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US08902179B1	Method and device for inputting text using a touch screen A mobile device-implemented method for providing a user of a mobile device having a touch screen a function to input a code into the mobile device among candidate codes, wherein the candidate codes are divided into a plurality of code series, the method comprising: (A) providing in the touch screen a first flick area, which is located in a ⅓ side area at a side of a first lateral side of the touch screen, wherein each of the plurality of code series is associated with a corresponding flick action at the first flick area; (B) providing in the touch screen a second flick area, which is located in a ⅓ side area at a side of a second lateral side of the touch screen; (C) detecting a first flick action at the first flick area to determine the code series; (D) detecting a second flick action at the second flick area. (G) determining a code to be inputted into the mobile device from a combination of the determined code series and the second flick action.
US08902172B2	Preventing unintentional activation of a touch-sensor button caused by a presence of conductive liquid on the touch-sensor button An apparatus and method for preventing unintentional activation of the one or more touch-sensor buttons caused by a presence of conductive liquid on the touch panel. The apparatus may include a processing device to prevent unintentional activations of one or more touch-sensor buttons caused by a presence of conductive liquid on the one or more touch-sensor buttons.
US08902158B2	Multi-user interaction with handheld projectors A device-mounted infrared (IR) camera and a hybrid visible/IR light projector may be used to project visible animation sequences along with invisible (to the naked eye) tracking signals, (e.g. a near IR fiducial marker). A software (or firmware) platform (either on the handheld device or to which the device communicates) may track multiple, independent projected images in relation to one another using the tracking signals when projected in the near-IR spectrum. The resulting system allows a broad range of new interaction scenarios for multiple handheld projectors being used in any environment with adequate lighting conditions without requiring the environment to be instrumented in any way.
US08902157B2	Image display unit and image forming apparatus including the same An image display unit capable of displaying image data page-wise includes: a scanner portion; a display panel for displaying input image data in preview representation; an input condition determiner that compares the image data successively input through the scanner portion, as to input condition and determines whether there is any change in the image data input condition; and a display controller that, when the input condition determiner determines that the input image data has changed in the input condition, makes control such as to display the image data that was determined to have changed in the input condition and the image data input immediately before the image data in question, together on the display panel.
US08902155B2	Electronic apparatus and control method therefor An electronic apparatus and a control method are provided that are capable of reducing power consumption. The electronic apparatus having a normal mode in which first electric power is consumed and a power-saving mode in which second electric power lower than the first electric power is consumed includes a first sensor and a second sensor whose power consumption is lower than that of the first sensor. In the power-saving mode, supply of power to the first sensor is restricted, the second sensor is set to the power-saving mode, a trigger for restoring the power-saving mode to the normal mode is detected by using the second sensor set to the power-saving mode, and the power-saving mode is restored to the normal mode based on the detected trigger.
US08902136B2	Organic electroluminescence display device and method for driving the same In an organic electroluminescence display device (30) comprising an organic EL element (26) having a structure wherein an organic luminescent medium (24) is sandwiched between a top electrode (20) and a bottom electrode (22), and a driving circuit (14) for driving the organic EL element (26), the organic luminescent medium (24) comprises a host compound and a triplet-related luminous compound and the driving circuit (14) applies a electric pulse voltage or pulse current having a frequency of 30 Hz or more and a duty ratio of 1/5 or less. In this way, it is possible to provide an organic EL display device which consumes a low electric power and has a long luminous life span, and a method for driving the same.
US08902134B2	Pixel circuit, display and driving method thereof The invention provides a pixel circuit that can cancel the influence of the mobility of a drive transistor. A drive transistor supplies a light-emitting element with an output current dependent upon an input voltage. The light-emitting element emits light with a luminance dependent upon a video signal in response to the output current supplied from the drive transistor. The pixel circuit includes a correction unit that corrects the input voltage held by a capacitive part in order to cancel the dependence of the output current on the carrier mobility.
US08902124B2	Digital image signal processing apparatus for displaying different images respectively on display units and method of controlling the same A digital image signal processing apparatus includes a digital signal processing unit, a plurality of display units, and a display driving unit. The digital signal processing unit provides a plurality of pieces of image data that respectively form a plurality of images. The plurality of display units display images corresponding respectively to the plurality of pieces of the image data. The display driving unit includes a display memory that records the plurality of pieces of image data, a recording address unit that controls the plurality of pieces of image data to be recorded in the display memory, and a plurality of display address units that respectively read the recorded pieces of image data and provide the recorded pieces of image data respectively to the display units. Accordingly, a photographer may directly display a desired image to a photographed person as a high-quality filtered image without a separate selection operation.
US08902121B1	Portable field antenna A portable field antenna platform supports an L-band antenna and communicating via a cable. The platform includes several tubes, a shock cord, and an antenna mount. Each tube has a sleeve and a ferrule inserted therein at a first end of that sleeve. The ferrule of a first tube detachably inserts into a second end of the sleeve of a second adjacent tube. The shock cord passes through each tube to connect all the tubes together by elastic tension. The antenna mount attaches to the antenna and connects a cable to the terminal. The mount includes an antenna connector for connecting the cable to the antenna. The tubes either collapse into a zig-zag bundle in a stow configuration or deploy as a mast.
US08902116B2	Feed horn A feed horn for a Low Noise Block down converter is disclosed. The feed horn includes a conical body for gathering satellite signals and a connector coupled to the conical body for coupling the feed horn to a waveguide of the Low Noise Block down converter to transmit the satellite signals to the waveguide. The conical body includes a plurality of corrugations, one of the plurality of corrugations includes a plurality of first openings, and a plurality of second openings, each of the plurality of second openings is formed between the two adjacent first openings, wherein the plurality of first openings and the plurality of second openings are used as slits to induce an interference effect to adjust a beam pattern of the feed horn.
US08902115B1	Resonant dielectric metamaterials A resonant dielectric metamaterial comprises a first and a second set of dielectric scattering particles (e.g., spheres) having different permittivities arranged in a cubic array. The array can be an ordered or randomized array of particles. The resonant dielectric metamaterials are low-loss 3D isotropic materials with negative permittivity and permeability. Such isotropic double negative materials offer polarization and direction independent electromagnetic wave propagation.
US08902113B2	Tunable duplexing antenna and methods Tunable duplexers and related methods are disclosed for use in communications networks. A tunable radiating duplexer can include a first antenna comprising a first variable capacitor and a second antenna comprising a second variable capacitor.
US08902112B2	Aircraft antenna, and an aircraft The present invention relates to an antenna (7) for an aircraft (1), the antenna being fitted with a coaxial cable provided with a coaxial connector (25) comprising a core (26) and shielding (27), the coaxial cable (24) being suitable for being connected to a source (40) for co-operating with the antenna (7). The antenna comprises a cable-cutter device (10) having a frame (12) carrying two sharp edges (11), said antenna (7) including an impedance-matching system (35) connecting said frame (12) to said core (26), said frame being a radiating member of the antenna.
US08902111B2	Calculating antenna performance A system and method for detecting the performance of a bi-polarized antenna including two antennas in a wireless communication system is provided. The system may include at least one directional coupler connected to the bi-polarized antenna configured to couple a transmitting signal of the first antenna and another signal from the bi-polarized antenna; a power detector connected to the at least one directional coupler and configured to measure the power of the transmitting signal and the another signal as analog results, respectively; an analog-digital converter connected to the power detector and configured to convert the analog results into digital results; and a processing unit connected to the analog-digital converter and configured to calculate the difference of the digital results. The performance of the bi-polarized antenna can be accessed by the above-measured polarization isolation.
US08902109B2	Communication device A communication device includes a assembly and an antenna structure formed on the assembly. The antenna structure has a feeding antenna and a stub antenna spaced apart from the feeding antenna. The feeding antenna has a feeding portion. The stub antenna is suitable for being excited and coupled by the feeding antenna, resonating at a resonance frequency of the feeding antenna, and causing the antenna structure to form two hotspots in an operated frequency band. The shortest distance between the feeding antenna and the stub antenna is defined as a coupling distance. The coupling distance is larger than zero and smaller than or equal to the length of the stub antenna. Thus, electric field value generated from the feeding antenna can be reduced by the stub antenna being excited and coupled by the feeding antenna and resonating at the resonance frequency of the feeding antenna.
US08902097B2	Non-linear data acquisition One or more techniques and/or systems described herein implement, among other things, a parabolic curve for a ramp signal in a data acquisition component, where the curve can be effectively calibrated and used to provide a settling period to mitigate noise. That is, a ramp generator can generate a ramp signal that has a parabolic voltage curve with two substantially mirroring halves. A comparator can compare a first portion of the parabolic voltage curve with a voltage signal indicative of a number of photons detected by a detection array. A second portion of the parabolic voltage curve is used as a temporal delay so that circuitry, such as the ramp generator, can settle.
US08902092B2	Analog-digital conversion circuit and method An analog-digital conversion circuit includes a comparator that receives an analog input signal. A controller generates an N1-bit first signal and an N2B-bit second signal in accordance with an output signal from the comparator. A first digital-analog converter generates a first reference signal from the first signal. A second digital-analog converter generates a second reference signal from the second signal. A correction circuit corrects the first and second signals to generate a digital output signal. The N2B-bit second signal is acquired by adding a Kbit correction signal to an N2A-bit signal. The controller sequentially sets bit values of the first signal and bit values of the second signal in accordance with the output signal of the comparator. The correction circuit generates the (N1+N2A)-bit digital output signal based on a sum of a value acquired by multiplying the N1-bit first signal by 2^N2A and a value of the N2B-bit second signal.
US08902091B1	System and method for high speed data parallelization for an N-phase receiver A serial-to-parallel converter includes a first register bank having first and second register groups, the first register bank configured to receive a communication signal having at least one bit for each unit interval (UI) of a system clock signal, the first register bank having a number of registers corresponding to a number of parallel processing stages, a second register bank having a plurality of register groups, each register group configured to receive the output of at least one of the first and second register groups after a number of unit intervals corresponding to the number of registers in each of the first and second register groups in the first register bank, and a third register bank configured to receive the output of the second register bank after a number of unit intervals corresponding to a number of registers in the second register bank.
US08902089B2	Systems and methods for performing digital modulation Circuitry for performing digital modulation is described. The circuitry includes a digital modulator. The digital modulator receives a first signal with a first duty cycle. The digital modulator also receives a second signal with a second duty cycle. The digital modulator further produces a monotonic multiplied modulated signal based on the first signal and the second signal.
US08902065B2	Security alarm system device and component for securing outdoor appliances In various representative aspects, a security alarm system for protecting an HVAC unit from theft. The system includes an alarm; a control box; a switch connector comprising two terminals, as well as an open state and a closed state; and a fastener that holds the switch connector in the close position while connected to an HVAC unit. The conductors connect the switch connector to the control box, forming a circuit. The control box can apply an energy potential across the circuit, detect an energy flow across the circuit, and trigger the alarm if the energy flow stops. Normally, the terminals do not touch each other, and the switch connector is in its open state. When they touch each other, the switch connector goes to its closed state. If the fastener is removed from the HVAC unit, the switch connector returns to the open state and triggers the alarm.
US08902064B2	Security system A security system comprises a plurality of alarm points distributed at a plurality of positions in a building; signal processing module for receiving alarm signals from at least an alarm point when alarm occurs at the at least an alarm point, transmitting the alarm signals to a server; a database for storing several sets of user information, map data, several sets of alarm point information; the server for receiving user requests from a plurality of clients, responding to the user requests according to the user information, the data map and the alarm point information, and then reverting responses to clients; the clients for sending the user request to the server and receiving and output responses. The present security system is of the advantage that it could be fully computerized and could satisfy the requirements of usage at the same time at several different sites by a plurality of different users.
US08902063B2	Safety detection system with integrated diagnostic functions The invention relates to a safety detection system comprising a detection chain formed by a number of interconnected safety detectors (D1, . . . D5). The detectors (D1, . . . D5) in the chain are also interconnected in order to form a diagnostic line in parallel with the safety chain. The first detector thus comprises means for generating diagnostic information comprising its surveillance state, and means for sending this diagnostic information, on the diagnostic line, to the second detector in the chain, which in turn enriches the diagnostic information. At the end of the chain, the last detector is connected to a diagnostic module (MD) intended to receive the diagnostic information, to interpret it, and to control the start-up of the application to be secured.
US08902060B2	Footwear with embedded tracking device and method of manufacture Footwear with an embedded tracking device includes a sole and an upper. The tracking device is disposed in a cavity formed in the top surface of the sole. A wireless communication antenna and/or a location signal antenna is disposed on the upper. The antenna(s) is/are connected to the tracking device via a flexible circuit substrate. In a particular embodiment, the location signal antenna is a passive, directional GPS antenna supported in an upwardly facing position in the heel portion of the upper. A method for manufacturing footwear with an embedded tracking device is also disclosed. The method includes providing a footwear upper, incorporating an antenna in the footwear upper, providing a footwear sole, fixing the footwear upper to the footwear sole, incorporating a tracking device into the footwear sole, and connecting the tracking device to the antenna.
US08902057B2	Belt buckle for a motor vehicle A belt buckle for a motor vehicle is provided wherein, through the use of the belt buckle, a tongue of a seat belt is mechanically receivable and, through the use of a switch, an insertion status of the tongue is detectable. A device is assigned to the switch through the use of which the switch position of the switch is wirelessly communicable to a receiver circuit.
US08902051B2	Realistic tactile haptic feedback device and realistic tactile haptic feedback method thereof A realistic tactile haptic device comprising a first vibration sensor, a digital controller, an actuator, and a similar or identical second vibration sensor, and a realistic tactile haptic feedback method thereof, provides users with realistic tactile haptic feedback that is similar to or the same as real tactile haptic feedback which users would experience by touching real objects.
US08902043B1	Mitigating conformational bias in authentication systems An authentication method and system to combat confirmation bias provides for an authentication system that upon matching an access request to a record for a given user in an authentication system further interrogates a set of secondary sources to determine that the individual requesting access is in fact the correct user.
US08902030B2	Device for generating an orientable and locally uniform magnetic field Device for generating an orientable and locally uniform magnetic field, including N≧3 identical assemblies of cylindrical coils, each assemblies having a first and a second coil, the coils being coaxial with an axis oriented along a direction z and arranged symmetrically on either side of the plane, with a gap in the axial direction, the assemblies arranged such that their outlines in a plane xy perpendicular to the z-axis are regularly spaced along a circle of center O and of radius a0>0, so to leave a central free space. A supply system supplies the coils with a current set to obtain, at the center of the device, a magnetic field having the desired orientation. The device may include two pairs of cylindrical coils having a common axis oriented in said z-direction and passing through the center of the circle, these coils being arranged symmetrically on either side of said xy-plane.
US08902025B2	Coplanar waveguide An embodiment relates to a coplanar waveguide electronic device comprising a substrate whereon is mounted a signal ribbon and at least a ground plane. The signal ribbon comprises a plurality of signal lines of a same level of metallization electrically connected together, and the ground plane is made of an electrically conducting material and comprises a plurality of holes.
US08902023B2	Acoustic resonator structure having an electrode with a cantilevered portion An acoustic resonator comprises a first electrode and second electrode comprising a plurality of sides. At least one of the sides of the second electrode comprises a cantilevered portion. A piezoelectric layer is disposed between the first and second electrodes. An electrical filter comprises an acoustic resonator.
US08902011B2	Signal generating circuit for real time clock device and method thereof A signal generating circuit for a real time clock device is disclosed, having an oscillating circuit, a voltage detecting circuit, and a control circuit. The oscillating circuit is used for generating oscillating signals. The voltage detecting circuit is used for detecting a voltage level coupled with the signal generating circuit. The control circuit is coupled with the oscillating circuit and the voltage detecting circuit. When the voltage level detected by the voltage detecting circuit locates in a predetermined range, the control circuit configures the oscillating circuit to generate the oscillating signals with a larger current at a first interval and to generate the oscillating signals with a smaller current at a second interval. The control circuit further generates a clock signal according to the oscillating signals at a third interval.
US08902010B2	Microelectronic machine-based ariable A tunable resonator is provided that has a high Q for each resonate frequency. The tunable resonator is a MEMs tunable resonator wherein the tuner is affected by moving a moveable mass, associated with the resonating portion of the resonator, form a first position to a second position such that the moveable mass is held in the first position or second position by a detent rather than a constant electromagnet magnetic or electrostatic force applied thereon.
US08902001B2	Power supply device and power amplification apparatus using same Provided are a highly efficient, low waveform distortion power supply device and a power amplifying apparatus with high efficiency and high linearity using the device as a power supply.A power supply device of the present invention comprises a linear amplifier unit 400 which linearly amplifies an input signal and outputs it as an electric current Ic, and a switching amplification control unit 500, which outputs an electric current Im using a plurality of switching amplifying units 601, 602, . . . 60n for outputting respective predetermined voltages on the basis of the magnitude of the electric current Ic outputted from said linear amplifier unit 400; and it generates an output voltage Vout according to the waveform of the input signal, and outputs an electric current Iout which is a combination of the electric currents Ic and Im.
US08901999B2	Audio-output amplifier circuit for audio device, audio device, electronic device including audio device, and output control method for audio device An audio-output amplifier circuit for an audio device includes an output amplifier and a switching element connected between an amplifier-output terminal of the output amplifier and ground, to short-circuit the amplifier-output terminal of the output amplifier after transition to ground-level voltage is finished.
US08901998B2	Current-voltage converter having a current reflector, input stage of an amplifier and corresponding amplifier A current-voltage converter with a current reflector, for which the input current includes a fixed component and a variable component, includes an input for the current to be converted, an output for the converted voltage, two constant current sources each connected between the output and a respective reference voltage, at least one MOSFET transistor mounted in series with each constant current source, and a resistor for converting the current into a voltage, arranged between the output and ground. The gate of each MOSFET transistor is connected to one of the reference voltages. The input for the current to be converted is connected to the output through one of the MOSFET transistors. The converted further includes, for each MOSFET transistor, means for re-injecting into at least one of the current sources, a current equal to the current absorbed in the gates of the MOSFET transistors.
US08901995B2	Active low pass filter Sallen-Key active low pass filters (LPFs) have been knows for many years; however, these LPFs generally include passive components (i.e., resistors and capacitors) and active components (i.e., amplifiers) that are within the direct signal path that can contribute to the noise at the output of the filter within the pass band. Here, an LPF (which has the same general behavior as a Sallen-Key LPF) has been provided that AC couples passive components and active components to the direct signal path so as to suppress the noise contribution in the pass band.
US08901993B1	Method and apparatus for acquiring noise reduced high frequency signals A system and method receive the output signal from a capacitance diaphragm gauge (CDG) and generate a noise reduced output signal. An input signal processing circuit receives an input signal from a signal source that drives the CDG. The input signal processing circuit generates a segment of N normalized digital samples of the input signal. An output signal processing circuit receives the output signal from the CDG and generates M segments of N digital samples of the CDG output signal and averages the corresponding samples in the M segments to generate a signal segment of N averaged samples. Each of the N averaged samples is multiplied by a corresponding one of the N normalized samples to generate N products. The N products are averaged to generate an average product, which is multiplied by a constant to generate a system output signal with reduced noise.
US08901975B2	Digital PLL with dynamic loop gain control The disclosed embodiments relate to a digital phase-locked loop (PLL) with dynamic gain control. This digital PLL includes a phase detector which receives a reference signal and a feedback signal as inputs and produces an output signal comprising up/down values. It also includes a digital loop filter which receives the phase-detector output signal as an input and produces an M-bit output signal. This digital loop filter is associated with a loop-parameter control unit (LPCU) which dynamically generates loop-filter parameters for the digital loop filter based on an observed pattern of up/down values from the phase-detector output over a specified period of time. A digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) receives the loop-filter output signal and produces a PLL output signal. Finally, a feedback path returns the PLL output signal to the phase detector.
US08901974B2	Phase locked loop and method for operating the same The invention generally relates to phase locked loops (PLL), and more specifically to ultra-low bandwidth phase locked loops. The invention may be for example embodied in an integrated circuit implementing a phase locked loop or a method for operating a phase locked loop. The invention provides a PLL with a control stage that uses only two storage cells, a counter and a digital-to-analog (DAC) converter. In comparison to prior-art PLLs using storage cells the configuration of the invention's control stage reduces the chip area required for the PLL reduced. The invention further suggests PVT compensation mechanisms for a PLL and implementing a PLL that has lower peaking in its frequency response, which results in better settling response.
US08901968B2	Active pull-up/pull-down circuit A circuit includes circuit portions operating from separate power supplies which are switched sequentially. An output of a first portion powered by a power supply (A) is provided as an input to a second portion powered by another power supply (B). Power supply (A) is switched-ON a delay interval later than power supply (B). In an embodiment, the first portion also receives a control input which enables or disables response of the first portion to changes in its inputs. An active circuit is connected between the control terminal and a constant reference potential node of the circuit, and has one transistor of a current-mirror pair connected across supplies (A) and (B). The active circuit connects the control terminal to the constant reference potential node in the delay interval, but is an open circuit otherwise. Power dissipation in the circuit is thereby reduced.
US08901966B2	Sensor circuit Provided is a sensor circuit which can amplify a sensor signal at high speed and with a high amplification factor without increasing the current consumption. The sensor circuit includes a primary amplifier for amplifying in advance a differential output signal which is a current signal of a sensor element, a secondary amplifier for amplifying the amplified differential output signal, a constant voltage generating circuit for maintaining a sensor element driving current to be constant, and a feedback circuit for feeding back a feedback signal to adjust an amplification factor. Most of the currents which pass through the primary amplifier are bias currents of the sensor element.
US08901961B1	Placement, rebuffering and routing structure for PLD interface A PLD comprises a substrate, an array of programmable logic elements formed in the substrate, a first columnar interface coupling to the array of logic elements and extending in the substrate substantially parallel to a first side of the substrate, and at least a second columnar interface coupling to the array of logic elements and extending in the substrate substantially parallel to the first columnar interface. The interfaces illustratively provide a plurality of interconnects, control circuits and one or more of driver circuits, rebuffering circuits, signal conditioning circuits, deskewing circuits, clock synchronization circuits, power management circuits, testing/debugging circuits, partial reconfiguration circuits, multi-plexing circuits, pipelining circuits and storage circuits. The PLD is mounted on an interposer so that its interfaces electrically couple to electrically conducting paths on the interposer.
US08901953B2	Enforcing performance longevity on semiconductor devices Technologies for enforcing an expiration policy on an electronic engineering sample component includes a one-time programmable fuse to store a manufacture date of the electronic engineering sample component, another one-time programmable fuse to store an expiration date of the electronic engineering sample component, and a component life management engine to compare a current date of the electronic engineering sample component with the expiration date of the electronic engineering sample component. The component life management engine to disable or lock the electronic engineering sample component in response to determining that the current date of the electronic engineering sample component exceeds the expiration date of the electronic engineering sample component. In some embodiments, a computing device may enforce the expiration policy for the electronic engineering sample component. The computing device may also be communicatively coupled to a remote unlock server and may receive authorization to unlock a disabled engineering sample component.
US08901947B2	Probe out-of-position sensing for automated test equipment Detecting misalignment of test probes with component carriers in an automated test system is taught. Automated test systems for testing electronic components can have electronic components held in component carriers in preparation for testing. Testing can include moving test probes through openings provided in the component carrier to contact the electronic components held therein. Aspects of disclosed implementations use force feedback from the test probes to determine if the test probes have successfully contacted the electronic component without, for example, contacting the component carrier.
US08901944B2	Lattice structure for capacitance sensing electrodes One embodiment of a capacitive sensor array may comprise a first plurality of sensor elements and a second sensor element comprising a main trace, where the main trace intersects each of the first plurality of sensor elements to form a plurality of intersections. A unit cell may be associated with each of the intersections, and each unit cell may designate a set of locations nearest to the corresponding intersection. A contiguous section of the main trace may cross at least one of the plurality of unit cells. Within each unit cell, the second sensor element may comprise at least one primary subtrace branching away from the main trace.
US08901936B2	Array test device, method for testing an organic light emitting display device, and method for manufacturing the organic light emitting display device A method for testing an array for a pixel circuit of an organic light emitting diode display, which includes a first transistor that transmits a driving current corresponding to a data signal to an organic light emitting diode according to a scan signal and at least one capacitor, uses an array test device having a control device and a driver. The method includes performing a first irradiation of electron beams to an exposed portion of a first electrode of the at least one capacitor before manufacturing of the organic light emitting diode is completed, calibrating the control device of the array test device based on secondary electrons output by the at least one capacitor, performing a second irradiation of electron beams to an anode of the pixel circuit, and detecting whether the first transistor is normally operated based on an output amount of secondary electrons output by the anode.
US08901926B2	Arrangement for multiple frequency, multiple portal NQR detection Nuclear quadrupole resonance measurement using two or more wire loop(s) within a space to define a portal, and driving the wire loop(s) with a baseband digital transmitter generating a chirped or stepped signal, to create a corresponding varying electromagnetic field within the portal. Coherent emissions reflected thereby are detected through a directional coupler feeding the transceiver. The detected coherent emissions are processed with a matched filter to determine presence of a target object within the portal.
US08901925B2	Magnetoresistive sensor and manufacturing method thereof A magnetoresistive element formed by a strip of magnetoresistive material which extends on a substrate of semiconductor material having an upper surface. The strip comprises at least one planar portion which extends parallel to the upper surface, and at least one transverse portion which extends in a direction transverse to the upper surface. The transverse portion is formed on a transverse wall of a dig. By providing a number of magnetoresistive elements perpendicular to one another it is possible to obtain an electronic compass that is insensitive to oscillations with respect to the horizontal plane parallel to the surface of the Earth.
US08901916B2	Detecting malicious hardware by measuring radio frequency emissions A method of testing an electronic device includes measuring radio frequency emissions at a plurality of positions relative to a trusted unit of a particular electronicdevice during operation of the trusted unit, and measuring radio frequency emissions at the same plurality of positions relative to a second unit of the particular electronic device. For each of the plurality of positions, the radio frequency emissions measured from the second unit are compared to the radio frequency emissions measured from the trusted unit. The method then determines whether there is any frequency at which the measured amplitude of the radio frequency emissions from the second unit and the measured amplitude of the radio frequency emissions from the trusted unit exhibit a statistically significant difference.
US08901912B2	Bootstrap capacitor detecting circuit and bootstrap DC-DC converter thereof A bootstrap capacitor detecting circuit includes a current source, for providing a discharging current; a first switch, for conducting connection between a system voltage and a bootstrap voltage node according to a power-on-reset signal, to charge the bootstrap voltage node; a second switch, for conducting connection between a current source and the bootstrap voltage node according to the power-on-reset signal, to discharge the bootstrap voltage node; and a detecting unit, for determining whether a bootstrap capacitor is connected normally according to a bootstrap voltage of the bootstrap voltage node after the current source discharges the bootstrap voltage node.
US08901902B2	Switching regulator and electronic device incorporating same A switching regulator switch between an input terminal and an output terminal; a second switch between the output terminal and ground; a switching-time control circuit to generate a first signal when a first period corresponding to a ratio of ON-period of the first switch to a sum of those of the switches has elapsed from a reset-release timing and a reset signal when a second period longer than the first period has elapsed from the rest-release timing; a comparator to generate a second signal when a feedback voltage is smaller than a reference voltage; and a switch control circuit to control the switches so that the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned on in response to the first signal, and the second switch is turned off and the first switch is fumed on in response to the second signal.
US08901901B2	Digital phase adjustment for multi-phase power converters A multiphase power converter includes one or both of a phase control circuit and a valley switching locking circuit. The phase control circuit measures a phase difference between a first phase circuit and a second phase circuit and varies an on-time of a drive switch of the second phase circuit to produce and maintain a predetermined phase difference between the first phase circuit and the second phase circuit. When the multiphase power converter is operating in a discontinuous mode of operation, the valley switching locking circuit counts the number of zero crossings of an input current of the first phase circuit and blocks a second zero crossing detection signal from a waveform generator (i.e., PWM driver) associated with the second phase circuit until an input current of the second phase circuit has as many zero crossings as that of the first phase circuit input current.
US08901898B2	Methods and apparatus for regulating output voltage of a power supply system A power supply system includes a first connector, a second connector, a first circuit for detecting a magnitude of a current drawn from an energy source by the power supply system and providing a related output related, and a second circuit for adjusting an output voltage supplied to the second connector based on output of the first circuit. The output voltage supplied to the second connector is at a first value when the output of the first circuit is below a first threshold. Further, the output voltage supplied to the second connector is at a second value, greater than said first value, when the output of the first circuit is above a second threshold. The output voltage supplied to the second connector is at a third value, between said first and second values, when the output of the first circuit is between the first and second thresholds.
US08901896B2	System and method for non-sinusoidal current waveform excitation of electrical generators An electrical generator includes a stator having fractional-slot concentrated windings and a rotor having field windings. A drive is provided having a circuit to control current flow to the field windings and a controller to input an initial DC field current demand to the circuit to cause the circuit to output an initial DC field current representative of a DC field current demand that would cause an electrical generator having sinusoidal stator windings to output a desired AC power. The controller receives feedback on the magnetic field generated by the initial DC field current, isolates an ideal fundamental component of the magnetic field based on the feedback and to generate a modified DC field current demand, and inputs the modified DC field current demand to the circuit, thereby causing the circuit to output an instantaneous non-sinusoidal current to the field windings to generate a sinusoidal rotating air gap magnetic field.
US08901866B2	Motor drive apparatus equipped with energy storage unit A motor drive apparatus includes an AC/DC converter which converts AC power supplied from a power supply to DC power, a DC/AC converter which converts DC power to AC power and vice versa, a DC link unit which connects the DC side of the AC/DC converter to the DC side of the DC/AC converter and delivers the DC power from one to the other and vice versa, an energy storage unit which includes at least one capacitor storage unit and at least one flywheel storage unit each of which is connected to the DC link unit and stores or supplies the DC power, and an energy control unit which performs control so that the energy storage unit stores or supplies the DC power.
US08901860B2	Photovoltaic apparatus, maximum power point tracking control method and computer program in the same, and moving body including the same A photovoltaic apparatus according to the present invention includes a photovoltaic module and a tracking control device. The photovoltaic module includes a plurality of series portions coupled in parallel. The series portion includes a plurality of photovoltaic elements coupled in series. The photovoltaic elements coupled in a same straight row of the plurality of series portions are coupled parallel to one another. The tracking control device is configured to perform a maximum power point tracking control on an output of the photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic module includes a temperature sensor that detects a real panel temperature that is a panel temperature when the photovoltaic module is operating.
US08901857B2	Wireless supplyable lighting module A light-emitting module may include at least one receiver configured to wirelessly tap off energy from an alternating field, and at least one light source, which is connected to the receiver for tapping off electrical power, wherein the at least one light-emitting module is surrounded at least partially by a protective housing, wherein the light-emitting module is self-aligning.
US08901845B2	Temperature responsive control for lighting apparatus including light emitting devices providing different chromaticities and related methods A lighting apparatus may include a plurality of light emitting devices, a temperature sensor, and a compensation circuit. The plurality of light emitting devices may include a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a first chromaticity, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a second chromaticity different than the first chromaticity, and a third light emitting device configured to emit light having the second chromaticity. Moreover, the first, second, and third light emitting devices may be electrically coupled in series. The temperature sensor may be configured to generate a temperature sense signal responsive to heat generated by at least one of the plurality of light emitting devices. The compensation circuit may be coupled to the third light emitting device, with the compensation circuit being configured to vary a level of electrical current through the third light emitting device relative to the electrical current through the first and second light emitting devices responsive to the temperature sense signal. Related methods are also discussed.
US08901842B2	RF induction lamp with ferrite isolation system An induction RF fluorescent lamp includes a lamp envelope with a re-entrant cavity both covered on a partial vacuum side with phosphor and filled with a working gas mixture; a power coupler on the non-vacuum side of said re-entrant cavity comprising a ferromagnetic core overwound with at least one turn of an electrical conductor; an electronic ballast, wherein the ballast converts mains frequency voltage and current to a power coupler frequency voltage and current, the electronic ballast providing the voltage and current to the power coupler through at least two of a plurality of electrical terminals of the electronic ballast; a capacitor electrically connected between the ferromagnetic core and at least one of the plurality of electrical terminals of the electronic ballast, wherein the magnitude of the impedance of the capacitor is high at the mains frequency and the magnitude of the impedance of that same capacitor is low at the operating frequency of the RF fluorescent lamp.
US08901837B2	Circuit including power converter In at least one embedment, a circuit includes an input node, an energy node, a reference node, an output node, a first capacitive device, a first diode device, and a power converter. The first capacitive device is coupled between the energy node and the reference node. The first diode device has an anode coupled to the input node and a cathode coupled to the energy node. The power converter is coupled between the energy node and the output node.
US08901836B2	Dimming controlling circuit for LED A dimming controlling circuit for LED includes: a switch configured to connect a main circuit and a power grid; a switch-on duration controlling circuit configured to output a switch-on duration controlling signals according to action times of the switch; a switch-off controlling circuit configured to output a switch-off controlling signal according to a comparison result of the voltages of the switch-on duration controlling signal and of a signal from a terminal of a switch transistor in the main circuit; a switch-on controlling circuit configured to generate a switch-on controlling signal after a first preset duration since receiving the switch-off controlling signal; and a logic unit configured to output a switch transistor controlling signal.
US08901823B2	Light and light sensor A system of LED-based lights comprises first and second LED-based light having respective first and second electrical connectors configured for engagement with first and second conventional fluorescent fixtures, first and second LEDs configured to produce light in an area when the first and second electrical connectors are engaged with the first and second fixtures and first and second controllers electrically coupled to the first and second LEDs; and one or more sensors operable to detect a brightness level in the area and output respectively one or more signals indicative of the brightness level, wherein: the first and second controllers are configured to control an amount of power provided to the respective first and second LEDs at least partially based on a signal to adjust the light produced in the area towards a desired brightness level.
US08901807B2	Metal gate electrode and field emission display having same A metal gate electrode for a field emission device includes a plurality of metal strips. Some of the metal strips are arranged substantially along a first direction, and other metal strips are arranged substantially along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The metal strips are connected to each other to define a plurality of rectangular apertures through which electrons can pass.
US08901806B2	Display device and method of manufacturing thereof A novel display device with higher reliability having a structure of blocking moisture and oxygen, which deteriorate the characteristics of the display device, from penetrating through a sealing region and a method of manufacturing thereof is provided. According to the present invention, a display device and a method of manufacturing the same comprising: a display portion formed by aligning a light-emitting element using an organic light-emitting material between a pair of substrate, wherein the display portion is formed on an insulating layer formed on any one of the substrates, the pair of substrates is bonded to each other with a sealing material formed over the insulating layer while surrounding a periphery of the display portion, at least one layer of the insulating layer is made of an organic resin material, the periphery has a first region and a second region, the insulating layer in the first region has an opening covered with a protective film, the sealing material is formed in contact with the opening and the protective film, an outer edge portion of the insulating layer in the second region is covered with the protective film or the sealing material.
US08901799B2	Rotor disk and assembly method A rotor disk for an electric motor including a shaft hole for receiving a shaft of the electric motor, a set of positioning holes around the shaft hole, each configured to receive a positioning pin. The shaft hole and the set of positioning holes are positioned in the rotor disk such that when the rotor disk is set to a rotated position with respect to another similar rotor disk, and the shaft and the positioning pins are penetrated to the respective holes of the two rotor disks, the disks cause a pressing force to the shaft.
US08901794B2	Synchronous machine A rotor for an electric machine includes a base body and a plurality of support bodies that are fixed on the base body and support permanent magnets. The rotor is characterized in that two first support bodies that are located at a distance from one another form a receiving region for a second support body, allowing the first support body to be positively connected to the second support body.
US08901789B2	Electric machine module Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module including an electric machine positioned with a housing. The brushless electric machine includes a center axis of rotation and a support member coupled to the housing. The module also includes a cooling system, which includes an inlet disposed through a portion of the housing, a first channel positioned within the support member that fluidly connects a second channel with the inlet. The housing also includes a drain aperture and a drain guide disposed substantially adjacent to the drain aperture.
US08901787B2	Method of forming a power tool An electric motor has a stator in which an armature is disposed. The armature has a shaft. One of the stator or the armature includes a lamination stack having slots in which magnet wires are wound, the magnet wires having a coating of heat activated adhesive. There is further provided plastic molded around the magnet wires with heat of the plastic activating the heat activated adhesive on the magnet wires during molding of the plastic to bond the magnet wires together.
US08901778B2	Wireless energy transfer with variable size resonators for implanted medical devices A medical device-powering wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply. The wireless receiver including a load is configured to power the medical device using electrical power, and a second electromagnetic resonator adapted to be housed within the medical device and configured to be coupled to the load, wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the first electromagnetic resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second electromagnetic resonator from the first electromagnetic resonator, the area circumscribed by the inductive element of at least one of the electromagnetic resonators can be varied to improve performance.
US08901755B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming conductive layer over metal substrate for electrical interconnect of semiconductor die A semiconductor device has a substrate with a cavity. A conductive layer is formed within the cavity and over the substrate outside the cavity. A plurality of indentations can be formed in a surface of the substrate opposite the cavity for stress relief. A first semiconductor die is mounted within the cavity. A plurality of conductive vias can be formed through the first semiconductor die. An insulating layer is disposed between the first semiconductor die and substrate with the first conductive layer embedded within the first insulating layer. An encapsulant is deposited over the first semiconductor die and substrate. An interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant. The interconnect structure is electrically connected to the first semiconductor die and first conductive layer. The substrate is removed to expose the first conductive layer. A second semiconductor die is mounted to the conductive layer over the first semiconductor die.
US08901753B2	Microelectronic package with self-heating interconnect A microelectronic package is provided. The microelectronic package includes a substrate having a plurality of solder bumps disposed on a top side of the substrate and a die disposed adjacent to the top side of the substrate. The die includes a plurality of glassy metal bumps disposed on a bottom side of the die wherein the plurality of glassy metal bumps are to melt the plurality of solder bumps to form a liquid solder layer. The liquid solder layer is to attach the die with the substrate.
US08901748B2	Direct external interconnect for embedded interconnect bridge package An external direct connection usable for an embedded interconnect bridge package is described. In one example, a package has a substrate, a first semiconductor die having a first bridge interconnect region, and a second semiconductor die having a second bridge interconnect region. The package has a bridge embedded in the substrate, the bridge having a first contact area to connect to the first bridge interconnect region and a second contact area to connect to the second bridge interconnect region, and an external connection rail extending between the interconnect bridge and the first and second semiconductor dies to supply external connection to the first and second bridge interconnect regions.
US08901746B2	Methods of manufacturing NAND flash memory devices A NAND flash memory device includes a plurality of continuous conductors disposed on a common level of a multilayer substrate, the plurality of continuous conductors including respective conductive lines extending in parallel along a first direction, respective contact pads disposed at ends of the respective conductive lines and respective conductive dummy lines extending in parallel from the contact pads along a second direction.
US08901745B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor devices A three-dimensional semiconductor device may include a substrate including wiring and contact regions and a thin film structure on the wiring and contact regions of the substrate. The thin-film structure may include a plurality of alternating wiring layers and inter-layer insulating layers defining a terraced structure in the contact region so that each of the wiring layers includes a contact surface in the contact region that extends beyond others of the wiring layers more distant from the substrate. A plurality of contact structures may extend in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate with each of the contact structures being electrically connected to a contact surface of a respective one of the wiring layers. Related methods are also discussed.
US08901735B2	Connector design for packaging integrated circuits A device includes a top dielectric layer having a top surface. A metal pillar has a portion over the top surface of the top dielectric layer. A non-wetting layer is formed on a sidewall of the metal pillar, wherein the non-wetting layer is not wettable to the molten solder. A solder region is disposed over and electrically coupled to the metal pillar.
US08901732B2	Semiconductor device package and method Various packages and methods are disclosed. A package according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a chip attached to a surface of the substrate with electrical connectors, a molding compound on the surface of the substrate and around the chip, an adhesive on a surface of the chip that is distal from the surface of the substrate, and a lid on the adhesive. In an embodiment, a region between the molding compound and the lid at a corner of the lid is free from the adhesive. In another embodiment, the lid has a recess in a surface of the lid facing the surface of the molding compound.
US08901729B2	Semiconductor package, packaging substrate and fabrication method thereof A packaging substrate and a semiconductor package using the packaging substrate are provided. The packaging substrate includes: a substrate body having a die attach area, a circuit layer formed around the die attach area and having a plurality of conductive traces each having a wire bonding pad, and a surface treatment layer formed on the wire bonding pads. Therein, only one of the conductive traces is connected to an electroplating line so as to prevent cross-talk that otherwise occurs between conductive traces due to too many electroplating lines in the prior art.
US08901726B2	Package on package structure and method of manufacturing the same A package on package structure includes a first substrate having a first region and a second region, a bump formed on the first region of the first substrate, a first semiconductor die bonded to the second region of the first substrate, and a semiconductor die package bonded to the first substrate. The bump includes a metallic structure and a plurality of minor elements dispersed in the metallic structure. The semiconductor die package includes a connector bonded to the bump, and the first semiconductor die is between the semiconductor die package and the first substrate.
US08901723B2	Electrically isolated power semiconductor package with optimized layout A packaged power semiconductor device is provided with voltage isolation between a metal backside and terminals of the device. The packaged power semiconductor device is arranged in an encapsulant defining a hole for receiving a structure for physically coupling the device to an object. A direct-bonded copper (“DBC”) substrate is used to provide electrical isolation and improved thermal transfer from the device to a heatsink. At least one power semiconductor die is mounted to a first metal layer of the DBC substrate. The first metal layer spreads heat generated by the semiconductor die. In one embodiment, the packaged power semiconductor device conforms to a TO-247 outline and is capable of receiving a screw for physically coupling the device to a heatsink.
US08901714B2	Transmission line formed adjacent seal ring An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor body, active components formed over the semiconductor body, one or more seal rings surrounding the active components, and a signal line. One or more of the seal rings are configured to provide the primary return path for current flowing through the signal line.
US08901713B2	Extremely thin semiconductor-on-insulator with back gate contact A structure is provided in which the back gate regions are physically separated from one another as opposed to using reversed biased pn junction diodes. In the present disclosure, the back gate regions can be formed first through a buried dielectric material of an extremely thin semiconductor-on-insulator (ETSOI) substrate. After dopant activation, standard device fabrication processes can be performed. A semiconductor base layer portion of the ETSOI substrate can then be removed from the original ETSOI to expose a surface of the back gates.
US08901710B2	Interdigitated capacitors with a zero quadratic voltage coefficient of capacitance or zero linear temperature coefficient of capacitance Disclosed are an interdigitated capacitor and an interdigitated vertical native capacitor, each having a relatively low (e.g., zero) net coefficient of capacitance with respect to a specific parameter. For example, the capacitors can have a zero net linear temperature coefficient of capacitance (Tcc) to limit capacitance variation as a function of temperature or a zero net quadratic voltage coefficient of capacitance (Vcc2) to limit capacitance variation as a function of voltage. In any case, each capacitor can incorporate at least two different plate dielectrics having opposite polarity coefficients of capacitance with respect to the specific parameter due to the types of dielectric materials used and their respective thicknesses. As a result, the different dielectric plates will have opposite effects on the capacitance of the capacitor that cancel each other out such that the capacitor has a zero net coefficient of capacitance with respect to specific parameter.
US08901701B2	Chip package and fabrication method thereof A chip package is disclosed. The package includes a semiconductor chip having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, at least one conductive pad adjacent to the first surface, and an opening extending toward the first surface from the second surface to expose the conductive pad. The caliber adjacent to the first surface is greater than that of the opening adjacent to the second surface. An insulating layer and a redistribution layer (RDL) are successively disposed on the second surface and extend to a sidewall and a bottom of the opening, in which the RDL is electrically connected to the conductive pad through the opening. A passivation layer covers the RDL and partially fills the opening to form a void between the passivation layer and the conductive pad in the opening. A fabrication method of the chip package is also disclosed.
US08901700B2	Semiconductor structures Methods of pitch doubling of asymmetric features and semiconductor structures including the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a single photolithography mask may be used to pitch double three features, for example, of a DRAM array. In one embodiment, two wordlines and a grounded gate over field may be pitch doubled. Semiconductor structures including such features are also disclosed.
US08901694B2	Optical input/output device and method of fabricating the same An optical input/output (I/O) device is provided. The device includes a substrate including an upper trench; a waveguide disposed within the upper trench of the substrate; a photodetector disposed within the upper trench of the substrate and comprising a first end surface optically connected to an end surface of the waveguide; and a light-transmitting insulating layer interposed between the end surface of the waveguide and the first end surface of the photodetector.
US08901686B2	Mounting structure of chip type electric element and electric apparatus having chip type electric element on flexible board A mounting structure for mounting a chip type electric element on a flexible board includes: the flexible board having a first land, on which a first lead terminal of another electric element is soldered; and the chip type electric element having a long side. A whole of the long side of the chip type electric element faces a long side of the first land. A length of the long side of the first land is defined as IA, and a distance between one long side of the first land and one long side of the chip type electric element is defined as IB, the one long side of the first land facing the chip type electric element but opposite to the one long side of the chip type electric element. The length of IA is equal to or larger than the distance of IB.
US08901681B1	Method and apparatus for attachment of MEMS devices A pedestal projection having reduced cross-sectional area secures a MEMs device to a housing surface in a manner which reduces strain on the MEMS die due to differences in coefficients of thermal expansion while more evenly distributing to the MEMS sensor any external forces mechanically coupled through the housing structure. The pedestal projection may be integrally formed with a surface on either MEMS die or housing member and is axially aligned with the structure which anchors the MEMS sensor to the MEMS die.
US08901678B2	Light-assisted biochemical sensor A light-assisted biochemical sensor based on a light addressable potentiometric sensor is disclosed. The light-assisted biochemical sensor comprises a semiconductor substrate and a sensing layer, which are used to detect the specific ion concentration or the biological substance concentration of a detected solution. Lighting elements fabricated directly on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate directly illuminate the light to the semiconductor substrate, so as to enhance the photoconduction property of the semiconductor substrate. And then, the hysteresis and the sensing sensitivity of the light-assisted biochemical sensor are respectively reduced and improved. In addition, due to its characteristics of integration, the light-assisted biochemical sensor not only reduces the fabrication cost but also has portable properties and real-time detectable properties. As a result, its detection range and the application range are wider.
US08901673B2	Semiconductor device having ring-shaped gate electrode, design apparatus, and program A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a transistor that has a ring-shaped gate electrode formed on the substrate; a plurality of external dummy electrodes that are arranged outside the gate electrode and are formed in the same layer as the gate electrode; and at least one internal dummy electrode that is arranged inside the gate electrode and is formed in the same layer as the gate electrode.
US08901672B1	Transistor having all-around source/drain metal contact channel stressor and method to fabricate same An intermediate transistor structure includes a fin structure disposed on a surface of an insulating layer. The fin structure has a gate structure disposed thereon between first and second ends of the fin structure. A first portion of the fin structure is a first doped portion that is disposed over a first recess in the surface of the insulating layer and a second portion of the fin structure is a second doped portion disposed over a second recess in the surface of the insulating layer. The intermediate transistor structure further includes source and drain metal disposed around the first and second doped portions, each inducing one of compression strain or tensile strain in a portion of the fin structure that is disposed within the gate structure and that functions during operation of the transistor as a channel of the transistor.
US08901669B2	Method of manufacturing an IC comprising a plurality of bipolar transistors and IC comprising a plurality of bipolar transistors A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising bipolar transistors including first and second type bipolar transistors, the method comprising providing a substrate comprising first isolation regions each separated from a second isolation region by an active region comprising a collector impurity of one of the bipolar transistors; forming a base layer stack over the substrate; forming a first emitter cap layer of a first effective thickness over the base layer stack in the areas of the first type bipolar transistor; forming a second emitter cap layer of a second effective thickness different from the first effective thickness over the base layer stack in the areas of the second type bipolar transistor; and forming an emitter over the emitter cap layer of each of the bipolar transistors. An IC in accordance with this method.
US08901656B2	Semiconductor wafer, field-effect transistor, method of producing semiconductor wafer, and method of producing field-effect transistor Provided is a semiconductor wafer including a base wafer, a first insulating layer, and a semiconductor layer. Here, the base wafer, the first insulating layer and the semiconductor layer are arranged in an order of the base wafer, the first insulating layer and the semiconductor layer, the first insulating layer is made of an amorphous metal oxide or an amorphous metal nitride, the semiconductor layer includes a first crystal layer and a second crystal layer, the first crystal layer and the second crystal layer are arranged in an order of the first crystal layer and the second crystal layer in such a manner that the first crystal layer is positioned closer to the base wafer, and the electron affinity Ea1 of the first crystal layer is larger than the electron affinity Ea2 of the second crystal layer.
US08901654B1	Semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) field effect transistor with buried epitaxial active regions A material stack including a semiconductor channel portion, a gate dielectric, a gate electrode, and a gate cap dielectric portion is formed on an insulator layer. The material stack is laterally enclosed by a dielectric spacer including a dielectric material that is different from the dielectric material of the insulator layer. The material stack and the dielectric spacer are undercut by an isotropic etch that removes the material of the insulator layer selective to the material of the dielectric spacer. A selective epitaxy process is employed to deposit a doped semiconductor material, which forms a source region and a drain region that are epitaxially in contact with the semiconductor channel portion. Metal semiconductor alloy portions can be formed on the source region and the drain region.
US08901647B2	Semiconductor device including first and second semiconductor elements A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor element including a first pn junction between a first terminal and a second terminal. The semiconductor device further includes a semiconductor element including a second pn junction between a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The semiconductor element further includes a semiconductor body including the first semiconductor element and the second semiconductor element monolithically integrated. The first and third terminals are electrically coupled to a first device terminal. The second and fourth terminals are electrically coupled to a second device terminal. A temperature coefficient α1 of a breakdown voltage Vbr1 of the first pn junction and a temperature coefficient α2 of a breakdown voltage Vbr2 of the second pn junction have a same algebraic sign and satisfy 0.6×α1<α2<1.1×α1 at T=300 K, wherein Vbr2
US08901641B2	Semiconductor device with super junction structure and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device with a super-junction structure is provided, including: a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type; an epitaxial layer having the first conductivity type formed over the semiconductor substrate; a first doping region having the first conductive type formed in a portion of the epitaxial layer; a second doping region having a second conductivity type formed in a portion of the of the epitaxial layer; a third doping region having the second conductivity type formed in a portion of the of the epitaxial layer, wherein the doping region partially comprises doped polysilicon materials having the second conductivity type; a gate dielectric layer formed over the epitaxial layer, partially overlying the well region; and a gate electrode formed over a portion of the gate dielectric layer.
US08901639B2	Monolithic bidirectional silicon carbide switching devices A monolithic bidirectional switching device includes a drift layer having a first conductivity type and having an upper surface, and first and second vertical metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) structures at the upper surface of the drift layer. The drift layer provides a common drain for the first and second vertical MOS structures. The first and second vertical MOS structures are protected by respective first and second edge termination structures at the upper surface of the drift layer. A monolithic bidirectional switching device according to further embodiments includes a vertical MOS structure at the upper surface of the drift layer, and a diode at the upper surface of the drift layer. The drift layer provides a drain for the vertical MOS structure and a cathode for the diode, and the vertical MOS structure and the diode are protected by respective first and second edge termination structures.
US08901618B2	Solid-state image pickup element, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device, including a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric conversion region in the semiconductor substrate that generates charges in response to light incident thereon; an electric charge holding region in the semiconductor substrate and capable of holding electric charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion region until the electric charges are read out from the electric charge holding region; a transfer gate that effects transfer of electric charges generated in the photoelectric conversion region to the electric charge holding region; a light blocking film over an upper surface of the transfer gate; and an insulating layer over the substrate and between the semiconductor substrate and the light blocking film, wherein, a portion of the insulating layer over the photoelectric conversion region is more thinly formed than the insulating layer not over the photoelectric conversion region.
US08901614B2	Location-related adjustment of the operating temperature distribution or power distribution of a semiconductor power component, and component for carrying out said method Described is a method for adjusting an operating temperature of MOS power components composed of a plurality of identical individual cells and a component for carrying out the method. As a characteristic feature, the gate electrode network (4) of the active chip region is subdivided into several gate electrode network sectors (B1, B2, B3) which are electrically isolated from one another by means of isolating points and to each of which a different gate voltage is fed via corresponding contacts.
US08901606B2	Pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) comprising low temperature buffer layer A pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) comprises: a substrate comprising a Group III-V semiconductor material; buffer layer disposed over the substrate; and a channel layer disposed over the buffer layer. The buffer layer comprises microprecipitates of a Group V semiconductor element. A method of fabricating a pHEMT is also described.
US08901600B2	Light-emitting device with heterophase boundaries The invention relates to light-emitting devices; in particular, to highly effective light-emitting diodes on the base of nitrides of III group elements of the periodic system. The light-emitting device includes a substrate, a buffer layer formed on the substrate, a first layer from n-type semiconductor formed on the buffer layer, a second layer from p-type semiconductor and an active layer arranged between the first and second layers. The first, second and active layers form interlacing of the layers with zinc blend phase structure and layers with wurtzite phase structure forming heterophase boundaries therebetween. Technical result of the invention is increasing the effectiveness (efficiency) of the light-emitting device at the expense of heterophase boundaries available in the light-emitting device which allow to eliminate formation of the potential wells for holes, to increase the uniformity of the hole distribution in the active layer and to ensure suppression of nonradiative Auger recombination.
US08901596B2	Lighting device and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a lighting device includes the steps of: preparing a substrate having at least one lighting chip, a frame for surrounding the lighting chip, and a cover body for covering one side of the frame; bonding the frame and the substrate so that the lighting chip is located within a region surrounded by the frame; and bonding the cover body and the frame so that the cover body and the frame cooperatively define a receptacle to cover the lighting chip. A bonding force between the cover body and the frame is configured to be smaller than a bonding force between the frame and the substrate so that when the cover body is separated from the frame, the bonding between the frame and the substrate is not destroyed.
US08901587B2	Display panel apparatus and manufacturing method of display panel apparatus A display panel apparatus includes a substrate and an organic electro-luminescence unit that includes an array. The array is above the substrate and includes a red, a green, and a blue pixel. A glass layer is above the organic electro-luminescence unit. A resin layer is between the glass layer and the organic electro-luminescence unit. A surface of the resin layer that is on a side toward the organic electro-luminescence unit includes concaves. Each of the concaves is concaved toward the glass layer and corresponds to one of the pixels. Lens resins are each in one of the concaves and include a surface that is substantially coplanar with the surface of the resin layer. A refractive index of the lens resin in the concave that corresponds to the blue pixel is greater than a refractive index of the lens resin in the concave that corresponds to the red pixel.
US08901586B2	Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed are a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes a substrate; a light emitting structure disposed on the substrate and having a stack structure in which a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer are stacked; a lens disposed on the light emitting structure; and a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, respectively. At least one of the first and second terminal portions extends from a top surface of the light emitting structure along respective side surfaces of the light emitting structure and the substrate.
US08901585B2	Multiple component solid state white light A white light emitting lamp is disclosed comprising a solid state ultra violet (UV) emitter that emits light in the UV wavelength spectrum. A conversion material is arranged to absorb at least some of the light emitting from the UV emitter and re-emit light at one or more different wavelengths of light. One or more complimentary solid state emitters are included that emit at different wavelengths of light than the UV emitter and the conversion material. The lamp emits a white light combination of light emitted from the complimentary emitters and from the conversion material, with the white light having high efficacy and good color rendering. Other embodiments of white light emitting lamp according to the present invention comprises a solid state laser instead of a UV emitter. A high flux white emitting lamp embodiment according to the invention comprises a large area light emitting diode (LED) that emits light at a first wavelength spectrum and includes a conversion material. A plurality of complimentary solid state emitters surround the large area LED, with each emitter emitting light in a spectrum different from the large area LED and conversion material such that the lamp emits a balanced white light. Scattering particles can be included in each of the embodiments to scatter the light from the emitters, conversion material and complimentary emitters to provide a more uniform emission.
US08901582B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device has a first light-emitting structure a second light-emitting structure on a top surface of the first light-emitting structure, an insulation layer between a top surface of the first light-emitting structure and a bottom surface of the second light-emitting structure; and a first electrode contacted with the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the third conductive type semiconductor layer. The first electrode contacts the insulation layer and the first electrode has a thickness thicker than that of the insulating layer.
US08901578B2	LED module having LED chips as light source An LED (Light Emitting Diode) module includes an LED unit having one or more LED chips and a case. The case includes: a body including a base plate made of ceramic, the base plate having a main surface and a bottom surface opposite to the main surface; a through conductor penetrating through the base plate; and one or more pads formed on the main surface and making conductive connection with the through conductor, the pads mounting thereon the LED unit. The through conductor includes a main surface exposed portion exposed to the main surface and overlapping the LED unit when viewed from top, a bottom surface reaching portion connected to the main surface exposed portion and reaching the bottom surface. The pads cover at least a portion of the main surface exposed portion.
US08901577B2	Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display device includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode on a substrate, a gate interconnection line connected to the gate electrode, a source and drain interconnection line connected to the source and drain electrodes, a first test pad electrically connected to the source and drain interconnection line, and a second test pad electrically connected to the gate interconnection line. The second test pad is at a same level as the first test pad, and the gate electrode is on a different layer than the source and drain electrodes.
US08901572B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes an n+ type silicon carbide substrate; a plurality of n type pillar regions, a plurality of p type pillar regions, and an n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate; a p type epitaxial layer and an n+ region sequentially disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer; a trench penetrating the n+ region and the p type epitaxial layer and disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer; a gate insulating film disposed within the trench; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film; an oxide film disposed on the gate electrode; a source electrode disposed on the p type epitaxial layer, the n+ region, and the oxide film; and a drain electrode positioned on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate.
US08901568B2	Silicon carbide insulating gate type semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof A termination configuration of a silicon carbide insulating gate type semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a first main face, a gate electrode, and a source interconnection, as well as a circumferential resurf region. The semiconductor layer includes a body region of a second conductivity type, a source region of the first conductivity type, a contact region of the second conductivity type, and a circumferential resurf region of the second conductivity type. A width of a portion of the circumferential resurf region excluding the body region is greater than or equal to ½ the thickness of at least the semiconductor layer. A silicon carbide insulating gate type semiconductor device of high breakdown voltage and high performance can be provided.
US08901567B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof An object of the invention is to reduce an area occupied by a capacitor in a circuit in a semiconductor device, and to downsize a semiconductor device on which the capacitor and an organic memory are mounted. The organic memory and the capacitor, included in a peripheral circuit, in which the same material as the layer containing the organic compound used for the organic memory is used as a dielectric, are used. The peripheral circuit here means a circuit having at least a capacitor such as a resonance circuit, a power supply circuit, a boosting circuit, a DA converter, or a protective circuit. Further, a capacitor in which a semiconductor is used as a dielectric may be provided over the same substrate as well as the capacitor in which the same material as the layer containing the organic compound is used as a dielectric. In this case, it is desirable that the capacitor in which the same material as the layer containing the organic compound is used as a dielectric and the capacitor in which the semiconductor is used as a dielectric are connected to each other in parallel.
US08901563B2	Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display device includes an organic light-emitting device, a thin film transistor (TFT) electrically connected to the organic light-emitting device, and a capacitor electrically connected to the organic light-emitting device, the capacitor including a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer opposite to each other, and a first insulating layer interposed as a single layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
US08901560B2	Display device and manufacturing method therefor An active matrix substrate of a display device of the present invention includes a glass substrate (30), a plurality of connection terminals (41) formed on the surface of the glass substrate and arranged in parallel with one another at an equal interval, and an interlayer insulating film (38) covering the plurality of connection terminals. The edge of the interlayer insulating film is so formed that tips of the plurality of connection terminals are exposed. An opening (50) is formed along the edge of the interlayer insulating film between two adjacent connection terminals. It is possible to avoid formation of pixel electrode material residue near the edge of the interlayer insulating film when a pixel electrode is formed by photo-etching through the formation of a pixel electrode material layer and a photosensitive resist layer on the interlayer insulating film.
US08901557B2	Semiconductor device High field-effect mobility is provided for a transistor including an oxide semiconductor. Further, a highly reliable semiconductor device including the transistor is provided. In a bottom-gate transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, an oxide semiconductor layer functioning as a current path (channel) of the transistor is sandwiched between oxide semiconductor layers having lower carrier densities than the oxide semiconductor layer. In such a structure, the channel is formed away from the interface of the oxide semiconductor stacked layer with an insulating layer in contact with the oxide semiconductor stacked layer, i.e., a buried channel is formed.
US08901554B2	Semiconductor device including channel formation region including oxide semiconductor A first insulating film in contact with an oxide semiconductor film and a second insulating film are stacked in this order over an electrode film of a transistor including the oxide semiconductor film, an etching mask is formed over the second insulating film, an opening portion exposing the electrode film is formed by etching a portion of the first insulating film and a portion of the second insulating film, the opening portion exposing the electrode film is exposed to argon plasma, the etching mask is removed, and a conductive film is formed in the opening portion exposing the electrode film. The first insulating film is an insulating film whose oxygen is partly released by heating. The second insulating film is less easily etched than the first insulating film and has a lower gas-permeability than the first insulating film.
US08901552B2	Top gate thin film transistor with multiple oxide semiconductor layers An object is to provide a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film, which has stable electrical characteristics and high reliability. A stack of first and second material films is formed by forming the first material film (a film having a hexagonal crystal structure) having a thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm over an insulating surface and forming the second material film having a hexagonal crystal structure (a crystalline oxide semiconductor film) using the first material film as a nucleus. As the first material film, a material film having a wurtzite crystal structure (e.g., gallium nitride or aluminum nitride) or a material film having a corundum crystal structure (α-Al2O3, α-Ga2O3, In2O3, Ti2O3, V2O3, Cr2O3, or α-Fe2O3) is used.
US08901551B2	Light emitting diode structure and manufacturing method thereof A light emitting diode (LED) structure including a substrate, a polymer layer, and an epitaxy layer is provided. The polymer layer is disposed on the substrate, wherein the polymer layer has a chemical formula of: wherein M represents sodium, zinc, magnesium, or potassium. The epitaxy layer is disposed on the polymer layer. The epitaxy layer is bonded to the substrate via the polymer layer.
US08901546B2	Organic light-emitting panel, manufacturing method thereof, and organic display device A pixel in the panel includes sub-pixels 100a, 100b, and 100c. The sub-pixel 100a is defined by banks 105a and 105b. The sub-pixel 100b is defined by banks 105b and 105c. The sub-pixel 100c is defined by banks 105c and 105d. Organic light-emitting layers are formed in sub-pixels by, for each pixel, applying ink to the sub-pixels 100a, 100b, and 100c in the stated order and drying the applied ink. With regard to a sidewall 105aa of the bank 105a, sidewalls 105ba and 105bb of the bank 105b, and a sidewall 105cb of the bank 105c, inclination angles of the sidewalls satisfy relationships: inclination angle θaa and inclination angle θba are equal, and inclination angle θcb is larger than inclination angle θbb.
US08901539B2	Organic electroluminescence device and luminescence apparatus The invention provides an organic EL device including a pair of electrodes and at least one luminescent layer located between the pair of electrodes, the luminescent layer including a blue phosphorescent material having a luminescence peak in a range of from 420 nm to less than 500 nm, a green phosphorescent material having a luminescence peak in a range of from 500 nm to less than 570 nm, a red phosphorescent material having a luminescence peak in a range of from 570 nm to 650 nm, and a charge-transporting material, the charge-transporting material having a lowest excited triplet energy level (T1) of 2.7 eV or more, and the T1 of the charge-transporting material being higher than the T1 of the blue phosphorescent material by 0.08 eV or more.
US08901538B2	Nano resonator and manufacturing method thereof A nano resonator includes a substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a first source disposed on the first insulating layer at a first position, a first drain disposed on the first insulating layer at a second position spaced apart from the first position so that the first drain faces the first source, a first nano-wire channel having a first end connected to the first source and a second end connected to the first drain, and having a doping type and a doping concentration that are identical to a doping type and a doping concentration of the first source and the first drain, and a second nano-wire channel disposed at a predetermined distance from the first nano-wire channel in a direction perpendicular to the substrate or a direction parallel to the substrate.
US08901534B2	Coalesced nanowire structures with interstitial voids and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device, such as an LED, includes a plurality of first conductivity type semiconductor nanowire cores located over a support, a continuous second conductivity type semiconductor layer extending over and around the cores, a plurality of interstitial voids located in the second conductivity type semiconductor layer and extending between the cores, and first electrode layer that contacts the second conductivity type semiconductor layer and extends into the interstitial voids.
US08901529B2	Memory array with self-aligned epitaxially grown memory elements and annular FET A system and method for fabricating a memory array device. An example memory array device includes a plurality of memory cells, each including a FET over a substrate and a memory element over the FET. Each memory element includes a plurality of epitaxially grown memory element layers. The memory array device includes a plurality of gate conductors configured a first axis, in parallel. Each gate conductor laterally surrounds a plurality of FETs of the memory cells along the first axis. The memory array device includes a plurality of bit lines configured along a second axis, in parallel, and electrically coupled to a plurality of memory elements along the second axis. Embodiments of the memory array preserve alignment of crystal lattices beginning from the bottom layers in the FET up to the top active layers in memory element, thus preserving crystal lattice alignment between transistor and memory element.
US08901523B1	Apparatus for protecting EUV optical elements Apparatus having a chamber with an interior wall and a region within the chamber from which a contaminating material emanates when the apparatus is in operation. A plurality of vanes is positioned on a portion of the interior wall, each of the vanes having a first surface which is oriented along a direction between the vane and the region and a second surface adjacent the first surface which is oriented to deflect the contaminating material striking the second surface away from the region, the second surfaces being dimensioned and juxtaposed with respect to one another such that the second surfaces substantially prevent the contaminating material from striking the portion of the interior wall. At least part of each of the vanes may be covered with a mesh. The vanes may be heated, and may be heated at least to a melting point of the contaminating material. The apparatus is especially applicable to protecting multilayer mirrors serving as collectors in systems for generating EUV light for use in semiconductor photolithography.
US08901502B2	Device for determining a parameter of a medium A device (1) is provided for determining at least one parameter of a medium which has a sensor device (2) and an electronic device (3). To provide such a device with a cooling system for at least a portion of its components, the sensor device (2) and/or the electronic device (3) are arranged at least partly in at least one inner space (4, 5) of a housing (6). A passage (7) borders the inner space (4, 5) and a cooling chamber (8) through which a cooling medium can flow is arranged in proximity of the passage (7).
US08901479B2	Sensor assembly for fluid detection and discrimination A light transmitting optical fiber shines light at a side edge portion of a hemispherical lens. The light is transmitted along the periphery of the lens to a second side edge portion located opposite the first side edge portion. A light sensitive component detects light at the second edge portion which light resulted from the light transmitted at the first side edge portion. The intensity of light detected at the second side edge portion is indicative of the fluid to which the lens is exposed, and can be evaluated and signaled by a microprocessor.
US08901475B1	Avalanche photodiode biasing system including a current mirror, voltage-to-current converter circuit, and a feedback path sensing an avalanche photodiode voltage A system has a current mirror that has an input node and an output node and an avalanche photodiode (APD) coupled to the output node of the current mirror. The system also has a nonlinear voltage-to-current conversion element coupled to the input node of the current mirror that transmits current through the current mirror and the APD. Further, the system has a feedback path coupled between the output node of the current mirror and the voltage-to-current conversion element that senses a voltage across the APD and provides, based on the sensed voltage, an input signal to the voltage-to-current conversion element for controlling the element's output current, and the feedback path is arranged to limit a voltage of the input signal such that the output current is limited thereby preventing damage to the APD.
US08901470B2	Microwave heating apparatus In a microwave heating apparatus of the invention, microwaves from oscillation parts 1a, 1b are divided into a plurality of microwaves by power division parts 2a, 2b and inputted to amplification parts 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and desired microwave powers from the amplification parts are supplied from feeding parts 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d to a heating chamber 8. Reflected powers reflected from the heating chamber to the amplification parts via the feeding parts are detected by power detection parts 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d. Each of the feeding parts has a plurality of antennas for supplying the microwaves having different characteristics to the heating chamber, and a control part 7 extracts an oscillating frequency with which the reflected powers detected by the power detection parts are minimum, and causes the oscillation parts to oscillate at the extracted oscillating frequency so as to supply the microwaves having the different characteristics from the plurality of antennas to the heating chamber.
US08901463B2	Thermal management device A thermal management device is presently disclosed. The thermal management device includes an insulator with a maximum use temperature of at least 200 degrees Celsius, and a heating element having at least one heater leg, where the heater leg contacts the insulator and is configured to supply thermal energy. The heating element also has lead wires configured to provide a parallel electrical connection between the heater leg and a current source.
US08901460B2	Heat treatment method and heat treatment apparatus for heating substrate by irradiating substrate with light After flash irradiation on a semiconductor wafer is started and then the temperatures of front and back surfaces of the semiconductor wafer become equal to each other, the temperature of the back surface of the semiconductor wafer, which has a known emissivity, is measured with a radiation thermometer. The emissivity of the front surface of the semiconductor wafer is calculated based on the intensity of radiated light from a black body having an equal temperature to the temperature of the back surface thereof, and the intensity of radiated light actually radiated from the front surface of the semiconductor wafer. Then, the temperature of the front surface of the semiconductor wafer heated by the flash irradiation is calculated based on the calculated emissivity and the intensity of the radiated light from the front surface of the semiconductor wafer that has been measured after the flash irradiation is started.
US08901453B2	Laser processing system and overlay welding method A laser processing system includes a laser processing head, a powder supply device, and a controller. The powder supply device supplies powder to the laser processing head. The laser processing head includes: a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light; and a powder supply unit which receives the powder supplied from a powder supply device to the laser processing head, and can supply the powder to a laser spot on the workpiece. The powder supply unit includes: a powder discharge unit which can discharge the powder toward the laser spot on the workpiece; and a powder-supply control mechanism which controls the amount of the powder to be supplied to the powder discharge unit, by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of the powder supplied from the powder supply device. The controller controls the distributing by the powder-supply control mechanism.
US08901449B2	Spot welding system and dressing determination method A spot welding system including a welding gun with an openable/closable electrode pair; and a dressing determination device determining a quality of a shaping process applied to an electrode of the electrode pair. The dressing determination device includes a visual sensor obtaining an image of the electrode, identifying a base and a tip of the electrode on the image and measuring a distance between the base and the tip on the image, by image processing; a visual sensor control section allowing the visual sensor to measure the distance immediately before and after the shaping process is performed; a cut amount calculation section calculating a difference between the distances measured by the visual sensor immediately before and after the shaping process is performed, as a cut amount of the electrode; and a cut amount judgment section judging whether the calculated cut amount is within a predetermined acceptable range.
US08901443B2	Multi-position switch assembly for controlling a vehicle display screen A multi-position switch assembly includes a housing, a first holder configured for both rotational and pivotal movement, and a second holder received in the first holder. In a pivoted position, first engagement members of the housing engage second engagement members of the first holder to prevent rotation of the first holder. The second holder is rotationally fixed and is pivotable with the first holder. The second holder supports the first holder but is not directly connected to the first holder. A pushbutton extends through the second holder, is fixed against rotation and is movable linearly relative to the second holder. A detector is adapted to detect rotation of the first holder. A first input device is actuated by pivotal movement of the second holder. The first holder is spaced from and does not contact the first input device. A second input device is actuated by linear movement of the pushbutton.
US08901438B2	Electronic equipment cabinet structure An electronic equipment cabinet structure includes a frame having a plurality of vertical support posts and a plurality of cross members that connect the support posts together. In one aspect, the cabinet structure further includes at least one caster plate connected to one of the plurality of cross members. In another aspect, the cabinet structure further includes at least one bracket having a base and two sides extending in the same direction away from the base, the edges of the two sides being connected to one of the cross members and the base being connected to one of the vertical support posts. In still another aspect, the cabinet structure further includes at least one bracket connected to one of the vertical support posts, wherein the bracket includes a first embossed portion nested within a corresponding second embossed portion on the vertical support post to which the bracket is connected.
US08901437B2	Cable raceway A cable raceway having a first section adapted to be coupled with a first movable component. The cable raceway also includes a second section adapted to be coupled with a second movable component. The second section is configured to enclose a portion of the first section. The cable raceway further includes a seal member placed between the first section and the second section. The seal member is configured to isolate the first section and the second section.
US08901432B2	Mitigation of block bending in a ring laser gyroscope caused by thermal expansion or compression of a circuit board An apparatus includes a sheet of circuit board material, at least one electrically conductive trace positioned on the sheet of circuit board material, and at least one electrically conductive contact pad positioned on the sheet of circuit board material and coupled to the at least one electrically conductive trace. The apparatus further includes at least one deformation point configured to absorb stresses developed in the sheet of circuit board material when the sheet of circuit board material experiences resistance to expansion or compression caused by connection to an object resisting expansion or compression.
US08901429B2	Dimensionally adjustable cover for conductors and insulators A cover apparatus can cover an electrical insulator and an electrical conductor. The cover apparatus includes a leg section that covers a portion of the electrical conductor. A cover section covers a portion of the electrical insulator. The cover section can include a body portion that is coupled to the leg section at a first coupling location. The cover section includes an adjustable portion coupled to the body portion at a second coupling location located on an opposite side of the body portion relative to the first coupling location. The adjustable portion can be adjusted such that a dimension of the adjustable portion is adjusted according to a dimension of the electrical insulator. A method of forming a cover apparatus for covering an electrical insulator and an electrical conductor is also provided.
US08901427B2	Wire holding device and wire harness A wire holding device includes a pair of holding members to enclose an electric wire therebetween when the pair of holding members are coupled. The pair of holding members each include an arcuate holding groove to hold the electric wire on an inside surface thereof. An inner surface of the holding groove to contact with an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire is surface-roughened. A surface roughness Ra of the inner surface of the holding groove is greater than that of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire.
US08901417B2	Network enclosure with removable and interchangeable sides A networking enclosure with removable and interchangeable sides includes a housing with an internal cavity for receipt of electrical devices and first, second, and third openings. The enclosure also includes first, second, and third sets of panels corresponding to each of the openings. The first set of panels includes at least two panels with different configurations and being selectively engageable with the housing to substantially close the first opening. The second set of panels includes at least two panels with different configurations and being selectively engageable with the housing to substantially close the second opening. Similarly, the third set of panels includes at least two panels having different configurations and being selectively engageably with the housing to substantially close the third opening. The panels can be solid or include apertures such as knockouts, louvers, or a combination thereof.
US08901406B1	Selecting audio samples based on excitation state Systems and methods for selecting audio samples in response to musical stimuli are provided. In some embodiments, an audio sample can be selected based on the excitation state of an instrument. A musical stimulus can be received, and a current excitation level associated with previously received musical stimuli calculated. An audio sample can be selected for playback using the current excitation level. In some embodiments, audio samples having different velocity levels can be selected in response to repeated musical stimuli. A first instance of a musical stimulus having a first velocity level can be received, and a first audio sample corresponding to the first velocity level played back. A second instance of the musical stimulus having the first velocity level can be received, and a second audio sample corresponding to a second velocity level can be selected for playback. The first and second audio samples can have different audio characteristics.
US08901405B1	Electronic piano training device Described is an electronic piano training device. Embodiments of the electronic piano training device include illuminated keys on a keyboard to convey information to a user. The information may be static but selectable, such as different colors for different hands and/or events. Alternatively, the information my be programmatically alterable, such as which color to use for which hand, and the like. Color themes may be used to define multiple colors for use to convey greater information.
US08901402B1	Maize variety hybrid X18B703 A novel maize variety designated X18B703 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 X18B703 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18B703 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X18B703, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18B703. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18B703.
US08901393B1	Soybean variety 21231 Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean cultivar, designated 21231, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-121151. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the cultivar, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the 21231 cultivar, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program.
US08901389B2	Soybean variety A1037489 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1037489. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1037489. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1037489 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1037489 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08901363B2	Alkene oligomerization process Disclosed is a process for producing a hydrocarbon fraction rich in components boiling in the range typical for diesel fuel comprising contacting a feedstock comprising one or more C2 to C10 alkenes with a zeolite catalyst having partially neutralised acidity and a one-dimensional or two dimensional micropore structure consisting of channels made from rings containing between 10 and 12 silicon/aluminium atoms at a temperature in the range 373 to 773 K and pressure in the range 0.1 to 200 bar characterised in that the partially neutralized zeolite catalyst contains both protons and basic cations. The basic cations are preferably selected from the group comprising Group IA and IIA cations (preferably sodium, potassium, caesium or mixtures thereof). Relative to their equivalent fully protonic forms the partially neutralized zeolite catalysts described show improved catalyst life and selectivity to hydrocarbons.
US08901355B2	Dendrimers and methods for their preparation Provided are new dendrimers and processes for making them. The dendrimers are derived from a nitroalkyloxirane compound of formula (III): wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as described herein.
US08901354B2	Method for producing N-substituted amine compounds through catalyzed alkylation The invention relates to a method for producing a N-substituted amine compound by catalyzed alkylation. The method uses amine and alcohol or two kinds of amines as the reaction materials, employs composite metal oxides catalyst at a reaction temperature of 80-180° C. to catalyze the reaction for 6-36 hours, so as to produce the N-substituted amine compound. The reaction condition of the method of the invention is relatively moderate, using a catalyst made of cheap non-noble metals, which is non-caustic and easy to be separated and reused. The reaction does not need any medium and has relatively high conversion rate and selectivity.
US08901348B2	Method for manufacturing polyoxyethylene alkyl ether acetic acid The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether acetic acid, including feeding oxygen into a liquid phase containing polyoxyethylene ether having a hydrocarbon group at the end (hereinafter, it may also be referred to as a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether) and water, and dehydrogenating and oxidizing the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether in the presence of a platinum catalyst, in which the mass ratio between the total mass of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether and the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether acetic acid and the mass of water in the liquid phase ((polyoxyethylene alkyl ether+polyoxyethylene alkyl ether acetic acid)/water) is 60/40 to 95/5.
US08901339B2	Phosphonium salts and methods of their preparation Methods for preparing phosphonium salts by reacting a primary phosphine or a secondary phosphine with an ester compound selected from the group consisting of: a phosphate triester; a phosphonate diester; a sulfate diester; and a sulfonate ester; to form a phosphonium salt of formula VII wherein each of RQ, RX, RY, and RZ is independently hydrocarbyl and X− is a phosphate, phosphonate, sulfate, or sulfonate are provided herein. These phosphonium salts may find utility in a wide range of applications, including as surfactants, as polar solvents (ionic liquids), as antimicrobial agents, and as a component of spinning finish in polyamide fiber processing.
US08901332B2	Esters with antimicrobial, bioresistant and fungal resistant properties A bromine/nitro moiety linked into the backbone of an ester or other compound over a wide range of occurrence rates provides antimicrobial, bio-resistant and fungal resistant properties for metal working fluids (MWF)s and other coatings. The moiety can be have the bromo and nitro groups linked to the same or different carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to urethanes, urea, amides, imides, carbonates, ethers, siloxanes, and many other types of linkages essential to MWF bases.
US08901329B2	Method of producing saturated alkyl esters/acids Disclosed herein is the production of saturated alkyl esters or acids from furan materials. The starting compounds contain furan, ketone, and ester or acid functional groups and may be biologically-derived. The method includes hydrogenating the starting compound to form a reduced mixture. The method further includes hydrodeoxygenation of the reduced mixture to yield a saturated alkyl ester or acid. The saturated alkyl ester or acid can be unbranched or branched. The ester and acid products have a wide variety of applications and may be further processed into surfactants, solvents, and lubricants suitable for use in consumer products.
US08901324B2	Trioxolane and related stabilized oxygen molecules based treatment product A treatment product including trioxolanes or related stabilized oxygen molecules. Just as oxidation is a somewhat violent electron transfer that results in amino acid malformation, only a molecule with similar electron attraction potential, another oxygen species in the form of a stabilized trioxolane or equivalent, can reverse such damage in most cases. The human body has the ability to fix such oxidation on its own, but this ability declines with age and excess damage. The treatment product described herein including trioxolanes, assists the body in this natural process. The result is reduction of inflammation, aging, and other conditions of the human body.
US08901310B2	Tricyclic compounds, compositions, and methods The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: or salt thereof, which are modulators of the glucocorticoid receptor. The compounds and salts of the invention are useful in the treatment of conditions mediated by glucocorticoid receptor activity.
US08901307B2	Chemical compounds 251 The invention relates to chemical compounds of formula (I), and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors or modulators of PIM-1 and/or PIM-2, and/or PIM-3 protein kinase activity or enzyme function. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, and their use in the prevention and treatment of PIM kinase related conditions and diseases, preferably cancer.
US08901306B2	Methods and compositions useful in treating cancer and reducing Wnt mediated effects in a cell Provided herein are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions for use, inter alia, in methods of reducing Wnt-mediated effects and treating cancer.
US08901299B2	Processes for preparation of oil compositions The present invention is directed to processes for preparing oil compositions having a high concentration of poly-unsaturated fatty acids and oil compositions having a low concentration of α-linolenic acid. In addition, the present invention is directed to processes for preparing oil compositions having advantageous stability characteristics.
US08901292B2	Method of mass production of tetrakis(p-nitrophenyl)porphyrins A method of mass production of tetrakis(p-nitrophenyl)porphyrins, by which successful isolation of the barely soluble product from meso-aryl nitration of tetraphenylporphyrin toward a remarkable yield of nearly 90% has been realized by means of a solid phase extraction technique. This is a simpler and more straight forward synthetic method, suitable production at an industrial scale with lower cost, shorter synthetic time and lower solvent consumption. A preferred species of tetrakis(p-nitrophenyl)porphyrin produced by a subject method is:
US08901281B2	ILT3 binding molecules and uses therefor The present invention provides binding molecules that specifically bind to ILT3, e.g., human ILT3 (hILT3), on antigen presenting cells, such as for example, monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells (DC), e.g., monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MDDC). Various aspects of the invention relate to binding molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods of using the binding molecules of the invention to detect human ILT3 or to modulate human ILT3 activity, either in vitro or in vivo, are also encompassed by the invention.
US08901279B2	Humanized antibodies with anti-tumor activity The present invention provides humanised antibodies and binding domains thereof with anti-tumor activity. In particular the humanised antibodies have specific binding to and direct killing of human colon tumor cells and display potent immune-mediated cytotoxic activity against human colon cancer cells in vitro using antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) assays and in vivo using mouse tumor models.
US08901272B2	Polyester polymers with low acetaldehyde generation rates and high vinyl ends concentration A polyester polymer comprising alkylene arylate units, said polymer having an It.V. of at least 0.72 dl/g, a vinyl ends concentration of at least 0.8 microequivalents per gram, an AA generation rate of less than 20 ppm are prepared by addition of a catalyst deactivator either late in the polycondensation or upon remelting of a solid polyester polymer.
US08901271B2	Process for making polyethylene terephthalate The invention relates to a process for making polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from ethylene glycol (EG), purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and optionally up to 6 mol % comonomer, using a mixed metal catalyst system and comprising the steps of a) esterifying EG and PTA to form diethyleneglycol terephthalate and oligomers (DGT), and b) melt-phase polycondensing DGT to form PET and EG, wherein the catalyst system substantially consists of 70-160 ppm of Sb-compound, 20-70 ppm of Zn-compound, and 0.5-20 ppm of Ti-glycolate as active components (ppm metal based on PET). With this process that applies reduced amount of metal catalyst components PET can be obtained with high productivity, which polyester shows favorable color and optical clarity, also if recycling of EG is applied within the process.
US08901266B2	Method for producing diallyldialkylammonium salt/maleic acid copolymer Provided is a process for producing a copolymer of diallyldialkylammonium salt and a maleic acid which copolymer is free of residual monomers and polymerization initiator and hence stably exhibits excellent performances in various uses, and the process comprises polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising diallyldialkylammonium salt and maleic acid in the presence of persulfate as a radical polymerization initiator in water or a polar solvent, and completion of the polymerization-reaction, decomposing the radical polymerization initiator to produce a copolymer comprising diallyldialkylammonium salt constituent unit and a maleic acid constituent unit.
US08901259B2	Propylene polymer composition having superior hexane extractables/impact balance Heterophasic polypropylene copolymers having an MFR (2.16 kg, 230° C.) of 15 to 200 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 comprising a propylene homo- or copolymer matrix with an MFR (2.16 kg, 230° C.) of 80 to 500 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 (A) and an ethylene or C4-C10-alpha-olefin propylene rubber phase (B) dispersed within the matrix, wherein the heterophasic polypropylene resin has a fraction soluble in p-xylene at 25° C. (XCS), having an intrinsic viscosity of 2.85 to 4.00 dl/g, determined according to DIN EN ISO 1628-1 and -3 and being composed of propylene monomer units in an amount of 70 wt % to 90 wt %, with optimum balance of impact resistance and low amount of hexane extractables; a process for their preparation and their use.
US08901256B2	Polythioethers, moisture curable compositions and methods for their manufacture and use One-part moisture curable sealant compositions and methods of making the same are provided. The compositions include a silyl-functional polythioether and a polyepoxide. Methods of making sealant compositions are also provided.
US08901246B2	Method for preparing branched functionalized polymers using branched polyol cores A method of preparing a multiarm polymer includes reacting a branched polyol with one or more functionalizing reagents to effect substitution of an ionizable functional group or a protected ionizable functional group, Y, to form a mixture comprising (i) unsubstituted branched polyol containing no Y groups; (ii) a monosubstituted polyol comprising one Y group, and (iii) a multisubstituted polyol (e.g., a disubstituted polyol comprising two Y groups); followed by purifying the mixture to separate the monosubstituted polyol from other species Thereafter, a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer segment is attached to the monosubstituted branched polyol at the site of at least one of the hydroxyl groups. The invention also provides purified monosubstituted branched polyols and multiarm polymers prepared by the method and polyol precursors for use in the method.
US08901232B2	Polymers for surgeons gloves This invention relates to aqueous polyurethane compositions suitable for dipped surgeon's gloves and related articles needing toughness, pliability, and some solvent resistance. The gloves replace natural latex gloves which can cause allergic reactions and/or isoprene gloves which have their own drawbacks.
US08901215B2	Resin composition and resin molded article A resin composition includes a polylactic acid, a solid flame retardant that has at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a phosphate group, a sulfate group, and a sulfite group in a structure, a bifunctional compound that has a carbodiimide group, and a crystal nucleating agent.
US08901211B2	Preparation of industrial asphalt The present invention relates to a method for preparing an industrial asphalt comprising sparging an oxygen containing gas through an asphalt flux in the presence of 0.25 weight percent to about 12 weight percent of a highly saturated rubbery polymer at a temperature within the range of about 400° F. to about 550° F. for a period of time which is sufficient to increase the softening point of the asphalt flux to a value which is within the range of 185° F. to 250° F. and a penetration value of at least 15 dmm to produce the industrial asphalt. The highly saturated rubbery polymer can be a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer rubber or a highly saturated styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene block copolymer rubber.
US08901209B2	Wood-plastic composite with improved thermal and weathering resistance and method of making the same Thermoplastic compositions containing a natural filler and, more specifically, thermoplastic compositions containing a natural filler and having improved thermal and weathering resistance. The wood-plastic composites utilize a cellulose filler, such as wood flour, and vegetal fibers, such as Curauá fiber, as a reinforcement filler. The issues with regard to thermal degradation of cellulose during processing are reduced through the use of specific additives designed to improve its performance during processing. Additionally, other additives are included to improve the UV resistance. Specific combinations of thermal stabilizer and UV additive are provided that enhance the thermal resistance and weathering resistance of the compositions as compared to prior art systems.
US08901208B2	Composite wood board In a stack of composite wood boards, the wood boards comprise wood particles and an organic binder.
US08901207B2	Adhesive for electronic components It is an object of the present invention to provide an adhesive for electronic components that prevents warpage of electronic components and reflow cracks even in the case of bonding thin electronic components. The present invention relates to an adhesive for electronic components, comprising: an epoxy compound having an aliphatic polyether backbone and a glycidyl ether group; an epoxy group-containing acrylic polymer; an episulfide compound; and a curing agent, wherein the amount of the episulfide compound is 1 parts by weight or more, and less than 30 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the epoxy compound having an aliphatic polyether backbone and a glycidyl ether group.
US08901190B2	Optical hydrogel material with photosensitizer and method for modifying the refractive index A method for modifying the refractive index of an optical, hydrogel polymeric material. The method comprises irradiating predetermined regions of an optical, polymeric material with a laser to form refractive structures. To facilitate the formation of the refractive structures the optical, hydrogel polymeric material comprises a photosensitizer. The presence of the photosensitizer permits one to set a scan rate to a value that is at least fifty times greater than a scan rate without the photosensitizer in the material, yet provides similar refractive structures in terms of the observed change in refractive index. Alternatively, the photosensitizer in the polymeric material permits one to set an average laser power to a value that is at least two times less than an average laser power without the photosensitizer in the material, yet provide similar refractive structures. The method can be used to form refractive structures in corneal inlays and intraocular lenses following the insertion of such optical devices in an eye of a patient.
US08901187B1	High resilience flexible polyurethane foam using MDI A high resilience flexible polyurethane foam, made using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), having a bulk foam density in the range of 2.5 pounds per cubic foot or lower and having a foam hardness or IFD in the range of 10 to 40 lb/50 in2. The present invention is also directed to the method for the making thereof.
US08901183B2	Expandable composite resin particles for long-term storage, pre-expanded particles formed therefrom and expanded molded articles Expandable composite resin particles for long-term storage, comprising 500 to 5000 ppm of water and 7.5 to 11.0% by weight of pentane in composite resin of polyolefin-based resin and polystyrene-based resin.
US08901179B2	Process for synthesis of methanol A process for synthesis of methanol, where make-up syngas is reacted in a synthesis loop (10) obtaining crude methanol, and where a purge gas (20) taken from said synthesis loop is heated to 200-500° C. by indirect heat exchange with a high-temperature heat source, the heated purge gas (33) being expanded in a gas expander (34) to recover energy.
US08901175B2	Use of opioids or opioid mimetics for the treatment of resistant cancer patients The use of opioids or opioid mimetics is suggested for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of resistant cancer patients.
US08901174B2	Use of bipolar trans carotenoids as a pretreatment and in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease The subject application relates to methods of treatment of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) as well as ischemic osteonecrosis, peritoneal ischemia, chronic ocular disease, macular degeneration, or diabetic retinopathy, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a trans carotenoid. The invention also relates to the use of such carotenoids as pretreatments for mammals at risk of an ischemic event.
US08901169B2	Neprilysin inhibitors In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: where R1-R5 and X are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US08901168B2	Vitamin E supplementation to tetanus toxoid The invention relates to a formulation for supplementation on immune response to a biological substance. More particularly, the formulation consists of one or more forms of Vitamin E which provides a supplementation on immune response to tetanus toxoid. In addition, the present invention also relates on the effect of different types of Vitamin E such as tocotrienol rich fraction, delta tocotrienol and alpha-tocopherol supplementation on immune response to tetanus toxoid vaccination.
US08901156B2	Compounds and methods Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3, R4, Y, A, Z, L and n are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
US08901154B2	High concentration topical insecticides containing pyrethroids A topical insecticide preparation is provided which can be safe to use and avoids many common deleterious side effects of conventional topical insecticides. The topical insecticide contains a combination of a first pyrethroid insecticide effective for killing fleas, a second pyrethroid insecticide effective for killing ticks, and an insect growth regulator (IGR). The topical insecticide preparation can be packaged together or packaged so that the first and second pyrethroid insecticides are stored separately prior to administration of the insecticide preparation to the animal. The combination of the first and second pyrethroid insecticides with an insect growth regulator results in an insecticide preparation formulated to have enhanced insecticidal activity against fleas and ticks compared to the effectiveness of the first and second insecticides used alone. Further, the combination of the first and second pyrethroid insecticides with an insect growth regulator produces an insecticide preparation having enhanced insecticidal activity against fleas and ticks while advantageously minimizing the total amount of insecticide needed for its effectiveness.
US08901147B2	Bi-heteroaryl compounds as Vps34 inhibitors The present invention includes novel methods of treating a disease or disorder characterized by hyperactivity of Vps34, and compound as Vps34 inhibitors; particularly compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as methods of treating a disease, disorder, or syndrome associated with Vps34 inhibition, particularly hyperproliferative diseases. The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions including compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US08901137B2	Methods of treating cancer using pyridopyrimidinone inhibitors of PI3K and mTOR in combination with autophagy inhibitors The invention provides compounds of Formula I: that inhibit the PI3Ks and mTOR that are useful in the treatment of cancer in humans when used in combination with autophagy inhibitors.
US08901135B2	Heterocyclic compounds and their uses Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls having the following formula where the variables are as defined herein, and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110□ activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) B-cell lymphoma and solid tumors, such as breast cancer.
US08901134B2	Pyrazolo [3,4-D] pyrimidine derivatives useful to treat respiratory disorders The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, where R1-R3 and Y are defined in the description, and its use in the treatment of disorders in which pi3 kinase is implicated.
US08901124B2	Pyridazine amide compounds useful as SYK inhibitors The present invention relates to the use of novel triazolopyridine derivatives of formula I: wherein all variable substituents are defined as described herein, which are SYK inhibitors and are useful for the treatment of auto-immune and inflammatory diseases.
US08901123B2	Salts of 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-yl-methyl)-imidazo[1,2-B][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide and processes related to preparing the same The present invention is directed to dihydrochloric acid and dibenzenesulfonic acid salts of the c-Met kinase inhibitor 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)-imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase pathways. The present invention further relates to processes and intermediates for preparing 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, and salts thereof.
US08901120B2	Substituted N-phenylpyrimidin-2-amine analogs as inhibitors of the Axl kinase In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted N-phenylpyrimidin-2-amine analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of Axl kinase; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds and compositions for treating disorders associated with dysfunction of the Axl kinase. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US08901116B2	Method for treating pain, anxiety or depression using carbamoyloxy alkanoyl piperazine compound There is provided a novel carbamoyloxy arylalkanoyl arylpiperazine derivative compound having abundant racemic or enantiomeric characteristics, represented by the Formula 1, and pharmaceutically available salts or hydrates thereof. Also, there are provided a pharmaceutical composition for treating pain, anxiety or depression including an effective amount of the compound, and a method for treating pain, anxiety or depression in mammals by administering an effective amount of the compound to the mammals in need of treatment thereof.
US08901114B2	Oxathiazine derivatives substituted with carbocycles or heterocycles, method for producing same, drugs containing said compounds, and use thereof The invention relates to the compounds of formula (I) and physiologically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are suitable, e.g., for treating hyperglycemia.
US08901099B2	Method for immunizing animal, composition for immunization, method for producing antibody, method for producing hybridoma, and method for producing monoclonal antibody It is an object of the present invention to a method whereby a humoral immune response is induced more efficiently in producing an antibody against an antigen protein by gene immunization. A fusion gene composed of a gene encoding the full-length of a part of the antigen protein or a gene encoding a chaperonin subunit or a chaperonin subunit linkage linked thereto is administered to express the fusion gene in the animal, thereby inducing a humoral immune response to an antigen protein by administering. An example of the chaperonin includes Escherichia coli GroEL. There is also provided with a composition for immunization, a method for producing an antibody, a method for producing a hybridoma, and a method for producing a monoclonal antibody.
US08901098B2	Antisense modulation of GCCR expression Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of GCCR mRNA and protein in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate metabolic disease, for example, diabetes, or a symptom thereof.
US08901092B2	Functionalized polysaccharides for active agent delivery Embodiments of the invention include functionalized polysaccharides and compositions and structures including the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes an active agent delivery composition including a polysaccharide functionalized with a coupling group, wherein the polysaccharide lacks charged groups at a pH of between 6 and 8; and a complex comprising a nucleic acid and a transfection agent. In an embodiment, the invention includes an active agent delivery structure including a matrix comprising a polysaccharide covalently cross-linked through the residue of a coupling group on the polysaccharide, the polysaccharide lacking charged groups at a pH of between 6 and 8; and a nucleic acid delivery complex disposed within the active agent delivery structure. In an embodiment, the invention includes a material for medical applications including glycogen functionalized with coupling groups at a degree of substitution of between about 0.01 and 0.5. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US08901079B2	Treatment of parkinson's disease via administration of GLI-1 protein Described herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and/or to protect dopaminergic nigrostriatal neuronal cell bodies from 6-OHDA-induced neurotoxicity in a mammal. In various embodiments of the invention, the dopaminergic neuron differentiation factor sonic hedgehog (Shh) and/or its downstream transcription factor target Gli-1 are used in connection with gene therapeutic techniques or direct peptide injection for the aforementioned indications. Kits useful in practicing the inventive method are also disclosed, as are animal models useful for studying various neurodegenerative conditions.
US08901076B2	Binding proteins inhibiting the VEGF-A receptor interaction The present invention relates to binding proteins specific for VEGF-A, in particular to recombinant binding proteins comprising a binding domain, which inhibits VEGF-Axxx binding to VEGFR-2. Examples of such binding proteins are proteins which comprise an ankyrin repeat domain with the desired binding specificity. The binding proteins are useful in the treatment of cancer and other pathological conditions, e.g. eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration.
US08901073B2	Compounds and their effects on feeding behaviour Peptide analogs of peptide YY (PYY), compositions comprising them, and methods of using those analogs or compositions for the treatment and prevention of metabolic disorders, for example disorders of energy metabolism such as diabetes and obesity, and for reduction in appetite, reduction in food intake or reduction of calorie intake in a subject, are provided herein.
US08901057B2	Use of a starch base copolymer in conjunction with a maleic polymer and a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid to control hardness under alkaline conditions The present invention includes methods and compositions control hard water in an alkaline environment. According to the invention, a unique combination of polymers has been developed which helps to completely control and eliminate hard water. The composition includes a maleic polymer, a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid, and a starch based polymer in a unique synergistic combination that can be used alone, or in combination with standard alkaline detergents in any cleaning regime (laundry, warewash, etc.) where hard water conditions exist.
US08901052B2	Transmission oil composition for automobile A transmission oil composition for an automobile characterized in that it contains a base oil selected from the group consisting of a mineral oil, a synthetic oil and mixtures thereof; and a phosphate compound selected from the group consisting of (A) a zinc dithiophosphate having a hydrocarbon group, (B) a triaryl phosphate (C) a triaryl thiophosphate, and mixtures thereof at 0.1 to 15.0% by mass with respect to the total composition; wherein the composition has a volume resistivity of 1×107 ohm·m or more at 80° C.
US08901044B2	Method to prepare magnetic beads conjugated with small compounds It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for stably and efficiently binding a compound to magnetic beads. The present invention relates to a method for producing compound-bound magnetic beads, which comprises: allowing a compound to come into contact with magnetic beads, on the surface of each of which a photoreactive compound has bound; extending the magnetic beads together with the compound on a support; and applying light to the magnetic beads to form a covalent bond between the photoreactive compound and the compound.
US08901043B2	Systems for and methods of hybrid pyrosequencing The systems and methods of the invention provide a guided approach to pyrosequencing (i.e., hybrid pyrosequencing). A de novo nucleic acid sequence may compared to a library of possible results and the next nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on the comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results. In another example, at least the first nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on a query of a database(s) of non-sequence parameters (e.g., incidence of infection, diagnostic symptoms, sample source) and subsequent dispensations determined based on a comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results (e.g., candidate sequences). The systems and methods of the invention may be performed using a droplet actuator.
US08901034B2	Method of improving plant growth by seed treatment A method of improving the growth of a plant is provided, comprising the steps of applying an effective amount of a base treatment composition and an effective amount of a second treatment composition to seeds prior to planting, either simultaneously or separately in succession. The base treatment composition comprises at least one fungicide that is different from hymexazol and the second treatment composition comprises a first component comprising a neonicotinoid such as clothianidin and, optionally, but preferably, a synthetic pyrethroid such as beta-cyfluthrin, and a second component comprising hymexazol as at least one of its active ingredients.
US08901032B1	Porous activated alumina based sorbent for lithium extraction This invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium activated alumina intercalate solid by contacting a three-dimensional activated alumina with a lithium salt under conditions sufficient to infuse lithium salts into activated alumina for the selective extraction and recovery of lithium from lithium containing solutions, including brines.
US08901030B2	Sorbent substrates for CO2 capture and methods for forming the same Sorbent substrates for CO2 capture and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for forming a sorbent substrate for CO2 capture may include forming a plurality of matrix rods from a sorbent material and forming a plurality of channel rods from a support material. The plurality of matrix rods may then be co-extruded with the plurality of channel rods to form a plurality of sorbent filaments comprising a matrix of the sorbent material in which channels of support material are positioned such that the channels extend in an axial direction of each of the plurality of sorbent filaments. The plurality of sorbent filaments may then be stacked to form a filament assembly in which the plurality of sorbent filaments are axially aligned. Thereafter, the plurality of sorbent filaments of the filament assembly may be bonded to one another to form the sorbent substrate.
US08901023B2	Synthesized hybrid rock composition, method, and article formed by the method The invention relates to synthetic hybrid rock compositions, articles of manufacture and related processes employing mineral waste starting materials such as mine tailings, mine development rock, ash, slag, quarry fines, and slimes, to produce valuable articles of manufacture and products, which are characterized by superior physical and structural characteristics, including low porosity, low absorption, increased strength and durability, and retained plasticity. The resulting materials are compositionally and chemically distinct from conventional synthetic rock materials as demonstrated by scanning electron microprobe analysis, and are useful in a wide variety of applications, particularly with respect to commercial and residential construction.
US08901017B2	Formaldehyde-free proteinaceous binder compositions Binder compositions are described, where the compositions include a protein, a first crosslinking compound that includes a carbohydrate, and a second crosslinking compound that includes two or more primary amine groups. The first and second crosslinking compounds may be individually crosslinkable with each other and with the protein. Also described are fiber products that may include inorganic or organic fibers and a cured thermoset binder prepared from a protein and at least two crosslinking compounds. Additionally, methods of making fiber products are described that include providing inorganic or organic fibers, and applying a liquid binder composition to the fibers to form a fiber-binder amalgam. The liquid binder composition may include a protein and at least two crosslinking compounds that include a carbohydrate and an organic amine with two or more primary amines. The amalgam may be heated to a curing temperature to form the fiber product.
US08901007B2	Addition of carboxyl groups plasma during etching for interconnect reliability enhancement The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure in which a low-k dielectric layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate. Features can be formed proximate to the low-k dielectric layer by plasma etching with a plasma formed of a mixture of a CO2, CO, or carboxyl-containing source gas and a fluorine-containing source gas. The method allows for formation of damascene structures without encountering the problems associated with damage to a low-K dielectric layer.
US08901003B1	Polishing method of semiconductor structure A polishing method of a semiconductor device is disclosed. A substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side is provided. The substrate has a device layer formed on the first side and a plurality of trench isolation structures therein extending from the first side to the second side. A main polishing step is performed to the second side of the substrate until a surface of at least one of the trench isolation structures is exposed. An auxiliary polishing step is then performed to the second side of the substrate. Besides, a silicon-to-oxide selectivity of the main polishing step is different from a silicon-to-oxide selectivity of the auxiliary step.
US08900999B1	Low temperature high pressure high H2/WF6 ratio W process for 3D NAND application A method of filling a feature in a substrate with tungsten without forming a seam is presented. The tungsten is deposited by a thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process using hydrogen (H2) and tungsten hexafluoride (WF6) precursor gases. The H2 to WF6 flow rate ratio is greater than 40 to 1, such as from 40 to 1 to 100 to 1. The substrate temperature during deposition is less than 300 degrees Celsius (° C.) and the processing pressure during deposition is greater than 300 Torr.
US08900994B2	Method for producing a protective structure A system and method for manufacturing a through silicon via is disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming a through silicon via with a liner protruding from a substrate. A passivation layer is formed over the substrate and the through silicon via, and the passivation layer and liner are recessed from the sidewalls of the through silicon via. Conductive material may then be formed in contact with both the sidewalls and a top surface of the through silicon via.
US08900988B2	Method for forming self-aligned airgap interconnect structures Devices and methods for forming a self-aligned airgap interconnect structure includes etching a conductive layer to a substrate to form conductive structures with patterned gaps and filling the gaps with a sacrificial material. The sacrificial material is planarized to expose a top surface of the conductive layer. A permeable cap layer is deposited over the conductive structure and the sacrificial material. Self-aligned airgaps are formed by removing the sacrificial material through the permeable layer.
US08900987B1	Method for removing bumps from incomplete and defective interposer dies for stacked silicon interconnect technology (SSIT) devices A method for removing bumps from incomplete interposer die(s) and/or defective interposer die(s) of an interposer wafer is described. The method includes forming bumps on an interposer wafer; identifying at least one incomplete interposer die and/or at least one defective interposer die of the interposer wafer; and removing bumps from the at least one incomplete interposer die and/or the at least one defective interposer die of the interposer wafer.
US08900985B2	Self-doped ohmic contacts for compound semiconductor devices A compound semiconductor device is manufactured by forming an III-nitride compound semiconductor device structure on a silicon-containing semiconductor substrate, the III-nitride compound semiconductor device structure including a GaN alloy on GaN and a channel region arising near an interface between the GaN alloy and the GaN. One or more silicon-containing insulating layers are formed on a surface of the III-nitride compound semiconductor device structure adjacent the GaN alloy, and a contact opening is formed which extends through the one or more silicon-containing insulating layers to at least the GaN alloy. A region of GaN is regrown in the contact opening, and the regrown region of GaN is doped exclusively with Si out-diffused from the one or more silicon-containing insulating layers to form an ohmic contact which is doped only with the Si out-diffused from the one or more silicon-containing insulating layers.
US08900976B2	Organic layer deposition apparatus, organic light-emitting display apparatus, and method of manufacturing the organic light-emitting display apparatus An organic layer deposition apparatus includes a transfer unit; a first conveyer unit including a guide member having accommodation grooves, a first accommodation part, a second accommodation part, and a connection part that connects the first accommodation part to the second accommodation part; a second conveyer unit for moving the transfer unit without the substrate; a loading unit for fixing the substrate on the transfer unit; a deposition unit including a chamber and an organic layer deposition assembly; and an unloading unit for separating the substrate, wherein the first accommodation part of the guide member is located close to ground compared to the second accommodation part, and includes a lower member, an upper member, elastic members located between the lower and upper members. The substrate fixed on the transfer unit is spaced from the organic layer deposition assembly while being transferred by the first conveyer unit.
US08900973B2	Method to enable compressively strained pFET channel in a FinFET structure by implant and thermal diffusion A method of making a semiconductor device patterns a first fin in a pFET region, and patterns a second fin in an nFET region. A plurality of conformal microlayers containing a straining material are deposited on the first and second fins. A protective cap material is formed on the first fin, and the conformal layers are selectively removed from the second fin. The straining material is then thermally diffused into the first fin. The protective cap material is removed from the first fin after the thermal annealing and after the conformal micro layers are selectively removed from the second fin.
US08900971B2	Bonded substrate and manufacturing method thereof The invention provides a method for manufacturing a bonded substrate by bonding a base substrate to a bond substrate through an insulator film, including: a porous layer forming step of partially forming a porous layer or forming a porous layer whose thickness partially varies on a bonding surface of the base substrate; an insulator film forming step of changing the porous layer into the insulator film, and thereby forming the insulator film whose thickness partially varies on the bonding surface of the base substrate; a bonding step of bonding the base substrate to the bond substrate through the insulator film; and a film thickness reducing step of reducing a film thickness of the bonded bond substrate to form a thin-film layer. As a result, there is provided the method for manufacturing a bonded substrate that enables obtaining an insulator film whose thickness partially varies with use of a simple method.
US08900964B2	Inductors and wiring structures fabricated with limited wiring material Back-end-of-line (BEOL) wiring structures and inductors, methods for fabricating BEOL wiring structures and inductors, and design structures for a BEOL wiring structure or an inductor. A feature, which may be a trench or a wire, is formed that includes a sidewall intersecting a top surface of a dielectric layer. A surface layer is formed on the sidewall of the feature. The surface layer is comprised of a conductor and has a thickness selected to provide a low resistance path for the conduction of a high frequency signal.
US08900960B2	Integrated circuit device with well controlled surface proximity and method of manufacturing same An integrated circuit device and method for manufacturing the integrated circuit device is disclosed. The disclosed method provides improved control over a surface proximity and tip depth of integrated circuit device. In an embodiment, the method achieves improved control by forming a doped region and a lightly doped source and drain (LDD) region in a source and drain region of the device. The doped region is implanted with a dopant type opposite the LDD region.
US08900945B2	Method of forming a memory device A front-end method of fabricating nickel plated caps over copper bond pads used in a memory device. The method provides protection of the bond pads from an oxidizing atmosphere without exposing sensitive structures in the memory device to the copper during fabrication.
US08900944B2	Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a gate structure through a first insulating interlayer on a substrate such that the gate structure includes a spacer on a sidewall thereof, forming a first hard mask on the gate structure, partially removing the first insulating interlayer using the first hard mask as an etching mask to form a first contact hole such that the first contact hole exposes a top surface of the substrate, forming a metal silicide pattern on the top surface of the substrate exposed by the first contact hole, and forming a plug electrically connected to the metal silicide pattern.
US08900942B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same A method of fabricating one or more semiconductor devices includes forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, performing a cycling process to remove contaminants from the trench, and forming an epitaxial layer on the trench. The cycling process includes sequentially supplying a first reaction gas containing germane, hydrogen chloride and hydrogen and a second reaction gas containing hydrogen chloride and hydrogen onto the semiconductor substrate.
US08900939B2	Transistor with enhanced channel charge inducing material layer and threshold voltage control High electron mobility transistors and fabrication processes are presented in which a barrier material layer of uniform thickness is provided for threshold voltage control under an enhanced channel charge inducing material layer (ECCIML) in source and drain regions with the ECCIML layer removed in the gate region.
US08900937B2	FinFET device structure and methods of making same Embodiments of the present disclosure are a method of forming a semiconductor device and a method of forming a FinFET device. An embodiment is a method of forming a semiconductor device, the method including forming a first dielectric layer over a substrate, forming a first hardmask layer on the first dielectric layer, and patterning the first hardmask layer to form a first hardmask portion with a first width. The method further includes forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and the first hardmask portion, forming a third dielectric layer on the second dielectric layer, and etching the third dielectric layer and a portion of the second dielectric layer to form a first and second spacer on opposite sides of the first hardmask portion.
US08900932B2	Thermal enhanced package A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit package. The method includes attaching a first surface of a semiconductor die to a thermally and/or electrically conductive substrate, forming a plurality of die connectors on a second surface of the semiconductor die, and encapsulating the semiconductor die and the plurality of die connectors in an encapsulant material. The method also includes removing a portion of the encapsulant material to expose one or more of the plurality of die connectors, thereby forming a routing surface. The method further includes forming a plurality of conductive traces on the routing surface. Each of the plurality of conductive traces is characterized by a first portion in electrical communication with one of the plurality of die connectors and a second portion in electrical communication with a package connector.
US08900930B2	Method to make RF-PCM switches and circuits with phase-change materials A radio frequency switch includes a first transmission line, a second transmission line, a first electrode electrically coupled to the first transmission line, a second electrode electrically coupled to the second transmission line, and a phase change material, the first transmission line coupled to a first area of the phase change material and the second transmission line coupled to a second area of the phase change material. When a direct current is sent from the first electrode to the second electrode through the phase change material, the phase change material changes state from a high resistance state to a low resistance state allowing transmission from the first transmission line to the second transmission line. The radio frequency switch is integrated on a substrate.
US08900924B2	Chip package and method for forming the same An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes: a first chip; a second chip disposed on the first chip; a hole extending from a surface of the first chip towards the second chip; a conducting layer disposed on the surface of the first chip and extending into the hole and electrically connected to a conducting region or a doped region in the first chip; and a support bulk disposed between the first chip and the second chip, wherein the support bulk substantially and/or completely covers a bottom of the hole.
US08900911B2	Frame holder A method of assembling an optical element on top of an active component in a substrate, by providing a substrate with active component and an optical element with a base and lateral base walls, fixating a bottom surface of a frame holder with opening and lateral frame walls arranged in a polygonal structure to the substrate so that the opening is positioned over the active component, and mounting the optical element in the opening so the lateral frame walls apply lateral confining mechanical force on the lateral base walls.
US08900910B2	Rear-face illuminated solid state image sensors A microelectronic unit includes a semiconductor element having a front surface to which a packaging layer is attached, and a rear surface remote from the front surface. The element includes a light detector including a plurality of light detector element arranged in an array disposed adjacent to the front surface and arranged to receive light through the rear surface. The semiconductor element also includes an electrically conductive contact at the front surface connected to the light detector. The conductive contact includes a thin region and a thicker region which is thicker than the thin region. A conductive interconnect extends through the packaging layer to the thin region of the conductive contact, and a portion of the conductive interconnect is exposed at a surface of the microelectronic unit.
US08900908B2	Method for local high-doping and contacting of a semiconductor structure which comprises a solar cell or a precursor of a solar cell The invention relates to a method for local high-doping and contacting of a semiconductor structure which is a solar cell or a precursor of a solar cell and has a silicon semiconductor substrate (1) of a base doping type. The high-doping and contacting is effected by producing a plurality of local high-doping regions of the base doping type in the semiconductor substrate (1) on a contacting side (1a) of the semiconductor substrate and applying a metal contacting layer (7) to the contacting side (1a) or, if applicable, one or more intermediate layers wholly or partially covering the contacting side (1a), to form electrically conductive connections between the metal contacting layer (7) and the semiconductor substrate (1) at the high doping regions. It is important that the method comprises the following steps: A) producing a layer structure covering the contacting side (1 a) of the semiconductor substrate, comprising a doping layer (3), which contains a dopant of the base doping type and is in the form of a layer of amorphous silicon or a layer of amorphous silicon carbide having a carbon content less than 10 at. % and a reflective layer (4), which at least in the wavelength range between 800 nm and 1200 nm is constructed with a refractive index nR smaller than the refractive index nHs of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the doping layer (3) lying in the layer sequence closer to the contacting side (1 a) is constructed as the reflective layer (4); B) local heating of layer structure and the surface lying thereunder of the semiconductor substrate at a plurality of zones to form local high-doping regions, wherein the local heating is effected such that at each of the locally heated regions a melt mixture of at least the doping layer (3) and a portion of the semiconductor substrate is formed locally on the contacting side (1 a), and on solidification of the melt mixture a high doping region (6) more strongly doped by at least the dopant of the doping layer (3) is formed in the semiconductor substrate (1) on the contacting side (1 a), and applying a metal contacting layer (7) to form an electrically conductive connection between semiconductor substrate (1) and contacting layer (7) at the high-doping regions.
US08900907B2	Method for manufacturing an electromagnetic radiation detector and detector obtained by a growth substrate removal method A method for removing the growth substrate of a circuit of electromagnetic radiation detection, especially in the infrared or visible range, said detection circuit including a layer of detection of said radiation made of Hg(1-x)CdxTe obtained by liquid or vapor phase epitaxy or by molecular beam epitaxy, said detection circuit being hybridized on a read circuit. The method includes submitting the growth substrate to a mechanical or chem.-mech. polishing step or to a chemical etch step to decrease its thickness, all the way to an interface area between the material of the detection circuit and the growth substrate; and submitting the interface thus obtained to an iodine treatment.
US08900901B2	Nitride semiconductor laser element A method is for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor laser element including a substrate, a nitride semiconductor layer that is laminated on the substrate and that has a ridge on its surface, an insulating protective film, and an electrode that is electrically connected with the nitride semiconductor layer. The method includes forming the ridge; forming a monocrystalline first film from the side faces of the ridge to the nitride semiconductor layer on both sides of the ridge; and forming a second film containing polycrystalline or an amorphous substance over the first film thereby forming the insulating protective film.
US08900898B2	Organic light-emitting display having light blocking layer formed over pixel defining layer An organic light-emitting display includes a substrate including a pixel region and a transistor region; a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode formed over the pixel region and the transistor region of the substrate, respectively; a gate electrode formed over the second transparent electrode; a gate insulating film formed over the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer formed over the gate insulating film; a source and drain electrode having an end connected to the semiconductor layer and the other end connected to the first transparent electrode; a pixel defining layer disposed over the source and drain electrode to cover the source and drain electrode and having an opening disposed over the first transparent electrode; a light-blocking layer formed over the pixel defining layer; and an organic light-emitting layer formed over the first transparent electrode.
US08900897B2	Material with tunable index of refraction Devices are described including a component comprising an alloy of AlN and AlSb. The component has an index of refraction substantially the same as that of a semiconductor in the optoelectronic device, and has high transparency at wavelengths of light used in the optoelectronic device. The component is in contact with the semiconductor in the optoelectronic device. The alloy comprises between 0% and 100% AlN by weight and between 0% and 100% AlSb by weight. The semiconductor can be a III-V semiconductor such as GaAs or AlGaInP. The component can be used as a transparent insulator. The alloy can also be doped to form either a p-type conductor or an n-type conductor, and the component can be used as a transparent conductor. Methods of making and devices utilizing the alloy are also disclosed.
US08900883B1	Methods for manufacturing carbon ribbons for magnetic devices In one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device, comprising: depositing a carbon layer comprising amorphous carbon on a substrate; annealing the carbon layer to activate dopants contained therein; and selectively etching portions of the carbon layer to forms lines of spaced apart carbon conductors.
US08900878B2	Pipetting device, modular pipetting unit, pipetting system and method for pipetting of fluid samples A pipetting device having a modular pipetting unit including a pipetting tip for pipetting of fluid samples and a pump conduit for transferring a negative or positive pressure to the pipetting tip is disclosed. The pipetting tip and a portion of the pump conduit adjoining the pipetting tip mutually define a fluid sample conduit for receiving the fluid samples. The modular pipetting unit is detachably attached to an automated positioning device for positioning the modular pipetting unit. A system and method for pipetting of fluid samples using such a pipetting device are also disclosed wherein pipetting of the fluid samples is performed in such a manner that each pipetted fluid sample volume is smaller than a volume of the fluid sample conduit.
US08900877B2	Instrument for cassette for sample preparation A parallel processing system for processing samples is described. In one embodiment, the parallel processing system includes an instrument interface parallel controller to control a tray motor driving system, a close-loop heater control and detection system, a magnetic particle transfer system, a reagent release system, a reagent pre-mix pumping system and a wash buffer pumping system.
US08900858B2	Methods and compositions relating to improved lentiviral vector production systems The present invention provides HIV-derived lentivectors which are multiply modified to create highly safe, efficient, and potent vectors for expressing transgenes for gene therapy. The lentiviral vectors comprise various combinations of an inactive central polypurine tract, a stuffer sequence, which may encode drug susceptibility genes, and a mutated hairpin in the 5′ leader sequence that substantially abolishes replication. These elements are provided in conjunction with other features of lentiviral vectors, such as a self-inactivating configuration for biosaftey and promoters such as the EF1α promoter as one example. Additional promoters are also described. The vectors can also comprise additional transcription enhancing elements such as the wood chuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulatory element. These vectors therefore provide useful tools for genetic treatments for inherited and acquired disorders, gene-therapies for cancers and other disease, the creation of industrial and experimental production systems utilizing transformed cells, as well as for the study of basic cellular and genetic processes.
US08900853B2	Thermocycling device A thermocycling device includes a sample holder, a thermal reference and a heating and cooling device which is arranged between the sample holder and thermal reference. The heating and cooling device is in thermally conductive contact with the sample holder and with the thermal reference. The thermocycling device further includes a reference heating and cooling device for maintaining the temperature of the thermal reference at a predetermined temperature level during cycling, and a heat sink which is in thermally conductive contact with the reference heating and/or cooling device.
US08900848B2	Stabilization of alpha-amylases towards calcium depletion and acidic PH The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase, the variant having improved stability or activity at low calcium conditions or at low pH.
US08900845B2	Methods and uses of KSR kinase, and mutations thereof Mutant KSR proteins are disclosed. The mutants include single amino acid substitutions, leading to either a loss of kinase activity or a loss of scaffolding activity. Also disclosed are methods of screening compounds for inhibitors of KSR kinase activity or KSR scaffolding activity. In some embodiments, the screening methods include protein complementation assays in which nucleic acids encoding fusion constructs comprising enzyme portions and kinase dimerization domains are expressed in cells. Inhibitors of dimerization can be indicated by loss of enzyme activity.
US08900842B2	Method of storing and/or transporting in vitro cell cultures The invention relates to a method of storing and/or transporting in vitro two-dimensional cell cultures. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: a) coating a cell culture that is immobilized on an asymmetric support with a gelatine solution in culture medium at a concentration of between 1 and 5%; b) solidifying the gelatine added to the support at a temperature of between 15 and 25° C.; and c) storing and/or transporting the cell culture at a temperature of between 15 and 25° C. for a period of up to 96 hours. The invention also relates to a kit which is used to store and/or transport the in vitro two-dimensional cell cultures according to the inventive method, said kit comprising: i) an asymmetric support, and (ii) a gelatine solution in culture medium at a concentration of between 1 and 5%.
US08900840B2	Integrated system for hydrogen and methane production from industrial organic wastes and biomass The present invention provides a system that has been devised to overcome the two most important limitations for sustained biological hydrogen production, namely contamination of the microbial hydrogen-producing cultures with methane-producing cultures necessitating frequent re-start-up and/or other methanogenic bacteria inactivation techniques, and the low bacterial yield of hydrogen-producers culminating in microbial washout from the system and failure. The system includes a continuously stirred bioreactor (CSTR) for biological hydrogen production, followed by a gravity settler positioned downstream of the CSTR, which combination forms a biohydrogenator. The biomass concentration in the hydrogen reactor is kept at the desired range through biomass recirculation from the bottom of the gravity settler and/or biomass wastage from the gravity settler's underflow. The gravity setter effluent is loaded with volatile fatty acids, as a result of microbiological breakdown of the influent waste constituents by hydrogen-producing bacteria, and is an excellent substrate for methane-forming bacteria in the downstream biomethanator.
US08900830B2	Process for producing optically active succinimide derivatives A process for efficiently producing optically active succinimide derivatives as key intermediates of (3R)-2′-(4-bromo-2-fluorobenzyl)spiro{pyrrolidine-3,4′(1′H)-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine}-1′,2,3′,5(2′H)-tetraone, which comprises the following reaction steps, and the step 2 is performed by using a non-animal-derived enzyme.
US08900829B2	Methods and nucleic acids for analyses of cellular proliferative disorders Aspects of the invention provide methods, nucleic acids and kits for detecting, or for detecting and distinguishing between or among liver cell proliferative disorders or for detecting, or for detecting and distinguishing between or among colorectal cell proliferative disorders. Particular aspects disclose and provide genomic sequences the methylation patterns of which have substantial utility for the improved detection of and differentiation between said class of disorders, thereby enabling the improved diagnosis and treatment of patients.
US08900818B2	Recombinant antigen for diagnosis and prevention of murine typhus The invention relates to a recombinant immunogenic composition from Rickettsia typhi. The invention also relates to a method for the use of the recombinant proteins in detection and diagnostic assays and as a component in formulations for the induction of an anti-R. typhi immune response.
US08900792B2	Polymerizable photoacid generators A compound has formula (I): Q-O-(A)-Z−G+ (I) wherein Q is a halogenated or non-halogenated, C2-30 olefin-containing group, A is a fluorine-substituted C1-30 alkylene group, a fluorine-substituted C3-30 cycloalkylene group, a fluorine-substituted C6-30 arylene group, or a fluorine-substituted C7-30 alkylene-arylene group, Z is an anionic group comprising sulfonate, sulfonamide, or sulfonimide, and G+ has formula (II): wherein X is S or I, each R0 is halogenated or non-halogenated and is independently C1-30 alkyl group; a polycyclic or monocyclic C3-30 cycloalkyl group; a polycyclic or monocyclic C4-30 aryl group; or a combination of these, wherein when X is S, one of the R0 groups is optionally attached to one adjacent R0 group by a single bond, and a is 2 or 3, wherein when X is I, a is 2, or when X is S, a is 3. A copolymer, a photoresist, a coated substrate and method of patterning are disclosed.
US08900790B2	Photoresist composition A photoresist composition comprising a resin, an acid generator and a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 represents a C2-C12 alkyl group which can have one or more hydroxyl groups, etc., R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, etc., R4, R5 and R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, etc., A1 represents a single bond or a C1-C2 alkylene group in which one or more —CH2— can be replaced by —O—.
US08900786B2	Image forming method A plurality of image parts, each having a different gloss level, are formed on the same recording material by electrophotographic technology. The plurality of gloss levels are visually recognized due to the plurality of image parts. The image forming method includes: developing electrostatic latent images on respective image carriers using a high softening point clear toner and a low softening point clear toner, to form a toner image by the high softening point clear toner and a toner image by the low softening point clear toner; transferring the toner images onto a recording material; and heat-fixing the toner image for low gloss and the toner image for high gloss transferred and formed onto the recording material, wherein a softening point Tm(a) of the high softening point clear toner and a softening point Tm(b) of the low softening point clear toner satisfy Tm(a)−Tm(b)>6° C.
US08900781B2	Binder resin for photosensitive layers and electrophotographic photoreceptor belts An electrophotographic photoreceptor belt which is excellent in durability and therefore little cracks even when fingerprints of an operator or hand cream adheres to the belt, wherein a binder resin for photosensitive layers comprising as the main component a polycarbonate resin which comprises bisphenol A type constituent units represented by the formula (I) as the main constituent unit (preferably in an amount of at least 90% by weight based on the whole of the constituent units) and which has a limiting viscosity of 1 to 1.6 dl/g and preferably a molecular weight distribution of 3.2 to 4.3 as calculated from the weight-average molecular weight and number-average molecular weight determined by GPC is used in a photosensitive layer (particularly carrier transport layer) of the belt.
US08900773B2	Proton-exchange membrane fuel cell electrode structuration An electrode for an electrochemical system, such as a fuel cell, is formed by an active layer including: pores; at least one catalyst; at least one ionomer; and electrically-conductive particles. The catalyst content per pore ranges between 30 and 500 mg/cm3 with respect to the pore volume.
US08900770B2	Fuel cell system and operation method thereof A fuel cell system and a method for controlling the same. The system and method employ a fuel cell stack that generates electrical power by electrochemical reaction of a fuel gas and an oxidant gas, a total generated electrical energy computation device that computes a value pertaining to the total generated electrical energy as the sum of the electrical energy generated by said fuel cell stack from start-up of the fuel cell system, and a residual water volume estimation device that estimates the residual water volume left in the fuel cell stack based on said value pertaining to said total generated electrical energy computed by said total generated electrical energy computation device.
US08900767B2	Algorithm for in-situ quantification of PEMFC membrane health over its life A method for determining the health of the membranes in a fuel cell stack. The total parasitic current of the fuel cells in the stack is determined. From the total parasitic current, the shorting resistance and the cross-over parasitic current are determined. The health of the membranes is then determined from the cross-over parasitic current and the shorting resistance.
US08900764B2	Solid oxide fuel cell device To provide a solid oxide fuel cell device capable of smooth transition from a startup state to an electrical generating state. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device (1) for generating electricity, having a fuel cell module (2); a reformer (20), a fuel supply device (38); a water supply device (28), a generating oxidant gas supply device (45), and a controller (110) for controlling the fuel supply device and water supply device at the time of startup when the fuel cell module solid oxide fuel cell unit is raised to a temperature at which electrical generation is possible, inducing in the reformer a SR in which only a steam reforming reaction occurs; wherein the control section maintains the fuel supply flow rate in the SR immediately prior to electrical generation at an electrical generation standby fuel supply flow rate determined according to solid oxide fuel module usage conditions and smaller than the fuel supply flow rate at the time of SR startup.
US08900760B2	Reactor and producing method of the same The solid oxide fuel cell has a stack structure formed by stacking sheet bodies each of which comprises three layers of the electrolyte layer, a fuel electrode layer, an air electrode layer, and separators in alternating layers. In an air channel defined between the air electrode and the separator facing the air electrode layer, a SUS mesh made of stainless steel for electrically connecting both of them is confined. On the surface of the SUS mesh, previously by itself before the assembly of the stack structure, an Ag-plating treatment is performed and further a vacuum heat-treatment (heat-treatment under a negative pressure) is performed.
US08900759B2	Electrochemical reactor bundles, stacks, and electrochemical reactor systems consisting of these components Tube electrochemical reactor bundle or stack, having a structure, in which a plurality of tube fuel cells, formed of a dense ion conductor (electrolyte) and cathode (air electrode) laminated to an anode (fuel electrode) material having a tube structure, are electrically connected by a thin metallic wire, and an electrochemical reactor system using them are provided.
US08900756B1	Solid state preparation method for lithium manganese oxide AB2O4 battery cathode A fluorine-modified lithium manganese-based AB2O4 spinel cathode material is provided. Furthermore, a lithium or lithium ion rechargeable electrochemical cell is provided incorporating fluorine-modified lithium manganese-based AB2O4 spinel cathode material in a positive electrode. In addition, a process for preparing a stable fluorine-modified lithium manganese-based AB2O4 spinel cathode material is provided.
US08900752B2	Lead manganese-based cathode material for lithium electrochemical systems A lead manganese-based cathode material is provided. Furthermore, a lithium or lithium ion rechargeable electrochemical cell is provided incorporating lead manganese-based cathode material in a positive electrode. In addition, a process for preparing a stable lead manganese-based cathode material is provided.
US08900743B2	Barrier for thin film lithium batteries made on flexible substrates and related methods A thin film solid state battery configured with barrier regions formed on a flexible substrate member and method. The method includes forming a bottom thin film barrier material overlying and directly contacting a surface region of a substrate. A first current collector region can be formed overlying the bottom barrier material and forming a first cathode material overlying the first current collector region. A first electrolyte can be formed overlying the first cathode material, and a second current collector region can be formed overlying the first anode material. The method also includes forming an intermediary thin film barrier material overlying the second current collector region and forming a top thin film barrier material overlying the second electrochemical cell. The solid state battery can comprise the elements described in the method of fabrication.
US08900741B2	Protective circuit board and battery pack using the same A protective circuit board includes a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board including a first region and a second region, at least one safety device on the first region of the printed circuit board, the first region being thinner than the second region along a direction perpendicular to a contact plane between the printed circuit board and the safety device, and an external connection terminal on the printed circuit board.
US08900724B2	Monobenzochrysene derivative, a material for an organic electroluminescence device containing the same, and an organic electroluminescence device using the material A monobenzochrysene derivative shown by the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R14 are independently a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and at least one of R1 to R14 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms which does not contain an anthracene skeleton and a benzo[g]chrysene skeleton or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 50 ring carbon atoms which does not contain an anthracene skeleton and a benzo[g]chrysene skeleton, excluding the case where R8 and R9 are unsubstituted phenyl groups and R1 to R7 and R10 to R14 are hydrogen atoms and the case where R9 is an unsubstituted phenyl group and R1 to R8 and R10 to R14 are hydrogen atoms.
US08900723B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate main body, an OLED formed on the substrate main body, a moisture absorbing layer formed on the substrate main body and covering the OLED, a first barrier layer formed on the substrate main body and covering the moisture absorbing layer, a first auxiliary barrier layer formed between the moisture absorbing layer and the first barrier layer, a second barrier layer formed on the substrate main body and covering the first barrier layer, and a second auxiliary barrier layer formed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer.
US08900715B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a wafer having a first surface opposite a second surface, and at least one laser irradiated region between the first and second surfaces. The laser irradiated region includes a laser-induced stress that is configured to minimize curvature of at least one of the first and second surfaces.
US08900710B2	Light-emitting device, method for manufacturing same, and molded part A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element on a molded part. The molded part is formed by molding and curing a thermosetting epoxy resin composition comprising (A) the reaction product of a triazine derived epoxy resin with an acid anhydride, (B) an internal parting agent having m.p. 50-90° C., (C) a reflective agent, (D) an inorganic filler, and (E) a curing catalyst.
US08900696B2	Antimicrobially modified, coated, biaxially oriented polyester film The invention relates to a polyester film comprising at least one base layer (B) and at least one antimicrobially active coating, where this antimicrobial coating a) comprises an ammonium silane of the following formula (I): where R1 and R2 are in each case identical or different and, independently of each other, are hydrogen moieties or C1-C8-alkyl moieties, which are straight-chain or—in the case of C3-C8-alkyl moieties—can be branched, R1 and R2 preferably being identical and being —CH3; in aqueous dispersions, one, two or all of the R1 moieties are hydrogen; n is greater than 0 and smaller than 10, preferably from 2 to 5, and particularly preferably 3; m is greater than 0 and smaller than 30, preferably from 6 to 25, and particularly preferably from 15 to 20, and very particularly preferably 17; X− is chloride, sulfate, or nitrate; and b) the thickness of the coating is smaller than 1 μm, preferably smaller than 0.3 μm, and particularly preferably smaller than 0.15 μm.
US08900693B2	Polycarbonate compositions having infrared absorbance, method of manufacture, and articles prepared therefrom A composition is disclosed, comprising a polycarbonate resin, an inorganic infrared shielding additive, and carbon black, wherein an article prepared from the composition has the inorganic infrared shielding additive present at about 0.01 to about 1.0 grams per square meter, and carbon black present at about 0.001 to about 2.0 grams per square meter. The article prepared from the composition meets at least one scale requirement for European Norm EN 169 and/or EN 171, and is useful for preparing infrared shielding protective eyewear with low haze.
US08900678B2	Coated medium for inkjet printing and method of fabricating the same A coated medium for inkjet printing is disclosed. The coated medium includes a coating layer formed on at least one side of a supporting substrate. The coating layer includes precipitated calcium carbonate with an average particle size of less than about 1 micron, silica with a surface area of greater than 100 m2/g, a third inorganic pigment with an average particle size greater than that of precipitated calcium carbonate and selected from the group consisting of ground calcium carbonate (GCC) and clays, and at least one binder, wherein silica is present in an amount of at least 15 parts based on 100 parts of inorganic pigments in total.
US08900672B2	Method of applying indicia to an item having a textured surface A method of applying indicia to an item having a textured surface is disclosed herein, the method including the steps of: applying a textured paint to an exterior surface of the item; and applying the indicia to the exterior surface by an offset printing process. Also disclosed herein is a fluid filter having: a housing having an exterior surface; a textured paint applied to the exterior surface; and indicia applied to the textured paint, wherein the indicia is applied by an offset printing process.
US08900658B2	Metal effect pigments coated with SiO2, method for producing said metallic effect pigments and use The invention relates to a method for coating metallic effect pigments with silicon oxide, in which alkoxysilane(s) and/or silicon halide(s) in organic solvent are reacted with water in the presence of metallic effect pigments, where the reaction includes at least two steps, where (a) the reaction is carried out with addition of acid in a first step and with addition of base in a second step or where (b) the reaction is carried out with addition of base in a first step and with addition of acid in a second step. The invention further relates to the coated metallic effect pigments producible by way of the method of the invention, and also to the use thereof.
US08900656B2	Method for producing optical film, optical film, and image display A method for producing an optical film including a birefringent layer having a refractive index distribution satisfying nx>nz>ny that can be produced by a small number of steps, contains less foreign matter trapped therein, and has high productivity. The method includes steps of: forming a coating film by directly applying a material for forming a birefringent layer on the shrinkable film; shrinking the coating film in a first direction by shrinking the shrinkable film; and stretching a laminate of the shrinkable film and the coating film in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the material for forming a birefringent layer contains at least one resin selected from norbornene resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose resins, polyamides, and polyurethanes, and wherein the birefringent layer has a refractive index distribution satisfying nx>nz>ny. An optical film produced by the method.
US08900648B2	Single-serve coffee pod Processes for controlling strength of an extracted beverage including providing a pseudo packed bed of an extractable beverage material and contacting at least one liquid extraction stream with the pseudo packed bed of beverage material at a selected depth to obtain at least one zone of minimum extraction and at least one zone of maximum extraction. As the depth at which the liquid extraction stream is introduced into the packed bed increases, the zone of minimum extraction increases and the zone of maximum extraction decreases.
US08900647B2	Koji mold having large-scale genomic duplication The purpose of the present invention is to breed a koji mold, which has improved capability of producing a variety of industrially applicable enzymes, without using the genetic recombination technology. By mutagenizing a strain belonging to the genus Aspergillus, a strain having a duplication of a large-scale genome region of 900 kb or more and is able to produce a variety of enzymes required in manufacturing soy sauce, for example, protease, etc. was obtained. This strain enables efficient production of various foods such as soy sauce.
US08900646B2	Composition and method for minimizing bulling behavior of cattle A method and composition for treating feedlot cattle in order to mask odor or pheromones given by cattle that trigger other cattle to mount them in a behavior pattern known as Buller Steer Syndrome, or to at least provide a scent which neutralizes that behavior.
US08900640B2	Expandable, porous apatite/collagen composite, and its production method A expandable porous body constituted by a compressed apatite/collagen composite, which expands by water absorption, and a method for producing an expandable, porous apatite/collagen composite, which expands by water absorption, comprising the steps of freezing a porous apatite/collagen composite impregnated with a liquid in a compressed state, and drying it.
US08900638B2	Solid preparation comprising alogliptin and metformin hydrochloride The present invention provides a solid preparation containing compound (I) [compound (I) is as defined in the specification] or a salt thereof, and metformin hydrochloride, which is useful as a therapeutic drug for diabetes and the like, and superior in the preservation stability. A solid preparation having a first part and a second part: a first part: a part containing compound (I) or a salt thereof and substantially free of metformin hydrochloride a second part: a part containing metformin hydrochloride and substantially free of compound (I) and a salt thereof.
US08900636B2	Controlled release compositions The compositions disclosed herein are for use as controlled release therapeutics for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. In particular, the compositions provide water soluble bioactive agents, organic ions and polymers where the bioactive agent is efficiently released over time with minimal degradation products. The resulting controlled release composition is capable of administration in a decreased dose volume due to the high drug content and predominance of non-degraded bioactive agent after release. Additionally, the compositions, of the present invention are capable of long term, sustained releases.
US08900625B2	Antimicrobial compounds and methods of use The present disclosure provides antimicrobial compounds, compositions comprising such antimicrobial compounds, and methods of their use, in particular, antibacterial compounds and antifungal compounds. In certain aspects, the antimicrobial compounds are effective against pathogens of hospital-acquired infections. In certain aspects, the antimicrobial compounds are effective against pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics. The antimicrobial compounds can be used in antibacterial compositions, antifungal compositions, antiseptic compositions and disinfectant compositions. The antimicrobial compounds can be used as adjuncts in antibacterial compositions and antifungal compositions.
US08900622B1	Hypotensive lipid-containing biodegradable intraocular implants and related methods Biocompatible intraocular implants include a prostamide component and a biodegradable polymer that is effective in facilitating release of the prostamide component into an eye for an extended period of time. The prostamide component may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix of a two biodegradable polymers. The implants may be placed in an eye to treat or reduce a at least one symptom of an ocular condition, such as glaucoma.
US08900618B2	Liquid and low melting coatings for stents Stents with coatings comprising a combination of a restenosis inhibitor comprising an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a carrier. Also provided are methods of coating stents with a combination of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a carrier. A preferred example of a restenosis inhibitor is cerivastatin. The stent coatings have been shown to release restenosis inhibitors in their active forms.
US08900612B2	Amides, use of amides as solvents for organic compounds, compositions and emulsions containing amides, and method for treating a plant The present invention relates in general to the use of amides of the following general formula (I) wherein R1 is a linear or branched hydrocarbyl group containing 9 to 14 carbon atoms; R2 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl and benzyl; and R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and ethyl, as solvents for organic agriculturally active ingredients, compositions comprising organic agriculturally active ingredients and such amides, methods for treating a plant utilizing such compositions, as well as some of the amides as such and methods for their production.
US08900610B2	Biocidal fibrous and film materials comprising silver and chlorite ions Disclosed are compositions comprising a hydrophilic polymer, a hydrophobic polymer, a silver ion, and a chlorite anion, wherein the silver ion associates with at least one hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymer, and wherein the chlorite ion associates with the hydrophilic polymer. Also disclosed are methods of making a photo-stable silver ion and chlorite ion containing wound dressing and methods of reducing or preventing infection of a wound by using the compositions and wound dressings of the present invention.
US08900608B2	Cosmetic composition comprising at least two emulsifying silicone elastomers The disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion comprising at least two different emulsifying silicone elastomers, the emulsifying elastomers being present in an amount of at least 3% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. The disclosure also relates to the use of such a composition to obtain makeup that is comfortable and/or that has no tacky feel and/or that spreads easily.
US08900601B2	Permeable mixtures, methods and compositions for the skin Topical mixtures with ranges of permeability which promote dermal healing, wound stage arrest, skin cooling, and patient comfort through pH adjustment, therapeutic ingredient carriage, water and oxygen delivery, with superior aesthetics and ease of cleaning features.
US08900600B2	Identification, optimization and use of cryptic HLA-A24 epitopes for immunotherapy The present invention discloses peptides such as an isolated peptide consisting of an immunogenic HLA-A*2402-restricted epitope. For example, the isolated peptide may be selected from the group consisting of KYGVLLKTL (SEQ ID NO:11); RYMRQFVAL (SEQ ID NO: 12); RYVSRLLGI (SEQ ID NO: 13); RYGKGWDLL (SEQ ID NO: 14); RYLVQVQAL (SEQ ID NO: 15); and RYWELSNHL (SEQ ID NO: 16).
US08900597B2	Compositions relating to a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin and methods thereof In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.
US08900595B2	Filovirus vectors and noninfectious filovirus-based particles Cloned filovirus genomic cDNA and methods of using the cDNA are provided. Further provided are noninfectious lipid encapsulated filovirus-based particles.
US08900586B2	Antibody that binds domain 2 of ICAM-1 and methods of treatment The present invention relates to an antibody binding to the domain 2 of human intercellular adhesion molecules-1 (ICAM-1) where the antibody is able to modulate the differentiation status of dendritic cells and induce antigen-specific T cell tolerance, thereby be effective in the prevention and/or treatment of T cell-mediated immune disorders such as transplantation rejection, graft-versus-host disease, and autoimmune disease. In addition, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody, and method of using them for the treatment of disease.
US08900584B2	Human CDR-grafted antibody and antibody fragment thereof A human CDR-grafted antibody or the antibody fragment thereof which specifically reacts with the extracellular region of human CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) but does not react with a human blood platelet; a human CDR-grafted antibody or the antibody fragment thereof which specifically reacts with the extracellular region of CCR4 and has a cytotoxic activity against a CCR4-expressing cell; and a medicament, a therapeutic agent or a diagnostic agent comprising at least one of the antibodies and the antibody fragments thereof as an active ingredient.
US08900572B2	Myogenic differentiation of stem cells and uses thereof Disclosed are methods of differentiating stem cells into muscle cells by growing the cells in a myogenic culture medium. The differentiated cells can be used as a source of cells for transplantation in a patient in need thereof.
US08900571B2	Compositions and soft tissue replacement methods The invention relates to compositions comprising a silk fibroin material, adipose tissue and a compound of the structure where X1 and X5 are independently CH or N; X7 is NH, O or S; X8 and X9 are independently CH or N; R13 is an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl and R14 is C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl. The composition is administered to a site of a soft tissue condition including those of breast tissue. The silk fibroin material can be in the form of a silk hydrogel, a silk film, a silk scaffold, a silk sheet, a silk porous material or a silk fiber. The silk fibroin material can be substantially sericin free.
US08900566B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
US08900565B2	Indole derivatives as inhibitors of histone deacetylase Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which inhibit the activity of histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8). Also described herein are methods of using such HDAC8 inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of HDAC8 activity.
US08900560B2	Amide dendrimer compositions Amide compounds, amide polymers, compositions including amide compounds and amide polymers may be used to bind target ions, such as phosphorous-containing compounds in the gastrointestinal tract of animals. In some cases, amide compounds and amide polymers may include a core derived from an amide polyol and an organic polyacid or ester.
US08900550B2	Catalytic radiofluorination One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing radiofluorinated substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and alkenyl compounds. In a preferred embodiment, potassium fluoride-18 is used. Another aspect of the invention relates to arylammonium compounds containing fluorine-18 that are useful as imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the ammonium compound is a tetraaryl ammonium salt. Another aspect of the invention relates to arylsulfonium compounds containing fluorine-18 that are useful as imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the sulfonium compound is a triaryl sulfonium salt. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining a positron emission image of a mammal, comprising the steps of administering to a mammal a compound of the invention, and acquiring a positron emission spectrum of the mammal.
US08900549B2	Compositions and methods for delivering a substance to a biological target The present application provides compositions and methods using bioorthogonal inverse electron demand Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction for rapid and specific covalent delivery of a “payload” to a ligand bound to a biological target.
US08900543B2	Separation of tellurium by solvent extraction method A method for separating tellurium includes separating and recovering tellurium (Te) from a dissolved solution containing the tellurium using a solvent extraction by an extractant, which contains one selected from a group consisting of tributyl phosphate (TBP), tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP) and a combination thereof. The method may separate and recover the tellurium as a high-priced metallic element from a material, such as a Bi2Te3-based waste thermoelectric material, which contains not only the tellurium but also other metallic elements, simply and economically using a solvent extraction, whereby the tellurium with high yield and high purity can be separated, recovered and recycled.
US08900528B2	Disc-shaped analysis chip A disc-shaped analysis chip has an internal space. The internal space includes: a first reservoir for accommodating a first liquid; a second reservoir and a third reservoir arranged nearer to an outer peripheral portion of the analysis chip than the first reservoir; a fourth reservoir, a fifth reservoir and a sixth reservoir for accommodating a second liquid, a third liquid and a fourth liquid, respectively, and being arranged nearer to the outer peripheral portion of the analysis chip than the second and the third reservoir; a seventh reservoir arranged nearer to the outer peripheral portion of the analysis chip than the fourth to the sixth reservoir; an eighth reservoir arranged nearer to the outer peripheral portion of the analysis chip than the seventh reservoir; and a first to an eighth flow path for appropriately interconnecting the first to the eighth reservoir.
US08900523B2	Hydrogen transport membranes for dehydrogenation reactions A method of converting C2 and/or higher alkanes to olefins by contacting a feedstock containing C2 and/or higher alkanes with a first surface of a metal composite membrane of a sintered homogenous mixture of an Al oxide or stabilized or partially stabilized Zr oxide ceramic powder and a metal powder of one or more of Pd, Nb, V, Zr, Ta and/or alloys or mixtures thereof. The alkanes dehydrogenate to olefins by contact with the first surface with substantially only atomic hydrogen from the dehydrogenation of the alkanes passing through the metal composite membrane. Apparatus for effecting the conversion and separation is also disclosed.
US08900516B2	Method of altering the sensitivity and/or selectivity of a chemiresistor sensor The present invention relates to a method of altering the sensitivity and/or selectivity of a chemiresistor sensor, to a sensor and a sensor array produced by such method.
US08900515B2	Biosensing device The present invention provides a biosensing device, comprising an input unit, an analysis unit, a process unit, and a set unit for storing resulting data values as the basis for calibrating the biosensing device, to set up the calibration parameters of a strip of the biosensing device.
US08900512B2	Ni-based single crystal superalloy The Ni-based single crystal alloy disclosed here is a single crystal and has a chemical composition containing, as % by mass, Co: 8 to 12%, Cr: 5 to 7.5%, Mo: 0.2 to 1.2%, W: 5 to 7%, Al: 5 to 6.5%, Ta: 8 to 12%. Hf: 0.01 to 0.2%, Re: 2 to 4%, Si: 0.005 to 0.1%, with the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities.
US08900509B2	Charging frame and quenching device having a charging frame A charging frame for accommodating a batch of parts to be quenched, e.g., metal workpieces, has a circumferentially closed peripheral wall which surrounds the batch and thereby forms a flow channel which prevents bypass flows. The charging frame is a part of a quenching device.
US08900495B2	Molasses binder A binder based predominantly on molasses which incorporates both polymeric and monomeric polycarboxylic acid components to form a composite including both melanoidin and polyester polymeric structures. The binder incorporates the chemical profile of molasses with a mixture of polycarboxylic acids which combines to form a strong and weatherable binder composition which may be used to bind loosely or non-assembled matter.
US08900494B2	Safety and clamping device for an apparatus for fabricating parts An apparatus of the present invention presents a housing for engaging a mold device that includes a top plate having a top mold and a bottom plate having a bottom mold. The top plate presents side edges presenting a plurality of male elements extending therefrom. A top portion of the housing presents a safety and locking device (the device) to secure the top plate. The device presents several plates movable relative one another to secure the top plate. In case of a power outage, an actuator cooperably connected with the device prevents a shaft, connected to one of the plates, to move back to its idle position thereby locking the top plate within the device to prevent disengagement of the top plate from the device.
US08900485B2	Carbon nanotube slurry, method for making the same, and method for making cathod emitter using the same A kind of photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry is disclosed. The photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry includes a first mixture and a second mixture. The first mixture includes carbon nanotubes, conducting particles, and a first organic carrier. The second mixture includes a photo polymerization monomer, a photo initiator, and a second organic carrier. The weight percentage of the first mixture and the second mixture ranges from about 50% to about 80% and about 20% to about 50%, respectively. Methods for making the photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry and methods for making cathode emitters using the photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry are also disclosed.
US08900483B2	Polymer electrolyte composition and dye-sensitized solar cell containing the same Disclosed is a polymer electrolyte composition, a gel-type polymer electrolyte obtained by mixing the same at normal temperature, and a dye-sensitized solar cell containing the electrolyte. Since the poly(alkylene carbonate)-based polymer is included, a crosslinking process by radiation of heat or UV is not required when the polymer electrolyte is manufactured, such that a manufacturing process is simple. Accordingly, the polymer electrolyte is useful for mass production of a solar cell and maintained in a uniform state without a phase separation between two components due to excellent affinity between the polymer and the organic solvent included in the electrolyte, and has excellent electrode-electrolyte interface property in the solar cell due to an adhesive property of the gelled polymer electrolyte.
US08900481B2	Monodisperse core/shell and other complex structured nanocrystals and methods of preparing the same The present invention provides new compositions containing nearly monodisperse colloidal core/shell semiconductor nanocrystals with high photoluminescence quantum yields (PL QY), as well as other complex structured semiconductor nanocrystals. This invention also provides new synthetic methods for preparing these nanocrystals, and new devices comprising these compositions. In addition to core/shell semiconductor nanocrystals, this patent application also provides complex semiconductor nanostructures, quantum shells, quantum wells, doped nanocrystals, and other multiple-shelled semiconductor nanocrystals.
US08900473B2	Polishing solution for CMP, and method for polishing substrate using the polishing solution for CMP The CMP polishing liquid of the present invention contains 1,2,4-triazole, a phosphoric acid, an oxidant, and abrasive particles. The polishing method of the present invention is a substrate polishing method for polishing a substrate with a polishing cloth while supplying a CMP polishing liquid between the substrate and the polishing cloth, in which the substrate is a substrate having a palladium layer, and the CMP polishing liquid is a CMP polishing liquid containing 1,2,4-triazole, a phosphoric acid, an oxidant, and abrasive particles.
US08900469B2	Etch rate detection for anti-reflective coating layer and absorber layer etching A method and apparatus for etching a photomask substrate with enhanced process monitoring is provided. In one embodiment, a method of determining an etching endpoint includes performing an etching process on a first tantalum containing layer through a patterned mask layer, directing a radiation source having a first wavelength from about 200 nm and about 800 nm to an area uncovered by the patterned mask layer, collecting an optical signal reflected from the area covered by the patterned mask layer, analyzing a waveform obtained the reflected optical signal reflected from the substrate from a first time point to a second time point, and determining a first endpoint of the etching process when a slope of the waveform is changed about 5 percent from the first time point to the second time point.
US08900451B2	Device and method for removing solids and liquids from a pot A device and a method for removing a liquid, foam, fat or other solid or liquid material or anything else that a user wants to remove or separate from a remaining liquid or solid that is left in a container.
US08900439B2	Modular cathode assemblies and methods of using the same for electrochemical reduction Modular cathode assemblies are useable in electrolytic reduction systems and include a basket through which fluid electrolyte may pass and exchange charge with a material to be reduced in the basket. The basket can be divided into upper and lower sections to provide entry for the material. Example embodiment cathode assemblies may have any shape to permit modular placement at any position in reduction systems. Modular cathode assemblies include a cathode plate in the basket, to which unique and opposite electrical power may be supplied. Example embodiment modular cathode assemblies may have standardized electrical connectors. Modular cathode assemblies may be supported by a top plate of an electrolytic reduction system. Electrolytic oxide reduction systems are operated by positioning modular cathode and anode assemblies at desired positions, placing a material in the basket, and charging the modular assemblies to reduce the metal oxide.
US08900434B2	Three dimensional microelectrode system for dielectrophoresis A dielectrophoresis method for separating particles from a sample, including a dielectrophoresis channel, the dielectrophoresis channel having a central axis, a bottom, a top, a first side, and a second side; a first mesa projecting into the dielectrophoresis channel from the bottom and extending from the first side across the dielectrophoresis channel to the second side, the first mesa extending at an angle to the central axis of the dielectrophoresis channel; a second mesa projecting into the dielectrophoresis channel from the bottom and extending from the first side across the dielectrophoresis channel to the second side, the second mesa parallel to said first mesa; a space between at least one of the first electrode and the second side or the second electrode and the second side; and a gap between the first electrode and the second electrode, and pumping a recovery fluid through said gap between said first electrode and into said space between at least one of said first mesa and said second side or said second mesa and said second side.
US08900427B2	Homing device for magnetron rotating on two arms A magnetron actuator for moving a magnetron in a nearly arbitrary radial and azimuthal path in the back of a target in a plasma sputter reactor. The magnetron includes two coaxial rotary shafts extending along the chamber central axis and coupled to two independently controllable rotary actuators. An epicyclic gear mechanism or a frog-leg structure mechanically couple the shafts to the magnetron to control its radial and azimuthal position. A vertical actuator moves the shafts vertically in tandem to vary the magnetron's separation from the target's back surface and compensate for erosion of the front surface. The rotary actuators may be separately coupled to the shafts or a rotatable ring gear may be coupled to the shafts through respectively fixed and orbiting idler gears. Two radially spaced sensors detect reflectors attached to the inner and outer arms of the epicyclic gear mechanism for homing of the controller.
US08900408B2	Process for production of bleached pulp Provided is a process for producing bleached pulp, including subjecting unbleached pulp, which is obtained by cooking a lignocellulose substance, to alkali-oxygen bleaching treatment and then subjecting the alkali-oxygen bleached pulp to chlorine-free bleaching treatment including chlorine dioxide treatment, wherein in at least one chlorine dioxide treatment stage in which the chlorine dioxide treatment is performed, monopersulfuric acid is used in combination. The amount of chlorine dioxide to be used is reduced and the color reversion resistance of the bleached pulp is improved by this process.
US08900402B2	Semiconductor processing system having multiple decoupled plasma sources A semiconductor substrate processing system includes a substrate support defined to support a substrate in exposure to a processing region. The system also includes a first plasma chamber defined to generate a first plasma and supply reactive constituents of the first plasma to the processing region. The system also includes a second plasma chamber defined to generate a second plasma and supply reactive constituents of the second plasma to the processing region. The first and second plasma chambers are defined to be independently controlled.
US08900401B2	Plasma processing method and apparatus Plasma processing of plural substrates is performed in a plasma processing apparatus, which is provided with a plasma processing chamber having an antenna electrode and a lower electrode for placing and retaining the plural substrates in turn within the plasma processing chamber, a gas feeder for feeding processing gas into the processing chamber, a vacuum pump for discharging gas from the processing chamber via a vacuum valve, and a solenoid coil for forming a magnetic field within the processing chamber. At least one of the plural substrates is placed on the lower electrode, and the processing gas is fed into the processing chamber. RF power is fed to the antenna electrode via a matching network to produce a plasma within the processing chamber in which a magnetic field has been formed by the solenoid coil. This placing of at least one substrate and this feeding of the processing gas are then repeated until the plasma processing of all of the plural substrates is completed. An end of seasoning is determined when a parameter including an internal pressure of the processing chamber has become stable to a steady value with plasma processing time.
US08900395B2	Refastenable pant-like absorbent article and a method for making it A pant-type absorbent article including a first body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side and a second body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side, the body facing sides of first and second body panels are held together in a face-to-face relationship along lateral edges to form side connections. The article further including a first fastening member hingedly attached to or near a lateral edge of the body facing side of the first body panel and having a portion which is unattached to said first body panel, said portion is refastenably attached to a complementary second fastening member provided on the body facing side of the second body panel. A recess forming a finger grip may be provided in the lateral edge of the first body panel.
US08900387B2	Methods and apparatus for stitching tire patches Methods, computer program products, and apparatus for stitching the interior surface of a tire, the steps of the method including rotating the tire about a central rotational axis, applying a force to maintain the tire in a substantially radial fixed position relative to a stitching wheel; applying a predetermined force to the interior surface of the tire with the stitching wheel, the stitching wheel contacting the interior surface of the tire while the tire is rotating; and, mechanically translating the stitching wheel laterally across the interior of the tire during tire rotation.
US08900385B2	Composite for on demand fragrance delivery and related method of manufacture A composite for on demand release of fragrance, comprising a foam layer imbibed with fragrance; a top polymer layer, impermeable to said fragrance but containing perforations; and a bottom double sided film adhesive layer with a releaser liner on the outside surface; such that said foam layer is in between said top and bottom layer and when compressed by a user said fragrance is released thru the perforations in said top layer. Related method of manufacture and use of the composites in a book are also provided.
US08900384B2	Method for heat-treating metal tubes or pipes for nuclear power plant In a method for heat treating a metal tube or pipe for a nuclear power plant, the tube or pipe being accommodated in a batch-type vacuum heat treatment furnace, when the tube or pipe is laid down on and is subjected to heat treatment on a plurality of metal cross beams arranged along a longitudinal direction of the tube or pipe, it is possible to suppress scratches to be formed on the outer surface of the tube or pipe and attributable to heat treatment, and to reduce the discoloration on the outer surface of the tube or pipe by holding the tube or pipe and the metal cross beams in indirect contact with each other by virtue of a heat resistant fabric having a thickness of 0.1 to 1.2 mm interposed in between.
US08900379B2	Stainless steel for solid polymer fuel cell separator and solid polymer typefuel cell using the stainless steel Provided are a stainless steel for a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell separator having high durability and a low contact resistance (i.e., high electrical conductivity) and a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell using the same. More specifically, a stainless steel for a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell separator has a composition comprising 0.03% mass % or less of C, 16-45 mass % of Cr, 0.03 mass % or less of N, 0.1-5.0 mass % of Mo, wherein a total of the C content and the N content satisfies 0.03 mass % or less; a balance portion is comprised of Fe and unavoidable impurities; an atomic ratio of Cr/Fe with respect to Al, Cr, and Fe contained in a passive film on a surface of the stainless steel is 1 or greater.
US08900375B2	Two level conduit docking port mechanism for a dishwashing appliance A two level conduit docking port for a dishwashing appliance is described. The docking port is provided having an upper port and a lower port, either of which is opened depending upon the position of a sliding valve that moves along the vertical direction. Movement of the valve to open either the upper port or the lower port is caused by contact between a protrusion on the sliding valve and a conduit attached to a height-adjustable rack. As such rack is pushed into the wash chamber of the dishwasher, the valve is moved vertically depending upon the vertical level of the rack.
US08900370B2	Method and apparatus for conveying a cellulosic feedstock A method and apparatus for preparing a cellulosic feedstock are disclosed. Embodiments of the method comprise obtaining a cellulosic feedstock having a moisture content of 30 wt % to 60 wt %; passing the cellulosic feedstock through a heated holding tank; withdrawing the cellulosic feedstock from the holding tank; and, subsequently subjecting the cellulosic feedstock to hydrolysis. Embodiments of the apparatus comprise at least one sidewall defining a volume having an upper portion and a lower portion. At least one inlet is provided adjacent the upper portion, and the inlet is in fluid communication with an impregnation chamber provided upstream from the holding tank. At least one outlet is provided adjacent the lower portion, and the outlet is in fluid communication with hydrolysis reactor positioned downstream from the holding tank. At least one conveyor is positioned adjacent the at least one outlet. A heating jacket provided on at least a portion of the apparatus.
US08900366B2	Apparatus for depositing a multilayer coating on discrete sheets A tool for depositing multilayer coatings onto a substrate. In one configuration, the tool includes a includes an in-line organic material deposition station operating under at least one of a pressure or temperature controlled environment. In another, it further is of a hybrid design that incorporates both in-line and cluster tool features. In this latter configuration, at least one of the deposition stations is configured to deposit an inorganic layer, while at least one other deposition station is configured to deposit an organic layer. The tool is particularly well-suited to depositing multilayer coatings onto discrete substrates, as well as to encapsulating environmentally-sensitive devices placed on the flexible substrate.
US08900363B2	Inline vacuum processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and information recording medium manufacturing method An inline vacuum processing apparatus includes a deposition unit, a process execution unit, a determination unit, and a control unit. The deposition unit causes one deposition chamber of a first deposition chamber and a second deposition chamber to execute a deposition process. The process execution unit causes the other deposition chamber to execute a process necessary for the deposition process. The determination unit measures the number of substrates processed in one deposition chamber and determines whether all substrates included in a first lot have undergone the deposition process. The control unit switches, based on a determination result from the determination unit, a process to be executed in each of the first deposition chamber and the second deposition chamber.
US08900361B2	Thermoinsulative and thermoconductive concretes based on an aluminophosphate binder (variants) The group of inventions relates to the refractory materials industry, in particular to the production of refractory high-strength nonconductive articles of corundum and silicon carbide concretes on an aluminophosphate binder. The objective of the proposed group of inventions is to provide shaped thermoinsulative and thermoconductive concretes based on an aluminophosphate binder with high strength characteristics, enabling the concretes to be used as building and construction materials operating at high temperatures. According to the first variant, the thermoinsulative concrete based on an aluminophosphate binder includes a phosphate binder and a mixture, wherein orthophosphoric acid is used in a concentration of 65-75% as phosphate binder and a mixture of different fractions of 25A grade electrocorundum is used as the mixture. According to the second variant, the thermoconductive concrete based on an aluminophosphate binder comprises a phosphate binder and a mixture, wherein orthophosphoric acid in a concentration of 65-75% is used as phosphate binder, a mixture of 25A grade electrocorundum of 220 fraction and a mixture of 53C grade silicon carbide is used as an additional mixture. The technical result is high strength characteristics, enabling the concretes to be used as building and construction materials operating at high temperatures.
US08900360B2	Asphalt compositions with resinous addition derived from animal waste A bio-resource resin for use as a replacement for a portion of asphalt in asphalt compositions includes a bio-oil derived from animal waste and including hydrocarbons; and a compatibilizing agent. The bio-oil is derived from animal waste by subjecting the animal waste to a conversion process selected from a hydrothermal conversion process and a thermochemical conversion process. This bio-resource resin can be employed as a substitute for a portion of asphalt in common asphalt compositions, and the compatibilizing agent improves the chemical compatibility between the bio-oil and the asphalt.
US08900349B2	Absorbent composition designed for removing contaminants, mainly sulfur compounds, contained in liquid and gaseous streams, a method for obtaining a designed absorbent composition, a method for removing impurities, mainly sulfur compounds, including hydrogen sulfide, contained in liquid or gaseous streams, and use of an absorbent composition The present invention relates to an absorbent composition composed of an iron oxide and/or hydroxide, activated carbon, promoters and binders, in the form of extruded tablets or granules, capable of absorbing impurities from fluid streams in order to eliminate the impurities, mainly sulfur compounds, contained in these streams. The present invention also relates to the methods for obtaining the absorbents, and to the use thereof for eliminating impurities contained in liquid and gaseous streams.
US08900347B2	Method of adsorptive gas separation using thermally conductive contactor structure A method of temperature swing adsorption allows separation of a first fluid component from a fluid mixture comprising at least the first fluid component in an adsorptive separation system having a parallel passage adsorbent contactor with parallel flow passages having cell walls which include an adsorbent material and axial thermally conductive filaments in direct contact with the adsorbent material. The method provides for transferring heat from the heat of adsorption in a countercurrent direction along at least a portion of the filaments during adsorption and transferring heat in either axial direction along the filaments to provide at least a portion of the heat of desorption during a desorption step. A carbon dioxide TSA separation process to separate carbon dioxide from flue gas also includes steps transferring heat from adsorption or for desorption along axial thermally conductive filaments.
US08900327B2	Prosthetic joint A prosthesis joint including a base, a coupling element for attachment to a body part or a prosthesis section, which is attached to the base, and an attachment device for attachment to a prosthesis device, which is coupled to the base and pivotable around at least one axis. A locking device is coupled to the coupling element and operates to selectively block and enable movement of the attachment device with respect to the base providing locked and unlocked positions, respectively. A retention element is carried by at least one of the base and coupling elements and is elastically pre-stressed against the attachment device to provide a retention force for the attachment device so as to resist undesired pivoting movement.
US08900317B2	Stabilizing prosthesis support structure A tibial support structure includes a platform portion and a medullary portion that are monolithically formed as a single piece. The medullary and platform portions of the augment component are adapted to accommodate and mechanically attach to a tibial baseplate, and are individually shaped and sized to replace damaged bone stock both within the tibia, as well at the tibial proximal surface. The monolithic formation of the tibial support structure provides a strong and stable foundation for a tibial baseplate and facilitates restoration of the anatomic joint line, even where substantial resections of the proximal tibia have been made. The tibial support structure may be made of a bone-ingrowth material which facilitates preservation and rebuilding of the proximal tibia after implantation, while also preserving the restored joint line by allowing revision surgeries to be performed without removal of the tibial support structure.
US08900307B2	Highly lordosed fusion cage A two-piece fusion cage having ramped interior surfaces. One advantage of such a cage is its easy insertion. In a first step, the lower component is inserted into the disc space and is held in place. The first step confirms placement of the implant and its footprint. In a second step, the upper component is inserted into the disc space by sliding its interior surface along the opposed interior surface of the lower component. This two-step method of insertion eliminates the need to provide an independent distraction means.
US08900301B2	Method and apparatus for graft fixation A device for surgically coupling a soft tissue graft into a tunnel of a bone. The device includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first graft-engaging surface extending from a first end to a second end of the first member. The second member includes a second graft-engaging surface extending from a first end to a second end of the second member. The first graft-engaging surface and the second graft-engaging surface define a graft-accepting through-passage with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough when the first member is secured to the second member.
US08900300B1	Prosthetic capsular bag and method of inserting the same The present invention relates to a prosthetic capsular bag and method for inserting the same. The prosthetic capsular bag helps to maintain the volume of the natural capsular bag, thereby stabilizing the effective lens position of an IOL so that refractive outcomes may be improved with cataract surgery. The prosthetic capsular bag further provides an integrated refractive surface, providing a means for experimentally determining an effective lens position prior to inserting an IOL.
US08900286B2	Medical device shield and methods for delivering a medical device Device shields for packaging and protecting medical devices during storage and deployment. A device shield includes a housing configured to maintain a medical device and at least a portion of a medical device delivery apparatus within the housing, and a limit element having a first constraining position and a second open position.
US08900282B2	Light therapy apparatus and methods An extra-oral light therapy device comprises a support that registers against features of a patient's head. A light source is mounted to the support. The light source may comprise an array of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”). A controller controls the extra-oral light therapy device. The support may comprise a tray fitted to the patient's teeth or a head-set fitted to the patient's ears and the bridge of the patient's nose. An external light therapy device has a thin, molded substrate, at least one array of light emitters mounted onto the thin, molded substrate, an attaching means for removably attaching the device to an area of treatment, and a controller for controlling the external light therapy device. Methods for supporting light sources adjacent desired treatment locations and for treating jaw bone disorders and jaw osteonecrosis and biostimulating bone and soft tissue are also disclosed.
US08900271B2	Systems and methods for posterior dynamic stabilization of the spine Devices, systems and methods for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The devices include an expandable spacer or member having an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the expandable member in an expanded configuration has a size, volume and/or shape configured for positioning between the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae in order to distract the vertebrae relative to each other. The systems include one or more expandable members and an expansion medium for injection within or for filling the interior of the expandable member via the port. The methods involve the implantation of one or more devices or expandable spacers.
US08900267B2	Articulable surgical instrument An instrument includes, a lumen, a handpiece affixed to the proximal end of the lumen and including an actuator, a proximal articulable segment, the proximal end of the proximal articulable segment pivotably attached to the distal end of the lumen, an actuation cable extending from the actuator through the lumen and into the proximal articulable segment, and a cable router having a proximal knuckle assembly having a proximal segment knuckle affixed to the proximal end of the proximal articulable segment, a lumen knuckle affixed to the distal end of the lumen, and a proximal hinge pin knuckle positioned about the proximal hinge pin, wherein the cable is bent against the proximal segment knuckle, the lumen knuckle and the proximal hinge pin knuckle when the proximal articulable segment is generally parallel with the lumen.
US08900265B1	Clot retrieval system The present invention relates to a system for removing obstructions and other objects within a blood vessel or other interior lumen of an animal. The system may be deployed in the lumen from a catheter and includes a pull wire having a proximal end and a distal end, and a distal body. Optionally, the distal body includes a plurality of memory metal strips that form a closeable claw that is used to capture the obstruction. Optionally, the memory metal strips are connected to a proximal hub that is slideable along at least a segment of the pull wire and the memory metal strips are moved towards each other and towards the pull wire by moving the proximal hub distally towards a stationary distal hub, which in turn, causes the claw to close and capture the obstruction. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such systems.
US08900261B2	Tissue treatment system for reducing the appearance of cellulite A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes.
US08900255B2	Anastomotic tissue connection device An anastomotic tissue connection device has a head side end and a handle side end, with a head part arranged at the head side end. The head part has a reception means for receiving at least one connection member and which is, furthermore, provided with a counter-pressure plate being firmly arranged at a counter-pressure plate holding device and facing the head part. The head part and the counter-pressure plate holding device are relatively movable towards each other. For the support of the counter-pressure plate, the counter-pressure plate holding device forms at least one column so that a space directly behind the counter-pressure plate is freely accessible radially to a circumference of the counter-pressure plate.
US08900239B2	Internal joint stabilizer for a multi-axis joint, such as a carpo-metacarpal joint or the like, and method of use An internal device is provided for stabilizing a joint having multiple axes of rotation. The device includes two axles, separated by a body portion. The two axles are maintained by the body portion in a geometric relationship that replicates the geometric relationship of the rotational axes of the joint. The axles are installed into the bones of the joint to stabilize the joint.
US08900237B2	Minimally invasive guide system A minimally invasive fixation system and installation method is provided. The system includes a rod having an anchor fixation head, an anchor system for anchoring the rod using the anchor fixation head, and a guide system configured to attach to the anchor fixation head of the rod for the insertion of the additional anchor systems. In one embodiment, a method for placing a spinal fixation element relative to a vertebra is provided. The method includes inserting the spinal fixation element relative to the vertebra; connecting the spinal fixation element to a first vertebra with a first anchor; manipulating the spinal fixation element relative to the first anchor to align the spinal fixation element with a second vertebra; fixing the position of the spinal fixation element relative to the first bone anchor; determining an anchor site on a second vertebra using a guide system connected to the spinal fixation element; inserting a second anchor at an anchor site on second vertebra; and connecting the second anchor to the spinal fixation element to fix the spinal fixation element relative to the first vertebra and second vertebra.
US08900228B2	Catheter adapted for direct tissue contact and pressure sensing An irrigated ablation catheter adapted for direct tissue contact has micro-elements that provide more accurate sensing of tissue, including thermal and electrical properties for temperature and impedance and intracardiac ECG measurements. A pressure sensing assembly adds the ability to measure the force at the tip of the catheter as well as to have the micro-elements for accurately sensing tissue parameters. A system uses signals from the micro-elements (impedance, temperature, and ECG signals) as well as the measure of force or pressure at the tip electrode order to provide the operator with a means to control lesion depth, size, transmurality and to ablate tissue until successful treatment of an arrhythmia is achieved.
US08900227B2	Sinus ablation devices, methods, and systems An embodiment of the invention concerns systems, devices, and methods for minimally invasive sinus mucosal restorative techniques. Such an embodiment may remove persistent mucosal disease while protecting bony structures of sinus cavities from damage. For example, guard members may keep ablation electrodes a set distance away from sinus bone. This may preserve healthy tissue over the bone to thereby facilitate healing while ablating the disease tissue.
US08900225B2	Automatic ablation tracking A method for performing a medical procedure includes bringing a probe into contact with an organ in a body of a patient. A map of the organ is displayed, and the location of the probe relative to the map is tracked. A therapy is applied via the probe at multiple tissue sites in the organ with which the probe is brought into contact. Stability of the contact between the probe and the tissue sites is assessed while applying the therapy. The map is automatically marked, responsively to the assessed stability, to indicate the tissue sites at which the therapy was applied.
US08900222B2	Method and apparatus for inflating and deflating balloon catheters A system and method for controlling the inflation, ablation, and deflation of a balloon catheter. The system includes a balloon catheter, a console, a pressurized gas or liquid inflation source, and an umbilical system to deliver pressurized coolant to the balloon catheter. The system may include controller that monitors the amount of pressure and volume within the balloon catheter. During inflation, the pressure and/or volume of fluid within the balloon is maintained at a target amount in order to provide sufficient mechanized pressure against the desired target region. The system limits the inflation pressure such that a safe quantity of gas would be released should a leak occur. If the amount falls below a certain threshold level, gas or fluid egress is presumed and the inflation process is halted.
US08900217B2	Surgical wound dressing incorporating connected hydrogel beads having an embedded electrode therein According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a wound dressing system is presented. The wound dressing system includes a fluid permeable support layer, the support layer configured for positioning within a wound and adapted to generally conform to a topography of the wound, and to permit exudates from the wound to pass therethrough. The wound dressing system further includes a plurality of beads supported by the support layer, the beads defining an insulated inter-connected elongate member and an electrode embedded within and extending through at least a portion of the elongate member. Also, a current is generated by an external energy source that electrically flows through the electrode.
US08900209B2	Method and apparatus for supplying gas to an area Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various designs and packaging methods for a gas delivery device and materials for supplying one or more predetermined gases to a target area as well as to application specific opthamological embodiments. With regard to the gas delivery device, the device may include a reservoir, a gas diffusion portion for communicating gas from the reservoir and one or more predetermined gases at concentrations greater than atmospheric contained within the reservoir, wherein the device does not generate gas and may be packaged prior to use with the one or more predetermined gases.
US08900202B2	Drive mechanism for drug delivery devices The present invention relates to a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product, comprising: a holder for a product-containing cartridge, the cartridge having a piston slidably arranged therein in an axial direction, a piston rod to be operably engaged with the cartridge's piston for dispensing of a dose of the medicinal product, an adjusting assembly adapted to eliminate axial clearance between the piston and the piston rod, wherein the adjusting assembly comprises at least one radially extending spike element for mutually locking in position the piston and the piston rod irrespective of the relative distance between piston and piston rod.
US08900200B2	Syringe with needle guard injection device The present invention provides for an injection device including a syringe with a proximal end, a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end, and a plunger inserted into the proximal end. A guard is slidable on the syringe, has a proximal end, a distal end, and is biased from a first position wherein the needle is exposed towards a second position wherein the guard covers the needle. The injection device includes first and second sets of cooperating detents for retaining the guard and syringe in the first and second positions, respectively. A latch member extends proximally from the guard that is engageable by the plunger as the plunger is depressed to release the first set of cooperating detents. Upon release, a spring element biases the guard towards the second position until the second set of cooperating detents engage and secure the guard in the second position.
US08900198B2	Device for protecting an injection apparatus, in particular an injection apparatus for medical use, such as a syringe A device comprising a body, a sleeve mobile in relation to the body, and a lock enabling locking of the sleeve in a protective position; the sleeve can be moved between a non-protective position, in which an injection member is exposed, and the protective position; the lock comprising at least one flexible proximal leg. According to the invention, the at least one leg comprises at least one bearing surface and the device comprises at least one corresponding bearing surface, these respective bearing surfaces being able to bear against each other when a stress is exerted on the sleeve in a direction tending to return the sleeve toward the non-protective position.
US08900192B2	Access device An access device places a medical article within a body space of a patient. The device has a needle that includes an elongated body and a needle hub. The device further includes a dilator disposed on and slideable along the elongated body of the needle and a medical article. The medical article is disposed on and slideable along the dilator. A track extends in a proximal direction from the dilator. The needle hub slides along at least a portion of the track between a first position and a second position. The device further includes a locking mechanism operably disposed between the track and the needle hub so as to inhibit further axial movement of the needle in the proximal direction when the needle hub is in the second position.
US08900187B2	Powerhead control in a power injection system A dual head contrast media injection system performs a patency check or test injection, determining flow rate and/or flow volume from the programmed protocol. The tubing that connects syringes to a patient shares only a short common section near to the patient. Appropriate injection steps are taken to compensate for tubing elasticity. A wireless remote control and a touch screen control are provided, improving functionality and information delivery. The display brightness is controlled based on the ambient light, and the display panel includes a double swivel permitting re-orientation. The orientation of the display may also be controlled based on, e.g., the current step, the tilt angle of the powerhead, or a manual control. Furthermore, the display is customizable to identify the type of fluid (contrast, saline, etc.) on either side of the injector, to provide matched color coding, and to provide a folder/tab analogy for retrieving injection protocol parameters.
US08900182B2	Breast pump and method of use A breast pump convertible between a single breast pump mode and a double breast pump mode. The breast pump includes a pump and a conduit assembly coupled to the pump and at least one breast shield. The breast pump is operable to convert between the single breast pump mode and the double breast pump mode while maintaining substantially the same vacuum level applied to one of the breasts.
US08900179B2	Thrombectomy apparatus and method A thrombectomy system may include an elongate shaft that defines a high pressure lumen and a low pressure lumen. The high pressure lumen may terminate near an end of the low pressure lumen. An expandable capture basket may be disposed near the end of the low pressure lumen. A thrombectomy apparatus may include an elongate shaft, an evacuation lumen extending within the elongate shaft and a high pressure lumen extending within the elongate shaft. A capture apparatus may be disposed within a wire lumen that extends within the elongate shaft such that the capture apparatus extends distally from the wire lumen.
US08900178B2	Method and apparatus for a self-venting endoscopic biomaterial applicator The present invention will provide an endoscopic biomaterial applicator used during laparoscopic surgical procedures that utilizes pressurized gas to facilitate the spray application of a biomaterial while safely and automatically venting the additional volume of gas introduced into the abdominal cavity by endoscopic biomaterial applicator. This is accomplished utilizing a manifold, a plurality of channels, an elongated housing, a spray tip, a cannula gasket, and a gas release valve.
US08900176B2	Chronic hemodialysis catheter with balloon An indwelling catheter device and a method of treatment using the indwelling catheter device are provided. The indwelling catheter device includes an elongate shaft having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a first lumen extending longitudinally therethrough and an inflation lumen extending at least partially through the shaft. The distal portion of the shaft includes a first opening connected to the first lumen. The catheter device further includes a balloon operably connected to an outer surface of the shaft proximal to the first opening wherein the balloon at least partially surrounds the shaft. The inflation lumen is connected to the balloon for selective inflation and deflation of the balloon for disrupting migration of the occluding material and inhibiting the material from occluding the first opening when the catheter device is indwelling.
US08900171B2	Adjustable splinting device A splinting device includes a first part for contacting a lower leg and a second part for contacting a foot hingedly connected to the first part. An adjustable attachment includes an elastic part and interconnects the first part and the second part. A method of treating plantar fasciitis includes securing the first part of the splint device to the lower leg, and securing the second part to a foot. The first part is rotated relative to the second part to establish a predetermined angle between the first part and the second part. The elastic part of the adjustable attachment, which is attached to one of the first and second parts, is stretched and attached to the other of the first part of the second part at a position based on the predetermined angle to limit movement of the first part relative to the second part beyond the predetermined angle.
US08900166B2	Automatic adjustable voltage to stabilize pressure for shockwave medical therapy device An electrohydraulic shock-wave therapy apparatus comprising a variable voltage source and a controller that controls the voltage source for accurate adjustment of the shock wave pressure. The invention, in various embodiments, also includes various methods, optionally closed loop as well as open loop based, for determining the shock pressure while compensating for burnout and or erosion that normally suppress the pressure after some thousands of sparks. This way the effective lifetime of the electrodes is dramatically extended. The control is further used for significantly increasing the effective therapeutic area of the apparatus by adjusting the shock pressure value close to the maximal safe value.
US08900158B2	Exercise monitoring device, exercise monitoring program storage medium, and exercise monitoring method An exercise monitoring device includes: a setting section which sets a user's age and resting pulse rate; a calculating section which calculates a pulse rate range of aerobic exercise on the basis of the age and the resting pulse rate set by the setting section; a sensor which measures a working pulse rate of the user; a monitoring section which monitors whether or not the pulse rate measured by the sensor is within the pulse rate range calculated by the calculating section; and a notifying section which notifies the user of a result of monitoring obtained by the monitoring section.
US08900151B2	Ultrasound guided probe device and method of using same The present invention is directed to devices and methods for use in ultrasound guiding of percutaneous probes during medical procedures. The ultrasound devices of the present invention include an ultrasound transducer. The devices can also include means and methods for imaging a virtual probe overlaying the sonogram formed by the ultrasound device such that a real time image of the probe approach to the target may be observed during and after probe placement.
US08900149B2	Wall motion analyzer A system and method for real-time quantitative analysis of heart wall motion is provided. A Doppler imaging system is used to monitor the movement of a heart, or other organ. A B-mode reference image of the target organ is made and then a region-of-interest is defined through the use of a gate. Then pulsed wave spectral tissue Doppler data of the region-of-interest is formed and used to determine the velocity of a region of the target organ. The system may be used for determining appropriate biventricular pacemaker settings for patients suffering from heart disease.
US08900139B2	Illuminated microsurgical instrument including optical fiber with beveled end face An illuminated microsurgical instrument includes a microsurgical instrument having a distal tip and an optical fiber for delivering a beam of light to a surgical site. The optical fiber includes a proximal end for receiving a light beam from a light source, and a distal end proximate to the distal tip of the microsurgical instrument for emitting the light beam. The distal end includes a beveled end face either oriented toward or oriented opposite from the distal tip of the microsurgical instrument.
US08900129B2	Video otoscanner with line-of-sight probe and screen An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; the ear probe comprising a wide-angle lens optically coupled to the image sensor, laser light source, a laser optical element, and a source of non-laser video illumination; the display screen coupled for data communications to the image sensor, the display screen displaying images of the scanned ear, the display screen positioned on the otoscanner body in relation to the ear probe so that when the ear probe is positioned for scanning, both the display screen and the ear probe are visible to a operator operating the otoscanner; and a data processor configured to construct a 3D image of the interior of the scanned ear.
US08900117B2	Releasably-securable one-piece adjustable gastric band A releasably-securable gastric band (12) having a tail end (10a) and a head end (10b) for receiving the tail end (10a) is disclosed. The gastric band (12) also includes a releasable locking means (20) that releasably secures the head (10b) and tail ends (10a) together. The tail end (10a) may include a tooth (14) and the head end (10b) may include a notch (22) for engaging the tooth (14). Upon insertion of the tail end (10a) into the head end (10b), the tooth (14) mates with the notch (22) and releasably locks the tail end (10a) in the head end (10b). The releasably-securable gastric band (12) includes a release tab (24). When force is applied to the release tab (24) in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the gastric band (12), the tooth (14) is disengaged from the notch (22) to allow the gastric band (12) to be released.
US08900112B2	Method for optimizing spin time in a centrifuge apparatus for biologic fluid A method for controlling a centrifuge blood component separation system for separating components of a blood product, the separation system comprising a centrifuge and a separation bag and at least one transfer bag. The method comprises selecting a nominal hematocrit value such that an actual hematocrit value is expected to be less than said nominal hematocrit; centrifuging a separation bag containing a volume of composite liquid so as to cause the sedimentation of at least a first component and a second component; transferring some of the first component to a first transfer bag; detecting time of passage of a red blood cell interface at a pre-selected location in the separation bag; and adjusting a predicted processing time based on the time of passage of the red blood cell interface.
US08900111B2	Sheet-fed dunnage apparatus The preferred embodiment of a dunnage apparatus includes a crumpling device configured for crumpling sheets of paper to produce low-density packaging dunnage. A paper feeder is provided to feed feeding sheets of paper into the crumpling device for crumpling.
US08900110B2	Paper folding apparatus for binding machine A paper folding apparatus for a binding machine, capable of discharging paper sheets by folding the paper sheets twice, includes a first knife unit and a second knife unit. The first knife unit has a first feeding path and a pair of first paper folding rollers. The second knife unit has a second feeding path and a pair of second paper folding rollers. A paper arranging guide is installed in front of the pair of first paper folding rollers, and the second knife unit includes a pinion, a rack selectively engaged with the pinion, a rack guide configured to provide a path on which the rack is moved, a resilient member resiliently supporting the rack, and a second paper folding knife configured to move back and forth between the second paper folding rollers in association with a moving direction of the rack.
US08900103B1	Exercise mechanism An exercise mechanism that includes a speed ball-type punching bag that is mounted onto a support via a D-shackle that is attached to a loop on the support. The support also has a ball end which is connected to a ceiling mount, with the ball end being supported by a number of ball bearings within the mount and also by the use of a retention washer within the mount. In use, the punching bag provides very liberal movement in all directions while in use due to the presence of the ball end in combination with the ball bearings and the retention washer.
US08900098B2	Exercise device This invention relates to an exercise device and more particularly to an exercise device of the type that allows the user of the exercise device to exercise with part of their body in a negative pressure environment. These devices are becoming increasingly popular however the known devices are prone to frequent failure. The present invention provides a construction of exercise device that reduces the incidences of failure caused by failure of the electronics panel. The electronics panel being mounted in a separate dedicated enclosure internal the chamber with the negative pressure environment, the interior of the dedicated enclosure is isolated from the negative pressure conditions and atmosphere in the remainder of the chamber. The exercise device will be more reliable and cost effective to run. Furthermore, the construction of the present invention permits easier access to the interior of the casing for maintenance when maintenance is required.
US08900094B2	Engine damper bypass for hybrid powertrains A powertrain includes an engine having a crankshaft, a transmission having an input member, and a damper operatively interconnecting the input member and the crankshaft to transmit torque from the crankshaft to the input member. An electric motor/generator is operatively connected to the transmission input member to selectively transmit torque thereto. A damper bypass system is operatively connected to the crankshaft and the input member. The damper bypass system is configured not to transfer torque from the crankshaft to the input member, but transmits torque from the input member to the crankshaft in response to input member torque exceeding crankshaft torque.
US08900093B2	Control device of vehicle drive device A control device of a vehicle drive device having an electric motor coupled to a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels, the control device providing fuel cut electric motor drive control of increasing a rotation speed of the engine with a drive force of the electric motor and interrupting fuel supply to the engine at the time of acceleration operation of a vehicle, and the fuel cut electric motor drive control being terminated if a rotational angular acceleration of the engine becomes equal to or less than a predetermined engine rotational angular acceleration determination value after starting provision of the fuel cut electric motor drive control.
US08900087B2	Multi-speed inline automatic bicycle transmission An inline automatic bicycle transmission, containing a planetary gear train, wherein gear selection is done by operation of a centrifugal governor. As the speed of the bicycle increases the transmission will automatically shift into a high gear ratio and the reverse occurs as the bicycle speed decreases.
US08900080B2	Vehicle power transmission device A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle is provided which is equipped with a power split device and a speed variator. The power transmission device is designed to set a speed ratio of speed of rotation of an output of a power source to speed of rotation of a driven wheel in a power circulation mode of a power split device to lie within one of a positive range in which a sign of the speed ratio is positive and a negative range in which a sign of the speed ratio is negative. This results in a decrease in degree of torque acting on the speed variator such as a continuously variable transmission, thus permitting a required degree of durability of the speed variator to be reduced.
US08900077B2	Sportsball with integral ball casing and bladder body A sportsball includes a barebone ball and an outer ball cover. The barebone ball includes an inflatable bladder body and a ball casing. The ball casing, which is formed in an integrated structure, has an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface to define an interior cavity to fittingly enclose the bladder body therein, and a plurality of pre-formed channels integrally and indently formed on the outer circumferential surface, such that the ball casing and the bladder body enclosed therewithin form a one piece integrated semi-product of the sportsball. The outer ball cover comprising a plurality of outer cover panels overlapping on the outer circumferential surface of the ball casing at a position that edges of each of the outer cover panels are aligned with the corresponding pre-formed channels respectively.
US08900064B2	Putter heads and putters Putter heads include one or more of a main putter body portion which may including a ball striking face member, a first arm, a second arm, a central member which aligns with the heel-to-toe center of the ball striking face. The central member may include a center portion through which a center line of the putter heads extends and a rear portion. The first arm and the second arm may be symmetrical with respect to the center line of the putter head. The first arm may be configured to be angled towards the center line of the putter head such that the first arm defines a first line which, when extended, is tangent to a portion of an outside diameter of a golf ball when the golf ball is positioned in front of the ball striking member with the center of the golf ball aligned with the center line of the putter head.
US08900061B2	Clutch device A clutch device for connecting a driving machine part to a driven machine part comprises an elastomeric clutch which is arranged on a first drive-side or output-side end section of the clutch device. A tooth clutch is arranged on a second output-side or drive-side end section of the clutch device. Moreover, an intermediate shaft which connects the elastomeric clutch to the tooth clutch is provided. Moreover, the tooth clutch and the elastomeric clutch have restoring forces which are adapted to one another in such a way that, in the case of a radial displacement, the clutch device has both central running and axial offset compensation.
US08900057B2	Seamless initiation of primary and secondary games at modified gaming machines Secondary gaming functionality is provided for a casino gaming machine by a secondary controller of the casino gaming machine. The secondary gaming functionality may function to provide a multi-game experience at the gaming machine or remotely at another gaming machine or other device, e.g., a smart phone, tablet, personal computer, and the like, via the casino gaming machine. The multi-game experience may comprise one or more secondary wager-based games in addition to the one or more primary wager-based game(s) provided by the primary gaming functionality of the gaming machine. The secondary controller functionality may cause the secondary wager-based game to be presented upon a single input player to the gaming machine which also initiates the primary game, whereby primary and secondary games are initiated seamlessly to the player via a single input.
US08900056B2	System, method, and apparatus for the electronic operation, management, sponsorship, advertising, promotion, marketing, and regulation of games of chance on a network A computer network system allows a user to register for games of chances in accordance with national, state and local laws and ordinances. This system analysis the geographical location and residency information of a user in relation to the geographical access and participation areas. If the user is not located within a permitted area or falls within an excluded or restricted area, the user will not be allowed to access or participate in the game of chance.
US08900055B2	Lockdown button for gaming machines and devices Techniques providing lock down of a gaming machine by a wireless device associated with a user. A request from a wireless device to lock down the gaming machine is received at the gaming machine or a network server in communication with the gaming machine. The gaming machine or network server determines whether the user associated with the wireless device has access to lock down the gaming machine. Upon determining that the user has access, the user is allowed to lock down the gaming machine with the wireless device. Lock down may include placing the gaming machine in an unplayable state.
US08900049B2	Gaming system and a method of gaming The present invention relates to a gaming system and a method of gaming that includes a wheel game.A displayed representation of the wheel game is a wheel having a number of segments. Each segment is associated with a particular game outcome and an indicator indicates the segment with the selected game outcome for a particular game. At least one of the segments is associated with a game outcome which requires a further play of the wheel game. Outcomes of the wheel game are adjusted before play of the further game, which is then played including the adjusted available game outcomes.In an embodiment, the game outcomes are adjusted by multiplication factor, which is determined by a further selector, in an embodiment represented as a die at the center of the wheel.
US08900042B2	Fan type temperature control method and device A fan type temperature control method and device are provided. The device includes a fan unit including a plurality of fans and cooling an apparatus to be cooled, power supplies (v1,v2) supplying power for the fans in the fan unit, and a fan control unit which controls the fans as follows: when temperature t of the apparatus is lower than critical temperature t1 of a first temperature detect switch (k01), all fans stop; when t is higher than t1 and lower than critical temperature t2 of a second temperature detect switch (k02), all fans rotate at half speed; when t is higher than t2 while lower than critical temperature t3 of a third temperature detect switch (k03), a first fan part (M1) rotates at full speed and a second fan part (M2) stops; when t is higher than t3, all fans rotate at full speed.
US08900023B2	Swim fin Swim fin (1) comprising a foot portion (2) intended to accommodate and be attached to a user's foot, which foot portion (2) embraces at least one toe portion (3) having a foot sole, at least one arm (4), which is attached to the foot portion (2) and which projects forward, and at least one blade (5), the at least one blade (5) being limitedly pivotally attached to the arm (4). The arm (4) is rigidly attached to at least the toe portion (2) while forming an angle (α) defined as the angle between the foot sole and the axial direction of the arm (4), which angle amounts to between approx. 20 and 60°, and that the arm is rigid.
US08900022B2	Apparatus for use with and/or as part of a floatable item There is provided an item which floats in a body of water. The item includes a body having a surface provided to form at least part of the underside of the item and an opposing surface. The item includes apparatus comprising at least one channel which passes between the surfaces and allows the passage of water therethrough. A means provided to influence and/or be influenced by the passage of the water through the at least one channel to exert a propelling and/or controlling force on the item.
US08900018B2	System plug connector A plug connector system for a plug connection between electrical conductors, wherein the plug connector system accommodates plug modules with electrical contacts contained therein. The plug modules are first inserted into a region of a holding frame. A plug insert may be arranged in the holding frame and locked in place, and then subsequently slid 90° sideways in the holding frame and held in place. The holding frame is designed as a self-supporting part of the plug connector system, for the purpose of accommodating the plug modules, and can provide protection from external influences by means of a surrounding housing. The plug modules can be inserted into the holding frames from both sides, meaning in the direction in which the connection is made, or also in the opposite direction.
US08900001B2	Card edge connector having improved ejector A card edge connector (100) includes an insulative housing, a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing and an ejector (3). The insulative housing has a central slot (12) and one tower portion (13) having a receiving slot (135). The contacts protrude into the central slot. The ejector has a main portion (31) received in the receiving slot, an ejecting portion (34) extending from a lower end (35) of the main portion, a locking portion (32) extending inwardly from an upper end of the main portion, and a lever portion (37) extending outwardly from the upper end of the main portion. The locking portion has a pair of vertical portions (324), and a transverse portion (323). The transverse portion connects the vertical portions and divides the vertical portions into upper and lower retaining parts.
US08899999B2	Track adapter and lighting fixture Described are track adapters for snap-fitting within a recess of a track, the track adapters including at least one manually-releasable spring tab comprising a lip and a release tab; and at least one slidably-releasable spring tab comprising a lip, wherein the at least one manually-releasable spring tab and the at least one slidably-releasable spring tab are adapted to deflect inwardly to permit snap-fit insertion of the track adapter into the recess. Also described are light fixtures including a fixture head comprising at least one lamp housing, wherein the at least one lamp housing supports at least one lamp; and a curved arm connecting the fixture head to a support surface.
US08899998B2	Revolving grounding lug A grounding lug for an electrical conduit fitting includes a support ring sized to slide over a threaded portion of a conduit fitting body and a conductor securing portion having a channel to receive an externally-mounted conducting wire. The grounding lug also includes an extension arm configured to secure the support ring to the conductor securing portion, and a sealing ring, secured along an inside diameter of the support ring. The sealing ring is configured to form a seal between the support ring and the conduit fitting body. The grounding lug is configured to be freely rotated around the threaded portion of the conduit fitting body to position the conductor securing portion in a desired orientation after partial installation of the electrical conduit fitting.
US08899982B2	Implant with structure for securing a porous portion An implant includes a head portion, an intermediate portion and an initially separate stem portion configured to engage the head portion so that at least the head portion and the stem portion cooperatively secure the intermediate portion on the implant. The implant may also include a locking mechanism configured to secure the head portion to the stem portion by a press fit or a threaded connection. The intermediate portion may include a porous metal such as tantalum.
US08899978B2	Treatment progress tracking and recalibration The present invention relates to systems and methods of developing and tracking delivery and patient progression through an orthodontic treatment plan. One method includes identifying deviations from an orthodontic treatment plan, including receiving a digital representation of an actual arrangement of a patient's teeth after an orthodontic treatment plan has begun for the patient and prior to completion of the orthodontic treatment plan. The method further includes comparing the actual arrangement to a pre-determined planned arrangement to determine if the actual arrangement substantially deviates from the planned arrangement, the comparing comprising matching teeth from a previously segmented model to a surface of an unsegmented representation of the actual arrangement; and calculating one or more positional differences between the actual and planned arrangements of at least some of the corresponding teeth.
US08899971B2	Dual fuel gas heater A dual fuel vent free gas heater. In one implementation the heater includes a gas burner adapted to receive one of a first type of gas or of a second type of gas with a first pilot burner intended to receive the first type of gas and a second pilot burner intended to receive the second type of gas. A first temperature sensor is located adjacent the first pilot burner and a second temperature sensor is located adjacent the second pilot burner. A normally closed thermal switch is coupled to the first temperature sensor and located in the electrical flow path between a voltage source and a gas control valve actuator, the thermal switch configured to open when the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor exceeds a predetermined temperature indicative that the second type of gas is being delivered to the first pilot burner.
US08899968B2	Combustible gas processing system and combustible gas processing method Disclosed is a system for processing a combustible gas, which comprises a catalytic combusting means for receiving an oxygen-containing combustible gas that contains oxygen in addition to the combustible gas as the principal component thereof, causing this oxygen-containing combustible gas to contact an oxidation catalyst for partial combustion thereof, to produce the resultant partially combusted gas as a compressible combustible gas.
US08899967B2	Interrupted ring gate molding apparatus A molding apparatus includes a plurality of inter-engaging mold cavity components and a plurality of inter-engaging gate inserts that combine with the plurality of inter-engaging mold cavity components to define an annular mold cavity. The plurality of inter-engaging gate inserts combine to define a plurality of separate arcuate shaped gate segments that each communicate with the annular mold cavity.
US08899960B2	Air side pivot casting for mold clamping linkage system A pivot casting component used in an apparatus for extrusion blow molding polyethylene teraphthalate (“PET”) is disclosed. The pivot casting is designed to provide increased strength and increased reliability over prior components with the blow mold clamping linkage system. Prior art pivot elements were designed and fabricated from separate elements such that weak points, and stress concentration points were created. Such weak points resulted in the pivot element being a weak component in the blow mold clamping linkage system. The inventive pivot casting is cast as a single component from higher strength materials, with an improved geometry to increase component strength, durability and overall system reliability. In a preferred embodiment, the air side pivot casting is formed from 80-55-06 ductile iron resulting in a 40% increase in tensile strength over prior pivot components.
US08899957B2	System, method and apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording media A system, method and apparatus for manufacturing high density magnetic media is disclosed. A flexible mold having a very low modulus of less than about 4 GPa is made on a rigid support. The mold nano-imprints a resist material on disks for hard disk drives. The flexible mold may comprise a perfluoropolyether with urethane acrylate end groups with a low surface adhesion from which the cured resist is easily released.
US08899956B2	Device for producing pipes made of thermoplastic A device for producing pipes made of thermoplastic with annular transverse profilings with a cross section in the form of undulation peaks and undulation troughs has half-molds, which complete one another pairwise along a straight mold section to form a closed mold, which can be moved in a movement direction. Projecting into the mold is an extrusion tool, which has a nozzle support body. To produce an adequate seal between the half-molds and nozzle support body, the latter is covered with exchangeably attached hollow half-shells, which form a cylindrical external face.
US08899955B2	Electronic cycle counter A monitor for maintaining a mold cycle count with an actuator sending a count signal to a processor following a mold operation. The monitor further includes a timer having an active mode and a sleep mode. The processor generates an average cycle time and an activity percentage of the mold taking into account active and sleep periods of the mold.
US08899952B2	Sintered magnet producing apparatus A sintered magnet producing apparatus is provided having a device for fixing a filling container and a lid for the container in the process of orienting alloy powder in the filling container by means of a magnetic field. The sintered magnet producing apparatus includes a filling system for supplying an alloy powder into a filling container and then compacting the alloy powder, a sintering device for sintering the alloy powder, an orienting device having a coil for generating a magnetic field for orienting the alloy powder in the filling and sintering container before the filling process and after the compacting process, and a fixing device for covering the filling container with a lid, and simultaneously, fixing the filling container only during the orienting process. The filling container is prevented from moving due to the magnetic field applied in the orienting process and, simultaneously, the scattering of the alloy powder is prevented.
US08899950B2	Slide valve for screw compressor An assembly of a compressor for pressurizing a fluid includes a main housing having a portion being substantially planar. The housing defines at least two parallel intersecting bores. At least two rotors are journaled for rotation within the bores. A plurality of vent channels in the main housing extend outwardly from at least one bore through the portion being substantially planar. The vent channels are configured for the fluid to flow through the vent channels. A slide valve assembly is operably connected to the housing proximate the plurality of vent channels. The slide valve assembly has a valve plate wherein the valve plate has a substantially planar side that is sealingly engaged with the planar portion of the main housing. The valve plate is positioned into one of a plurality positions relative to the vent channels.
US08899948B2	Fretting-corrosion-prevention oscillating vane type pump actuator Disclosed herein is an oscillating vane type pump actuator. The pump actuator of the present invention provides a method of preventing fretting corrosion from being caused on joined surfaces of elements. A cylinder (3c) has a comparatively low radial strength, and each of side covers (1c) and (2c) has a high radial strength. A cylindrical portion (1c-c), (2c-c) is provided on each side cover. Thus, when high pressure of work oil distorts the cylinder into a shape in which the cross-section of the cylinder becomes an ellipse-like shape, the cylindrical portions of the side covers act such that they are distorted in the same shape as that of the cylinder. Further, a passage that always communicates with a low-pressure side working chamber is formed in the contact surfaces between a fixed vane that is fixed to the cylinder and the side covers.
US08899947B2	Compressor A compressor is provided having an accumulator that forms an accumulating chamber in an internal space of a shell of the compressor, reducing a size of the compressor and simplifying an assembly process. A stationary shaft having a refrigerant suction passage may be directly connected to the accumulator to prevent leakage of refrigerant. Further, a center of gravity of the accumulator may correspond to a center of gravity of the compressor to reduce vibration noise of the compressor caused by the accumulator. Furthermore, both ends of the stationary shaft may be supported by a frame to reduce compressor vibration without using a separate bearing. An installation area of the compressor including the accumulator may be minimized to enhance design flexibility of an outdoor device employing the compressor and minimize interference with other components, thereby facilitating installation of the outdoor device.
US08899939B2	Process for producing a ceramic matrix composite article and article formed thereby Process for producing a ceramic composite structure includes impregnating a reinforcing material with a suitable precursor slurry composition including thermosetting resin, a suitable curing agent, a ceramic component, a carbonaceous solids component, and optionally, a suitable solvent. Exemplary thermosetting resins include polyesters, vinyl esters, epoxy resins, bismaleimide resins, and polyimide resins. The carbonaceous solids component provides a suitable amount of carbon char upon pyrolization. The preform may be dried prior to curing to remove solvents and thereby provide a working material comprising up to 70 volume % solids. The preform is cured, pyrolized, and infiltrated with molten silicon to form a composite article. The thermosetting resin is selected for processibility, green strength, and relatively fast cure cycle.
US08899938B2	Blade for a turbomachine A blade for a turbomachine, in particular for a rotor of a helicopter. A main section is designed to create a flow in the surrounding medium and extends from a hub section to a blade tip region. An end piece for influencing eddy formation in the blade tip region. To achieve a substantial noise reduction, the end piece is designed as a rounded flow body comprising at least one groove originating in the transition region between the body and the main section, substantially in the direction of the blade axis and curving towards the trailing edge of the blade.
US08899924B2	Non-mechanically fastened TOBI heat shield A high pressure turbine includes a stator, a rotor, a tangential on-board injector, and a heat shield. The rotor is located downstream of the stator and the tangential on-board injector directs cooling air to the rotor. The heat shield is retained by abutment with the stator and the tangential on-board injector.
US08899920B2	Wind turbine yaw system and method of controlling the same A wind turbine yaw system is provided that includes a yaw gear, at least two pinion gears, and at least two drive units, each of which is associated to one of the pinion gears for driving that pinion gear. The yaw system also includes a control system with a controller for generating a drive unit control signal for each drive unit for controlling the respective drive unit according to a reference signal having a desired operational parameter value for the respective drive unit, so as to realize the desired operational parameter value in the respective drive unit. The control system includes a feedback loop for each drive unit feeding a drive unit feedback signal including at least the actual value of one operational parameter of the respective drive unit back to the controller. The controller generates the drive unit control signals based on the reference signal and the feedback signals.
US08899915B2	Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbine A gas turbine engine includes a flex mount for a fan drive gear system. A very high speed fan drive turbine drives the fan drive gear system.
US08899913B2	Assembly including a turbine disk for a gas turbine engine and a bearing-supporting journal, and cooling circuit for the turbine disk of such an assembly An assembly with a turbine disk for a gas turbine engine and a bearing-supporting journal, the turbine disk having a radial annular fastening flange secured to a radial annular part of the journal by bolts, the bolts passing successively through fastening bores formed in the radial annular fastening flange of the turbine disk and in the radial annular part of the journal, the radial annular part of the journal having air circulation openings, the openings being formed between the fastening bores of the journal.
US08899896B1	Nut lock A nut lock includes a nut body, a locking coil, and a cage. The locking coil includes first and second tangs and has an internal diameter that is smaller than the internal diameter of the nut body. The cage is fixed within the nut body and includes a circumferential wall defining first and second stops. The locking coil is located within the cage, and the first and second tangs are positioned proximate the first and second stops of the cage. The first tang engages the first stop when the nut lock is turned in a first direction, and the second tang engages the second stop when the nut lock is turned in a second direction.
US08899890B2	Three-dimensional reconfigurable machining system Disclosed is a 3D reconfigurable machining system including a support frame spaced apart from the ground, a circular pivoting frame pivotably installed at the support frame, a slide member slidably installed on the circumferential portion of the pivoting frame, and a main spindle installed vertically at the slide member and being rotatable along the pivoting frame, so that a workpiece can be three-dimensionally machined with a considerably simple structure.
US08899880B2	Structure-assisted jackup system The present invention provides a structure-assisted Jackup system comprising a Jackup drilling unit with a main deck structure and a plurality of legs movably coupled with the main deck structure, one or more support base structures disposed on seabed, and a plurality of movable supports, wherein each of the plurality of movable supports is securely coupled with either the main deck structure or one or more support base structure. The present invention also provides a process for assembling the structure-assisted Jackup system.
US08899865B2	Ring binder mechanism having retaining system on ring members A ring binder has an elongate body and rings. Each ring includes ring members moveable between open and closed positions. The body and rings are made of one or more moldable polymeric materials. The binder suitably includes a retaining system operable to hold the ring members in the closed position. The retaining system has interlocking formations adjacent ends of the ring members that are moveable between a retaining position in which the retaining system holds the first and second ring members in the closed position and a non-retaining position. The ring members and body can suitably be formed together as one piece from a moldable polymeric material.
US08899860B2	Dispenser A dispenser for stick material that is suitable for bottom filling comprises a barrel (2) having at one end a base (6) with a central hollow boss with integrally moulded mountings for a separately moulded spindle having at one end at least two opposed struts terminating in means to engage with the mountings in the boss. Preferably, the spindle snaps fits with the boss. Preferably, the spindle has two struts that align with spokes within a skeletal platform (30) that link a filling ring therein to its rim.
US08899847B2	Optical engine assembly and manufacturing method thereof There is provided an optical engine assembly including an active unit and a transmission unit. The active unit includes a first bearing member configured to carry an optoelectronic unit. The transmission unit includes a second bearing member configured to fix a plurality of optical waveguides. The optoelectronic unit is optically coupled to the optical waveguides. The first bearing member and the second bearing member have symmetrical structures. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method of an optical engine assembly.
US08899842B2	Optical connector having high coupling precision An optical connector includes a first optical-electric coupling element and a second optical-electric coupling element. The first optical-electric coupling element includes a first side surface and a second side surface facing away from the first side surface. The first optical-electric coupling element includes two position posts substantially perpendicularly extending from the first side surface. Each position post includes a connection surface substantially parallel with the first side surface. Each connection surface defines a position slot. The second optical-electric coupling element includes a third side surface facing the first side surface. The third side surface defines two position holes. The second optical-electric coupling element includes two position flanges each extending from an inner sidewall of each position hole. The position posts are inserted into the position holes to attach the first optical-electric coupling element to the second optical-electric coupling element, with the position flange inserting into the position slot.
US08899833B2	Imaging system gantry An imaging system (100) includes a rotating frame (106), a second frame (102, 104), and a support (108) that rotatably couples the rotating frame (106) to the second frame (102, 104). One of the rotating frame (106) or the second frame (102, 104) is compliantly coupled to the support (108) and the other of the rotating frame (106) or the second frame (102, 104) is rigidly coupled to the support (108). An imaging system includes a rotating frame (106), a tilt frame (104), and a stationary frame (102). A frame stiffener (110) provides structural support for the rotating and tilt frames (106, 104) along transverse axes. An imaging system (100) includes a rotating frame (106) and a second frame (102, 104) that rotatably supports the rotating frame (106). The rotating frame (106) is coupled to the second frame (102, 104) through a contactless bearing and controlled by a contactless mechanism. A braking component (112) selectively applies a brake to the rotating frame (106).
US08899828B2	Heat sensor correction A heat sensor has the ability to correct for errors introduced during temperature changes of the hot junction of the thermopile for the heat sensor. For example, the effect of temperature changes at the hot junction of the heat sensor relative to the cold junction is mathematically modeled such that the effect on the temperature determination can be corrected given certain information relating to the thermopile, its electrical output, and the temperature history and current temperature of the cold junction. By accounting for these factors, a processing device can modify the temperature determination output for the heat sensor while correcting for error introduced by temperature changes at the hot junction as determined by the mathematical model.
US08899820B2	Melting kneading devolatilizing extruder There is provided a melting kneading devolatilizing extruder in which the surface renewability of a molten raw material is improved.The melting kneading devolatilizing extruder of the invention includes at least one surface renewable screw segment each including a plurality of discs that are arrayed such that a phase angle E, which is a deviation angle between the discs around an axis of a screw, is 0°
US08899819B2	Concrete material dispensing system A control system for a concrete plant adds intelligent capabilities in the concrete plant that may enhance safety, localize control of the concrete plant, and assist with troubleshooting. The control system may also enhance accuracy for determining an amount of mixed concrete dispensed, or amounts of concrete ingredients to dispense, and may eliminate the need for equipment used to verify the amount of mixed concrete or concrete ingredients dispensed.
US08899815B2	Uniform reflective light-guide apparatus with micro-structure, and backlight module and LCD device having the same A uniform reflective light-guide for accompanying an edge light source to form a backlight module for an LCD display includes a light-guiding layer and a reflective layer. The light-guiding layer further defines a light-introducing surface and a light-exiting surface. The light-introducing surface is to allow lights emitted from the edge light source to enter the light-guiding layer. The light-exiting surface perpendicular to the light-introducing surface is to allow at least a portion of the lights to leave the light-guiding layer. The reflective layer is to reflect the incident lights back to the light-guiding layer. The reflective layer and the light-guiding layer are manufactured integrally into a unique piece by a co-extrusion process so as to avoid possible existence of an air spacing in between. A reflective surface is defined to interface the reflective layer and the light-guiding layer, and a three-dimensional micro-structure is constructed on the reflective surface.
US08899814B2	Optical sheet with unit prisms including unit prism groups An optical sheet includes a sheet-like body portion, and unit prisms arranged on one surface of the body portion. Each unit prism extends linearly in a direction intersecting the arrangement direction. Each unit prism, when viewed in a direction parallel to the arrangement direction of the unit prisms, has an uneven polygonal-line-shaped contour and, with reference to raised portions defined by the polygonal-line-shaped contour of each unit prism, the distance between a top of each raised portion, a farthest point from the body portion in the raised portion, and the body portion in the normal direction of the body portion is not constant. The optical sheet can prevent significant problems when it is superimposed on another member.
US08899809B2	Illuminated clip and methods of use A surgical clip for illuminating tissue in a surgical field has first and second elongate arms and a connector joining the arms together. The arms are biased to expand laterally outward into an expanded configuration in which the arms engage the tissue in the surgical field with enough force to seat the clip without retracting the tissue. A waveguide illuminator is coupled to the first arm, and has a light input portion, a light output portion, and a light conducting portion extending between the light input portion and the light output portion. Light passes through the waveguide illuminator by total internal reflection, and the waveguide illuminator directs light to the tissue. Methods of using the illuminated clip are also disclosed.
US08899801B2	PSU pod assembly and method for using same A PSU pod assembly that is configured to be positioned in the interior of an aircraft. The PSU pod assembly includes a PSU pod that includes a housing that includes a top, a bottom and first, second, third and fourth sides that cooperate to define a pod interior and a panel positioned above and connected to the PSU pod. The PSU pod includes at least first and second reading lights positioned within the pod interior that are configured to shine light below the housing and cabin lights positioned on or in the housing that are configured to shine light above the housing. The panel includes connectors that are configured to secure the PSU pod assembly to a component within the aircraft.
US08899797B2	Lamp with desk organizer and electronics stand A desk lamp includes an organizer for desktop items and stand for electronic devices. The lamp has a support with a surface for receiving an organizer. The organizer has at least one or more cavities. The walls of one or more adjacent cavities define one or more slots which can be shaped to receive an electronic device. The desk lamp further includes a neck for coupling a terminal housing to the support. A bulb socket is attached to the terminal housing to receive a light bulb. A power cord electrically couples the bulb socket to a battery compartment or to an electrical plug. In addition the lamp can include a power outlet that is electrically coupled to the power cord as well as a transformer and a charging circuit for electrically providing power to other devices.
US08899791B2	Freely-foldable flexible LED screen A freely-foldable flexible LED screen includes multiple LED sub-screens, PCBs disposed inside casings of the LED sub-screens, LEDs disposed on the PCB, and conducting wires electrically connecting the PCBs. Adjacent LED sub-screens are connected using a connection mechanism capable of freely rotating, which includes a rotation rod, and rotation shafts disposed at two ends of the rotation rod; the casing of the LED sub-screen includes a front casing and a rear casing; where grooves are symmetrically disposed at edges of the front and rear casings, the rotation shafts at two ends of the rotation rod are respectively installed in grooves in the casings of two adjacent LED sub-screens, the grooves of the front and rear casings are further provided with close covers connecting the rotation shafts, where the close cover corresponding to the rotation shaft is provided with a rotation shaft groove that is rotatably connected to the rotation shaft.
US08899780B2	Configurable linear light assembly and associated methods A linear light assembly having an elongate tray and a plurality of moveable lighting packages. The elongate tray may provide both mechanical support and thermal management for the plurality of moveable lighting packages. The elongate tray may comprise a medial channel portion with a planar track member and two opposing rim members projecting perpendicularly outward therefrom. Each flange portion may have a U-shaped cross-section. Each moveable package may comprise an assembly tray and an optical assembly having at least one light-emitting device (LED). Each moveable lighting package may be adjustably positioned along and independently removed from the front side of the track member of the elongate tray. Any segmentation of the elongate tray may be characterized by a heat dissipation rate not less than a combined heat generation rate of all moveable lighting packages carried by the segment. A method aspect includes installation of the linear light assembly.
US08899777B2	Methods and devices that employ thermal control of current to electrical components Methods and devices are described that use one or more thermally responsive current-controlling elements to regulate current flow to an electrical component, particularly a light source such as an LED. Examples of such thermally responsive current-controlling elements include thermistors, inductors, and capacitors. for treating conditions or disorders which can be alleviated by reducing food intake are disclosed which comprise administration of an effective amount of a purine analog, alone or in conjunction with other compounds or compositions that affect satiety. The methods are useful for treating conditions or disorders wherein appetite reduction would be beneficial, including obesity and binge-eating disorder. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the methods of the invention are also disclosed.
US08899771B2	Illumination device, display device, and television reception device A backlight device 12 includes: a chassis having a bottom plate and side plates that stand towards the front of the bottom plate from the edges of the bottom plate, the face on one side of the bottom plate being a light-output part; an LED substrate disposed on the front surface of the bottom plate; LEDs 24 arranged on a plate face oriented toward the light-output part of the LED substrate and arranged so that the light-output part is on the light-emitting side thereof; a plurality of diffusion lenses 27 for covering the light-emitting side of the plurality of LEDs and diffusing the light from the LEDs 24; a first reflecting sheet 29 provided with light source insertion holes through which the LEDs 24 are inserted at positions corresponding to the LEDs 24, the first reflecting sheet being laid over the front surface of the bottom plate and over the LED substrate; and a second reflecting sheet 30 arranged so as to protrude in the direction in which the side plates rise, the ends of the second reflecting sheet 30 being held between the first reflecting sheet 29 and the plurality of diffusion lenses 27, the second reflecting sheet 30 being held over the first reflecting sheet 29 by coming in contact with the diffusion lenses 27 and the first reflecting sheet 29.
US08899767B2	Grid structure on a transmissive layer of an LED-based illumination module An illumination module includes a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). A grid structure is present on a transmissive layer over the LEDs, such as an output window, to form a plurality of color conversion pockets. A portion of the pockets are coated with a first type of wavelength converting material while other portions of the pockets are coated with a different type of wavelength converting material.
US08899756B2	Infrared video tracking for use in projecting onto dynamic water features A projection system for projecting a still or video image onto a liquid surface. The system includes an agitation mechanism selectively operable to generate gas bubbles on the liquid surface. The system includes a tracking system tracking a location, size, and shape of the gas bubbles on the liquid surface. The system also includes a projector projecting a video stream onto the gas bubbles based on the location, shape, and size of the area of the liquid surface containing the gas bubbles. The tracking system may include an infrared (IR) light source delivering IR light to the liquid surface and an IR video camera receiving a portion of the delivered IR light that is reflected by the gas bubbles. The reflected IR light defines a dynamic projection surface presented by the gas bubbles on the liquid surface by defining a boundary on the liquid surface about the gas bubbles.
US08899752B2	Visual fatigue level measuring device, visual fatigue level measuring method, visual fatigue level measuring system, and three-dimensional glasses A visual fatigue level measuring device includes: a video presenting unit which presents 3D video; a test period determining unit which determines two or more time periods each of which is for a test for measuring a level of visual fatigue; an eye movement obtaining unit which obtains data indicating eye movements of left and right eyes of a player with respect to the presented video; an eye movement extracting unit which extracts, from the obtained eye movement data, eye movement data in each of the two or more time periods determined by the test period determining unit; an eye movement comparing unit which compares eye movements in the two or more time periods based on the extracted data; and a fatigue level determining unit which determines the level of visual fatigue of the player based on the comparison result.
US08899750B2	Medical imaging apparatus A medical imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject, an imaging sequence registration unit configured to register an imaging sequence, and a display unit configured to display the imaging sequence registered by the imaging sequence registration unit.
US08899749B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing system, SLO apparatus, and program An image processing apparatus includes an SLO image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of SLO images obtainable by an SLO apparatus that scans a target to be captured with signal light at various focus positions in an optical axis direction of the signal light. The image processing apparatus includes a structure acquisition unit configured to acquire a specific structure of the target to be captured. The image processing apparatus includes an object image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of the specific structure from each of the plurality of SLO images captured at various focus positions according to the specific structure.
US08899747B2	Stereovision optometry apparatus The invention relates to a stereovision optometry apparatus comprising: a 3D display unit for displaying 3D image; a reference 2D display unit for displaying reference 2D image; an eyepiece in opposite side of the 2D display unit configured to view the images; a reflective mirror in opposite side of the 3D display unit configured to move toward and away from the 3D display unit; and a half mirror arranged between the 3D display and the reflective mirror and disposed at a point where propagation paths of the 2D image and the 3D image intersect; wherein the 2D image penetrates through the half mirror to reach the eyepiece; wherein the 3D image penetrates the half mirror to be reflected on the reflective mirror and then the reflected image is reflected on the half mirror to reach the eyepiece.
US08899738B2	Pressure roller containing a volume of fluid A pressure roller for a media processing device has enhanced temperature uniformity and resists temperature increases when subjected to elevated temperatures, enabling greater dimensional stability of the pressure roller in fluctuating temperatures. The pressure roller includes a hollow cylindrical member, an elastomeric layer, and an endbell on each end of the hollow cylindrical member. A chamber is defined by an inner wall of the hollow cylindrical member and the endbells in which a volume of fluid is contained to absorb heat from the hollow cylindrical member.
US08899736B2	Water-based ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, ink jet recording apparatus, and image forming method A water-based ink of the present invention includes water, a plurality of different water-soluble organic solvents, and a water-insoluble coloring material, wherein the water-soluble organic solvents consist of a good solvent to the water-insoluble coloring material and a poor solvent to the water-insoluble coloring material, and the total amount (% by mass) of the good solvents in the ink is represented by A and the total amount (% by mass) of the poor solvent in the ink is represented by B, the ratio of A to B ranges from 10:5 to 10:30 both inclusive, and when the respective Ka values of the above water-soluble organic solvents are determined by the Bristow method and compared with each other, a water-soluble organic solvent having the largest Ka value is the poor solvent. The pigment ink has a sufficiently large area factor even with a small amount of ink.
US08899730B2	Droplet discharging head and image forming apparatus A droplet discharging head includes: a nozzle substrate that includes a nozzle opening to discharge a droplet therethrough; a liquid chamber substrate that includes liquid pressure chambers communicating with the nozzle openings; a vibration plate arranged to face the nozzle substrate with the liquid chamber substrate interposed therebetween; piezoelectric elements that are provided to face the liquid pressure chambers with the vibration plate interposed therebetween and are arranged in a predetermined direction; a driving element provided, in a flip-chip implementation, on a flow path substrate that includes the nozzle substrate, the liquid chamber substrate, the vibration plate, and the piezoelectric elements; and a first reinforcing wire that is disposed to at least one of the flow path substrate and the driving element, has a band shape extending in a direction along a row of the piezoelectric elements, and is connected to a common electrode shared by the piezoelectric elements.
US08899725B2	Recording apparatus A cartridge mounting mechanism includes a chamber that accommodates therein a cartridge introduced through a cartridge inlet formed as an opening directed upward, a biasing mechanism that biases the cartridge set in the chamber in an upward direction corresponding to a removal direction of the cartridge, and a holding mechanism configured to be engaged with the cartridge so as to restrict, against a biasing force of the biasing mechanism, the cartridge from moving in the removal direction when the cartridge is set in the chamber, and disengaged from the cartridge to release the cartridge from the restriction against the biasing force, upon being subjected to an external operating force.
US08899724B2	Liquid-ejecting head and liquid-ejecting apparatus A liquid-ejecting head includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle opening that serves for liquid ejection; a channel-forming substrate including pressure-generating chambers that are in communication with the nozzle opening; a pressure generator that serves to generate pressure change in a liquid in the pressure-generating chambers; and a communication plate provided between the nozzle plate and the channel-forming substrate, the communication plate having a communication channel that forms a communication between the pressure-generating chambers and the nozzle opening. The communication plate has a circulation channel that is in communication with a common liquid chamber through the communication channel, the common liquid chamber being in communication with a plurality of the pressure-generating chambers in common.
US08899721B2	Method of operating inkjet printhead in printing and maintenance modes A method of operating an inkjet printhead having a plurality of ink chambers, each ink chamber including a heater element for generating a bubble and causing ejection of ink droplets from a nozzle defined in the ink chamber. The method includes the steps of: operating the printhead in a normal printing mode whereby relatively shorter drive pulses are delivered to the heater elements to eject ink droplets used in normal printing; and operating the printhead in a maintenance mode whereby relatively longer drive pulses are delivered to the heater elements. The relatively longer drive pulses generate high impulse bubbles for recovering nozzles affected by decap.
US08899720B2	Fluid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method of fluid ejecting apparatus A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a fluid ejecting head in which nozzles are formed on a nozzle forming surface and corresponding maintenance devices. A supporting member supports each of the maintenance devices in a disposition state that corresponds to the fluid ejecting head. A simultaneous transfer mechanism moves the supporting member between a maintenance position, which is a position state where each of the maintenance devices approaches the corresponding fluid ejecting head, and a retracted position, which is a position state where each of the maintenance devices is separated from the corresponding fluid ejecting head. An individual transfer mechanism individually moves each of the maintenance devices on the supporting member, for each of a plurality of maintenance device groups including at least one maintenance device, along approaching and separating directions with respect to the fluid ejecting head that corresponds to the maintenance device included in the maintenance device group.
US08899709B2	Determining an issue with an inkjet nozzle using an impedance difference A method for determining an issue with an inkjet nozzle using an impedance difference includes taking a first impedance measurement with a sensor to detect a drive bubble in an ink chamber after a drive bubble formation mechanism is activated; and subtracting the first impedance measurement from a reference.
US08899708B2	Image forming apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes a carriage that includes a head including a black nozzle array in which a plurality of nozzles are arranged and a color nozzle array in which a plurality of nozzles are arrange, the black nozzle array being disposed at a position shifted in the sub-scanning direction downstream in a medium conveying direction with respect to the color nozzle array; a conveying unit configured to convey a recording medium in a sub-scanning direction; and a control unit. The control unit forms an image by the color nozzle array in a main scanning in one direction, relatively moves the recording medium to a subsequent main-scanning position thereafter, and forms an image by the black nozzle array on the image formed by the color nozzle array in a following main scanning in the other direction so as to complete an image for one scanning area.
US08899695B2	Vehicle brake system In a brake-by-wire vehicle brake system that uses a solenoid shut-off valve (24a, 24b), the electric power supplied to the solenoid (33) of the solenoid shut-off valve is controlled so as to decelerate a movement of a plunger (31, 32) of the valve as the plunger reaches a point immediately adjacent to a terminal point thereof. Thereby, a highly responsive property can be achieved while the noises that are generated by the plunger striking a stopper (36) or a valve seat (34) can be minimized. When actuating the plunger in the valve closing direction, the solenoid may receive electric power at a first level, a second level lower than the first level and a third level intermediate between the first and second levels in that order.
US08899694B2	Brake system for vehicle A brake system for a vehicle having a VIS actuator of an intake manifold, a vacuum pipe connected to the VIS actuator, and a vacuum pump connected to the vacuum pipe may be provided, which includes a vacuum hose having one end connected to the vacuum pipe to generate additional negative pressure, wherein the vacuum hose may be connected to a vacuum chamber. The brake negative pressure may be supplemented without increasing the capacity of the vacuum pump to improve the braking performance.
US08899686B1	Collapsible chair for leisure Disclosed is a collapsible chair including a cylindrical main body 101 which is a major component of a collapsible chair, front and rear support poles 111 and 131 which support the main body 101 at a predetermined angle on front and rear side, respectively, seat back poles 121 and seat support poles 141 which are connected to the main body 101 to extend forward and upward, and a seat 151 whose opposite end portions are fixed by the seat back poles 121 and the seat support poles 141. The main body 101 has coupling holes 102 formed on opposite end portions thereof at a predetermined angle, first insertion holes 103 formed on opposite end portions thereof at a predetermined angle and an interval with the coupling hole 102.
US08899677B2	Combination stadium seat cushion and adaptable banner A compact seat cushion that may be expanded to reveal a banner wherein the banner may be changed in accordance with the desires of the user is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a foldable length of material which, when in a folded position, may be used as a seat cushion, and when in an expanded, unfolded position, may be used as a banner to display letters, logos, messages or other insignia. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a plurality of conjoined panels, each comprising a closed compartment comprising padded material. One or more of the panels comprise an upper layer and a lower layer joined together to form a compartment comprising padding. A plurality of strips is adapted for cooperative coupling insignia. A user desiring to form a banner may do so easily by coupling letters or phrases to the unfolded seat.
US08899676B2	Bicycle seat A bicycle seat is provided that allows for dynamic adjustment of longitudinal seat position when a locking mechanism is unlocked. In one embodiment, the unlocking is accomplished by lifting the nose of the seat body away from the base, thus providing the capability of dynamic adjustment of longitudinal or fore-aft seat position while riding without the component complexity and aerodynamic drag limitations of prior art devices. In an alternative embodiment, a bolt protruding from the seat body is retracted to disengage the locking mechanism and allow dynamic adjustment of longitudinal seat position without lifting the nose of the seat body. A vertical adjustment corresponding to the longitudinal position of the seat is taught to maintain, if desired, the same distance between bike seat and pedals for any longitudinal position of, the seat.
US08899670B2	Roof side rail A roof side rail is connected to a roof panel and includes a multi-sectional rail having a plurality of integrally formed ribs and bent along a shape of an upper portion of a side surface of a vehicle body, and a reinforcement rail that is combined with an inner side surface of the rail, an upper side flange is connected to the roof panel, and a lower side flange is engaged with a weather strip.
US08899668B2	Air guide structure for saddle type vehicle An air guide structure for a saddle type vehicle for reducing the influence of a negative pressure on a rider. In an air guide structure for a motorcycle wherein a windscreen for the protection against air is provided on a front cover provided at a front portion of a vehicle body such that air is guided to the rear of the windscreen on the vehicle body to reduce a negative pressure to be generated behind the windscreen, an inlet port is provided between a central portion of a front end of the windscreen and the front cover. Further, a stepped portion that is formed stepwise in the forward and backward direction on an upper face of the front cover in the inside of the inlet port is provided, and a sectoral recessed portion is provided at a central portion of the stepped portion in the vehicle widthwise direction.
US08899667B2	Structure of vehicle body rear part A vehicle rear body part includes a rear side member provided on both sides of a rear floor and a lower part of a back door opening section higher than the rear side member. The rear floor is divided into a main rear floor panel and left and right side rear floor panels with the rear side member placed therebetween. In the rear side member, rear side member upper panels are configured to close an opening in an upper part and joined to flanges on both the left and right sides. Upright sections are provided at rear ends of the rear side member upper panels. The upright sections are joined to a lower part of the opening section. The upper panels, the rear side member, and the floor panels and are joined in three layers in the flanges of the upper panels.
US08899662B2	Vehicle-body front structure A rear apron panel is provided between a suspension tower and a dash panel. A vertical branch brace is provided to extend upwardly from a front side frame along an inner face of a suspension tower to form a closed cross section with a rear portion of the suspension tower. A deformation restraint member interconnects the apron frame and the vertical branch brace. Accordingly, there is provided a vehicle-body front structure which can restrain the apron frame from deforming outwardly in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle frontal collision to prevent the dash panel from moving back into the vehicle compartment too much.
US08899661B2	Deck panel for cargo carrying vehicle The combination of a cargo carrying vehicle and a deck panel. The cargo carrying vehicle has a storage space and a plurality of parallel elongate load beams in the space. A lower surface of the deck panel engages each of the first and second elongate load beams. The body has a plurality of discrete components depending from the lower surface that are abuttable to the load beams to thereby limit shifting of the deck panel. The upper surface has at least a first opening and the lower surface has at least a first complementary projection. A second deck panel, the same as the first deck panel, can be stacked on the first deck panel so that a corresponding at least first projection on the second deck panel extends into the at least first opening to maintain the first and second deck panels in a predetermined stacked relationship.
US08899659B2	Recess steps for cab access Vehicles are described including a cab having a door opening on a side thereof, a chassis that supports the cab, two or more steps leading to the door opening, each of which is supported by the cab or the chassis, wherein the steps are placed within the recesses in the cab or chassis, and a door connected to the cab, wherein the door fits within the door opening, and the door comprises a lower door extension having a lower edge that terminates near to an upper surface of a lowermost step, the lower door extension covers a majority of the one or more recesses, and the lower door extension extends outboard to match the outboard extension of a fender or exterior cab side panel to provide a coplanar transition from the fender to the door, or from the door to the exterior cab side panel, or both.
US08899657B2	Folding top for a convertible A simplified folding-top linkage is distinguished in that the two roof-frame links are articulated directly on the two roof-frame portions, in that one of the roof-frame links has an extension, which is angled in relation to said roof-frame link and extends beyond a point of articulation located on the second roof-frame portion, and in that the drive link is articulated on the extension and the coupling link.
US08899655B1	Manufacturing vehicle floor trays The three-dimensional positions of points on a surface of a vehicle foot well are digitally measured and are stored in a memory. The stored points are used to construct an electronic model of the vehicle foot well surface. The electronic model of the vehicle foot well surface in turn is used to construct an electronic three-dimensional image of the vehicle floor tray. A vehicle tray data file is created from the electronic three-dimensional image. The data file is in turn used to make a mold for a vehicle floor tray, and vehicle floor trays are manufactured by molding polymer material in the mold.
US08899651B2	Arm rest arrangement for a motor vehicle, as well as motor vehicle with such an arm rest arrangement An arm rest arrangement for a motor vehicle is provided. The arm rest arrangement includes an arm rest. The arm rest has a receptacle device displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position in a displacing direction. An arm rest carrier is arranged upon the arm rest. The arm rest is displaceable relative to the arm rest carrier between an initial position and a final position in an adjusting direction that is equidirectional to the displacing direction.
US08899649B2	Clamping device A clamping device includes a driving mechanism and a pair of clamping mechanisms. Each clamping mechanism includes a clipping member, an installing plate, a positioning member, a resisting plate, and an elastic member. The clipping members are movably connected to the driving mechanism. A protrusion protrudes from the clipping member, and includes a first inclined surface. The installing plate defines an opening. The protrusion passes through the opening. The positioning member is inserted into the installing plate and fixed with the clipping member. The resisting plate is movably mounted on the installing plate. An abutting portion protrudes from the resisting plate, and passes through the opening. The abutting portion comprises a second inclined surface resisting the first inclined surface, the elastic member is sandwiched between the installing plate and the resisting plate, for providing a resetting force to the resisting plate.
US08899646B2	Gripping device A gripper formed as a single component includes a hoop portion connecting facing arms. Each arm may have a tang end, a jaw end and a pivot intermediate the tang and jaw ends and be attached to the hoop portion at the pivot to be pivotable to change the size of a jaw opening defined by the jaw ends. The hoop portion is cyclically loaded in use and configured to act as a stress concentrator for the gripper and provide a failure point for consistently initiating a failure crack in the hoop portion at time of failure of the gripper. Each of the facing arms is attachable to a base such that at failure, the fractured portions of the gripper are retained to the base.
US08899634B1	Adjustable door lock and associated method An adjustable door lock may include a catch plate adapted to be secured adjacent to the door. A plurality of catch brackets may be connected to the catch plate. A catch may be adjustably connected to the catch plate and interfitted through the catch brackets. Such a catch preferably has a linear channel formed therein. A door plate may be disposed adjacent to the catch plate and adapted to be secured to the door. A locking bolt may further be housed within the door plate and may be linearly reciprocated along a first linear path passing through the door plate and the linear channel. In this way, the catch may be automatically adjusted along a second linear path orthogonally registered relative to the first linear path such that the linear channel automatically becomes axially aligned with the locking bolt as the locking bolt ingresses and egresses the catch.
US08899621B2	Steering system A steering system includes a column shaft that is supported by a column tube so that the column shaft is able to rotate. A male serration is formed in a lower end of a lower shaft of the column shaft in an axial direction. A universal joint connects the lower shaft with an intermediate shaft. A first portion of the male serration is fitted to a serration hole of a rotor of a steering angle sensor, and a second portion of the male serration is fitted to a serration hole of a first yoke of the universal joint.
US08899620B1	Rollover protection structure The ROPS comprises a highly rigid behind-cab-frame, a mounting-plate of which is bolted to the truck chassis. A roof-canopy is integrated into the frame. The ROPS includes a brace which holds the frame upright, and ensures that the roof-canopy remains in position, protecting the cab, during rollover. The frame is bolted into the chassis using the same bolts that hold the cargo-box to the chassis (or longer bolts), whereby installation is quick and easy. The installed ROPS is held fast to the chassis of the truck with great strength and rigidity, but there is no disruption to the structural integrity of the chassis.
US08899615B2	Child buggy and storage element therefor A carriage for transporting infants, includes a frame which is provided with first fastening elements to be used for detachably fastening a first load, which first load includes a first holder, the width of the frame being adjustable between a first, relatively small frame width and a second, relatively large frame width, the frame being provided with second fastening elements to be used for detachably fastening, in both the first frame width and the second frame width, a second load next to the first load. There is also described a carriage with a frame which is provided with fastening elements to be used for detachably fastening a holder in which one or more infants may be transported, the width of the frame being adjustable between a small and a large frame width and the width of the holder being also adjustable between a small and a large holder width.
US08899604B2	Wheeled scooter A scooter includes a main body having a triangular shape including three lower pivotable wheels. Three handles are defined interior to the main body, one along each of the sides. The body includes a domed shape and a textured surface. A central opening is provided in the main body to allow for stacking of the scooters for storage. During stacking, the scooters are alternated relative to one another so that the points and the sides are offset, resulting in compact and secure storage.
US08899601B1	Motor vehicle having anti-rollover device An anti-rollover and driver and passenger side force prevention device for a motor vehicle including a plurality of three or four wheels including a one, pair or all of driven wheels that are driven by the motor connected to transmission. A main frame and springs supports the main frame above the wheels. A pair of rotatable hubs aligned along a longitudinally extending axis with one of the hubs disposed in a forward portion of the frame and the second hub disposed in an aft part of the frame. The vehicle includes an electronic control system and a servo-motor disposed on the main frame. An upper frame which is above the lower frame and rotates or tilt to the right or left when the vehicle makes a relatively sharp turn to the right or left.A mechanic/electronic controlled safety system to biases and locks tilting frame to zero degree rotation or tilt in case of fail of electronic controlled servo-motor system.
US08899600B2	Device for controlling the angle of tilt of a frame mounted on a tiltable wheel set The present invention relates to a device mounted on a wheel set that comprises: a rocker beam 14 connected firstly to a tiltable frame 10 by means of a shock absorber 17 and secondly to two oscillating arms 7, 8 via two connecting rods 13, 15; and blocking means 27 having a first anchor point on said rocker beam 14. Furthermore, the device comprises decoupling means constituted by a horizontal lever 21 and a vertical lever 22 that are connected together by a connection point 24 about which they are capable of pivoting, the free ends of said levers being connected respectively to said frame and to said rocker beam, the second anchor point of said blocking means 27 being on said decoupling means.The invention also provides a vehicle, in particular a quadricycle, provided with the device.
US08899588B2	Card reading apparatus and table game system A card shooter apparatus (1) in a table game system includes a card shooter unit (4) including a card storage unit (2) that stores a plurality of cards (100) in a horizontal stack. A control device (5) constituted by a program storage unit, a computer device, or the like is placed in a lower part of the card shooter apparatus (1). A transparent bottom plate (9) is provided on a bottom of the card storage unit (2). An optical sensor (10) that receives reflected lights of lights applied to end surfaces of the plurality of cards (100) stored in the card storage unit (2), and a DNA sensor (11) that obtains DNA information from a DNA-containing coating applied to the cards (100) stored in the card storage unit 2 are placed below the bottom plate (9).
US08899586B2	Roulette modification system and wagering methods Systems, methods and apparatus which provides for modified roulette games, and various wagering options, in which one or more roulette balls are propelled onto a spinning roulette wheel, among other things, including a roulette wheel overlay apparatus and system and associated table layouts.
US08899575B2	Sheet feeding device and recording apparatus There is disclosed a sheet feeding device which feeds a plurality of stacked sheet-like recording media one by one from a tray containing the recording media, including a sheet feeding roller which comes in contact with the uppermost layer of the recording media contained in the tray, and rotates to feed the recording medium; an inclined member including an inclined surface which is positioned on a downstream side in a feeding direction of the recording media, and inclined at an obtuse angle to the feeding direction of the recording media, and on which the fed recording media abuts; and a separating member having an uneven surface, to separate the one fed recording medium, wherein the separating member is configured to be movable between a position projecting to the inclined member and a position retreated from the projecting position, while maintaining the same inclining angle as that of the inclined member.
US08899574B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including: a sheet feeding section; an image forming section configured to form an image on the sheet fed from the sheet feeding section; and a control device configured to: cause the image forming section to form the image, cause the image forming section to perform a quality assurance operation, if a resource necessary for the image forming operation is not available for a predetermined time from an end of the image forming operation, and extend the predetermined time when determined that it is necessary for the user to set the sheet in the sheet feeding section prior to the image forming operation to be longer than the predetermined time when determined that it is not necessary for the user to set the sheet in the sheet feeding section prior to the image forming operation.
US08899573B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a plurality of trays to store an index sheet provided with a tab at a predetermined position of the index sheet, a setting section to set first information concerning the index sheet stored in the tray for each of the plurality of trays, a receiving section to receive second information concerning an insertion of the index sheet in a job, and a controller to control an execution of the job and an operation of feeding the index sheet. The controller automatically selects the tray in the execution of the job based on the first information and the second information.
US08899572B2	Printing apparatus with sheet entry inhibiting controller A printing apparatus comprising an image forming system, a sheet-feeding system, a sheet-transporting system, a sheet-controlling device, a sheet-detection device, a first driving system, a second driving system and a controller is provided. The sheet-controlling device and the sheet-detection device are disposed between the sheet-feeding system and the sheet-transporting system. The sheet-controlling device controls an entry of a sheet into the sheet-transporting system. The first driving system drives the sheet-controlling device, and the second driving system drives a transporting mechanism of the sheet-transporting system. The controller upon receiving an error signal from the sheet-detection device signals the sheet-controlling device to inhibit the entry of the sheet into the sheet-transporting system and signals the transporting mechanism to continue its operation. A duplex printing method is also provided.
US08899566B2	Food cutting board A cutting board wherein a pair of opposed posts are attached near an edge of a top cutting surface and include facing closed slots therein. A retaining bar is located in the slots in the opposed posts and a compression spring provides a downward bias to the retaining bar in a manner which enables the retaining bar to move vertically with respect to the cutting surface. The apparatus facilitates cutting a variety of items using a preferred type of knife commonly referred to as a chef's knife. When an item to be cut is placed on the cutting surface of the board, and the point of the knife engage the retaining bar, the cutting of an item is enhanced and facilitated through the lever action of the knife and the biased retaining bar serving as a fulcrum.
US08899564B2	Colored ceramic vacuum chuck and manufacturing method thereof In the present invention, a ceramic vacuum chuck 2 having an upper surface for adsorbing a substrate is formed from a colored ceramic sintered body comprising 55-75% by weight alumina (Al2O3), at least 3% by weight Si in terms of oxide (SiO2), at least 0.4% by weight Ca in terms of oxide (CaO), at least 0.4% by weight Mg in terms of oxide (MgO), coloring agent, and 1% or less of impurities. A plurality of pins 4 for supporting the substrate, and a rim 6 are formed on the upper surface by shot blasting using abrasive grains, and the whole of the upper surface is shot peened using spherical particles.
US08899560B2	Springless combination shock absorber and suspension apparatus, and method of use A springless combination shock absorber and suspension apparatus comprising three tubes: An outer tube, a piston tube (inner tube) and a stationary (damping) tube, with a floating piston disposed in the inner piston tube, wherein the floating piston forms two chambers therein, a lower liquid chamber and an upper gas chamber. Fluid dampens shocks by passing through a two-way valve in the outer tube and may be controlled internally by a shim plate positioned over apertures or valve passageways, or, in a separate embodiment, by external adjustment of flow by rotating adjusting plates to open and close the valve passageways. The amount by which the gas chamber is reduced in compression is large enough to generate the high pressures required to produce spring-like forces. This design allows the gas pressure chamber to operate effectively as a spring.
US08899559B2	Pneumatic operated fore/aft vibration isolator locking device A pneumatic fore-aft vibration isolator lock system (and method) is provided. The innovation provides a locking action through the use of pneumatically-actuated spring pressure to lock or unlock the isolation system. In one aspect, to unlock, air pressure is applied and the spring pressure is overridden by the air pressure. By overriding the spring pressure, plates are moved thereby unlocking the isolator. The system can allow for one touch, fingertip locking and unlocking of the fore/aft isolation system.
US08899557B2	In-line device for gas-liquid contacting, and gas processing facility employing co-current contactors Provided are gas processing facilities for the separation of components in a gas stream and methods of using the same. The facility includes one or more co-current contactors. Each contactor includes a mass transfer vessel having a mixing section. The mixing section receives a gas stream and a liquid contacting stream. The mixing section mixes theses two streams and releases a two-phase flow. Each contactor also includes a separator that receives the two-phase fluid stream from the mass transfer vessel in-line, and then separates a vapor phase from a liquid phase. The separator has a gas-phase outlet configured to release the vapor phase as a treated gas stream, and a liquid-phase outlet configured to release the liquid phase as a loaded treating solution. The contactors may be used to remove water or other contaminant from a natural gas stream or other gas stream.
US08899554B2	Reverse marked fish tape The fish tape includes a measuring scale. The tape is scaled from zero to a number equal to the length of the tape. The numbers incrementally increase from the tapes proximal end to the tapes distal end.
US08899547B2	Molds and method of using the same for optical lenses The present invention encompasses, in part, a method and apparatus for lens casting in which two molds, preferably formed of plastic, are interconnected or joined together via a ring to form a mold cavity having substantially the same dimensions of the lens to be formed therein. The invention is further directed to compositions and methods used in lens casting. In a first implementation the invention includes a mold having a ring having an interior periphery; a front mold formed of a plastic and having a lens-forming surface, an edge circumscribing the lens-forming surface that is sized to be complementarily received within a portion of the interior periphery of the ring, and a base having dimensions greater than the interior periphery; and a rear mold formed of a plastic and having a lens-forming surface.
US08899540B2	Counterbalance mechanism A counterbalance mechanism including: a housing having a first aligned pair of through holes and a second aligned pair of through holes; a pivot nose having a third aligned pair of through holes, a fourth aligned pair of through holes and an aligned pair of arcuate slots; an energy storage device having first and second spring mounts and at least one spring, the first spring mount having at least one first flange and a pivot flange having a fifth through hole, the second spring mount having at least one second flange and a sixth through hole and the at least one spring includes first and second ends, the first end is secured to the at least one first flange and the second end is secured to the at least one second flange; a first pivot pin disposed in the first aligned pair of through holes and the third aligned pair of through holes; a stop member disposed in the second aligned pair of through holes and the aligned pair of arcuate slots; a second pivot pin disposed in the fourth aligned pair of through holes and the fifth through hole; a force magnitude adjuster arranged to control a force of the at least one spring; and, a force angle adjuster arranged to control a force direction of the at least one spring.
US08899534B2	Electronic device and linkage mechanism thereof An electronic device includes a linkage mechanism, a platform and a display module. The linkage mechanism includes a connecting structure, a bottom base and a top plate. The connecting structure includes a connecting plate, two pivoting members and a stopping member. The two pivoting members are respectively located at two opposite ends of the connecting plate. Each of the pivoting members includes a limiting piece. The stopping member is movably disposed on the connecting plate, and has two fastening portions respectively fastened to the limiting pieces. One of the pivoting members is pivotally disposed on the bottom base. The other pivoting member is pivotally disposed on the top plate. When the stopping member is moved and detached from the limiting pieces, the connecting structure is adapted to pivot relative to the bottom base and the top plate respectively.
US08899529B2	Electrical power transmitting telescopic strut A telescopic strut comprises a plurality of hollow members arranged to slide one within another between a retracted and an extended position. Adjacent hollow members are arranged to be electrically connected by one or more electrical connector assemblies as the hollow members move between the retracted and extended positions. Each electrical connector assembly includes an electrically conductive pad on one of the hollow members which is in sliding contact with an electrically conductive strip on the other of the hollow members. The telescopic strut may be used to electrically connect a moveable control surface to a fixed aerofoil structure in an aircraft.
US08899522B2	Aircraft fuselage with high strength frames A fuselage section of an aircraft includes a skin, a plurality of frames positioned transversely to a longitudinal axis of a fuselage of the aircraft, and a plurality of longitudinal stringers at least one of which is configured with a closed transversal section including a stringer hat, two stringer webs, and two stringer feet joined to the skin. At least one of the frames is configured in at least one sector with a frame foot joined to the skin, a frame web having holes at crossing zones with the stringers, a frame cap, and a frame cap extension which does not interfere with the stringers. The frames are joined to, at least, the stringer hats at crossing zones of the frames and the stringer hats.
US08899511B2	Roll medium support device and recording device A roll medium support device includes a shaft member including an insertion part having a rectangular shape in cross section and configured to be inserted through a center hole of a roll medium, a support member having a rectangular first insertion hole through which the insertion part is inserted so that the support member supports the roll medium from a width direction, a rotating member rotatably provided to the support member and having a rectangular second insertion hole through which the insertion part is inserted, a pair of interlocking members extending along long sides of the second insertion hole in the rotating member, and an urging member urging the interlocking members towards each other. A distance between the interlocking members is shorter than a distance between short-side surfaces of the insertion part and longer than a distance between long-side surfaces of the insertion part.
US08899509B2	Dispenser for a roll of absorbent paper tissue or nonwoven material A device dispenser for a roll of absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material is provided. The dispenser has a housing with a first wall provided with a dispensing opening and a movable housing portion, which movable housing portion in an open position allows the dispenser to be refilled. The dispenser has a suspension arrangement for the roll and in which the roll is rotatable. The suspension arrangement is arranged to bias the roll towards the dispensing opening in a dispensing position when the movable housing portion is in a closed position. The suspension arrangement is connected to a pull-back mechanism linked to the movable housing portion for repositioning the suspension arrangement into a refilling position at a distance from the dispensing position when the movable housing portion is moved from the closed position to the open position.
US08899508B2	Dispenser for roll of absorbent paper tissue or nonwoven material A dispenser for web of absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material is provided. The dispenser has a housing with a holder arrangement for receiving the roll, the holder arrangement providing a roll rotational axis about which the roll is arranged to rotate when dispensing the web. The dispenser has a drive roller extending in a direction substantially parallel to the roll rotational axis. The dispenser has an engaging roller extending substantially parallel to the drive roller. The drive roller and the engaging roller are arranged so as to define a dispensing passage therebetween for the web. The roll of web is arranged to be biased against the drive roller. The drive roller is arranged such that a dispensing end of the web is adapted to be led from the roll over the drive roller through the dispensing passage and to frictionally engage with the drive roller and the engaging roller.
US08899506B2	Dual-bearing reel drag regulation mechanism A dual-bearing reel drag regulation mechanism includes a drag regulation lever including an attachment potion configured to pivot about a rotation axis of the spool between a free position and a maximum position, an operating portion extending from the attachment portion to a tip of the drag regulation lever, and an intermediate positioning mechanism including a positioning member. The positioning member is retractably attached to the lateral surface of the reel unit at an intermediate position between the free position and the maximum position. The positioning member is arranged to be in a protruding state or a retracting state. The intermediate positioning mechanism is configured to cause the positioning member to make contact at the intermediate position with a contact portion of the operating portion in pivoting the drag regulation lever, when the positioning member is in the protruding state.
US08899498B2	Automotive fluid distribution system An automotive fluid distribution system 7 is provided which has a reservoir 10 for holding fluid. The reservoir 10 has a fill aperture 14. Encircling the fill aperture 14 is a grommet seal 16. A bracket 50 is provided that is generally positionally adjustable with respect to the fill aperture 14 to hold a bottle 26 adjacent to the reservoir 10.
US08899495B2	Mist generating system A mist generating system includes an input pipeline, an iced water tank, a heat exchanger, a nebulizing pump, an output pipeline, a pressure regulating set and a pressure releasing set communicating with each other via a plurality of pipes. The iced water tank is connected between the input pipeline and the nebulizing pump. The iced water tank is connected to the heat exchanger. One end of the output pipeline is connected to the nebulizing pump. Another end of the output pipeline is connected to the pressure regulating set. The pressure regulating set is connected to the iced water tank. One end of the pressure releasing set connected between the nebulizing pump and the output pipeline. Another end of the pressure releasing set connected to the iced water tank. When the mist generating system is turned on, a volume of water is ejected toward the outside in a mist form.
US08899493B2	Air freshener generator for vehicle air conditioning apparatus An air freshener generating apparatus of a vehicle air conditioning system includes a body in which an inlet pipe is communicated with an outlet pipe and on a circumferential surface of which ball plungers are mounted at intervals along circumferential lines on which the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are located respectively, a cartridge rotatably coupled to the body and having at least one partition wall such that at least one air freshener emitter is filled within spaces defined by the partition wall, the cartridge having through-holes facing the ball plungers, and an actuator configured to rotate the cartridge by a predetermined angle. When the cartridge is rotated by the predetermined angle, air is supplied through the through-hole facing the inlet pipe such that one air freshener is discharged through the through-hole facing the outlet pipe, and the ball plungers are configured to block the rest of the through-holes.
US08899492B2	Method of controlling system temperature to extend battery pack life A method for actively cooling the battery pack of an electric vehicle after the vehicle has been turned off, thereby limiting the adverse effects of temperature on battery life, is provided. Different battery pack cooling techniques are provided, thus allowing the cooling technique used in a particular instance to be selected not only based on the thermal needs of the battery pack, but also on the thermal capacity and energy requirements of the selected approach.
US08899489B2	Resonant circuit structure and RF tag having same A RF tag includes a resonant circuit structure and a RF device. The resonant circuit structure includes a first conducting layer; a second conducting layer spaced apart from the first conducting layer; and two conducting base portions respectively connecting two ends of the first conducting layers and two ends of the second conducting layers. A slit is formed on the first conducting layer and the RF device is electrically coupled to the first conducting layer and disposed over the slit.
US08899473B2	Container having an integral divider A sustainable container includes panels attached to one another to form sidewalls surrounding a central space, and flaps extending from the sidewalls to form a bottom. A divider panel attached to at least one of the panels has upper and lower portions separated by an opening. The container is assembleable from a knockdown state, in which the upper and lower portions of the divider panel are disposed substantially in a single plane of the divider panel, to an assembled state, in which the upper and lower portions of the divider panel are folded in opposite respective directions out of the plane. The upper portion of the divider panel separates first and second cells of the container, and the lower portion of the divider panel separates second and third cells of the container, when the container is in the assembled state.
US08899471B2	Method for sealing curved vacuum glass and curved vacuum glass A method for sealing the curved vacuum glass comprises: first preparing metallized layer bonded with the glass plate on the edge surface of the curved glass to be sealed by locally heating the metal slurry coating; then air-tightly sealing the edges of two glass plates by using the metal brazing technology, or air-tightly sealing the edges of two glass plates by air-tightly welding the metal sealing sheet between the metallized layers of two glass plates to be sealed. A curved vacuum glass is also provided. The method makes the sealing part have firm connection, good air tightness and good thermal shock resistance. The sealing structure made of the metal sealing sheet is well compatible with the temperature deformation caused by the temperature difference between the internal and external glass plates of the vacuum glass.
US08899470B2	Method for bonding refractory ceramic and metal A method is disclosed for mechanically bonding a metal component to a ceramic material, comprising providing a metal component comprising an anchor material attached to at least a first portion of one surface of the metal component; providing a ceramic material having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the ceramic material defines at least one conduit extending from the first surface to the second surface, wherein the at least one conduit has a first open end defined by the first surface, a second open end defined by the second surface, a continuous sidewall and a cross sectional area; positioning the ceramic material such that at least a portion of the at least one conduit is in overlying registration with at least a portion of the anchor material; and applying a bonding agent into at least a portion of the at least one conduit.
US08899464B2	Attachment of surgical staple buttress to cartridge A surgical instrument includes an end effector and a staple cartridge that is insertable into the end effector. The staple cartridge includes a buttress material that is selectively coupled to the staple cartridge. In some versions the buttress material may be stapled to the staple cartridge by one or more attachment staples. Such attachment staples may be inserted into staple apertures formed through an upper deck of the staple cartridge. The attachment staples may include resiliently biased legs to frictionally resist removal. In some versions the attachment staples may be sized to form an interference fit in the staple apertures. Alternatively, the attachment staples may include barbs. A staple driver may be used to decouple the attachment staples. The staple driver may include staple forming pockets to bend the legs of the attachment staple when decoupling the attachment staple.
US08899455B2	Articulable shoulder strap A combination mobile shoulder strap and stationary shoulder cushion for carrying a receptacle, via appropriate releasable connectors, without movement of the stationary shoulder cushion and without the consequences caused at least by such movement to a wearer. The combination includes a stationary shoulder cushion, a pair of mobile strap elements, and apparatus that laterally pivotally attaches the pair of mobile strap elements to the stationary shoulder cushion so as to allow the pair of mobile strap elements to carry the receptacle, via the appropriate releasable connectors, and move relative to the stationary shoulder cushion, while the stationary shoulder cushion does not move so as to eliminate the consequences to a wearer caused at least by such movement of the pair of mobile strap elements. The apparatus is underlaid by the stationary shoulder cushion so as to eliminate the consequences caused by the apparatus undesirably engaging the wearer.
US08899453B2	Dispensing device for dispensing a liquid product A dispensing device for dispensing a liquid product from a container containing said product comprises a first chamber and a second chamber. An inlet passage comprising at least one inlet opening establishes a fluid connection between the first chamber and an interior part of a container having the dispensing device mounted thereon. An outlet passage adapted to deliver liquid product being dispensed by way of the dispensing device is fluidly connected to the second chamber. An intermediate wall divides an interior part of the dispensing device into the first chamber and the second chamber. The intermediate wall defines an edge, and the intermediate wall is arranged in such a manner that an intermediate passage between the first chamber and the second chamber is defined at said edge. The intermediate wall is provided with a recess formed in a surface facing the second chamber, said recess extending along at least a part of said surface in such a manner that an end part of the recess is arranged at the edge of the intermediate wall.
US08899450B2	Battery-powered dosing device Dosing device (100) for dispensing a specified vol″ ume of liquid, comprising an electromagnet (1 11) and being adapted to hold a pump (1 12) with a magnetisable pumping member (1 10) displaceable under the action of the electromagnet when the pump is held by the dosing device. The dosing device further comprises a portable voltage source (1 13) adapted to energize the electromagnet by repeated current pulses and to measure the current intensity at least once per pulse, thereby estimating the charge amount in each pulse, until a total charge amount corresponding to the speci″ fied volume of liquid to be dispensed has been supplied. A method including pulse-wise activation of an electromagnet actuating a pump having a magnetisable pumping member is also disclosed.
US08899442B2	Synthetic resin spout stopper An improved synthetic resin spout stopper to be combined with a discharge port of a container is provided. The spout stopper does not pose difficulty in breaking an annular score formed in an annular flange wall, when discarding the container. Damage to the annular score is avoided even if a considerably great impact is applied to the spout stopper owing to a fall of the container. Damage to the annular score is also avoided even when ultrasonic welding is adopted for welding the container and the spout stopper together. In an inner peripheral edge part of the annular flange wall, an annular additional score is disposed adjacent to the annular score radially outwardly of and/or radially inwardly of the annular score.
US08899430B2	Freight container A freight container (1) which, for loading freight therein, comprises a bottom (6), a roof (7), two end walls (2) extending between the bottom and the roof, as well as two longitudinal side walls (9, 11) connected to said bottom and said roof, at least one end wall being provided with a hinged door(4, 5) comprising at least two door parts (4, 5), which are each connected by hinge constructions (21, 23, 25) on one side to a frame beam (3) extending between the bottom and the roof, which door parts can be locked from outside by an operator.
US08899421B2	Multi-level compartmentalized insert for a food holding cabinet having at least one independent sliding compartmentalized tray and cover for same An insert for a food holding cabinet provides multiple, individual food holding compartments, which can be operated as encapsulated environments. The insert is made from an elongated tray formed to have at least one food product holding compartment, which is formed at one end of the elongated tray. A slid-able is configured to be able slide back and forth and formed to have at least one additional food product holding compartment. A slid-able cover is configured to be able to slide in the elongated tray, over the slide-able cover. Multiple individual food holding compartments can be uncovered, one-at-a-time as need for food product arises.
US08899413B2	Combined gift product and chocolate bar greeting card A gift product which holds a single, individually-wrapped chocolate bar, currency bills, and one or more gift cards. The gift product has a greeting card panel and a chocolate bar container. The internal face of the greeting card panel has a pocket that holds currency bills and a gift card. The gift product is preferably formed from a single blank made of box stock, reinforced paper, or thin plastic.
US08899409B2	Conveyor belt link having wear resistant portion A conveyor belt configured to contact a drive surface is disclosed including a substantially U-shaped link having an outermost portion with a contact surface configured to face the drive surface. The outermost portion of the link may be more resistant to wear due to contact with the drive surface than other portions of the link.
US08899407B2	System and method for orienting bundles The present disclosure relates to a bundle orienting device in-line with a conveyor configured for transporting bundles in a conveying direction. The bundle orienting device can include a plurality of selectively actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, laterally and/or angularly displace a bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method for rotating bundles traveling in a conveying direction along a conveyor system. The method includes conveying a bundle along a conveyor to pass through a bundle orienting device, thus described.

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