information device using the image-forming lens An image-forming lens includes, from an object side to an image side in order, a first lens group including a first F lens group with a negative refractive power and a first R lens group with a positive refractive power, an aperture, and a second lens group with a positive refractive power. The first F lens group includes, from the object side in order, a first negative lens which has a surface on the image side having a larger curvature and a second negative lens which has a surface on the object side having a larger curvature. A distance from a surface on a most object side of the first lens group to an image plane in a state of focusing on an object at infinity: L, and a maximum image height: Y′ satisfy Conditional expression 1: 2.8
US08780460B2	Imaging lens system An imaging lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface at a paraxial region, and the image-side surface thereof changes from concave at the paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region, wherein both of an object-side surface and the image-side surface are aspheric.
US08780457B2	Optical photographing system An optical photographing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex at a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave at a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex at a paraxial region thereof, and the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface changing from concave at a paraxial region thereof to convex at a peripheral region thereof, and the surfaces thereof are aspheric.
US08780450B2	Lens apparatus and image capturing apparatus Provided is a lens apparatus in which a plurality of lenses are formed, including: a housing filled with a first liquid and a second liquid that do not mix with each other; a partition to divide the inside of the housing into a plurality of regions, each of the regions being filled with one of the first liquid and the second liquid; and a pressure control section that controls the internal pressure of the region filled with the first liquid, where the partition is provided with a plurality of openings, in which a plurality of lenses having different characteristics from each other are formed by the interface between the first liquid and the second liquid, and the regions inside the housing filled with the first liquid are linked to each other so that the first liquid can move therebetween.
US08780437B1	Electrophoretic display apparatus An electrophoretic display apparatus includes a drive array substrate, a color filter layer and an electrophoretic display film. The drive array substrate has a plurality of pixel units, in which each of the pixel units includes a drive device. The color filter layer is disposed on the drive array substrate and has a plurality of color filter patterns, in which each of the color filter patterns is corresponding to at least two of the pixel units. The electrophoretic display film is disposed between the drive array substrate and the color filter layer and includes a plurality of display mediums, in which the display mediums corresponding to each of the color filter patterns are controlled by at least two of the drive devices.
US08780436B2	Micromirrors for color electronic paper and design structures for same Direct view color displays and design structures of direct view color displays. The direct view displays include micromirrors having un-tilted and tilted states and multiple color filters or color reflectors.
US08780432B1	Electrochromic devices and methods for forming such devices Embodiments of the invention generally provide electrochromic devices and materials and processes for forming such electrochromic devices and materials. In one embodiment, an electrochromic device contains a lower transparent conductor layer disposed on a substrate, wherein an upper surface of the lower transparent conductor layer has a surface roughness of greater than 50 nm and a primary electrochromic layer having planarizing properties is disposed on the lower transparent conductor layer. The upper surface of the primary electrochromic layer has a surface roughness less than the surface roughness of upper surface of the lower transparent conductor layer, such as about 50 nm or less. The electrochromic device further contains an ion conductor layer disposed on the primary electrochromic layer, a secondary electrochromic layer disposed on the ion conductor layer, an upper transparent conductor layer disposed on the secondary electrochromic layer, and an antireflection layer disposed on the upper transparent conductor layer.
US08780428B2	Light scanning device A light scanning device includes: a light source configured to emit a light beam; a deflector configured to deflect and scan the light beam from the light source in a main scanning direction; a driving source that drives the deflector; and a housing including a support wall to which the driving source is fixed. The support wall has a first surface, a second surface to which the driving source is fixed and that is deviated with respect to the first surface in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, and a third surface that connects the first surface and the second surface and is inclined to form obtuse angles relative to the first surface and the second surface.
US08780425B2	Holographic storage system with improved beam overlap An apparatus and a method for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media using a coaxial arrangement of an object beam and one or more reference beams or a coaxial arrangement of a reconstructed object beam and one or more reference beams is proposed. A focus of the one or more reference beams within a holographic storage medium is shifted along the optical axis relative to a focus of the object beam or the reconstructed object beam.
US08780420B1	Staring focal plane sensor systems and methods for imaging large dynamic range scenes A focal plane staring sensor is provided that includes an M×N sensor, where M is a number of rows of sensor pixels in the sensor and N is a number of columns of sensor pixels in the sensor, where M and N are integers greater than one. A control circuit samples a sensor pixel value for each sensor pixel of the M×N sensor at a plurality of different integration times corresponding to an amount of time that a photonic charge can be acquired in each sensor pixel of the M×N sensor, wherein the control circuit selects one sample from a set of samples to generate a scaled value to facilitate an equalization of a signal to noise ratio between the sensor pixels.
US08780417B2	Lens array, lens unit, LED head, exposure device, image formation apparatus, and image reading apparatus A lens array includes a first lens row including first lenses arranged in a first direction, a second lens row including second lenses arranged in a direction substantially parallel with the first direction, a first boundary being a boundary between the first lenses adjacent to each other, a second boundary being a boundary between each of the first lenses and the second lens adjacent to the first lens, and a first join portion where the first boundary and the second boundary join each other. At the first joint portion, the first boundary and the second boundary contact each other with no step as seen in a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction.
US08780415B2	Image reading apparatus provided with image sensor contained in slidable carriage An image reading apparatus includes: a contact glass setting a manuscript thereon; an image sensor extending in a first direction and having a reading surface which faces the contact glass for reading an image from the manuscript on the contact glass; a rail member extending inside the apparatus main body in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a carriage having a sensor container to contain the image sensor, a taper end portion formed in an end portion in the first direction to become smaller in height toward the end side, and an opening formed in the bottom of the sensor container on the taper end portion side; a biased portion adjacent to the reading surface of the image sensor in the second direction; and a biasing member biasing the image sensor toward the contact glass via the biased portion.
US08780413B1	Error propagation during error diffusion halftoning Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method comprising processing a first pixel of a continuous tone image to generate a first error, the first error representative of a difference between an input level and an output level associated with the first pixel; and in response to processing the first pixel, assigning a random error to a second pixel that is neighboring the first pixel, wherein the assigned random error is independent of the first error. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US08780405B2	Printer and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing printing control program A printer includes a printing device, a transport device that transports the printing medium, an optical sensor that outputs a specified output value, based on light that is reflected from the reverse face of the printing medium, a first determination portion that determines whether a first detection object color has been detected, based on the output value, a second declaration portion that declares that the mark has been detected in a case where, after a first declaration portion that, in a case where the number of times that the first determination portion has consecutively determined that the first detection object color has been detected, declares that the first detection object color is continuous over a specified width, the number of times that a second determination portion has consecutively determined that the second detection object color has been detected, based on the output value.
US08780402B2	Document and method of producing a document A physical document comprising a human-readable part and a machine-readable part, wherein the machine-readable part comprises markup that describes information on at least one of the document and data within the human-readable part.
US08780393B2	Print control apparatus and control method therefor In a print control apparatus which causes a print apparatus to print via a hot folder, it is monitored whether a file is submitted to the hot folder. Upon submitting the file, it is identified whether the submitted file is a reference information file indicating an external content file, and, upon identifying the reference information file, it is determined whether an acquisition process of acquiring the external content file indicated by the reference information file is to be executed by the print control apparatus or the print apparatus. Upon determining that the acquisition process is to be executed by the print control apparatus, print data is generated based on the acquired external content file, and, upon determining that the acquisition process is to be executed by the print apparatus, print data including the reference information file indicating the external content file is generated.
US08780389B2	Image processing device for modifying operating mode An image processing device includes a detecting unit, a processing unit, a plurality of controllers, a command determination unit, and a load determination unit. The detecting unit is for detecting a command. The processing unit executes a process for the command. The plurality of controllers controls the processing unit and includes a first controller. The command determination unit determines whether or not the command indicates that the process is to be executed by the processing unit under the control of the first controller. The load determination unit determines whether or not a load required for the process is larger than a prescribed threshold value. While the first controller is in a halted state, if the command determination unit makes a negative determination and if the load determination unit makes a positive determination, the first controller is activated and controls the processing unit to execute the process.
US08780379B2	Approach for implementing locked printing with unlock via a user input device An approach is provided for implementing locked printing on a printing device with unlock via a keypad attached to the printing device via an interface. A user may specify for printing print jobs stored at a printing device using a keypad device to enter a job ID associated with a particular print job or a general ID associated with users to release all print jobs associated with a particular user, all print jobs not yet printed, or all print jobs. Print jobs may alternatively be identified by date. The approach may also include a user viewing a list of available locked print jobs on a user interface of the printing device, along with the associated job IDs. The approach may further include the use of a Web server on the printing device to generate and provide a Web page that lists stored print jobs and their associated job IDs.
US08780372B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method to read and prevent loss of coded information An image processing apparatus reads an original to which a restriction item such as copy restriction is embed to input image data. The image processing apparatus restricts an image processing on the input image data which involves a loss of the embedded information on the restriction item to maintain a state where the restriction item is embedded for the output. Alternatively, the image processing apparatus outputs the image data of a format where the restriction information is added to the input electric data.
US08780370B2	Changing a page layout preview picture in accordance with an operation on the preview picture To provide a print set picture plane which can be easily used and understood by the user, in order to realize a technique for enabling a print setup in another set picture plane to be easily recognized, there is provided an information processing apparatus which is connected to an external device and performs a setup to control the external device by using a plurality of set sheets. In an arbitrary set sheet, various set items are set and a window to visually express the set contents which were set is switched to a window of another set sheet.
US08780368B2	Scanning-printing integrated apparatus A scanning-printing integrated apparatus is disclosed. The scanning-printing integrated apparatus comprises a first channel. The first channel comprises a scanning channel (11) which is provided with a scanning device (3) and a printing channel (12) which is provided with a first printing device (41). A paper input end of the scanning channel is communicated with a paper inlet (6) of the scanning-printing integrated apparatus, and a paper output end of the scanning channel is communicated with a paper input end of the printing channel. A paper output end of the printing channel is communicated with a first paper outlet (7) of the scanning-printing integrated apparatus. The scanning-printing integrated apparatus further comprises a paper accommodating device (5) and a second channel (21, 22) which is provided with a second printing device (4′1). A paper input end of the second channel is communicated with the paper accommodating device, and a paper output end of the second channel is communicated with a second paper outlet (7′) of the scanning-printing integrated apparatus. The scanning-printing integrated apparatus has a function of scanning mark, a function of printing a mark on a scanned medium, a function of printing and a function of copying, so that it is convenient to be used, and the use cost is comparatively reduced.
US08780367B2	Detecting device, detecting method, and image forming apparatus A detecting device includes a detecting unit that detects an image on a medium transported in a transport path. The detecting unit includes a light emitter, a light receiver, and a light adjusting portion. The light emitter emits light toward the transport path in which the medium is transported. The light receiver receives reflected light of the light emitted from the light emitter. The light adjusting portion adjusts a quantity of light received by the light receiver according to a quantity of light emitted from the light emitter.
US08780362B2	Methods utilizing triangulation in metrology systems for in-situ surgical applications A first metrology method includes the steps of projecting a first image and a second image, aligning the first image and the second image to form an aligned image of a known size, and determining a dimension of a target object by comparing the aligned image to the target object. A second metrology method includes the steps of projecting a first image and a second image, aligning the first image and the second image to form an aligned image of a known size by synchronously adjusting a zoom factor for projecting the first image and an angle for projecting the second image, and determining a dimension of a target object by comparing the aligned image to the target object.
US08780359B2	Optical base plate alignment Alignment of two surfaces of two objects in a manufacturing process is achieved by determining a best fit orientation of the two objects with respect to each other using captured images reflected from the two surfaces. An image pattern is projected on a surface of each object, and a reflected image pattern is captured from the surface of each object. A reconstructed surface is determined from the captured reflected image patterns, and the two reconstructed surfaces are superimposed to determine a best fit orientation of the two objects with respect to each other. One or more movable portions of a base are actuated to align the two surfaces to each other to achieve the determined best fit orientation.
US08780349B2	Color measurement apparatus and color measurement method A color measurement apparatus that performs color measurement on a printout includes a measurement unit that can perform color measurement on a target by changing a light-receiving angle, and a controller that causes the measurement unit to perform color measurement at the light-receiving angle corresponding to an index value representing unique luster of the printout.
US08780344B2	Waveguides configured with arrays of features for performing Raman spectroscopy Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems for performing surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. In one embodiment, a system for performing Raman spectroscopy includes a waveguide layer configured with at least one array of features, and a material disposed on at least a portion of the features. Each array of features and the waveguide layer are configured to provide guided-mode resonance for at least one wavelength of electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic radiation produces enhanced Raman scattered light from analyte molecules located on or in proximity to the material.
US08780340B2	Optical time domain reflectometer test signal modulation circuit, and passive optical network system and apparatus using same Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an OTDR test signal modulation circuit, including a laser diode drive, a laser diode, a current adjusting unit, and an OTDR control unit. The laser diode drive is connected to the laser diode and is configured to drive, according to an input data signal, the laser diode to transmit data light. The current adjusting unit is connected to the laser diode and the OTDR control unit and is configured to adjust a current flowing through the laser diode according to an OTDR test signal provided by the OTDR control unit, so as to modulate the OTDR test signal to the data light transmitted by the laser diode. Moreover, the embodiments of the present disclosure also disclose a passive optical network system and apparatus.
US08780325B2	Method for a lithographic apparatus In an embodiment, there is provided a method of at least partially compensating for a deviation in a property of a pattern feature to be applied to a substrate using a lithographic apparatus. The method includes determining a desired phase change to be applied to at least a portion of a radiation beam that is to be used to apply the pattern feature to the substrate and which would at least partially compensate for the deviation in the property. The determination of the desired phase change includes determining a desired configuration of a phase modulation element. The method further includes implementing the desired phase change to the portion of the radiation beam when applying the pattern feature to the substrate, the implementation of the desired phase change comprising illuminating the phase modulation element with the portion of the radiation beam when the phase modulation element is in the desired configuration.
US08780324B2	Fluid handling structure, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A fluid handling structure for a lithographic apparatus is disclosed. The fluid handling structure has, on an undersurface, a liquid supply opening or a plurality of liquid supply openings and a liquid extraction opening or a plurality of liquid extraction openings arranged such that, in use, liquid is provided on and removed from the undersurface of the fluid handling structure.
US08780321B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus having a table including a target and/or a sensor and a liquid displacing device to displace liquid from the target and/or sensor using a localized gas flow is disclosed. The liquid displacement device may be positioned at various positions, e.g. mounted to a liquid handling device at an exposure station, adjacent or in a transfer path between the exposure station and a measurement station, at a load/unload station or adjacent a sensor.
US08780319B2	Wavelength selective optical switch A wavelength selective optical switch includes an incidence/emergence unit that includes an input port at which signal light made up of light of numerous wavelengths is incident and an output port at which light signals of selected wavelengths are emergent, a wavelength dispersion element that spatially disperses signal light according to a wavelength of the signal light, and synthesizes reflected light, a condenser element that condenses light dispersed by the wavelength dispersion element on a two-dimensional plane, a space phase modulator arranged so as to receive incident light deployed on an xy plane made up of an x-axis direction deployed according to wavelength and a y-axis direction orthogonal to the x-axis direction, and having numerous pixels arranged in a lattice on the xy plane, and a space phase modulator drive unit.
US08780315B2	LCD panel, color filter substrate, and method of manufacturing the color filter substrate A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a color filter (CF) substrate, and a method of manufacturing the CF substrate are proposed. The method includes forming a black matrix pattern on an invalid pixel domain on a transparent substrate for forming an alignment mark, coating a transparent conducting layer on the invalid pixel domain for covering the alignment mark, and patterning the transparent conducting layer so that the alignment mark and the peripheral domain of the alignment mark could have a different feature of coverage. The alignment mark and the peripheral domain of the alignment mark show optics differences obviously through a CCD (charge-coupled device) optical reading lens, which increases the success ratio of reading the alignment mark and improves manufacturing efficiency.
US08780313B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing thereof The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display that maintains a more uniform cell gap and improves adherence between two display panels by improving adhesion between substrates and their bead spacers, as well as a manufacturing method thereof. An exemplary liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a bead spacer comprising a plurality of beads and a first adhesive coupling the beads to the first substrate; a second adhesive corresponding to the bead spacer and disposed on the second substrate so as to contact the bead spacer; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US08780312B2	Liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal display device, method for producing liquid crystal panel, and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal panel (1) includes (i) a CF substrate (2) on which a color filter is to be formed, (ii) a TFT substrate (3) on which a thin film transistor is to be formed, (iii) a sealing material (4) for sealing liquid crystal injected between the CF substrate (2) and the TFT substrate (3), (iv) a liquid crystal inlet (6) through which the liquid crystal is injected, and (v) structures (20) provided between a cut surface among cut surfaces of the liquid crystal panel (1), on which cut surface the liquid crystal inlet (6) is to be formed, and edges (4a) of the sealing material (4). The structures (20) each are made from a material from which the color filter is formed.
US08780306B2	Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method are provided. A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and including liquid crystal molecules; a first electrode positioned on the first substrate; an insulating layer positioned on the first electrode; a second electrode positioned on the insulating layer; and a third electrode positioned on the second substrate, wherein the second electrode includes a plurality of branches and a slit between neighboring ones of the branches, and a width of the slit is more than about two times to less than about five times a width of its corresponding branches.
US08780300B2	Optical member, light source apparatus, display apparatus, and terminal apparatus A planar light source, Fresnel lens sheet, and louver are disposed in the stated order in a light source apparatus. The Fresnel lens sheet deflects and focuses in one dimension light that has entered from the planar light source. The louver is disposed in the optical path of the light emitted from the Fresnel lens sheet, and the directivity of the light can be increased by restricting the traveling direction of the light to the focal direction of the Fresnel lens sheet. The light utilization ratio can thereby be increased, the directivity of planarly emitted light can be increased, and the brightness can be made uniform at the point of observation.
US08780298B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: a light guide plate having an emission surface emitting light to a liquid crystal panel and a plurality of side surfaces; and a plurality of light sources LEDPKG inputting light to the light guide plate from at least one side surface. The light guide plate is divided into a plurality of parts extending from the light inputted one side surface to an opposite side surface and the plurality of parts include at least one first part and at least one second part. The first part and the second part are adjacent to each other, and two-dimensionally overlap with the display area, respectively. At least the second part has a shape for emitting the light from an emission surface, and a sectional shape in the extending direction of the first part is greater than that of the second part.
US08780291B2	Liquid crystal display and backframe for liquid crystal display The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display and a backframe for a liquid crystal display. The backframe is configured by interlinked linkages such that the backframe can be locked in a fully extended position in use, or be collapsible when not in use in a way that the overall dimension of the collapsible backframe is smaller than the fully extended backframe. The backframe can be switched from a fully extended position under normal use, or a collapsible position under a transportation or storage. The collapsible position occupies less volumetric weight as compared to the fully extended position so as to reduce the volumetric weight when the backframe is in transportation and storage. As a result, the performance of the transportation and storage can be therefore increased, while the cost is reduced.
US08780285B1	Apparatus for viewing 3D LCD displays An apparatus for viewing stereoscopic images may include, but is not limited to: a first viewing lens including a first polarization layer; a second viewing lens including a second polarization layer; and one or more birefringence compensation layers. Further, the apparatus may be viewing glasses including a frame wearable by a user.
US08780278B2	Motion-sensing remote control A motion-sensing remote control is described. In an embodiment, a television remote control can include various sensors that sense a motion of the device. The television remote control also includes an integrated circuit that receives a motion signal corresponding to the motion from the sensors and converts the motion signal into a remote control command. The television remote control further includes a light source that is activated by the integrated circuit to communicate the remote control command to a television client device to initiate a device action. In another embodiment, a television remote control can include various sensors that sense a motion of the device. The television remote control can also include computer-executable instructions that execute on a processor to translate the motion into a remote control command, and initiate communication of the remote control command to a television client device to initiate a device action.
US08780275B2	Image apparatus and method for receiving video signal in multiple video modes An image apparatus and a method for receiving a video signal are provided. The image apparatus includes dedicated input terminals for receiving only particular video signals, and a common input terminal for receiving diverse video signals, and determines the format of video signals input through a corresponding input terminal and then displays the determined format on a screen. Accordingly, the number of input terminals can be reduced and the user can identify the format of the video signal input through the common input terminal.
US08780262B2	Image pickup apparatus that performs exposure control, method of controlling the image pickup apparatus, and storage medium An image pickup apparatus capable of not only detecting whiteout or blackout but also effectively achieving exposure control. In the image pickup apparatus, an entire-screen brightness frequency distribution is detected based on a picked-up image signal. The image pickup apparatus calculates a first exposure control value from the entire-screen brightness frequency distribution. The image signal is divided into a plurality of small areas, and the brightness of each of the small areas is detected. The image pickup apparatus calculates a second exposure control value from the brightness. The image pickup apparatus calculates an exposure correction value based on the first exposure control value and the second exposure control value. An exposure value is calculated using the exposure correction value and an exposure value of the image signal. The image pickup apparatus performs exposure control of the image pickup section based on the calculated exposure value.
US08780257B2	Imager device for evaluating distances of elements in an image An imager device including: an imager integrated circuit comprising a matrix of pixels, several first, second and third focusing means such that each focusing means is provided facing a group of four associated pixels forming a 2×2 matrix, and is capable of focusing light rays to the group of associated pixels, and perform focusing which are different and equivalent to an arrangement of groups of associated pixels at three distances which are different toward the inlet face for light rays in the imager device, fourth means capable of passing, with respect to each group of pixels, the light rays directed toward said group and passing through the focusing means associated with said group, and capable of blocking the light rays directed toward said group and passing through the other focusing means.
US08780256B2	Stereoscopic image format with depth information A multi-view distribution format is described for stereoscopic and autostereoscopic 3D displays. In general, it comprises multi-tile image compression with the inclusion of one or more depth maps. More specifically, it provides embodiments that utilize stereoscopic images with one or more depth maps typically in the form of a compressed grey scale image and, in some instances, incorporates depth information from a second view encoded differentially.
US08780248B2	Image pickup apparatus and image pickup system One or more embodiments relate to an image pickup apparatus including multiple pixels. Each of the multiple pixels includes a photoelectric-conversion unit, and an amplifier which outputs a signal based on charge generated by the photoelectric-conversion unit. Within an electric path between the photoelectric-conversion unit and an input node of the amplifier, there are disposed a first holder, a second holder disposed following the first holder, a first transfer unit which transfers charge to the first holder, a second transfer unit which transfers charge of the first holder to the second holder, and a third transfer unit which transfers charge of the second holder. The first holder includes a first-conductive-type first semiconductor region holding charge. The second holder includes a first-conductive-type second semiconductor region holding charge. Impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region is lower than impurity concentration of the second semiconductor region.
US08780245B2	Solid-state image pickup element, method of driving the same, and camera system Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including a pixel portion in which plural pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal and accumulating therein the resulting electrical signal in accordance with an exposure period of time are disposed in a matrix; and a pixel driving portion adapted to control operations of the pixels in rows so as to carry out an electronic shutter operation and a reading operation of the pixel portion.
US08780225B2	Use of noise-optimized selection criteria to calculate scene white points Methods, devices and computer readable media for implementing a “selective gray world” approach for color balancing are described. The disclosed techniques involve the use of noise-optimized selection criteria and, more specifically, in some embodiments, the interpolation between corresponding values in noise-optimized weighting tables when calculating white balance gains. Estimated scene lux levels may provide a valuable indicator of expected scene noise levels. The image processing techniques described herein may be executed by an image capture device or a general purpose processor (e.g., personal computer) executing a user-level software application. The described color balancing techniques may be implemented by dedicated or general purpose hardware, general application software, or a combination of software and hardware in a computer system.
US08780224B2	Imaging device, method and computer readable medium for generating a blur-adjusted image on the basis of a reference image and a non-reference image An imaging device includes an imaging unit that acquires plural images including an image in which a main subject is in focus, by discretely moving a focus position and successively capturing the images; an image processing unit that executes image processing to at least one of a reference image and a non-reference image to bring degrees of blur thereof closer to one another, the reference image being an image in which the main subject is in focus; a detection unit that detects corresponding points of subjects in the image-processed reference image and non-reference image, a deformation unit that deforms the non-reference image before the image processing such that the positions of the corresponding points coincide, a generation unit that generates a blur-adjusted image on the basis of the reference image and the deformed non-reference image; and a recording unit that stores the blur-adjusted image at a recording medium.
US08780217B2	Shake correcting system with slide mechanism which allows unit to be freely movable, lens barrel, imaging device and hand-held data terminal A shake correcting system includes an optical imaging system, an image sensor, a movable unit comprising a movable frame in which the image sensor is fixed and a rotation restricting element, a base movably supporting the movable unit in a predetermined plane substantially orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical imaging system, a drive mechanism driving the movable unit relative to the base in directions vertical and orthogonal to the optical axis, a blur correcting function to correct blurs in a subject image due to shakes of the shake correcting system, a rotation restricting mechanism preventing rotation of the movable frame around the optical axis with the rotation restricting element, and a slide mechanism allowing the movable unit to be freely movable in the predetermined plane, and comprising a magnet, a magnetic plate attracted to the magnet, a spherical element supported between the magnetic plate and the magnet.
US08780216B2	Image processing device, image processing system and image processing method According to one embodiment, an image processing system includes a pickup apparatus, a motion vector generator, a motion vector converter, a motion vector interpolator, a correction amount generator, and a correcting module. The pickup apparatus is configured to capture an image per scanning line and to generate an input video signal from the captured image. The motion vector generator is configured to generate a first horizontal direction motion vector and a first vertical direction motion vector indicative of a horizontal direction moving distance and a vertical direction moving distance respectively between frames in the input video signal.
US08780214B2	Imaging apparatus using shorter and larger capturing intervals during continuous shooting function An imaging apparatus having a continuous shooting function includes an imaging unit configured to generate an image signal based on an optical signal of a subject, a storage unit configured to store an image file based on the image signal, a first detector configured to detect a motion of the imaging apparatus, and a controller configured to control a capturing interval of the imaging unit for capturing an image in a continuous shooting operation based on a detecting result of the first detector so that the capturing interval for a magnitude of the motion of the imaging apparatus which is larger than a predetermined value is shorter than the capturing interval for the magnitude of the motion of the imaging apparatus which is smaller than the predetermined value.
US08780207B2	Image acquisition A computerised method of automatically acquiring a series of images, the method comprising the steps of: i) processing a data file containing a series of identifiers, each identifier corresponding to a geographic location of a property; ii) receiving location data from a geographic position sensing unit; iii) defining a camera search area (830) defined by the location data and a location of a camera relative to the location data; and iv) acquiring an image of a property when a geographic location (810a) of a property corresponding to one of the series of identifiers is within the camera search area (830).
US08780204B2	Systems and methods for analyzing event data A computer-implemented method for determining a target situation in an athletic event. Positional information including the relative positions of a group of selected participants is initially received from a tracking system, and the aggregate motion of the selected participants is detected in real-time using the positional information. The target situation may be determined to have occurred when a change in the aggregate motion occurs in accordance with a predetermined characteristic during an initial time interval.
US08780203B2	Video recording apparatus, video recording system and video recording method executed by video recording apparatus The present invention enables an effective use of a ring buffer. A video recording apparatus includes a first thinning process unit which reduces a data size of camera videos transmitted from a camera to a frame rate number of the camera videos, and which stores the camera videos having undergone a thinning process in a ring buffer, and a second thinning process unit which further reduces the data size of the videos stored in the ring buffer at a frame rate number in accordance with a condition among a plurality of conditions. The first thinning process unit stores the camera videos in the ring buffer at a frame rate that is the lowest common multiple of the frame rate numbers of the plurality of conditions.
US08780196B2	Particle measuring instrument, in particular for the analysis of grain sizes of fine and very fine bulk materials Particle measuring instrument and method for the analysis of particles comprising a dosing device which dosing device can be set into vibrations by means of a vibration generator for conveying, while segregating, particles present in the dosing chute to at least one outlet of the dosing device. Other than a first vibration generator a second, different vibration generator is provided for segregating the particles present in the dosing device. The second vibration generator generates vibrations of a higher frequency compared to the first vibration generator.
US08780195B1	Fusion of multi-sensor information with operator-learned behavior for automatic and efficient recognition of objects and control of remote vehicles Systems and methods are described for remotely controlled vehicles that hierarchically transform sensor-detected information into levels of increasing fidelity for highly efficient machine recognition of attributes and features of detected objects/events. Fusion of the feature space representations of the various levels allows correlation with the operator's attention to the respective objects for automated processing/controlling of the unmanned vehicle. High efficiencies in object/event recognition are attained with reduced memory and processor requirements, enabling near autonomous or fully autonomous operation of the vehicle.
US08780189B2	Automated wheel slide detector A wheel slide detection system with at least one device, such as a camera, to capture an image of a wheel, and a processor to receive the captured image, identify the wheel, and to analyze the relative position of the wheel to determine whether or not the wheel is rotating. The system can detect rotation, non-rotation or partial rotation of the wheel. The camera(s) can be triggered by sensor-activation or microprocessor-activation. A visible or electronically encoded feature or marker on the wheel can be used as a reference for establishing wheel rotation. A processing algorithm can compare the location of the feature or marker on consecutive images to assess rotation of the wheel by determining an angle of rotation of the wheel.
US08780185B2	Image pickup apparatus having a display controlled using interchangeable lens information and/or finder information An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup unit; a first connection unit that allows a stereoscopic shooting interchangeable lens and an ordinary shooting interchangeable lens to be selectively attached thereto so that an image of a subject can be formed on the image pickup unit; a second connection unit that allows a finder including two display units corresponding to a right eye and a left eye, the finder being capable of displaying a plurality of images, and a finder including a single display unit, the finder being capable of displaying a single image, to be selectively attached thereto; and a display control unit that controls display of an image picked up by the image pickup unit on the finder, based on at least one of information on the interchangeable lens connected to the first connection unit and information on the finder connected to the second connection unit.
US08780181B2	Optical sectioning of a sample and detection of particles in a sample The invention relates to an apparatus, a method and a system for obtaining a plurality of images of a sample arranged in relation to a sample device. The apparatus comprises at least a first optical detection assembly having an optical axis and at least one translation unit arranged to move the sample device and the first optical detection assembly relative to each other. The movement of the sample device and the first optical detection assembly relative to each other is along a scanning path, which defines an angle theta relative to the optical axis, wherein theta is larger than zero.
US08780179B2	Robot vision with three dimensional thermal imaging A robot vision system provides images to a remote robot viewing station, using a single long wave infrared camera on-board the robot. An optical system, also on-board the robot, has mirrors that divide the camera's field of view so that the camera receives a stereoscopic image pair. An image processing unit at the viewing station receives image data from the camera and processes the image data to provide a stereoscopic image.
US08780178B2	Device and method for displaying three-dimensional images using head tracking Disclosed herein are a device and method for displaying 3D images. The device includes an image processing unit for calculating the location of a user relative to a reference point and outputting a 3D image which is obtained by performing image processing on 3D content sent by a server based on the calculated location of the user, the image processing corresponding to a viewpoint of the user, and a display unit for displaying the 3D image output by the image processing unit to the user. The method includes calculating the location of a user relative to a reference point, performing image processing on 3D content sent by a server from a viewpoint of the user based on the calculated location of the user, and outputting a 3D image which is obtained by the image processing, and displaying the 3D image output by the image processing unit to the user.
US08780175B2	Picture signal processor, picture display and picture display system A picture signal processor includes: a frame-rate conversion section performing a frame-rate-increasing conversion, which brings an over-double frame rate, on each of a plurality of time-series picture streams each including a plurality of unit pictures, and providing frame-rate-converted picture streams to a display section which displays pictures through performing time-divisional switching of picture streams from one to another in order; and a shutter control section controlling a shutter eyeglass device to perform an open/close operation in synchronization with a display switching timing between the frame-rate-converted picture streams in the display section.
US08780173B2	Method and apparatus for reducing fatigue resulting from viewing three-dimensional image display, and method and apparatus for generating data stream of low visual fatigue three-dimensional image Provided is a method of reducing fatigue resulting from viewing a three-dimensional (3D) image display. The method includes: obtaining low visual fatigue parameter information on a frame section including at least one frame of a received 3D image; obtaining disparity vector information on each frame of the 3D image; and determining a disparity minimum limit value and a disparity maximum limit value with respect to the 3D image.
US08780170B2	Video conferencing display device A video conferencing display device a display panel, at least one imaging device and processing structure. The at least one imaging device has a field of view aimed at an inner surface of the display panel and captures images through the display panel such that when a user is positioned adjacent an outer surface of the display panel, the user appears in the captured images. The processing structure communicates with the at least one imaging device and processes the captured images to create a direct eye image for transmission to a remote device over a network.
US08780168B2	Performing DMA transfer of audio and video data received over a serial bus DMA transfer of audio and video data. The audio and video data may be received over a serial bus. A DMA engine may provide audio and video data packets to data storage logic based on the audio and video data. The DMA engine may provide each of the audio data packets with a first, same destination address of a first memory and may provide each of the video data packets with a second, same destination address of the first memory. The data storage logic may maintain first and second pointers that indicate a next current memory location for audio data in a first buffer and video data in a second buffer in the first memory, respectively. The data storage logic may receive and store the audio and video data packets at respective locations in the first and second buffers based on current values of the first and second pointers.
US08780162B2	Method and system for locating an individual A method of locating a first user comprises receiving at a server, via a communication network, video data from a sensor at a predetermined location that is remote from the server. Using a process in execution on a processor of the server, at least one of video analytics, image analytics and audio analytics is performed for determining a presence of the first user at the predetermined location. When a result of the video analytics is indicative of the first user being present at the predetermined location, an indication that the first user is at the predetermined location is retrievably stored within a memory element of the server.
US08780160B2	Portable terminal with projector and method for displaying data thereon A portable terminal equipped with a projector and a method for displaying data using the portable terminal provides capabilities for both conferencing and video presentations. When a projection function is selected in the portable terminal while the portable terminal is making a video call with other portable terminal, presentation data that will be output via the projector is transmitted to another portable terminal. The presentation data and image data transmitted from the other portable terminal is output via the projector of the portable terminal.
US08780156B2	Print control device An ink sheet damage calculating unit compares image element density data of each of areas into which an image is divided by an image area dividing unit with a first threshold to calculate the total number of pixels each having density data equal to or larger than the first threshold for each area, and then compares the total number of pixels calculated for each area with a second threshold. A printing operation selecting unit uses a remaining area of an already-used ink area for formation of a next print image when the total number of pixels is smaller than the second threshold in every one of all the areas, and uses an ink area in a new unit area for formation of a next print image when the total number of pixels is equal to or larger than the second threshold.
US08780145B2	Image display apparatus, picture signal processing method, and program An image display apparatus includes: a panel (16a) that includes a plurality of picture elements that change transmittance of light according to picture levels; a detection unit (12) that detects, in one-image portions of the panel (16a), picture levels for each of the plurality of picture elements from picture signals that indicate the picture levels of each picture element; and a processor (18) that, based on the picture levels of one-image portions that were detected by the detection unit (12), adjusts the transmittance of light of the plurality of picture elements such that the image realized by the picture signal is brighter when a value that corresponds to brightness is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
US08780138B2	Information presentation based on display screen orientation A handheld devise presents information on a display screen in alternate formats. The device determines its orientation relative to a device user and selects a format based on that orientation. The displayed information may also be scrolled or zoomed based on a detected motion of the device.
US08780137B2	Systems to generate multiple language video output A system includes determination of a first graphic overlay associated with a first video feed, and automatic determination a second graphic overlay to associate with a second video feed based on the determined first graphic overlay. Determination of the first graphic overlay may include detection of a first manipulation of a first user interface of a first application executing on a first computing system, and automatic determination of the second graphic overlay may include execution of a second manipulation of a second user interface of a second application executing on a second computing system. In further aspects, the second manipulation corresponds to the first manipulation.
US08780136B2	Method and apparatus for an augmented reality user interface An approach is provided for an augmented reality user interface. An image representing a physical environment is received. Data relating to a horizon within the physical environment is retrieved. A section of the image to overlay location information based on the horizon data is determined. Presenting of the location information within the determined section to a user equipment is initiated.
US08780135B2	System and method for reducing the appearance of residuals in gradient-based image compositing A system and method are proposed for performing gradient-based compositing in a manner that reduces the appearance of residual errors as compared to traditional techniques. In embodiments, a target gradient field may be determined for a composite image and a solution composite image may be sought which minimizes a weighted aggregate error between the gradient field of the composite image and the target gradient field. The weighted aggregate error may be calculated such that a greater weight is placed on residuals occurring in smooth regions than on those occurring in textured regions, since residuals in textured regions may be less noticeable. In some embodiments, a weighted aggregate error may be defined as a weighted least-squares sum and/or minimized by solving a weighted Poisson equation. The computational cost of solving the weighted Poisson equation may be mitigated by ensuring that the equation is linear.
US08780130B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for binding attributes between visual components Methods and systems are described for binding attributes between visual components. A first visual component, including a first presentation space for presenting first data by an operating first application, is detected. Binding information, for the first application, is identified that specifies a mapping between a first visual attribute of the first visual component and a second visual attribute of a second visual component including a second presentation space for presenting second data by a second application. A change to the first visual attribute is detected. In response to the detection of the change, change information is automatically sent to change the second visual attribute according to the mapping.
US08780127B2	Image forming apparatus, method for controlling same, and storage medium A printer interprets the input print data and determines whether or not a rendering command targeted for reusable data included in print data depends on a placement location for placement of the rendering result in a physical coordinate space based on the interpretation result of the PDL data. When the rendering command depends on a placement location for placement of the rendering result in a physical coordinate space, the printer generates cache data without graphic processing for the rendering command targeted for reusable data and stores the generated cache data in a storage unit. When the rendering command does not depend on a placement location for placement of the rendering result in a physical coordinate space, the printer performs graphic processing for the rendering command targeted for the reusable data, generates cache data based on the result of the graphic processing, and stores the generated cache data in a storage unit.
US08780119B2	Reconstruction render farm used in motion capture Motion capturing markers coupled to at least one motion capture object, comprising: generating a plurality of Configurations, each Configuration including partitioning parameters; partitioning a motion capture beat into beat partitions using the plurality of Configurations; reconstructing the beat partitions, wherein each beat partition is reconstructed using each Configuration and corresponding motion capture camera calibration information to generate point data representing a marker; and merging the point data to form at least one master point file.
US08780118B2	Techniques for synchronizing hardware accelerated graphics rendering and surface composition A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions recorded therein for performing the method, and processing device for rendering an animation for a screen. The method includes rendering a frame of animation of a screen, attaching a Move Surfaces at BufferSwap (MSBS) command to at least one surface to be aligned with the frame of animation, swapping the buffer of the frame of animation, updating at least one of a size and a location of the at least one surface having an attached MSBS command, and composing a scene including the contents of the at least one surface of which the at least one of the size and the location has been updated.
US08780115B1	Investment management marketing tool An apparatus for marketing investment services comprising a display screen aligned along a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, a position detector, and a computer device. The computer device may receive at least one signal from the position detector indicating a position of a viewer relative to the display screen in the horizontal axis and a perpendicular distance of the viewer from the display screen; cause the display screen to display a user interface. The user interface may comprise an age scale aligned with the horizontal axis, an asset scale aligned with the vertical axis and a chart of assets versus age. Upon determining that the perpendicular distance of the viewer from the display screen is less than a predetermined value, the computer device modify the interface to display an element at a first position on the age scale corresponding to a position of the viewer relative to the display screen in the horizontal axis.
US08780111B2	3D display apparatus and method for processing image using the same A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus is provided, including an image input device which receives an image and depth information, a multi-view image generator which generates a multi-view foreground image having depth information which is less than a preset depth value, and a multi-view rear ground image having depth information which is equal to or greater than the preset depth value, using the received image and depth information, a multi-view image renderer which performs rendering by arranging the multi-view foreground image according to a first arrangement pattern and the multi-view rear ground image according to a second arrangement pattern, and a display which outputs the rendered multi-view image.
US08780108B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for simulating a material Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for simulating a material. In particular, the disclosed apparatus, systems and methods involve modeling deformation characteristics of a material and generating a virtual representation of a physical interaction with the material based on the modeled deformation characteristics of the material and data representative of the physical interaction.
US08780106B2	Clinician review of an orthodontic treatment plan and appliance A computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the data sets to generate treatment paths along which teeth will move from the initial positions to the final positions.
US08780102B2	Pixel, display device, and driving method thereof A pixel, a display device including the pixel, and a driving method are disclosed. Each of a plurality of pixels included in the display device includes: an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a driving transistor for transmitting a driving current to the OLED according to a data signal; a first transistor for transmitting the data signal to the driving transistor according to a scan signal; and a first capacitor including a first terminal coupled to the first transistor and a second terminal coupled to a gate electrode of the driving transistor. In addition, the driving transistor is for diode-connecting in response to a threshold voltage compensation signal during a threshold voltage compensation period to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor. The threshold voltage compensation signal includes at least two pulses.
US08780097B2	Newton ring mura detection system A system for detecting newton ring mura on a display includes sensing an image of the display with an image capture device and determining a border boundary of an illuminated portion of the display. The image is spatially filtered as defined by the border boundary using a filter that reduces sensor noise and a grid pattern of the display. The spatially filtered image is processed to determine if a region proximate a pixel location is a potential newton ring mura defect and characterizing the potential newton ring mura defects to remove at least one of the potential newton ring mura defects.
US08780096B2	Scanning image display apparatus A scanning image display apparatus includes a light source unit (1) that emits a laser beam, a scanning mirror (3) that two-dimensionally scans the laser beam in a first direction and in a second direction that crosses the first direction at predetermined scanning frequencies, respectively, a frame buffer (5) that temporarily stores image data corresponding to images to be displayed on a display screen frame by frame, and a display controller (4) that generates display data used to modulate an intensity of the laser beam at a predetermined frame frequency using the read image data and causes the light source unit to emit the laser beam intensity-modulated based on the display data. The frame buffer is so configured that the respective image data of a plurality of different frames can be temporarily stored therein and read therefrom. The display controller reads the respective image data of the plurality of frames from the frame buffer and alternately switches the frames of the image data used for generation of the display data in synchronization with a scanning cycle of the scanning mirror.
US08780093B2	Method for transmitting image data through RSDS transmission interfaces A method for transmitting image data in a display is provided. The method includes the steps of: sending first pixel data through a first bus to a source driver; sending second pixel data through a second bus to the source driver; reorganizing the first pixel data and the second pixel data in the source driver; and generating third pixel data according to the reorganization of the first pixel data and the second pixel data for channels in the source driver. A display is also disclosed herein.
US08780090B2	Handheld electronic device and executing application method An application executing method is provided. The application executing method is applied to a handheld electronic device having a body and a touch element. The touch element is disposed at the body. The application executing method comprises the following steps. Firstly, a communication mode is entered. Next, whether the touch element is moved is detected. If the touch element is moved, then an application is activated.
US08780086B2	System with optical sensor for detecting user input A light-based input device may be based on a wedge-shaped light-guide structure. Light may be introduced into the interior of the light-guide structure from a light source and corresponding reflected light exiting the light-guide structure may be measured using a light detector such as an image sensor. The location at which a user places an object in contact with an upper surface of the light-guide structure may be detected by analyzing the pattern of reflected light that exits the light-guide structure. Multiple layers of light-guide structures may be separated from each other by opaque material such as plastic so that the device can determine the direction in which the object is traversing the light-guide layers. A light-based input device may be implemented using free-space light beams that are interrupted by the user. Keys may be provided in a light-based input device by movably mounting contact pads to a light-guide structure.
US08780080B2	Input device, display device and portable terminal According to one aspect of the present invention, an input device includes: a substrate; first detection electrodes; second detection electrodes; a first connection electrode; an insulator; and a second connection electrode. The first detection electrodes are provided on or above the substrate and arrayed along a first direction. The second detection electrodes are provided on or above the substrate and arrayed along a second direction. The first connection electrode is provided on or above the substrate and connecting adjacent first detection electrodes. The insulator is provided on or above the substrate so as to cover the first connection electrode. The second connection electrode is provided on or above the insulator so as to straddle over the insulator, and connecting adjacent second detection electrodes. The portion of the first detection electrodes covers a portion of the insulator.
US08780076B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same Disclosed is a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a body having a wireless communication module, a display unit disposed on one surface of the body, displaying one or more icons thereon, and configured to have a touch input thereon, and a controller configured to compensate for a control command corresponding to a touch, based on at least one of a touch duration, a touch point and a change of the touch point, when the touch on the display unit is detected during a change of a position or a shape of the icon.
US08780068B2	Capacitive touch sensing and light emitting diode drive matrix A pulse is applied through a capacitive touch key sensor to a sampling capacitor of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The voltage charge arriving at the sampling capacitor will be maximum when there is substantially no shunt capacitance between the capacitive touch key sensor and the sampling capacitor. However, a object such as an operator's finger when in close proximity to the capacitive touch key sensor will create a shunt to ground capacitance that diverts some of the charge that is supposed to go to the sampling capacitor and thereby reducing the voltage charge on the sampling capacitor. This change in charge voltage when the capacitive touch key sensor is activated (touched) may be easily detected with the ADC. In addition, light emitting diode (LED) displays may be integrated with the capacitive touch key sensors and use the same connections on an integrated circuit device in a time division multiplexed manor.
US08780067B1	Bridging structure for signal transmission of touch panel The invention includes a substrate with a visible area and a shielded area, a touch panel overlapped on the substrate and having touch sensor units overlapping with the visible area and a bridging layer with an insulating film. The touch sensor units are connected with signal wires to electric contacts corresponding to the shielded area. The insulating film cloaks the signal wires and electric contacts. The insulating film is formed with through holes corresponding to the electric contacts and is provided with bridging wires between every two adjacent through holes for connecting all of the electric contacts.
US08780065B2	Interface and synchronization method between touch controller and display driver for operation with touch integrated displays Apparatuses and methods of synchronizing a display driver integrated circuit (DDI) and a touch screen controller (TSC) integrated circuit that are coupled to a display integrated touch panel, such as an in-cell panel, and allowing multi-phase transmit (TX) scanning of the in-cell touch panel. One apparatus includes a DDI configured to receive signals on a video interface from a host processor over a video interface and to drive electrodes of a touch panel. The DDI is configured to receive control signals from a TSC over a control interface to drive different transmit (TX) phase sequences of a TX signal in different sensing interval on the electrodes of the touch panel.
US08780055B2	Low power wakeup detection circuit and a portable electronic device having a low power wakeup detection circuit The present disclosure provides a low power wakeup detection circuit and a portable electronic device having a low power wakeup detection circuit. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a portable electronic device, comprising: a housing; a controller received within the housing; a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay, the touch-sensitive display being mechanically constrained by the housing; at least one force sensing transducer located below the touch-sensitive display on an opposite side to the touch-sensitive overlay, the at least one force sensing transducer being connected to the controller and measuring forces applied to the touch-sensitive display; wherein the controller is configured for: initiating a sleep mode from a full power mode in response to a trigger; when in the sleep mode, reading force data measured by the at least one force sensing transducer at a reduced duty cycle relative to the full power mode, comparing the force data to a wakeup force threshold, and returning to the full power mode from the sleep mode when the force data is greater than the wakeup force threshold.
US08780042B2	Cursor control method The present invention provides a cursor control method for adjusting a smoothness of a cursor motion shown on an image display according to a trace variation detected by a detection device.
US08780040B2	Handwriting input device A handwriting input device includes a housing and a nib selectively exposed from a bottom side of the housing or hidden in the housing. The device further includes a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, and a microcontroller. The pressure sensor generates pressure signals when the nib is depressed. The motion sensor senses movement of the device. The microcontroller records the sensed movement upon receiving the pressure signals, and processes the recorded movement to obtain track signals of handwritten information when the duration of not receiving the pressure signals exceeds a predetermined time interval. The track signals of handwritten information are then transmitted to an external electronic device communicating with the device to become handwriting shown on a display of the external electronic device.
US08780037B2	Display method and display device A display method of an embodiment (i) determines a suitable length of an off period of an LED in accordance with a gray scale transition time, i.e., a time during which a transmittance of a liquid crystal is being changed, and (ii) turns off a light source for the determined length of the off period in a first half part of a one frame period. This makes it difficult for a halfway change in a gray scale transition to be reflected in a brightness of a pixel. Also, by performing a gray scale transition emphasis process to a display signal when the gray scale transition is caused, it is possible to increase the brightness of the pixel in the midst of the gray scale transition and to reduce a response time of the pixel. As such, it is possible to further improve a quality of moving image display.
US08780034B2	Method for driving semiconductor device including super-resolution processing The resolution of a low-resolution image is made high and a stereoscopic image is displayed. Resolution is made high by super-resolution processing. In this case, the super-resolution processing is performed after edge enhancement processing is performed. Accordingly, a stereoscopic image with high resolution and high quality can be displayed. Alternatively, after image analysis processing is performed, edge enhancement processing and super-resolution processing are concurrently performed. Accordingly, processing time can be shortened.
US08780024B2	Projector and method for projecting an image A projector having an illumination modulator to modulate the intensity of the light in a pixel-individual manner, a projection lens projecting the light being modulated in a pixel-individual manner onto an image modulator to generate the image to be projected such that each illumination pixel is associated with at least one image pixel. A controller which generates illumination control data and generates image control data for the image modulator. The illumination control data are generated such that they have an on-value for each illumination pixel that is associated with at least one image pixel intended to represent a brightness value in the image that exceeds a predetermined threshold value according to the image data, said on-value selected such that each illumination pixel being associated with at least one image pixel intended to represent a brightness value according to the image data that exceeds a predetermined threshold value and falls short of a predetermined maximum value, is also at least temporarily switched to the second state during periods when the at least one associated image pixel is switched to the second state.
US08780013B2	Display device and method Disclosed is an image display device and an image display method thereof that may generate a plurality of directional lights based on a number of views of an input image by using a variable scattering feature of a variable scattering layer included in a backlight unit, and may output a multi-view image by using the generated plurality of directional lights.
US08779991B2	Antenna assembly with electrically extended ground plane arrangement and associated method Antenna assembly having an electrically or virtually extended ground plane, adapted for use in a mobile communications device, for example. The antenna assembly comprises at least one radiation element having an operating frequency and a ground plane coupled to the radiation element. At least one conductive member is electrically coupled to the ground plane at one or more connection points such that the conductive member forms a loop with the ground plane having a minimum distance therefrom that is less than a predetermined fraction of one wavelength of the operating frequency.
US08779989B2	Wideband antenna A wideband antenna includes a grounding unit electrically connected to a ground, a feed-in source for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals, a first radiating body including a first radiating unit extending along a first direction, a second radiating unit extending along a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a conducting unit extending along a third direction, and a second radiating body including a short-circuit unit electrically connected to the grounding unit, a third radiating unit including a branch to generate a coupling connection effect with the conducting unit via a first distance, wherein an average perpendicular distance between the second radiating body and the grounding unit is smaller than an average perpendicular distance between the first radiating body and the grounding unit.
US08779986B2	Wideband antenna A wideband antenna includes a grounding element; a feed-in terminal; a first radiating unit, electrically connected to the feed-in terminal and extending from the feed-in terminal toward a first direction; a second radiating unit, electrically connected to the feed-in terminal, extending from the feed-in terminal toward a second direction, and including a meander-shaped element; and a third radiating unit, electrically connected to the grounding element, extending from the grounding element toward the first radiating unit and the second radiating unit, and having one segment parallel to the meander-shaped element, for coupling the meander-shaped element.
US08779983B1	Triangular apertures with embedded trifilar arrays A first plurality of antenna elements is arranged in a lattice structure to form trifilar subarrays having a generally hexagonal perimeter. A second plurality of the trifilar subarrays is arranged into substantially equilateral triangular facets that may be combined into substantially planar elements to create geometric apertures of a conformal antenna structure. The geometric apertures may be combined to form conformal antennas approximating hemispherical, spherical or cylindrical structures.
US08779977B2	Electro optical scanning phased array antenna for pulsed operation An electro optical scanning phased array antenna having a laser which generates a pulsed output. A microwave source has an output which amplitude modulates the optical output from the laser through an optical modulator. An optical loop circuit has an input connected to an output from the optical modulator and a variable time delay element. The optical loop circuit generates a plurality of modulated optical pulses at equidistantly spaced time intervals from each other at an output from the loop circuit. These time intervals vary as a function of the variable time delay element and a control circuit controls the time delay attributable to the variable time delay element. An antenna array includes end elements while a circuit converts the optical output pulses from the optical loop circuit to radio frequency signals electrically connected to the elements of the antenna array.
US08779970B1	Method and apparatus for determining location using a hybrid solution Systems and methods are provided for identifying an estimated location of a mobile device. A first wireless communication signal of a first type is received, and a second wireless communication signal of a second type is received, the second type differing from the first type. A first candidate location of the mobile device and a first accuracy metric are determined based on the first wireless communication signal, and a second candidate location of the mobile device and a second accuracy metric are determined based on the second wireless communication signal. An estimated location of the mobile device is determined based on the first candidate location, the first accuracy metric, the second candidate location, and the second accuracy metric.
US08779965B2	Moving-entity detection A stepped-frequency radar signal is transmitted through a barrier. A transmitter of the stepped-frequency radar is on a first side of the barrier, a first object is on a second side of the barrier, and a second object that is distinct from the first object is on the second side of the barrier. A signal including a reflection of the transmitted signal from the first object and a reflection of the transmitted signal from the second object is sensed. The sensed signal is analyzed to determine that a first detection is associated with the first object and a second detection is associated with a second object.
US08779960B2	Method for operating an electromechanical actuator A method is provided for operating an electromechanical actuator comprising a movable element, a position sensor for detecting the position of the movable element, a logic unit connected to the position sensor, and exactly one output line for the logic unit to transmit a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal having a predetermined frequency value, the method providing for the logic unit to perform detecting a position of the movable element, determining a value of a duty cycle of the pulse width modulated (PWM) signal on the basis of the detected position of the movable element, and transmitting a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal indicative of the position of the movable element having the determined value of the duty cycle.
US08779950B2	Command encoded data compression A method implemented in a computer system may include reading a first set of data byte values, providing a reproducible first array that includes at least one of each data byte value in the first set, identifying in the first array a first contiguous pathway that defines a set of data byte values matching the first set, and creating a second set of command byte values representing the first contiguous pathway. The method may further include providing a reproducible second array that includes at least one of each command byte value in the second set, identifying in the second array a second contiguous pathway that defines a set of command byte values matching the second set, and creating a third set of command byte values representing the second contiguous pathway.
US08779945B2	Virtual ice accretion meter display A flight display for an aircraft includes a virtual ice accretion meter having a liquid water content portion and an ice thickness portion. A method for determining ice accretion includes integrating over a time period a constant K multiplied by a liquid water content (LWC) and true airspeed (TAS).
US08779942B1	Bicycle detector with improved detection using signature analysis A vehicle detector detects bicycles and discriminates between a bicycle and a motorized vehicle using a specific signature analysis technique when operated in the bicycle detect mode and the bicycle only detect mode. The signature analysis technique employs two sets of rules: one set for a bicycle which produces a signature having at least two peaks and two valleys when passing over a loop connected to the vehicle detector; the other for a bicycle which produces a signature having two peaks and only one valley when passing over a marginal side region of a loop connected to the vehicle detector. Peak and valley searches are conducted sequentially, with a peak search being conducted first upon start-up.
US08779941B2	Providing guidance for locating street parking A facility for providing guidance for locating street parking is described. The facility receives an indication of a geographic location with respect to which provide parking guidance, and determines an effective time for which to provide guidance. The facility then provides parking guidance relating to the indicated location at the effective time for a use.
US08779934B2	Movable object proximity warning system Vehicles and other objects (4a, 4b, 4c, 5, 6, 7, 8) in a surface mine (1) are equipped with monitoring devices (12) that communicate by radio in order to detect the risk of collisions. The devices (12) are equipped with GNSS-receivers (15). At least one of the objects (4a, 4b, 4c) has two devices (12a, 12b) mounted to it. Each of the two devices (12a, 12b) determines its position independently, which in turn allows to determine not only the position, but also the orientation, of the object.
US08779928B2	Systems and methods to detect generator collector flashover Systems and methods for generating a collector flashover alert by passive monitoring of a generator are provided. One method includes receiving, by a computing device, signals from a current transformer coupled around an exciter cable connected to a generator collector assembly, determining, by the computing device, when a spark has occurred in the generator collector assembly based at least in part on received signals from the current transformer, generating an indication that a spark has occurred in the generator collector assembly when it is determined that a spark has occurred in the generator collector assembly, and generating a flashover alert based at least in part on the generated indication that a spark has occurred in the generator collector assembly.
US08779922B2	Data center equipment location and monitoring system Data center equipment location systems include hardware and software to provide information on the location, monitoring, and security of servers and other equipment in equipment racks. The systems provide a wired alternative to the wireless RFID tag system by using electronic ID tags connected to each piece of equipment, each electronic ID tag connected directly by wires to an equipment rack controller on the equipment rack. The equipment rack controllers link to a central control computer that provides an operator interface and communicates with the equipment rack controllers. The computer stores IDs of the equipment rack controllers and each of its connected electronic ID tags, and receives information from the tags to monitor the status of each piece of equipment. Further, the computer can activate a sensory indicator to enable a technician(s) to locate a piece of equipment that is in need of repair or replacement.
US08779921B1	Adaptive security network, sensor node and method for detecting anomalous events in a security network An adaptive security network, sensor node and methods for detecting and responding to anomalous events in a security network are provided herein. In general, the adaptive security network comprises a plurality of sensor nodes interconnected to form a communication network, wherein each sensor node is configured for detecting an anomalous event occurring within a vicinity of the sensor node and for identifying the detected anomalous event as a specific threat-event, a specific non-threat event or an unidentified event. In addition, the adaptive security network comprises a central processing and control system coupled to the plurality of sensor nodes for receiving an event notification message from at least one of the sensor nodes indicating an identity of an anomalous event detected by the at least one sensor node. Upon receiving the event notification message, the central processing and control system is configured for confirming the identity of the anomalous event provided by the at least one sensor node and for responding to the anomalous event once the identity is confirmed.
US08779917B1	Weather notifications to communication devices Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media for providing real-time weather notifications to at least one communication device across various networks are described. Methods disclose receiving meteorological information or weather conditions corresponding to an affected geographical area. Methods disclose accessing a database for information concerning the at least one communication device. The affected geographical area identified in the national weather notification service is evaluated in relationship to a real-time location of the at least one communication device. A notification of weather conditions is generated. This notification of weather conditions is transmitted to at least one communication device.
US08779914B2	Safety rearview mirror A safety rearview mirror for the backseat of automobile vehicles, comprising a rigid plaque which has on one of its faces a finished and reflective surface and on the other face an opaque covering, except for at least, a zone free of the covering, wherein this zone corresponds to signs and/or drawings which are visible through transparency due to a light source associated with the other face. The light source may be of the LED/LCD type or an incandescent lamp.
US08779898B2	Encoded information reading terminal with micro-electromechanical radio frequency front end An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal can comprise a microprocessor electrically coupled to a system/data bus, a memory communicatively coupled to the microprocessor, an EIR device, a multi-band antenna, and a wireless communication interface. The EIR device can be provided by a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, or a card reading device. The EIR device can be configured to output raw message data containing an encoded message and/or output decoded message data corresponding to an encoded message. The wireless communication interface can comprise a radio frequency (RF) front end electrically coupled to the multi-band antenna. The RF front end can comprise a micro-electromechanical (MEMS) filter array including one or more band-pass filter. Each band-pass filter of the MEMS filter array can be electrically coupled to a bias voltage source or an oscillating signal source. The RF front end can be electrically coupled to an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter and/or to a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter. The wireless communication interface can be configured to transmit radio signals in two or more frequency regulatory domains and/or receive radio signals in two or more frequency regulatory domains. The multi-band antenna can in one embodiment be provided by a meta-material antenna.
US08779893B2	System and method for controlling vehicle ignition The system for controlling vehicle ignition provides three separate levels of access to prevent unauthorized users from actuating ignition of a vehicle. The system includes a radio frequency identification tag having permanent computer readable memory and volatile computer readable memory associated therewith. The radio frequency identification tag is preferably embedded within a vehicle key. A predetermined permanently assigned authentication code is stored in the permanent computer readable memory and a variable time stamp is stored in the volatile computer readable memory. The permanently assigned authentication code and the variable time stamp are transmitted upon activation of the radio frequency identification tag. Vehicle ignition occurs only upon the mechanical operation of the key in a conventional ignition switch and matching of both the permanently assigned authentication code and the variable time stamp with codes and stamps stored in vehicle memory. The time stamp represents time and date of prior ignition actuation.
US08779889B2	System for regulating access to a resource A system for regulating access to a resource by a plurality of users is provided. The system comprises: a plurality of portable access keys, each being provided to one of the users and having an associated variable access parameter; an access barrier, having an open state allowing passage through and a closed state denying access to the resource, and defining an access queue; a sensor that determines an access queue characteristic related to a number of users in the access queue; a controller, which sets an access criterion based on the determined access queue characteristic; and a detector, located at the access barrier and which determines the variable access parameter of a portable access key when it is brought into the vicinity of the detector. The controller sets the access barrier in its open state if the variable access parameter determined by the detector meets the access criterion.
US08779883B2	Coil device A coil device 10 comprises a bobbin 40 having a bobbin plate 42 provided with a first hollow cylinder 44 on which a primary coil 20 is wound, and a case 50 provided with a second hollow cylinder 54 wound by a secondary coil 30 at the outer circumference. On the bobbin plate 42, a primary terminal 70 connecting to the primary coil 20 and a secondary terminal 72 connecting to the secondary coil 30 are formed, and a tip end portion 55a of case 50 is extended to the end portion of the bobbin plate 42 to which the secondary terminal 72 is formed. Further, on the tip end portion 55a, plural first grooves 57a for lead are formed.
US08779878B2	Magnetic component and method for manufacturing magnetic component A magnetic component includes: a magnetic core including an upper flange portion on one end side of a winding shaft portion and a lower flange portion on another end side of the winding shaft portion; a pair of conductive terminals attached to the lower flange portion; and a coil including a conductive wire. The terminals each include an electrode portion extending along a lower surface of the lower flange portion and including an end portion projecting outward relative to an outer periphery of the lower flange portion, and a columnar wire splicing portion erected from the end portion of the electrode portion, and an upper end surface of the wire splicing portion includes a wire splicing surface for conductive wire connection.
US08779866B2	Oscillator The present invention relates to an oscillator. The oscillator includes a resonator unit configured to resonate terahertz waves generated by an active layer using intersubband transitions of a carrier. The oscillator further includes a strain generating unit configured to generate strain of the active layer. Still furthermore, the oscillator includes a control unit configured to control the strain generating unit in accordance with the oscillation characteristic (the frequency or the output) of the terahertz waves resonated by the resonator unit.
US08779865B2	Ultra-compact PLL with wide tuning range and low noise A design for an oscillator, and a PLL incorporating such an oscillator, which takes up little physical area but maintains a large tuning range and low phase noise. Two LC-tanks are nested and switched. Through tuning the inactive tank, the range of the active tank may be increased and finer tuning becomes possible.
US08779863B2	Generating an oscillator signal having a desired frequency in a continuous frequency range A method of generating a first oscillator signal having a desired frequency in a first frequency range comprises generating in a voltage controlled oscillator unit a second oscillator signal having a frequency in a second frequency range of at least one octave. The method further comprises selecting said second continuous frequency range to have a lower endpoint in said first frequency range and an upper endpoint above said range; and selectively using the oscillator signal unchanged or dividing it by a division ratio selected from integer powers of the number 2 to obtain said first oscillator signal. By centering the VCO higher than otherwise required and using an additional divider, so that the VCO signal can selectively be used unchanged or divided, a sufficient margin below as well as above the desired range for e.g. drift and tolerances of the VCO is achieved. It also simplifies the VCO design.
US08779852B2	Class resonant-H electrosurgical generators A generator for use with an electrosurgical device is provided. The generator has a gain stage electrically disposed between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail, wherein the gain stage includes an input and an output. A voltage source operably coupled to the gain stage input and configured to provide an input signal thereto responsive to a drive control signal is also provided. The generator also has one or more sensors configured to sense an operational parameter of the amplifier and to provide a sensor signal corresponding thereto and a controller adapted to receive the sensor signal(s) and in response thereto provide a drive control signal to the voltage source. The generator has an amplifier output configured to supply an output voltage corresponding to the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail when the output of the gain stage falls between a voltage of the first voltage rail and a voltage of the second voltage rail and is configured to supply a peak voltage output when the voltage output is falls greater than the voltage of the first voltage rail or less than the voltage of the second voltage rail.
US08779850B2	Bootstrap circuit A bootstrap circuit includes an input terminal, an inverting input terminal, an output terminal, an inverting output terminal, a first sub-bootstrap circuit, a second sub-bootstrap circuit, and a charging path providing circuit. The first sub-bootstrap circuit includes a first bootstrap capacitor, a first charging path, a first discharging path, and a first high voltage providing path. The charging path providing circuit includes a third charging path. In response to a high voltage level inputted into the input terminal, the first charging path and the third charging path are turned on, the first bootstrap capacitor is charged to a capacitor voltage, and the first discharging path is turned on to discharge the output terminal. In response to a low voltage level inputted into the input terminal, a first superimposed voltage including the high voltage level and the capacitor voltage is provided to the output terminal.
US08779848B2	Two terminal memcapacitor device A memcapacitor device includes a memcapacitive matrix interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The memcapacitive matrix includes deep level dopants having a first decay time constant and shallow level dopants having a second decay time constant. The second decay time constant is substantially shorter than the first decay time constant. The capacitance of the memcapacitor device depends upon an initial voltage applied across the memcapacitive matrix and a time dependent change in capacitance of the memcapacitor device depends upon the first decay time constant. A method for forming a memcapacitive device is also provided.
US08779846B2	Performance of digital circuits using current management A method for improving the performance of a digital circuit is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A real frequency of operation of the digital circuit is adjusted using a control loop in the digital circuit, the adjusting the real frequency being responsive to a change in an operating condition of the digital circuit. A measurement of a current drawn by the digital circuit is received from a voltage regulator supplying electrical power to the digital circuit. An over-current target current value is received. A voltage output from the voltage regulator to the digital circuit is adjusted such that the current drawn by the digital circuit does not exceed the over-current target current value.
US08779843B2	Bias circuit A bias circuit for an operating transistor has a first resistor disposed in a path for supplying a bias current to a base of the operating transistor, a first transistor for applying the bias current flowing to the first resistor, a second transistor for applying a corresponding current corresponding to the bias current supplied via at least one current mirror circuit, a third transistor having bases connected in common with the first transistor for applying the corresponding current, a second resistor for applying the corresponding current and obtaining a voltage drop corresponding to a voltage drop at the first resistor, and a fourth transistor receiving a reference voltage at an emitter side and having a base connected to an emitter side of the third transistor.
US08779841B2	Cascode switch with robust turn on and turn off A cascode switch includes a first power transistor configured to be coupled to a load and a second power transistor coupled in series with the first power transistor so that the second power transistor is between ground and the first power transistor. The second power transistor is operable to switch on and off responsive to a pulse source coupled to a gate of the second power transistor. The first power transistor is operable to switch on and off responsive to the same pulse source as the second power transistor or a DC source coupled to a gate of the first power transistor. Alternatively or in addition, a transistor device is coupled to the gate of the first power transistor and operable to actively turn off the first power transistor independent of the load current.
US08779838B2	Methodology and apparatus for tuning driving current of semiconductor transistors A method and apparatus for repairing transistors comprises applying a first voltage to a source, a second voltage to the gate and a third voltage to the drain for a predetermined time In this manner the semiconductor structure may be repaired or returned to the at or near the original operating characteristics.
US08779836B2	Power switch acceleration scheme for fast wakeup A method an apparatus for a power switch acceleration scheme during wakeup is disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes at least one power gated circuit block. The power gated circuit block includes a virtual voltage node from which a voltage is provided to the circuitry of the block when active. Power switches are coupled between the virtual voltage node and a corresponding global voltage node. When the power gated circuit block is powered on, power switches are activated sequentially. The rate at which power switches are activated is increased as the voltage on the virtual voltage node increases. Sequentially activating the power switches may prevent an excess of current inrush into the power gated circuit block. The increase in the rate at which power switches are activated when the voltage on the virtual voltage node is at least at a certain level may allow for a faster wakeup.
US08779835B2	Signal processing arrangement and signal processing method, particularly for electronic circuits A signal processing arrangement including a signal processing stage that divides an input signal (Vin) applied to a signal input (In) of the signal processing stage into at least two subsignals (Vin_a, Vin_b) as a function of a signal amplitude (A) of the input signal (Vin), wherein the signal processing stage is designed for parallel signal processing of the subsignals (Vin_a, Vin_b), and a reconstruction stage connected to the signal processing stage and provides an output signal (Vout) by weighting and combining the at least two processed subsignals (Vin_a, Vin_b).
US08779825B2	Signal processing apparatus A delay element delays an output signal Dt from an arithmetic circuit and outputs a delayed signal Dd. An XOR element compares the output signal Dt with the delayed signal Dd, and outputs an XORout signal with the signal value “0” when the signals match each other, and outputs an XORout signal with the signal value “1” when the signals do not match each other. In a flip-flop, when the signal value of the XORout signal at the rise of a clock of a clock signal CK is “0”, the output signal Dt is output from a flip-flop, and when the signal value of the XORout signal at the rise of the clock becomes “1” even once, a fixed value of the signal value “0” continues to be output.
US08779824B2	Clock distribution using MTJ sensing Clock signals are distributed on a chip by applying an oscillating magnetic field to the chip. Local clock generation circuits including magnetic field sensors are distributed around the chip and are coupled to local clocked circuitry on the chip. The magnetic field sensors may include clock magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) in which a magnetic orientation of the free layer is free to rotate in the free layer plane in response to the applied magnetic field. The MTJ resistance alternates between a high resistance value and a low resistance value as the free layer magnetization rotates. Clock generation circuitry coupled to the clock MTJs senses voltage oscillations caused by the alternating resistance of the clock MTJs. The clock generation circuitry includes amplifiers, which convert the sensed voltage into local clock signals.
US08779809B2	Signal processing circuit, inverter circuit, buffer circuit, level shifter, flip-flop, driver circuit, and display device A signal processing circuit of the present invention includes: first and second input terminals; an output terminal; a bootstrap capacitor; a first output section connected to the second input terminal and the output terminal; a second output section connected to the first input terminal, a first power source, and the output terminal; and an electric charge control section for controlling the electric charge of the bootstrap capacitor, the electric charge control section being connected to the first input terminal, the electric charge control section and the first output section being connected to each other via a relay section for either electrically connecting the electric charge control section and the first output section to each other or electrically blocking the electric charge control section and the first output section from each other, the electric charge control section including a resistor connected to a second power source. This configuration can increase reliability of a bootstrap-type signal processing circuit.
US08779805B1	Output driver having improved switching delay and associated methods A switching device for driving a load is provided. The switching device comprises a control terminal and has a conduction threshold which, when crossed by a control signal coupled to the control terminal, causes the switching device to conduct. A control circuit for generating the control signal is also provided. The control circuit is configured to generate a control signal having a first slew rate prior to the control signal crossing the conduction threshold and a second slew rate after the control signal has crossed the conduction threshold. The first slew rate may be faster than the second slew rate.
US08779799B2	Logic circuit A logic circuit is provided which can hold a switching state of the logic circuit even when a power supply potential is not supplied, has short start-up time of a logic block after the power is supplied, can operate with low power consumption, and can easily switch between a NAND circuit and a NOR circuit. Switching between a NAND circuit and a NOR circuit is achieved by switching a charge holding state at a node through a transistor including an oxide semiconductor. With the use of an oxide semiconductor material which is a wide bandgap semiconductor for the transistor, the off-state current of the transistor can be sufficiently reduced; thus, the state of charge held at the node can be non-volatile.
US08779789B2	Translators coupleable to opposing surfaces of microelectronic substrates for testing, and associated systems and methods Translators coupleable to opposing surfaces of microelectronic substrates for testing, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An arrangement in accordance with one embodiment includes a microelectronic substrate having a first major surface, a second major face facing opposite from the first major surface, and electrically conductive through-substrate vias extending through the substrate and electrically accessible from both the first and second surfaces. The arrangement further includes a first translator releasably connected to the substrate and positioned in a first region extending outwardly from the first surface, the first translator including first electrical signal paths that access the vias from the first surface, and a second translator releasably connected to the substrate simultaneously with the first translator, the second translator being positioned in a second region extending outwardly from the second surface, the second translator including second electrical signal paths that access the vias from the second surface.
US08779788B2	Burn-in testing apparatus A testing apparatus includes a thermal control chamber including a test room, which temperature is controlled within a testing temperature range; a carrier frame including a direction guiding unit installed securely within the test room and formed with one guiding groove and a carrier rod extending through the guiding groove in the direction guiding unit; and a clamping unit mounted on the carrier rod for clamping a display-panel module securely, wherein, movement of the carrier rod transversely within the guiding groove relative to the direction guiding unit results in disposing the display-panel module to extend along one of several testing directions for undergoing a burn-in test.
US08779781B2	Capacitive sensor, integrated circuit, electronic device and method A sensor for sensing an analyte includes capacitive elements, each having a pair of electrodes separated by a dielectric wherein the dielectric constant of the dielectric of at least one of the capacitive elements is sensitive to the analyte, the sensor further including a comparator adapted to compare a selected set of capacitive elements against a reference signal and to generate a comparison result signal, and a controller for iteratively selecting the set in response to the comparison result signal, wherein the sensor is arranged to produce a digitized output signal indicative of the sensed level of the analyte of interest. An IC comprising such a sensor, an electronic device comprising such an IC and a method of determining a level of an analyte of interest using such a sensor are also disclosed.
US08779774B2	Magnetic resonance antenna and a magnetic resonance device having a magnetic resonance antenna The present embodiments include a magnetic resonance antenna having parallel-running longitudinal antenna rods arranged in a birdcage structure and antenna ferrules connecting the parallel-running longitudinal antenna rods at ends of the parallel-running longitudinal antenna rods in radio frequency terms. The magnetic resonance antenna includes a plurality of radio-frequency switching elements configured to interrupt at least a part of the parallel-running longitudinal antenna rods to detune a natural resonance frequency with respect to an operating magnetic resonance frequency in radio frequency terms. At least some radio-frequency switching elements of the plurality of radio-frequency switching elements are arranged at end sections of the parallel-running longitudinal antenna rods.
US08779773B2	Thermoacoustic RF body coil liner for reduced acoustic noise in an MR system A composite RF body coil liner for reducing acoustic noise in an MR System is disclosed. The composite RF body coil liner includes an inner surface layer, an outer surface layer, a fire retardant layer positioned between the inner surface layer and the outer surface layer, and an acoustic barrier positioned between the inner surface layer and the outer surface layer, with the acoustic barrier configured to increase the mechanical damping of the RF body coil so as to reduce RF body coil vibration.
US08779765B2	Method for generating spin waves In the method, a pre-selected working area of a graphene film with a linear dimension of 2,000 nm, which working area is divided into sections having a dimension of 50-100 nm, is subjected to the effect of a pulsed alternating magnetic field with a frequency of 3 terahertz that corresponds to the transition from the ground energy level, corresponding to the non-excited state of spin density, to a fourth working energy level of the excited state of spin density in the graphene film, thus causing spin density pumping. A spatially localized external magnetic field is generated around the edges of the working area, which resonantly reflects spinons having a working frequency of 0.5-1 terahertz that corresponds to the transition from a third working energy level to a second working energy level of the excited state of spin density, said spinons causing the induced coherent radiation of working frequency spin waves as they pass thorough the working area.
US08779764B2	Method for producing magnetoresistive effect element, magnetic sensor, rotation-angle detection device To provide a method which can define the direction and orientation of magnetization of a pinned layer while reducing the number of steps of forming a GMR film. The magnetization direction of the pinned layer is defined in a plurality of directions by forming a plurality of patterns having directivities. Further, when the magneto-resistive effect film is formed, a magnetic field is applied in a direction at an angle set between the angles of the plurality of patterns.
US08779756B2	Current sensor A current sensor for detecting a first electric current flowing through a current path includes a sensor chip, a coil, a current control circuit, and an output circuit. The sensor chip includes a magnetoresistive element and is adopted to be located near the current path. The coil applies a bias magnetic field to the magnetoresistive element. The current control circuit supplies a second electric current to the coil. The second electric current periodically changes in polarity. The output circuit outputs a difference between a first voltage and a second voltage. The first voltage is generated by the magnetoresistive element, when the second electric current flowing through the coil has a positive polarity. The second voltage is generated by the magnetoresistive element, when the second electric current flowing through the coil has a negative polarity.
US08779746B2	Methods and apparatus for constant power/current control for switch-mode power converters In a first aspect, a control circuit is provided for use with a switch-mode power stage that provides an output voltage signal and an output current signal at an output power. The switch-mode power stage has a nominal voltage, a nominal current, a maximum current, an output power and a maximum power. The control circuit includes a voltage control loop and a current control loop, and the control circuit uses the voltage control loop to provide voltage mode control if the output current signal is greater than or equal to the nominal current and less than the maximum current, wherein the output power is substantially constant. Numerous other aspects are also provided.
US08779741B2	DC/DC converter controlled by pulse width modulation with high efficiency for low output current A DC voltage converter produces an output voltage (VS) at an output terminal from an energy source. The DC voltage convert includes a selector switch includes a first input coupled to the energy source, a second input coupled to a ground, and an output coupled to a first terminal of an inductor. A second terminal is coupled to the output terminal of the converter and a capacitor is coupled between the output terminal and the ground. A regulator produces a control signal as a function of a result of a comparison of the output voltage with a reference voltage. A control circuit couples the output of the selector switch to the first or second input of the selector switch, as a function of the control signal. The converter may also include a means of inhibition adapted to inhibiting the control circuit when a current flowing in the inductor gets cancelled.
US08779737B2	Voltage converting circuit and method A voltage converting circuit for converting an input voltage into an output voltage is disclosed. The voltage converting circuit includes a modulation signal generator, a comparator and a logic unit. The modulation signal generator is configured for generating a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal responsive to a feedback signal corresponding to the output voltage and a load coupled thereto. The comparator is configured for comparing the feedback signal with a reference signal to output a comparing signal. The logic unit is configured for performing a logical conjunction of the PWM signal and the comparing signal to generate a control signal for adjusting an input current corresponding to the input voltage to regulate the output voltage. A method for converting an input voltage into an output voltage is also disclosed herein.
US08779736B2	Adaptive miller compensated voltage regulator A linear voltage regulator includes a Miller frequency compensation having a movable zero, which tracks the frequency of the load pole as the load condition changes. The compensated voltage regulator maintains stability under variable load conditions. Because of the Miller effect, DC open-loop gain and bandwidth are not sacrificed for stability. The compensated voltage regulator can therefore maintain high power supply rejection ratio (PSRR).
US08779705B2	Synchronization of position and current measurements in an electric motor control application using an FPGA A system and method for controlling an alternating current (AC) motor using a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to read the current and position measurements in an the AC motor, perform digital filtering of the position and current data, provide very precise synchronization of the measured phase current and position data, and output the data to a phase converter for control of the AC motor.
US08779699B2	Servo device and remote control device having the same A servo device 30 includes: a control portion 31 for driving and controlling a drive mechanism 32 by receiving a control signal from a transmitter 10, and by transforming the control signal into a drive signal corresponding to characteristic data previously stored in a memory portion 35. The control portion 31 includes: a signal processing portion 33 for discriminating whether the control signal is a maneuver signal or a characteristic data signal; and the memory portion for updating and storing the characteristic data based on the received characteristic data signal when the control signal is discriminated as the characteristic data signal.
US08779695B2	Method of configuring an LED driver, LED driver, LED assembly and method of controlling an LED assembly A method of configuring an LED driver is disclosed. The LED driver being arranged to provide a supply current to an LED fixture comprising a plurality of LEDs. The method comprises: identifying the LED fixture (LF), sending via a communication network (NTW) a configuration request to a configuration database (DB), receiving configuration data from the configuration database; and configuring the LED driver (LPS) according to the configuration data.
US08779688B2	Light emitting diode driving circuit A light emitting diode driving circuit includes connected driving units, each of which is configured for driving multiple channels of light emitting diodes generating a feedback voltage for the corresponding driving unit. Each of the driving units includes a selection circuit for comparing the feedback voltage with an input voltage to output a smaller one of the feedback voltage and the input voltage to a next one of the driving units, as the input voltage for the next one of the driving units.
US08779681B2	Multimode color tunable light source Described herein are ambient lighting devices, methods, and systems that utilize at least one multimode artificial ambient light source, a control unit, and a remote image sensor. The control unit couples to at least one artificial ambient light source and is configured to output at least one control signal to the at least one artificial ambient light source. The at least one multimode artificial ambient light source is configured to output light of varying color and color temperature in response to said at least one control signal. The remote image sensor couples to the at least one control unit and is configured to detect at least one color and intensity characteristic and output an output signal to the at least one control unit, based on said color and intensity characteristic detected.
US08779678B2	Segmented electronic arc lamp ballast Described herein are segmented electronic ballasts for a high power are lamp, such as a High Intensity Discharge (“HID”) lamp, capable of drop-in replacement of a pre-existing magnetic ballast and methods of use thereof. In certain aspects, the segmented electronic ballasts described herein include a first housing containing a driver circuit configured to receive electrical power from a source of electrical power and configured to output a conditioned power signal; and also include a second housing containing a striker circuit connected to the driver circuit and configured to receive the conditioned power signal and ignite the lamp. In certain aspects, the methods described herein include removing a transformer of the pre-existing magnetic ballast from a transformer mounting position; and also include fixing the first housing to the transformer mounting position.
US08779674B2	Electronic ballast with high power factor This invention provides an integrated power supply for a controller of an electronic ballast for a fluorescent lamp. The integrated power supply couples output power from the electronic ballast and uses the coupled power to provide power to the controller. In one embodiment, the electronic ballast may include a rectifier for converting an alternating current input voltage into a direct current output voltage, and a circuit including a combined power factor correction (PFC) stage and an inverter, wherein the PFC stage and the inverter share a switch. Also provided is a controller for an electronic ballast. The controller may include a voltage mode or current mode duty ratio controller that controls a duty ratio of a switch of the ballast. The controller and the ballast allow dimming of the fluorescent lamp while maintaining a high power factor.
US08779668B2	Alternating current light-emitting diode lamp adaptive to ambient luminance An AC LED lamp adaptive to ambient luminance has a lamp shell, an LED lamp board, an LED driving circuit and a luminance sensor. The LED lamp board, the LED driving circuit and the luminance sensor are mounted inside the lamp shell and are electrically connected to each other. The luminance sensor is mounted on the LED lamp board, is capable of sensing light emitted from the LED lamp board. Multiple LED elements on the LED lamp board are alternately driven to turn on and turn off and a luminance signal is sensed by the luminance sensor while the LED elements are driven to turn off. As the luminance signal contains an ambient luminance only, accurate ambient luminance for the lamp can be therefore acquired.
US08779660B2	Illumination device for enhancing plant growth An illumination device for enhancing plant growth includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a current-limiting unit, and a control unit. The substrate unit includes a substrate body. The light-emitting unit, the current-limiting unit, and the control unit are disposed on the substrate body. The light-emitting unit includes a first light-emitting module, a second light-emitting module, and a third light-emitting module. The current-limiting unit includes a first current-limiting chip electrically connected to the first light-emitting module, a second current-limiting chip electrically connected to the second light-emitting module, and a third current-limiting chip electrically connected to the third light-emitting module. The control unit includes a first PWM control module electrically connected to the first current-limiting chip, a second PWM control module electrically connected to the second current-limiting chip, and a third PWM control module electrically connected to the third current-limiting chip.
US08779640B2	Stator arrangement A Stator arrangement for an electric machine includes a stator having a stator yoke with a plurality of stator slots. Each stator slot accommodates at least two adjacently disposed sets of stator windings and at least one cooling device, wherein the at least one cooling device is disposed between the respective adjacently disposed sets of stator windings.
US08779631B2	Switching circuit and test apparatus Provided is a switching circuit with high withstand voltage. The switching circuit switches whether two terminals are electrically connected to each other, according to a switching signal input thereto. The switching circuit comprises a first switching section that switches whether the two terminals are electrically connected to each other; a first control section that is electrically insulated from the first switching section and controls the first switching section according to an input current; a second switching section that switches whether the input current is input to the first control section; and a second control section that is electrically insulated from the second switching section and controls the second switching section according to the switching signal.
US08779628B2	Configurable power supply integrated circuit A power integrated circuit includes, in part, a multitude of controllers, a multitude of pulse-width generators, a multitude of output stages and a configuration matrix. Each controller is adapted to be responsive to a feedback signal and a reference signal to generate a control signal carrying pulse width information. Each control signal causes a difference between an associated output voltage feedback signal and the reference signal to be less than a predefined value. Each pulse-width generator is associated with and responsive to a different one of the controllers to generate a pulse-width modulated signal in response. The configuration matrix selectively couples the plurality of pulse-width generators to the output stages.
US08779624B2	Methods and systems for branch encoding in an electric network Methods and systems for branch encoding an electric network to identify a direction of power flow in the electric network are provided. Sequential numbers are assigned to a first power source, each one of a plurality of power branches, and each one of a plurality of nodes. A rationalized value indicative of a direction of current flow through a branch is assigned to each branch of the plurality of branches. The rationalized value of each branch is determined as the difference between the numbers assigned to that branch's first connecting node and its second connecting node.
US08779620B1	Rotary windmill power generator The rotary windmill power generator comprises a rotatable member; a plurality of iso-grid panels interconnected in pairs, with each pair forming a panel assembly of two foldable iso-grid panels with one panel assembly connected to the rotatable member at a first end thereof and a corresponding panel assembly connected to the rotatable member at an end opposite the first end, a hollow upright tower; a turbine assembly assembly in engagement with said rotatable member for converting wind energy provided from each iso-grid panel assembly into electrical power and a drive gear assembly connected to each iso-grid panel assembly at each opposite end of the rotatable member for controlling the opening and closing of each iso-grid panel assembly relative one another in synchronism such that when one iso-grid panel assembly is open the opposite iso-grid panel assembly is closed and vice versa.
US08779615B2	Maritime current power plant park and a method for its production There is provided a maritime current power plant park that includes a plurality of maritime current power plants, where each of the plurality of maritime current power plants has a rotor-like water turbine, an electric generator, and a drive train connecting the electric generator to the rotor-like water turbine. The drive train has bearing components for supporting the rotor-like water turbine. At least two of the plurality of maritime current power plants have differently dimensioned rotor-like water turbines, and the drive train of each of the at least two of the plurality of maritime current power plants is uniform.
US08779607B2	Devices with covering layer and filler A method of manufacturing a device includes forming a covering layer having affinity for a filler to be injected into a space between a first base and a second base, on at least one of the opposing surfaces of the first base and the second base, and then injecting the filler into the space between the first base and the second base.
US08779604B1	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor structure includes a device, a conductive pad on the device, and a Ag1-xYx alloy bump over the conductive pad. The Y of the Ag1-xYx bump comprises metals forming complete solid solution with Ag at arbitrary weight percentage, and the X of the Ag1-xYx alloy bump is in a range of from about 0.005 to about 0.25. A difference between one standard deviation and a mean value of a grain size distribution of the Ag1-xYx alloy bump is in a range of from about 0.2 μm to about 0.4 μm. An average grain size of the Ag1-xYx alloy bump on a longitudinal cross sectional plane is in a range of from about 0.5 μm to about 1.5 μm.
US08779602B2	Wiring board, semiconductor apparatus and method of manufacturing them There are provided steps of providing a dielectric layer and a wiring layer on a surface of a support to form an intermediate body, removing the support from the intermediate body to obtain a wiring board, and carrying out a roughening treatment over a surface of the support before the intermediate body forming step.
US08779601B2	Embedded wafer level package for 3D and package-on-package applications, and method of manufacture An eWLB package for 3D and PoP applications includes a redistribution layer on a support wafer. A semiconductor die is coupled to the redistribution layer, and solder balls are also positioned on the redistribution layer. The die and solder balls are encapsulated in a molding compound layer, which is planarized to expose top portions of the solder balls. A second redistribution layer is formed on the planarized surface of the molding compound layer. A ball grid array can be positioned on the second redistribution layer to couple the semiconductor package to a circuit board, or additional semiconductor dies can be added, each in a respective molding compound layer. The support wafer can act as an interposer, in which case it is processed to form TSVs in electrical contact with the first redistribution layer, and a redistribution layer is formed on the opposite side of the support substrate, as well.
US08779590B2	Semiconductor device and method of producing the same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, wiring lines formed above the semiconductor substrate, and an air gap formed between the adjacent wiring lines. In the semiconductor device, top surfaces and side walls of the wiring lines are covered with the diffusion prevention film, and the air gap is in contact with the interconnects via a diffusion prevention film.
US08779581B2	Heat dissipating semiconductor device packages An embodiment of a method for making semiconductor device packages includes a heat sink matrix and a substrate. A plurality of semiconductor devices are attached to the substrate. Then, a package body is formed between the heat sink matrix and the substrate, wherein the package body encapsulates the semiconductor devices. Then, a plurality of first cutting slots is formed, wherein the first cutting slots extend through the heat sink matrix and partially extend into the package body. Then, a plurality of second cutting slots is formed, wherein the second cutting slots extend through the substrate and through the package body to the first cutting slot, thereby singulating the heat sink matrix and substrate into a plurality of individual semiconductor device packages.
US08779578B2	Multi-chip socket A multi-chip socket includes multiple cavities. The multiple cavities include support surfaces. The support surfaces may be disposed at different heights relative to a reference plane. The different heights may be based on a height of a first component to be disposed in the first cavity and a height of a second component to be disposed in a second cavity.
US08779569B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device 100 includes a first insulating material 110 attached to a second main surface 106b of a semiconductor chip 106, and a second insulating material 112 attached to side surfaces of the semiconductor chip 106, the first insulating material 110 and an island 102. The semiconductor chip 106 is fixed to the island 102 via the first insulating material 110 and the second insulating material 112. The first insulating material 110 ensures a high dielectric strength between the semiconductor chip 106 and the island 102. Though the second insulating material 112 having a modulus of elasticity greater than that of the first insulating material 110, the semiconductor chip 106 is firmly attached to the island 102.
US08779557B2	Chip package and package wafer with a recognition mark, and method for forming the same An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes: a substrate, wherein the substrate is diced from a wafer; a device region formed in the substrate; a conducting layer disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the device region; an insulating layer disposed between the substrate and the conducting layer; and a material layer formed on the insulating layer, wherein the material layer has a recognition mark, and the recognition mark shows position information of the substrate in the wafer before the substrate is diced from the wafer.
US08779553B2	Stress-aware design for integrated circuits comprising a stress inducing structure and keep out zone A method of circuit design involving an integrated circuit (IC) having an interposer can include identifying an active resource implemented within the IC within a region of the interposer exposed to an amount of stress that exceeds a normalized amount of stress on the interposer and selectively assigning an element of the circuit design to be implemented within the IC to the active resource according to a stress-aware analysis of the circuit design as implemented within the IC.
US08779549B2	Semiconductor memory device having capacitor and semiconductor device An example embodiment relates to a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of cylindrical bottom electrodes arranged in a first direction and in a second direction. The device includes a supporting base configured to support the plurality of cylindrical bottom electrodes by contacting side surfaces of the plurality of cylindrical bottom electrodes. The supporting base includes first patterns in which first open areas are formed, and second patterns in which second open areas are formed. The first patterns and the second patterns have different oriented shapes.
US08779545B2	Semiconductor structure with dispersedly arranged active region trenches A semiconductor structure with dispersedly arranged active region trenches is provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer, and an active region dielectric layer. The semiconductor substrate is doped with impurities of a first conductive type having a first impurity concentration. The epitaxial layer is doped with impurities of the first conductive type having a second impurity concentration and is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The epitaxial layer has a plurality of active region trenches formed therein being arranged in a dispersed manner. The active region dielectric layer covers a bottom and a sidewall of the active region trenches. Wherein, the active region trench has an opening in a tetragonal shape on a surface of the epitaxial layer, and the first impurity concentration is greater than the second impurity concentration.
US08779542B2	Photodetectors useful as ambient light sensors and methods for use in manufacturing the same Photodetectors, methods for use in manufacturing photodetectors, and systems including photodetectors, are described herein. In an embodiment, a photodetector includes a plurality of photodiode regions, at least some of which are covered by an optical filter. A plurality of metal layers are located between the photodiode regions and the optical filter. The metal layers include an uppermost metal layer that is closest to the optical filter and a lowermost metal layer that is closest to the photodiode regions. One or more inter-level dielectric layers separate the metal layers from one another. Each of the metal layers includes one or more metal portions and one or more dielectric portions. The uppermost metal layer is devoid of any metal portions underlying the optical filter.
US08779540B2	Light sensor having transparent substrate with lens formed therein Light sensor devices are described that have a glass substrate, which includes a lens to focus light over a wide variety of angles, bonded to the light sensor device. In one or more implementations, the light sensor devices include a substrate having a photodetector formed therein. The photodetector is capable of detecting light and providing a signal in response thereto. The sensors also include one or more color filters disposed over the photodetector. The color filters are configured to pass light in a limited spectrum of wavelengths to the photodetector. A glass substrate is disposed over the substrate and includes a lens that is configured to collimate light incident on the lens and to pass the collimated light to the color filter.
US08779539B2	Image sensor and method for fabricating the same An image sensor comprises a substrate, a plurality of photoelectric transducer devices, an interconnect structure, at least one dielectric isolator and a back-side alignment mark. The substrate has a front-side surface and a back-side surface opposite to the front-side surface. The interconnect structure is disposed on the front-side surface. The photoelectric transducer devices are formed on the front-side surface. The dielectric isolator extends downwards into the substrate from the back-side surface in order to isolate the photoelectric transducer devices. The back-side alignment mark extends downwards into the substrate from the back-side surface and references to a front-side alignment mark previously formed on the front-side surface.
US08779534B2	Low-G MEMS acceleration switch A motion-sensitive low-G MEMS acceleration switch, which is a MEMS switch that closes at low-g acceleration (e.g., sensitive to no more than 10 Gs), is proposed. Specifically, the low-G MEMS acceleration switch has a base, a sensor wafer with one or more proofmasses, an open circuit that includes two fixed electrodes, and a contact plate. During acceleration, one or more of the proofmasses move towards the base and connects the two fixed electrodes together, resulting in a closing of the circuit that detects the acceleration. Sensitivity to low-G acceleration is achieved by proper dimensioning of the proofmasses and one or more springs used to support the proofmasses in the switch.
US08779530B2	Metal gate structure of a field effect transistor The invention relates to integrated circuit fabrication, and more particularly to a Field Effect Transistor with a low resistance metal gate electrode. An exemplary structure for a gate electrode for a Field Effect Transistor comprises a lower portion formed of a first metal material having a recess and a first resistance; and an upper portion formed of a second metal material having a protrusion and a second resistance, wherein the protrusion extends into the recess, wherein the second resistance is lower than the first resistance.
US08779526B2	Semiconductor device A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a transistor region and a resistor region; forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) on the substrate of the resistor region; forming a tank in the STI of the resistor region; and forming a resistor in the tank and on the surface of the STI adjacent to two sides of the tank.
US08779519B1	Semiconductor device having two-way conduction characteristics, and electrostatic discharge protection circuit incorporating the same A semiconductor device includes an n-type first doped region for receiving an external voltage, an n-type second doped region and a p-type third doped regions all formed in a p-type substrate, and is configured to have a first threshold voltage for forward conduction between the first and second doped regions, and a second threshold voltage for forward conduction between the first and third doped regions. A current is drained by flowing through the first doped region, the substrate and the second doped region if the external voltage is greater than the first threshold voltage or by flowing through the third doped region, the substrate and the first doped region if the external voltage is less than the second threshold voltage.
US08779514B2	Transistor and method for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a transistor and a method for manufacturing the transistor. The transistor according to an embodiment of the invention may comprise: a substrate which comprises at least a back gate of the transistor, an insulating layer and a semiconductor layer stacked sequentially, wherein the back gate of the transistor is used for adjusting the threshold voltage of the transistor; a gate stack formed on the semiconductor layer, wherein the gate stack comprises a gate dielectric and a gate electrode formed on the gate dielectric; a spacer formed on sidewalls of the gate stack; and a source region and a drain region located on both sides of the gate stack, respectively, wherein the height of the gate stack is lower than the height of the spacer. The transistor enables the height of the gate stack to be reduced and therefore the performance of the transistor is improved.
US08779513B2	Non-planar semiconductor structure A non-planar semiconductor structure includes a substrate, at least two fin-shaped structures, at least an isolation structure, and a plurality of epitaxial layers. The fin-shaped structures are located on the substrate. The isolation structure is located between the fin-shaped structures, and the isolation structure has a nitrogen-containing layer. The epitaxial layers respectively cover a part of the fin-shaped structures and are located on the nitrogen-containing layer. A non-planar semiconductor process is also provided for forming the semiconductor structure.
US08779501B2	Diode-based flash memory device cell string and fabricating method therefor Provided is an ultra highly-integrated flash memory cell device. The cell device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first doping semiconductor area formed on the semiconductor substrate, a second doping semiconductor area formed on the first doping semiconductor area, and a tunneling insulating layer, a charge storage node, a control insulating layer, and a control electrode which are sequentially formed on the second doping semiconductor area. The first and second doping semiconductor areas are doped with impurities of the different semiconductor types According to the present invention, it is possible to greatly improve miniaturization characteristics and performance of the cell devices in conventional NOR or NAND flash memories. Unlike conventional transistor type cell devices, the cell device according to the present invention does not have a channel and a source/drain. Therefore, in comparison with the conventional memories, the fabricating process can be simplified, and the problem such as cross-talk or read disturb can be greatly reduced.
US08779499B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes sheet-like memory strings arranged in a matrix shape substantially perpendicularly to a substrate. A control gate electrode film includes a common connecting section that extends in a first direction and an electrode forming section that is provided for each of memory cells above or below a floating gate electrode film via an inter-electrode dielectric film to project from the common connecting section in a second direction. The floating gate electrode film extends in the second direction and is formed on a first principal plane of a sheet-like semiconductor film via a tunnel dielectric film.
US08779497B2	Electrical erasable programmable read-only memory and manufacturing method thereof An electrical erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) including a floating transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate and a tunneling transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate and configured to erase electrons trapped in the floating transistor. The tunneling transistor has a source junction region and a drain junction region that are integrally joined by lateral diffusion. The EPROM maintains a small cell size without any additional mask process, and is useable as an MTP EEPROM because electrical erasure is enabled. In addition, the adjustment of the width of a gate constituting the tunneling transistor ensures an improved degree of freedom to adjust an erasure voltage can be enhanced.
US08779478B2	Thin film transistor A TFT 20 includes a gate electrode 21, a gate insulating film 22, a semiconductor layer 23, a source electrode 24, a drain electrode 25, etc. The semiconductor layer 23 is comprised of a metal oxide semiconductor (IGZO), and has a source portion 23a that contacts the source electrode 24, a drain electrode 23b that contacts the drain electrode 25, and a channel portion 23c that is located between the source and drain portions 23a, 23b. A reduced region 30 is formed at least in the channel portion 23c of the semiconductor layer 23, and the reduced region 30 has a higher content of a simple substance of a metal such as In than the remaining portion of the semiconductor layer 23.
US08779474B2	Electric device comprising phase change material The electric device (1, 100) has a body (2, 101) with a resistor (7, 250) comprising a phase change material being changeable between a first phase and a second phase. The resistor (7, 250) has an electric resistance which depends on whether the phase change material is in the first phase or the second phase. The resistor (7, 250) is able to conduct a current for enabling a transition from the first phase to the second phase. The phase change material is a fast growth material which may be a composition of formula Sb1−cMc with c satisfying 0.05≦c≦0.61, and M being one or more elements selected from the group of Ge, In, Ag, Ga, Te, Zn and Sn, or a composition of formula SbaTebX100−(a+b) with a, b and 100−(a+b) denoting atomic percentages satisfying 1≦a/b≦8 and 4≦100−(a+b)≦22, and X being one or more elements selected from Ge, In, Ag, Ga and Zn.
US08779463B2	Sapphire substrate and nitride semiconductor light emitting device A sapphire substrate having one principal surface on which a nitride semiconductor is grown, said one principal surface having a plurality of projections. Each of the projections has a generally pyramidal shape with a not truncated, more sharpened tip and with an inclined surface composed of a crystal growth-suppression surface that lessens or suppresses the growth of the nitride semiconductor and also which has an inclination change line at which an inclination angle discontinuously varies.
US08779460B2	Light source unit An embodiment discloses a light source unit including a first terminal, a first semiconductor layer supporting the first terminal, a second semiconductor layer surrounding the first terminal, and a second terminal electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer and not surrounding the first terminal.
US08779457B2	Electrode structure and light-emitting device using the same An electrode structure includes at least two first electrodes and at least two second electrodes configured to be electrically connected in parallel to a power supply. Each of the first electrodes includes at least one first pad and at least one first extending wire with one end connected to the first pad, and the at least two first electrodes are spaced apart from each other. Each of the second electrodes includes at least one second pad and at least one second extending wire with one end connected to the second pad, and the at least two second electrodes are spaced apart from each other.
US08779445B2	Stress-alleviation layer for LED structures A light emitting diodes (LEDs) is presented. The LED includes a stress-alleviation layer on a substrate. Open regions and stress-alleviation layer regions are formed on the substrate. Epitaxial layers are disposed on the substrate, at least in the open regions therein, thereby forming an LED structure. The substrate is diced through at least a first portion of the stress-alleviation regions, thereby forming the plurality of LEDs.
US08779444B2	LED light engine with applied foil construction An L.E.D. lamp assembly (20) includes an electrically insulative coating (24) disposed on a thermally conductive substrate (22). A plurality of light emitting diodes (26) are secured to the coating (24) and a circuit (40) is adhesively secured to the coating (24) in predetermined spaced lengths (42) along the coating (24) to establish discrete and electrically conductive spaced lengths (42) with the light emitting diodes (26) disposed between the spaced lengths (42). LED electrical leads (32) are secured to the spaced lengths (42) of the circuit (40) to electrically interconnect the light emitting diodes (26). The circuit (40) includes a foil tape (46) having an electrically conductive tape portion (48) and a coupling portion (50) disposed on the tape portion (48) for securing the foil tape (46) to the insulated substrate (22). Heat generated by the light emitting diodes (26) is transferred through the insulative coating (24) to the electrically and thermally conductive substrate (22) for dissipating the heat.
US08779443B2	Overmold with single attachment using optical film A sensor package is provided having a light sensitive component and a light emitting component attached to a same substrate. Light from the light emitting component is emitted from the package through a first opening and reflected back into the package to the light sensitive component through a second opening in the package. A glass attachment is placed between the light emitting component and the light sensitive component. A portion of the glass is removed and filled with an opaque substance to prevent light travelling between the light emitting component and the light sensitive component in the package.
US08779441B2	Semiconductor light emitting element with first and second electrode openings arranged at a constant distance Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting element (1) which is provided with: a laminated semiconductor layer which is formed on a substrate, and in which a first semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type, a light emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type; a first electrode (first electrode (170)) which is formed on a surface of the first semiconductor layer in the laminated semiconductor layer, and has a first opening (170a) used for electrical connection with an outside; and a second electrode (second electrode (180)) which is formed on a surface of the second semiconductor layer, and has a second opening (180a) used for electrical connection with the outside. The surface of the second semiconductor layer is exposed by cutting off a part of the laminated semiconductor layer. The first opening (170a) has, on the second opening (180a) side of the first opening (170a) in a planar view, an arc portion which is formed to keep approximately equal distance from an outer edge portion of the second opening (180). With such a semiconductor light emitting element, workability and heat dissipation effects in the FC (flip-chip bonding) mounting technology of the semiconductor light emitting element are improved.
US08779429B2	Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same RC delay in gate lines of a wide display is reduced by using a low resistivity conductor in the gate lines and a different conductor for forming corresponding gate electrodes. More specifically, a corresponding display substrate includes a gate line made of a first gate line metal, a data line made of a first data line metal, a pixel transistor and a first connection providing part. The pixel transistor includes a first active pattern formed of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) and a first gate electrode formed there above and made of a conductive material different from the first gate line metal. The first connection providing part connects the first gate electrode to the gate line. On the other hand, the source electrode is integrally extended from the data line.
US08779426B2	Thin film transistor A thin film transistor for increasing the conductivity of a channel region and suppressing the leakage current of a back channel region, and a display device including the thin film transistor, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the thin film transistor includes a gate electrode arranged on a substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced from each other on the substrate, a gate insulating film to insulate the gate electrode from the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer insulated from the gate electrode through the gate insulating film, the semiconductor layer including a channel region and a back channel region, the semiconductor layer made of (In2O3)x(Ga2O3)y(ZnO)z(0≦x≦5, 0≦y≦5, 0≦z≦5), wherein X or Z is greater than Y in the channel region of the semiconductor layer, and Y is greater than X and Z in the back channel region of the semiconductor layer.
US08779425B2	Light emitting device, light emitting device package, and lighting system including the same A light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system are provided. The light emitting device includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second conductive type semiconductor layers. The active layer includes a first active layer adjacent to the second conductive type semiconductor layer, a second active layer adjacent to the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a gate quantum barrier between the first and second active layers.
US08779416B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes: i) gate wires positioned on a substrate in a first direction, ii) data wires positioned on the gate wires in a second direction crossing the first direction, iii) a pixel circuit including first thin film transistors respectively connected to the gate wires and the data wires and iii) an OLED connected to the pixel circuit. The first thin film transistor may also include a first active layer interconnecting the data wires and the OLED and including a channel region and source and drain regions doped with an impurity, and a first gate electrode positioned over the first active layer with first and second insulation layers sequentially interposed therebetween, wherein the second insulation layer is positioned on the channel region.
US08779399B2	Electrostatic deflector, lithography apparatus, and method of manufacturing device The present invention provides an electrostatic deflector which deflects a plurality of charged particle beams, the deflector comprising a first electrode member including a plurality of first electrode pairs arranged along a first axis direction in an oblique coordinate system, and a second electrode member including a plurality of second electrode pairs arranged along a second axis direction in the oblique coordinate system, wherein each of the plurality of charged particle beams is deflected by a corresponding first electrode pair of the plurality of first electrode pairs, and a corresponding second electrode pair of the plurality of second electrode pairs.
US08779386B2	Assembly and method for disinfecting lumens of devices The invention relates to an assembly for disinfecting/sterilizing surfaces and lumens of a device with a light source which emits disinfecting/sterilizing light. The assembly comprises a device (9) for transporting fluid having a lumen and a connector part (10), at least one light source (100) configured to emit light having disinfecting/sterilizing effect, and a separate unit (8); where the light source (100) comprises: a housing (1) comprising a light emitting unit (11) emitting light having disinfecting/sterilizing effect and a connector part (5). The separate unit (8) comprises: an optical window (4) being transparent for light emitted from the light emitting unit (11), a first coupling part and a second coupling part, where the first coupling part during use is attached to the connector part (5) of the light source (100), and the second coupling part during use is attached to the connector part (10) of the device, such that the device (9) are in complete extension of the light source (100) with no overlap, and the first coupling part is located at one side of the optical window (4) and the second coupling part is located on the other side of the optical window (4), when disinfection/sterilization of the device takes place.
US08779383B2	Enriched silicon precursor compositions and apparatus and processes for utilizing same Isotopically enriched silicon precursor compositions are disclosed, as useful in ion implantation to enhance performance of the ion implantation system, in relation to corresponding ion implantation lacking such isotopic enrichment of the silicon precursor composition. The silicon dopant composition includes at least one silicon compound that is isotopically enriched above natural abundance in at least one of 28Si, 29Si, and 30Si, and may include a supplemental gas including at least one of a co-species gas and a diluent gas. Dopant gas supply apparatus for providing such silicon dopant compositions to an ion implanter are described, as well as ion implantation systems including such dopant gas supply apparatus.
US08779381B2	Aperture unit for a particle beam device An aperture unit for a particle beam device, in particular an electron beam device, is disclosed. Deposit supporting units are arranged at the aperture unit, with which deposit supporting units contaminations can be bound in such a way that the contaminations can no longer deposit at an aperture opening of the aperture unit. Coatings which can be arranged on the aperture unit make it possible to reduce interactions which cause contaminations to deposit at the aperture opening.
US08779379B2	Acquisition method of charged particle beam deflection shape error and charged particle beam writing method An acquisition method of a charged particle beam deflection shape error includes writing a plurality of figure patterns, each smaller than a deflection region of a plurality of deflection regions, with charged particle beams, at a pitch different from an arrangement pitch of the plurality of deflection regions to be deflected by a deflector that deflects the charged particle beams, synthesizing writing positions of the plurality of figure patterns into one virtual deflection region of the same size as the deflection region, based on a positional relationship between the deflection region including a position where a figure pattern concerned of the plurality of figure patterns has been written and the position where the figure pattern concerned has been written, and calculating, to output, a shape error in the case of writing a pattern in the deflection region, using a synthesized writing position of each of the plurality of figure patterns.
US08779370B2	Anomaly detection of radiological signatures Described herein is a method for determining the presence or absence of anomalous radioactive materials in a target in a detection zone. In the method, a target gamma ray spectrum is obtained from the target and a target data set is prepared from the target gamma ray spectrum. This data set comprise a plurality of intensity values, each intensity value being associated with an energy bin representing a gamma ray energy or range of gamma ray energies in the target gamma ray spectrum. The target data set is then pre-processed and projected into a principal component space which contains a pre-processed data library projected into the principal component space. A distance is then determined between the projected pre-processed target data set and one or more clusters of the projected pre-processed data library in the principal component space and this distance is compared with a predetermined threshold distance so as to determine if an anomalous radioactive material is present in the target.
US08779358B2	Interface, a method for observing an object within a non-vacuum environment and a scanning electron microscope An interface, a scanning electron microscope and a method for observing an object that is positioned in a non-vacuum environment. The method includes: passing at least one electron beam that is generated in a vacuum environment through at least one aperture out of an aperture array and through at least one ultra thin membrane that seals the at least one aperture; wherein the at least one electron beam is directed towards the object; wherein the at least one ultra thin membrane withstands a pressure difference between the vacuum environment and the non-vacuum environment; and detecting particles generated in response to an interaction between the at least one electron beam and the object.
US08779351B2	Ion source employing secondary electron generation An ion source includes a cathode emitting primary electrons, a cathode grid downstream of the cathode, a reflector electrode downstream of the cathode grid, a reflector grid radially inward of the reflector electrode, and an extractor electrode downstream of the reflector electrode. The cathode and the cathode grid have a voltage difference such that the electric field accelerates the primary electrons on a trajectory toward the extractor electrode. The reflector grid and the extractor electrode have a voltage difference such that the electric field repels the primary electrons on a trajectory away from the extractor electrode and toward the reflector electrode. The cathode and reflector electrode have a voltage difference such that some primary electrons strike the reflector electrode, creating secondary electrons. The reflector grid has a positive potential such that the electric field attracts the primary and secondary electrons into the ionization region where they interact with ionizable gas.
US08779350B2	Density derived from spectra of natural radioactivity The present disclosure relates to borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating at least one parameter of interest of a volume of interest of an earth formation using nuclear radiation. The method may include obtaining an energy spectrum; using at least one processor to remove at least one energy spectrum component using a method selected from a spectral decomposition and spectral windows method; and estimating the concentration of at least one radionuclide using the energy spectrum after the removal. The estimation of the at least one radionuclide concentration may include using the other of the method selected form the removal. The apparatus may include at least one processor configured to perform the method.
US08779347B2	Multichannel detector having a reduced number of output channels The present disclosure relates to a multi-channel detector having a reduced number of output channels and including: a linear amplifier linearly amplifying an input signal; an offset correcting unit configured by a circuit that is independent from the linear amplifier, including an operational amplifier inside, and correcting an offset level that changes in accordance with an amplification rate of the operational amplifier; a uniformity correcting unit reducing a non-uniform characteristic of the input signal by finely adjusting a gain of an output signal of the linear amplifier; a signal delay unit delaying an output signal of the uniformity correcting unit until a time point when output signals are generated from a comparison unit and a signal determining unit, and a switch circuit receives a trigger from the signal determining unit; a comparison unit comparing the output signal of the uniformity correcting unit with a signal of a predetermined level with each other; a signal determining unit receiving a trigger signal from the comparison unit, determining channel position information of a channel in which an event occurs, transmitting a trigger signal to a switch circuit located at the determined channel position, and outputting the determined position information; and a channel information processing unit receiving energy information, time information, or the channel position information of a channel in which an event occurs as input when a trigger signal is input from the signal determining unit to the switch circuit located at the determined channel position.
US08779345B2	Ambient light sensor with reduced sensitivity to noise from infrared sources Systems and methods are provided for detecting ambient light with reduced sensitivity to infrared sources. An electronic device may include an infrared sensor, an ambient light sensor, a decoder, and a processor. The infrared sensor may detect an intensity of infrared light. The ambient light sensor may be configured to detect incident light and to generate an electronic signal indicative of an intensity of visible light. The decoder may be configured to receive the intensity of infrared light and to generate an intensity of decoded infrared light. The processor, which may be coupled to the decoder and the ambient light sensor, may be configured to substitute an alternate electronic signal for the electronic signal if the intensity of infrared light exceeds a threshold amount.
US08779344B2	Image sensor including a deep trench isolation (DTI)that does not contact a connecting element physically An image sensor includes a substrate with a front side and a back side, the substrate having a sensor array region and a peripheral region defined thereon, a plurality of sensor device disposed in the sensor array region, a first metal layer disposed on the front sides within the peripheral region, a bonding pad disposed on the backside within the peripheral region, and at least a connecting element penetrating the substrate and substantially connect to the first metal layer and the bonding pad, wherein parts of the substrate is between the bonding pad and the first metal layer.
US08779341B2	Imaging apparatus and exposure control method A control unit sets a first control value for causing a charge accumulation unit to execute a first accumulation and obtaining first image data and a second control value for causing the charge accumulation unit to execute a second accumulation and obtaining second image data, depending on whether an operation mode set by a setting unit executes image recognition processing based on image data obtained through accumulation by the charge accumulation unit. If the operation mode set by the setting unit does not execute the image recognition processing, the control unit sets the first and second control values to be different from each other, even if an object field has a constant luminance.
US08779339B2	Microwave heating method and microwave heating apparatus A microwave heating apparatus (101) includes a burning chamber (103) in which an object (102) to be burned is placed, a magnetron (116) for applying microwaves into the heating apparatus, a cooling gas introducing mechanism (112b) for introducing a cooling gas from outside the heating apparatus into the heating apparatus, a cooling gas channel (113b) through which the cooling gas flows to the burning chamber (103), heat-generating members (114a to 114e) for self-heating with microwaves applied thereto to heat the cooling gas flowing through the cooling gas channel (113b) and a control section (117) for, when the burning chamber (103) having the object (102) to be burned placed therein is cooled, causing the cooling gas introducing mechanism (112b) to introduce the cooling gas into the heating apparatus, and causing the magnetron (116) to intermittently apply microwaves into the heating apparatus.
US08779337B2	Thermal type flow sensor having bridge circuit and adjustment circuit A thermal type flow sensor measures a flow rate of a fluid by means of a heat resistive element having a temperature dependency. The sensor is comprised of: plural heat resistive elements used for a flow rate measurement; and a driver circuit for controlling a current applied to these heat resistive elements to cause their heating. The driver circuit is configured to sense a resistance change of a lower-temperature side heat resistive element among the plural heat resistive elements and to control the current to be applied to the plural heat resistive elements in accordance with a sensed value of the lower-resistance's variation.
US08779335B2	Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus includes first rotatable member and second rotatable member; a heater provided in the second rotatable member; a moving mechanism for integrally moving the second rotatable member and the heater between a contact position in which the second rotatable member is contacted to the first rotatable member and a separation position in which the second rotatable member is separated from the first rotatable member; and an electrical connecting piece for electrically connecting an electric energy supplying portion of the heater and an electric wire under pressure application. A direction of the electrical connecting piece is set so that a smaller angle formed between a longitudinal direction of the electrical connecting piece in cross section of the electric wire and a movement direction of the electrical connecting piece during an operation by the moving mechanism is 45 degrees or less.
US08779332B2	Method for manufacturing honeycomb structure forming die There is provided a method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure forming die, the method includes: an introduction hole forming step for forming, in plate-shaped die substrate having one side end face and the other side end face, a plurality of introduction holes for introducing kneaded clay on the other side end face to function as a kneaded clay introduction face, and a slit forming step for forming slits communicating with the introduction holes in order to form the partition walls of the honeycomb structure by extruding the kneaded clay by performing a comb-like electro-discharge machining by a comb-like electrode 21 where a plurality of plate-shaped protrusion electrodes 23 corresponding with width of the slits are disposed on the one side end face to function as a kneaded clay formation face of the die substrate.
US08779326B2	Method and apparatus for laser beam alignment for solar panel scribing A device for accurately positioning laser scribed lines in a thin top layer of material with respect to lines already scribed in lower layers for the purpose of making solar panels. An alignment detector system is attached to and displaced from an optics unit that generates laser beams by a distance such that the detector measures the position of scribed lines in the lower layers in the area of the panel that will be scribed at a subsequent time. A motion and control system moves the panel such that the detector follows the path of one or more of the lines scribed in one of the lower layers and measures the position of the lines. The system accepts data from the alignment detector and uses the data to correct the relative position of the optics unit.
US08779325B2	Laser beam processing machine A laser beam processing machine includes a laser beam application device and a controller. The controller controls deflecting of the optical axis of a pulse laser beam from the laser beam application device in the processing-feed direction according to a plurality of processing position coordinates, and according to the frequency of the beam, to ensure that there is a predetermined time interval between pulses applied to the same processing position coordinates. One pulse is applied at a time to each of the plurality of processing position coordinates.
US08779322B2	Method and apparatus for processing metal bearing gases A method and apparatus for processing metal bearing gases involves generating a toroidal plasma in a plasma chamber. A metal bearing gas is introduced into the plasma chamber to react with the toroidal plasma. The interaction between the toroidal plasma and the metal bearing gas produces at least one of a metallic material, a metal oxide material or a metal nitride material.
US08779320B2	Resistance welding method, resistance welder, and method and device for evaluating resistance welding Exemplary embodiments provide a resistance welding method capable of stabilizing quality or improving efficiency of resistance welding such as spot welding. This resistance welding method comprises a calculating step of calculating resistance ratio X of a second electric resistance value R2 of workpieces to be joined in residual heat after Joule heating stops to a first electric resistance value R1 of the workpieces immediately before the Joule heating stops or vice versa (R2/R1 or R1/R2); a determining step of determining whether the resistance ratio X is equal to or greater than a threshold value Xn, and a reheating step of carrying out the Joule heating again when the resistance ratio X is smaller than the threshold value Xn. Thereby at least part of a welding portion is melted and solidified to reliably form a nugget, and a stably resistance-welded member can be provided.
US08779318B2	Switching device and a switchgear A switching device for electric power distribution, electrically connectable to an electrical conductor, the switching device including a breaker electrically connectable to the electrical conductor, and an electrically conductive housing to which the breaker is mounted, the switching device providing a current path between the breaker and the electrical conductor, and the housing houses a guiding member for operating the breaker, the guiding member being movable in relation to the housing, the housing having an outer surface, wherein the housing has a smooth outer shape to distribute the electric field generated by the voltage of the current through the switching device. A switchgear including such a switching device.
US08779310B2	Switching device with a switching element driven via a flexible shaft A switching device includes a switching element movable from a first position into a second position, a drive unit producing a rotary movement, and a flexible shaft transmitting the rotary movement to the switching element. The shaft has rotatable input and output sections on input- and output-drive sides, respectively. During movement of the shaft, a first rotary angle is producible at the output section, which first rotary angle is less than a second rotary angle at the input section at the same time, such that a first rotary angle shift is produced. The input section is connected to a switching position detection element having a control means with a first region which corresponds to the first position of the switching element and is coupled to the detection element. An identical indication of the detection element can be achieved in case of different rotary angle shifts in the same electrical switching state.
US08779308B2	Key switch device and keyboard A key switch device including a key top; a pair of link members connected to the key top and interlocked with each other to guide a vertical motion of the key top; a switch mechanism including a membrane sheet switch capable of opening and closing a contact section of an electrical circuit in accordance with the vertical motion of the key top; a flexible thin film sheet attached to the membrane sheet switch; and a housing attached to the thin film sheet, the housing adapted to connect the link members to the thin film sheet.
US08779307B2	Generating perceptible touch stimulus Apparatus including: a body portion having a surface comprising a first surface electrode and a second surface electrode, spaced from the first surface electrode, and a controller configured to apply a time varying potential difference between the first surface electrode and the second surface electrode and configured to control at least the time variation in the potential difference.
US08779304B2	Device for fixing a cable to a cable outlet socket The invention relates to an apparatus for fixing a cable to a cable outlet stub (30), comprising a clamping sleeve (2), a spring element (10) and a locking ring (20), wherein the spring element (10) comprises at least one locking hook (15) which can be inserted into a peripheral groove (31) in the cable outlet stub (30) as a result of a movement of the locking ring (20) relative to the clamping sleeve (2), and wherein the locking hooks (15) of the spring element (10), as the locking ring (20) rotates into an end position of a first direction (locking direction), are fully inserted into the peripheral groove in the cable outlet stub (30), so that the clamping sleeve (2) is captively held on the cable outlet stub (30).
US08779302B2	System for fitting and electrically connecting lighting elements A system for fitting and electrically connecting lighting elements, including at least one junction box accommodated in a wall (11), the junction box having a housing (12) provided with an open front side parallel to the wall and with a power supply (15) therein, and a lath cover (2) with a pattern of holes (3) which is coupled to the front side of the housing in order to conceal the junction box in the wall, with a cover plate (1) being provided between the housing (12) and the lath cover (2).
US08779284B2	Open back box with ground screw bump The disclosure herein provides for an electrical device housing that includes a protrusion, or bump, for securing a electrical ground wire to the housing. The housing may include a plurality of walls defining an interior space for housing the electrical device, including at least one side wall and a back wall orthogonal to the at least one side wall. The back wall may include an opening configured to allow access to the interior space of the housing. A protrusion may extend forward from the back wall into the interior space of the housing, and may include a mounting surface offset from the back wall in a direction toward the interior space of the housing, and a hole formed in the mounting surface for receiving a fastener to secure a ground wire to the housing.
US08779282B2	Solar cell apparatus and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed are a solar cell apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same. The solar cell apparatus includes a substrate; a back electrode layer on the substrate; a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer; and a front electrode layer on the light absorbing layer, wherein an outer peripheral side of the back electrode layer is aligned on a plane different from a plane of an outer peripheral side of the light absorbing layer.
US08779281B2	Solar cell A solar cell includes a semi-conductive substrate, a doping layer, an anti-reflection layer, an electrode, a passivation stacked layer and a contact layer. The semi-conductive substrate has a front and a back surface. The doping layer is disposed on the front surface. The anti-reflection layer is disposed on the doping layer. The electrode is disposed on the anti-reflection layer and electrically connected to the doping layer. The passivation stacked layer is disposed on the back surface and has a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer and a middle dielectric layer sandwiched between the first and the second dielectric layer. The dielectric constant of the middle dielectric layer is substantially lower than the dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer and the dielectric constant of the second dielectric layer. The contact layer covers the passivation stacked layer and electrically contacts with the back surface of the semi-conductive substrate.
US08779277B2	Light energy conversion material A method of transferring electrons with a light energy conversion material is described. The material includes a silica porous material having silicon atoms chemically bonded with an organic group that is an electron donor in a skeleton thereof, and an electron acceptor disposed in at least one portion among a pore, the skeleton and the outer circumference of the porous material. The method includes absorbing light energy by the organic group and transferring electrons excited by the light energy to the electron acceptor.
US08779276B2	Thermoelectric device The present invention relates to a thermoelectric device, in particular an all-organic thermoelectric device, and to an array of such thermoelectric devices. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a thermoelectric device, in particular an all-organic thermoelectric device. Moreover, the present invention relates to uses of the thermoelectric device and/or the array in accordance with the present invention.
US08779274B2	Electronic signal processor An electronic signal processor for processing signals includes a complex first filter, one or more gain stages and a second filter. The first filter is characterized by a frequency response curve that includes multiple corner frequencies, with some corner frequencies being user selectable. The first filter also has at least two user-preset gain levels which may be alternately selected by a switch. Lower frequency signals are processed by the first filter with at least 12 db/octave slope, and preferably with 18 db/octave slope to minimize intermodulation distortion products by subsequent amplification in the gain stages. A second filter provides further filtering and amplitude control. The signal processor is particularly suited for processing audio frequency signals.
US08779271B2	Tonal component detection method, tonal component detection apparatus, and program There is provided a tonal component detection method including performing a time-frequency transformation on an input time signal to obtain a time-frequency distribution, detecting a peak in a frequency direction at a time frame of the time-frequency distribution, fitting a tone model in a neighboring region of the detected peak, and obtaining a score indicating tonal component likeness of the detected peak based on a result obtained by the fitting.
US08779263B2	Channeled shaker A percussive shaker instrument with improved control in producing rhythmic sound and capable of producing different percussive sounds in a single shaker is disclosed. The shaker comprises one or more channels filled with a striker material. The channel isolates the striker material from the striker material in other channels and from any other part of the shaker. The striker material is freely movable within the channel such that it may collide with a striking surface when the shaker is moved.
US08779259B1	Friction reduction in an electric guitar A reduced-friction pad is positioned between a tremolo and a guitar body. The pad substantially prevents direct contact between the tremolo and the guitar body, and reduces friction produced when the tremolo is pivoted or moved. The result is a tremolo which more reliably returns to its original position. The guitar also includes a roller block for accommodating a guitar string. The block includes a chamber which houses at least one low-friction shim, and a low-friction roller, the shim and roller being held within the chamber by a snap spring. The roller block can be implemented at either or both ends of the guitar, and can also be installed on a tremolo. The roller block reduces friction on the string, and enables the guitar to be more reliably tuned.
US08779257B2	Stringed instrument A stringed instrument has a body, a neck connected to the body, strings extending from the body to a distal end of the neck, frets on the neck under the strings, and at least one spike between two of the frets and under at least one of the strings. The strings are arranged so that the thickest string and the thinnest string are adjacent to each other.
US08779255B1	Wheat variety W020556F1 A wheat variety designated W020556F1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W020556F1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W020556F1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W020556F1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety W020556F1. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W020556F1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US08779252B1	Maize variety hybrid X18B753 A novel maize variety designated X18B753 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X18B753 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18B753 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X18B753, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18B753. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18B753.
US08779251B2	Cotton variety 09R532B2R2 The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R532B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R532B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R532B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R532B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08779250B2	Soybean variety A1035378 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1035378. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1035378. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1035378 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1035378 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08779248B2	Soybean variety A1026561 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026561. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026561. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026561 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026561 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08779246B2	Soybean variety S100303 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated S100303. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety S100303. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety S100303 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety S100303 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08779239B2	Yield enhancement in plants by modulation of AP2 transcription factor Compositions and methods for modulating flower organ development, leaf formation, phototropism, apical dominance, fruit development, initiation of roots and for increasing yield in a plant are provided. The compositions include an AP2 transcription factor sequence. Compositions of the invention comprise amino acid sequences and nucleotide sequences selected from SEQ ID NOS: 1-11 as well as variants and fragments thereof. Nucleotide sequences encoding the AP2 transcription factors are provided in DNA constructs for expression in a plant of interest are provided for modulating the level of an AP2 transcription factor sequence in a plant or a plant part are provided. The methods comprise introducing into a plant or plant part a heterologous polynucleotide comprising an AP2 transcription factor sequence of the invention. The level of the AP2 transcription factor polypeptide can be increased or decreased. Such method can be used to increase the yield in plants; in one embodiment, the method is used to increase grain yield in cereals.
US08779234B2	Resistance to downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus Peronospora destructor The present invention relates to plants of the Allium cepa species, which are resistant to the downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus Peronospora destructor, due to a Pd resistance locus, wherein any fragment of a chromosome, comprising the Pd resistance locus, can be present homozygously in progeny without causing lethality. The present invention also encompasses plants of the Allium cepa species which are resistant to downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus Peronospora destructor (Pd) due to Pd resistance locus present homozygously in the genome of the plants. The present invention also provides processes for obtaining plants resistant to downy mildew of onion, which are suitable for obtaining cultivated onions and shallots.
US08779233B1	QTL regulating ear productivity traits in maize The present invention relates to a method for determining an ear productivity trait in maize, which involves analyzing genomic DNA from a maize plant, germplasm, pollen, or seed for the presence of a molecular marker linked to a QTL associated with an ear productivity trait in maize. Also disclosed are methods of selecting a maize plant with a desired ear productivity trait; reliably and predictably introgressing an improved ear productivity trait into a maize line; and producing a maize line having a desired ear productivity trait. A kit for selecting a maize plant by marker assisted selection of a QTL associated with a desired ear productivity trait; an isolated nucleic acid comprising a QTL associated with an ear productivity trait in maize; and a transgenic plant comprising a recombinant nucleic acid genetically linked to a locus in maize, are also disclosed.
US08779232B2	Methods and compositions for gray leaf spot resistance in corn The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
US08779229B2	Wound treatment apparatus employing reduced pressure An apparatus for stimulating healing of a wound, includes a porous pad adapted to contact a surface of the wound on an affected part of a body. An envelope for receiving the porous pad and the affected part of the body is provided, and the envelope includes a re-sealable opening that permits the wound to be inspected. A connector is fluidly connected to an interior of the envelope and to a source of negative pressure.
US08779227B2	Method of making diethylbenzene The method of making diethylbenzene selectively produces diethylbenzene by reacting ethylbenzene and ethanol over a zeolite catalyst, such as ZSM-5. The zeolite catalyst is first heated in argon gas within a reaction chamber. The zeolite catalyst is then selectively coked with a precursor mixture of ethylbenzene and ethanol. Argon gas is then flowed over the coked zeolite catalyst, and a reaction mixture of ethylbenzene and ethanol is injected into the reaction chamber to produce diethylbenzene, which is then removed from within the reaction chamber.
US08779222B2	Method for producing 1,1,3-trichloro-1-propene A production method of 1,1,3-trichloro-1-propene comprising the following steps A and B; Step A: 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane is dehydrochlorinated at a temperature between 30° C. and 50° C. in the presence of at least one base selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides and alkaline earth metal hydroxides, and a phase transfer catalyst, Step B: 3,3,3-trichloro-1-propene obtained in the step A is isomerized into 1,1,3-trichloro-1-propene in the presence of a metal catalyst.
US08779212B2	Use of a supported catalyst containing precious metal for oxidative dehydrogenation The use of a supported noble metal catalyst obtainable by applying a sparingly soluble noble metal compound to a support from solution or suspension, and subsequently treating thermally, for preparing olefinically unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
US08779210B2	Process for the treatment of an aqueous mixture comprising a dipolar aprotic compound Processes for the treatment of an aqueous mixture comprising a dipolar aprotic compound, comprise: a) an adsorption step, in which the aqueous mixture is brought into contact with a porous adsorbent, whereby the porous adsorbent is chosen such that the dipolar aprotic compound adsorbs to it more readily than water; b) a desorption step, in which the porous adsorbent is brought into contact with a desorbing agent, whereby a recovery solution is formed comprising the desorbing agent and the dipolar aprotic compound.
US08779207B2	Method for synthesis of [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and fullerene derivatives The present subject matter relates to methods for the synthesis of [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and fullerene derivatives in a yield of at least 40%.
US08779201B2	Process for preparing benzofurans There is provided a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X and Y are as described in the description. Such compounds may, for example, be useful intermediates in the synthesis of drugs such as Dronedarone.
US08779200B2	Microwave induced single step green synthesis of some novel 2-aryl aldehydes and their analogues The present invention provides a process for the preparation of some novel 2-aryl and 2,2-diaryl aldehydes and analogues which are privileged intermediates for commercially important nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including naproxen, flurbiprofen and potent anticancer drug candidates, including phenstatin through a unique single step synthetic methodology utilizing easily available substrates in the form of aryl alkenes as well as environmentally benign aqueous reaction conditions in the form of solvents such as mixtures of water and DMSO or Dioxane and reagents N-bromosuccinimide, N-iodosuccinimide, N-cholorosuccinimide and phase transfer catalyst such as cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, N-hexyl ammonium chloride for a reaction time varying from 1 min-30 min, depending upon microwave or conventional heating, without using expensive transition metal catalysts or lewis acids/bases with yield varying from 35-55%, depending upon the solvent and substrate used. The developed method provides a clean and convenient alternative to access a diverse range of medicinally important 2-aryl and 2,2-diaryl aldehyde based scaffolds in lieu of the conventional multistep protocols employing expensive and hazardous transition metal catalysts and lewis acids/bases.
US08779198B2	Ring opening of lactones and lactams The present invention provides a novel process for opening a lactone and/or a lactam ring. More particularly, the present invention provides a process that employs a novel catalyst in the opening of a lactone ring and/or a lactam ring. Additionally, the present invention also provides a novel deprotection process of any protecting group present in either the lactone ring-containing and/or lactam ring-containing compound and/or in the ring-opened product thereof.
US08779193B2	Method for producing a purified borazine compound, method for filling a borazine compound, and container for preserving a borazine compound On producing a purified borazine compound, a borazine compound is filtrated under an atmospheric condition of a water content of not higher than 2000 volume ppm. Or, on filling a borazine compound into a container, the above described borazine compound is filled into the above described container under an atmospheric condition of a water content of not higher than 2000 volume ppm. Or, as a container for preservation for preserving a borazine compound, a container for preserving a borazine compound, which has withstanding pressure of not lower than 0.1 MPa, is used.
US08779190B2	Process for producing sulfur-containing amino acid or salt thereof According to the present invention, a new process for producing a sulfur-containing amino acid without using of hydrogen cyanide or sodium azide which requires careful handling as a raw material can be provided. The present invention relates to a process for producing a sulfur-containing amino acid represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and optionally having substituents or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms and optionally having substituents, and n is an integral number of from 1 to 4, comprising a step of reacting a sulfur-containing 2-ketocarboxylic acid represented by the formula (2) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 and n mean the same as defined above, with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a transition metal catalyst.
US08779186B2	Process for the synthesis of fluorinated ethers of aromatic acids New fluorinated ethers of aromatic acids and diesters are disclosed. These compositions can be applied to, e.g., fibers, yarns, carpets, garments, films, molded parts, paper and cardboard, stone, and tile to impart soil, water and oil resistance. By incorporating the fluorinated ethers of aromatic acids, or diesters thereof, into polymer backbones, more lasting soil, water and oil resistance, as well as improved flame retardance, can be achieved.
US08779184B2	Manufacturing method for sulfonic acid group-containing ether compound The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing a sulfonic acid group-containing ether compound having a high purity and a good polymerizability while preventing production of a byproduct, and provides a sulfonic acid group-containing ether compound containing fewer impurities and having a good radical (co)polymerizability.The present invention provides a method of producing a sulfonic acid group-containing ether compound by reacting a sulfurous acid compound with a compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 represents a single bond, a CH2 group, or a CH2CH2 group, and R2 represents H, or a CH3 group, the method comprising the steps of: adjusting pH of a reaction system to 5.5 or greater with use of an alkaline substance; and adding the compound represented by the formula (1) to a reaction vessel containing the sulfurous acid compound.
US08779179B2	Synthesis of silyl acetylenes The present disclosure provides a method of preparing silylethynyl compounds in which two of the hydrocarbyl groups bonded to the silicon exclusive of the ethynyl group, are the same and one is different, that may be used in preparing novel silylethynyl functionalized acene semiconductor chromophores.
US08779158B2	Trisubstituted pyrazoles as acetylcholine receptor modulators The present invention relates to 1-alkyl-3-aniline-5-aryl-pyrazole derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, according to Formula (I).The invention particularly relates to positive allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, such positive allosteric modulator having the capability to increase the efficacy of nicotinic receptor agonists.
US08779152B2	Methods for preparing ruthenium carbene complex precursors and ruthenium carbene complexes A method for preparing a ruthenium carbene complex precursor includes reacting a ruthenium refinery salt with a hydrogen halide to form a ruthenium intermediate, and reacting the ruthenium intermediate with an L-type ligand to form the ruthenium carbene complex precursor. A method for preparing a ruthenium vinylcarbene complex includes converting a ruthenium carbene complex precursor into a ruthenium hydrido halide complex, and reacting the ruthenium hydrido halide complex with a propargyl halide to form the ruthenium vinylcarbene complex. A method for preparing a ruthenium carbene complex includes converting a ruthenium carbene complex precursor into a ruthenium carbene complex having a structure (PR1R2R3)2Cl2Ru═CH—R4, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are alike or different, and wherein covalent bonds may optionally exist between two or more of R1, R2, and R3.
US08779151B2	Orally bioavailable caffeic acid related anticancer drugs The present invention concerns compounds and their use to treat cell proliferative diseases such as cancer. Compounds of the present invention display significant potency as inhibitors of Jak2/STAT3 pathways and downstream targets and inhibit the growth and survival of cancerous cell lines.
US08779131B2	6-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-[1-(9H-purin-6-ylamino)-ethyl]-3H-quinazolin-4-one as an inhibitor of human phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. An exemplary compound disclosed in this application is shown below.
US08779128B2	Oligonucleotide analogues having modified intersubunit linkages and/or terminal groups Oligonucleotide analogues comprising modified intersubunit linkages and/or modified 3′ and/or 5′-end groups are provided. The disclosed compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases where inhibition of protein expression or correction of aberrant mRNA splice products produces beneficial therapeutic effects.
US08779123B2	Process for the synthesis of 3-(2-bromo-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)propanenitrile, and application in the synthesis of ivabradine and addition salts thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid Process for the synthesis of the compound of formula (I): Application in the synthesis of ivabradine, addition salts thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid and hydrates thereof.
US08779120B2	Macrocyclic derivatives of glycolurils, and methods of preparing and using the same The present invention relates to novel macrocyclic derivatives of glycolurils of general formula I, and methods of their preparation. These novel derivatives can be used for the selective removing of various compounds from solutions in polar and nonpolar solvents, and from water, e.g. for water purification and desalination, also for separation of liquid mixtures and mixtures of gases and organic solvent vapors, preparation of ion-exchange materials and materials which are used as stationary phase in chromatography, construction of sensors, transport and targeting of drugs in organisms, and also preparation of materials bearing aromatic or curative compounds.
US08779116B2	SiRNA-mediated gene silencing The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA) targeted against an allele of interest, and methods of using these siRNA molecules.
US08779114B2	siRNA conjugate and preparation method thereof Provided are an siRNA-polymer conjugate, and a method for preparing the same, and more specifically, to a hybrid conjugate formed by covalently bonding siRNA and a polymeric compound for improving the in vivo stability of siRNA, and to a preparation method of the hybrid conjugate. The conjugate of the present invention can improve the in vivo stability of siRNA, thereby achieving an efficient delivery of therapeutic siRNA into cells and exhibiting the activity of siRNA even with a small dose of a relative low concentration. Therefore, the conjugate can advantageously be used as not only an siRNA treatment tool for cancers and other infectious disease, but also a novel type siRNA delivery system.
US08779111B2	Antibodies to tumor associated proteins A novel gene 024P4C12 (also designated 24P4C12) and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 24P4C12 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, 24P4C12 provides a diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic target for cancer. The 24P4C12 gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein, or variants thereof, or a fragment thereof, can be used to elicit a humoral or cellular immune response; antibodies or T cells reactive with 24P4C12 can be used in active or passive immunization.
US08779107B2	Composition for targeting dendritic cells The present disclosure relates to a composition for targeting dendritic cells. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a composition comprising: a) one or more antigens; b) an anti-DC-SIGN immunoglobulin single variable domain; and c) a carrier which carries a) and b). The disclosure further relates to formulations, compositions and devices comprising such anti-DC-SIGN molecules and their use as a medicament and in the treatment of cancer, suitably melanoma.
US08779104B2	EMP2 antibodies and methods of use thereof causing regression of a solid tumor or symptoms thereof The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the treatment or prevention of Chlamydia infections and cancer. The methods and compositions inhibit the entry of Chlamydia into a host cell expressing EMP2 by interfering with the interaction between the Chlamydia and EMP2. The methods and compositions target cancers which express or overexpress EMP2 nucleic acids and polypeptides by targeting EMP2.
US08779099B2	MIF antagonists Methods and compositions for using the MHC class II invariant chain polypeptide, Ii (also known as CD74), as a receptor for macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), are disclosed. These include methods and compositions for using this receptor, as well as agonists and antagonists of MIF which bind to this receptor, or which otherwise modulate the interaction of MIF with CD74 or the consequences of such interaction, in treatment of conditions characterized by locally or systemically altered MIF levels, particularly inflammatory conditions and cancer.
US08779096B2	Neurogenin The invention relates to novel neurogenin proteins, nucleic acids and antibodies.
US08779091B2	Methods for selective targeting A selective targeting method is disclosed comprising contacting a library of ligands, particularly a peptide library, with an anti-target to allow the ligands to bind to the anti-target; separating the non-binding ligands from the anti-target bound ligands, contacting the non-binding anti-target ligands with a target allowing the unbound ligands to bind with the target to form a target-bound ligand complex; separating the target-bound ligand complex from ligands which do not bind to the target, and identifying the target-bound ligands on the target-bound ligand complex wherein the target-bound ligands have a KD in the range of about 10−7 to 10−10 M. Additionally claimed are the ligands identified according to the method.
US08779089B2	Methods and compositions for soft tissue repair Compositions and methods for tissue repair are provided including cell binding peptides and growth factor binding peptides. The cell binding peptides bind to one or more of stem cells, fibroblasts, or endothelial cells. The growth factor binding peptides include platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) binding peptides and growth differentiation factor (GDF) binding peptides. The tissue for repair includes tendon, muscle, connective tissue, ligament, cardiac tissue, vascular tissue, or dermis. Implantable devices for tissue repair are provided to which the cell and growth factor binding peptides are attached, such as acellular extracellular matrix having attached binding peptide.
US08779083B2	Polylactide resin, method of preparing the same, and polylactide resin composition comprising the same Disclosed are polylactide resin that may exhibit and maintain excellent mechanical properties, exhibit excellent heat resistance, and thus can be used for a semi-permanent use, a method for preparing the same, and a polylactide resin composition comprising the same.The polylactide resin has a low hydrolysis rate constant of 0.1 day−1 or less and a weight average molecular weight of 100,000˜1,000,000, under specific conditions.
US08779073B2	Engineering resin thermoplastic silicone vulcanizates A method for preparing a modified thermoplastic resin by mixing a thermoplastic resin having a tg of 95° C. or greater and having a melt processing temperature of 250° C. or greater with a silicone base comprised of 100 parts by weight of a diorganopolysiloxane gum and having an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule in conjunction with 0 to 50 parts by weight of a reinforcing filler along with a radical initiator. The silicone base and this combination are dynamically vulcanized to cure the silicone base at an elevated temperature.
US08779072B2	Heat-curable silicone rubber composition The present invention provides a heat-curable silicone rubber composition having antistatic properties, even after secondary vulcanization at high temperatures. Specifically disclosed is a heat-curable silicone rubber composition which is obtained by adding 0.05 to 1000 ppm of (B) a poorly water-soluble or water-insoluble ionic substance whose anionic component is bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, to 100 parts by weight of (A) a heat-curable silicone rubber.
US08779064B2	Polypropylene resin composition with good transparence and good impact strength Provided is a polypropylene resin composition having excellent impact resistance, impact strength at low temperature and transparence comprising ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer (c) to a polypropylene resin composition in which the ratio of viscosity is regulated by adjusting molecular weight of propylene-alpha olefin random copolymer (a) and propylene-alpha olefin elastic copolymer (b), thereby regulating impact resistance and flexural modulus of the polypropylene resin composition and improving transparence; therefore, applying as various products including cold-storage containers for freezer and refrigerator, food packaging container, extrusion blow molding material, film, sheet and bottle cap, etc.
US08779059B2	Optical semiconductor sealing resin composition and optical semiconductor device using same An optical semiconductor sealing resin composition includes a rubber-particle-dispersed epoxy resin (A) containing an alicyclic epoxy resin and, dispersed therein, rubber particles, in which the rubber particles comprise a polymer including one or more (meth)acrylic esters as essential monomeric components and have a hydroxyl group and/or a carboxyl group in a surface layer thereof as a functional group capable of reacting with the alicyclic epoxy resin, the rubber particles have an average particle diameter of 10 nm to 500 nm and a maximum particle diameter of 50 nm to 1000 nm, and the difference in refractive index between the rubber particles and a cured article obtained from the optical semiconductor sealing resin composition is within ±0.02. The optical semiconductor sealing resin composition can give a cured article which exhibits excellent cracking resistance while maintaining satisfactory thermal stability and high transparency.
US08779056B2	Aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion Provided is an aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion having a good film-forming property, and excellent mechanical properties and water resistance. The present invention is an aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion comprising water and a polyurethane resin (U) and satisfying all of the following conditions (1) to (6): (1) a urethane group content in the polyurethane resin (U) is 0.5 to 5.0 mmol/g, based on weight of the polyurethane resin (U); (2) a terminal amino group content in the polyurethane resin (U) is not more than 0.35 mmol/g, based on the weight of the polyurethane resin (U); (3) a number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polyurethane resin (U) is 10,000 to 1,000,000; (4) a ratio (Mw/Mn) of a weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polyurethane resin (U) is 1.5 to 3.5; (5) a melting temperature of the polyurethane resin (U) is 70 to 280° C.; and (6) a volume average particle diameter (Dv) of the polyurethane resin (U) is 0.01 to 1 μm.
US08779054B2	Aqueous crosslinkable dispersions based on organosilicon compounds Aqueous emulsions curable to elastomeric solids are preparable without the use of an organic emulsifier, and may be prepared to the exclusion of organic solvents.
US08779052B2	Effect pigment-containing, water-borne base coating compositions This invention provides an effect pigment-containing, water-borne base coating composition comprising water-dispersible acrylic polymer particles (A) and effect pigment (B), the water-dispersible acrylic polymer particles (A) being obtained by emulsion polymerization of a radical-polymerizable unsaturated monomeric mixture including an amido-containing, radical-polymerizable unsaturated monomer having at least two radical-polymerizable unsaturated groups per molecule, and the effect pigment (B) being contained at a pigment weight concentration (PWC) within a range of 15-50%.
US08779050B2	Impact modified polycarbonate compositions The present invention relates to non-aging, impact-modified polycarbonate compositions and molding compositions comprising: A) from 60 to 86 parts by weight (based on the sum of components A+B+C) of aromatic polycarbonate and/or aromatic polyester carbonate, B) from 4 to 12 parts by weight (based on the sum of components A+B+C) of graft polymer comprising: B.1 from 10 to 50 wt. % (based on the graft polymer B) of a shell of at least one vinyl monomer, and B.2 from 90 to 50 wt. % (based on the graft polymer B) of a graft base of silicone-acrylate composite rubber, C) from 10 to 30 parts by weight (based on the sum of components A+B+C) of a polymer or copolymer based on vinyl monomer, and D) from 0 to 20 parts by weight of polymer additives.
US08779048B2	Method for producing ceramic or metal components by means of powder injection moulding, based on the use of inorganic fibres or nanofibres The invention first relates to a feedstock for PIM, including a metal or ceramic powder; a polymeric binder; metallic or ceramic fibers or nanofibers, the fibers or nanofibers being metallic when the powder is metallic, and the fibers or nanofibers being ceramic when the powder is ceramic. It also relates to the method for producing such a feedstock, as well as the method for producing parts by means of powder injection molding (PIM) using said feedstock.
US08779042B2	Flame-retardant polylactic acid based resin composition, molded article thereof and method for producing molded article A polylactic acid based resin composition includes a polylactic acid based resin (A), a flame retardant (B) and a carbodiimide compound (C), the flame retardant (B) including at least a phosphorus compound (b1) having a phosphaphenanthrene skeleton and a hydroxy group, and the carbodiimide compound (C) including at least an aliphatic carbodiimide.
US08779040B2	High-heat polycarbonate blends that are halogen-free and flame retardant The present invention is directed to a composition comprising: (a) a polyethylene terephthalate; (b) a copolycarbonate of 2-phenyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidine (PPPBP) and another bisphenol; (c) a polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer; and (d) a non-halogenated flame retardant. The invention is also directed to processes for making such compositions as well as articles derived therefrom.
US08779037B2	Polycarbonate resin composition with excellent flame retardancy A polycarbonate resin composition is provided. The composition comprises (A) 50 to 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin, (B) 5 to 30% by weight of a polymethyl methacrylate resin, (C) 5 to 20% by weight of a phosphate compound, (D) 0.01 to 2% by weight of a metal sulfonate as an organic salt, and (E) 0.05 to 2% by weight of a fluorinated olefin. The composition is highly flame retardant and scratch resistant.
US08779036B2	Catalysis of epoxy resin formulations The present invention relates to epoxy resin formulations comprising a specific catalyst mixture for enhancing the reactivity thereof.
US08779024B2	Acid-neutralizing resins and hardenable dental compositions thereof Disclosed herein are acid-neutralizing polymerizable and/or non-polymerizable resins, methods of making such resins, and dental compositions having such resins.
US08779020B2	Polishing pad A polishing pad generates very few scratches on a surface of a polishing object, and is excellent in planarization property. The polishing pad has a high polishing rate and is excellent in planarization property. The polishing pad grooves become very little clogged with abrasive grains or polishing swarf during polishing and, even when continuously used for a long period of time, the polishing rate is scarcely reduced.
US08779008B2	Polymeric micelles for drug delivery The present invention relates to the field of polymer chemistry and more particularly to multiblock copolymers and micelles comprising the same.
US08779002B2	Methods for treating a variety of diseases and conditions, and compounds useful therefor In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel compounds that have a variety of properties, i.e., antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Invention compounds, therefore, have the ability to impart a variety of beneficial physiological effects, e.g., to protect neurons and/or to promote neuroregeneration and/or to promote memory formation and/or to act as protein phosphatase or kinase inhibitors and/or to act as lipoxygenase inhibitors. Such compounds are useful for treatment of a variety of indications, including neurodegenerative diseases and conditions, diabetes, ischemia associated with heart disease, and memory deficit. In another aspect of the present invention, there are also provided formulations containing one or more of the above-described compounds, optionally further containing additional neurologically active compound(s) and/or adjuvants to facilitate delivery thereof across the blood/brain barrier. In still another aspect of the present invention, there are further provided methods for treating a wide variety of neurological indications, e.g., acute neural injuries, chronic injuries, promoting memory formation, and the like.
US08778998B2	Biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid modulators of beta-3-adrenoreceptor The present invention relates to new biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid modulators of beta-3-adrenoceptor activity, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof, wherein R1-R23 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and deuterium; and at least one of R1-R23 is deuterium.
US08778995B2	Use of hydroxyoleic acid and related compounds in the manufacture of drugs Use of hydroxyoleic acid and its analogous compounds in the manufacture of drugs. Describes the use of hydroxyoleic acid and its analogs of general formula I: COOH—CHR—(CH2)m—CH═CH—(CH2)n—CH3, in which m and n have, independently, a value of 0-15 and R can be any residue with molecular weight below 200 Da, in the manufacture of drugs that can be used in the treatment of cancer, hypertension, obesity or diseases mediated by alteration of the membrane structure and the consequent regulation of G-proteins or of the receptors coupled to them.
US08778985B2	Inhibiting amyloid-beta peptide/rage interaction at the blood-brain barrier Small molecules are used to inhibit specific receptor-ligand interaction between Alzheimer's amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) and Receptor for Advanced Gly-cation Endproducts (RAGE). Objectives include treating Alzheimer's disease and other pathologies involving cerebral amyloid angiopathy; improving blood flow to or within the brain; decreasing the level of Aβ in the brain; reducing neuropathology associated with Alzheimer's disease; reducing inflammation and/or oxidant stress in the brain; improving memory and/or learning; treating other conditions involving Aβ/RAGE interaction at the blood-brain barrier, RAGE-mediated transport of Aβ into the brain, or RAGE activation in brain vasculature and/or brain parenchyma (e.g., diabetic complications); or any combination thereof.
US08778980B2	Heterocyclic aspartyl protease inhibitors Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein W is a bond, —C(═S)—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(═O)—, —O—, —C(R6)(R7)—, —N(R5)— or —C(═N(R5))—; X is —O—, —N(R5)— or —C(R6)(R7)—; provided that when X is —O—, U is not —O—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(═O)— or —C(═NR5)—; U is a bond, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(O)—, —O—, —P(O)(OR15)—, —C(═NR5)—, —(C(R6)(R7))b— or —N(R5)—; wherein b is 1 or 2; provided that when W is —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—, U is not —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—; provided that when X is —N(R5)— and W is —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—, then U is not a bond; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases, and the methods of inhibiting of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, plasmepins, cathepsin D and protozoal enzymes.Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
US08778979B2	Glutamate agents in the treatment of mental disorders Methods of treating mental disorders, including anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, are provided. The methods comprise administering an effective amount of a glutamate modulator to an individual in need thereof. Also provided are methods of enhancing the activity of a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) comprising co-administering a glutamate modulator and a serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Pharmaceutical composition comprising a serotonin reuptake inhibitor and a glutamate modulator are also provided.
US08778978B2	Hydroxybenzoate salts of metanicotine compounds Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
US08778968B2	Male contraceptive A compound having formula I. R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently H or lower alkyl. R5 is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocycloalkyloxy, arylamino, heteroarylamino, cycloalkylamino, heterocycloalkyl amino, arylthio, heteroarylthio, cycloalkylthio, heterocycloalkylthio, or cyclic olefin, any of which may be substituted or non-substituted; or substituted alkyl, substituted alkyl oxy or substituted alkyl amino wherein the substituent is an aryl, a heteroaryl, a cycloalkyl, a heterocycloalkyl or a cyclic olefin, any of which may be substituted or non-substituted. X is C or N. n and p are independently whole numbers selected from 0, 1 and 2. (CH2)n and (CH2)p may be substituted or non-substituted. Ar1 and Ar2 are independently aryl or heteroaryl groups which may be substituted or non-substituted. Certain specific compounds are excluded.The compounds can be used in a medicament or a method for the reduction or prevention of the emission of sperm, or for the reduction or prevention of transmission of viral agents transmitted in seminal fluid.
US08778965B2	Lotion preparation containing pyridonecarboxylic acid derivative It is intended to provide a lotion preparation which exerts an excellent antibacterial effect, is excellent in the stability of active ingredient and does not contain an additive having a safety problem. The lotion preparation contains (a) 1-cyclo-propyl-8-methyl-7-[5-methyl-6-(methylamino)-3-pyridyl]-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (b) a lower alcohol, (c) a water-soluble polymer and (d) a polyhydric alcohol and the pH of the preparation is in the range of 9 to 12.
US08778964B2	Hydroxy-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridinecarboxamides and their use The present application relates to novel substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxamides, to processes for their preparation, to their use alone or in combinations for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders.
US08778960B2	Methods for treating antipsychotic-induced weight gain The present invention relates to the discovery of a novel opioid modulator effective in reducing pharmacologically induced weight gain associated with atypical antipsychotic use. The present invention provides methods of reducing antipsychotic induced weight gain, methods for suppressing food intake and reducing ghrelin levels induced by atypical antipsychotic medications in a patient.
US08778959B2	AZA-bridged ring-fused indoles and indolines The present application relates to indole and indoline derivatives of formula (I) wherein a, R1, R2, R3, h, i, j, m, n, L, Q, and X are as defined in the specification. The present application also relates to compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating disease conditions using such compounds and compositions.
US08778953B2	Inhibitors of P38 map kinase Compounds of formula (I) are p38 MAP kinase inhibitors useful for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: wherein: G is —N═ or —CH═; D is an optionally substituted divalent mono- or bi-cyclic aryl or heteroaryl radical having 5-13 ring members; R6 is hydrogen or optionally substituted CrC3 alkyl; P represents hydrogen and U represents a radical of formula (IA); or U represents hydrogen and P represents a radical of formula (IA); wherein A represents an optionally substituted divalent mono- or bicyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical having 5-13 ring members; z is O or 1; —X1-L1-Y— is a linker radical or bond; R1 is a carboxylic acid group (—COOH), or an ester group which is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular esterase enzymes to a carboxylic acid group; and R2 and R3 are as defined in the claims.
US08778952B2	Method of reducing intraosseous hypertension A method of treating osteoarthritis by reducing intraosseous hypertension in a patient in need thereof by administering to a patient an effective amount of a composition containing a bone edema medication, such as a vasoactive medication or phosphodiesterase inhibitor, including a PDE-5.
US08778945B2	Design, synthesis and evaluation of procaspase activating compounds as personalized anti-cancer drugs Compositions and methods are disclosed in embodiments relating to induction of cell death such as in cancer cells. Compounds and related methods for synthesis and use thereof, including the use of compounds in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells are disclosed. Compounds are disclosed that have lower neurotoxicity effects than other compounds.
US08778943B2	Substituted 10-hydroxy-9,11-dioxo-2,3,4a,5,9,11,13,13a-octahydro-1h-pyrido[1,2-α]pyrrolo[1′,2′:3,4]imidazo[1,2-d]pyrazine-8-carboxamides The present invention is directed to a class of substituted 10-hydroxy-9,11-dioxo-2,3,4a,5,9,11,13,13a-octahydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[1′,2′:3,4]imidazo[1,2-d]pyrazine-8-carboxamides useful as anti-HIV agents. The compounds have the formula (I-1-1): wherein ring A is an optionally substituted hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]-imidazole; R14 and RX are independently hydrogen or optionally substituted lower alkyl; R3 is selected from various groups; R1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R is halogen; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US08778941B2	TRPM8 antagonists and their use in treatments Compounds of Formula I are useful as antagonists of TRPM8. Such compounds are useful in treating a number of TRPM8 mediated disorders and conditions and may be used to prepare medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating such disorders and conditions. Examples of such disorders include, but are not limited to, migraines and neuropathic pain. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
US08778933B2	Diazepinedione derivative A diazepinedione derivative represented by the formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof is used as a P2X4 receptor antagonist: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or the like, R2 and R3 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, or the like, R4 and R5 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or the like, and W represents tetrazole or the like.
US08778932B2	Dihydro-oxazolobenzodiazepinone compounds, a process for there preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Compounds of formula (I): wherein: R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R2 represents an alkyl group; R3 represents an aryl or heteroaryl group. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric and neurological disorders characterized by cognitive deficits.
US08778931B2	Substituted hydroxamic acids and uses thereof This invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, X, p, q, m, n, and Ring C have values as described in the specification, useful as inhibitors of HDAC6. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative, inflammatory, infectious, neurological or cardiovascular diseases or disorders.
US08778928B2	Indolyl-oxadiazolyl-diazabicyclononane derivatives and their medical and diagnostical use This invention relates to novel indolyl-oxadiazolyl-diazabicyclononane derivatives and their use in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions. The compounds of the invention are found to be cholinergic ligands at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and modulators of the monoamine receptors and transporters. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
US08778927B2	Smoothened antagonism for the treatment of hedgehog pathway-related disorders The invention provides methods for modulating, e.g., antagonizing, the activity of the Hedgehog signaling pathway, and for treating Hedgehog related disorders such as cancers (e.g., medulloblastoma). In particular, the invention provides methods for inhibiting aberrant growth states resulting from phenotypes such as Ptch loss-of-function, Hedgehog gain-of-function, smoothened gain-of-function or Gli gain-of-function by administering to a mammal combinations of Smoothened inhibitors (e.g., a compound of Formula I, Formula II, or Formula III, or any of the compounds listed herein or incorporated by reference) and cholesterol biosynthesis pathway inhibitors (e.g., statins), Gli inhibitors, and/or Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors.
US08778908B2	Cystitis treatment with high dose chondroitin sulfate Interstitial cystitis and related GAG-deficient conditions of the bladder and urinary tract are treated by instillation of high dose chondroitin sulfate, such as 400 mg/20 mL. The higher dose of chondroitin is effective for the rapid reduction of symptoms, particularly in patients with severe and otherwise recalcitrant cystitis.
US08778906B2	Modulation of line-1 reverse transcriptase A method is provided for treating individuals suffering from cancer characterized by tumor cells which are telomerase negative, do not have telomerase activity or have L1RT expression or alternative lengthening of telomeres. The method includes administering to an individual in need of treatment thereof, and having the aforementioned cancer, a therapeutically effective amount of a nucleoside analog selected from one or more of the group consisting of: 3′-azido-2′,3′-dideoxythymidine (AZT), 2′,3′-dideoxyinosine (ddI) and 2′,3′-didehydro-3′-deoxythymidine (d4T).
US08778901B2	Anticancer drug comprising inhibitor of TMPRSS4 The present invention relates to an anticancer agent containing a TMPRSS4 (transmembrane protease, serine 4) inhibitor as an effective ingredient, more precisely an anticancer agent containing an inhibitor of TMPRSS4 activity as an effective ingredient. The anticancer agent of the present invention can be used effectively for the treatment of cancer by inhibiting TMPRSS4 expression in cancer cells and thereby inhibiting cancer cell invasion and cancer cell growth.
US08778900B2	Modulation of eIF4E-BP1 expression Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of eIF4E-BP1. The compositions comprise oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acid encoding eIF4E-BP1. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of eIF4E-BP1 expression and for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions associated with expression of eIF4E-BP1 are provided.
US08778898B2	Oligomer conjugates of heteropentacyclic nucleosides The invention provides small molecule drugs that are chemically modified by covalent attachment of a water-soluble oligomer.
US08778893B2	(R)-1-(4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-yloxy)-5-methylpyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-6-yloxy)propan-2-ol metabolites The present invention is directed to metabolites of (R)-1-(4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-yloxy)-5-methylpyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-6-yloxy)propan-2-ol, the compound of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and to methods of using the metabolites and the pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of cancer.
US08778892B2	Compounds and methods for treatment of solid tumors The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing targetable bioconjugates of hydralazine, a direct vasodilating agent previously shown to decrease tumor blood flow, oxygenation and interstitial fluid pressure in solid tumors. These bioconjugates are hydralazine prodrugs that contain hydralazine conjugated to biocompatible carrier molecules which specifically bind to sites that are expressed on a diverse variety of tumor cell types. These hydralazine prodrugs are preferably conjugated through an acid-labile hydrazone link that is designed to be stable in plasma and release hydralazine through acid-catalyzed hydrolysis in the acidic environment of the target tumor. Because these prodrugs are stable at physiological pH and in plasma, they are devoid of systemic vasoactive activity; however, they are acid-labile conjugates that can be hydrolyzed upon reaching the more acid environment of the tumor where the vasoactive activity of hydralazine is restored. These prodrugs selectively bind to tumor-specific receptors on tumor cells, and are degraded in the acidic tumor cell environment or the acidic lysosomal compartments after being internalized into the cell.
US08778878B2	Use of ferritin to treat iron disorders Methods and compositions for treating an iron disorder in a patient are presented, including methods for delivering a therapeutically effective amount of iron to the brain. Iron disorders that may be treated by these methods include iron deficiency disorders and iron overload disorders. A recombinant yeast expressing human H-ferritin and a composition for treating an iron disorder comprising this recombinant yeast are also presented.
US08778876B2	Small-molecule inhibitors of Dengue and West Nile virus proteases The present invention concerns methods and compositions involving small molecule inhibitors for the treatment or prophylaxis of flavivirus infection, such as dengue virus and West Nile virus.
US08778872B2	Amide based glucagon superfamily peptide prodrugs Prodrug formulations of glucagon superfamily peptides are provided wherein the glucagon superfamily peptide has been modified by the linkage of a dipeptide to the glucagon superfamily through an amide bond linkage. The prodrugs disclosed herein have extended half lives and are converted to the active form at physiological conditions through a non-enzymatic reaction driven by chemical instability.
US08778866B2	Continuous process of making a fabric softener composition A continuous process of making a fabric softener composition comprising di(C6-C14)alkyl di(C1-C4 alkyl and/or hydroxyalkyl) quaternary and perfume, and a fabric softener composition obtained by the continuous process. The fabric softener composition obtained by the continuous process demonstrates a stable viscosity, especially while being stored for a prolonged period of time.
US08778864B2	Polyglyceryl compounds and compositions Provided are compositions comprising one or more compounds having a structure comprising a node structure with from four to twelve carbon atoms, one or more (poly)glyceryl groups, and one or more hydrophobic moieties, wherein each of the one or more (poly)glyceryl groups is linked to the node structure by a first primary linking group, the one or more hydrophobic moieties are each independently linked either to the node structure by a primary linking group or to one of the (poly)glyceryl groups by a secondary linking group, and wherein the polyglyceryl thickener has an average degree of glyceryl polymerization of from greater than 3 to less than about 11 and an average number of hydrophobic groups per primary linking group of about 0.35 or greater. Also provided are polyglyceryl compounds, compositions comprising water, a surfactant, and a polyglyceryl thickener, as well as, methods of making polyglyceryl compounds and compositions of the present invention.
US08778861B2	Liquid soaps with triclocarban An aqueous and liquid cleansing composition comprises a fatty acid soap, a salt of a lauryl ether sulfate surfactant that is present in an amount that is at least 50% of the weight of the fatty acid soap, a betaine surfactant that is present in an amount that is at least 23% of the weight of the fatty acid soap, and at least 0.05% by weight of the composition of triclocarban. The lauryl ether sulfate and betaine surfactant in the specified amount in relation to the fatty acid soap amount keep the triclocarban from precipitating out of the composition.
US08778858B2	Amine derivatives as friction modifiers in lubricants A composition is provided for use as a friction modifier for an automatic transmission, comprising a long chain hydrocarbyl amine having one or two additional groups on one or two different amine nitrogen atom thereof of the structure —R3-C(=0)X(R4)c. R3 is an alkylene group or a group comprising a group of 1-4 carbon atoms or a chain of 2 to 9 carbon atoms interrupted by one or two nitrogen or oxygen atoms within the chain; X is nitrogen or oxygen, and R4 is a long chain hydrocarbyl group, or H, or —R3-NHR5. The compound does not contain a primary amino group.
US08778857B2	Lubricant additive compositions having improved viscosity index increase properties A lubricant composition, additive concentrate, and method for lubricating an engine. The crankcase lubricant has less than 30 weight percent of a relatively low Noack volatility base oil and a viscosity additive. The viscosity additive has a minor effective amount of sacrificial polymeric viscosity index improver having a shear stability index (SSI) of greater than about 45 and a major amount of a viscosity index improver having an SSI of less than about 26. The minor amount of sacrificial viscosity index improver additive is effective to provide a lubricant composition having a ratio of absolute viscosity increase at 40° C. to an absolute viscosity increase at 40° C. of an RL 216 reference oil of less than about 0.8.
US08778854B2	Dispersant viscosity modifiers The disclosed invention relates to a composition comprising a grafted polymer. The polymer comprises a backbone with at least one olefin block and at least one vinyl aromatic block. The polymer is grafted with a pendant carbonyl containing group, the grafting being conducted by halogenating the vinyl aromatic carbon of the vinyl aromatic block and then grafting a carboxylic acid or derivative thereof on the halogenated vinyl aromatic carbon in the presence of an activating agent. The carbonyl containing-group is optionally substituted to provide ester, imide and/or amide functionality. The grafted polymer is useful as a dispersant viscosity modifier in lubricating compositions such as engine oils.
US08778853B2	Glycerol-containing functional fluid A functional fluid comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, and at least about 0.05 wt-% glycerol. A method of preparing a functional fluid comprising adding glycerol to a functional fluid, wherein the glycerol is not glycerol monooleate. A method of preparing an additive concentrate comprising adding glycerol to a diluent oil wherein the concentrate contains from about 1% to about 99% by weight of said diluent. A method of reducing wear comprising contacting a metal surface with a functional fluid comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and at least about 0.05 wt-% glycerol.
US08778851B2	Methods for treating fibers Fiber bundles are prepared by affixing at least two fibers with a binding agent. The binding agent is designed such that the fiber bundles remain intact as the fiber bundles are mixed with and suspended in a fluid. After the fiber bundles exit the mixing apparatus, the binding agent degrades and releases the individual fibers. This allows higher concentrations of fibers to be added to fluids without fouling the mixing apparatus.
US08778850B2	Biodegradable non-reactive oil-well stimulation fluid and method of use Formulation for a natural product as a replacement for the use of traditional acidic chemical stimulation methods for the emulsification, removal and release of paraffin and asphaltenes from low producing or pumped off wells and reservoirs with the use of traditional methodologies. Also a method of use of formulation for stimulating an oil well consisting of introducing into the wellbore a biodegradable, non-reactive fluid system containing a water-miscible fatty acid solvent, a solution of fatty acids, an amino alcohol, and at least one non-ionic surfactant. The fluid system may be further in the form of a nanoemulsion that is formed by combining a colloidal solution with one or more emulsifiers, an alcohol, and water. The fluid system may be used in well remediation and stimulation as well as additional, alternative applications such as the cleaning of surface and/or downhole equipment.
US08778848B2	Patterned flow-cells useful for nucleic acid analysis Provided is a surface having metal regions and an interstitial region having a composition that differs from the metal regions, wherein a continuous gel layer coats the surface across the metal regions and the interstitial regions. Nucleic acids or other analytes can be attached to the continuous gel layer such that a greater amount is attached over the metal regions than over the interstitial region. Also provided are methods for making such surfaces. Methods are also provided for making an array of nucleic acids or other analytes using such surfaces.
US08778837B2	Use of active substance combinations for controlling animal pests The invention relates to the novel use of known active substance combinations which consist firstly of 3,4-dichloro-2′-cyano-1,2-thiazole-5-carboxanilide, of the formula which is known, and secondly further known insecticidal active substances, for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects.
US08778825B2	Honeycomb structure and honeycomb catalyst body Partition walls are provided with small pores and large pores, a porosity of the partition walls is from 50 to 70%, a porosity of the large pores of the partition walls is 30% or larger, a ratio of a total volume of the small pores to a total volume of the large pores is 20% or larger, and in a graph showing a pore diameter distribution of the partition walls, the pore diameter at a maximum peak value of the large pores is from 20 to 200 μm, and the pore diameter at a maximum peak value of the small pores is from 0.1 to 8 μm. Furthermore, a value obtained by dividing a porosity value (%) of the large pores by a thickness value (μm) of the partition walls is 0.2 or larger in a honeycomb structure.
US08778821B2	Optical glass and optical element The invention discloses an optical glass and an optical element. The optical glass comprises 0.1 wt % -8 wt % of SiO2, 20 wt % -32 wt % of B2O3, 20 wt % -35 wt % of La2O3, 15 wt % -30 wt % of Gd2O3, 1-6 wt % of Ta2O5, 1 wt % -15 wt % of ZnO, and 0.1 wt % -2 wt % of Li2O. The optical glass claimed in the invention has a refractive index of 1.75-1.8, an Abbe number of 45-52, a transformation temperature of less than 610° C., and a wavelength of less than 390 nm at 80% transmittance. Thus the claimed optical glass meets the requirements for a modern imaging device.
US08778819B2	Dielectric ceramic composition, multilayer dielectric substrate, electronic component, and method for producing dielectric ceramic composition Disclosed is a dielectric ceramic composition which has high dielectric constant and suppressed low thermal expansion coefficient. Also disclosed are a multilayer dielectric substrate using the dielectric ceramic composition, and an electronic component. Specifically disclosed is a dielectric ceramic composition which contains an ATiO3 (wherein A represents either Ca and/or Sr) phase and an AAl2Si2O8 phase, said dielectric ceramic composition being characterized in that the dielectric constant is not less than 10 at 3 GHz and the average thermal expansion coefficient over the temperature range of 40-600° C. is less than 7 ppm/° C.
US08778808B2	Method of fabricating a semiconductor device The invention relates to semiconductor devices and a method of fabricating the same. In accordance with a method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention, a tunnel insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer, a second conductive layer, and a gate electrode layer are sequentially stacked over a semiconductor substrate. The gate electrode layer, the second conductive layer, the dielectric layer, and the first conductive layer are patterned so that the first conductive layer partially remains to prevent the tunnel insulating layer from being exposed. Sidewalls of the gate electrode layer are etched. A first passivation layer is formed on the entire surface including the sidewalls of the gate electrode layer. At this time, a thickness of the first passivation layer formed on the sidewalls of the gate electrode layer is thicker than that of the first passivation layer formed in other areas. A cleaning process is performed to thereby remove byproducts occurring in the etch process. A gate pattern is formed by etching the first passivation layer, the first conductive layer, and the tunnel insulating layer.
US08778795B2	Metallization systems of semiconductor devices comprising a copper/silicon compound as a barrier material In sophisticated metallization systems of semiconductor devices, a sensitive core metal, such as copper, may be efficiently confined by a conductive barrier material comprising a copper/silicon compound, such as a copper silicide, which may provide superior electromigration behavior and higher electrical conductivity compared to conventionally used tantalum/tantalum nitride barrier systems.
US08778794B1	Interconnection wires of semiconductor devices Disclosed are a method to fabricate interconnection wires of a semiconductor device in a way to utilize benefits of copper interconnection and low k dielectric insulation while avoiding the problem of low k damage due to etching processes, and so fabricated interconnection wires. The method saves fabrication time and cost by reduced number of steps and also resolves metal gap fill issue. The method may comprise providing layers of a substrate, an etch stop layer and a sacrificial layer, forming first spacers, forming first copper interconnecting wires, removing the first spacers; forming polymer-like second spacers by depositing plasma gases in an etching chamber, forming second metal interconnecting wires, removing the second spacers to define channels interwoven with alternating first and second metal interconnecting wires, forming an anti-diffusion barrier around each of the first and second metal interconnecting wires, and filling the channels with a dielectric material for insulation.
US08778789B2	Methods for fabricating integrated circuits having low resistance metal gate structures Methods for fabricating integrated circuits having low resistance metal gate structures are provided. One method includes forming a metal gate stack in a FET trench formed in a FET region. The metal gate stack is etched to form a recessed metal gate stack and a recess. The recess is defined by sidewalls in the FET region and is disposed above the recessed metal gate stack. A liner is formed overlying the sidewalls and the recessed metal gate stack and defines an inner cavity in the recess. A copper layer is formed overlying the liner and at least partially fills the inner cavity. The copper layer is etched to expose an upper portion of the liner while leaving a copper portion disposed in a bottom portion of the inner cavity. Copper is electrolessly deposited on the copper portion to fill a remaining portion of the inner cavity.
US08778787B2	Method of forming contacts for a back-contact solar cell Methods of forming contacts for solar cells are described. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a silicon layer above a substrate, forming and patterning a solid-state p-type dopant source on the silicon layer, forming an n-type dopant source layer over exposed regions of the silicon layer and over a plurality of regions of the solid-state p-type dopant source, and heating the substrate to provide a plurality of n-type doped silicon regions among a plurality of p-type doped silicon regions.
US08778783B2	Methods for improved growth of group III nitride buffer layers Methods are disclosed for growing high crystal quality group III-nitride epitaxial layers with advanced multiple buffer layer techniques. In an embodiment, a method includes forming group III-nitride buffer layers that contain aluminum on suitable substrate in a processing chamber of a hydride vapor phase epitaxy processing system. A hydrogen halide or halogen gas is flowing into the growth zone during deposition of buffer layers to suppress homogeneous particle formation. Some combinations of low temperature buffers that contain aluminum (e.g., AlN, AlGaN) and high temperature buffers that contain aluminum (e.g., AlN, AlGaN) may be used to improve crystal quality and morphology of subsequently grown group III-nitride epitaxial layers. The buffer may be deposited on the substrate, or on the surface of another buffer. The additional buffer layers may be added as interlayers in group III-nitride layers (e.g., GaN, AlGaN, AlN).
US08778779B2	Semiconductor device and a method for producing semiconductor device A method for producing semiconductor device includes: performing first, second and third exposures of a photoresist film formed on a semiconductor wafer via a mask; wherein: first, second and third shot regions respectively defined by the first, second and third exposures are aligned in a first direction; the mask has a shot region including a peripheral scribe region having a first and second side crossing the first direction; the photoresist film is of positive type, a first pattern is formed as a light shielding pattern disposed on the first side, and a second pattern is formed as a light transmitting region disposed on the second side; the first and second exposures are performed in such a manner that the first and second patterns do not overlap each other; and the second and third exposures are performed in such a manner that the first and second patterns overlap each other.
US08778778B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device, semiconductor substrate, and camera module According to an embodiment, an active layer is formed on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate, a wiring layer is formed on the active layer, and an insulating layer is formed covering the wiring layer. The first surface of the semiconductor substrate is bonded to a support substrate via the insulating layer, and the semiconductor substrate bonded to the support substrate is thinned leaving the semiconductor substrate having a predetermined thickness which covers the active layer from a second surface. At least a part of area of the thinned semiconductor substrate is removed to expose the active layer.
US08778773B2	Methods for directly bonding together semiconductor structures, and bonded semiconductor structures formed using such methods Embodiments of the present invention include methods of directly bonding together semiconductor structures. In some embodiments, a cap layer may be provided at an interface between directly bonded metal features of the semiconductor structures. In some embodiments, impurities are provided within the directly bonded metal features of the semiconductor structures. Bonded semiconductor structures are formed using such methods.
US08778771B2	Semiconductor device, method of manufacturing the same, and solid-state image sensor A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes steps of providing a substrate including a semiconductor portion, a non-porous semiconductor layer, and a porous semiconductor layer arranged between the semiconductor portion and the non-porous semiconductor layer, forming a porous oxide layer by oxidizing the porous semiconductor layer, forming a bonded substrate by bonding a supporting substrate to a surface, on a side of the non-porous semiconductor layer, of the substrate on which the porous oxide layer is formed, and separating the semiconductor portion from the bonded substrate by utilizing the porous oxide layer.
US08778750B2	Techniques for the fabrication of thick gate dielectric A method for fabricating a CMOS device includes the following steps. A wafer is provided. STI is used to form at least one active area in the wafer. A silicon oxide layer is deposited onto the wafer covering the active area. A first high-k material is deposited onto the silicon oxide layer. Portions of the silicon oxide layer and the first high-k material are selectively removed, such that the silicon oxide layer and the first high-k material remain over one or more first regions of the active area and are removed from over one or more second regions of the active area. A second high-k material is deposited onto the first high-k material over the one or more first regions of the active area and onto a surface of the wafer in the one or more second regions of the active area. A CMOS device is also provided.
US08778747B2	Regrown Schottky structures for GAN HEMT devices Embodiments include but are not limited to apparatuses and systems including a buffer layer, a group III-V layer over the buffer layer, a source contact and a drain contact on the group III-V layer, and a regrown Schottky layer over the group III-V layer, and between the source and drain contacts. The embodiments further include methods for making the apparatuses and systems. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US08778739B2	Lead frame and method of manufacturing the same, and semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a lead frame, includes forming a rectangular first dimple includes, first inclined side surfaces inclined to a depth direction, and arranged in two opposing sides in one direction, and standing side surfaces standing upright to a depth direction, and arranged in two opposing sides in other direction, on a backside of a die pad by a first stamping, and forming a second dimple having second inclined side surfaces inclined on the backside of the die pad by a second stamping, such that a second inclined side surfaces of the second dimple are arranged in side areas of the standing side surfaces of the first dimple, wherein the standing side surfaces are transformed into reversed inclined side surfaces inclined to a reversed direction to the first inclined side surfaces, and a front side of the die pad is semiconductor element mounting surface.
US08778738B1	Packaged semiconductor devices and packaging devices and methods Packaged semiconductor devices and packaging devices and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of packaging a semiconductor device includes providing a first integrated circuit die that is coupled to a first surface of a substrate that includes through-substrate vias (TSVs) disposed therein. A conductive ball is coupled to each of the TSVs on a second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface of the substrate. A second integrated circuit die is coupled to the second surface of the substrate, and a molding compound is formed over the conductive balls, the second integrated circuit die, and the second surface of the substrate. The molding compound is removed from over a top surface of the conductive balls, and the top surface of the conductive balls is recessed. A redistribution layer (RDL) is formed over the top surface of the conductive balls and the molding compound.
US08778733B2	Semiconductor package and methods of formation thereof In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor package includes placing a first die and a second die over a carrier. At least one of the first and the second dies are covered with an encapsulation material to form an encapsulant having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface. The encapsulant is thinned from the bottom surface to expose a first surface of the first die without exposing the second die. The exposed first surface of the first die is selectively etched to expose a second surface of the first die. A back side conductive layer is formed so as to contact the first surface. The second die is separated from the back side conductive layer by a first portion of the encapsulant.
US08778731B2	Method of manufacturing P-type ZnO nanowires and method of manufacturing energy conversion device A method of manufacturing silver (Ag)-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires and a method of manufacturing an energy conversion device are provided. In the method of manufacturing Ag-doped ZnO nanowires, the Ag-doped nanowires are grown by a low temperature hydrothermal synthesis method using a Ag-containing aqueous solution.
US08778721B2	Array of mutually isolated, geiger-mode, avalanche photodiodes and manufacturing method thereof An embodiment of array of Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes, wherein each photodiode is formed by a body of semiconductor material, having a first conductivity type and housing an anode region, of a second conductivity type, facing a top surface of the body, a cathode-contact region, having the first conductivity type and a higher doping level than the body, facing a bottom surface of the body, an insulation region extending through the body and insulating an active area from the rest of the body, the active area housing the anode region and the cathode-contact region. The insulation region is formed by a first mirror region of polycrystalline silicon, a second mirror region of metal material, and a channel-stopper region of dielectric material, surrounding the first and second mirror regions.
US08778719B2	Linear semiconductor substrate, and device, device array and module, using the same The linear semiconductor substrate 1 or 2 of the present invention comprises at least one desired thin film 4 formed on a linear substrate 3 having a length ten or more times greater than a width, thickness, or diameter of the linear substrate itself. Adopting semiconductor as the thin film 4 forms a linear semiconductor thin film. The linear semiconductor substrate 1 or 2 of the present invention is produced by utilizing a fiber-drawing technique which is a fabricating technique of optical fibers.
US08778718B2	Method of manufacturing dye sensitized solar battery and solar battery assembling apparatus for the same Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a dye sensitized solar battery and a solar battery assembling apparatus. The method includes: forming electrode pads on electrodes of respective solar battery sub modules; applying a conductive adhesive on the electrode; and overlapping the electrodes of the solar battery sub modules, applying a current to the electrode pads, and then heating and hardening the conductive adhesive.
US08778697B2	Method of measuring the affinity of biomolecules The invention provides a method of measuring the affinity of first and second biomolecules in which a first biomolecule is tethered by a first tether portion having a first tether portion length and a second biomolecule is tethered by a second tether portion having a second tether portion length, the method comprising determining binding of adjacent first and second biomolecules to each other, varying at least one of the first and second tether lengths and determining binding of the first and second biomolecules. The invention also provides apparatus suitable for use in the method of the invention.
US08778694B2	Batch methods for enriching trace impurities in hydrogen gas for their further analysis Provided herein are batch methods and devices for enriching trace quantities of impurities in gaseous mixtures, such as hydrogen fuel. The methods and devices rely on concentrating impurities using hydrogen transport membranes wherein the time period for concentrating the sample is calculated on the basis of optimized membrane characteristics, comprising its thickness and permeance, with optimization of temperature, and wherein the enrichment of trace impurities is proportional to the pressure ratio Phi/Plo and the volume ratio V1/V2, with following detection of the impurities using commonly-available detection methods.
US08778675B2	Immortalized avian cell lines and use thereof The present invention relates to specific immortalized avian cell lines expressing telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), and exhibiting distinct biologics production patterns. More particularly, the present invention relates to immortalized avian cell line capable of either amplifying Flaviviridae but not capable of amplifying Vaccinia virus strain Copenhagen (VV-COP) nor Modified Vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA), or capable of amplifying both Flaviviridae and Poxviridae. The invention further relates to the use of said immortalized avian cell lines and related methods for producing biologics, including viruses and proteins.
US08778674B2	Combinations of proteins to enhance viability of stem cells and their progenitors before transplantation Embodiments of the present invention include the use of placental alkaline phosphatase alone or in combination with human transferrin and, optionally, human α1-antitrypsin to enhance the proliferation and survival of transplanted stem cells and stem cell-derived progenitor cells.
US08778673B2	Seeding cells on porous supports The present invention generally relates to a method for seeding cells on to a support. In particular, the method relates to a method for seeding cells onto a porous hydrophobic support. The method utilizes centrifugal forces to uniformly guide cell seeding into the support with no loss in viability.
US08778669B2	Multilayer tissue culture vessel The present invention discloses a vessel for culturing cells which includes: a bottom including a base with an upwardly extending wall at least partially bounding the base of the bottom; a top including a base with a downwardly extending wall at least partially bounding the base of the top; a tubular neck with an opening defined therein; and, one or more shelves, wherein, each shelf includes a base with an upwardly extending wall at least partially bounding the base of the shelf. The upwardly extending wall of a first shelf adjoins the downwardly extending wall of the top with the first shelf being located intermediate the bottom and the top. The base of each of the shelves having at least one aperture formed therein. The bottom, the top and the one or more shelves collectively define an enclosed volume for culturing cells. The tubular neck extends from the vessel with the enclosed volume being accessible by the opening in the tubular neck. Advantageously, this vessel provides high volume cell culture in a manner that increases efficiency and reduces the cost of culturing cells.
US08778668B1	Self-contained deployable automatic factory built ethanol production plant The present invention provides a modular ethanol production plant constructed of a number of identically sized modules each having a supporting structure main framework to which the components contained in the modules are attached. The plurality of modules includes a fermentation module, a distillation module, a ground grain module, or a sugar source feedstock module, and an optional heating module. Each of the modules are sized to occupy the same approximate space as a standard sized ocean going shipping container. Also, each of the modules has a central walkway including piping and electrical control boxes that are aligned for each connection to the next adjacent module.
US08778657B1	Culture medium for cultivation of microorganisms The present invention discloses culture medium unit doses for cultivating microorganisms comprising at least two compositions, each composition packaged in a composition unit dose of a predetermined amount, the composition unit doses being used for combining one of each composition unit dose forming the culture medium unit dose. The composition unit doses being packaged separately and individually until a time the culture medium unit dose is to be prepared for use for cultivation of microorganisms, wherein the time one of each composition unit dose are combined thereby forming the culture medium unit dose. The invention also discloses a method of manufacturing the composition unit doses, and a kit for cultivating microorganisms, the kit comprising a combination of the composition unit doses.
US08778643B2	Methods for increasing lipid levels and producing triacylglycerols in algae The present disclosure relates to methods of increasing lipid levels in an algal or yeast cell population, methods of producing saturated or monounsaturated triacylglycerols in an algal or yeast cell population, and methods of decreasing polyunsaturated triacylglycerol production in an algal or yeast cell population by contacting the cell population with a chemical compound that is capable of increasing lipid levels or altering the lipid composition in the cell population.
US08778638B2	Phased genome sequencing The present disclosure provides methods for determining phased nucleic acid sequence for a single chromosome of interest and/or a single chromosomal fragment of interest. The present disclosure also provides methods for determining phased nucleic acid sequence for a plurality of single chromosomes of interest and/or a plurality of single chromosomal fragments of interest. The plurality of single chromosomes of interest may be of one or more chromosome types. The present disclosure also provides a method for isolating a plurality of chromosomal fragments of a specified size range, where the chromosomal fragments are from one or more specified regions of the genome. The plurality of chromosomal fragments may be separated into single chromosomal fragments and sequenced to provide phased nucleic acid sequence for the single chromosomal fragments. Alternatively, the plurality of chromosomal fragments may be sequenced together to provide unphased nucleic acid sequence for the chromosomal fragments.
US08778637B2	Method and apparatus for applying continuous flow and uniform temperature to generate thermal melting curves in a microfluidic device The present invention provides a method for performing thermal melt analysis using a microfluidic device, the method comprising providing a microfluidic device having at least one microfluidic channel, introducing fluid comprising into the at least one microfluidic channel, continuously flowing the fluid through the at least one microfluidic channel while varying the temperature of the entire fluid stream as it moves through the at least one microfluidic channel by uniformly heating the entire fluid stream, and measuring, while continuously flowing the fluid through the at least one microfluidic channel, a detectable property emanating from the fluid.
US08778636B2	Chemo-enzymatic approach to the synthesis of pimecrolimus Processes for preparing pimecrolimus starting from ascomycin, exploiting the selectivity characteristics of the purified enzymatic systems particularly regarding the selective functionalization of the hydroxyl groups present in position 24 and 33 of ascomycin. Such method represents the first example of chemoenzymatic synthesis for preparing pimecrolimus.
US08778622B2	Enzymatic activity-based detection Disclosed herein are methods and kits which are useful for detecting presence of an enzyme in a test sample based upon the intrinsic enzymatic activity of such test sample. The present invention provides the ability to evaluate cell culture conditions and optimize the desired glycoform content of recombinantly prepared enzymes.
US08778617B2	Method for determining the binding constant of high affinity compounds The invention relates to a method for determining the binding constant of a compound of interest to proteins comprising the following steps: a) adding the high affinity compound to a two-chamber system, wherein the two chambers are separated by a semipermeable membrane, which is permeable for the compound of interest, and determining the amount of the high affinity compound of interest in one of the chambers after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, b) adding a sink compound to one of the chambers whereby the sink compound can not permeate the membrane, and determining the distribution coefficient of the compound of interest to the sink compound after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, c) adding an unspecific protein to the other chamber, whereby the unspecific protein can not permeate the membrane, and determining the distribution coefficient of the compound of interest to the unspecific protein in presence of a sink compound after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, and d) determining the binding constant of the test compound with the distribution coefficient of steps b) and c).
US08778613B2	Affinity resin A resin which is prepared by polymerizing a monomer component incorporating a hydrophilic spacer, and a ligand-immobilized solid phase carrier obtained by immobilizing a ligand to the resin, are capable of reducing the non-specific adsorption of substances, other than the target molecule for the ligand, which mingle in the sample, to the resin and/or the ligand. Therefore, target molecule search, identification and the like with less noise are enabled.
US08778597B2	Long-chain alkylene-containing curable epoxy resin composition A curable composition that maintains good handleability in the liquid form and that can be photo- or heat-cured to form a cured product having physical properties including both high transparency and high flexural strength. A curable composition includes, an epoxy compound of (1): [where each of E1, E2, and E3 is independently an organic group of Formula (2) or Formula (3); and each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently an optionally branched alkylene group or oxyalkylene group: (where R4 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group)]; and an acid generator.
US08778595B2	Resist composition, method of forming resist pattern, and polymeric compound A resist composition containing a base component (A) which generates acid upon exposure, and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under the action of acid, wherein the base component (A) contains a polymeric compound (A1) having a structural unit (a5) represented by general formula (a5-0) shown below and a structural unit (a6) that generates acid upon exposure. In the formula, R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R1 represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, R2 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, and Y represents a hydrocarbon group in which a carbon atom or a hydrogen atom may be substituted with a substituent.
US08778591B2	Nitrogen-containing organic compound, chemically amplified positive resist composition, and patterning process An aralkylcarbamate of imidazole base is effective as the quencher. In a chemically amplified positive resist composition comprising the carbamate, deprotection reaction of carbamate takes place by reacting with the acid generated upon exposure to high-energy radiation, whereby the composition changes its basicity before and after exposure, resulting in a pattern profile with advantages including high resolution, rectangular shape, and minimized dark-bright difference.
US08778586B2	Toner for electrostatic latent image development A toner used for electrostatic latent image development which is excellent in fixing separability with maintaining sufficient low temperature fixability even in a high-speed machine and is also superior in crashing resistance, comprising toner particles, each comprising a core particle and a shell layer provided on the surface of the core particle, wherein the core particle comprises a binder resin containing a styrene-acrylic resin and a first styrene-acrylic modified polyester, and the shell comprises a second styrene-acrylic modified polyester resin.
US08778584B2	Toner compositions The present disclosure provides toners and methods for their production. In embodiments, the amount of coagulant utilized in producing those toners may be less than amounts currently in use, which may have a beneficial effect by reducing the time for coalescence. Modified waxes may also be utilized which provide excellent gloss and charging characteristics.
US08778581B2	Toner A toner is provided that exhibits a high long-term image stability even during high-speed printing and that also exhibits an excellent environmental stability. The toner comprises a binder resin, a colorant, and a nonionic surfactant, wherein the nonionic surfactant has an oxyethylene group (EO) and an oxypropylene group (PO) and has a ratio of the number of moles of the oxypropylene group to the number of moles of the oxyethylene group (PO/EO) of at least 0.01 and not more than 5.00; and when A (μg/g) is defined as a nonionic surfactant content on the surface of the toner that can be extracted by methanol from 1 g of the toner and B (m2/g) is defined as a theoretical specific surface area determined from a toner particle diameter distribution obtained by a precision particle diameter distribution analyzer that operates based on an aperture electrical resistance method, a ratio A/B is at least 100 μg/m2 and not more than 9000 μg/m2.
US08778579B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor having excellent lifetime characteristics and charge uniformity, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus and electrophotographic cartridge using the electrophotographic photo receptor Provided is a laminate type electrophotographic photoreceptor including an electrically conductive substrate, and an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer sequentially disposed on the electrically conductive substrate, in which a characteristic response time of the photoreceptor is about 10 msec or more and about 85 msec or less and a thickness of the charge transport layer is greater than about 18 μm and equal to or less than about 45 μm. Also, an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and an electrophotographic cartridge using the electrophotographic photoreceptor are provided. An electrophotographic photoreceptor according to the present general inventive concept has an improved response time and thus, charge stain characteristics are excellent even when a thick charge transport layer is selected. Therefore, the electrophotographic photoreceptor of the present general inventive concept may have both excellent lifetime characteristics and excellent charge stain characteristics.
US08778576B2	Exposure method and exposure device In an exposure method, a photomask and a substrate having a resist applied thereto are positioned so as to be opposed to a blinking light source that repeatedly emits light and emits no light. The blinking light source is caused to blink with the substrate being continuously conveyed in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which openings in the photomask are aligned, so that multiple exposures are intermittently performed. In each exposure, a speed at which the substrate is conveyed is controlled such that the openings of the photomask overlap a portion of exposed patterns having been obtained by an immediately preceding exposure, thereby obtaining colored layers which are formed into a striped-shape and extend in the direction in which the substrate is conveyed.
US08778566B2	Metal separator plate for fuel cell having coating film formed on surface and method for producing same Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a metal steel separator for fuel cells that has corrosion resistance and contact resistance not only at an initial stage but also after being exposed to high temperature/high humidity conditions in the fuel cell for a long period of time. The method includes preparing a stainless steel sheet as a matrix of the metal separator, forming a discontinuous coating film on the surface of the stainless steel sheet, the coating film being composed of at least one selected from gold (Au), platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), ruthenium oxide (RuO2), and iridium oxide (IrO2), and heat treating the stainless steel sheet having the discontinuous coating film to form an oxide film on a portion of the stainless steel sheet on which the coating film is not formed. A metal separator for fuel cells manufactured by the method is also disclosed.
US08778564B2	Unit cell of honeycomb-type solid oxide fuel cell, stack using the unit cell and method manufacturing the unit cell and stack Disclosed is a unit cell of a honeycomb-type solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) having a plurality of channels. The channels include cathode channels and anode channels. The cathode channels and anode channels are set up alternately in the unit cell. A collector is installed inside each of the cathode channels and the anode channels, and a packing material is packed into the channels having the collector. Disclosed also is a stack including the unit cells and methods for manufacturing the unit cell and the stack.
US08778562B2	Method of depositing durable thin gold coating on fuel cell bipolar plates A method of depositing a thin gold coating on bipolar plate substrates for use in fuel cells includes depositing a gold coating onto at least one surface of the bipolar plate substrate followed by annealing the gold coating at a temperature between about 200° C. to 500° C. The annealed gold coating has a reduced porosity in comparison with a coating which has not been annealed, and provides improved corrosion resistance to the underlying metal comprising the bipolar plate.
US08778557B2	Membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell using the same Disclosed is a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte membrane disposed therebetween. The anode includes an anode catalyst layer laminated on one principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, and an anode diffusion layer laminated on the anode catalyst layer. The cathode includes a cathode catalyst layer laminated on the other principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode diffusion layer laminated on the cathode catalyst layer. At least one of the anode and cathode diffusion layers includes a conductive porous substrate, a porous composite layer laminated on the conductive porous substrate at the catalyst layer side, and a modified layer disposed on the porous composite layer at the catalyst layer side. The porous composite layer includes a conductive carbon material, and a first water-repellent resin material. The modified layer includes a second water-repellent resin material having a needle-like shape.
US08778551B2	Fluid flow pulsing for increased stability in PEM fuel cell A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a flow control device that controls a supply of a first phase fluid flowing through the fuel cell stack. A controller monitors at least one parameter of the fuel cell stack and controls the supply to generate pulses of reactant when the at least one parameter crosses a threshold to flush a second phase fluid from said fuel cell stack.
US08778544B2	Battery with terminal Disclosed is a battery with terminal, including a power generating element and a housing can accommodating the power generating element. The power generating element includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a material mixture including a negative electrode active material and a binder. The negative electrode active material contains an amorphous Si phase, and the binder includes a polyacrylic acid. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes a non-aqueous solvent, and a lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, and the non-aqueous solvent contains vinylethylene carbonate. The housing can has at least one lead terminal welded thereto. The molar ratio of the vinylethylene carbonate to the amorphous Si phase in the negative electrode active material is 0.09 to 0.17.
US08778537B2	Device and electrode having nanoporous graphite with lithiated sulfur for advanced rechargeable batteries Methods, systems and devices are implemented in connection with rechargeable batteries. One such device includes a cathode that has lithiated sulfur. The device also includes a porous structure having pores containing the lithium-sulfide particles introduced during a manufacturing stage thereof.
US08778533B2	Lithium secondary battery An electrolyte includes a mixture of polymerizable compounds, or a polymer, in which the mixture includes a polymerizable compound having an aromatic functional group and a polymerizable functional group, and a polymerizable compound having a phosphorus-containing functional group that contains phosphorus, and having a polymerizable functional group, and in which the polymer has residues of each of the phosphorus-containing functional group, the aromatic functional group and the polymerizable functional group.
US08778522B2	Protected lithium electrodes based on sintered ceramic or glass ceramic membranes Disclosed are ionically conductive membranes for protection of active metal anodes and methods for their fabrication. The membranes may be incorporated in active metal negative electrode (anode) structures and battery cells. In accordance with the invention, the membrane has the desired properties of high overall ionic conductivity and chemical stability towards the anode, the cathode and ambient conditions encountered in battery manufacturing. The membrane is capable of protecting an active metal anode from deleterious reaction with other battery components or ambient conditions while providing a high level of ionic conductivity to facilitate manufacture and/or enhance performance of a battery cell in which the membrane is incorporated.
US08778516B2	Production method of base plate for disk drive, base plate for disk drive, and drive therewith A production method of a base plate for a disk drive made by aluminum die casting which can reduce scattering of particles and minimizes particle contamination is provided. The production method of a base plate for a disk drive includes a forming step for forming a base member by aluminum die casting, a coating step for coating the base member with a resin film, a machining step for removing a part of the resin film and a surface layer of the base member in order to expose the aluminum surface, a pretreatment step for immersing the base member with the exposed aluminum surface in a pretreatment solution containing no fluoride, and a metal film forming step for coating the exposed aluminum surface with a metal film.
US08778513B2	Perovskite manganese oxide thin film An article including a perovskite manganese (Mn) oxide thin film, includes a substrate having an oriented perovskite structure that is (m10) oriented, where 19≧m≧2, and having an [100] axis direction; and a perovskite manganese (Mn) oxide thin film having a perovskite crystal lattice containing barium Ba and a rare earth element Ln in A sites of the perovskite crystal lattice, the perovskite manganese (Mn) oxide thin film being formed on the substrate so as to cover at least part of a surface of the substrate, and having atomic planes stacked in a pattern of LnO—MnO2—BaO—MnO2-LnO . . . in the [100] axis direction of the substrate. The perovskite manganese (Mn) oxide thin film provided thoroughly exploits the resistance changes caused by charge and orbital ordering in the perovskite manganese oxide.
US08778511B2	OLED stability via doped hole transport layer An organic light emitting device is provided. The device includes an anode and a cathode. A first organic layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode. The first organic layer is an emissive layer that includes a first organic emitting material. The device also includes a second organic layer disposed between the anode and the first organic layer. The second organic layer is a non-emissive layer. The second organic layer includes an organic small molecule hole transport material having a concentration of 50 to 99 wt %, and an organic small molecule electron transport material having a concentration of 0.1 to 5 wt %. Other materials may be present.
US08778507B2	Organic electroluminescent device, display and illuminating device Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent (EL) device having high emission luminance and high emission efficiency. Particularly disclosed are a blue-light emitting organic EL device, which is high in emission luminance, color purity, emission efficiency and durability, a display and an illuminating device each employing the organic EL device. The organic El device is characterized in that it comprises a light emission layer containing two or more kinds of host compounds and at least one dopant, wherein at least one of the two or more kinds of host compounds has an excited triplet energy of not less than 2.7 eV, and the dopant is a phosphorescent compound.
US08778501B2	Fluorescent polymers for oxygen sensing A fluorescence based oxygen sensor can be prepared comprising a polyaniline polymer doped with one or more pyrene carboxylic acids. The polyaniline has the formula: and the pyrene carboxylic acids have the formula: Pyrene-R—COOH (II); wherein R is an aliphatic linking group having 1 to 11 carbon atoms, n represents half the degree of polymerization, x is about 0.5, and (1−x) is about 0.5. The sensor can be coated onto a support. Upon excitation with an appropriate wavelength, the polyaniline/pyrene coating fluoresces. Upon exposure to oxygen the fluorescence rapidly decays.
US08778500B2	Laminated polyester film The present invention provide a laminated polyester film which is capable of ensuring a good dimensional stability without being subjected to such a surface saponification treatment with an alkali solution as required for triacetyl cellulose films, is available at low costs, exhibits a good adhesion property to adhesives and a high total light transmittance, and can be suitably used as a protective film for polarizing films. The laminated polyester film of the present invention comprises a polyester film; a coating layer formed on one surface of the polyester film which comprises an acrylic resin or a urethane resin as a main component; and a coating layer formed on the other surface of the polyester film which comprises a urethane resin having a polycarbonate structure. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the coating layer comprising the acrylic resin or the urethane resin as a main component has a thickness of 0.04 to 0.15 μm, and the polyester film comprises an ultraviolet absorber.
US08778497B2	Underlayment mat employed with a single-ply roofing system An underlayment mat for single ply roof membranes which provides the following: insulation, separate the roof membrane from incompatible materials in the substrate, protect the roof membrane from puncture or undue wear from irregular surfaces on the substrate, provide adequate support while being flexible enough to work with the single ply membrane to absorb shock and, or provide a continuous, flat upper surface on which a roof covering is applied. The underlayment member may be woven or unwoven, it may be spun bound or needled punched or constructed by whatever method best achieves the desired physical characteristics herein described at the most economical cost. Further, this mat may be made of the following materials including but not limited to and either individually or combined: Various synthetic fibers, acrylic, rayon, nylon, polyester, foam or foam scraps, and or mineral fibers such as glass, carbon, mineral wool, ceramic, and slag wood fibers. These materials being made of either new raw materials and/or from recycled materials and selected for their hydrophobic properties. The underlayment is lightweight, pliable, cuttable, flexible, resilient, and maneuverable. This underlayment mat may be made in rolls of various lengths and widths to facilitate optimum handling on the roof top. The underlayment mat is perpetually recyclable. An underlayment as just described.
US08778494B2	Pigment for laser marking The present invention relates to an intrinsically markable laser pigment in the form of a reducible metal compound in the form of a preparation, and to the use thereof in inorganic systems and in organic polymers, in particular plastics, surface coatings, automobile paints, powder coatings, printing inks, paper coatings and papermaking stocks.
US08778483B2	Optical article and method for producing the same A method for producing an optical article includes laminating on a plastic substrate a first layer using a first composition. The first composition includes a first polyurethane resin containing an aromatic ring, a second polyurethane resin containing a carbonate backbone, metal oxide particulates, and an organosilicon compound.
US08778477B2	Vacuum insulation member, refrigerator having vacuum insulation member, and method for fabricating vacuum insulation member Disclosed are a vacuum insulation member, a refrigerator having a vacuum insulation member, and a method for fabricating a vacuum insulation member. The vacuum insulation member includes: an envelope having gas impermeability and having a certain decompressed space therein; and a core having a certain shape, having an empty space formed therein, and disposed at an inner side of the envelope to support the envelope. The use of a glass fiber core can be avoided, and thus, employing equipment for preprocessing the glass fiber core and time required therefor can be restrained and fabrication can be facilitated.
US08778474B2	Repositionable medium and stack thereof A repositionable medium includes a base, a paper, and a first repositionable adhesive. The base has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end edge, and a second end edge. The paper is fixedly coupled to the top surface of the base proximate to the first end edge. The paper has an inner edge and an outer edge. The outer edge is closer to the first end edge than the inner edge is to the first end edge. The inner edge is spaced a first distance from the first end edge of the base. The first repositionable adhesive is fixed to the bottom surface of the base and is not present in a first low adhesion area at a line across a width of the base and spaced a second distance from the second end edge of the base. The second distance equals the length of the first distance.
US08778471B2	Propylene resin composition and molded article A propylene resin composition which contains as essential components thereof (A) an ethylene-propylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 0.5 to 3.0 parts by mass; (B) an elastomer having an average particle diameter of 10 to 800 nm in an amount of 1 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the ethylene-propylene random copolymer; and (C) a crystalline nucleating agent, and in which after kneading thereof, the kneaded propylene resin composition exhibit a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 1.00 g/10 min. The propylene resin composition is suitable for the production of a wide variety of molded articles.
US08778470B2	Multi-layer bottle There is provided a multilayer bottle including outermost and innermost layers each made mainly of a polyester (A) and at least one barrier layer interposed between the outermost and innermost layers. The polyester (A) is a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerizing a dicarboxylic acid component containing 80 mol % or more of terephthalic acid with a diol component containing 80 mol % or more of ethylene glycol. The barrier layer is composed of a polyamide (B) and a polyamide (C). The polyamide (B) is obtained by polycondensing a diamine component containing 70 mol % or more of m-xylylenediamine with a dicarboxylic acid component containing 70 mol % or more of an α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms. The polyamide (C) has a higher saturation water content than that of the polyamide (B) as measured at 23° C. and 50% RH under 1 atm, and a content of the polyamide (C) in the barrier layer is 20% by weight or less on the basis of a weight of the barrier layer. The multilayer bottle hardly suffers from delamination upon dropping or upon exposure to impact and, therefore, is not required to have a shape with less irregularities or less bends for preventing the delamination, and further has a large freedom of design choice.
US08778467B2	Recording medium Provided is a recording medium including an ink-receiving layer containing an inorganic pigment and a binder on at least one surface of a substrate. The ink-receiving layer contains a compound including zirconium, silicon, and at least one element selected from Group 2 and Group 3 elements of the periodic table.
US08778466B2	Liquid-crystal display The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal display of the PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type, and to novel liquid-crystal media and novel polymerizable compounds for use in PSA displays.
US08778462B2	Method for producing metalized fibrous composite sheet with olefin coating A composite sheet comprises a substrate and a multi-layer coating on its outer surface, the coating comprising a metal layer and an outer polymeric layer formed from a precursor comprising a polymerizable composition that includes an olefin group and a moisture curable group, such as an isocyanate or silane group. The function of the polymeric layer includes protecting the metal layer from corrosion. A production process for the composite sheet includes depositing the precursor and exposing it to both beam radiation and moisture, which respectively promote polymerization and curing at different sites of the precursor. The amenability of the isocyanate or silane functionality to moisture-promoted coupling promotes substantially full conversion and curing of the precursor, even of portions of the substrate that are geometrically shadowed from incident beam radiation.
US08778461B1	Method for powder coating and decorative printing and related product A method is provided for surface treating a substrate utilizing powder coating so that the substrate can be adorned with a decorative pattern and/or color, and can have a durable, aesthetically appealing finish. The decorative pattern can be applied via transfer printing processes, for example, by a sublimation process or a hydrographic process. The method optionally can be used to produce a visually perceivable transition between a decorative pattern, for example, a camouflage pattern, and a generally solid color on the substrate. The transition can be gradual, so that the decorative pattern appears to fade into the generally solid color to provide an appealing visual effect on a product. The method can be used to surface treat a variety of products, for example, archery products and/or firearm products.
US08778454B2	Modified surfaces The invention provides a method for producing a modified surface (5) comprising: patterning a surface (7) by forming thereon a porous molecular network (9) defined by non-covalent interactions between constituent molecules; and depositing in said porous network (9) and on said patterned surface (11) molecules (13) so as to form a self-assembled monolayer (15), wherein both said patterning and said depositing are effected by contact with liquids.
US08778444B2	Method for manufacturing wire for dental correction A method of manufacturing a wire for straightening irregular teeth, which is not harmful to a human body and preserves the color of the teeth, is provided. The method of manufacturing a wire for straightening irregular teeth includes manufacturing a metal wire with metal alloy; physically or chemically etching a surface of the metal wire and then performing heat treatment; coating the surface of the metal wire with a metal material, Teflon, epoxy or urethane to show white or ivory and then performing heat treatment; forming a transparent parylene film on the metal material, Teflon, epoxy or urethane and then performing heat treatment; and removing one side of the foregoing coating layer from the surface of the metal wire, and then applying surface treatment to the one side with the coating layer removed.
US08778440B2	Plastic oil and fat composition, and production method and usage thereof A plastic oil and fat composition provides a plastic oil and fat food that has a good filling operability, keeps the feeling of melt-in-the-mouth after long preservation, and is excellent in spreadability, oil-off resistance and the like. In the plastic oil and fat composition, a content of PPP is from 5.5 to 12% by weight, a content of PPLi+PLiP is from 5.5 to 15.5% by weight, a content of PPO+POP is from 7 to 20% by weight, and a value of PPO/(PPO+POP) is from 0.55 to 0.7. A method for producing the plastic oil and fat composition is also provided.
US08778435B2	Apparatus and methods for reheating wedge shaped food products, such as one or more pizza slices Apparatus for heating a wedge-shaped food product, such as one or more slices of pizza, includes an assembly and a handle mechanically connected with the assembly. The assembly includes a first arm including a side wall and a floor, and a second arm including a side wall and a floor. The second arm is pivotably connected with the first arm such that the wedge-shaped food product can be held between the first arm and the second arm with the wedge-shaped food product being supported by the floors of the first and second arms and abutting the side walls of the first and second arms. Additional supports may be provided between the arms. The handle may be removeably connected with the assembly, for example, via a riser.
US08778434B2	Method and modular system for preparing a granulated confectionary product for making cores or pastilles A method and system for preparing a granulated product, whereby one or more ingredients are first ground in a centrifugal grinding unit, and then granulated in a centrifugal granulating unit before being fed to a centrifugal mixing and flavoring unit; each of the centrifugal units having a tubular outer shell having an axis and defining a processing chamber; and a powered shaft housed in the shell, coaxially with the axis, and fitted with a row of appendixes projecting radially from, and connected integrally and interchangeably to, the shaft.
US08778428B2	Stick-shaped snack and method for producing the same An object of the present invention is to provide a straight stick-shaped snacks and a method for producing the same.The present invention provides a method for producing a stick-shaped snack from a string-like dough 10 containing a cereal flour as a principal component, the method including: a baking step S6 of baking the string-like dough 10 provided with a plurality of non-through cuts 15 formed therein across the longitudinal direction and impregnated with lye, the string-like dough 10 being mounted on a heating surface; and a cutting step S7 of cutting the baked string-like dough 40 at the cuts 15 to thereby form stick-shaped pastries 40.
US08778426B2	Self-making bread method, bread machine and bread ingredient box thereof The self-making bread method includes: weighing a certain amount of ingredients according to a bread recipe and placing them in a bread ingredient box; putting the bread ingredient box into the corresponding containing region of the top portion of the bread machine; using the jagged ring of the bottom portion of said containing region to open the thin film of the bottom portion of the bread ingredient box, so the ingredients will fall into the mixing container in the bread machine; controlling the water delivering mechanism inside the bread machine to deliver a certain amount of water into said mixing container; starting the mixing device inside the bread machine, which mixes the ingredients into an appropriate dough; turning off the mixing device; energizing the electric heating tube in the bread machine, to bake the dough inside the mixing container into bread.
US08778414B2	Apparatus and method for cellular extract enhancement An apparatus 110 for increasing extracts 100E taken from cellular plant tissue 100 has a preparation container 114 for holding the cellular plant tissue 100, the container 114 having an inlet or opening 112 to receive a fluid 101 to wet the cellular plant tissue 100 and take extracts 100E from the cellular plant tissue 100 to create a fluid with extracts mixture 101E, and an outlet to pass the fluid with extracts mixture, a lower portion of the container is a holding vessel 111 to receive the fluid with extracts 101E; and an acoustic shock wave device 43 for transmitting shock waves 200 to the wet cellular plant tissue 100 to enhance release of extracts 100E into the fluid 101. The invention further discloses a method of increasing extracts 100E taken from cellular plant tissue 100 comprises the steps of placing prepared cellular plant tissue 100 in a container 114; introducing a fluid 101 into the container 114 to wet and immerse the prepared cellular plant tissue 100; and emitting acoustic shock waves 200 into the fluid 101 immersed cellular plant tissue 100 to increase the extracts 100E released by the plant tissue 100 into the fluid 101 and a product made from the method, the product being a beverage, medicine or drug.
US08778412B2	Methods for increasing the stabilization of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha Disclosed herein are methods for controlling the activity of hypoxia-inducible transcription factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) and diseases, conditions, or syndromes related thereto, inter alia, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), heart failure, ischemia, and anemia. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors useful in treating diseases, conditions, and/or syndromes related thereto the activity of HIF-1α.
US08778411B2	Heat generating nanomaterials The present invention relates to a heat-generating composition, comprising a hetero-structure nanomaterial which comprises (a) a first material comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal chalcogen, a metal pnicogen, an alloy and a multi-component hybrid structure thereof; and (b) a second material comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of metal, metal chalcogen, metal pnicogen, alloy and the multi-component hybrid structure thereof; wherein the first material is enclosed in the second material; wherein at least one of the first material and the second material comprise a magnetic material. The specific loss power of the present nanomaterial is much higher than that of conventional nanomaterials (e.g., 40-fold higher than commercially accessible Feridex) and may be controlled by changing compositions or ratios of the first material and/or the second material. The heat-generating nanomaterial of the present invention may be used in a variety of application fields, for example cancer hyperthermia.
US08778406B2	Anti-chafing aerosol powder A composition and method which prevents or mitigates irritation on the skin of a subject by protecting against or relieving chafing, itching and moisture, and which provides a cooling sensation where applied.
US08778403B2	Diketopiperazine microparticles with defined specific surface areas Disclosed herein are diketopiperazine microparticles having a specific surface area of less than about 67 m2/g. The diketopiperazine microparticle can be fumaryl diketopiperazine and can comprise a drug such as insulin.
US08778399B2	In situ, liquid-activated film coated tablets and a process for making the same Tablets and other objects are film coated by including in the tablet a film-forming polymer that is activated upon contact with an activating amount of liquid. The film-forming polymer, e.g., a cellulosic ether, is homogeneously mixed with the other ingredients of the tablet, shaped into any desirable form, loaded into a conventional coating apparatus, and sprayed or foamed with an activating amount of fluid, e.g., water, alcohol, etc., and dried. This coating process eliminates potential problems such as spray nozzle clogging, inappropriate coating fluid viscosity, and the inability to properly atomize the coating fluid. This coating process does not impart any appreciable weight or thickness gain to the tablet.

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