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US08928410B2	Electronic circuits including a MOSFET and a dual-gate JFET Electronic circuits and methods are provided for various applications including signal amplification. An exemplary electronic circuit comprises a MOSFET and a dual-gate JFET in a cascode configuration. The dual-gate JFET includes top and bottom gates disposed above and below the channel. The top gate of the JFET is controlled by a signal that is dependent upon the signal controlling the gate of the MOSFET. The control of the bottom gate of the JFET can be dependent or independent of the control of the top gate. The MOSFET and JFET can be implemented as separate components on the same substrate with different dimensions such as gate widths.
US08928400B2	Semiconductor device having first and second demodulation circuits for wireless communication A device receives ASK signals by using an ASK signal receiving circuit that is different from an ASK signal receiving circuit for R/W mode, when an NFC-enabled semiconductor device operates in a mode other than the R/W mode. An ASK signal receiving circuit for 100% ASK is provided on the side of a pair of transmitting terminals. This arrangement eliminates the influence of an ESD provided within an ASK signal receiving circuit for 10% ASK coupled to a pair of receiving terminals. There is no need for management of threshold values that are different according to type of ASK and it is possible to support different modulation schemes by a smaller circuit configuration.
US08928398B2	Differential analog signal processing stage with reduced even order harmonic distortion The even order harmonic distortion in a differential circuit is reduced or eliminated by treating the amplitude and phase mismatch sources that cause the distortion as impedance mismatches, and utilizing switched resistor circuitry that adjusts the load resistance to reduce the effects of the amplitude mismatch sources, and switched capacitor circuitry that adds shunt capacitance to reduce the effects of the phase mismatch sources.
US08928397B2	Semiconductor device and voltage divider A semiconductor device includes first and second resistors. The first resistor is formed in a first substrate region and coupled between a first node and an output node. The second resistor is formed in a second substrate region and coupled between the output node and a second node. The first substrate region is coupled to the first node which has a first voltage. The second node has a second voltage. The second substrate region is coupled to a voltage dividing node that is set in the first resistor.
US08928396B2	Electronic circuit and semiconductor device An electronic circuit includes: first circuits each including a first FET having a source supplied with at least one of a first voltage and a second voltage; and a second circuits each of which is associated with a respective one of the first circuits, and generates a back bias voltage applied to the first FET so as to change in accordance with a change of at least one of the first and second voltages.
US08928395B2	Voltage generator A voltage generator adapted for a flash memory is disclosed. The voltage generator includes a charge pump circuit and a voltage regulator. The charge pump circuit includes at least one charge pump unit having a voltage receiving terminal and a voltage transmitting terminal. The voltage receiving terminal receives a reference voltage and the voltage transmitting terminal generates an output voltage. The charge pump unit includes first and second voltage transmitting channels and first and second capacitors. The first and second voltage transmitting channels are turned on or off according first and second control signals, respectively. The first and second capacitors receive the first and second pump enabling signals, respectively. The voltage regulator outputs a regulated output voltage according to the output voltage.
US08928390B2	Method to improve response speed of RMS detectors A root-mean-square (RMS) detector includes detection circuitry having as an input a radio frequency signal, target voltage and a set voltage and a RMS signal as an output, and a gain stage within the detection circuitry to produce the RMS signal as an output. The gain stage provides for faster settling times of the detector.
US08928388B2	Self-activating adjustable power limiter A fast response time, self-activating, adjustable threshold limiter including a limiting element LE, a first coupling element CE1 electrically connected from a signal node of LE to a control input of LE, and a second coupling element CE2 electrically connected from the control input of LE to a nominal node of LE. An initial bias (control) voltage is also supplied to the control input of LE to dynamically control the limiting threshold for the limiter.
US08928378B2	Scan/scan enable D flip-flop In accordance with an embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises a master-slave flip-flop, a selection logic circuit, and a pass structure. The selection logic circuit is configured to selectively enable or disable one or more clock signals. The pass structure is configured to pass a data signal to the master-slave flip-flop in response to a selected clock signal being enabled.
US08928375B2	Phase-locked loop device with managed transition to random noise operation mode A phase-locked loop device is configured to manage a transition from a relaxation-oscillation mode to a random noise operation mode. It is designed for progressively reducing proportional and integral coefficients that are implemented in a loop filter of the PLL device. Recovering the last values formerly used for the proportional and integral coefficients is also provided, in case the PLL lock state is lost. Such transition management may be combined with using a voltage-controlled oscillator within the PLL device, which has several control inputs.
US08928372B2	Multiple power domain electronic device and related method An electronic device includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a power on control (POC) circuit. The POC circuit includes an enable terminal electrically connected to a first output of the first circuit, a first input terminal electrically connected to a first voltage supply, a second input terminal electrically connected to a second voltage supply, and an output terminal. The second circuit includes a biasing-sensitive circuit, and a logic circuit including a first input terminal electrically connected to a second output of the first circuit, a second input terminal electrically connected to the output of the POC circuit, and an output terminal electrically connected to an enable terminal of the biasing-sensitive circuit.
US08928368B2	Gate driving circuit A gate driving circuit for driving an insulated gate switching element, including a gate charging circuit configured to charge gate capacitance of the insulated gate switching element, and a gate discharging circuit that is connected in series with the gate charging circuit and configured to discharge a charge of the gate capacitance. The gate charging circuit includes a first p-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), and a first hybrid normally-on enhancement MOSFET insertion (NOEMI) circuit connected in series with a drain of the first p-channel MOSFET. The gate discharging circuit includes a first n-channel MOSFET, and a second hybrid NOEMI circuit connected in series with a drain of the first n-channel MOSFET.
US08928367B2	Pre-charge circuit with reduced process dependence A pre-charging circuit, such as can be used to pre-charge a data bus, is largely process independent. A push-pull type of arrangement is used, where the output of the pre-charge circuit is initially connected to a supply level through one transistor, then connected to ground by another transistor. These transistors can be controlled by one or more comparators that have as inputs a reference level and feedback from the output. The reference level is generated by a circuit that tracks the threshold voltage of the other devices in the circuit in order to reduce process dependency of the output level. The circuit can also include a device to provide an extra VDD assist to the output.
US08928360B2	High frequency smart buffer Circuits and methods to realize a power-efficient high frequency buffer. The amplitude of a buffered signal is detected and compared with the amplitude of the input signal. The comparison result can be fed back to the digitally-controlled buffer to keep the output gain constant. By using feedback control, the buffer can be kept at the most suitable biasing condition even if the load condition or signal frequency varies.
US08928357B1	Sense amplifier with cross-coupled transistor pair A sense amplifier is provided. The sense amplifier comprises a first and second cross-coupled transistor pairs, a first and second current sources, a first digital input transistor, and a second digital input transistor. The first and second ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to an operating voltage, the first and second back gate ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first and second output ends respectively. The first and second back gate ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first and second output ends respectively, and the first and second ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first digital input end and second digital input end respectively.
US08928346B2	Method for an improved checking of repeatability and reproducibility of a measuring chain for semiconductor device testing A method provides an improved checking of repeatability and reproducibility of a measuring chain, in particular for quality control by semiconductor device testing. The method includes testing steps provided for multiple and different devices to be subjected to measurement or control through a measuring system that includes at least one chain of measuring units between a testing apparatus (ATE) and each device to be subjected to measurement or control. Advantageously, the method comprises checking repeatability and reproducibility of each type of unit that forms part of the measuring chain and, after the checking, making a correlation between the various measuring chains as a whole to check repeatability and reproducibility, using a corresponding device subjected to measurement or control.
US08928345B2	Measuring coupler using strip conductor technology A test coupler for supplying a device under test with test signals contains a first coaxial connector, a waveguide port, and a first strip conductor. Test signals of a lower frequency range are supplied to the first coaxial connector. Test signals of an upper frequency range are supplied to the waveguide port. The test coupler guides the test signals on the first strip conductor to the device under test.
US08928342B2	System and method for analyzing electronic devices having opposing thermal components A system for analyzing electronic devices includes an input station, a transport apparatus, an electric machine interface station, an electric machine interface, a support structure and first and second thermal components. The input station receives a plurality of electronic devices and the transport apparatus transports each of the electronic devices from the input station to the electric machine interface station. The electric machine interface engages the electronic device when the electronic device is at the electric machine interface station, and is disengageable from the electronic device for the electronic device to be transportable by the transport apparatus away from the electric machine interface station. The first and second thermal components are located on opposing sides of the electronic device when the electronic device is at the electric machine interface station to simultaneously transfer heat to or from the electronic device.
US08928327B2	Mass distribution indication of flow battery state of charge An electrochemical device includes at least one electrochemical cell having an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, a reservoir configured to store an electrolyte and a mass distribution measuring device. The mass distribution measuring device includes at least one of a scale, a first pressure sensor located in a lower portion of the reservoir and a second pressure sensor located in an upper portion of the reservoir, or at least one strain gauge or load cell configured to measure a change a weight of the at least one electrochemical cell.
US08928321B2	Magnetic resonance system A magnetic resonance system is disclosed, with a tunnel for accommodating an object under investigation and at least one local coil array. In at least one embodiment, the local coil array is arranged in a fixed position within the tunnel and in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic resonance system, where the geometry of the local coil array, in particular its diameter, can be altered. In at least one embodiment, for the purpose of arranging the local coil array on the patient's body, at least a proportion of the coils of the local coil array is attached to a fixture the volume of which can be altered, either hydraulically or pneumatically. The fixture is subdivided into chambers, the volumes of which can be altered separately in order to realize a bending of the fixture. Or, in at least one embodiment, for the purpose of arranging the local coil array on the patient's body at least a proportion of the coils of the local coil array is arranged on a lamellar structure so that they can be moved relative to each other.
US08928319B2	Magnetic resonance method and apparatus to correct image distortions in diffusion-weighted imaging In a magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus and an operating method for the apparatus, image distortions are corrected that occur in exposures of diffusion-weighted MR images of an examination subject.A diffusion-weighted image is acquired using a first acquisition process.Another diffusion-weighted reference image is acquired using a second acquisition process that is different than the first acquisition process.The second acquisition process causes significantly smaller eddy current-dependent image distortions than the first acquisition process given the same b-value.Correction parameters to correct the image distortions of the diffusion-weighted image are determined by comparing the diffusion-weighted image with the reference image in order to determine the correction parameters such that the diffusion-weighted image can be converted into the reference image with the aid of the correction parameters.
US08928318B2	MRI apparatus and method for generating automatically positioned 2D slice images of heart tissue from acquired 3D heart image data First magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) three-dimensional heart image data includes a plurality of two-dimensional heart image data superimposed and having a resolution in at least one direction that is different from that in two other directions. A first axis is detected in the three-dimensional heart image data. A first vector is calculated as passing through the first axis and having at least a predetermined resolution and generated image data on a plane passing through the first axis and the first vector is generated from the first imaging data. A second axis is detected relating to the heart from the generated image data, the second axis being a higher precision axis than the first axis.
US08928306B2	Electrode configuration for LiMCA The present invention provides a method and apparatus for reducing electromagnetic noise pick up in a Liquid Metal Cleanliness Analyzer (LiMCA), used to detect and measure particles in molten metal. An first electrode inserted in the molten metal is electrically insulated from second and third electrodes, also inserted in the molten metal. Molten metal and particles pass between the first electrode and the second and third electrodes through a passage in the electrical insulation. The second and third electrodes have a configuration with respect to the first electrode sufficient to establish symmetrical current loops between the first electrode and the second and third electrodes when a current is supplied to the second and third electrodes. The current is supplied from an ultra-capacitor. Electromagnetic noise in the symmetrical current loops is detected and is added in opposition to reduce the amplitude of the electromagnetic noise.
US08928305B2	Reference compensation module and switching regulator circuit comprising the same A switching regulator circuit and a reference compensation module employed for compensating a reference signal in the switching regulator circuit. The switching regulator circuit with a reference ground having an average offset voltage referenced to a package ground pin, wherein the average offset voltage is proportional to an output current of the switching regulator circuit with a first factor. The reference compensation module may be configured to receive a second reference signal having a bandgap reference voltage with respect to the reference ground and a reference compensation signal proportional to the output current with a second factor, and configured to provide the first reference signal based on compensating the second reference signal with the reference compensation signal to substantially cancel out the average offset voltage from the first reference signal with respect to the ground pin.
US08928304B2	Solar cell system with predictive output load control Disclosed herein is a solar cell system including: a solar cell; a load controller connected to the solar cell, the load controller being capable of controlling a load applied to the solar cell; an output measuring unit for measuring a power generation output of the solar cell; and an output predicting unit for predicting a value to be reached by the output on a basis of transient response of the output measured by the output measuring unit, wherein the solar cell system has a function of controlling the load controller so as to maximize the value to be reached.
US08928292B2	Multiple voltage generator and voltage regulation methodology for power dense integrated power systems An integrated power system suitable for simultaneously powering marine propulsion and service loads. The system includes: (a) at least one generator configured with at least first and second armature windings configured to output respective first and second alternating current power signals of different voltages, the at least two armature windings positioned within the same stator slots so that they magnetically couple; (b) at least first and second rectifier circuits coupled to said generator to convert said first and second alternating current power signals into first and second direct current power signals; and (c) a first load to which said first direct current power signal is coupled and a second load to which said second direct current power signal is coupled.
US08928280B2	Power feeding device, vehicle equipped with the same, and power feeding method A switching relay is configured to switch between a first power feeding path for feeding power from a charge inlet to an outlet and a second power feeding path for feeding power from a power storage device to the outlet. A PM-ECU controls the switching relay to switch between the first power feeding path and the second power feeding path, based on a result of comparison between a power cost in a case where the power is fed to the outlet through the first power feeding path and a power cost in a case where the power is fed to the outlet through the second power feeding path.
US08928278B2	Non-contact charging module and reception-side and transmission-side non-contact charging apparatuses using the same It is an object to provide a non-contact charging module that uses a magnet included in a counterpart-side non-contact charging module or does not use the magnet when aligning with the counterpart-side non-contact charging module is performed. An L value of a coil that is provided in the non-contact charging module is not changed. This non-contact charging module includes a planar coil portion where electrical lines are wound and a magnetic sheet that places a coil surface of the planar coil portion and faces the coil surface of the planar coil portion, and in the magnetic sheet, a hole portion is provided at the position corresponding to a hollow portion of the planar coil portion.
US08928270B2	Electric motor system and motor control method An electric motor system includes a brushless direct-current motor, a driver circuit, a position sensor, and a control circuit. The motor has an output shaft for transmitting torque. The driver circuit supplies power to the motor according to a control signal input thereto. The position sensor measures an angular, rotational position of the motor shaft. The control circuit controls operation of the motor. The control circuit includes a position sensor terminal, a reference terminal, a differential calculator, a controller, and a gain adjuster. The position sensor terminal receives a feedback signal. The reference terminal receives a reference signal. The differential calculator generates an error signal representing a difference between the measured and targeted rotational positions. The controller generates the control signal based on the error signal through a combination of control actions. The gain adjuster is connected to the controller to adjust a gain of each control action.
US08928268B2	Signal duty detecting apparatus and motor driving apparatus having the same There are provided a signal duty detecting apparatus detecting a duty of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal by counting a signal, among signals present in a preset period of the PWM signal, having a predetermined level or higher and a motor driving apparatus having the same. The signal duty detecting apparatus includes: a level detector detecting levels of an input signal; a counter counting the levels detected by the level detector; and a duty calculator calculating a duty of the input signal based on the levels counted by the counter.
US08928258B2	Vibration control device and method A vibration control device and method, wherein the vibration control device includes a first driving unit for vibrating the vibration control device up and down, a second driving unit for moving the vibration control device left or right, and a control unit for controlling the first driving unit and the second driving unit, upon an occurrence of an event. The controller controls the second driving unit to move the vibration control device at a time when the first driving unit vibrates the vibration control device off of a surface.
US08928252B2	Voltage converter for supplying a semiconductor light source, in particular a LED lamp An embodiment of the disclosure relates to a voltage converter for supplying a semiconductor light source and having at least an input terminal connected to a power supply reference, namely an AC mains voltage reference, and an output terminal providing a current signal to said semiconductor light source, the converter being also connected to a voltage reference and comprising at least a step-down block inserted between a switching node and to the output terminal and connected to the voltage reference and an input block connected to the input terminal, as well as to a first input node and to a first output node of a control circuit, in turn connected to the switching node and to the voltage reference. The input block is a pre-regulator input block and comprises at least a switching component connected to the input terminal and to a capacitive block, in turn inserted between a second input node of the control circuit and the voltage reference, such a switching component having a control terminal connected to the first output node.
US08928249B2	Reducing lumen variability over a range of color temperatures of an output of tunable-white LED lighting devices A system provides white light having a selectable spectral characteristic (e.g. a selectable color temperature, delta uv, and intensity) using a combination of sources (e.g. LEDs) emitting light of three, four, five, or six different characteristics, for example, one or more white LEDs, and one or more LEDs of each of three primary colors, plus cyan and royal blue. A controller maintains a desired spectral characteristic, e.g. for white light at a selected point on or within a desired range of the black body curve. In addition, the controller provides selectable adjustments for values of the spectral characteristics, while maintaining substantially constant overall output intensity for the light output of White LEDs, thereby achieving Maximum Utilization.
US08928248B2	Step up/down converter Provided is a step up/down converter, in which the inductor current can be easily detected by a simple configuration in any connecting mode of the switches. This comprises a first switch, one end of which is connected to an input power source, and the other end of which is connected to one end of the inductor, a second switch, one end of which is connected to the one end of the inductor, and the other end of which is connected to a reference potential applying unit, a third switch and a fourth switch, one end of which is connected to the other end of the inductor; a capacitor circuit element, connected between the other end of the third switch and the other end of the fourth switch, and configured to generate an output voltage for applying to a load, a detecting resistor, connected between the other end of the second switch and the other end of the third switch, and configured to detect an inductor current flowing through the inductor, and a control circuit configured to perform control from the first switch to the fourth switch based on the inductor current detected by the detecting resistor.
US08928243B2	Light driving system and method A light driving system is provided that includes a light dimmer that receives an AC input signal and provides a dimmer output signal that includes a fast rising leading edge, a rectifier that receives the dimmer output signal and provide a rectified dimmer output signal and an AC/DC converter that filters the rectified dimmer output signal to provide a DC input signal that is employed to drive a light. The light driving system also comprises a protection circuit that limits current to the AC/DC converter during the fast rising leading edge of the dimmer output signal.
US08928231B2	Open LED detection and recovery system for LED lighting system A fault-tolerant controller for a lighting system comprising: a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) circuits and a controllable power source to power the plurality of LED circuits. The controller comprising a minimum voltage selector to determine a minimum voltage from a plurality of feedback voltages, one feedback voltage for each of the plurality of LED circuits. A control logic to regulate the drive voltage for the LEDs; and an overvoltage warning mechanism to determine an overvoltage of the drive voltage. The controller identifies one or more open-circuit conditions, one for each LED circuit, for which the respective feedback voltage is below an open-circuit threshold, and which causes the minimum voltage selector to exclude one or more respective feedback voltages associated with the LED circuits which have an open-circuit condition.
US08928226B1	Combination LED fog lamp and daytime running lamp A combination lamp for use in a vehicle includes a number of reflector modules, with each reflector module including a reflector, a first light emitting diode (“LED”) positioned at a focus of the reflector, and a second LED offset from the focus of the reflector. The lamp may also include another reflector module having a reflector and a single, common LED positioned at a focus of the reflector. When the first LEDs and the common LED are energized, the combination lamp produces a first light pattern. When the second LEDs and the common LED are energized, the combination lamp produces a second light pattern. The first light pattern may be a fog lamp light pattern, and the second light pattern may be a daytime running lamp light pattern. The combination lamp may include four, five, or more reflector modules, including the one reflector module having the single, common LED.
US08928219B2	Lighting device with spectral converter In one embodiment, a light-emitting device having a body, a reflector, a light source die, and a spectral converter is disclosed. The spectral converter may be formed adjacent to, but distanced away from, the light source die. The spectral converter may be configured to spectrally adjust a portion of the light output having a predetermined spectral content. In another embodiment, a system for illumination having a plurality of lighting assemblies is disclosed. Each of the lighting assemblies comprises a spectral converter configured to spectrally adjust a portion of the light output so that the plurality of lighting assemblies are configured to emit substantially similar spectral output. In yet another embodiment, a lighting apparatus having the spectral converter is disclosed.
US08928217B2	Organic light emitting display device and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device improving light efficiency by forming a metal layer having a nanometer thickness on a protective layer formed in order to protect the organic light emitting diode.
US08928215B2	Electron emission element and method for manufacturing the same An electron emission device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The electron emission device includes i) a hydrophilic resin substrate and ii) carbon nano tubes that are positioned on the resin substrate. Surface roughness Ra of the resin substrate is 7.3 μm to 9.75 μm.
US08928213B2	Spark plug for internal-combustion engine A spark plug for an internal-combustion engine. The spark plug includes a central electrode, an insulator that holds the central electrode inside, a housing that holds the insulator inside, a ground electrode that forms a spark gap with the central electrode. The ground electrode includes a ground base member connected to the housing, and a ground protrusion protruding from a confronting face of the ground base member confronting the central electrode. The ground protrusion has a diameter of 0.9 to 1.4 mm. The spark plug is configured to satisfy θ≧−53R+49, where R [mm] is a curvature radius of a base member corner and θ[degrees] is an angle formed by a shortest connecting line between the base member corner and a protrusion corner and a plane perpendicular to an axial direction of the ground protrusion.
US08928203B2	Capacitive electromechanical transducer The present invention relates to an electromechanical transducer capable of arbitrarily varying the amount of deflection of a vibrating membrane for every element.The electromechanical transducer includes a plurality of elements including at least one cell that includes a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to the first electrode with a gap sandwiched therebetween and a direct-current voltage applying unit configured to be provided for each element and to separately apply a direct-current voltage to the first electrodes in each element. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are electrically separated for every element.
US08928200B2	Rotating electric machine An external cylindrical ring for use in this rotating electric machine includes a body portion and a flange, the body portion including a fastening region making internal contact with an outer circumferential surface of a stator core to be fastened to the outer circumferential surface of the stator core, and a skirt region located at a bottom surface side of a casing and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the fastening region. When the external cylindrical ring is fastened to the stator core, the deformation of the skirt region of the external cylindrical ring can be suppressed, thus enabling the dimensional accuracy of an outer surface of a cylindrical skirt region of the external cylindrical ring to fall within tolerance.
US08928197B2	Pole-to-pole asymmetry in interior permanent magnet machines with arc-shaped slots An interior permanent magnet machine includes a rotor formed with a plurality of slots that are substantially arc-shaped and referred to herein as arc segments. A first layer of arc segments are disposed in a first pole. The first layer defines a first configuration relative to a first arc center. A second layer of arc segments are disposed in a second pole. The second layer defines a second configuration relative to a second arc center. The rotor is configured such that the first configuration is different from the second configuration, thereby exhibiting pole-to-pole asymmetry. The first configuration is sufficiently different from the second configuration such that torque ripple may be minimized. In one embodiment, the first layer includes first, second and third arc segments. The rotor may be configured such that the second arc segment is radially offset relative to the first and third arc segments.
US08928186B2	User interface device for low voltage switching devices A user interface device for a switching device for low voltage electrical circuits comprising one or more electrical poles and an auxiliary device, provided with a first control unit.The user interface device, according to the invention, comprises a second control unit capable of storing data and of exchanging data and/or signals with said first control unit.The user interface device, according to the invention is mechanically associable, in a removable manner, with the switching device.The user interface device, according to the invention is electrically connectable, in a removable manner, to the aforesaid auxiliary device.
US08928183B2	Circuit and method for generating a pulse signal Embodiments provide a circuit and a method for generating a pulse signal. The circuit includes a generating circuit configured to generate a first pulse signal, a branching circuit coupled to the generating circuit and configured to branch the first pulse signal into a second pulse signal and a third pulse signal, and a reflection element coupled to the branching circuit to reflect the second pulse signal. The circuit further includes a combining circuit, which is coupled to the reflection element and the branching circuit and is configured to combine the reflected second pulse signal and the third pulse signal to generate a fourth pulse signal.
US08928164B2	Method and apparatus for protecting wind turbines from fatigue damage A wind turbine has a Lidar device to sense wind conditions upstream of the wind turbine including wind speed, direction and turbulence. Signals from the Lidar are processed to detect an event which could give rise to low cycle fatigue loading on one or more components of the wind turbine. On detection the system controller takes the necessary evasive action depending on the nature and severity of the extreme condition detected. This may include a significant reduction in power generated through reduction in rotor speed or torque, complete shutdown of the generator and yawing of the nacelle and rotor in response to a change in wind direction.
US08928147B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Even when a stiffener is omitted, the semiconductor device which can prevent the generation of twist and distortion of a wiring substrate is obtained. As for a semiconductor device which has a wiring substract, a semiconductor chip by which the flip chip was made to the wiring substrate, and a heat spreader adhered to the back surface of the semiconductor chip, and which omitted the stiffener for reinforcing a wiring substrate and maintaining the surface smoothness of a heat spreader, a wiring substrate has a plurality of insulating substrates in which a through hole whose diameter differs, respectively was formed, and each insulating substrate contains a glass cloth.
US08928146B2	Bond pad configurations for controlling semiconductor chip package interactions A semiconductor chip includes at least one integrated circuit device and a bond pad that is electrically connected to the at least one integrated circuit device. The bond pad has an irregular configuration when viewed from above that corresponds to a first area portion that is defined by a first substantially regular geometric shape when viewed from above and a second area portion adjacent to the first area portion. The second area portion is located at a greater distance from a centerline of the semiconductor chip than any part of the first area portion when viewed from above, and two sides of the first area portion are substantially aligned with and substantially flush with two respective sides of the second area portion.
US08928141B2	Method for fabricating two substrates connected by at least one mechanical and electrically conductive connection and structure obtained A first substrate provided with a receiving area made from a first metallic material is supplied. A second substrate provided with an insertion area comprising a base surface and at least two bumps made from a second metallic material is arranged facing the first substrate. The bumps are salient from the base surface. A pressure is applied between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to make the bumps penetrate into the receiving area. The first metallic material reacts with the second metallic material so as to form a continuous layer of an intermetallic compound having a base formed by the first and second metallic materials along the interface between the bumps and the receiving area.
US08928136B2	Lead frame semiconductor device A lead frame includes: a chip-mounting region provided on a front surface; a lead region including a plurality of concave and convex sections arranged in an in-plane direction of the chip-mounting region; and a terminal arranged in the concave section. A thickness of the lead region from the front surface is smaller than a thickness of the terminal from the front surface.
US08928135B2	Power semiconductor module with connecting devices A power semiconductor module having a housing with first connecting devices for arrangement on an external cooling component, at least one substrate carrier with power-electronics circuit arrangements constructed thereon and electrical terminal elements extending therefrom to second connecting devices for connection to external power lines, wherein the first and/or the second connecting devices are constructed as essentially hollow cylindrical metallic molded die-cast parts which are connected to the housing by injection molding.
US08928130B2	Lead frame including an insulating resin layer entirely covering lead surface, and semiconductor device including the same A lead frame includes a plurality of leads defined by an opening extending in a thickness direction. An insulating resin layer fills the opening to entirely cover side surfaces of each lead and to support the leads. A first surface of each lead is exposed from a first surface of the insulating resin layer.
US08928129B2	Semiconductor packaging for a memory device and a fabricating method thereof A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor chip, a first molding member and a metal layer. The substrate includes a first ground pad formed therein, the first ground pad having a first exposed surface exposed at a first surface of the substrate. The semiconductor chip is formed on the first surface of the substrate. The first molding member is formed on the first surface of the substrate and covers the semiconductor chip while not covering the first exposed surface. The metal layer covers the first molding member and extends to lateral surfaces of the substrate while contacting the first exposed surface.
US08928128B2	Semiconductor package with integrated electromagnetic shielding There are disclosed herein various implementations of a shield interposer situated between a top active die and a bottom active die for shielding the active dies from electromagnetic noise. One implementation includes an interposer dielectric layer, a through-silicon via (TSV) within the interposer dielectric layer, and an electromagnetic shield. The TSV connects the electromagnetic shield to a first fixed potential. The electromagnetic shield may include a grid of conductive layers laterally extending across the shield interposer. The shield interposer may also include another electromagnetic shield connected to another fixed potential.
US08928095B2	Semiconductor device having reduced leakage current at breakdown and method of fabricating thereof A semiconductor device having a well, a p well implant bounded at least in part within a substrate by the well, a conductive layer disposed on the substrate, a high voltage n− (HVN−) doped well implanted in the p well implant, a high voltage p doped (HVPD) well implanted in the p well implant, and a drain n− well and a source n− well disposed in the HVN− doped well and HVPD well, respectively, is provided. A method of fabricating the semiconductor device is also provided. In certain embodiments, the method of fabricating the semiconductor device is characterized by implanting the HVN− ions at a first tilt angle and/or implanting the HVPD ions at a second tilt angle.
US08928092B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a lower insulating pattern on a semiconductor substrate, a lower gate pattern on the lower insulating pattern and formed of a doped polysilicon layer, a residual insulating pattern with an opening exposing a portion of a top surface of the lower gate pattern, an upper gate pattern on the residual insulating pattern, the upper gate pattern filling the opening, and a diffusion barrier pattern in contact with the portion of the top surface of the lower gate pattern and extending between the residual insulating pattern and the upper gate pattern.
US08928081B2	Semiconductor device having display device A semiconductor integrated circuit having a high withstand voltage TFT and a TFT which is capable of operating at high speed in a circuit of thin film transistors (TFT) and methods for fabricating such circuit will be provided. A gate insulating film of the TFT required to operate at high speed (e.g., TFT used for a logic circuit) is relatively thinned less than a gate insulating film of the TFT which is required to have high withstand voltage (e.g., TFT used for switching high voltage signals).
US08928071B2	Semiconductor device including a MOSFET and Schottky junction A semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate with a plurality of transistor cell regions. Each transistor cell region includes a plurality of trenches disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a well region between the plurality of trenches, and a source region of a MOSFET in the well region. A source electrode of the MOSFET is in contact with a top surface of the source region in each of the plurality of transistor cell regions. The source electrode is in contact with a part of a main surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to form a Schottky junction in a Schottky cell region disposed between the plurality of transistor cell regions. The Schottky junction is lower than a portion of the main surface between the Schottky junction and one of the transistor cell regions.
US08928063B2	Non-volatile memory device and method for fabricating the same A non-volatile memory device includes a channel layer vertically extending from a substrate, a plurality of inter-layer dielectric layers and a plurality of gate electrodes that are alternately stacked along the channel layer, and an air gap interposed between the channel layer and each of the plurality of gate electrodes. The non-volatile memory device may improve erase operation characteristics by suppressing back tunneling of electrons by substituting a charge blocking layer interposed between a gate electrode and a charge storage layer with an air gap, and a method for fabricating the non-volatile memory device.
US08928048B2	Methods of forming semiconductor device with self-aligned contact elements and the resulting device One method disclosed includes forming a final gate structure in a gate cavity that is laterally defined by sidewall spacers, removing a portion of the sidewall spacers to define recessed sidewall spacers, removing a portion of the final gate structure to define a recessed final gate structure and forming an etch stop on the recessed sidewall spacers and the recessed final gate structure. A transistor device disclosed herein includes a final gate structure that has an upper surface positioned at a first height level above a surface of a substrate, sidewall spacers positioned adjacent the final gate structure, the sidewall spacers having an upper surface that is positioned at a second, greater height level above the substrate, an etch stop layer formed on the upper surfaces of the sidewall spacers and the final gate structure, and a conductive contact that is conductively coupled to a contact region of the transistor.
US08928044B2	Display device, switching circuit and field effect transistor A this film transistor is provided. The thin film transistor includes a semiconductor layer including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region, wherein the channel region is provided between the source region and the drain region; and a gate electrode overlapping with the channel region, wherein the channel region includes at least a portion of a channel width that is configured to at least one of continuously decrease and continuously increase in a lengthwise direction.
US08928033B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device, including a substrate having an active region defined therein, a plurality of bit lines extending on the substrate in a first direction, a plurality of interconnection lines extending on the substrate in a second direction, a pad electrically connected to the plurality of interconnection lines and configured to apply an external voltage, a plurality of metal contacts electrically connecting the interconnection lines and the plurality of bit lines, and a plurality of bit line contacts that are in contact with the active region and electrically connect the plurality of bit lines and the active region, wherein a size of at least some of the bit line contacts and/or at least some of the metal contacts vary based on a distance of the respective bit line contact or the metal contact from the pad.
US08928032B2	Fully isolated LIGBT and methods for forming the same A method includes growing an epitaxy semiconductor layer over a semiconductor substrate. The epitaxy semiconductor layer is of a first conductivity type. A Lateral Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (LIGBT) is formed at a front surface of the epitaxy semiconductor layer. After the LIGBT is formed, a backside thinning is performed to remove the semiconductor substrate. An implantation is performed from a backside of the epitaxy semiconductor layer to form a heavily doped semiconductor layer. The heavily doped semiconductor layer is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type.
US08928030B2	Semiconductor device, method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, and method for controlling the semiconductor device An A-NPC circuit is configured so that the intermediate potential of two connected IGBTs is clamped by a bidirectional switch including two RB-IGBTs. Control is applied to the turn-on di/dt of the IGBTs during the reverse recovery of the RB-IGBTs. The carrier life time of an n− drift region in each RB-IGBT constituting the bidirectional switch is comparatively longer than that in a typical NPT structure device. A low life time region is also provided in the interface between the n− drift region and a p collector region, and extends between the n− drift region and the p collector region. Thus, it is possible to provide a low-loss semiconductor device, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device and a method for controlling the semiconductor device, in which the reverse recovery loss is reduced while the reverse recovery current peak and the jump voltage peak during reverse recovery are suppressed.
US08928017B2	Semiconductor light emitting devices having an uneven emission pattern layer and methods of manufacturing the same Example embodiments are directed to light-emitting devices (LEDs) and methods of manufacturing the same. The LED includes a first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer; an active layer formed between the first and second semiconductor layers; and an emission pattern layer including a plurality of layers on the first semiconductor layer, the emission pattern including an emission pattern for externally emitting light generated from the active layer.
US08928002B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device To provide a semiconductor device which allows a plurality of semiconductor chips to let a current flow uniformly therethrough and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device in accordance with one embodiment comprises a plurality of first semiconductor chips and a circuit board, mounted with the plurality of the first semiconductor chips, having first and second wiring conductors electrically connected to the plurality of first semiconductor chips. The plurality of first semiconductor chips are connected in parallel together with the first and second wiring conductors so as to construct a first parallel circuit. The plurality of first semiconductor chips are arranged on the circuit board according to an on-resistance of the plurality of first semiconductor chips so that a uniform current flows through the plurality of first semiconductor chips.
US08927990B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof Hydrogen concentration and oxygen vacancies in an oxide semiconductor film are reduced. Reliability of a semiconductor device which includes a transistor using an oxide semiconductor film is improved. One embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device which includes a base insulating film; an oxide semiconductor film formed over the base insulating film; a gate insulating film formed over the oxide semiconductor film; and a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film with the gate insulating film provided therebetween. The base insulating film shows a signal at a g value of 2.01 by electron spin resonance. The oxide semiconductor film does not show a signal at a g value of 1.93 by electron spin resonance.
US08927988B2	Self-sealed fluidic channels for a nanopore array A method of forming a nanopore array includes patterning a front layer of a substrate to form front trenches, the substrate including a buried layer disposed between the front layer and a back layer; depositing a membrane layer over the patterned front layer and in the front trenches; patterning the back layer and the buried layer to form back trenches, the back trenches being aligned with the front trenches; forming a plurality of nanopores through the membrane layer; depositing a sacrificial material in the front trenches and the back trenches; depositing front and back insulating layers over the sacrificial material; and heating the sacrificial material to a decomposition temperature of the sacrificial material to remove the sacrificial material and form pairs of front and back channels, wherein the front channel of each channel pair is connected to the back channel of its respective channel pair by an individual nanopore.
US08927983B2	Thin film transistor substrate and method fabricating the same Disclosed herein is a thin film transistor array substrate. The thin film transistor array substrate includes a display area and a non-display area. The non-display area includes a signal line, a connecting line and a metal contact. The connecting line is formed in a first patterned metal layer. The signal line and the metal contact are formed in a second patterned metal layer. The connecting line is connected to the signal line by a first through-hole, and the connecting line is connected to the metal contact by a second through-hole. Furthermore, a method of fabricating the thin film transistor array substrate is also disclosed.
US08927982B2	Oxide semiconductor film, semiconductor device, and manufacturing method of semiconductor device A highly reliable semiconductor device is manufactured by giving stable electric characteristics to a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film is used. In a transistor using an oxide semiconductor film for an active layer, a microvoid is provided in a source region and a drain region adjacent to a channel region. By providing a microvoid in the source region and the drain region formed in an oxide semiconductor film, hydrogen contained in the channel region of an oxide semiconductor film can be captured in the microvoid.
US08927980B2	Organic electroluminescence display device An organic electroluminescence display device includes a p-doped layer doped with a P-type dopant on an anode electrode, a P-type dopant diffusion blocking layer on the p-doped layer, a first hole transport layer on the P-type dopant diffusion blocking layer, a light emitting layer on the first hole transport layer, an electron transport layer on light emitting layer, and a cathode electrode on the electron transport layer, the p-doped layer, the P-type dopant diffusion blocking layer, the hole transport layer, and the light emitting layer being stacked in the stated order on the anode.
US08927979B2	Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting device having a structure in which oxygen and moisture are prevented from reaching light emitting elements, and a method of manufacturing the same, are provided. Further, the light emitting elements are sealed by using a small number of process steps, without enclosing a drying agent. The present invention has a top surface emission structure. A substrate on which the light emitting elements are formed is bonded to a transparent sealing substrate. The structure is one in which a transparent second sealing material covers the entire surface of a pixel region when bonding the two substrates, and a first sealing material (having a higher viscosity than the second sealing material), which contains a gap material (filler, fine particles, or the like) for protecting a gap between the two substrates, surrounds the pixel region. The two substrates are sealed by the first sealing material and the second sealing material. Further, reaction between electrodes of the light emitting elements (cathodes or anodes) and the sealing materials can be prevented by covering the electrodes with a transparent protective layer, for example, CaF2, MgF2, or BaF2.
US08927978B2	Organic EL element An object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence (EL) element formed using a relatively stable new electron injection material in an atmosphere of approximately ordinary pressure. An organic EL element of a preferable embodiment is an organic EL element including a supporting substrate, an anode, a light-emitting layer, an electron injection layer, and a cathode in this order, in which the electron injection layer is formed by applying an ink including an ionic polymer so as to form a film, and the cathode is formed by applying an ink including a material which forms the cathode so as to form a film or transferring a conductive thin film which forms the cathode.
US08927977B2	Organic semiconductor thin film, organic semiconductor device and organic field effect transistor An organic semiconductor thin film including an organic semiconductor material that is easily synthesized, and is chemically and physically stable, and shows a high carrier mobility, an organic semiconductor device and an organic field effect transistor including the organic semiconductor thin film are provided. An organic semiconductor thin film of the invention includes a compound represented by the following formula 1: wherein, in formula (1), X is oxygen, sulfur or selenium.
US08927976B2	Organic EL element and production method for same An organic EL element includes a hole injection layer yielding excellent hole conduction efficiency, and comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer containing organic material; the hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank defining an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, wherein the hole injection layer includes tungsten oxide, tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six, the hole injection layer includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide, a particle diameter of the crystal being on an order of nanometers, an inner portion of the hole injection layer is depressed to define a recess, and an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.
US08927972B2	Current-amplifying transistor device and current-amplifying, light-emitting transistor device A current-amplifying transistor device is provided, between an emitter electrode and a collector electrode, with two organic semiconductor layers and a sheet-shaped base electrode. One of the organic semiconductor layers is arranged between the emitter electrode and the base collector electrode, and has a diode structure of a p-type organic semiconductor layer and an n-type p-type organic semiconductor layer. A current-amplifying, light-emitting transistor device including the current-amplifying transistor device and an organic EL device portion formed in the current-amplifying transistor device is also disclosed.
US08927966B2	Dynamic random access memory unit and method for fabricating the same A dynamic random access memory unit and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The dynamic random access memory unit comprises: a substrate; an insulating buried layer formed on the substrate; a body region formed on the insulating buried layer and used as a charge storing region; two isolation regions formed on the body region, in which a semiconductor contact region is formed between the isolation regions and is a charge channel; a source, a drain and a channel region formed on the isolation regions and the semiconductor contact region respectively and constituting a transistor operating region which is partially separated from the charge storing region by the isolation regions and connected with the charge storing region via the charge channel; a gate dielectric layer formed on the transistor operating region, a gate formed on the gate dielectric layer; a source metal contact layer, a drain metal contact layer.
US08927954B2	Packaging device for the transport and/or storage of a radioactive medium A packaging device for the transport and/or storage of a radioactive medium generating flammable gases and/or explosives via radiolysis, comprising a plurality of canisters intended to contain the radioactive medium, each canister defining an inner storage space accessible via an opening for filling the medium, on which plug-forming means are mounted. According to the invention, the device also comprises a structure forming a chamber, and means for placing in communication allowing a fluid communication to be set up between the inner storage space and the chamber.
US08927950B2	Focusing a particle beam An example particle accelerator includes the following: a resonant cavity in which particles are accelerated, where the resonant cavity has a background magnetic field having a first shape; and an extraction channel for receiving particles output from the resonant cavity. The extraction channel comprises a series of focusing regions to focus a beam of received particles. At least one of the focusing regions is a focusing element configured to alter a shape of the background magnetic field to a second shape that is substantially opposite to the first shape in the presence of a magnetic field gradient resulting from reduction of the background magnetic field from the resonant cavity to the extraction channel.
US08927947B2	Systems and methods providing electron beam writing to a medium A method for electron-beam writing to a medium includes positioning the medium within an e-beam writing machine so that the medium is supported by a stage and is exposed to an e-beam source. The method also includes writing a pattern to the medium using a plurality of independently-controllable beams of the e-beam source, in which the pattern comprises a plurality of parallel strips. Each of the parallel strips is written using multiple ones of the independently-controllable beams.
US08927941B2	Multi charged particle beam writing apparatus and multi charged particle beam writing method with fixed voltage ratio einzel lens A multi charged particle beam writing apparatus according to the present invention includes an aperture member, in which a plurality of openings are formed, to form multiple beams, a blanking plate having a plurality of blankers to respectively perform blanking deflection of a corresponding beam in multiple beams having passed through the plurality of openings of the aperture member, a blanking aperture member to block each of beams which were deflected to be in a beam off state by the plurality of blankers, a plural stage objective lens to focus multiple beams having passed through the blanking aperture member onto the target object and a plurality of electrostatic lenses, at least one of which is arranged at each stage of the plural stage objective lens, to dynamically correct defocusing of the multiple beams during writing.
US08927937B2	Ionizing radiation detection A detector array (110) includes a detector (112) configured to detect ionizing radiation and output a signal indicative of the detected radiation, wherein the detector at least includes a semiconductor element (118) and an illumination subsystem (120) configured to generate and transfer sub-band-gap illuminating radiation to selectively illuminate only a sub-portion of the semiconductor element in order to produce a spatially patterned illumination distribution inside the element.
US08927934B2	Thermal infrared sensor and manufacturing method thereof A thermal infrared sensor includes an infrared ray absorbing film that is thermally separated from a semiconductor substrate by a hollow part; and a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature changes of the infrared ray absorbing film. The infrared ray absorbing film includes an infrared ray antireflection structure configured with a sub wavelength structure, the infrared ray antireflection structure being provided on a surface of the infrared ray absorbing film facing the semiconductor substrate.
US08927931B2	Scanning electron microscope In conventional electron microscopes, orthogonality has been defined for each electron microscope individually in such a manner that a lattice sample is observed, and correction is applied to a control circuit so that the sample is observed as being orthogonal on a screen. Further, the correction has been determined by visual observation on a screen, and manually performed by a human operator. However, in this method, due to manufacturing variation of a lattice sample, the orthogonality may vary between devices. Further, there has been a problem in that the accuracy of correction varies by manually performing the correction. In order to solve the above problems, a particulate sample is used instead of a lattice sample for defining orthogonality, and adjustment is performed so that an image that should be a circle is observed as a circle, thereby making it possible to define the orthogonality.
US08927925B2	Interactive method for identifying ions from mass spectral data A method for identifying ions that generated mass spectral data, comprises acquiring raw mass spectral data in profile mode containing at least one ion of interest; performing at least one of mass spectral calibration involving peak shape and a determination of actual peak shape function associated with the acquired raw mass spectral data; considering at least one possible elemental composition of the ion; calculating theoretical mass spectral data for said elemental composition using the actual peak shape function; performing a normalization between corresponding parts of the theoretical mass spectral data and that of the raw or calibrated mass spectral data; and displaying mass spectral congruence between at least two mass spectra where one spectrum is the normalized version of the other corresponding to said possible elemental composition. The unique display and method assist in readily identifying ions. A data storage medium having computer code thereon for causing a computer to performing the method; also in combination with a mass spectrometer.
US08927906B2	Heating device, coating/developing system, heating method, coating/developing method, and recording medium having program for executing heating method or coating/developing method The disclosed heating device is to perform a heating process on an exposed substrate formed with a resist film before a developing process, the device including a heating part to perform a heating process on the exposed substrate, the heating part including a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged heating elements; a seating part provided at an upper side of the heating part, on which the substrate is disposed; and a control part to correct a setting temperature of the heating part based on temperature correction values, and to control the heating part based on the corrected setting temperature, during the heating process on one substrate by the heating part, wherein the temperature correction values being previously obtained from measured critical dimensions of the resist pattern in another substrate formed with the resist pattern through the heating process by the heating part and then the developing process.
US08927901B2	Buried-arc welding of metal work pieces with through-the-arc seam tracking One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for buried-arc welding with thru-the-arc seam tracking. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for buried-arc welding with thru-the-arc seam tracking.
US08927900B2	Method of cutting a substrate, method of processing a wafer-like object, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A laser beam machining method and a laser beam machining device capable of cutting a work without producing a fusing and a cracking out of a predetermined cutting line on the surface of the work, wherein a pulse laser beam is radiated on the predetermined cut line on the surface of the work under the conditions causing a multiple photon absorption and with a condensed point aligned to the inside of the work, and a modified area is formed inside the work along the predetermined determined cut line by moving the condensed point along the predetermined cut line, whereby the work can be cut with a rather small force by cracking the work along the predetermined cut line starting from the modified area and, because the pulse laser beam radiated is not almost absorbed onto the surface of the work, the surface is not fused even if the modified area is formed.
US08927897B2	Laser maintenance tool In one form a maintenance device includes a flexible member with an inspection end sized to be inserted through an inspection port of a workpiece such as a gas turbine engine or a blade of a gas turbine engine. The maintenance device includes a directed energy member that in one form is configured to produce a double pulse laser with an interval time between a first one of the pulses and a second one of the pulses greater than the time of either the first one of the pulses or the second one of the pulses. The first one of the pulses is sufficiently powerful to produce a quantity of debris upon irradiation of the workpiece. The debris produced from the first one of the pulses can be evaporated by the second one of the pulses to eliminate and/or reduce a recast layer on the workpiece.
US08927892B2	Rare earth downconverting phosphor compositions for optically encoding objects and methods and apparatus relating to same Rare Earth downconverting compositions for optical encoding objects and related methods and apparatuses. The rare earth (RE) downconverting phosphor compositions are capable of generating a unique optical spectrum or unique optical signature from which an optical code or barcode can be derived. In one exemplary embodiment, the RE downconverting phosphor composition may contain two or more lanthanide materials each having a host and at least one downconverting emitter. Each lanthanide material emits a detectable electromagnetic radiation emission peak at an intensity, which is proportional to the amount of emitter present, upon excitation with an absorbable electromagnetic radiation, the emitted radiation comprising a lower energy, i.e., a longer wavelength than the absorbable radiation. One or more ratios of the intensities of the emitted detectable electromagnetic radiation may be used to uniquely identify the composition. In another exemplary embodiment, the RE downconverting phosphor composition may contain a lanthanide material having a host and at least two emitters. The lanthanide material emits at least two different detectable electromagnetic radiation emission peaks each at intensity upon excitation with an absorbable electromagnetic radiation, the emitted radiation comprising a lower energy, i.e., a longer wavelength than the absorbable radiation.
US08927891B2	Media quality assessment system and method A digital versatile disc (DVD) rental kiosk comprises a mechanism whereby the quality of DVDs is assessed on their return to the kiosk following rental. Any DVD that shows signs of damage, or otherwise considered have a poor playback quality, is placed in a quarantine area and is thereby prevented from being issued to a future customer. A method of assessing the quality of returned DVDs is also disclosed.
US08927890B2	Capacitive keyswitch technologies Described herein are techniques related to capacitance-based keyswitch technologies. According to one implementation, an apparatus includes a key with a floating electrode. The floating electrode pairs with a fixed electrode and a capacitance may be generated between them. The apparatus has a controller configured to measure the capacitance as the electrodes move relative to each other as the key is depressed and released. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US08927880B2	Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed herein are a printed circuit board, including an insulating layer; a circuit wiring formed on one surface or both surfaces of the insulating layer and made of a single metal layer; a via formed in the insulating layer for interconnecting the circuit wirings through the insulating layer; and a pad layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the insulating layer and adhered to an end portion of the via, the pad layer being formed of a central portion extended from the via and an outside portion made of the same single metal layer as the circuit wiring, and a method for manufacturing the same.
US08927876B2	Electrode array and method of fabrication An electrode array, having application as a cochlear implant, includes a tube formed of Parylene defining a hollow channel. A substrate formed primarily of Parylene is supported by the tube. In turn, a plurality of metallic electrodes and feed lines are supported by the substrate. Numerous voids are defined by the tube which opens into the hollow channel. The size and spacing of the voids regulate stiffness and curl of the tube to provide excellent fit within the cochlea.
US08927871B2	Connection terminal structure, interposer, and socket A connection terminal structure includes a substrate having one surface and including a pad formed on the one surface, a bonding part constituted by a solder, and a connection terminal having first and second ends and including a fixing part formed on the first end and a connection part formed on the second end. The fixing part includes a first surface that is bonded to the pad by way of the bonding part. The connection terminal includes a pad facing surface that faces the pad and includes the first surface. The connection terminal includes at least one groove that is formed in the pad facing surface. The at least one groove extends from the first surface to the connection part. A portion of the solder that constitutes the bonding part fills in the at least one groove.
US08927863B2	Anti-corrosion structure for wire connecting portion A terminal assembly includes a wire including a core made of metal and covered with a coating, a terminal including a wire connecting portion connected to an end portion of the wire, a sealing resin sealing the wire connecting portion, and a housing including a through hole with a front opening and a rear opening. The terminal is made of a different kind of metal from the core of the wire. The housing accommodates the terminal in the through hole. The wire connecting portion includes an exposed portion not covered with the sealing resin and unexposed portions covered with the sealing resin. The exposed portion is positioned between the unexposed portions in a front and rear direction, thereby protecting the wire connecting portion from electrolytic corrosion. The exposed portion is obtained after the sealing resin is worn by being rubbed against an inner wall of the through hole.
US08927855B2	Solar cell and method for fabricating the same A solar cell comprises an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a p-side electrode layer, an n-side electrode; and a ZnO transparent electrode layer.The n-side electrode layer consists of AgxAu1-x, and x represents a value of not less than 0.1 and not more than 0.5. The ZnO transparent electrode layer is composed of a plurality of ZnO columnar particles and each ZnO columnar particle has a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to a normal line of the ZnO transparent electrode layer. The cross-sectional area of each ZnO columnar particles that appears by cutting the ZnO columnar particles perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction increases from the upper surface of the n-side electrode layer to the upper surface of the ZnO transparent electrode layer.
US08927849B2	Waste heat thermoelectric generator with auxiliary burner A thermoelectric generator utilizing a number of thermoelectric modules to produce electric power from waste heat when waste heat is available and from an alternate heat source when waste heat is not available. In both cases hot gasses are directed along several separate paths so that all of the modules are provided with approximately equal hot side temperatures. In a preferred embodiment the engine exhaust exits into an octagonally-shaped plenum into eight separate heat exchangers. Eight modules are mounted in each of the heat exchangers for a total of 64 modules. Preferred embodiments of the present invention include an auxiliary combustion burner-blower unit producing a hot exhaust that exits into the plenum to provide electric power when the truck is not operating. Valve features are provided to control the temperature and exhaust flow rate through the generator.
US08927845B2	Electronic keyboard musical instrument An electronic keyboard musical instrument, including: a housing having a lower casing having a bottom wall and an upper casing having a top wall, left and right walls being formed on at least one of the top wall and the bottom wall; a keyboard portion held by the housing; at least one speaker disposed at at least one end portion of the housing in its key arrangement direction, such that its sound emission surface faces rearward; a sound adjuster disposed in the housing so as to be located outward of the speaker in the left-right direction; and a plurality of protruding portions formed at the one end portion so as to protrude from the at least one of the top and bottom walls, wherein the sound adjuster is held by at least one of the protruding portions.
US08927843B2	Head fixing mechanism of drum A head fixing mechanism includes a fixture fixed to a trunk portion and a coupling member which is threadably engaged with a fixture. The coupling member includes a main body which has a head portion that presses a head and a shaft portion that is threadably engaged with the fixture, and in which an axially extending insertion hole is formed, and an insertion member which is threadably engaged with the main body within the insertion hole. A bottom of the insertion hole is formed in the shaft portion, and in the shaft portion, a slit having a width smaller than the inside diameter of the insertion hole is formed, which divides the shaft portion in a circumferential direction. The insertion member is formed in a tapered shape, and the outside diameter of the leading end thereof is formed to be smaller than the width of the slit.
US08927836B1	Adjustable and removable string instrument neck This system provides an acoustic string instrument that allows a musician to carefully adjust the height of the fingerboard relative to the body of the instrument by means of two slidable machined inserts that are inserted into the neck and body of the instrument. The inserts are adjusted by a hex wrench inserted into the back of the body of the instruments. The neck can also be completely removed by disengaging the inserts for transport.
US08927834B2	Glyphosate-tolerant wheat genotypes The present invention provides methods for producing glyphosate-tolerant wheat genotypes by mutagenesis, glyphosate wheat plants produced by such methods, and related compositions and methods.
US08927833B2	Inbred rice line 124005 An inbred rice line designated 124005 (PTA-13292) is disclosed. Seeds of inbred rice line 124005, the plants of rice line 124005 and methods for producing a rice plant by crossing line 124005 with itself or another rice line, hybrid rice seeds, and plants produced by crossing inbred rice line 124005 with another rice line, are disclosed.
US08927820B2	Soybean cultivar SJ1012477 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety SJ1012477 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety SJ1012477 and its progeny, and methods of making SJ1012477.
US08927813B2	Soybean variety A1036054 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1036054. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1036054. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1036054 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1036054 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08927811B2	Plants with enhanced size and growth rate Polynucleotides and polypeptides incorporated into expression vectors have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. The polypeptides of the invention regulate transcription in these plants and have been shown to confer at least one regulatory activity that results in increased size, biomass, growth rate, and/or yield as compared to a control plan.
US08927809B2	DGAT genes from Yarrowia lipolytica for increased seed storage lipid production and altered fatty acid profiles in soybean Transgenic soybean seed having increased total fatty acid content of at least 10% and altered fatty acid profiles when compared to the total fatty acid content of non-transgenic, null segregant soybean seed are described. DGAT genes from Yarrowia Lipolytica are used to achieve the increase in seed storage lipids.
US08927803B2	Absorbent article To provide an absorbent article capable of sufficiently fulfilling a function of preventing lateral leakage even when a force is applied in the width direction (transverse direction) during wearing. An absorbent article comprising a liquid-pervious surface sheet, a liquid-impervious leakage-preventive sheet, and a liquid-retentive absorption body disposed between the surface sheet and the leakage-preventive sheet, wherein the absorption body comprises at least two layers, at least one of the layers is a first absorption body layer composed of a hydrophilic sheet and a super-absorbent polymer, and in the longitudinal middle area of the absorbent article, the width of the first absorption body layer is larger than the width of other absorption body layer(s). In the first absorption body layer, a plurality of hydrophilic sheets are stacked, the super-absorbent polymer is disposed between hydrophilic sheets, and the hydrophilic sheets are joined in a region where the super-absorbent polymer is not spread.
US08927802B2	Absorbent garment with strand coated adhesive components An absorbent garment includes a body panel having a terminal waist edge, at least first and second layers terminating at the terminal waist edge and at least one elastic element disposed between the first and second layers. The body panel has at least first and second adhesive regions. The first adhesive region is defined by the at least one elastic element, which is strand coated with a first adhesive. The second region is defined by a control coating of a second adhesive applied between the first and second layers. In one embodiment, the first region has a greater sensory softness than the second region. In one embodiment, the body panel, in an unstretched condition, has a surface softness with a can deviation of coefficient of friction less than about 0.020 in the first adhesive region. A method of assembling an absorbent garment include strand coating at least one elastic element with a first adhesive and applying a control coating of a second adhesive to a portion of at least one of a first and second layer of web material.
US08927796B2	Base oil upgrading by co-feeding a ketone or beta-keto-ester feedstock This invention discloses a process for making high viscosity index lubricating base oils having a viscosity index of at least 110 by co-feeding a ketone or a beta-keto-ester feedstock with a lubricant oil feedstock directly to a hydrocracking unit to produce a hydrocracked stream. Then at least a portion of the hydrocracked stream is treated under hydroisomerization conditions to produce a high viscosity index lubricating base oil. The process may involve bypassing a hydrotreating or hydrofinishing step, which may result in improved efficiency and economics in producing high viscosity index lubricating base oils.
US08927788B2	Process to recover alcohol with reduced water from overhead of acid column A process for recovering ethanol obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid. The crude ethanol product is separated in a column to produce a distillate stream comprising acetaldehyde and ethyl acetate and a residue stream comprising ethanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate and water. The ethanol product is recovered from the residue stream.
US08927785B2	Treatment of recycle gas from acid hydrogenation In a process for producing ethanol, acetic acid is contacted with hydrogen in a reaction zone in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to form a crude ethanol product comprising ethanol, hydrogen and carbon monoxide. At least a portion of the crude ethanol product is separated to yield a vapor stream and a liquid stream, wherein the vapor stream comprises hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and wherein the liquid stream comprises ethanol. At least a portion of the vapor stream is contacted with a methanation catalyst under conditions such that carbon monoxide reacts with hydrogen in the vapor stream portion to produce a treated stream comprising methane, hydrogen and less carbon monoxide than the vapor stream. At least a portion of the treated stream is returned directly or indirectly to the reaction zone and ethanol is recovered from the liquid stream.
US08927781B2	Method for producing ethanol A method for producing ethanol by which ethanol can be synthesized from less fermentable biomass materials such as plant-derived materials and rice straws and industrial waste biomass materials such as wooden building materials and pulp and which can therefore broaden the range of raw materials for the production of ethanol. Specifically, a method for producing ethanol including reacting a raw material gas obtained by a thermochemical gasification reaction of biomass in the presence of a catalyst containing rhodium, at least one transition metal, and at least one element selected from lithium, magnesium and zinc.
US08927778B2	Modular synthesis of graphene nanoribbons and graphene substructures from oligo-alkynes A method for the synthesis of carbon-based structures, particularly graphene substructures and ribbons, from oligo- and poly-alkyne starting materials.
US08927773B2	Process for the direct amination of secondary alcohols with ammonia to give primary amines The invention relates to a process for preparing primary amines which comprises the process steps A) provision of a solution of a secondary alcohol in a fluid, nongaseous phase, B) contacting of the phase with free ammonia and/or at least one ammonia-releasing compound and a homogeneous catalyst and optionally C) isolation of the primary amine formed in process step B), characterized in that the volume ratio of the volume of the liquid phase to the volume of the gas phase in process step B is greater than or equal to 0.25, and/or in that the ammonia is used in process step B) in a molar ratio based on the hydroxyl groups in the secondary alcohol of at least 5:1.
US08927765B2	Substituted aromatic compounds and pharmaceutical uses thereof The present invention relates to substituted aromatic compounds of Formula I and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including the prevention or treatment of (i) blood disorders, (ii) renal disorders, a nephropathies, or renal disorder complications; (iii) inflammatory-related diseases; and/or (iv) oxidative stress related disorders.
US08927762B2	Production of oxygenated compounds from carbon monoxide and dimethyl carbonate A method of producing at least one oxygenated compound, such as methyl acetate, dimethyl ether, and formaldehyde, by reacting dimethyl carbonate and carbon monoxide in the presence of a faujasite zeolite, zeolite Beta, Linde Type L (LTL) zeolite, or MCM-41 zeolite.
US08927761B2	Form of hexyl-5-aminolevulinate hydrochloride and methods of using the same This invention relates to a novel crystalline polymorph of hexyl-5-aminolevulinate hydrochloride, referred to hereinafter as Form C, which is useful as precursor of a photo sensitizer in the photodynamic diagnosis and treatment of metabolically active cells related to diseases such as cancer of the uterus, cervix, vagina, rectum, colon, lower gastrointestinal tract; infection associated with cancer caused by human papilloma virus; non-cancerous lower gastrointestinal tract a human; inflammatory bowel disease; ulcerative colitis; Crohn's disease; inflammatory bowel syndrome; dysplasia of the female reproductive system; anus; penis; rosacea; and acne and which is suitable for use as the active ingredient of a commercial pharmaceutical product. The invention relates further to methods of preparing Form C and using it in the described pharmaceutical compositions.
US08927757B2	Process for the preparation of perfluoroalkylcyano- or perfluoroalkylcyanofluoroborates The invention relates to a process for the preparation of salts having perfluoroalkyltricyano- or perfluoroalkylcyanofluoroborate anions, ((per)fluoro)phenyltricyano- or ((per)fluoro)phenylcyanofluoroborate anions, phenyltricyanoborate anions which are mono- or disubstituted by perfluoroalkyl groups having 1 to 4C atoms or phenylcyanofluoroborate anions which are mono- or disubstituted by perfluoroalkyl groups having 1 to 4C atoms, by reaction of alkali metal trifluoroperfluoroalkylborate with trialkylsilyl cyanide and a subsequent salt-exchange reaction or by direct reaction of an organic trifluoroperfluoroalkyl borate with trialkylsilyl cyanide.
US08927753B2	Method for preparing di-organo-dialkoxysilanes The present invention relates to a method for preparing di-organo-dialkoxysilanes, in particular di-organo-dialkoxysilanes wherein one or both of the organic substituents are bulky. The method comprises reacting a tetraalkoxysilane compound with a first Grignard reagent to form a mono-organo-tri-alkoxysilane compound, which is then reacted with a chlorinating agent to form a chlorinated mono-organo-di-alkoxysilane which is then reacted with a second Grignard reagent to form the di-organo-di-alkoxysilane compound.
US08927752B2	Separating cyclic siloxanes from short-chain siloxanes having terminal hydroxyl groups Cyclic siloxanes are separated from short chain hydroxyl-terminated siloxanes by contact with steam at at least 650 hPa absolute. The cyclic siloxanes and other components which are separated by use of steam can be recovered by phase separation, and preferably used in other processes.
US08927751B2	Hair care cosmetic Disclosed herein is a hair care cosmetic which contains an organopolysiloxane defined in following (i) or (ii): (i) an organopolysiloxane in which the organopolysiloxane segment constituting the backbone has the substituent group represented by the following formula (1) which is connected to at least one silicon atom in the segment; wherein Z is an organic group represented by the following formula (2); (ii) an organopolysiloxane in which the organopolysiloxane segment constituting the backbone has the substituent group represented by the following formula (1′) and the substituent group represented by the following formula (3) which are connected to separate silicon atoms in the segment; —X—NH—Z (1′) wherein Z is an organic group represented by the following formula (2).
US08927749B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices A compound according to a formula I and devices incorporating the same are described. The compound according to the formula I can have the structure: wherein X is Si or Ge; R1 and R2 represent mono, di, tri, tetra, or penta substitutions or no substitution; R3, R4 represent mono, di, tri, or tetra substitutions or no substitution; R1 and R2 are optionally joined to form a ring, which may be further substituted; L is a single bond or comprises an aryl or heteroaryl group having from 5-20 carbon atoms, which is optionally further substituted; and A is an aromatic group. A contains a group selected from the group consisting of indole, carbazole, benzofuran, dibenzofuran, benzothiophene, dibenzothiophene, benzoselenophene, dibenzoselenophene, triphenylene, azacarbazole, azadibenzofuran, azadibenzothiophene, azadibenzoselenophene, azatriphenylene, and combinations thereof, which are optionally further substituted. The device can include the compound according to Formula I in an organic layer.
US08927736B2	Copper catalyzed cycloaddition of organic azides and 1-haloalkynes This invention provides a method for preparing a 1,2,3-triazole compound comprising contacting an organic azide with a 2-substituted-1-haloalkyne, in the presence of a copper catalyst and a copper-coordinating ligand (preferably a tertiary amine) in a liquid reaction medium, thereby forming a 1,4,5-substituted-1,2,3-triazole compound including a halo substituent at the 5-position of the triazole, the organic portion of the organic azide at the 1-position of the triazole, and the substituent of the 1-iodoalkyne at the 4-position of the triazole. A method for preparing 1-iodoalkynes is also provided.
US08927732B2	Biotin stannane for HPLC-free radioiodination The present teachings provide methods that enable the preparation and purification of radioiodinated vectors without the need for HPLC purification, as well as novel precursors which include biotin-like substituents useful in such methods.
US08927729B2	Pesticidal compositions Pesticidal compositions and their uses are disclosed.
US08927720B2	Azabenzimidazoles as respiratory syncytial virus antiviral agents A compound satisfying formula I, a prodrug, N-oxide, addition salt, quaternary amine, metal complex, or a stereochemically isomeric form thereof; compositions contain these compounds as active ingredient and processes for preparing these compounds and compositions.
US08927715B2	Inhibitors of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 This invention relates to novel compounds of the Formula (I*), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof which are useful for the therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the modulation or inhibition of 11β-HSD1 in mammals. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of the novel compounds and methods for their use in the reduction or control of the production of Cortisol in a cell or the inhibition of the conversion of cortisone to Cortisol in a cell.
US08927710B2	Substituted polycyclic carbamoylpyridone derivative This invention provides compounds having antiviral activities especially inhibiting activity for influenza virus, more preferably provides substituted 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone derivatives having cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitory activity.
US08927709B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention relates to novel antiviral compounds represented herein above, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral (particularly HCV) infection in a subject in need of such therapy with the compounds.
US08927707B2	Purification method of aztreonam It discloses a process for refining Aztreonam, comprising the steps of 1) treating Aztreonam material with an alkali metal alkoxylate or an alkali earth metal alkoxylate under heating in the presence of a suitable solvent or a mixture of solvents, followed by adjusting the pH value with a suitable acid and cooling down to precipitate Aztreonam, which provides a primary purified Aztreonam; 2) adsorbing Aztreonam with strongly basic ion exchange resin, followed by eluting the resin and collecting the eluate, to provide a secondary purified Aztreonam after concentration under reduced pressure; 3) adjusting the pH value with a suitable acid to allow crystallization, followed by centrifuging and washing the resultant crystals, to provide a tertiary purified Aztreonam after drying. The refined Aztreonam product has a purity of no less than 99.2%, mostly no less than 99.5%, with little residue on ignition and significantly low content of heavy metals.
US08927697B2	PD-1 specific antibodies and uses thereof One aspect of the present disclosure provides antibodies that can act as agonists of PD-1, thereby modulating immune responses regulated by PD-1. Another aspect of the disclosure provides compositions comprising PD-1 specific antibodies and their use in methods of down regulating the immune response. These methods can be practiced on any subject, including humans or animals. Anti-PD-1 antibodies disclosed herein may be used, in another aspect of the invention, to detect PD-1 or its fragments in a biological sample. The amount of PD-1 detected may be correlated with the expression level of PD-1, and associated with the activation status of immune cells (e.g., activated T cells, B cells, and/or monocytes) in the subject.
US08927692B2	Consensus prostate antigens, nucleic acid molecule encoding the same and vaccine and uses comprising the same Provided herein are consensus amino acid sequences of prostate antigens that are capable of breaking tolerance in a targeted species, including PSA, PSMA, STEAP and PSCA antigens. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences that encode one or more consensus amino acid sequences of prostate antigens PSA, PSMA, STEAP and PSCA, as well genetic constructs/vectors and vaccines expressing the sequences. Also provided herein are methods for generating an autoimmune response against prostate cancer cells by administering one or more of the vaccines, proteins, and/or nucleic acid sequences that are provided.
US08927668B2	Fluorinated elastic copolymer and method for its production To provide a fluorinated elastic copolymer which is excellent in crosslinking reactivity and extrusion moldability and which is curable to obtain a rubber excellent in permanent compression set resistance, base resistance and oil resistance and particularly suitable as a covering material for electric wires. A fluorinated elastic copolymer obtained by copolymerizing tetrafluoroethylene, propylene and optionally another monomer, wherein the molar ratio (a)/(b) of repeating units (a) derived from tetrafluoroethylene to repeating units (b) derived from propylene in the fluorinated elastic copolymer is from 60/40 to 75/25, and repeating units (c) derived from said another monomer is from 0 to 10 mol % in the fluorinated elastic copolymer.
US08927667B2	Fluorosilicones and fluorine- and silicon-containing surface treatment agent A fluorosilicone reaction product of a vinyl functional organopolysiloxane and a fluorine-containing monomer, and methods of preparing the fluorosilicone are disclosed. The fluorosilicone products are suitable for application to substrates such as textiles, particularly fabrics, to impart oil repellent properties to the textile. The fluorosilicone reaction product is prepared from (A) a fluorine-containing monomer of the formula CH2═C(X)COOYRf, and (B) a vinyl functional organopolysiloxane.
US08927666B2	Polymerization of monomers using fluorinated propylene solvents The present invention relates to the polymerization and copolymerization of monomers in the presence of fluorinated propylene solvents. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of polymerization mediums suitable to polymerize one or more monomers to form polymers and/or copolymers, with a tetrafluoropolypropylene being used as a solvent or diluent for the one or more monomers.
US08927662B2	Binder of reactive polyarylethersulphone and epoxy resin A resin binder composition for the production of a fiber preform comprising an amount of at least one polyarylether thermoplast resin component and an amount of at least one thermoset resin component in weight ratio 80/20-10/90, in substantial absence of a catalyst which is active at the prevailing preform production temperature, wherein the polyarylether thermoplast has number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range 2,000-20,000, and comprises ether linked phenyl units and ether linked arylsulphone units and reactive end groups, method for producing a fiber preform using the thermally stable binder resin composition, a perform obtained with use of the method and composition, a method for injecting or infusing the preform with curable matrix resin, the curable injected or infused preform resin, a method for curing thereof and a cured composite obtained with the method.
US08927651B2	High-viscosity polyamide composition A high-viscosity polyamide composition including a branched polyamide is described. Also described, is a relationship between a high-viscosity polyamide composition and a composition including a copolyamide of a statistical tree type resulting from a reaction between a multifunctional monomer including at least three reactive functions in order to form an amide function. Further described, are three reactive functions of two different types and bifunctional monomers used in the manufacture of linear polyamides. A resulting copolyamide can have a very low melt flow index relative to the linear polyamide and improved impact resistance properties. Lastly, use of such a composition for extrusion blow-molding articles is described.
US08927641B2	Thermosetting resin composition and method of producing the same A thermosetting resin composition including: a matrix including a thermosetting resin and an elastomer; and carbon nanofibers dispersed in the matrix. The elastomer includes an unsaturated bond or a group having affinity to the carbon nanofibers.
US08927637B2	Metal scavenging polymers and uses thereof A polymer, a composition, and uses for either are disclosed. The polymer is derived from at least two monomers: acrylic-x and an alkylamine, and has attached to the polymer backbone a functional group capable of scavenging at least one metal. The polymer has a polymer backbone with a fluorescing quantity of conjugated double bonds, thereby providing a method for controlling metal scavenging via fluorescence. These polymers have many uses in various media, including wastewater systems.
US08927634B2	Phthalate-free isocyanurate formulations The present invention relates to novel low-monomer-content, low-viscosity, high-activity preparations made of isocyanurates containing isocyanate groups and of phthalate-free plasticizers, to use of the same as adhesion promoters with improved adhesion for coating compositions based on plasticized polyvinyl chloride, and also to coatings and coated substrates.
US08927620B2	Color-changing wood filling composition A composition for use as a wood-filler that includes at least two modified styrene butadiene latexes; at least one pH color indicator, wherein the pH color indicator is operative to provide a visual indication that the wood filling composition is dry; and microspheres, wherein the microspheres further include glass or ceramic, and wherein the microspheres are operative to provide durability and stainability to the wood-filling composition.
US08927617B2	Fragranced water-sensitive film A film formed from a water-soluble polymer matrix within which is contained at least one fragrance is provided. The film is water-sensitive (e.g., water-soluble, water-dispersible, etc.) so that upon contact with a sufficient amount of water, the polymer matrix loses its integrity over time to increasingly expose the fragrance to the ambient environment for releasing its odor. The ability to incorporate a fragrance into the polymer matrix is achieved in the present invention by controlling a variety of aspects of the film construction, including the nature of the fragrance, the nature of the water-soluble polymer, the manner in which the polymer matrix and fragrance are melt processed, etc. For example, the fragrance may be injected directly into the extruder and melt blended with the water-soluble polymer. In this manner, the costly and time-consuming steps of pre-encapsulation or pre-compounding of the fragrance into a masterbatch are not required. Furthermore, to obtain a balance between the ability of the fragrance to release the desired odor during use and likewise to minimize the premature exhaustion of the odor during melt processing, the fragrance is selected to have a boiling point (at atmospheric pressure) within a certain range, such as from about 125° C. to about 350° C.
US08927616B2	Modified polymeric materials and methods of modifying polymeric materials Methods of forming polymeric articles using plasma treated polymer resins, and orthopedic implants comprising a polymeric article wherein the polymeric article has reactive groups bonded to polymer molecules in an interior region of the polymeric article.
US08927612B2	Composite having ion exchange function and preparation method and use thereof A composite having ion exchange function, preparation method and use thereof are provided. The composite is formed by compounding ion exchange resin with fluorine-containing polymer porous membrane, wherein the nitrile groups in the ion exchange resin react with the nitrile groups grafted on the fluorine-contained polymer porous membrane to form triazine ring crosslinked structure. The composite has excellent mechanical property and gas impermeability, high ion exchange capacity and high electroconductivity.
US08927595B2	Topical avermectin formulations and methods for elimination and prophylaxis of susceptible and treatment resistant strains of head lice An avermectin-based topical formulation is disclosed which is useful for prevention and treatment of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis). This topical formulation may be formulated as a shampoo-condition which comprises an effective amount of avermectin, solubilizers, suspending agents, preservatives, non-ionic surfactants, humectants, a silicone compound, and water. Also disclosed are methods of using the topical formulations disclosed within this specification to treat either a susceptible or treatment-resistant strain of lice, as well as uses in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing a lice infestation from a susceptible or treatment-resistant strain in a human patient.
US08927592B2	Antitumoral use of cabazitaxel The invention relates to a compound of formula: which may be in base form or in the form of a hydrate or a solvate, in combination with prednisone or prednisolone, for its use as a medicament in the treatment of prostate cancer, particularly metastatic prostate cancer, especially for patients who are not catered for by a taxane-based treatment.
US08927591B2	Thiochromene derivatives as HIF hydroxylase inhibitors The present invention relates to novel compounds, methods, and compositions capable of decreasing HIF hydroxylase enzyme activity, thereby increasing the stability and/or activity of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF).
US08927583B2	Pesticidal composition comprising a 2-pyrdilmethylbenzamide derivative and an insecticide compound A composition comprising at least a pyridylmethylbenzamide derivative of general formula (I) (A) and an insecticide compound (B) in a (A)/(B) weight ratio of from 1/1000 to 1000/1; a composition further comprising an additional fungicidal compound and a method for preventively or curatively combating the pests and diseases of crops by using this composition.
US08927579B2	Male contraceptive A compound having formula I. R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently H or lower alkyl. R5 is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocycloalkyloxy, arylamino, heteroarylamino, cycloalkylamino, heterocycloalkyl amino, arylthio, heteroarylthio, cycloalkylthio, heterocycloalkylthio, or cyclic olefin, any of which may be substituted or non-substituted; or substituted alkyl, substituted alkyl oxy or substituted alkyl amino wherein the substituent is an aryl, a heteroaryl, a cycloalkyl, a heterocycloalkyl or a cyclic olefin, any of which may be substituted or non-substituted. X is C or N. n and p are independently whole numbers selected from 0, 1 and 2. (CH2)n and (CH2)p may be substituted or non-substituted. Ar1 and Ar2 are independently aryl or heteroaryl groups which may be substituted or non-substituted. Certain specific compounds are excluded.The compounds can be used in a medicament or a method for the reduction or prevention of the emission of sperm, or for the reduction or prevention of transmission of viral agents transmitted in seminal fluid.
US08927577B2	Quinolinyl glucagon receptor modulators The present invention provides a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 and B4 are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula I have been found to act as glucagon antagonists or inverse agonists. Consequently, the compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful for the treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions mediated by glucagon.
US08927574B2	Crystalline pharmaceutical and methods of preparation and use thereof Novel crystalline polymorphic forms, Forms A, B, C, D, and E of a compound of Formula I, which has been found to be a potent inhibitor of LFA-1, are disclosed. Methods of preparation and uses thereof in the treatment of LFA-1 mediated diseases are also disclosed in this invention.
US08927572B2	Crystal form I of salt of a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor and preparation method and use thereof The present invention relates to the crystal form I of salt of a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, and the preparation method and use thereof. In particular, it relates to the crystal form I of dihydrochloride salt of the compound (R)-2-[[7-(3-aminopiperidin-1-yl)-3,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-yl]methyl]benzonitrile represented by formula (1), which is a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, and the preparation method and use thereof. The crystal form I of dihydrochloride salt of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor represented by formula (1) is characterized in that it has characteristic peaks at 8.7±0.2°, 19.4±0.2°, 23.5±0.2° and 27.2±0.2° in X-ray powder diffraction indicated by an angle 2θ (°) using Cu—Kα irradiation.
US08927570B2	1-naphthyl-or 1-dihydroacenaphthenyl-pyrido[B]indoles and uses thereof in treating cancers Provided are 1-aryl or 1-heteroaryl substituted beta-carboline compounds or indole analogs thereof having the structure: where X is NH, N—C1-C4 alkyl, S, or O; R1 is 1-naphthyl or 1-dihydroacenaphthenyl, each optionally substituted with a halogen; and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently H H, OH, halogen, CN, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, —C(O)OC1-C4 ester, —C1-C4—SO2—NH—C1-C4 sulfonamide, or phenyl with the proviso that X is NH, R1 is 1-naphthyl or 1-naphthyl substituted with a halogen and one of R5, R6, or R7 is C1-C4 alkoxy, then R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently H, OH, halogen, CN, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, —C(O)OC1-C4 ester, —C1-C4—SO2—NH—C1-C4 sulfonamide, or phenyl such that at least two of R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are other than H. Also provided are methods for inhibiting proliferation of cells associated with a cell proliferative disease by contacting the cell with the compounds provided herein.
US08927564B2	Synthesis of polycyclic alkaloids Disclosed embodiments concern polycyclic alkaloid compounds and methods for their use and synthesis. Particular embodiments concern polycyclic alkaloids having a fused, six-membered ring, while other embodiments concern polycyclic alkaloids having a fused, five-membered ring. Methods for making the polycyclic alkaloids are disclosed, as well as methods for their use as prophylactics or treatments for certain diseases. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polycyclic alkaloids and their use.
US08927554B2	Hair growth and/or regrowth compositions The present disclosure relates to compositions containing certain pyrimidine compounds such as minoxidil and/or certain pyrimidine sulfate (inner salt) compounds such as minoxidil sulfate and especially compositions containing pyrimidine compounds in combination with an admixtures comprising at least one antioxidant, at least one organic acid and a select fatty acid mixture. The present disclosure also relates to use of the compositions to grow and/or regrow hair and/or prevent hair loss in mammals and particularly in humans.
US08927553B2	Deuterium-enriched alkyl sulfonamides and uses thereof The present invention is concerned with deuterium-enriched sulfonamides of formula 1, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of use thereof for the treatment of anxiety disorders including, General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder (PD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Social Phobia (SP), Health Anxiety (Hypochondriasis), depression, major depressive disorders, unipolar depression, bipolar I depression disorder, bipolar II depression disorder, treatment-resistant depression, single episodic and recurrent major depressive disorders, depression in the medically ill, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), schizophrenia, psychosis, epilepsy, seizures, hot flashes due to menopause, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), premature ejaculation, male erectile dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, obesity, eating disorders, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, angina, migraine, pain, nociception, sleep disorders, insomnia, fibromyalgia, alcohol withdrawal, autism, Rett's syndrome, cyclothymic disorder, neural injury, neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease psychosis, Huntington disease, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, cognitive impairment associated with age-related dementia, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, pain or discomfort associated with surgery and pain or discomfort associated with medical illness.
US08927542B2	Bicyclic antibiotics The antibacterial compound of formula I wherein X1, X3; X4 and X6, each independently of the others, represents a nitrogen atom or CR2, with the proviso that at least one of X1, X3; X4 and X6 represents a nitrogen atom; X2 represents C—H, C—(C1-C6alkyl), C—(C1-C6alkoxy), C-halogen, C—COOH; X5 represents C—H or C—(C1-C6alkyl), C-halogen; A1, A2, A3, R1 and R4 represent various substituents, G represents aryl or heteroaryl, which is unsubstituted or substituted which compounds show good activity against pathogenic bacteria.
US08927537B2	Patches, formulations, and associated methods for transdermal delivery of alprazolam and other drugs The present invention is drawn to transdermal drug formulations, transdermal patches incorporating such formulations, as well as associated methods. The formulations can include about 0.3 wt % to about 5 wt % of a drug, such as alprazolam, about 4 wt % to about 30 wt % water, about 10 wt % to about 40 wt % glycerol, about 0.5 wt % to about 6 wt % oleyl alcohol. Other co-solvents and/or additives can be present to achieve a 100 wt % formulation.
US08927523B2	Compound sea cucumber preparation and manufacturing method thereof A sea cucumber preparation and manufacturing method thereof, comprising steps as follows: put the cut and well-cleaned fresh sea cucumber or soaked sea cucumber into an airtight container; at 70˜130° C., gelatinate for 1 min˜20 h, freeze-dry till the water content is less than 10 wt %, then sequentially carry out coarse, ultra-micro and nanometer crushing till the fineness reaches 10˜1000 nm. Add water into the sea cucumber nanometer powder to carry out proteinase enzymolysis, after the enzymolysis is finished, inactivate the proteinase, separate and take the supernatant and dry to get nanometer sea cucumber extract. Evenly mix the extract with panax pseudo-ginseng saponins extract at the proportion of 99˜70%:1˜30%. The content of the sea cucumber polysaccharide in the mixture is 2.5˜8.0 wt %, the content of panax pseudo-ginseng saponins is 0.3˜21.0 wt %. The compound preparation has complementary and synergistic effects on pharmacological effect. The side effects of single preparation can be eliminated through the compound preparation, the pharmacological functions of the sea cucumber or panax pseudo-ginseng single preparation are greatly enhanced, and can be used for anti-coagulation, diabetes and other various medicinal purposes.
US08927521B2	Cyclic adenosine monophosphates for reducing the formation of adhesions Provided herein are methods of reducing adhesion formation in a subject, for example, post-surgical abdominal and pelvic adhesions. The methods include the step of administering to the subject in need thereof a compound chosen from 2′,3′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate, analogs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, able to reduce the formation of adhesions in a subject as compared to adenosine monophosphate, in an amount effective to reduce adhesions.
US08927518B1	Method for the treatment of malignancies A method of treating cancerous tumors is presented herein. The method includes injecting an effective dose of a plasmid encoded for IL-12, B7-1 or IL-15 into a cancerous tumor and subsequently administering at least one high voltage, short duration pulse to the tumor. The electroporation pulses may be administered at at least 700V/cm for a duration of less than 1 millisecond. The intratumor treatments with electroporation may be administered in at least a two-treatment protocol with the time between treatments being about 7 days. The intratumor treatments with electroporation may be administered in a three-treatment protocol with a time of four days between the first and second treatments and a time of three days between the second and third treatments. It was found that the intratumor treatments using electroporation not only resulted in tumor regression but also induced an immune memory response which prevented the formation of new tumors.
US08927517B2	Factors controlling skin and hair color Use of autophagic activity in regulation of the amount of melanin in a keratinocyte, the control of skin or hair color, or selection of an agent for regulating the amount of melanin in a keratinocyte or an agent for controlling skin or hair color.
US08927511B2	Treatment of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to VEGF Oligonucleotide compounds modulate expression and/or function of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) polynucleotides and encoded products thereof. Methods for treating diseases associated with Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) comprise administering one or more Oligonucleotide compounds designed to inhibit the VEGF natural antisense transcript to patients.
US08927505B2	Nutritive compositions and methods of using same The invention provides intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) compositions with low carbohydrate for the treatment of malnutrition in dialysis subjects. In some embodiments, the IDPN compositions are advantageous for the treatment of malnutrition in subjects who are diabetic or suffer from other glucose management related pathologies or subjects who benefit from strict fluid management.
US08927504B2	Combined use of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor and sweetener The present invention provides a novel therapeutic or preventive method, a pharmaceutical composition and use thereof, that exhibit superior anti-obesity effects (body weight-reducing (losing) effects and/or body fat mass-reducing effects). Specifically, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the combination of a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor and a sweetener having a GLP-1 secretion-stimulating action, as well as use thereof for the manufacture of a medicament. The present invention also provides a method for treating or preventing obesity, comprising administering an effective amount of (a) a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor and (b) a sweetener having a GLP-1 secretion-stimulating action to a patient suffering from symptoms of obesity.
US08927503B2	Modulations of protease activated receptors The present invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (1), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods for using such compounds as tools for biological studies or as agents or drugs for modulating Protease Activated Receptor-2 (PAR2) and for treating a subject at risk of—or susceptible to—a disease or disorder, or having a disease or disorder associated with undesirable PAR2 activity.
US08927502B2	Embedded chimeric peptide nucleic acids and uses thereof The present invention relates to an ecPNA having the general structure: H2N—X—B—Y—COOH and uses thereof, wherein X is A or C and Y is A or C with the proviso that when X is A, Y is C, and when X is C, Y is A; A represents an oligopeptide structure, the sequence of which comprises a sequence which renders the compound able to enter the nucleus of a cell; B represents a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) structure at least 12 nucleotides in length, the sequence of which is capable of hybridizing with a DNA within the nucleus of the cell, which DNA is within a promoter region of a gene; C represents an oligopeptide structure; and each — represents a chemical linkage between the structures at each side thereof, which may be the same as or different from each other such linkage.
US08927500B2	Peptidomimetic macrocycles Provided herein are peptidomimetic macrocycles containing amino acid sequences with at least two modified amino acids that form an intramolecular cross-link that can help to stabilize a secondary structure of the amino acid sequence. Suitable sequences for stabilization include those with homology to the p53 protein. These sequences can bind to the MDM2 and/or MDMX proteins. Also provided herein are methods of using such macrocycles for the treatment of diseases and disorders, such as cancers or other disorders characterized by a low level or low activity of a p53 protein or high level of activity of a MDM2 and/or MDMX protein.
US08927485B2	Site-specific modification of proteins through chemical modification enabling protein conjugates, protein dimer formation, and stapled peptides The present invention generally provides methods for the site-specific modification of peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, e.g., granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, human superoxide dismutase, annexin, leptin, antibodies and the like, cytokines and chemokines, at their N-termini and at sites at which unnatural aminoacids have been introduced along the protein framework. The modifications described herein can be used for the synthesis and application of the adducts in radio-labeling, molecular imaging and protein therapeutic applications, and the treatment of disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, type-1 diabetes, Crohn's disease, and systemic sclerosis, Alzheimer disease, cancer, liver disease (e.g., alcoholic liver disease), and cachexia.
US08927483B2	Neuregulins for prevention and treatment of damage from acute assault on vascular and neuronal tissue and as regulators of neuronal stem cell migration Neuregulin, a known neuroprotein, has been found to ameliorate or prevent damage caused by mechanical or chemical assault to blood vessels and, when administered into the cerebral spinal fluid, can ameliorate damage to neuronal tissue caused by stroke or inflammation. Additionally, neuregulin has been found to be useful for enhancement of stem cell migration from the ventricle to the site of injury to the brain.
US08927482B1	Surface cleaning compostion of colloidal alkali carbonates suspended in fatty acids The invention is an environmentally safe surface cleaner with 3 main ingredients and an odor enhancing compound. The ingredients are sodium bicarbonate, triacylglycerol saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, and water. The odor enhancer can be mint or peppermint oil, or almond extract; or it can be excluded from the composition. The invention is effective on multiple surfaces including hard surfaces and fabrics. The 3 main ingredients all have more than one role, rendering the composition as an effective polar solvent and an effective non-polar solvent. The composition is used in conjunction with a hard plastic scraper or soft cloth or other physical scouring device with a harness of no more than 2.5 on Moh's hardness scale. The composition is an effective scouring agent that aids in breaking the bonds between atoms of the surface debris and atoms of the surface.
US08927479B2	Aerosol bathroom cleaner An aqueous aerosol bathroom cleaner includes a surfactant, a water-soluble or dispersible organic solvent, a chelating agent and a propellant that comprises n-butane. Comparative data demonstrate that the presence of n-butane in the composition enhances the rate of bathroom soap scum removal relative to aerosol compositions that do not contain n-butane in the propellant. The amount of surfactant present is sufficient so that the composition develops a stable foam upon being dispensed onto a soiled bathroom hard surface. The foam collapses after 10 to 60 seconds to deliver the cleaning components onto the surface.
US08927475B2	Consumer products comprising algae derived ingredients The present invention discloses bio-based consumer products formulated with at least one algae-derived ingredient that is either directly obtained from algae colonies or derived through standard synthetic organic transformations starting from bioorganic substances of algae origin.
US08927472B2	Lubricant oil compositions Compositions comprise first antioxidants and first additives, such as, a surface additives, performance enhancing additives and lubricant protective additives and optionally second additives and/or second antioxidants. The compositions are useful to improve lubricants, lubricant oils and other lubricant materials. The compositions and methods generally provide longer shelf lives, increased oxidative resistance, improved quality and/or enhanced performance to lubricants or lubricant oils.
US08927469B2	Lubricant compositions containing a functionalized dispersant An engine lubricant composition, a method for maintaining the soot or sludge handling capability of an engine lubricant while not adversely affecting elastomeric seal material in the engine and a method of operating an engine. The engine lubricant includes a base oil and a dispersant. The dispersant is a reaction product of A) a hydrocarbyl-dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, B) a polyamine, C) a dicarboxyl-containing fused aromatic compound, and D) a non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid or anhydride.
US08927467B2	Method for preventing calcium citrate precipitation during citric acid acidizing treatments Methods of preventing precipitation of calcium citrate and iron-based scale during acidizing treatments and related compositions are provided as embodiments of the present invention. The acidizing treatment fluid includes citric acid and tetra-salts of EDTA.
US08927459B2	Vegetation treatment A method is provided for inhibiting plant growth by inducing hypothermia by applying a treating substance to summer annual weeds and grasses. Susceptible undesirable plants will be killed by this treatment, while non-susceptible desirable plants will not be adversely affected by this treatment. Compressed carbon dioxide may be applied to other summer grasses to cause the grasses to become dormant. An apparatus is provided for inducing hypothermia in undesirable plants by applying a treating substance. A canister capable of housing gas may be provided. A valve may be provided to control the amount and pressure of gas dispensed from the canister.
US08927458B2	Herbicide triazolylpyridine ketones Triazolylpyridine ketones expressed by the following formula (1) and use thereof as herbicides.
US08927457B2	Process for producing spherical activated carbon Disclosure is made of a specific process for producing activated carbon in spherical form, starting with organic polymer spherules based on styrene and divinylbenzene, wherein said polymer spherules contain chemical groups leading to the formation of free radicals and thus to cross-linkages by their thermal decomposition, in particular sulfonic acid groups. Furthermore, various application purposes for the thus-produced activated carbon spherules are named.
US08927453B2	Molybdenum and tungsten nanostructures and methods for making and using same The present invention provides molybdenum and tungsten nanostructures, for example, nanosheets and nanoparticles, and methods of making and using same, including using such nanostructures as catlysts for hydrogen evolution reactions.
US08927451B2	Clay additive for reduction of sulfur in catalytically cracked gasoline Compositions and processes for their use as additives for reducing the sulfur content of FCC gasoline employ a support material montmorillonite clay material. A fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) mixture, therefore, is provided comprising an FCC catalyst and separate particles of sulfur reduction additive consisting of porous montmorillonite clay.
US08927439B1	Organoaluminum materials for forming aluminum oxide layer from coating composition that contains organic solvent Organoaluminum coating compositions are used to deposit films on various substrates, which films are subsequently cured to form oxide films useful in a variety of manufacturing applications, particularly where a gas barrier may be used.
US08927437B2	Antireflection structures with an exceptional low refractive index and devices containing the same Nanoporous polymers with gyroid nanochannels can be fabricated from the self-assembly of degradable block copolymer, polystyrene-b-poly(L-lactide) (PS-PLLA), followed by the hydrolysis of PLLA blocks. A well-defined nanohybrid material with SiO2 gyroid nanostructure in a PS matrix can be obtained using the nanoporous PS as a template for the sol-gel reaction. After subsequent UV degradation of the PS matrix, a highly porous inorganic gyroid network remains, yielding a single-component material with an exceptionally low refractive index (as low as 1.1).
US08927436B2	Thin film transistor and method of manufacturing trench, metal wire, and thin film transistor array panel The present invention relates to a method for forming a trench that can remove residual particles in a trench using a metal mask, a method for forming a metal wire, and a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel. The method for forming a trench includes: forming a first insulating layer on a substrate; forming a first metal layer on the first insulating layer; forming an opening by patterning the first metal layer; forming a trench by dry-etching the first insulating layer using the patterned first metal layer as a mask; and wet-etching the substrate. The dry-etching is performed using a main etching gas and a first auxiliary etching gas, and the first auxiliary etching gas includes argon.
US08927427B2	Anticipatory implant for TSV A method including introducing a dopant into a region of a substrate, etching a deep trench in the substrate through the region, gettering impurities introduced during etching of the deep trench using a pentavalent ion formed from a reaction between an element of the substrate and the dopant, wherein the charge of the pentavalent ion attracts the impurities, and filling the deep trench with a conductive material.
US08927426B2	Semiconductor devices having through-vias and methods for fabricating the same Semiconductor devices having through-vias and methods for fabricating the same are described. The method may include forming a hole opened toward a top surface of a substrate and partially penetrating the substrate, forming a sacrificial layer partially filling the hole, forming a through-via in the hole partially filled with the sacrificial layer, forming a via-insulating layer between the through-via and the substrate, and exposing the through-via through a bottom surface of the substrate. Forming the sacrificial layer may include forming an insulating flowable layer on the substrate, and constricting the insulating flowable layer to form a solidified flowable layer.
US08927421B2	Interconnect structures and methods of manufacturing of interconnect structures Interconnect structures and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. The method includes forming a barrier layer within a structure and forming an alloy metal on the barrier layer. The method further includes forming a pure metal on the alloy metal, and reflowing the pure metal such that the pure metal migrates to a bottom of the structure, while the alloy metal prevents exposure of the barrier layer. The method further includes completely filling in the structure with additional metal.
US08927420B2	Mechanism of forming semiconductor device having support structure Among other things, one or more support structures and techniques for forming such support structures within semiconductor devices are provided. The support structure comprises an oxide infused silicon layer that is formed within a trench of a dielectric layer on a substrate of a semiconductor device. The oxide infused silicon layer results from a silicon layer that is exposed to oxide during an ultraviolet (UV) curing process. The oxide infused silicon layer is configured to support a barrier layer against a conductive structure formed on the barrier layer within the trench. In this way, the support structure provides pressure against the barrier layer so that the barrier layer substantially maintains contact with the conductive structure, to promote improved performance and reliability of the conductive structure.
US08927416B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A first insulating film is formed on a semiconductor substrate, an interconnect groove is formed in the first insulating film, the inside of the interconnect groove is filled with a metal film, thereby forming a first interconnect. Then, a protective film is formed on the first insulating film and the first interconnect, and the surface of the protective film is exposed to reactive gas, thereby forming a reaction layer on an interface between the first interconnect and the protective film.
US08927414B2	Graphene structure and method of manufacturing the graphene structure, and graphene device and method of manufacturing the graphene device A graphene structure and a method of manufacturing the graphene structure, and a graphene device and a method of manufacturing the graphene device. The graphene structure includes a substrate; a growth layer disposed on the substrate and having exposed side surfaces; and a graphene layer disposed on the side surfaces of the growth layer.
US08927412B1	Multi-chip package and method of formation A device comprises a first semiconductor die embedded in a molding compound layer, a surface-mount device embedded in the molding compound layer, a plurality of interconnect structures formed on the molding compound layer, wherein the first semiconductor die is electrically coupled to the interconnect structures and the surface-mount device is electrically coupled to the interconnect structures through at least a metal pillar and a plurality of bumps formed on and electrically coupled to the interconnect structures.
US08927411B2	System and method for forming an aluminum fuse for compatibility with copper BEOL interconnect scheme A semiconductor fuse device and a method of fabricating the fuse device including a last metal interconnect layer including at least two discrete metal conductors, an inter-level dielectric layer deposited over the last metal interconnect layer and the at least two discrete metal conductors, a thin wire aluminum fuse connecting the at least two discrete metal conductors, and a fuse opening above the aluminum fuse.
US08927386B2	Method for manufacturing deep-trench super PN junctions The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a deep-trench super PN junction. The method includes: a deposition step for forming an epitaxial layer on a substrate; forming a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer in sequence on the epitaxial layer; forming deep trenches in the epitaxial layer; completely filling the deep trenches with an epitaxial material and the epitaxial material is beyond the second dielectric layer; filling the entire surface of the second dielectric layer and the epitaxial layer such as Si using a third dielectric to from a surface filling layer with a predetermined height; etching back on the surface filling layer to the interface of the first dielectric layer and the epitaxial layer; and a removing step for removing the first dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer and the surface filling layer to planarize Si epitaxial material.
US08927382B2	Photo-semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a photo-semiconductor device that has a photoconductive semiconductor film provided with electrodes and formed on a second substrate, the semiconductor film being formed by epitaxial growth on a first semiconductor substrate different from the second substrate, the second substrate being also provided with electrodes, and the electrodes of the second substrate and the electrodes of the photoconductive semiconductor film being held in contact with each other.
US08927381B2	Self-aligned bipolar junction transistors Device structures, fabrication methods, and design structures for a bipolar junction transistor. An intrinsic base is formed on the substrate, a terminal is formed on the intrinsic base, and an extrinsic base is formed that is arranged in juxtaposition with the intrinsic base on the substrate. The intrinsic base and terminal are respectively comprised of first and second semiconductor materials.
US08927372B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device may include a first insulating layer disposed on a substrate, a gate electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode and the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer includes a first discharge site.
US08927366B2	Method of manufacturing a non-volatile memory device having a vertical structure A method of manufacturing a non-volatile memory device, wherein the method includes: alternately stacking interlayer sacrificial layers and interlayer insulating layers on a substrate; forming a plurality of first openings that pass through the interlayer sacrificial layers and the interlayer insulating layers to expose a first portion of the substrate; forming a semiconductor region on a side wall and a lower surface of each of the first openings; forming an embedded insulating layer in each of the first openings; forming a first conductive layer on the embedded insulating layer inside each of the first openings; forming a second opening exposing a second portion of the substrate and forming an impurity region on the second portion; forming a metal layer to cover the first conductive layer and the impurity region; and forming the metal layer into a metal silicide layer.
US08927361B2	High threshold voltage NMOS transistors for low power IC technology Transistors exhibiting different electrical characteristics such as different switching threshold voltage or different leakage characteristics are formed on the same chip or wafer by selectively removing a film or layer which can serve as an out-diffusion sink for an impurity region such as a halo implant and out-diffusing an impurity such as boron into the out-diffusion sink, leaving the impurity region substantially intact where the out-diffusion sink has been removed. In forming CMOS integrated circuits, such a process allows substantially optimal design for both low-leakage and low threshold transistors and allows a mask and additional associated processes to be eliminated, particularly where a tensile film is employed to increase electron mobility since the tensile film can be removed from selected NMOS transistors concurrently with removal of the tensile film from PMOS transistors.
US08927349B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor layer including a crystalline region over an insulating surface, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer covering the oxide semiconductor layer, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer, and a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer in a region overlapping with the crystalline region. The crystalline region includes a crystal whose c-axis is aligned in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the oxide semiconductor layer.
US08927340B2	Double-sided adhesive tape, semiconductor packages, and methods of fabricating the same Provided are a double-sided adhesive tape, semiconductor packages, and methods of fabricating the packages. A method of fabricating semiconductor packages includes providing a double-sided adhesive tape on a top surface of a carrier, the double-sided adhesive tape including a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer stacked on the first adhesive layer, the first adhesive layer of the double-sided adhesive tape being in contact with the top surface of the carrier, adhering active surfaces of a plurality of semiconductor chips onto the second adhesive layer of the double-sided adhesive tape, separating the first adhesive layer from the second adhesive layer such that the second adhesive layer remains on the active surfaces of the semiconductor chips, patterning the second adhesive layer to form first openings that selectively expose the active surfaces of the semiconductor chips, and forming first conductive components on the second adhesive layer to fill the first openings.
US08927338B1	Flexible, stretchable electronic devices Fabrication methods are disclosed that facilitate the production of electronic structures that are both flexible and stretchable to conform to non-planar (e.g. curved) surfaces without suffering functional damage due to excessive strain. Electronic structures including CMOS devices are provided that can be stretched or squeezed within acceptable limits without failing or breaking. The methods disclosed herein further facilitate the production of flexible, stretchable electronic structures having multiple levels of intra-chip connectors. Such connectors are formed through deposition and photolithographic patterning (back end of the line processing) and can be released following transfer of the electronic structures to flexible substrates.
US08927337B2	Stacked packaging improvements A plurality of microelectronic assemblies (60) are made by severing an in-process unit including an upper substrate (40) and lower substrate (20) with microelectronic elements (36) disposed between the substrates. In a further embodiment, a lead frame (452) is joined to a substrate (440) so that the leads project from this substrate. Lead frame (452) is joined to a further substrate (470) with one or more microelectronic elements (436, 404, 406) disposed between the substrates.
US08927335B2	Method for bonding of chips on wafers Method for bonding of a plurality of chips onto a base wafer which contains chips on the front, the chips being stacked in at least one layer on the back of the base wafer and electrically conductive connections are established between the vertically adjacent chips, with the following steps: a) fixing of the front of the base wafer on a carrier, b) placing at least one layer of chips in defined positions on the back of the base wafer, and c) heat treatment of the chips on the base wafer fixed on the carrier, characterized in that prior to step c) at least partial separation of the chips of the base wafer into separated chip stack sections of the base after takes place.
US08927325B2	Method for producing an organic radiation-emitting component and organic radiation-emitting component A method for producing an organic radiation-emitting component is specified, which comprises, in particular, the following method steps: A) providing a first electrode layer (2) on a substrate (1), B) applying a structured electrically conductive layer (3) on the first electrode layer (2), wherein the electrically conductive layer (3) comprises a metal, C) producing an electrically insulating layer (4) comprising an oxide of the metal of the electrically conductive layer (3) on surfaces (31) of the electrically conductive layer (3) which are remote from the first electrode layer (2) by oxidation of the metal, D) applying at least one organic functional layer (5) on the first electrode layer (2) and the electrically insulating layer (4), and E) applying a second electrode layer (9) on the at least one organic functional layer (5). An organic radiation-emitting component is furthermore specified.
US08927321B2	Method for producing solid-state imaging device The solid-state imaging device in which pixel electrodes, a photoelectric conversion portion having an organic film generating electric charge in response to incident light, a transparent counter electrode, and a sealing layer are formed on a substrate is produced by the method including causing a metal mask to come into close contact with a substrate surface, on which the pixel electrodes are disposed, by magnetic force; forming the organic film by vapor-depositing an organic substance to the substrate surface on which the pixel electrodes are disposed; removing the metal mask after the organic film is formed; forming the counter electrode on the organic film; and forming the sealing layer covering the counter electrode, wherein the metal mask has undergone half etching to have a half etching portion and comes into close contact with the substrate surface such that a lower surface of the half etching portion faces the pixel electrodes.
US08927320B2	Method of bonding by molecular bonding A method of bonding by molecular bonding between at least one lower wafer and an upper wafer comprises positioning the upper wafer on the lower wafer. In accordance with the invention, a contact force is applied to a peripheral side of at least one of the two wafers in order to initiate a bonding wave between the two wafers.
US08927315B1	High-throughput assembly of series interconnected solar cells Methods and devices are provided for high-efficiency solar cells. In one embodiment, an assembly is provided comprising of a plurality of solar cells each having at least one transparent conductor, a photovoltaic layer, at least one bottom electrode, a plurality of emitter wrap through (EWT) vias containing a conductive material, and a plurality of series interconnect vias containing a conductive material. The assembly may also include a backside support coupled to the solar cells, wherein the backside support is patterned to have electrically conductive areas and electrically nonconductive areas that create a series interconnect between solar cells electrically coupled by the support and prevents parallel connections between the solar cells. The cells may have a via insulating layer in each via separating the conductive material in each via from any side walls of the bottom electrode.
US08927307B2	Light emitting device and electronic device To improve light extraction efficiency of light emitting elements such as electroluminescent elements. A first electrode 101, a light emitting layer 102, and a second electrode 103 are formed over a substrate 100, which partially constitute a light emitting element. Light produced in the light emitting layer 102 is emitted out through the second electrode 103. A plurality of three-dimensional bodies 104 are provided in contact with a surface of the second electrode 103. With the provision of the bodies 104, light totally reflected between the second electrode 103 and the air enters the bodies 104 and can be emitted through faces of the bodies 104 that are not parallel to the interface between the bodies and the second electrode 103.
US08927302B2	Chemical vapor deposition apparatus and method for manufacturing light-emitting devices using same Provided are a CVD apparatus and a method of manufacturing a light emitting device using the same. The CVD apparatus includes a chamber body including a susceptor having at least one pocket part having a wafer stably mounted therein; a chamber cover provided with the chamber body to open or close the chamber body and having a reaction space between the susceptor and the chamber cover; a reactive gas supplier supplying the reactive gas into the reaction space to allow the reactive gas to flow across a surface of the susceptor; and a non-reactive gas supplier supplying a non-reactive gas into the reaction space to allow the non-reactive gas to flow across a surface of the chamber cover between the susceptor and the chamber cover so as to prevent the reactive gas from contacting the surface of the chamber cover.
US08927300B2	Method and compositions for the detection of protein glycosylation The invention provides methods and compositions for the rapid and sensitive detection of post-translationally modified proteins, and particularly of those with posttranslational glycosylations. The methods can be used to detect O-GlcNAc posttranslational modifications on proteins on which such modifications were undetectable using other techniques. In one embodiment, the method exploits the ability of an engine˜red mutant of β-1,4-galactosyltransferase to selectively transfer an unnatural ketone functionality onto O-GlcNAc glycosylated proteins. Once transferred, the ketone moiety serves as a versatile handle for the attachment of biotin, thereby enabling detection of the modified protein. The approach permits the rapid visualization of proteins that are at the limits of detection using traditional methods. Further, the preferred embodiments can be used for detection of certain disease states, such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
US08927295B2	Method and apparatus for conversion of multiple analyte cation types to a single analyte anion type via ion/ion charge inversion An apparatus and method for a sample using a mass spectrometer is described, including, generating ions of a first polarity from an analyte using electrospray ionization; generating ions of a second polarity from a reagent; injecting the ions of the first polarity and ions of the second polarity in sequence into a chamber of the mass spectrometer such that the ions of the first polarity and the ions of the second polarity interact in the chamber to form analyte ions having the second polarity; and, analyzing the mass spectrum of the analyte ions of the second polarity. A reagent such as a polyamidomine is selected to preferentially yield analyte ions of the second polarity having a desired mass-to-charge ratio.
US08927292B2	Methods of evaluating peptide mixtures The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods for evaluating and characterizing peptides, peptide mixtures, and polypeptide mixtures. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter provides methods for evaluating or characterizing complex peptide or polypeptide mixtures comprising glutamic acid, alanine, tyrosine, and lysine, e.g., Copolymer-1 or glatiramer acetate, including, but not limited to, methods of identifying, isolating, quantifying, and purifying amino acids, peptides, polypeptides, and combinations thereof having a diethylamide group instead of a carboxyl group present on the C-terminus. The presently disclosed methods can be used to determine the mole percent of polypeptides having a diethylamide group at a C-terminus thereof and can be used to evaluate one or more properties of a sample of one polypeptide mixture as compared to one or more properties of a different sample of a polypeptide mixture.
US08927291B2	Methods for detecting dithio-containing proteins using quenched fluorophores conjugated to peptides via linkers containing dithio groups Disclosed are dithio compounds that include a quenched fluorophore and a non-fluorophore peptide linked via a dithio bond to the fluorophore. The dithio compounds may be used in methods for detecting thiol-containing compounds or dithio-containing compounds. The dithio compounds also may be used as cellular probes where the peptide portion of the compounds targets the compounds to a specific cellular location.
US08927289B2	Atmospheric corrosion test procedure and its apparatus Provided are an atmospheric corrosion test procedure and an apparatus used for the test. The procedure involves a salt spray step for supplying salt content containing chloride ions on the surfaces of test pieces placed in a thermo-humidistat chamber and a subsequent dry-wet cyclic step including a dry sub-step for drying the surface of the test pieces in the thermo-humidistat chamber at a low relative humidity and a subsequent wet sub-step at a higher relative humidity than that in the dry sub-step, which are cycled. The salt content is supplied by spraying the salt water in the salt spray step. An exhaust step for removing the salt mist sprayed inside thermo-humidistat chamber is further inserted between the salt deposition step and the dry sub-step. The quantity of the salt content deposited on the surfaces of the test pieces is controlled by adjusting the quantity of the sprayed salt water.
US08927288B2	Phage antibodies to radiation-inducible neoantigens A method for identifying a molecule that binds an irradiated tumor in a subject and molecules identified thereby. The method includes the steps of: (a) exposing a tumor to ionizing radiation; (b) administering to a subject a library of diverse molecules; and (c) isolating from the tumor one or more molecules of the library of diverse molecules, whereby a molecule that binds an irradiated tumor is identified. Also provided are therapeutic and diagnostic methods using targeting ligands that bind an irradiated tumor.
US08927285B2	Micro-alga belonging to genus Navicula, process for production of oil by culture of the micro-alga, and oil collected from the micro-alga Disclosed are: a microalga highly capable of producing aliphatic hydrocarbons of 16 to 26 carbon atoms; a process for producing oil, which comprises a step of culturing the microalga; oil collected from the microalga; a fuel produced from the microalga; and a method for fixing carbon dioxide, which comprises a step of culturing the microalga.Specifically disclosed is a microalga belonging to the genus Navicula, which is capable of producing aliphatic hydrocarbons of 16 to 26 carbon atoms. More specifically disclosed is a microalga, Navicula oiliticus strain JPCC DA0580 (FERM BP-11201).
US08927279B2	Methods for reprogramming somatic cells The invention provides methods for reprogramming somatic cells to generate multipotent or pluripotent cells. Such methods are useful for a variety of purposes, including treating or preventing a medical condition in an individual. The invention further provides methods for identifying an agent that reprograms somatic cells to a less differentiated state.
US08927276B2	Ex vivo progenitor and stem cell expansion and differentiation for use in the treatment of disease of the nervous system The present invention relates to a simplified process, which is shorter in time, for propagation of proliferating cells, such as e.g. progenitor or stem cells, by means of a biphasic culturing system having a differentiation supporting component and a proliferation supporting component, and to the use of the stem cell cultures obtained in this way for cell therapy purposes. The present invention invention describes a method, which is highly efficient to prime stem or progenitor cells to differentiation using non-attachment matrices and differentiation supporting component. The cells produced therefrom may be used to treat a variety of neurodegenerative disorders.
US08927272B2	Method and device for performing biopsies on a vesicular object A method for removing material from a vesicular object by securing the object, penetrating the object with a pipette, such pipette having a sealed distal tip and an aperture, advancing said pipette into the object in such a manner as to place the aperture directly adjacent to the material to be removed from the object, applying vacuum inside the pipette thereby drawing the material to be removed from the object into the pipette, and removing the pipette from the object in such a manner as to cut or otherwise separate the material in the pipette from the object thereby leaving the material removed from the object in the pipette while leaving the object undamaged.
US08927270B2	Turkey herpesvirus vectored recombinant containing avian influenza genes The present invention provides a recombinant turkey herpesvirus modified by the presence of the cDNA encoding the hemagglutinin protein of avian influenza virus under a promoter. A poultry vaccine comprising the recombinant turkey herpesvirus described in the present invention can induce serological responses that may be easily detected by the hemagglutination inhibition assay but not by commercially available diagnostic ELISA kits; thus enabling easy differentiation between vaccination and field infection.
US08927269B2	Avian adenoassociated virus and uses thereof The present invention provides an Avian adeno-associated virus (AAAV) virus and vectors and particles derived therefrom. In addition, the present invention provides methods of delivering a nucleic acid to a cell using the AAAV vectors and particles. Methods of isolating the AAAV are provided.
US08927266B2	Garbage separating apparatus and food waste disposal system including the same There is provided a garbage separating apparatus including an input unit having an inlet opening through which garbage is input, a crushing unit configured to crush garbage input through the inlet opening, a filtering chamber having an outlet opening and a perforation member provided with a plurality of holes for allowing separation of the garbage crushed by the crushing unit, a food waste collection chamber for accommodating, among the crushed garbage, food waste having passed through the perforation member, and a sweeper device configured to move, among the crushed garbage, impurity garbage remaining on the perforation member to the outlet opening.
US08927265B2	Human waste treatment system and method A human waste treatment system is disclosed that includes at least one waste receptacle such as an airline-style toilet, an anaerobic digester such as an induced bed reactor, and a gas conditioner. Human waste may be moved by a macerator pump. Inside the digester, bacteria digests organic solids to form biogas. The anaerobic digester may be operated at thermophilic temperatures to kill pathogenic bacteria in the waste and produce treated water. The gas conditioner purifies the biogas which may be used to power an electric generator. Treated water may be used to flush the system. The system may be mounted on a semi-truck trailer and transported. The system may be self-contained.
US08927259B2	Piezoelectric microcantilever sensors for biosensing A piezoelectric microcantilever for sensing compounds or molecules. The piezoelectric microcantilever, may include at least one electrode, an insulation layer, a receptor, an immobilization layer, a non-piezoelectric layer and a piezoelectric layer. The sensor is capable of self actuation and detection. The piezoelectric layer may be constructed from a highly piezoelectric thin lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate film, a highly piezoelectric thin zirconate titanate film, a highly piezoelectric lead-free film. Methods of using the sensors and flow cells and arrays including the sensors are also described.
US08927256B2	Fermentation medias and processes thereof The present invention demonstrates the utility of carbonic acid amides such as urea or its derivatives, carbamates, carbodiimides & thiocarbamides as nitrogenous supplements in fermentation media for production of recombinant proteins to achieve enhanced bioconversion rates and peptides like insulin and insulin analogues, exendin and enzymes such as lipase using methanol inducible fungal expression systems such as Pichia.
US08927249B2	Extended soluble PH20 polypeptides and uses thereof Soluble PH20 polypeptides are provided, including extended soluble PH20 polypeptides, and uses thereof. Also provided are other C-terminally truncated PH20 polypeptides and partially deglycosylated PH20 polypeptides and uses thereof.
US08927240B1	Thermal fractionation of biomass of non-lignocellulosic origin for multiple high-quality biofuels Methods for production of multiple biofuels through thermal fractionation of biomass feedstocks are described.
US08927233B2	Fusion polypeptides capable of activating receptors A fusion polypeptide comprising (A)x-M-(A′)y, wherein A and A′ are each polypeptides capable of binding a target receptor. The fusion polypeptides of the invention form multimeric proteins which activate the target receptor. A and A′ may be each be an antibody or fragment derived from an antibody specific for a target receptor, such as the same or different scFv fragments, and/or a ligand or ligand fragment or derivative capable of binding the target protein, M is a multimerizing component, and X and Y are independently a number between 1-10.
US08927228B2	Reagent for blood cell counting and blood analysis method Disclosed is a novel reagent for blood cell counting and a novel blood analysis method, which enable blood cells such as leukocytes to be counted with high accuracy by dissociating platelet aggregates in capillary blood collected from a living body. The reagent for blood cell counting is used to dilute capillary blood collected from a living body to prepare a blood sample in order to count blood cells in the collected capillary blood using a particle analyzer, and is an aqueous solution containing a chloroquine salt.
US08927222B2	Method for the isolation of proteins binding to any kind nucleic acid sequence of interest The invention is to supply a novel way for the isolation and identification of proteins bound to any kind of interesting nucleic acid sequence (Sequence-of-Interest: SoI), advantageously to any kind of interesting DNA sequence, particularly in the context of chromosomal DNA or RNA or episomal DNA in living cells or in test tubes.In the context of the present invention, living cells include any organism that contains nucleic acid material as for example viruses, bacteria, cells, the bound protein of which have to be analyzed.The invention is based upon the use of a specific nucleic acid sequence tag, advantageously a specific double-stranded DNA able to form triplex helix, referred to as the Triplex-Forming Tag sequence, (TFT sequence), that will be located nearby the SoI.
US08927206B2	Virus causing respiratory tract illness in susceptible mammals The invention relates to the field of virology. The invention provides an isolated essentially mammalian negative-sense single stranded RNA virus (MPV) within the sub-family Pneumovirinae of the family Paramyxoviridae and identifiable as phylogenetically corresponding to the genus Metapneumovirus and components thereof.
US08927205B2	Recombinant polypeptides of the members of the TNF ligand family and use thereof The invention relates to polypeptides comprising, as constituent A, at least three monomers of a member of the TNF ligand family and, as constituent B, at least two peptide linkers that link the monomers of the member of the TNF ligand family to one another. The invention also relates to the use of these polypeptides for treating diseases and for producing a medicament or a vaccine. The invention also relates to methods for producing and isolating these polypeptides, to nucleic acids that code for these polypeptides, to vectors containing these nucleic acids, to host cells transfected with these vectors, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing these inventive objects. Finally, the invention relates to methods for the extracorporeal manipulation, depletion and/or removal of components contained in body fluids, e.g. by means of apheresis.
US08927202B2	Compositions for enhancing the viability of animal cells, tissues, and organ explants comprising two low molecular weight PEGs Disclosed are compositions and methods for the preservation, storage, and transport of living biological tissues, organs, and populations of isolated cells. In particular, the disclosed compositions and processes permit mammalian cells, tissues, and organs to be harvested from suitable donor animals, stored for prolonged periods, and transported to the site of recipient implantation, all without significant loss of cell viability, biological activity, and/or tissue integrity.
US08927198B2	Method to print contact holes at high resolution A two-dimensional dense array of contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a combination of a quadrupole illumination lens and a lithographic mask including a criss-cross pattern of opaque lines. The openings in the quadrupole illumination lens are aligned along the perpendicular directions of the opaque lines. Discrete contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a combination of a quadrupole illumination lens and a lithographic mask including a criss-cross pattern of opaque subresolution assist features and discrete opaque cross patterns. Alternately, a two-dimensional array of contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a quadrupole illumination lens and a checkerboard pattern of openings. The openings in the quadrupole illumination lens are in diagonal directions.
US08927193B2	Coloring photosensitive composition, lithographic printing plate precursor and plate making method To provide a coloring photosensitive composition and a lithographic printing plate precursor, ensuring that coloring stability after exposure by infrared laser exposure is good and high coloring is obtained even when exposed after the elapse of time. These can be a coloring photosensitive composition containing a microgel encapsulating (A) a polymer having a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or more, (B) a photoinitiator, and (C) an infrared absorbing dye, and a lithographic printing plate precursor having an image-recording layer containing the composition.
US08927192B2	Production method of resist composition for lithography A production method of a resist composition for lithography, including, at least: a filtering step for filtering a resist composition for lithography by a filter therethrough, wherein in the filtering step, the resist composition for lithography is passed through the filter after an interior of a vessel having the filter installed therein is kept under reduced pressure. There can be provided a resist composition for lithography capable of decreasing occurrences of defects such as coating defects and pattern defects.
US08927186B2	Toner, and developer, image forming method and process cartridge using the toner A toner for use in developing an electrostatic latent image is provided. The toner includes a colored particulate material including at least a binder resin and a colorant; and an external additive present on a surface of the colored particulate material and including a particulate crystalline hydroxyapatite. The particulate crystalline hydroxyapatite has an average aspect ratio of not less than 3 and less than 30.
US08927183B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor, method for preparing the electrophotographic photoreceptor, and image forming method and apparatus and process cartridge using the electrophotographic photoreceptor A photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; a photosensitive layer, which is located overlying the electroconductive substrate and which includes a charge generation material, a charge transport material having no radical polymerizability, a binder resin having no radical polymerizability, and a crosslinked polymer including a unit obtained from a first radically polymerizable monomer having three or more functional groups and no charge transport structure and a unit obtained from a second radically polymerizable monomer having a charge transport structure; and an outermost layer, which is located on the photosensitive layer and which includes a crosslinked polymer including a unit obtained from a third radically polymerizable monomer having three or more functional groups and no charge transport structure and a unit obtained from a fourth radically polymerizable monomer having a charge transport structure. An image forming method and apparatus, and a process cartridge using the photoreceptor.
US08927177B2	Methods for preparing carbon black sheet with metallic nanoparticle thin layer by electrophoresis deposition and membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for proton exchange membrane fuel cell A carbon black sheet with a thin layer of metal nanoparticles is provided by pulse electroplating, which allows metal nanoparticles such as platinum to be uniformly dispersed on a carbon black layer and is very thin, enhancing the efficiency of a metal catalyst such as platinum. The process is also used to form a polymer membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell.
US08927175B2	Pump and fuel cell system having a pump A pump has a shaft, an impeller arranged on the shaft, and a labyrinth seal which is arranged between stationary and moving parts of the pump. A plurality of blades are arranged on the rotor and a labyrinth seal extends at least between the shaft and a rear portion of the blades. A gap in the labyrinth seal is designed such that liquid water can be actively carried away, with the labyrinth seal for this purpose being designed at least in places with a channel in the form of a spiral and/or a staircase. The invention also relates to a fuel cell system having such a pump.
US08927172B2	Flat-tubular solid oxide cell stack Disclosed herein is a flat-tubular solid oxide cell stack. The cell stack includes a plurality of unit cells which are stacked one on top of another. Each unit cell includes a flat-tubular electrode support made of a porous conductive material. A first-gas flow channel is formed in the electrode support in a longitudinal direction thereof. First gas flows along the first-gas flow channel. A second-gas flow channel is formed on the outer surface of the electrode support. Second-gas flows along the second-gas flow channel. A connection hole is formed on each of opposite ends of the first-gas flow channel of each of the unit cells and communicates with the first-gas flow channel of the adjacent unit cell so that the first gas flows along the unit cells in a zigzag manner in the longitudinal directions of the unit cells.
US08927163B2	Apparatus for portable fuel cells and operating method thereof Disclosed are an apparatus for portable fuel cell and an operation method thereof, wherein stabilization state after initial operation can be determined using OCV.
US08927160B2	Pentacyclic anion salt and use thereof as an electrolyte The invention relates to a pentacyclic anion salt and to the use thereof in electrolyte compositions. The compound comprises an inorganic, organic or organometallic cation M of valency m (1≦m≦3) and m anions corresponding to the formula (I) in which Rf is a —CFZ′Z″ group in which Z′ is F or a perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and Z″ is an H, F or Cl group, an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated alkoxy group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated oxaalkoxy group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Z″ being other than F when Z′ is F. An electrolyte composition comprises said salt in solution in a liquid solvent or a polymer solvent.
US08927150B2	Binder and positive active material composition for rechargeable lithium battery, and rechargeable lithium battery including same A rechargeable lithium battery includes a binder for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a positive active material composition. The binder for the rechargeable lithium battery includes a nitrile-based polymer nanoparticle and a fluorine-containing polymer nanoparticle.
US08927146B2	Low noise battery An illustrative embodiment provides an apparatus comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, a first conductor, and a second conductor. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are separated by the separator. The first conductor is configured to transmit a first electrical current from the positive electrode. Also, the second conductor is configured to transmit a second electrical current from the negative electrode. A direction of the first electrical current transmitted through the first conductor is substantially opposite to a direction of the second electrical current transmitted through the second conductor. A magnitude of the first electrical current is substantially equal to a magnitude of the second electrical current. The first and second conductors are proximate to one another and a first portion of one of the first and second conductors is located inside the case along a separation distance, and a second portion of the one of the first and second conductors is located outside the case along the separation distance.
US08927142B2	Electrochemical device using magnesium element-containing negative electrode An electrochemical device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the negative electrode contains a magnesium element, and wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution is one obtained after dipping metallic lithium for a predetermined time period.
US08927140B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery including: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a can accommodating the electrode assembly and an open end; and a cap assembly to seal the open end of the can. A step difference is formed in an upper end of the can. A supporter settled in the step difference is formed in the cap assembly. A bottom protrusion inserted into the can is formed on a bottom surface of the supporter. Therefore, ignition and explosion are prevented by a short between the electrode plates in accordance with the deformation of the electrode assembly so that the stability of the secondary battery may be improved.
US08927137B2	Fail safe damage resistant battery matrix A battery matrix provided with a plurality of battery cells; each of the battery cells provided with a positive terminal and a negative terminal. A positive trace grid and a negative trace grid, each provided as a conductive mesh with an array of apertures forming a plurality of alternative conductive paths across each of the positive and negative trace grids. Each of the battery cells coupled at the positive terminal to a positive trace pad of the positive trace grid and at the negative terminal to a negative trace pad of the negative trace grid. Alternatively, an intermediate trace grid may be introduced so that successive rows of the battery cells are coupled electrically in series with one another.
US08927135B2	Microporous foil for batteries having shutdown function Single-layer or multilayer, biaxially oriented, microporous foil having a shutdown function, which comprises at least one shutdown layer I, which comprises propylene homopolymer and ss-nucleating agent and polyethylene.
US08927120B2	Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2 below, an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound, and a flat display device including the organic light-emitting device: wherein Ar1 to Ar16, and R1 to R4 are defined as in the specification.
US08927115B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent device excellent in light emission efficiency and driving voltage, having electrodes composed of an anode and a cathode, a first organic layer arranged in contact with or adjacent to the anode between the electrodes and containing a hole transporting polymer compound and a second organic layer arranged in contact with the first organic layer between the first organic layer and the cathode and containing an electron transporting polymer compound, wherein the hole transporting polymer compound and the electron transporting polymer compound are regulated by specific parameters, at least one of the first organic layer and the second organic layer contains a light emitting material regulated by specific parameters, and light of specific color is emitted from the first organic layer or from the first organic layer or the second organic layer.
US08927111B2	Surface coating material for molten zinc bath member, production method thereof, and molten zinc bath member There are provided a surface coating material for a molten zinc bath member with improved zinc corrosion resistance, a production method thereof, and a molten zinc bath member. The surface coating material comprises WC powder particles and a binder metal. The binder metal comprises Co and a metal element electrochemically nobler than Co and constitutes an alloy structure having a single phase.
US08927103B2	Method for producing base-activated carbon A method produces activated carbon, suitable in particular for use in double-layer condensers. The method includes a) producing a mixture of a preferably pulverulent carbon material, a base and a hydrophilic polymer chemically inert to the base, b) pressing the mixture produced in step a) to form a pressing and c) activating the pressed body produced in step b).
US08927102B2	Metal suboxide and methods of preparing same A metal suboxide having a specific surface area of greater than or equal to about 1.5 m2/g is prepared by preparing a metal suboxide precursor, and heat-treating the metal suboxide precursor.
US08927095B2	Method for producing thin oxidized carbon film, element having thin oxidized carbon film, and method for producing same A method for producing a thin oxidized carbon film according to the present disclosure includes: a first step of preparing a thin carbon film and a copper oxide being in contact with the thin carbon film and containing a mixture of Cu2O and CuO; and a second step of applying a voltage or a current between the thin carbon film and the copper oxide, with an electrical potential of the thin carbon film being positive relative to that of the copper oxide, and thereby oxidizing and converting a contact area of the thin carbon film with the copper oxide into an oxidized portion composed of oxidized carbon so as to form a thin oxidized carbon film having the oxidized portion.
US08927088B2	Helmet designs utilizing foam structures having graded properties Disclosed herein is a composite structure for deflecting and spreading kinetic energy transmission after various types of impacts utilizing foam structures having graded properties. The structure has a first composite layer, composed of a discrete reinforcement and a continuous binder. The helmet receives contact of an object that transfers kinetic energy to a first composite layer. The helmet uses a second composite layer adjacent to the first composite layer designed such that the second composite layer compresses and expands into an expansion zone in the second composite layer. The second composite layer has expansion structures with a graded modulus such that the material at the tip of an expansion structure has a low modulus and the modulus in the expansion structure increases as it moves from the tip to the base of the expansion structure.
US08927084B2	Grooved type vacuum thermal insulation material and a production method for the same The present invention relates to a groove-type vacuum insulation material and a method of manufacturing the same. The groove-type vacuum insulation material includes core materials each having a block shape, at least one lateral wall of which has an inclined surface; a groove-type insulation board, in which the core materials are arranged on a plane of the board to be separated from each other, with the inclined surfaces thereof facing each other; an outer skin material formed in a film pouch shape and surrounding the entirety of upper and lower sides of the groove-type insulation board, the outer skin material being brought into close contact with the groove-type insulation board by vacuum-sealing, and exhibiting bending characteristics in a space between the core materials. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the same.
US08927081B2	Flexible seam joint for use in robotic skin An artificial skin such as an outer covering or skin for an animatronic character. The skin may be formed by a method that includes providing a mold assembly with an exterior mold and a core. In the mold assembly, a cavity is formed between inner surfaces of the exterior mold and exterior surfaces of the core that defines the skin system. The mold assembly includes a seam-forming wall extending between the inner and exterior surfaces. The method includes inserting an elongate, tubular guide through holes in the seam-forming wall and pouring an elastomeric material into the mold to occupy the cavity between the exterior mold and the interior core. The method includes, after the material has hardened, cutting a seam in the skin system by cutting the material along the seam-forming wall. The tubular guide is separated into guide segments and a staggered joint is formed at the cut seam.
US08927079B2	Porous polyurethane networks and methods of preparation Nanoporous three-dimensional networks of polyurethane particles, e.g., polyurethane aerogels, and methods of preparation are presented herein. Such nanoporous networks may include polyurethane particles made up of linked polyisocyanate and polyol monomers. In some cases, greater than about 95% of the linkages between the polyisocyanate monomers and the polyol monomers are urethane linkages. To prepare such networks, a mixture including polyisocyanate monomers (e.g., diisocyanates, triisocyanates), polyol monomers (diols, triols), and a solvent is provided. The polyisocyanate and polyol monomers may be aliphatic or aromatic. A polyurethane catalyst is added to the mixture causing formation of linkages between the polyisocyanate monomers and the polyol monomers. Phase separation of particles from the reaction medium can be controlled to enable formation of polyurethane networks with desirable nanomorphologies, specific surface area, and mechanical properties. Various properties of such networks of polyurethane particles (e.g., strength, stiffness, flexibility, thermal conductivity) may be tailored depending on which monomers are provided in the reaction.
US08927077B2	Polyester-carbamate polymer and coating compositions thereof A polyester-carbamate polymer and coating compositions containing the polymer are provided. The polyester-carbamate polymer preferably includes a polyester-carbamate backbone and one or more blocked isocyanate groups. A coating composition is provided that preferably includes the polyester-carbamate polymer and a thermoplastic dispersion. In a preferred embodiment, the coating composition is an organosol.
US08927072B2	Photonic crystal security device An optically variable security device comprises a photonic crystal which, upon receipt of incident light, generates a first optical effect, and which, when the device is subjected-to-an external stimulus, generates a second optical effect that is different from the first optical effect. At least one of the first and second optical effects is an optically variable effect observable over a set of directions. The optically variable effect is caused by the light being selectively reflected or transmitted by the crystal.
US08927047B2	Methods of drug loading a hollow stent with a high viscosity formulation A method of loading a composition into a structural element of a stent, where the structural element is defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen. The composition may include a therapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the composition has characteristics such that at a temperature of 20° C. to 30° C. and a pressure of one atmosphere, the viscosity of the composition is about 10 cP or greater than 10 cP.
US08927045B2	Process for the preparation of a spreadable dispersion Process for the preparation of a spreadable edible dispersion wherein a mixture of oil and solid structuring agent particles is subjected to stirring and an aqueous phase and/or solid phase is gradually added to the mixture until a dispersion of the desired oil content is obtained, wherein the solid structuring agent particles have a microporous structure of submicron size particles.
US08927037B2	Disposable cartridge for brewed beverages A beverage cartridge includes a bottom wall and at least one sidewall forming a chamber in which a beverage can be prepared from a stored beverage product. The sidewall includes one or more pre-formed openings or openable portions. Openable portions may be scored lines or reduced-thickness lines or regions, which open to form exit paths for a prepared beverage when a compressive force is applied to the sidewall, such as by moving a portion of the bottom wall toward an upper end portion of the cartridge to deform the sidewall and open the openable portions. Where the sidewall instead includes pre-formed openings, these may be initially covered or sealed and provide existing exit paths for prepared beverage upon removal of the cover. Optionally, a filter element is provided inside the cartridge for retaining a used beverage product inside the cartridge as a prepared beverage exits from the cartridge.
US08927035B2	Methods and pomegranate extract composition for treating diabetes related atherosclerotic complications in humans One or more embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of using pomegranate extracts for treating diabetes related atherosclerotic complications in humans. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patients a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate.
US08927030B2	Use of nitrite salts for the treatment of cardiovascular conditions It has been surprisingly discovered that administration of nitrite to subjects causes a reduction in blood pressure and an increase in blood flow to tissues. The effect is particularly beneficial, for example, to tissues in regions of low oxygen tension. This discovery provides useful treatments to regulate a subject's blood pressure and blood flow, for example, by the administration of nitrite salts. Provided herein are methods of administering a pharmaceutically-acceptable nitrite salt to a subject, for treating, preventing or ameliorating a condition selected from: (a) ischemia-reperfusion injury (e.g., hepatic or cardiac or brain ischemia-reperfusion injury); (b) pulmonary hypertension (e.g., neonatal pulmonary hypertension); or (c) cerebral artery vasospasm.
US08927028B2	Pharmaceutical composition containing coated, floating particles A dosage form exhibiting delayed transit time through the GI tract. The dosage form comprises a plurality of buoyant particles, each comprising an inner drug-containing core, an intermediate layer surrounding said core and a release rate-controlling outer coating.
US08927022B2	Granules of porous biocompatible materials The disclosure provides granular forms of porous biomaterials and methods for forming and applying these biomaterials, including uses to promote vascularization and tissue ingrowth.
US08927019B2	Methods and compositions for treating recurrent cancer The present invention provides methods of treating recurrent cancer (such as recurrent ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer) in an individual, comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a composition (such as Nab-paclitaxel or Abraxane®) comprising nanoparticles comprising a taxane and a carrier protein.
US08927015B2	Formulations for delivering insulin Oral insulin formulations and processes for preparing oral insulin formulations are provided.
US08927012B2	Multi-vitamin and mineral nutritional supplements The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes micronutrients to facilitate reduction of cholesterol, and/or reduction of homocystein and/or reduction of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation in humans. In one embodiment the supplement is a multi-vitamin, a mineral supplement which includes at least one component known to reduce cholesterol. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans.
US08927006B2	Methods and compositions for rapid treatment of otitis externa Methods for treating and preventing otitis externa with a course of treatment consisting of as little as a single dose are provided. The methods are practiced by topical administration of compositions having a lipid carrier, such as liposomes and non-vesicular lipids, to the outer ear canal. Such compositions lack viscocity-enhancing celluloses or adhesives, and are preferably not in the form of a gel. Active agents useful for treating pain, inflammation, fungal or parasitic infestation and/or infections in the outer ear are co-administered in or with the composition.
US08927000B2	Lipid coating for medical devices delivering bioactive agent The present invention relates compositions for delivering therapeutic agents from a medical device including an expandable and collapsible structure and methods employing them. A lipid coating including one or more fatty acids increases the amount of therapeutic agent released from the device at the delivery site. The therapeutic agent can be in a matrix including a hydrophilic polymer or an amphiphilic polymer. Release and adhesion coatings can also facilitate delivery of therapeutic agent.
US08926998B2	Polycarbonates bearing pendant primary amines for medical applications An antimicrobial composition comprises an anionic drug and an amine polymer comprising a first repeat unit of formula (2): wherein a′ is an integer equal to 1 or 2, b′ is an integer equal to 1 or 2, and each R′ is an independent monovalent radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, and combinations thereof. G′ is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of a single bond and groups comprising at least one carbon. X− is a negatively charged counterion. The drug and the amine polymer are bound by noncovalent interactions.
US08926994B2	Mesoporous silicon particles for the presentation of tumor antigens and adjuvant for anti-cancer immunity Disclosed are mesoporous silicon multi-stage vehicles that comprise liposomal-based second-stage particles, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and formulations including such vectors for use in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic indications. In particular embodiments, MSV comprising ligand decorated second-stage particles are provided for therapeutic methods including, for example, treatment of mammalian cancers, including those of the human breast.
US08926992B2	Mucosal vaccines with chitosan adjuvant and meningococcal antigens The invention provides immunogenic compositions comprising (a) a capsular saccharide antigen from serogroup C of N. meningitidis, and (b) a chitosan adjuvant. The composition preferably comprises (c) one or more further antigens and/or (d) one or more further adjuvants. The compositions are particularly suitable for mucosal delivery, including intranasal delivery. The invention also provides immunogenic compositions for mucosal delivery comprising capsular saccharides from at least two of serogroups A, C, W135 and Y of N. meningitidis. It is preferred that the capsular saccharides in the compositions of the invention are conjugated to carrier protein(s) and/or are oligosaccharides. Conjugated oligosaccharide antigens are particularly preferred.
US08926986B2	Use of saccharides cross-reactive with Bacillus anthracis spore glycoprotein as a vaccine against anthrax Provided are immunogenic compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response against B. anthracis and other bacteria that contain 3-methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate- or 3-hydroxybutryate-substituted saccharides. Conjugates of 3-methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate- or 3-hydroxybutryate-substituted saccharides elicit an effective immune response against B. anthracis spores in mammalian hosts to which the conjugates are administered.
US08926984B1	Method and system for harvesting micro organisms In an embodiment of the invention, aqueous growth medium in a pond can be used to grow algae which can be pumped to a primary dewatering device where the algae can be separated from the harvested growth media based on the flow of the harvested growth media and gravity. The flow through the primary de-watering device can be optimized to maintain log phase growth in the pond, while minimizing the pumping cost and maximizing the concentration of total solids in the primary de-watered algae.
US08926980B2	Compositions against bacterial toxins Anti-toxin compositions are described that include avian antibodies against bacterial toxins. Administration of the anti-toxin compositions binds and neutralizes the bacterial toxin in the animals. Methods of making the anti-toxin compositions against the bacterial toxins are also described. The anti-toxin compositions can be effective against pathogenic bacteria and also to decrease the amount of bacterial toxins in the individual, especially in the GI tract. The anti-toxin compositions can also act as anti-inflammatory agents.
US08926958B2	Prevention and treatment of vascular disease with recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors encoding apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein A-I milano Described herein is a gene therapeutic approach to the prevention and treatment of vascular disease and coronary heart disease; in particular, atherosclerosis. The inventive methods may be used in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, as well as any disease or physiological condition in which atherosclerosis plays a role. The inventive methods involve the gene delivery of ApoA-I or ApoA-IMilano. This may be accomplished by the use of rAAV technology. rAAV virions may be delivered to a mammalian subject by various methodologies, including transplantation of transduced bone marrow cells, direct intramuscular injection, intravenous or portal vein injection or stent delivery.
US08926952B2	Methods of use of probiotic bifidobacteria for human beauty benefits Methods of use in humans of probiotic bacteria of the genus Bifidobacteria for regulating the condition of human keratinous tissue to achieve cosmetic beauty benefits. Said methods include regulation, either prophylactic or therapeutic, of the cosmetic appearance of human keratinous tissue, such as human hair, skin (e.g., scalp), and nails. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of marketing a composition comprising probiotic Bifidobacteria. In one embodiment, the method comprises: (1) offering for sale a composition comprising probiotic Bifidobacteria; and (2) communicating to a potential consumer of said composition that oral administration of said composition can regulate the condition of human keratinous tissue.
US08926947B2	Polyol and polyether iron oxide complexes as pharmacological and/or MRI contrast agents Iron oxide complexes, pharmacological compositions and unit dosage thereof, and methods for their administration, of the type employing an iron oxide complex with a polyol, are disclosed. The pharmacological compositions employ a polysaccharide iron oxide complex, wherein the polysaccharide is a modified polyol such as a carboxyalkylated reduced dextran. The complex is stable to terminal sterilization by autoclaving. The compositions are suitable for parenteral administration to a subject for the treatment of iron deficiencies or as MRI contrast agent. The complex is substantially immunosilent, provide minimal anaphylaxis and undergo minimal dissolution in vivo. The pharmacological compositions of the complex contain minimal free iron which can be quantified by a variety of methods.
US08926938B2	Method of preparing crystalline titanium dioxide powder, method of preparing a negative active material, negative active material, and rechargebale lithium battery A method of manufacturing crystalline titanium dioxide (TiO2) powder, a method of a negative active material, and a negative active material and a rechargeable lithium battery including the crystalline titanium dioxide (TiO2) powder are provided. The method of manufacturing the crystalline titanium dioxide powder may include: preparing a titanyl chloride (TiOCl2) aqueous solution by adding titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) to water at a temperature ranging from 0° C. to 10° C.; adding alcohol, urea, and a sphere-shaping agent to the titanyl chloride aqueous solution to prepare a mixture; and hydrothermally synthesizing the mixture under a pressure ranging from 1.5 atm to 5 atm at a temperature ranging from 80° C. to 155° C.
US08926926B2	Exhaust particulate management for gasoline-fueled engines A thin layer of low mean-pore-size filter material that permanently accommodates the accumulation of exhaust particulates (as soot or a soot cake) is carried on a porous ceramic support. The supported filter material is closely coupled with the exhaust manifold of the engine, for the purpose of passive regeneration of stored particulates, and removes particulate matter from the exhaust which is directed through the filter layer and ceramic support. The oxygen content of the exhaust oxidizes the particulate matter on the filter material. In a preferred embodiment, a thin layer of the filter material is supported on inlet channel walls of a wall flow-through ceramic filter body to remove the particles from the exhaust. The filter body comprises an upstream exhaust gas flow inlet face with openings to a plurality of inlet channels and a downstream face with a like plurality of openings from outlet channels. The inlet channels are closed at the downstream face and the outlet channels are closed at the inlet face. So the exhaust stream enters the inlet channels and flows through the filter layers and supporting channel walls to an outlet channel. The filtered exhaust stream exits the outlet end of the filter body and is combined into an exhaust passage downstream of the filter body for further treatment as may be necessary.
US08926918B2	Isothermal multitube reactors The present invention provides isothermal multitube reactors suitable for the production of chlorinated and/or fluorinated propene and higher alkenes from the reaction of chlorinated and/or fluorinated alkanes and chlorinated and/or fluorinated alkenes. The reactors utilize a feed mixture inlet temperature at least 20° C. different from a desired reaction temperature.
US08926916B2	Process and apparatus for recovery of dichlorohydrins via codistillation A process and apparatus for recovering dichlorohydrins from a mixture comprising dichlorohydrins, one or more compounds selected from esters of dichlorohydrins, monochlorohydrins and/or esters thereof, and multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds and/or esters thereof, and optionally one or more substances comprising water, chlorinating agents, catalysts and/or esters of catalysts is disclosed. The mixture is stripped to recover dichlorohydrin(s) while distilling or fractionating the mixture to separate a lower boiling fraction comprising dichlorohydrin(s) from the mixture in one step. Advantages include more efficient recovery of dichlorohydrins for a given distillation column, less waste due to avoiding the conditions conducive to the formation of heavy byproducts, and reduced capital investment in recovery equipment.
US08926908B2	Reactor vessels with pressure and heat transfer features for producing hydrogen-based fuels and structural elements, and associated systems and methods Reactor vessels with pressure and heat transfer features for producing hydrogen-based fuels and structural elements, and associated systems and methods. A representative reactor system includes a first reaction zone and a heat path, a reactant source coupled to the first reaction zone, and a first actuator coupled to cyclically pressurize the first reaction zone. A second reaction zone is in fluid communication with the first, a valve is coupled between the first and second reaction zones to control a flow rate therebetween, and a second actuator is coupled in fluid communication with the second reaction zone to cyclically pressurize the second reaction zone. First and second heat exchangers direct heat from products to reactants in the reaction zones. A controller controls the first and second actuators in a coordinated manner based at least in part on a flow rate of the second product from the second reaction zone.
US08926903B2	Pretreatment apparatus and mass spectrometer equipped with the same apparatus To perform accurate measurement in the analysis of chemical components with low concentration, pretreatment such as concentration and purification of samples is essential. For high-throughput of pretreatment of biological samples, various random clinical testing is encountered, where analytes change from sample to sample. The pretreatment apparatus has a separating agent selectively separating a specific component by allowing a sample solution to flow therethrough. A holding section holds a plurality of housing sections, which house the separating agent therein, and has an endless track. A pressurizing section applies pressure to the housing section in a continuous and random-accessible manner; and an extraction solution receiver mechanism selectively receives an extracted solution from the separating agent housed in the housing section. A mass spectrometer is that can be connected to the pretreatment apparatus. Thus, a large number of specimens can be simultaneously processed.
US08926902B2	Aliquoting apparatus for biological material containers An automatic apparatus is described, which is suitable for the withdrawal of portions of biological material from a parent test tube (1), mobile in a conveyor (6) of a test tube transport plant by means of transport devices (8) of single test tubes, to be loaded in one or more child test tubes (2) countermarked beforehand with suitable identification means and to be sent to different biological material analysis instruments interfaced to said transport plant. Said apparatus comprises a work bench (5) which provides a first lane (9) for stocking and filling of transport devices (8) with empty child test tubes (2), a second lane (10) for stocking parent test tubes (1), said lanes (9, 10) being selectively joined in such a way to consent the sending of single parent test tubes (1) with a predefined number of child test tubes (2) subsequently assigned to be filled with biological material drawn from the parent test tube (1) in a work point (11), and a return third lane (12) of parent test tubes (1) and child test tubes (2) filled with portions of biological material drawn from parent test tubes (1), said lanes (9, 10, 12) joining to a conveyor (6) suitable for the transport of test tubes to and from subsequent processing modules, a recruitment device (19) of empty child test tubes (2), marking and loading devices (3) of empty child test tubes (2) into empty transport devices (8) stocked in said first lane (9), a device (4) suitable for the withdrawal and distribution of portions of biological material from the parent test tube (1) to the respective child test tubes (2) queued to the idle parent test tube (1) at the work point (11) of the work bench (5), a recruitment and loading device (22) of pipettes (23) suitable for the withdrawal of portions of biological materials and their distribution in child test tubes (2), and a control unit (100) suitable to coordinate and check the devices involved in the work cycle of the described device.
US08926898B2	Al base alloy excellent in heat resistance, workability and rigidity Disclosed is a lightweight aluminum based alloy that is high in strength and elongation properties at high temperatures of around 200° C. to 300° C. and has excellent workability in hot working. Disclosed also is a heat-resistant aluminum based alloy excellent in wear resistance and rigidity. Specifically, an aluminum based alloy contains, in terms of percent by mass, 5% to 10% of Mn; 0.5% to 5% of V; 0.5% to 5% of Cr; 0.5% to 5% of Fe; 1% to 8% of Si; 0.5% to 5% of Ni, with the balance being aluminum and inevitable impurities. The aluminum based alloy has a structure including 35 to 80 percent by volume of an intermetallic compound phase with the balance being an aluminum metal matrix.
US08926896B2	Method of compacting a first powder material and a second powder material One embodiment includes providing a first layer including a first powder material and a second layer including a second powder material over the first layer, and compacting the first powder material and the second powder material using at least a first magnetic field.
US08926893B2	Casting shroud, manipulation device for this shroud, and device for driving a valve A manipulation device for a shroud for casting liquid metal comprises holding means for the shroud, downstream of a metal flow control valve, this valve being able to assume an open configuration and a closed configuration under the action of drive means. The manipulation device comprises fixing means affixed to the drive means for the valve. A ladle shroud for the flow of liquid metal from a casting ladle to a metal tundish has a longitudinal axis and comprises a shroud gripping head at one end. The gripping head is fusiform.
US08926890B2	Process for making an embossed web A process for making an embossed web. A precursor web is provided between a forming structure and a static pressure plenum. The forming structure has a plurality of discrete protruded elements. Pressure is provided by the static pressure plenum against the precursor web and the forming structure to conform the precursor web to the discrete protruded elements of the forming structure to form the embossed web. The resulting embossed web has a plurality of discrete extended elements having open proximal ends.
US08926885B2	Method of molding boot for constant velocity joint A method of molding a boot for a constant velocity joint includes: molding a compact by injection molding; raising split dies of an inner die so as to separate the split dies from a set ring; raising a core shaft of the inner die so as to separate the core shaft from the split dies; separating each of the split dies from the compact; introducing a lower end portion of the separated split die into the set ring along an engaging surface; and inserting a lower end portion of the core shaft through the set ring from above the set ring, and pressing upper end portions of the split dies downward by a protruding portion at an upper end portion of the core shaft so that the lower end portions of the split dies are engaged with the engaging surface and the split dies are brought into close contact.
US08926884B2	Method for programming a shape memory polymer while defining the switch temperature by selection of the programming temperature The invention relates to a method for programming a shape memory polymer, which comprises at least one switching segment having at least one thermal phase transition and covalent and/or non-covalent cross-linking points such that the shape memory polymer after the programming thereof is in a position to transition from a programmed temporary shape into the permanent shape thereof, following a temperature increase to a temperature that at least corresponds to a switching temperature (Tswitch, Tσmax). According to the invention, the method comprises (a) predetermining a programming temperature (tprog) as a function of a desired switching temperature (Tswitch, Tσmax), (b) heating the shape memory polymer to the predetermined programming temperature (tprog), and transferring the polymer into a shape that corresponds to the temporary shape by applying a forced molding state, and (c) cooling the polymer to a temperature below the desired switching temperature (Tswitch, Tσmax) while maintaining the forced molding state.
US08926881B2	Super-hydrophobic hierarchical structures, method of forming them and medical devices incorporating them Synthetic polymer substrates comprising a hierarchical surface structure of multiple domes and multiple pillars on said domes, wherein said substrate is a synthetic polymer film, said domes have diameters in the range from about 5 μm to about 400 μm, heights in the range from about 2.5 μm and about 500 μm, and said pillars have diameters in the range from about 20 nm to about 5 μm and aspect ratios of from about 2 to about 50, and methods of making and using them.
US08926876B2	Method for making shapeable microcellular poly lactic acid articles A method for making a shapeable article from poly(lactic acid) includes treating solid poly(lactic acid) that results in the solid poly(lactic acid) having a crystallinity of at least 20% by weight based on the weight of the solid poly(lactic acid) and a gas concentration of 6% to 16% by weight based on the weight of the solid poly(lactic acid); and heating the solid poly(lactic acid) having said minimum crystallinity and gas concentration to produce a cellular poly(lactic acid) article that is shapeable. The shapeable cellular poly(lactic acid) article is advantageous in that the article can be further shaped by heat and/or pressure (or vacuum), such as via thermoforming, into a variety of useful products.
US08926874B2	Porous manganese oxide absorbent for lithium having spinel type structure and a method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a porous manganese oxide-based lithium absorbent and a method for preparing the same. The method includes the steps of preparing a mixture by mixing a reactant for the synthesis of a lithium-manganese oxide precursor powder with an inorganic binder, molding the mixture, preparing a porous lithium-manganese oxide precursor molded body by heat-treating the molded mixture, and acid-treating the porous lithium-manganese oxide precursor molded body such that lithium ions of the porous lithium-manganese oxide precursor are exchanged with hydrogen ions, wherein pores are formed in the lithium-manganese oxide precursor molded body by gas generated in the heat treatment. The porous manganese oxide-based lithium adsorbent according to the present invention is easy to handle and has many more adsorption reaction sites compared to existing molded adsorbents, thus providing high lithium adsorption efficiency.
US08926869B2	Method and composition for recoating toner cartridge developing member Methods of recoating a developing member such as the doctor blade, developing member bar or a developing sleeve, of an electro-photographic image forming apparatus, such as a laser printer toner cartridge, methods of re-using the original components by re-coating them, to cut the cost of using new aftermarket parts and to reduce waste, which methods include close quality control and “tailoring” of formulations to a specific developing system, thus achieving better print quality in terms of density, page yield, and uniformity for the repaired or remanufactured toner cartridge.
US08926867B2	Use of fruit skin extracts as corrosion inhibitors and process for producing same The present invention relates to the use of fruit skin extracts as corrosion inhibitors, more particularly to the use of the skin of fruits such as mango, cashew, passion-fruit and orange, inter alia, more specifically as corrosion inhibitors for steel in an acid medium, preferably carbon steel 1020 in a 1 mole/L−1 hydrochloric acid medium, and also for various types of steel, metals such as copper and copper alloys, inter alia, in neutral and basic media, and to the process for producing same.
US08926864B2	Method of producing β-SiAION, β-SiAION, and products using the same A method of producing β-SiAlON includes a sintering process, in which β-SiAlON starting materials, a mixture of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, optically active element compound, and at least one compound selected from aluminum oxide and silicon oxide, are sintered at temperatures ranging from 1820° C. to 2200° C. The method provides new β-SiAlON low in carbon content and having high luminescence intensity by placing a plurality of boron nitride vessels in a graphite box to allow the β-SiAlON starting materials packed in the plurality of boron nitride vessels to easily come in contact with nitrogen gas, and performing sintering in nitrogen atmosphere.
US08926861B2	Hydrogen-storing composite materials The present invention relates to a hydrogen-storing composite material which is convertible essentially reversibly between a storing state and a non-storing state, wherein the reaction enthalpy in this conversion reaction can be set in a targeted manner to a value between 15 and 80 kJ/mol of H2, preferably 25 to 40 kJ/mol of H2. Hydrogen-storing composite materials are characterized in that, in the storing state, they comprise at least one complex metal halide of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal and an element of main group three of the Periodic Table of the Elements and also at least one complex metal hydride of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal and an element of main group three of the Periodic Table of the Elements, or in the storing state at least one metal halohydride of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal and an element of main group three of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and in the non-storing state, at least one alkali metal halide or alkaline earth metal halide and a metal of main group three of the Periodic Table of the Elements.
US08926860B2	Cathode active material with whole particle concentration gradient for lithium secondary battery, method for preparing the same, and lithium secondary battery having the same The present invention relates to a cathode active material with whole particle concentration gradient for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing same, and a lithium secondary battery having same, and more specifically, to a composite cathode active material, a method for manufacturing same, and a lithium secondary battery having same, the composite cathode active material having excellent lifetime characteristics and charge/discharge characteristics through the stabilization of crystal structure as the concentration of a metal comprising the cathode active material shows concentration gradient in the whole particle, and having thermostability even in high temperatures.
US08926856B2	Heat transfer compositions A heat transfer composition comprising trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234ze(E)), difluoromethane (R-32) and 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a).
US08926849B2	Diffraction-type 3D display element and method for fabricating the same A diffraction-type 3D display element is arranged on an image output face of a 3D display device and comprises a first diffraction area and a second diffraction area. The first diffraction area has a plurality of first stepped gratings spaced apart from each other. The second diffraction area has a plurality of second stepped gratings spaced apart from each other. The second diffraction area is adjacent to the first diffraction area and is arranged symmetrically to the first diffraction area with a central line being the symmetric axis. The diffraction-type 3D display element of the invention diffracts the images output by the 3D display device and projects the diffracted images to two different viewing areas to provide 3D images for users.
US08926846B2	Systems and methods for extracting particulate from raw slurry material A processing system for processing raw slurry material comprising a barrel member defining a feed portion, a processing chamber, and an outlet opening, at least one pre-processing member, and at least one pre-processing opening formed in the barrel member adjacent to a first portion of the pre-processing member. As the barrel member rotates, the at least one pre-processing member transports at least a portion of the raw slurry material such that at least some of the heavy particulate material in the raw slurry material is transported to the outlet opening, at least some of the liquid material in the raw slurry material is allowed to flow back towards the feed portion, and at least some of the liquid material and at least some of the light particulate material is allowed to flow through the at least one pre-processing opening.
US08926840B2	Drinking container and filter assembly A personal, portable drinking container has a bottle with a side wall, a closed bottom, a neck, a reservoir, and a top opening in the neck providing access to the reservoir. A cap is removably fitted on the neck to close the top opening. A ledge can be on an interior surface of the bottle below the top edge. A filter assembly is supported in the bottle and can be suspended on the ledge. The bottle can have an annular formation in the side wall below the neck to prevent the neck from deforming when the bottle is squeezed. The side wall can have a pair of squeezable sides and a pair of opposed stiff sides below the annular formation, whereby the stiff sides help the bottle to rebound quickly after each squeeze.
US08926839B2	Simulated moving bed column with a limited degree of immersion of the distribution system and optional stiffening elements within the granular bed The present invention describes a device for the distribution of fluids in a multi-stage column operating in simulated moving bed (SMB) mode comprising, in the direction of flow of the principal fluid, a distribution system (6) for auxiliary fluids, and a distributor plate (10) supported by stiffening elements (7) located below said plate (10), said device being interposed between two successive beds of granular solid (2) denoted the upstream and downstream bed, the distribution system and the stiffening elements being immersed in the upstream and downstream granular beds to a slight extent with an upper limit for the degree of immersion.
US08926836B2	Rainwater filtering device for inflow path Collected rainwater is led to a rainwater containing section by an inflow path. A water-permeable tube body extends vertically in the middle of a vertical pipe located immediately before a position at which the rainwater flows into the rainwater containing section. A bag-like filter having an open upper end and a closed lower end is contained in the tube body or covers an outer side of the tube body, and the bag-like filter captures dust in the rainwater while allowing the rainwater to pass through the bag-like filter. A mounting and dismounting means is provided to the vertical tube in order to dismount the tube body and the filter from the vertical pipe and to mount the tube body and the filter to the vertical pipe.
US08926831B2	Process for hydrodesulphurizing gasoline employing a catalyst with controlled porosity A novel process is described which allows selective hydrodesulphurizing gasoline cuts containing sulphur-containing compounds and olefins. The process employs a catalyst comprising a support selected, for example, from refractory oxides such as aluminas, silicas, silica-aluminas or magnesia, used alone or as a mixture, a group VI metal, preferably Mo or W which may or may not be promoted by a group VIII metal, Co or Ni. The catalyst is characterized by a mean pore diameter of more than 22 nm. The process may comprise one or more steps.
US08926830B2	Process for increasing aromatics production Processes for producing aromatics from a naphtha feedstream are provided. An exemplary process includes passing the feedstream to a fractionation unit, thereby generating a first stream including hydrocarbons having less than 8 carbon atoms and a second stream including hydrocarbons having at least 8 carbon atoms. The first stream is passed to a first reformer operated at a first set of reaction conditions to generate a first product stream. The first set of reaction conditions includes a first temperature and a first pressure. The second stream is passed to a second reformer operated at a second set of reaction conditions to generate a second product stream. The second set of reaction conditions includes a second temperature and a second pressure. The first pressure is lower than the second pressure.
US08926829B2	Process for increasing benzene and toluene production A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and passing each feedstream to separation reformers. The reformers are operated under different conditions to utilize the differences in the reaction properties of the different hydrocarbon components. The process utilizes a common catalyst, and common downstream processes for recovering the desired aromatic compounds generated.
US08926826B2	Liquid-full hydroprocessing to improve sulfur removal using one or more liquid recycle streams The present invention provides a process for hydroprocessing hydrocarbons in liquid full reactors with one or more independent liquid recycle streams. The process operates as a liquid-full process, wherein all of the hydrogen dissolves in the liquid phase and one or more of the recycle streams may actually be zero. Hydrocarbons can be converted in the process to provide liquid products such as clean fuels with multiple desired properties.
US08926823B2	Sub-coating coated metal corrosion measurement A system and method for generating and collecting data to detect and evaluate corrosion in a conductive metal beneath a protective coating is disclosed. A semi-integrated electrode having a reference electrode and a counter electrode is connected to a portable hand held device, such as a portable potentiostat generator. That device is also connected electrically to the metal being evaluated with the metal forming a working electrode. The counter electrode is physically and electrically separate from the metal, and a signal or voltage potential is provided therebetween through an electrolyte solution, such as sea water. The system and method is practiced without need for a container for an electrolyte solution. Data are collected and displayed indicating corrosion.
US08926819B2	Electro-penetrative type sludge weight reducing apparatus Disclosed is an electro-penetrative type sludge weight reducing apparatus, which can uniformly dehydrate sludge by gradually applying the same pressure over an entire surface of the sludge and applying the same voltage to the sludge and includes a sludge supplier, which can minutely and precisely control a compression height for the sludge according to characteristics and a thickness of the sludge and maximize a moisture reducing efficiency of the sludge by uniformly supplying the sludge having a desired thickness to an entire width of a conveyor belt and an electrode plate with improved insulation safety.
US08926808B2	Versatile electrochemical paper-immunosensor and method for detection of aminoglycoside antibiotics by using the sensor An electrochemical paper-immunosensor and method for detecting aminoglycoside antibiotics is developed in the present invention. Single-walled carbon nanotubes are coated on the common filtration paper by dip-dry cycles. With antibody against neomycin adding to the coating solution, a high sensitive biosensor for specific detection of neomycin is prepared, satisfying to the rigid authority regulations. The sensor is not only sensitive but also rapid, comparing with the classic ELISA method, with LOD of 0.04 ng mL−1 and the whole detection process lasting less than 30 min. Another notable advantage of this invention is the versatility of the sensor, similar method is engaged to prepare the versatile sensor for other aminoglycoside antibiotics, replacement with relevant antibodies.
US08926800B2	Device for compensating deviations from a coaxial arrangement of components of a regulating organ to control the gas pressure of a coke oven chamber A device for compensating deviations from a coaxial arrangement of components of a regulating organ, said regulating arrangement being comprised of a regulating organ, a crown pipe, and an immersion cup which serve for controlling the gas pressure of a coke oven chamber, with the regulating arrangement being comprised of an immersion cup with a water immersion that seals the gas space of a coke oven chamber versus the gas collecting main and/or plant units downstream, and wherein the height of the water level of the water immersion represents a regulating means to control the gas pressure, and wherein said regulating arrangement is furthermore comprised of an immersion pipe that configures a specially shaped crown pipe at its end submerging into the water of the immersion cup, and that is comprised of a regulating organ to regulate the water level.
US08926798B1	Apparatus and method for measuring cross direction (CD) profile of machine direction (MD) tension on a web A method includes passing a web of material over a deflector having a backstep, where the backstep causes the web to deflect towards the deflector. The method also includes capturing measurements of one or more characteristics associated with the web at one or more locations downstream of the backstep. In addition, the method includes identifying a cross direction (CD) profile of machine direction (MD) tension on the web using the measurements. The method could further include generating a Coanda airflow between the web and the deflector. The measurements could include pressure measurements identifying air pressures in a space between the web and the deflector and/or deflection distance measurements identifying distances by which the web is deflected towards the deflector.
US08926794B2	Process of extraction of hemicellulose from corn fiber A process of separating one or more components of corn fiber that comprises contacting the corn fiber with an extraction fluid that comprises at least one weak acid, increasing the temperature of the resulting mixture of fiber and fluid to solubilize hemicellulose of the corn fiber into the fluid, cooling the mixture, and separating the cooled extraction mixture into a soluble fraction comprising dissolved hemicellulose and an insoluble fraction comprising cellulose.
US08926792B1	System and method for disposing of leachate and wastewater A method for on-site dissemination and disposal of all wastewaters or leachate, that is generated by a landfill or other wastewater generating site includes collecting the wastewater or leachate which comprises an aqueous solution, having solids, elements and compounds of concern therein. The wastewater or leachate is directed to an “Integrated Mobile Aerosolization System (IMAS)” having a turbine and being integrated and mobile. The turbine is driven so as to generate a fully integrated and mobile system of highly accelerated air that moves through the IMAS. An integrated pump is utilized to move the leachate or wastewater to a series of nozzles that aerosolizes the leachate or wastewater into the path of the system of air to form an air-wastewater mixture or an air-leachate mixture. Thereafter, the mixture is directed from the IMAS and aerosolized over an area such as a landfill or other wastewater generating site such that a substantial portion of the wastewater or leachate is aerosolized and the solids, elements or compounds of concern contained in the leachate or wastewater fall onto a designated area of the landfill or on a specific area such as an unlined or lined catch basin or lagoon that is intended to contain leachate or other wastewaters.
US08926791B2	Wastewater sludge treatment device A tank or bed has a plurality of sidewalls that create a bed cavity and a Fresnel panel frame that includes at least one Fresnel panel. The Fresnel panel frame may be adjacent to the bed cavity and may cover at least a portion of the bed cavity. An amount of sludge may be contained within the bed cavity. When placed in sunlight, the heat enhanced by the Fresnel panels may heat the sludge sufficiently for the sludge to be used as fertilizer.
US08926779B2	Method for making laminate sheets with flexible hinges for binding into security documents A hard laminate sheet with flexible hinge for binding into a security document is provided. Hard synthetic material layers are overlaid, sandwiching a flexible material layer having a hinge portion configured for separation from the hard synthetic material layers, and an affixing portion configured to become affixed to the hard synthetic material layers, upon lamination of the overlaid layers. The overlaid layers are laminated to form a laminate sheet having an embedded hinge affixed to the hard synthetic material layers. Score cuttings are made along a score line coinciding with an inner hinge edge on a hinge side which is then flexed until the hard synthetic material layers break along the inner hinge edge. Residual laminate layers are separated from the hinge side to expose the hinge portion of the flexible material.
US08926776B2	Method for making a reinforced balloon with composite materials The method for making a reinforced balloon for a balloon catheter involves blending a polymer with a nano composite to form a composite matrix, extruding a parison from the composite matrix, blow molding the parison into a balloon and orienting the nano composite generally axially with respect to the balloon. The balloon formed has a high strength for resisting bursting. The nano composite may be carbon nanotubes, nano-ceramic fibers or a nano clay.
US08926772B2	Method of producing austenitic iron/carbon/manganese steel sheets having a high strength and excellent toughness and being suitable for cold forming, and sheets thus produced The invention relates to a hot rolled sheet which is made from austenitic iron/carbon/manganese steel and which has a resistance of greater than 900 MPa, whereby: resistance (MPa) x elongation at rupture (%) is greater than 45000. The chemical composition of the inventive sheet comprises the following concentrations expressed as weight: 0.5%=C=0.7%, 17%=Mn=24%, Si=3%, Al=0.05%, S=0.03%, P=0.08%, N=0.1% and, optionally, one or more elements such as Cr=1%, Mo=0.4%, Ni=1%, Ti=0.5%, Nb=0.5%, V=0.5%, Cu=5%, Cu=5%, the rest of the composition comprising iron and impurities resulting from production. According to the invention, the recrystallised fraction of the steel is greater than 75% and the surface fraction of precipitated carbides of the steel is less than 1.5%, the average grain size of the steel being less than 18 micrometers.
US08926768B2	High-strength and high-ductility steel for spring, method for producing same, and spring A steel for spring includes C: 0.5 to 0.6%, Si: 1.0 to 1.8%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.0%, Cr: 0.1 to 1.0%, P: 0.035% or less, S: 0.035% or less, by mass %, and a balance of iron and inevitable impurities, as the overall composition, wherein an area ratio of an internal structure on an optional cross section comprises bainite: 65% or more, retained austenite: 6 to 13%, and a balance of martensite, and average C content in the retained austenite is 0.65 to 1.7%. The steel for spring can have high strength in which tensile strength is 1800 MPa or more and have high ductility.
US08926746B2	Flaky particles and luster pigment, and cosmetic, coating composition, resin composition and ink composition each containing the same Flaky particles of the present invention have a particle size distribution in which a value of D90/D10 is at least 2.0 but not more than 3.0, a value of D10 is at least 4.7 μm but not more than 25 μm, and a maximum particle diameter is 90 μm or less, where D10 is defined as a particle diameter at which a cumulative volume of particles reaches 10% when counted from the smaller side, and D90 is defined as a particle diameter at which a cumulative volume of particles reaches 90% when counted from the smaller side. A luster pigment of the present invention contains flaky particles and at least one selected from a metallic layer and a metallic oxide layer that are formed on at least a part of the surface of each of the flaky particles. The luster pigment has a particle size distribution in which a value of D90/D10 is at least 2.0 but not more than 3.0, a value of D10 is at least 4.7 μm but not more than 25 μm, and a maximum particle diameter is 90 μm or less, where D10 is defined as a particle diameter at which a cumulative volume of particles reaches 10% when counted from the smaller side, and D90 is defined as a particle diameter at which a cumulative volume of particles reaches 90% when counted from the smaller side.
US08926727B2	Apparatus and method for condensing metal vapor Methods for condensing metal vapors comprising directing a mixture of metal vapor and carrier gas into at least one inlet conduit are provided. Some methods comprise directing the mixture of metal vapor and carrier gas into a holding tank for liquid metal and subsequently into at least one outlet conduit operatively connected to the tank; cooling the at least one outlet conduit to cause some of the metal vapor inside the conduit to condense to solid metal; subsequent to condensing solid metal, stopping the cooling of at least one of the outlet conduits and commencing heating of the same outlet conduits to cause the solid metal to melt to form liquid metal; collecting the liquid metal in the tank; and preventing the remaining metal vapor and carrier gas from exiting the same outlet conduits during at least a portion of the heating of the same outlet conduits.
US08926724B2	Filtering device, in particular air filter A filter device comprises a filter element in a filter housing, wherein the filter housing is to be closed by a cover element. A friction section of the cover element, in an intermediate position between closed and open positions, is in friction contact with a friction member while in the closed position of the cover element the friction section is without friction contact with the friction member.
US08926722B2	Cutting tools with Al—Cr—B—N/Ti—Al—N multilayer coatings The present invention relates to a multilayer coating system deposited on at least a portion of a solid body surface and containing in the multilayer architecture Al—Cr—B—N individual layers deposited by means of a physical vapor deposition method characterized in that in at least a portion of the overall thickness of the multilayer coating system the Al—Cr—B—N individual layers are combined with Ti—Al—N individual layers, wherein the Al—Cr—B—N and Ti—Al—N individual layers are deposited alternately one on each other, and wherein the thickness of the Al—Cr—B—N individual layers is thicker than the thickness of the Ti—Al—N individual layers, and thereby the residual stress of the multilayer coating system is considerably lower in comparison to the residual stress of the corresponding analogical Al—Cr—B—N monolayer coating.
US08926718B2	Thermochemically produced ethanol compositions In one embodiment, the present invention is to an ethanol composition comprising at least 92 wt. % ethanol and from 20 wppm to 94 wppm isopropanol. The composition may be free of methanol and acetaldehyde.
US08926710B2	Osteoinductive bone graft injectable cement Osteoconductive bone graft materials are provided. These compositions contain injectable cements and demineralized bone matrix fibers. The combination of these materials enables the filling of a bone void while balancing strength and resorption.
US08926709B2	Structures for use in orthopaedic implant fixation and methods of installation onto a bone An orthopaedic implant including a base portion and first and second transverse portions extending transversely from the base portion to thereby define an inner region of the implant sized for receipt of an end portion of a bone therein. The implant further includes at least one anchor structure projecting from the base portion and sized and configured for receipt within an opening formed in the end portion of the bone. The anchor structure extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a proximal end attached to the base portion and an opposite distal end, and further includes a tapered outer surface that inwardly tapers in a proximal-to-distal direction along the longitudinal axis. In one embodiment, the anchor structure also includes one or more grooves extending into the tapered outer surface, with a flowable material positioned about at least a portion of the tapered outer surface and positioned within the grooves, and with the flowable material configured to cure to a hardened state.
US08926708B2	Stem with pressfit porous element An implant assembly comprises a stem and an augment. The augment includes a porous outer region which is integrally formed onto a solid inner region. The augment further includes, solid posts integrally formed on the solid inner region and extend through the porous outer region to the outer surface of the augment. The posts are integrally formed with and surrounded by the porous region and are designed to allow assembly of the augment to the stem without damaging the structure of the porous region. A method of attaching the augment is described, wherein a tool is designed to grip to posts of the augment and apply loads through these posts during assembly.
US08926702B2	Anterior bracket for spinal fixation A spinal fixation device includes a body defining a proximal surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a pair of angled surfaces extending distally and inwardly from opposite ends of the proximal surface. The proximal surface includes at least one proximal opening. Each angled surface includes at least one screw opening in communication with the proximal opening to define a passage extending through the body. The body is configured for positioning partially within an intervertebral space such that the angled surfaces are disposed in abutting relation with at least a portion of opposed surfaces of the adjacent vertebrae and such that the proximal surface is disposed exteriorly of the intervertebral space to permit insertion of a screw through the screw opening and into one of the opposed surfaces of the adjacent vertebrae.
US08926699B2	Composite bone graft kit A composite bone graft which comprises an allograft bone component; a synthetic bone substitute, wherein the synthetic bone substitute is in contact with the allograft bone component. The composite is arranged in a core/outer layer structure.
US08926697B2	Closed band for percutaneous annuloplasty An implantable structure includes a flexible sleeve, having first and second sleeve ends, and a contracting assembly, which is configured to longitudinally contract the sleeve, and includes a contracting mechanism, which is disposed longitudinally at a first site of the sleeve, and a longitudinal contracting member, having (a) a first member end, (b) a second member end, which is coupled to the sleeve longitudinally at a second site longitudinally between the first site and the second sleeve end, exclusive, and (c) a first member end portion, which is coupled to the contracting mechanism. The sleeve is arranged in a closed loop, such that first and second portions of the sleeve together define a longitudinally overlapping portion of the sleeve. The implantable structure is configured such that the contracting assembly longitudinally applies a longitudinal contracting force only between the first and the second sites, and not along the overlapping portion.
US08926696B2	Adjustable annuloplasty devices and adjustment mechanisms therefor Apparatus is provided including an implant structure (22, 122, 1122), a rotatable structure (2900) coupled to the implant structure (22, 122, 1122) in a vicinity of a first portion thereof, and a flexible member (30). At least a first portion of the 5 flexible member (30) is disposed in contact with the rotatable structure (2900), and at least one end portion of the flexible member (30) is not disposed in contact with the rotatable structure (30). In response to rotation of the rotatable structure (2900) in a first direction thereof, successive portions of the flexible member (30) contact the rotatable structure (2900) to pull the at least one end portion of the flexible member 0 (30) toward the first portion of the implant structure (22, 122, 1122), and responsively to draw the first and second portions of the implant structure (22, 122, 1122) toward each other. Other applications are also described.
US08926689B2	Flexible stent with hinged connectors A composite implantable prosthesis including a scaffold with a plurality of axially spaced apart sections connected by one or more bridges, each bridge including one or more hinges. The material of the bridges is generally distinct from the material of the scaffold.
US08926688B2	Stent having adjacent elements connected by flexible webs A stent incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect adjacent, spaced-apart stent elements. Preferably the spaced-apart adjacent stent elements are the result of forming the stent from a helically wound serpentine wire having space provided between adjacent windings. Other stent forms such as multiple, individual spaced-apart ring-shaped or interconnected stent elements may also be used. The connecting elements are typically web-shaped and result from creating slits or apertures in a covering of graft material applied to the stent and then, for example, applying heat to cause the slits or apertures to enlarge. The remaining graft material forms the interconnecting webs between the adjacent stent elements.
US08926682B2	Stent graft delivery system A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.
US08926678B2	Handpiece for laser treatment device Provided is a handpiece of a laser treatment device which can restrict a temperature rise of body tissues in a path from an irradiation portion to a target region more effectively than in the related art. The handpiece 10 includes an optical fiber 16 which guides laser light emitted from a pulse light source, and a revolving holder which holds a tip portion 64 of the optical fiber 16 such that the tip portion 64 is tilted with respect to a rotational axis C0 to direct an optical axis C1 of the laser light towards a target point P located on the rotational axis C0 and revolves the tip portion 64 of the optical fiber 16 about the rotational axis C0. Further, a pulse number of the pulse light source per unit time and a number of revolutions of the tip portion 64 of the optical fiber 16 per unit time are determined such that the pulse number of the pulse light source per unit time is not an integral multiple of the number of rotations of the tip portion 64 of the optical fiber 16 per unit time.
US08926676B2	Systems and methods for applying signals, including contralesional signals, to neural populations Systems and methods for applying signals, including contralesional electromagnetic signals, to neural populations, are disclosed. A particular method can be directed to treating a patient having a subject neural population in a first (e.g., ipsilesional) hemisphere of the brain, with the subject neural population having, or previously having, a functionality capable of being improved. The method can include directing an application of electromagnetic signals at least proximate to a target neural population at a second (e.g., contralesional) hemisphere of the brain to at least constrain a functionality of the target neural population, which has transcallosal communication with the first hemisphere.
US08926674B2	Fixation system for bones with a sensor and telemetry system Fixation system for bones with a connection support, at least one bone screw that can be inserted into a through hole of the connection support and a sensor and telemetry system, wherein the sensor and telemetry system is arranged on a separate plate, which can be connected with the connection support.
US08926672B2	Splay control closure for open bone anchor Open implant closure structures include a helically wound guide and advancement flange form having splay control surfaces. Multi-start closures and closures with inner set screws have splay control contours for interlocking with cooperating flange forms of bone anchor receivers. Flange form heights, thicknesses and other geometry, such as splay control ramp angle may be varied.
US08926668B2	Anchor for attachment to a bony structure A spine stabilization system including a first anchor, a second anchor and a rod for connecting the first and second anchors together. The first anchor includes an anchor body and a hook. A slot is defined between the hook and a first wall of the anchor body, facing the hook, the slot being configured to receive a bony structure. The first anchor further comprises a flexible member having first and second ends, and an intermediate portion therebetween. The anchor body is provided with an exit passage from which the first and second ends extend, and a loop passage going through the first wall and facing the hook, the intermediate portion extending from the loop passage to form a loop going through the slot and around the bony structure.
US08926667B2	Connector A surgical implant device that controls the relative movement between a first bone or tissue portion and a second bone or tissue portion. The device has a first connector member connected for movement with the first bone or tissue portion and a second connector member connected for movement with the second bone or tissue portion. A biasing member pivotally connects the first connector member to the second connector member and resists the relative rotation between the first connector member and the second connector member.
US08926657B2	System and method for transapical access and closure Embodiments are described for creating and closing tissue access ports, such as transapical access ports, which involve placement of an introducer across the subject tissue structure, and deployment of a controllable port closure device assembly configured to remain in place with a ratcheting mechanism, and to hold the tissue surrounding the previous access port location closed against a sealing disc with proximal and distal strut assemblies, after the introducer has been removed.
US08926649B2	Apparatus and methods for treating obstructions within body lumens Apparatus and methods are provided for delivering fluid into a body lumen during a medical procedure. A distal end of an apparatus may be introduced into a body lumen, and a valve on the distal end may be opened to deliver fluid through a first lumen into the body lumen, e.g., contrast and/or other diagnostic or therapeutic agents. The valve may be closed, and a procedure may be performed within the body lumen, e.g., using a treatment element carried on the distal end. For example, the treatment element may include a balloon that may be inflated when fluid is delivered through the first lumen with the valve closed. Optionally, a prosthesis, energy source, drug platform, and the like may be carried by the balloon for treating the body lumen. In various embodiments, the valve may be located proximal or distal to the treatment element.
US08926646B2	Surgical tool A tunneling device for creating a pathway in subcutaneous tissue of a person's body. The tunneling device includes a member having two ends, where each of the ends defines an insertion surface that facilitates the insertion of the ends into the subcutaneous tissue of the person's body. The tunneling device includes an interchangeable handle connectable to each of the ends. The handle defines a grasping surface and an opening. The opening is configured to receive either of the ends. The grasping surface enables a user to securely hold the handle with one hand to forcibly move the member through the subcutaneous tissue of the person's body to create the pathway in the subcutaneous tissue, and pull a cable of an implant device through the created pathway.
US08926643B2	Methods and devices for cutting and removing tissue from a body Methods and devices are provided for cutting and removing tissue from a body. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical device is provided having a suction shaft and a cutting assembly. The suction shaft can have an inner passageway configured to receive tissue. The cutting assembly can include an outer shaft having at least one opening formed in a sidewall thereof configured to receive tissue. The cutting assembly can be configured to mate with the suction shaft, and it can include a cutting element configured to move relative to the opening to cut tissue disposed through the opening. Suction can be applied to cause the cut tissue to flow proximally through the suction shaft and away from the cutting assembly.
US08926609B2	Treatment device and treatment method A surgical device which is configured to apply energy to living tissue and to be used to perform a surgical procedure includes a grasping portion, an incising portion, an introduction portion and a treatment portion. The grasping portion grasps the living tissue having a first surface and a second surface. The incising portion is movable forward and backward with respect to the living tissue and incises the living tissue. The introduction portion is movable forward and backward with respect to the living tissue and introduces a biocompatible material, which is chemically bound with the living tissue, to a space between the first surface and the second surface. The treatment portion is configured to apply high-frequency energy and thermal energy to the living tissue.
US08926603B2	System and method for denaturing and fixing collagenous tissue A method for modifying a geometry of a collagenous tissue mass includes heating the collagenous tissue mass to a temperature sufficient to cause denaturation, and introducing a biocompatible fixative, such as genepin, into the collagenous tissue mass.
US08926597B2	Surgical instrument guide device An instrument guide device comprises an elongated guide shaft having proximal and distal ends and including an instrument lumen for receiving therethrough a manually operated instrument having an instrument shaft. A distal bendable member is disposed at the distal end of the guide shaft and a proximal bendable member is disposed at the proximal end of the guide shaft. Actuation means extends between the distal and proximal bendable members and provides a bending of the distal bendable member controlled from the proximal bendable member. The proximal bendable member is controlled from the manually operated instrument to cause a corresponding bending of said distal bendable member.
US08926596B2	Loading a tissue closure device onto a delivery device A compression tool is configured to compress one or more components of a delivery device, such as a closure element and one or more flanges of a pusher tube. The compression tool includes clamping means configured to close or release with rotation of actuating means (e.g., rotating means). In a closed position, the clamping means can sufficiently compress the one or more components of the delivery device so that a technician can easily position a garage tube about the compressed delivery device components. The assembled delivery device (or assembled garage tube) can then be removed from the compression tool upon reverse rotation of the actuating means, and subsequent opening of the clamping means.
US08926595B2	Devices, formulations, and methods for delivery of multiple beneficial agents The present invention relates to osmotic delivery devices, formulations, and methods for delivery of two or more beneficial agents. In one aspect, the present invention provides osmotic delivery devices useful for substantially concurrent administration of two or more beneficial agents. In another aspect, the present invention provides beneficial agent formulations for use in the osmotic delivery devices. The formulations include formulations wherein beneficial agents are soluble in the vehicle, suspension formulations comprising particle formulations of one or more beneficial agent, and combinations thereof. Further, methods for treatment of a variety of diseases or conditions using two or more beneficial agents are disclosed, wherein the methods are preferably practiced using the osmotic delivery devices and/or formulations of the invention.
US08926582B2	Sealing cap for a body fluid container and a blood collection device A sealing cap for a body fluid container, and a body fluid collection device and system are disclosed. The sealing cap includes an inner cap placeable on an opening in the body fluid container forming a mouth, the inner cap has a shielding member which seals the mouth of the body fluid container, an outer cap resting on the inner cap, the outer cap being movable relative to the inner cap, and a channel member, wherein by a rotational movement the outer cap is movable between an first position in which the channel member is located separated from the shielding member and a second position in which the channel member extends through the shielding member, thereby establishing an open state of the shielding member, and wherein the shielding member returns to a closed state when the outer cap is moved back from the second position to the first position.
US08926579B2	Fastening zone configurations for outer covers of absorbent articles A reusable outer cover configured to be engaged with a disposable absorbent insert is provided. The reusable outer cover comprises front and rear waist regions configured to be joined together by a fastening zone. The fastening zone comprises a first side on the front waist region and a second side on the rear waist region. The first side comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion comprises a first fastening component and the second portion comprises a second fastening component. The second side comprises a third portion and a fourth portion. The third portion comprises a third fastening component and the fourth portion comprises a fourth fastening component. The first and third fastening components have a first fastening property and the second and fourth fastening components have a second, different fastening property.
US08926574B2	Wound dressing for negative-pressure therapy The present invention relates to a bandage for use in negative-pressure wound therapy, more particularly for wounds in the abdominal region, comprising a flexible film as a wound contact layer and at least one conduit applied to the film, wherein the conduit communicates with the wound space through openings in the conduit and in the film.
US08926570B2	Medicament delivery device The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device that is reliable, safe and intuitive to use and configured to prevent a subsequent dose from being administered before a previously initialized dose has been fully delivered. This is accomplished by mechanically interacting structures arranged as an interface between a lockable delivery button and a release member.
US08926562B2	Syringe holding system A syringe holder includes a body with a syringe retainer, an elongated finger and a stop member connected to the body. The finger inserts longitudinally into a socket on a pump without the aid of tools and permits the holder to move in multiple planes. The stop member limits such movement. The stop member can include a clip for releasably clamping onto a portion of a pump. The syringe retainer can include a hole in the body and may optionally include an adaptor mounted in or extending into the hole for detachably attaching a syringe. The syringe holder can be incorporated into a tube set assembly or an infusion system.
US08926553B2	Pen-type injector having an electronic control unit An injection device having a drive mechanism to expel selectively a dose of medicament from a medicament cartridge through a needle unit is disclosed. The injection device further comprises an electronic control unit to control the drive mechanism, and a dispense button to generate a dispense button signal to the electronic control unit indicative of the dose to be expelled in which an arm button causes a first arm button signal to be sent to the electronic control unit to permit the dose to be expelled.
US08926552B2	Particle delivery A method for delivering particles to a target location of a subject includes slidably disposing a polymeric carrier in a lumen of a catheter. The lumen extends in the catheter from a proximal opening to a delivery region. The method further includes inserting the delivery region of the catheter in the target location of the subject and forcing the particles through the lumen of the catheter to cause the carrier and the particles to exit the delivery region of the catheter. The particles may be cells or drug-loaded microspheres. The carrier can serve to retain the particles in the target location for a period of time. For treatment of vertebral disc degeneration, the particles can be stem cells, the carrier can be formed from collagen, and the target location can be the nucleus pulposus.
US08926545B2	Device and method for establishing an artificial arterio-venous fistula A shunt rivet for implantation between a first body space and a second body space in a patient, such as to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
US08926541B1	Means to remove blood stream deposits from a body This invention relates to a means of clearing out a cholesterol, calcium and plaque build-up resident to a living circulatory system, in addition to dissolving various kinds of blood clots, and removing other foreign matter, all by means of charged particle migration, through the application of an electromotive source.
US08926540B2	Hemodialysis system with separate dialysate cassette A hemodialysis system includes (i) a dialyzer; (ii) a blood pump; (iii) a blood cassette operatively connected to the dialyzer and the blood pump; (iv) a dialysate heater; (v) first and second peristaltic dialysate pumps; and (vi) a dialysate cassette separate from the blood cassette, the dialysate cassette including an organizer configured to support a drain tube, a to-dialyzer tube and a from-dialyzer tube, the cassette further including a first pumping tube, a second pumping tube and an inline fluid heating pathway, the cassette when mounted for operation orienting (a) the first pumping tube for operation with the first peristaltic dialysate pump, (b) the second pumping tube for operation with the second peristaltic dialysate pump and (c) the fluid heating pathway for operation with the dialysate heater.
US08926528B2	Single-axis sensors on flexible backbone An apparatus includes a narrow elongate probe is adapted for insertion into the body of a living subject. The probe may be flexible and has a plurality of sensors consisting of single coils of very fine wire wound about a backbone of the probe, which transmit signals proximally via fine connecting wires to a position processor. The position processor analyzes the signals to determine position coordinates at multiple points along the length of the probe.
US08926527B2	Tissue sample flushing system for biopsy device A self-contained hand-held biopsy device includes a hollow needle having a distal end portion with a circumferential cutting edge. A sample-receiving device is received in the hollow needle, and has a tapered distal tip and a cavity configured to receive a tissue sample. The sample-receiving device is configured to move in the hollow needle between a first extended position and a second retracted position. A transport device is configured to move the sample-receiving device relative to the hollow needle. A liquid supply unit is configured to operatively connect to the cavity of the sample-receiving device when the sample-receiving device is in the second retracted position and is configured to deliver a flow of the flushing liquid to the cavity to facilitate tissue sample ejection from the cavity. The liquid supply unit is disconnected from the cavity of the sample-receiving device when the sample-receiving device is in the first extended position.
US08926524B2	System, apparatus and method for biomedical wireless pressure sensing An implantable polymer-based pressure sensor featuring an electrical LC-tank resonant circuit for passive wireless sensing without power consumption on the implanted site. The sensor is microfabricated with parylene to create a flexible coil substrate that can be folded for smaller physical form factor during implantation, and can be stretched back without damage for enhanced inductive sensor-reader coil coupling. Data received from the sensor can be enhanced to provide improved pressure measurements at increased distances.
US08926523B2	Method and apparatus for cardiac function monitoring An implantable medical device that includes a first elongated lead body having an outer surface and an opening along the outer surface, a sensor positioned along the lead body and configured to receive acoustic signals through the opening of the first lead body and generate an electrical signal representative of sounds produced at a targeted location along a patient's cardiovascular system. A therapy delivery module is capable of delivering a cardiac therapy via predetermined electrodes of a plurality of electrodes, and a processor is configured to detect a cardiac event in response to the sensed cardiac electrical signals, determine a plurality of time intervals between the electrical signals and acoustic signals, determine a correlation between the electrical signals and the acoustic signals, and control the therapy delivery module to deliver therapy in response to the determined correlation.
US08926521B2	Method for blood pressure measurement from noninvasive oscillometric pressure signals Disclosed embodiments include a method for measuring non-invasive blood pressure from an oscillometric signal and a cuff pressure signal implemented in a medical apparatus comprising: (a) calculating a pulse pressure signal by subtracting an upper and a lower envelope of the oscillometric signal; and (b) calculating without the use of beat detection a mean arterial pressure, a systolic blood pressure, and a diastolic blood pressure from said oscillometric signal, said cuff pressure signal, and a plurality of thresholds a device with at least one processor.
US08926508B2	Access assembly with dual anchor and seal capabilities A cannula assembly includes a cannula adapted for insertion within tissue and having a longitudinal passage extending along a longitudinal axis of the cannula for passage of a surgical instrument. An expandable member is mounted to the cannula and longitudinally spaced from a distal end of the cannula. The expandable member is adapted to expand, upon introduction of fluids therein, in a radially outward direction relative to the longitudinal axis whereby the expandable member engages the tissue to facilitate anchoring of the cannula relative to the tissue, and also to expand in a radially inward direction relative to the longitudinal axis and within the longitudinal passage to engage the surgical instrument positioned within the longitudinal passage to facilitate formation of a seal about the surgical instrument.
US08926503B2	Light source power based on predetermined sensed condition A medical instrument having a lighting system for illuminating a target area, the system comprising a light source and associated power controller, the system being configured to move from a first illumination mode to a second illumination mode based on a sensed or determined changed condition, such as predetermined temperature and/or change in a scene or brightness signal, or lack of change, from an image sensor that may be associated with the instrument.
US08926500B2	Light irradiating device, scanning endoscopic device, manufacturing method of light irradiating device, and manufacturing method of scanning endoscopic device In a light irradiating device of a scanning endoscopic device, a proximal end of a lens optical system is located apart from a distal end of an optical fiber in directions parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a lens-side facing portion faces a fiber-side facing portion apart from the fiber-side facing portion by a second dimension smaller than a first dimension between the distal end of the optical fiber and the proximal end of the lens optical system in the directions parallel to the longitudinal axis. The proximal end of the lens optical system and the distal end of the optical fiber are located between a distal end and a proximal end of the window in the directions parallel to the longitudinal axis.
US08926483B1	Interchangeable balance dome cover apparatus An interchangeable cover is secured between a lower base and an upper cover retention body over an inflatable dome. The entire assembly is placed on a chair for an individual to sit on for stability core training. The upper cover retention body and lower base detach from compressive engagement of the interchangeable cover to replace the cover as desired by the individual.
US08926482B2	Exercise device The present invention relates to an exercise device that can function as a rolling exercise device. It comprises an elongate member that has a first handle assembly secured to its first end and a second handle assembly secured to its second end. The handle assemblies include a base that is rotatably secured to a handle support structure. The handle assemblies also include a handle for gripping. The handle assemblies further function as wheels on either side of the elongate member that allows the exercise device to roll. In addition, the handle assemblies can be removed from the ends of the elongate member and the assemblies can be mutually joined in a second configuration that does not include the elongate member. The second configuration can also be rolled along a surface by a user gripping the handles and applying a force that causes the base of each handle assembly to rotate.
US08926479B2	Collapsible mechanism for treadmill A collapsible mechanism for a treadmill is composed of a support frame, a stand, and an operational console. The stand includes a frame body, a first positioning assembly, and a second positioning assembly. The frame body has a bottom side pivotably attached to the support frame in such a way that the frame body is collapsible relative to the frame. The first and second positioning assemblies are connected with the frame body and the support frame separately. Each of the first and second positioning assemblies includes a first (second) fastener and a first (second) sheet member. The first and second fasteners are inserted through the first and second sheet members separately. Each of the first and second sheet members includes two first specific positions. The operational console is pivotably attached to a top side of the frame body and collapsible relative to the stand.
US08926462B2	Tensioner A tensioner comprising a base, a shaft connected to the base, an eccentric adjuster coaxially engaged with the shaft, an arm pivotally engaged with the shaft, a pulley journalled to the arm, a torsion spring engaged between the arm and the base, the arm comprising a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion disposed axially opposite from the first receiving portion, a first damping member disposed between the arm and the base, the first damping member frictionally engaged with the base and engaged with first receiving portion, a second damping member disposed between the arm and the eccentric adjuster having a member engaged with the second receiving portion, and a biasing member disposed between the first damping member and the arm for applying a normal force to the first damping member and to the second damping member.
US08926460B2	Ratchet-type tensioner There is provided a ratchet-type tensioner whose spring stopping washer for seating a ratchet biasing spring is rigidly and readily assembled to a ratchet-receiving hole so as not to fall out of the ratchet-receiving hole and which reduces flapping noise and prevents seizure of the plunger by securely and stably operating a ratchet mechanism in operating an engine. The ratchet-type tensioner 100 is arranged so that the spring stopping washer has a C-ring anchored in the rear-end area of the ratchet-receiving hole by fitting in a diameter-reduced state and by enlarging its diameter within an anchoring circumferential groove of the ratchet-receiving hole and a spring stopping piece extended from the C-ring to a ring center area to seat the ratchet biasing spring.
US08926457B2	Mechanical broadheads with hinged front blades A mechanical broadhead with a set of blades that mechanically activate via a fixed style blade that slides at impact. The blades may deploy inside a cavity of an animal or the blades may deploy outside a cavity of an animal. The blades are slideably secured in a body in accepting slots. The deployable blades may include a ratchet mechanism to lock the deployable blades in one or more positions. The mechanical broadhead maintains a low aerodynamic profile for proper flight via the deployable blades.
US08926456B2	Cricket or cricket derived games and equipment therefor The invention provides a ball having a resilient higher density plastic outer cover layer over a lower density plastic core and a bat including a handle and a head, the head having a hitting surface and a back surface, the hitting surface having an elongate and substantially planar hitting surface and the back surface being similarly elongate and having a raised spine running along its elongate axis. The invention is characterised in that the bat is formed from plastic or composite material and has a central cavity, and a target article (set of stumps) includes a weighted base and a panel, the panel being formed from a flexible resilient material and the base including a slot into which the panel may be inserted and thereby retained in an upright position. The panel and slot are adapted such that when struck by an object the panel is free to vibrate.
US08926455B2	Apparatuses for improving throwing technique and methods of using same Various embodiments provide apparatuses configured for improving a ball throwing technique of a user thereof. The apparatuses generally comprise one or more body portions configured to at least partially surround at least a first portion of an arm of the user, and one or more flexible portions configured to at least partially surround and secure at least a second portion of the arm of the user, the second portion being oppositely positioned relative to the first portion. The apparatuses may further comprise at least one connector element configured to selectively attach the one or more flexible portions to the one or more body portions. Various embodiments still further incorporate a wedge portion that creates a gap between a user's palm and the ball being thrown. Still other embodiments comprise extension and rotation mechanisms for apparatus adjustments. Methods of using the various apparatuses are also provided.
US08926451B2	Co-forged golf club head and method of manufacture A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention creates of an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like.
US08926449B2	Golf club head According to an aspect of this invention, a golf club head includes: a head main body; and a weight material detachably mounted in a weight material mounting portion in the head main body, an external screw thread on the weight material meshing with an internal screw thread in the weight material mounting portion, wherein: the weight material comprises a head portion having the external screw thread and a rod portion which projects from the head portion; and the internal screw thread is provided on an entrance side and a cylindrical portion is provided on a deeper side for engagement with the rod portion in the weight material mounting portion.
US08926448B1	Weighted golf club head A golf club head having a center of gravity located at a point close to the face and the sole is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises a hollow body including a weight lip and face component, and the weight lip extends from the sole inside the body towards the face component without making contact with the face component. The golf club head is preferably a wood-type or hybrid-type golf club head. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a weight bar disposed within the hollow body proximate the face component, and the weight bar bridges at least a portion of the sole. The weight bar may be movable within the hollow body to allow for center of gravity adjustment.
US08926432B2	Feedback controller Systems and methods for providing various forms of feedback are provided and can be implemented in a system, for example, between a gamer and a gaming system. One or more embodiments might be included and directed toward providing feedback between a gamer and the gaming system by way of one or more various forms of controllers that might be used by a gamer in playing a game or in setting up or configuring the game. Various bio-feedback mechanisms might be implemented to provide feedback from the game controller to the game in response to the condition, state, or behavior or the user. For example, in one embodiment, heart rate monitors, temperature sensors, or other biological or physiological sensors can be included with, incorporated in or integrated into the controller to sense a gamer's biological or physiological sensors condition.
US08926414B1	Apparatus for supporting and cooling an electronic device An apparatus for supporting and cooling an electronic device and methods of using the apparatus. The apparatus can include a housing for a cooling system and a support cradle for receiving the electronic device and engaging the electronic device with the cooling system.
US08926413B2	Automotive HVAC alternative bleed path for a vehicle window defrost A vehicle heating, ventilation and air conditioning system includes a plurality of ducts for providing conditioned air to an interior of a vehicle. The plurality of ducts includes a window defrost duct and a floor duct. The system includes a mixing chamber upstream of the window defrost and floor duct. A damper is selectively controllable to distribute the conditioned air to one or more of the plurality of ducts. The damper is configured so that when in a floor only mode position, the damper directs conditioned air in the mixing chamber only to the floor duct. A bypass conduit is configured to direct air from the floor duct to the window defrost duct when the damper is in the floor-only mode position. The conditioned air directed through the bypass conduit attenuates noise generated in the mixing chamber from emanating to the window defrost duct.
US08926412B2	Coin deposit and dispensing apparatus The present invention provides a coin deposit and dispensing apparatus having a till filling distributor unit comprising a set of a plurality of releasably mounted till filling distributors, each till filling distributor comprising a wide upper opening, a narrow lower opening, and a pipe-like structure between these openings, where the till filling distributor unit is designed in such a way that in a dispensing operation a till filling distributor is located below each dispenser involved in the dispensing operation, whereby each till filling distributor is adapted for receiving coins from a dispenser located above said distributor into the wide upper opening of the distributor and to guide the coins through said narrow lower opening to a portable cash receptacle.
US08926404B2	Method for manufacturing metal ring of continuously variable transmission metal belt A continuously variable transmission metal belt includes a metal ring assembly and metal elements. The metal ring assembly includes stacked endless metal rings. Each of the stacked endless metal rings includes a flat peripheral surface and a substantially semicircular end face. The substantially semicircular end face is connected to an end of the peripheral surface in a width direction of each of the stacked endless metal rings. The metal elements are supported on the metal ring assembly. A displacement Z of the end face is smaller than or equal to 0.1R. The displacement Z is defined as Z=R−H. R is a radius of an imaginary circle that passes through a contact point between the peripheral surface and the end face and that is tangent to the end face. H is a distance from a center of the imaginary circle to the peripheral surface.
US08926401B2	Method of shaping an ophthalmic lens A method of shaping an ophthalmic lens for mounting in a mixed surround of an eyeglass frame that presents at least one half-rim, includes: a) a step of acquiring a longitudinal profile characterizing the shape desired for the outline of the lens; b) a step of subdividing the longitudinal profile into a first arc associated with the half-rim and a second arc, in which step the positions of two singular points of the longitudinal profile are acquired that characterize the positions of the two ends of the half-rim; c) a first step of finishing the ophthalmic lens, during which a first portion of its outline is brought to the shape of the first arc; and d) a second step of finishing the ophthalmic lens, during which a second portion of its outline is brought to the shape of the second arc. In step b), the position of at least one of the two acquired singular points is corrected so as to reduce the length of the first arc of the longitudinal profile.
US08926400B2	Uniformity during planarization of a disk An apparatus, system, and method are provided for reducing edge damage of a disk during chemical mechanical polishing. The apparatus includes a disk carrier configured to receive a disk, the disk having an outside edge and an inside edge, a raised ring adjacent the outside edge of the disk and extending from a surface of the disk carrier to a height greater than a height of the disk, and a raised column adjacent the inside edge of the disk and having a height greater than a height of the disk. The system includes a disk carrier for receiving a disk, a raised ring adjacent the outside edge of each opening, and plugs insertable into a central opening in the disk and having a height greater than a height of the disk. The method includes providing the apparatus, inserting a disk into the apparatus, and polishing the disk.
US08926389B2	Light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof A light-emitting device which is thin and lightweight and has high flexibility, impact resistance, and reliability is provided. Further, a light-emitting device which is thin and lightweight and has high flexibility, impact resistance, and hermeticity is provided. In the light-emitting device in which a light-emitting region including a transistor and a light-emitting element is sealed between a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate, an opening is provided in the second flexible substrate around a region overlapping with the light-emitting region, the opening is filled with frit glass containing low-melting glass and bonding the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, and the frit glass is provided so as to be in contact with an insulating layer provided over the first flexible substrate. The second flexible substrate may include an opening in a region overlapping with the light-emitting region.
US08926384B1	Auxiliary oar blade assembly An auxiliary oar blade assembly is provided for attachment to a shaft of an existing oar opposite an existing blade to provide a two bladed oar. The assembly includes a blade and an elongated connector coupled to and extending from the blade. A channel extends through the connector. The channel is configured for receiving a shaft of an oar therein. A coupler is coupled to the connector securing the connector to the shaft of the oar.
US08926367B2	Electrical connector with detect function An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of first and second terminals. The insulative housing includes a rear base portion and a front tongue portion. Each first terminal defines a first retained portion retaining in the insulative housing, a first contacting portion at a second mating surface of the tongue portion, and a first solder portion extending from the insulative housing. Each second terminal defines a second connecting portion retaining in the insulative housing, a second contacting portion at a second mating surface of the tongue portion, and a second solder portion. Wherein one terminal of first terminals located adjacent to a lateral surface of the tongue portion defines an elastic contacting arm integrally extends from the first retained portion. The contacting arm defines an outward-tip projecting outwards from the lateral side of the tongue portion so as to provide a detect pin without any soldering portion.
US08926364B2	Holder lock structure A holder locking structure includes: a connector housing and a front holder. The connector housing includes: a fitting hood to which another connector is inserted and fit; a terminal accommodation accommodating a terminal fitting; a rib which is protruded into the fitting hood and is configured to prevent terminal connection fault of the terminal fitting; and a first locking portion configured to lock the front holder. The front holder is inserted in the fitting hood of the connector housing and is locked to the connector housing to prevent removal of the terminal fitting. The front holder is provided with a rib insertion hole to which the rib is inserted and a jig insertion hole into which a jig can be inserted to unlock the front holder from the connector housing. The rib insertion hole and the jig insertion hole are continuously provided.
US08926352B2	Contact element for plug-in connector socket To compensate the lateral offset of an opposing plug, a contact element for a plug-in connector socket has particularly large tolerances. For this purpose, the contact element is embodied in two pieces, a contact spring element for making electrical contact with the opposing plug and a securing element in which the contact spring element is mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis. In contrast to a case in which tolerances depend on deformation of a spring element, by virtue of rotation of the contact spring element no forces act on the soldering points with which the securing element is soldered to a printed circuit board. The contact element is particularly suitable for soldering according to SMT.
US08926342B2	Controlled-impedance cable termination using compliant interconnect elements An apparatus for terminating a controlled-impedance cable using compliant electrical contacts to provide an interface to another device. The terminator includes a conductive ground block for securing the cable by its ground shield and providing a common ground. Once the cable is anchored in the ground block, the block face and cable ends are dressed to make a reliable electrical contact with the compliant signal contact that electrically connects the cable center conductor to the device. An insulating or conductive plate mounted to the ground block holds the signal contact and optional ground contacts that electrically connect the ground block to the ground plane of the device. The ground contacts surround the signal contact in a pattern that closely mimics the impedance environment of the cable. When using a conductive plate, the signal contact is insulated from the plate by an insulating centering plug or a non-conductive coating.
US08926341B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector is provided in the present invention, including an insulating housing, a first group of conductive terminals, a second group of conductive terminals and a third group of conductive terminals. A mating section of the insulating housing forms a receiving cavity, which disposes at least one horizontal division plate therein to form multiple receiving semi-cavity. A horizontal retaining section and a vertical retaining section of each conductive terminal are received and retained into the mounting section of the insulating housing, the tails thereof extend outside the bottom surface of the mounting section, and the flexible contact section enters into the corresponding receiving semi-cavity of the mating section. The electrical connector of the present invention disposes a wider complementary margin along an up and down direction and a left and right direction, thereby ensuring a safe connection of the electrical connector and a complementary connector.
US08926340B2	Spring plate type connector for use in backlight module The present invention discloses a spring plate type connector for use in backlight module, which includes a retention base and a plurality of connection bodies. The plurality of connection bodies is integrally formed on the retention base. The retention base includes a corresponding structure of a component contained in the backlight module. The connection body includes: a connection section, which is connected to the retention base; and an engagement section, which extends from the connection section and is connected to a solder pad inside the backlight module. Practicing the spring plate type connector for use in backlight module simplifies the manufacture process of the connector, realizes expanded range of application, and allows of application to connection with backlight modules of various models, thereby improving sharability of the connector and making the backlight module compact and light-weighted.
US08926329B2	Sign language action generating device and communication robot A sign language action generating device includes: a word string input unit; a trace creation unit that extracts a sign language action data for each word of a pair of words inputted as a word string and creates a trace between an end point position of a sign language action having the same meaning as a prior word of the pair of words and a start point position thereof having the same meaning as a posterior word; an interference determination unit that determines whether or not interference is generated between parts of a robot on each trace; an action connection unit that connects sign language actions; and an action adjustment unit that adjusts a position coordinate or a velocity of the pair of words within a prescribed threshold of a shift amount or an evaluation function within which meanings of the prior word and the posterior word can be maintained.
US08926327B2	Dental device and method of use thereof A unitary dental device constructed from a suitable thermoplastic or thermosetting material allowing the dental device to be heat molded by a dental practitioner sitting chair side to a patient. The dental device includes a single-piece, shell-like analog having the appearance of contoured, individual teeth. The dental device may also include a pair of posterior tooth extensions in order to create a custom buccal corridor specifically adapted for the patient. A connection bridge uniformly joins the proximal contact areas intermediate of adjacent teeth to form the unitary shell-like analog. The dental device may be temporarily affixed in the patient's mouth to allow both the patient and the dental practitioner to preview chair side the look of a final smile design with a fully-fabricated dental prosthesis. Once the patient and dentist are satisfied with the particular tooth selection and characterization, the dental prosthesis can be fabricated from the dental device.
US08926325B2	Method and system for fixing removable dentures A removable denture system comprising a support beam fixedly attached to the individual's alveolar ridge above the mucous membrane by a plurality of dental implants, and a denture generally conforming with the dental parameters of the individual and integrated with a supper-structure. The supper-structure comprises at least a portion shaped in confirmation with the support beam, and a denture locking arrangement for removably though fixedly articulating the denture to the support beam preventing unintentional disengagement of the denture.
US08926317B2	System and method for controlling fired heater operations Method of controlling the operation of a combustion device to provide safe and reliable operation while reducing NOx emission that includes providing a flow of fuel and diluent at a determined volume ratio to a flame in the combustion device; providing a flame stability sensor to generate a measurement of a characteristic of the flame, providing a flow measurement for each of the fuel and diluent, and controlling the determined volume ratio of fuel:diluent using the measurement from the flame stability sensor and/or flow measurements. A combustion system incorporating this method also is included.
US08926311B1	Vibration system for concrete pipe making machines A vibration system for concrete pipe making machines using the dry cast method and which employ adjustable molds comprised of corner panels joined to intermediate panels. Two coupled vertically spaced-apart vibrators are mounted in two opposite corner panels of the mold core. The vibrators are mounted on shelves welded to the interior of the walls that form the mold surface. The shelves are also welded to vertical end walls that extend inwardly to form the box-like corner panel. The corner panels and intermediate panels are secured together by removable fasteners that join the vertical end walls of the corner panels to the corresponding vertical end walls of the side panels. The joined corner panels and side panels provide a rigid core structure similar to a solid core and allow the entire core to become the vibration structure.
US08926310B2	Cup thermoforming machine A cup thermoforming machine includes a frame, a movable upper platen, a clamping grid and a movable lower platen. The movable upper platen is supported for vertical reciprocation by the frame, and carries a male die. The clamping grid is carried by the frame above a sheet of thermoformable material and has a clearance aperture for the male die. The lower platen is supported for vertical reciprocation by the frame beneath the clamping grid and carries a female die.
US08926304B1	Three-dimensional printing apparatus A three-dimensional printing apparatus including a tank filled with a liquid-state forming material, a platform disposed at the tank, a rotating shaft, a rotating arm, and at least one light source is provided. The rotating shaft is disposed under the tank or above the tank. The rotating arm connects to the rotating shaft such that the rotating arm is driven by the rotating shaft to rotate. The light source disposed on the rotating arm rotates along with the rotating arm and generates light projecting toward the forming material along with the part of the platform moving in the forming material, such that the forming material is solidified in layers and forms a three-dimensional object on the platform.
US08926303B2	Valve assembly for an injection molding machine A valve assembly for use with a part handling assembly of an injection molding machine includes a housing having a first tooling port for fluid communication with a first set of receivers on the part handling apparatus and a second tooling port for fluid communication with a second set of receivers on the part handling apparatus. First and second vacuum channels extend through the housing and are provided with respective first and second vacuum closure members to provide selective fluid communication between a vacuum source and the first and second tooling ports, respectively. First and second pressure channels extend through the housing and are provided with respective first and second pressure closure members to provide selective fluid communication between a pressurized fluid source and the first and second tooling ports, respectively. The first pressure closure member is moveable independently from the first vacuum closure member, and the second pressure closure member is moveable independently from the second vacuum closure member.
US08926302B1	Adjustable food press An adjustable food press for making a wide variety of hot and cold sandwiches and other foods that are compressed during preparation. The food press has a dome and a handle assembly, attached to a pressing plate inside the dome, that adjusts the position of the pressing plate to the desired sandwich thickness. Once positioned, the handle assembly is locked in position, holding the pressing plate in place until the sandwich is ready. When the pressing plate is released, the dome is left in place to keep the food warm, or removed and used on the same or a different sandwich style. The food press functions with a variety of flat-surfaced cooking equipment used to prepare hot and cold food. The dome prevents spatter of grease and food particles on surrounding surfaces. The pressing plate is removable for cleaning or for interchanging with a different style of pressing plate.
US08926300B2	Micro particle for thermal control material and device and method of producing the same using ultrasonic high-temperature vibration scheme Disclosed is a micro particle for a thermal control material capable of being applied as a highly thermal conductive material for thermal control, and an apparatus and a method of producing the micro particle for the thermal control material by using an ultrasonic high-temperature vibration scheme. More specifically, a Boron Nitride (BN) particle having a plate shape and an excellent thermal conductivity is coated on a PCM having a shape of a micro bead, to increase the thermal conduction to the inside PCM, so that a phase change is easily generated, and which allows an easy treatment of the PCM in a liquid state at a temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of the PCM.
US08926296B2	Linear motor, a linear compressor, a method of controlling a linear compressor, a cooling system, and a linear compressor controlling a system A linear compressor (100) applicable to a cooling system (20) includes a piston (1) driven by a linear motor (10), the piston (1) having displacement range controlled by means of a controlled voltage (VM), the controlled voltage (VM) having a voltage frequency (φP) applied to the linear motor (10) and adjusted by a processing unit (22), the range of piston (1) displacement being dynamically controlled in function of a variable demand of the cooling system (20), the linear compressor (100) having a resonance frequency, the processing unit (22) adjusting the range of piston (1) displacement, so that the linear compressor (100) will be dynamically kept on resonance throughout the variations in demand of the cooling system (20).
US08926289B2	Blade pocket design An airfoil includes a blade having a pocket recess therein and one or more features disposed within the pocket recess. The one or more features are configured to disrupt pressure oscillations within the pocket recess. In another embodiment, a blade is disclosed having a first wall and a second wall. The first wall is disposed on a suction side of the blade and the second wall is disposed on a pressure side of the blade. The second wall is connected to the first wall at a leading edge of the blade. Together the first wall and the second wall form a portion of a pocket recess and the pocket recess is disposed asymmetrically with respect to a camber line of the blade.
US08926287B2	Airfoil shape for a compressor An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in a scalable table, the scalable table selected from the group of tables consisting of TABLES 1-2, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
US08926285B2	Turbine blade fastening for a turbomachine A turbine blade fastening is provided. The turbine blade fastening include a blade root implemented in a fir tree design, which includes anchoring teeth implemented toward the blade casting tip such that the height of the anchoring teeth is reduced toward the blade casting tip. The anchoring teeth are designed for fitting into corresponding recesses in a rotor.
US08926280B2	Rotor blade made of a fibre-reinforced composite material and production method for it A rotor blade in a fiber-reinforced composite design for a tail rotor of a rotary wing aircraft (helicopter), with a blade section (5; 5′) having a blade skin (a, r) and a blade body (b . . . g, s, t), which blade section (5; 5′) forms an aerodynamically effective profile, with a blade tip (6) that faces away from the hub of a drive device of the rotor; and with a coupling section (9, 11; 9′, 11′) which faces towards the hub, with an attachment device (2) for a tension-torque-transmission element (3) and for a control tube (4) is improved in that the blade section (5; 5′) and the coupling section (9, 11; 9′, 11′) include spar tapes (a . . . g) that go all the way through and that are made of unidirectional fiber material.
US08926279B2	Propeller hub A hub of a propeller with variable-pitch blades for a turbine engine, for example for a propfan engine. The hub of the propeller includes a polygonal ring with substantially radial cylindrical recesses distributed about a central axis of the ring for receiving the blades, a turbine rotor element of the turbine engine, and a securing flange that is attached to the ring so as to connect the ring to the rotor element. The hub further includes a plurality of back-up hooks inserted with clearance in openings, the back-up hooks being connected either to the ring or to the rotor element, and the openings being connected to the other one of the two.
US08926277B2	Fan casing for a turbofan engine A fan casing for a turbofan engine including an annular casing component of composite material including a body portion having an outwardly directed stiffening flange at one end, the stiffening flange being connected to the body portion by a radially outwardly stepped region, the fan casing also including a metallic ring which is coaxial with the annular casing component, the metallic ring being situated at least partially within the stepped region and being secured to the annular casing component.
US08926272B2	System for heat dissipation from an internal actuator in a rotor blade A rotor blade for an aircraft includes an airfoil skin, an active element, and an actuator configured to operate the active element. A heat pipe is configured to promote heat transfer from the actuator to the airfoil skin. The heat pipe has a slope gradient such that a centrifugal force generated during rotation of the rotor blade promotes travel of a condensed working fluid within the heat pipe to move from a condenser end of the heat pipe toward an evaporator end of the heat pipe.
US08926266B2	Multi-inlet vacuum pump A multi-inlet vacuum pump includes a first pump device (10) including a first rotor element (18) with a plurality of first rotor disks (20) serially arranged in the conveying direction (36), and a second pump device (12) including a further rotor element (26) with a plurality of second rotor disks (28) serially arranged in the conveying direction (36). A diameter of the second rotor disks (28) is at least partially larger than a diameter of the first rotor disks (20). A main inlet (32) sucks in a first fluid stream (34) with the first pump device (10). The first fluid stream (34) is conveyed in the direction of the further pump device (12). An intermediate inlet (38) sucks in a second fluid stream (40) with the second pump device (12). The second fluid stream (40) is conveyed in the direction of a pump outlet. A process of merging the two fluid streams (34,40) will occur within the second pump device (12), preferably between two adjacent second rotor disks (28) of the second pump device (12).
US08926262B2	CMC turbine stator blade A CMC turbine stator blade 1 includes a blade 2 of a ceramic matrix composite material formed or a metallic material, and a band 5 formed of a ceramic matrix composite material and supporting the blade 2. The blade 2 includes a first fitting portion 3 to which the band 5 is fitted outside. The band 5 includes a second fitting portion 7 to which the first fitting portion 3 is fitted inside. A flexible wire 8 is disposed between the fitting portions 3, 7 to fix the blade 2 and the band 5. A first groove 3a in the outer peripheral surface of the first fitting portion 3 extends in the front-to-rear direction of the blade 2. A second groove 7a in the inner peripheral surface of the second fitting portion 7a extends along the first groove 3a. The wire 8 is disposed between the grooves 3a,7a.
US08926261B2	Turbine assembly A turbine assembly is provided assembly having rotor defines a plurality of recesses disposed about an axis of rotation (Ar). Each of the recesses having a wide end and a narrow end. The recesses are disposed in the alternating orientations such that the wide ends and the narrow ends of the adjacent recesses are proximate to one another to minimize wake turbulence, thereby optimizing efficiency.
US08926259B2	Pick and place apparatus for electronic device inspection equipment A technology related to a pick-and-place apparatus for electronic device inspection equipment is provided. The pick-and-place apparatus includes the guiding unit that can interact with a loading element and can guide the picker to load the electronic devices at a correct position on the loading element. Therefore, the pick-and-place apparatus can allow the electronic devices, for example, semiconductor devices having a ball type of electrical contact lead (BGA, FBGA, etc.), to electrically contact the tester in a stable manner when the tester inspects the electronic devices.
US08926248B2	Family of fastening elements, check gauges and method for controlling the choice of the length of a fastening element The invention refers to a family of fastening devices including at least two fastening elements (101, 121), each one of said elements including a shaped end portion (105), a frontal face (106) of the shaped end portion (105) having a cavity (107) extending as far as a bottom (108),the fastening elements having different maximum grips (Gmax), the family being configured so that the distance (109′) between the bottom (108) of the cavity (107) and the limit (170) between the body and the shaped end portion is identical for all the fastening elements (101, 121).The invention refers moreover to a unit (100) including such a family of fastening devices and a check gauge (150), as well as a method for checking of the choice of the length of a fastening element (101, 121), by means of the check gauge (150).
US08926238B1	Cutting tool sleeve for tool holders A method and apparatus may be provided for performing an operation on a workpiece. A tool holder with a tool and the workpiece may be positioned relative to each other. The tool holder may be attached to a machine. The tool may have a sleeve and a number of cutting features. The sleeve may have a first end, a second end, a surface, and a channel with an opening at the first end of the sleeve and an opening at the second end of the sleeve. The sleeve may receive at least a portion of a rod for the tool holder in the channel. A stiffness of the sleeve may be greater than a stiffness of the tool holder. The number of cutting features may be associated with the surface of the sleeve. The operation may be performed using the tool holder with the tool on the workpiece.
US08926233B2	Toolholder and cutting insert therefor A cutting tool (10) includes a toolholder (12) and a cutting insert (14) removably securable in the toolholder. The cutting insert (14) includes a lower clamping surface (18) with a V-shaped clamping surface (32, 34) on each side of a central portion (28). The toolholder includes a lower clamping surface (56) with an inverted V-shaped clamping surface (62, 64) on each side of the bottom surface (60) formed by a primary clamping surface (62a, 64a) and a secondary clamping surface (62b, 64b). The secondary clamping surfaces (32b, 34b) of the cutting insert (14) contacts the secondary clamping surfaces (62b, 64b) of the toolholder (12) when the cutting tool (10) is brought into a clamped position due to interference between the toolholder (12) and the cutting insert (14), thereby providing a minimum of four clamping surfaces when in the clamped position.
US08926231B2	Solid fuel transporting system for a gasifier A system for use in a gasification system comprises an increasing pitch screw feeder and a high-pressure vessel disposed about said increasing pitch screw feeder. The high-pressure vessel comprises an inlet for connection to an outlet of a solid pump and a conveyance gas line and an outlet through which solid fuel delivered from the solid pump is transported to a gasifier. The outlet is downstream of the solid pump and the conveyance gas line.
US08926230B2	Tension cable bolt A low profile tensionable bolt cable system and method of installation. The tensionable bolt cable has a tension cylinder with a constant diameter throughout its length and a threaded exterior. A bearing plate is provided with an opening and a first mating member. The tension cylinder has a proximal and a distal end with the proximal end having an angled interior surface and a longitudinally extending second mating member. The first and second mating members mate when the tension cylinder is inserted into the bearing plate. Angled wedges are inserted into the angled interior surface. A cable is inserted into the tension cylinder and between the wedges to hold the cable with respect to the tension cylinder to prevent the cable from twisting. A nut is threaded onto the tension cylinder, to tension the cable.
US08926229B1	Trench box dewatering system A dewatering system built onto trench shoring boxes and equipment for removing and pumping ground water from ditches or trenches excavated to install underground utility pipes and equipment. Ground water is pulled from the trench bottom by the dewatering system through slotted openings at the bottom of the trench shoring equipment and through the attached suction tubes. The suction tubes are attached to a pump at the top of the trench shoring equipment.
US08926227B2	Method and system for raising a building structure A method of raising a building structure (1) with respect to the ground (2); the method including the steps of: forming a mat (7) having a number of through holes (12), each surrounded by a number of upward-projecting ties (16); inserting a foundation pile (9) through each hole (12); attaching to each foundation pile (9) a lifting device (11), which on one side rests on the top end of the foundation pile (9), and on the other side is secured to the corresponding ties (16) which act as reaction members; exerting thrust on the foundation piles (9) by means of the lifting devices (11) to lift the building structure (1) with respect to the ground (2); dividing lift of the building structure (1) into a succession of lift steps; establishing a predetermined lift value for each lift step; and, at each lift step, operating each lifting device (11) to expand the lifting device (11) by exactly the predetermined lift step value.
US08926222B2	Method and system of depth triggers for marine geophysical survey cable retriever systems Depth triggers for marine geophysical survey cable retriever systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments include causing a submerged geophysical survey cable to surface. In some cases, the causing the cable to surface may include: fracturing a frangible link wherein the frangible link, before the fracturing, affixes position of a piston within a cylinder bore of a housing coupled to the geophysical survey cable, and the fracturing of the frangible link responsive to pressure exerted on a face of the piston as the geophysical survey cable reaches or exceeds a predetermined depth; moving the piston within the cylinder bore; and deploying a mechanism that makes the geophysical survey cable more positively buoyant.
US08926219B2	Device for collecting and temporarily storing fluids from an underwater source A device (10) for collecting and temporarily storing fluids (16) escaping from an underwater source (12, 64) and having lower density than surrounding water includes a collector (18) placed over the underwater source for collecting the escaping fluids, a riser tube (20) for transferring the collected fluids together towards the surface; and a buoyant buffer reservoir (22) maintained submerged under the surface and having an open-bottom chamber (30) for storage of the fluids. The riser tube has flow restrictors has flow restrictors comprising choke disks (58, 58′) arranged in its interior for restricting the flow of the fluids. The flow restrictors are arranged along the length of the riser tube. The buffer reservoir has arranged in its chamber a separator vessel (32) for separating gas from the fluids. The riser tube opens into the interior of the separator for discharging the fluids.
US08926200B2	Imaging device An imaging device is provided that includes a first member, a flat second member, a lens barrel, and an elastic member. The first member defines a lens hole. The flat second member is disposed opposite to the first member. The lens barrel is disposed between the first and second members. The lens barrel includes a lens group disposed inside of the lens hole when the first member is viewed along the optical axis. The elastic member is configured to support the lens barrel. The elastic member is disposed between the first and second members, fixed to the lens barrel and the first member, and arranged to come into contact with the second member.
US08926198B2	Multi-channel optical receiving module A multi-channel optical receiving module includes a first substrate disposed on a bench, optical fibers disposed in grooves of the first substrate, a first lens disposed on the first substrate and collimating optical signals through the optical fibers, a second substrate disposed on the bench at a side of the first substrate, a light receiving device disposed on the second substrate, a second lens disposed over the light receiving device, a mirror reflecting the optical signals between the first lens and the second lens, and a block fixing the mirror. The block includes through-holes transmitting the optical signals between the first and second lenses without refraction of the optical signals.
US08926189B2	Rolling bearing device for steering column The rolling bearing device (1), in particular for a motor vehicle steering column, comprises an outer race (2), an inner race (3), rolling elements (4) placed between the outer race (2) and inner race (3). The inner race comprises a plurality of retaining tongues (6) directed radially inwards suitable for coming into contact with a tube or a shaft (7).
US08926182B2	Bearing sleeve Disclosed is a bearing sleeve for supporting a shaft of an air cycle machine. The bearing sleeve includes an outer diameter and an inner diameter. The outer diameter is within a range of 3.222 and 3.224 inches. Further included is a foil retaining cavity provided in the inner diameter of the sleeve. The foil retaining cavity includes a slot and first and second openings located at opposing axial ends of the slot. Each of the first and second openings include a small portion and a large portion having different axial lengths. A ratio of the combined axial lengths of the large portions to an axial length of the foil retaining cavity is within a range of 0.19:1 and 0.22:1. Further included is a seal attachment portion provided at one axial end of the bearing sleeve configured to circumferentially support a seal.
US08926181B2	Endless circulation path for linear rail An endless circulation path for a linear rail includes a loaded path, an unloaded path and two direction change paths which are connected between the loaded path and the unloaded path. Each of the unloaded path, the direction change paths and the loaded path has top and bottom grooves. A first line is connected between top and bottom grooves of the unloaded path. A second line is connected between the top and bottom grooves of each of the direction change paths. A slope of the second line, starting from the intersection between the direction change path and the unloaded path to the intersection between the direction change path and the loaded path, is gradually inclined relative to the first line. A third line is connected between the top and bottom groove of the loaded path. The third line is inclined relative to the first line.
US08926176B2	Modular thermowell and method A thermowell is provided for positioning on a pipeline or tank to measure the temperature. The thermowell comprises a head for receiving a probe, and the well has a closed end. An elongated hollow tubular connects the head and the well. The tubular includes one or more tubular parts, each of a selected axial length, joined by a friction welding to one of the more of the head, the well or another of the tubular parts.
US08926175B2	Multiple use temperature monitor adapter, system and method of using same An adapter slip configured to be seated in a fluid port, the adapter slip including a lumen, an exterior wall, a shoulder, and a sleeve. The lumen extending along a length of a longitudinal axis, the lumen configured to receive a temperature probe. The exterior wall including a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion includes a tapered portion tapered at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The shoulder extending outward from the exterior wall distal to the tapered portion configured to engage with a distal end of the fluid port. The sleeve configured extend within the lumen and project a predetermined distance beyond the proximal end portion of the exterior wall, the sleeve including a sleeve lumen and a closed proximal end, the sleeve lumen configured to receive at least a temperature sensor of the temperature probe.
US08926155B2	Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same In a backlight assembly and a display apparatus having the backlight assembly, the backlight assembly includes a light source, a light guide, a first reflector, and an optical unit. The light guide is disposed adjacent to the light source, extends substantially parallel with a longitudinal direction of the light source, and refracts light emitted from the light source. The first reflector is disposed under the light guide and reflects the refracted light toward the optical unit. The optical unit is disposed over the first reflector such that an empty space is formed between the optical unit and the first reflector.
US08926145B2	LED-based light engine having thermally insulated zones An LED-based luminaire employs an LED module mounted to a housing. The LED module is advantageously configured to transmit heat generated by the LEDs across and/or through the module and to the housing for dispersal to the environment. LED modules can be configured with conductive or non-conductive cores, and may be configured to evacuate heat from one or both faces of the LED module. Further, multiple heat paths can be defined from components on an LED module to the housing and to the environment.
US08926138B2	Gas-discharge lamp replacement An illumination device comprising a housing fixture, a light source, and an active heat transfer device is provided. The housing fixture includes a base adapted to be receivable in a light fixture receptacle configured to receive a gas-discharge lamp. The light source emits light with a color rendering index higher than a respective color rendering index of at least a type of gas-discharge lamp. The active heat transfer device is physically coupled to the light source and mounted to the housing fixture. The active heat transfer device receives power from a power supply to remove thermal energy from the light source.
US08926136B2	Wavelength conversion apparatus A wavelength conversion device comprising a plurality of regions. Each region for absorbing radiant energy and emitting light having a characteristic dependent upon which region of the device emits the light.
US08926132B2	Lamp A lamp includes a housing having a solid peripheral wall between an opening and an electrical connector respectively at two ends of the housing, maintaining the appearance integrity of the lamp. A cooling module is fixed in the housing. At least one wind channel is defined between the cooling module and the opening of the housing. A light-emitting element is coupled to the cooling module. A circuit board is fixed in the housing and electrically connected to the electrical connector and the light-emitting element. An air cleaner includes a generator body and at least one emitter. An air passage is defined between an inner face of the solid peripheral wall of the housing, the cooling module and the circuit board. The at least one emitter of the air cleaner is mounted in the air passage, providing enhanced air cleaning effect.
US08926129B2	LED lighting system An LED lighting system comprising a housing, a divider, one or more LED strips including one or more light emitting diodes, and one or more end caps having at least one electrical terminal. The divider is disposed in the housing, the one or more LED strips is disposed on the divider; and the electrical terminal of the end caps is in electrical contact with the LED strips. In some embodiments, the end caps are adapted to engage a light socket, wherein the electrical terminal of the end caps is disposed between and in electrical contact with the LED strips and the light socket, and the light socket is in electrical contact with an electrical power source. In some embodiments, the electrical terminal defines a spring engagement between the end caps and the light socket, permitting the lighting system to rotate with respect to the light socket.
US08926123B2	Solid state lighting device A solid state lighting device includes a relatively rigid, thermal dissipation plate with opposite sides, a printed circuit in intimate thermal contact with one side of the plate, at least one LED positioned against and electrically connected to the printed circuit and a shell having a rim secured to the one side of the plate so that the shell substantially covers the LED whereby when the LED is energized, light therefrom radiates into the shell and heat from the LED is conducted away by the plate.
US08926114B2	Light emitting device package, light source module, backlight unit, display apparatus, television set, and illumination apparatus A light source module, a backlight unit, a display apparatus, a television set, and an illumination apparatus are provided. The light source module includes: one or more light source units including a light emitting element emitting light when electricity is applied thereto; and an optical sheet disposed above the light source units and exhibiting bidirectional transmittance distribution function characteristics having first and second peaks at radiation angles less than 0° and greater than 0°.
US08926112B2	Backlight device and display apparatus The backlight device is configured in a planar geometry by the combination of a plurality of light emitting units. The light guide plate of the light emitting unit has a light guide unit that guides light from the light source and a light emission surface that emits light from the light guide unit. Adjacent light emitting units are arranged to cross to each other and the light emission surface of a light emitting unit overlaps with the light guide unit of another light emitting unit such that the light guide unit of each light guide plate of the light emitting unit does not extend outside the light emission region of the backlight device.
US08926110B2	Lighting device for illuminating meat A lighting unit emits light with an intensity in the wavelength from 430 to 510 nm that is maximum at 460 nm and minimum in the range from 490 to 500 nm, an intensity in the wavelength from 510 to 600 nm that is maximum in the range from 530 to 545 nm and minimum in the range from 570 to 580 nm, and an intensity in the wavelength of 600 nm or greater that is maximum in the range from 620 to 640. The lighting unit illuminates meat with light having a feeling of contrast index (FCI) of 135 to 145 and the illuminated meat has a metric hue angle from 54 to 56 and a color shift Duv from 0 to 5.
US08926108B2	Motor and pointer jack assembly A pointer with an integrated light emitting diode (LED) designed with the female side of a jack connector. A motor is designed with the male side of the jack connector, replacing the shaft of the motor. The pointer is assembled with the male side of the jack connector integrated in the motor. The pointer is designed as an in-mold, integrated LED and female side of the jack connector. LED terminals are connected to the jack connector. The motor integrates the male side of the jack connector, replacing the shaft of the motor. LED supply voltage signals (VCC,GND) reach the printed circuit board (PCB) through the jack connector by implementing new contact springs in the base of the motor. Inside the motor the shaft is connected to the contact springs with brushes.
US08926101B2	Projection system and components A system including a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate forming a screen. A signal, such as an image, can be projected on the screen. The pixels of the screen include a sensor configured to sense a portion of the signal, an emitter, and circuitry. In response to information sensed in the signal, the circuitry can be configured to drive the emitter.
US08926098B2	Illumination system and projection apparatus An illumination system includes a coherent light source, a phosphor switching module, a beam combining unit and a diffusion switching module. The coherent light source emits a coherent light beam. The phosphor switching module includes a light passing section and a first phosphor reflecting section. The light passing section and first phosphor reflecting section are switched into a transmission path of the coherent light beam by turns. The first phosphor reflecting section converts and reflects the coherent light beam into a first color beam. The beam combining unit combines the coherent light beam passing through the light passing section and the first color light beam. The diffusion switching module includes a light diffusion section and a first light permeable section to be switched into the transmission paths of the coherent light beam and the first color light beam by turns. A projection apparatus is also disclosed.
US08926089B2	Arrangement to print to strip-like print media A printing apparatus has a transport module with a moving transport belt that transports strip-like print media past a printhead for printing thereon. The transport module has an entrance region upstream of the printhead, a magazine for the strip-like media located upstream of the entrance region of the transport module, the transport belt also serves as a take-off device to remove the strip-like media from the magazine, the magazine is mounted laterally offset with respect to the transport belt, thereby causing the strip-like media to be captured by the transport belt only in an edge region of the transport belt. The transport belt is wider by the edge region than is precisely needed to transport the strip-like media, in order to print on a remaining region of the strip-like media, which is smaller by the edge region than a total width of said strip-like media.
US08926086B2	Printer with vacuum belt assembly having controlled suction A printer includes a vacuum belt assembly for moving print media in a media feed direction along a media path. The vacuum belt assembly includes: a plurality of spaced apart endless belts tensioned between first and second pulleys; a vacuum chamber for drawing print media onto an upper surface of the belts; and a plurality of vacuum antechambers communicating with the vacuum chamber, each vacuum antechamber having a perimeter opening for suction engagement with print media, a length dimension of each perimeter opening extending longitudinally in the media feed direction. A first perimeter opening of a first vacuum antechamber positioned towards an upstream side of the vacuum belt assembly is shorter than a second perimeter opening of a second vacuum antechamber positioned towards a downstream side of the vacuum belt assembly. The upstream and downstream sides are defined with respect to the media feed direction.
US08926082B2	Optically polymerizable ink jet ink, ink cartridge, and printer An optically polymerizable inkjet ink including an optically polymerizable monomer having a Stimulation Index (SI) of less than 3 in a skin sensitization test as measured by Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA), a molecule cleavage type optical polymerization initiator, a hydrogen-extracting type optical polymerization initiator, and an amine compound serving as a polymerization accelerator.
US08926073B2	Liquid container and liquid ejection system A liquid container for supplying a liquid to a liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a liquid chamber provided to store the liquid; an air chamber connected with the liquid chamber to introduce the outside air into the liquid chamber with consumption of the liquid in the liquid chamber; an open-air hole provided to introduce the outside air into the air chamber; and a liquid inlet provided to fill the liquid into the liquid chamber, wherein the liquid inlet is located at a lower position than the open-air hole, in a filling attitude of the liquid container in which the liquid is filled into the liquid chamber.
US08926064B2	Image recording device An image recording device, wherein the image recording device is provided with a support member for supporting a recording medium, a print head for recording an image at a first position facing the support member, and a maintenance unit arranged at a position different from that of the support member in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the direction in which the print head and the support member face each other in the first position. The image recording device is further provided with a guide mechanism for guiding movement of the print head between a first position, a second position in which the print head faces the maintenance unit, and a third position which is a different position from those of the support member and the maintenance unit in an orthogonal direction, and a space allowing for a manual task on the print head is present at the facing position of the print head at the third position.
US08926060B2	System and method for cleaning inkjet cartridges A printing system includes a print unit and a cleaning unit. The print unit comprises a carrier for a plurality of inkjet cartridges. The cleaning unit includes a wiping unit, a cleaning bay, and a wiper washer unit. The wiping unit includes wiper blades and the wiper washer unit includes a plurality of spray nozzles that spray a fluid. A controller is adapted to transport the carrier into the cleaning bay, transport the wiping units such that the wiper blades clean the inkjet cartridges, and actuate the spray nozzles to wash the wiper blades. The carrier may be positioned in the cleaning bay when the inkjet cartridges are not used for printing and the controller controls at least one of humidity and temperature in the cleaning bay when the carrier plate is positioned therein.
US08926051B2	Heater controller and method thereof A heater controller to maintain a uniform temperature of a printhead is provided herein. The heater controller monitors the temperature of the printhead and controls the heating of the printhead. The heater controller enables at least two of a plurality of warming groups based on warming power requirements of the printhead. The heater controller alternates activation of the at least two of the plurality of warming groups by rotating each of the at least two of the plurality of warming groups between an on mode and an off mode to uniformly distribute heating power to the printhead.
US08926050B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a carriage in which recording heads including nozzles for jetting liquid droplets are mounted; and a conveying unit configured to convey a recording medium facing the recording heads. The recording heads include a first recording head and a second recording head having a wider printing width than that of the first recording head. The conveying unit includes a guide member configured to guide the recording medium facing the recording heads. Recessed shape parts arranged in at least a medium conveying direction are formed in the guide member. The recording medium can be suctioned by generating negative pressure at the recessed shape parts. A partition wall part between the recessed shape parts is provided at a position corresponding to a downstream side edge in the medium conveying direction of the first recording head.
US08926043B2	Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method utilizing ink and process liquid The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus and an ink jet printing method in which if an image is printed using ink and a process liquid serving to improve the printability of the ink, degradation of print image quality can be suppressed which results from a rise in the temperature of a print head. To achieve this, the present invention reduces the amount of process liquid ejected from a process liquid ejection section capable of ejecting a process liquid, with increasing temperature of an ink ejection section capable of ejecting ink.
US08926041B2	Ink jetting Among other things, an inkjet print head module includes inkjets from which ink drops are to be jetted during a series of jetting cycles. There is circuitry on the inkjet print head module to (a) form, from trimming information or other information that characterizes jetting waveforms to be applied to respective inkjets in respective jetting cycles, corresponding jetting waveforms and (b) apply the formed jetting waveforms to the respective inkjets in the respective jetting cycles.
US08926037B2	Inkjet printer and method for determining ink discharging timing An inkjet printer is configured to acquire gap variation information related to a variation of a gap between a specific portion of an ink discharging surface and a recording sheet as a function of an inkjet head position, the specific portion located within a usage nozzle disposed area where usage nozzle rows to be actually used are disposed, determine representative gap variation information related to a variation, as a function of the inkjet head position, of a representative gap representing actual gaps between the usage nozzle rows and the recording sheet, by multiplying the gap variation information by a correction coefficient dependent on a width of the usage nozzle disposed area in a head moving direction and a wavelength of a wave shape of the recording sheet, and determine ink discharging timing based on the representative gap variation information, assuming that the actual gaps are equal to the representative gap.
US08926036B2	Apparatus for marking histology embedding cassettes A marking apparatus for marking histology embedding cassettes includes a marking device for marking plastic surfaces, a gripping means to grip and release a cassette, and a movement organ to rotate the gripping means with respect to a first rotation axis perpendicular to a second rotation axis. The first axis is arranged such that it is situated in an ideal plane that is parallel to and interposed between the ideal planes in which the perpendicular surfaces of a cassette, gripped by the gripping means, are located, so that, upon rotation with respect to the first axis the first and the second perpendicular surfaces can alternately be located in front of the marking device. The second axis being arranged with respect to the gripping means such that, upon rotation with respect to the second axis, the oblique surface of the cassette can be in front of the marking device.
US08926024B2	Motorized cutter, motorized cutter with wheels, and cutting method The motorized cutter with wheels (10) comprises a motorized cutter (20) and a carriage (30). The motorized cutter (20) is equipped with an engine (24), a blade (22) rotatably driven by the engine (24), and a light-emitting unit (50) that generates laser light (52) in the same plane as the plane of rotation of the blade (22). A roadbed (90) is then cut along a line (X) drawn on the roadbed (90) by operating the motorized cutter with wheels (10) so that the line (X) is irradiated with the laser light (52). It is possible to remove the motorized cutter (20) from the carriage (30) together with the light-emitting unit (50).
US08926021B2	Tailor welded seat and components A tailored vehicle seat component 12 having at least two portions with different properties that are joined together, such as by an adhesive or in a welding process (e.g., laser weld). These different properties include thickness, grades, surface finishes, coatings, and the like. The laser tailored welded vehicle seat 12 components may be incorporated into seat back frames 16, seat track assemblies 26, recliners 20, seat base frames 18, head restraints 88, cushion pans 132, and the like, to optimize manufacturing operations, mass, performance quality, and costs.
US08926015B2	Support and gliding mechanism for chair or sofa A support and gliding mechanism for a chair or sofa includes a base; a post; on the base; a frame on the post including a crossbar on top of the post, and a pair of sides connected to the ends of the crossbar; pivot arms between and pivotally connected to the ends of the frame sides, the arms having bottom ends beneath the crossbar; and a carriage including a top plate for supporting a chair or sofa, and a pair of sides extending downwardly from the top plate with bottom ends pivotally connected to the inside bottom ends of the pivot arms.
US08926011B2	Dental patient seating apparatus with head rest and tool staging arm and related methods A dental patient seating apparatus includes a dental chair having a chair body with a head rest receiving slot therein. The dental patient seating apparatus also includes a head rest having a head support to receive a patient's head thereagainst, and a coupling projection extending downwardly from the head support to be received in the head rest receiving slot for coupling to the dental chair. The dental patient seating apparatus includes a tool staging arm coupled to the head support.
US08926008B1	Portable folding chair The portable folding chair is a compact, folding multi-functional chair providing storage for, and interconnection with, a wide variety of auxiliary gear. The portable folding chair includes a seat, a backrest pivotally joined to a rear end of the seat, and a pair of sidewalls respectively secured to a pair of side edges of the seat. An upper edge of each sidewall has a substantially arcuate contour. A substantially U-shaped frame having opposed open and closed ends is provided, with the closed end being adapted for supporting a user's feet. The open end is pivotally secured to respective front edges of the sidewalls. A rear surface of the backrest and the substantially U-shaped frame are each substantially arcuate such that the rear surface of the backrest and the substantially U-shaped frame are positioned adjacent to, and in substantial alignment with, the upper edges of the pair of sidewalls when folded.
US08926000B2	Front diffuser for a motor vehicle Front diffusers are provided on a front underbody covering of a vehicle, in a manner lying laterally on the inside next to the two front wheel houses. Each front diffuser has a longitudinally directed air duct integrated into the front underbody covering and has a pivotable flap. The flap is connected to an actuating device that can be actuated by a switch in the passenger compartment for shifting the device between a first position flush with the outer skin and a second upwardly pivoted position. The second, upwardly pivoted position of the front diffuser or of the flap produces an increase in downforce at the front axle.
US08925990B2	Slide-out room system having wall-mounted drive mechanisms with brake An apparatus for moving a slide-out room disposed in an aperture of a side wall of a vehicle from a retracted position to an extended position in a drive direction. The apparatus includes a drive assembly supported by the side wall of the vehicle within the aperture, and the drive assembly includes a prime mover having a brake engagable to inhibit unintentional movement of the slide-out room. A driven assembly is driven by the drive assembly. The driven assembly is connected to a wall of the slide-out room such that the slide-out room moves with the driven assembly from the retracted position to the extended position in the drive direction.
US08925985B2	Garden tool A garden hand-weeding tool, which distributes, rather than concentrates, gripping forces in order to effectively grip and remove plants, including their roots, from the soil without crushing or severing them and without clogging the apparatus. The present invention generally comprises; pivotally connected specially contoured jaw and handle assemblies, a non-crushing gripping zone, and an opening for soil and debris to exit the gripping zone upon repetitive use. The jaws, biased to an open state, are positioned into the soil longitudinally about a weed and then closed via the operator's hand grip/force applied to the handles. The jaws when fully closed do not create a complete mating closure along their length thereby eliminating the chance of severing the weed or root. This allows the entire weed including roots to be easily removed from the soil. A jaw is self-cleaning with each new mouthful pushing the last out through the opening.
US08925978B2	Coupling and joint for fixedly and sealingly securing components to one another An assembly may include a fitting, a first pipe, and a first seal. The fitting may include an annular body having a first insertion end and an inner diametrical surface having a first knurled portion disposed adjacent the first insertion end. The first pipe may include a first end portion that is received into the first insertion end of the body and an outer diametrical surface including knurls formed thereon. The knurls of the outer diametrical surface may engage the first knurled portion of the fitting. The first seal element may be disposed within the fitting and may sealingly engage the first pipe and the fitting body. The engagement between the inner diametrical surface of the fitting and the outer diametrical surface of the pipe may a press fit and/or an interference fit.
US08925974B2	Connectors incorporating retainers and stopper mechanisms A connector has a pivot shaft extending axially between a pair of flanges of a connector body. The retainer includes a bearing portion at one end, with an expandable insertion slot engageable with the pivot shaft such that the retainer pivots about the pivot shaft. The retainer has a temporary engagement position where a pipe can be inserted and removed and a regular engagement position where a bulge portion of the pipe is engaged preventing the pipe from being removed. A stopper claw formed on an opening edge of the insertion slot contacts with a contact surface, preventing the connector body from pivoting beyond the temporary engagement position. This prevents a condition where the retainer further pivots past the temporary engagement position which can cause the insertion slot to expand and the retainer separating from the pivot shaft.
US08925971B2	Connecting assembly and methods for using the same A thin-wall tube connecting assembly includes a connecting bar, and a tightening nut connected to the connecting bar through threads. The connecting bar is in a hollow tube-shape. One end of the connecting bar includes an expansion cone having an exterior diameter that is larger than that of other parts of the connecting bar. Another end of the connecting bar includes exterior threads. An elastic tube sits between the expansion cone of the connecting bar and a tightening nut. A rigid ring wraps around the exterior of the elastic tube, which shares a same axis with the tightening nut. A tube to be connected has an interior diameter that is equal to or larger than the exterior diameter of the expansion cone of the connecting bar. The rigid ring has an interior diameter that is equal to or larger than an exterior diameter of the tube to be connected.
US08925968B2	Composition book A composition book having a front and back cover and a plurality of pages stitched together wherein the plurality of pages may have hole punches and the front and back cover may have hole punches such as to allow the composition book to fit within a binder and wherein the plurality of pages are perforated such that they may be removed from the composition book.
US08925966B2	Adjuster, frame and vehicle A golf cart includes a frame, an adjuster, and a pair of suspension assemblies that reduce changes in camber angles in a pair of wheels caused by an adjustment of a ground clearance. The adjuster includes a pair of first adjusting portions and a pair of second adjusting portions. Each of the first adjusting portions includes a first upper hole and a first lower hole. Each of the second adjusting portions includes a second upper hole and a second lower hole. Each suspension assembly includes a damper and an arm portion. When the golf cart is set to a high ground clearance, the first adjusting portions are installed between the frame and the dampers, and the second adjusting portions are installed between the frame and the arm portions.
US08925954B2	Hitch apparatus for vehicles A hitch apparatus includes a housing and a tow bar movably disposed within the housing. The housing includes spaced-apart first and second sections. The first section includes an elongated slot formed through a portion thereof. A tow bar guide is attached to an interior side of the first section and includes an elongated opening formed therethrough with opposite first and second portions. The tow bar includes a first guide member that extends outwardly from the tow bar at the proximal end thereof, and a second guide member that extends outwardly from a medial portion of the tow bar. The first guide member extends through the first portion of the elongated opening in the tow bar guide and is operably engaged with the slot in the first section. The second guide member is operably engaged with the second portion of the elongated opening in the tow bar guide.
US08925952B2	Truck bed hitch attachment An above-bed structure having two or more feet is attached into a bed of a truck using inserts which can be removed or retracted to provide a flat, unobstructed truck bed. Each insert includes an above-bed cleat portion and a below-bed peg portion which is received in a below-bed socket. Each insert is received first vertically without substantial rotation into its socket and then by rotation to a terminal point wherein the insert is vertically held by the socket. The above bed structure is then placed onto the inserts such that the feet mate with the inserts to prevent the inserts from rotating away from their terminal point, thus preventing the inserts from being removed from their sockets. The attachment can be completed by inserting mounting pins into aligned holes on the cleat portions and the feet. In one embodiment, the feet are supported on a bed place section of the insert which is offset from the rotational axis of the insert.
US08925948B2	Bottom bracket assembly of a bicycle and left crank arm assembly thereof A bicycle bottom bracket assembly that reduces the accumulation of dirt and/or corrosive substances inside the shaft extending between the crank arms of the assembly. The bottom bracket assembly includes a shaft having a through-cavity that extends along its longitudinal direction; a crank arm is associated with each end portion of the shaft, and the through-cavity extends unobstructed through the crank arms and the shaft.
US08925947B2	Vehicle chassis having modular rear axle construction The invention relates to a bodywork of a motor vehicle comprising side members and a rear axle construction which is connected to the bodywork, the rear axle construction having means for attaching the rear axle construction to the bodywork and having a suspension, and the rear axle construction being configured as a torsion-beam axle or as a multi-link axle. The object to provide a generic bodywork of a motor vehicle with a rear axle construction which allows, in a financially favorable manner, a modular rear axle concept, i.e. the selective use of a torsion-beam axle or of a multi-link axle is achieved in that the bodywork has means for receiving the attachment means of a torsion-beam axle and of a multi-link axle and has means for receiving the attachment means and the suspension of a torsion-beam axle and of a multi-link axle.
US08925938B2	Vehicle steering system A vehicle steering system includes a steered shaft, and stoppers which restrict an amount of movement of the steered shaft in an axial direction. The steered shaft has first outer peripheral faces, second outer peripheral faces, and annular stepped portions. Each stepped portion includes a contact portion that faces a corresponding one of the stoppers in the axial direction, a first corner portion that has a concave curved sectional shape and connects the first outer peripheral face to an inner end of the contact portion, and a second corner portion that has a concave curved sectional shape with a larger curvature radius than that of the first corner portion, and connects the first outer peripheral face to the second outer peripheral face, at a position in front of or behind a central axis of the steered shaft.
US08925925B2	Target system methods and apparatus A target system includes a mannequin target and a mechanism coupled to the target which is moveable to allow the mannequin target to move between a retracted position and an upright position. A projectile impact detection system is coupled to the mannequin target to determine an impact of a projectile onto the mannequin target. The projectile impact detection system is configured to produce a signal as a result of a projectile impacting the mannequin target to allow the mechanism to position the mannequin target in the retracted position wherein the mannequin falls into the retracted position upon impact of the projectile on the mannequin target to simulate a fallen target. A controller that will move the mannequin target from the retracted position to the upright position when receiving a command from a remotely controlled host computer. Impact detectors that will detect and locate impacts from 360 degrees. Thermal signature generators that will produce human thermal signatures. Wiring harness with will withstand impact and continue to function.
US08925920B2	Paper conveying apparatus, abnormality detection method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium There are provided a paper conveying apparatus, a jam detection method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that suppress erroneous detection of occurrence of a jam by a sound due to a sound generated from the apparatus. The paper conveying apparatus includes a sound signal generator, provided with a sound detector near a conveyance path of paper, for generating a sound signal, a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal output during a paper conveying operation, a control module for performing abnormal processing when the sound jam detector determines that the jam has occurred, and an abnormal sound detector for determining whether an abnormal sound has been generated based on the sound signal output before a paper conveying operation.
US08925911B2	Sheet feeding device and image forming system A sheet feeding device includes: a feeding mechanism having a first roller and a second roller provided downstream in a sheet feeding path from the first roller and feeding a sheet by rotations of the first and second rollers; a control section executing a butting control by controlling the first and second rollers to feed the sheet from the first roller so as to butt against the second roller at an intake position, and executing an intake feeding control by controlling the second roller to feed the sheet downstream in the feeding path from the intake position; an obtaining section obtaining information indicating a rotation amount of the second roller in a period after the butting control to the start of the intake feeding control; and a target setting section setting a target rotation amount of the second roller that should be achieved in the intake feeding control.
US08925906B2	Device for diluting a viscous substance Provided is a device for diluting a viscous substance which is advantageous in spreading a viscous substance to increase its area and allow efficient dilution of the viscous substance with a diluent. The device comprises a base body having a treatment chamber to be supplied with a viscous substance and a diluent for diluting the viscous substance; a surface element having a coating surface to be attached by the viscous substance supplied to the treatment chamber of the base body; and a movable member movable along the coating surface of the surface element and a coating element. The coating element is provided on the movable member and mechanically spreads the viscous substance attached to the coating surface of the surface element on the coating surface of the surface element in association with movement of the movable member to increase area of the viscous substance.
US08925905B2	Device for dispensing volatile substances, in particular fragrances and/or insecticides The invention relates to a device for dispensing volatile substances, in particular fragrances and/or insecticides, comprising at least one storage medium (34, 35) that contains, in particular temporarily stores, the at least one substance to be dispensed, and at least one means (9) for producing at least one air flow, wherein the at least one air flow (47, 54) is directed toward the at least one storage medium (34, 35) in such a way that the air flow increases the rate of dispensation to the environment of the substance to be dispensed relative to the state in which a flow is not directed at the storage medium.
US08925903B2	Safety barricade system A barricade system (100) comprising at least one clip (102) having a first engagement formation (104A, 105A) adapted to secure the clip (102) to a fixed structure, the clip further having a second engagement formation (104C, 105G). The system (100) includes a joiner element (106) having a third engagement formation (106A) located on a first side, and a fourth engagement formation (106B) located on an opposing second side, the third engagement formation (106A) being adapted to engage the second engagement formation (104C, 105G) to secure the joiner element (106) to the clip (102). The system (100) includes at least one mesh panel (101) and a stopper element (107) having a fifth engagement formation (107A). The fifth engagement formation (107A) is engageable with the fourth engagement formation (106B) to secure the stopper element (107) to the joiner element (106) with a portion of the mesh panel (101) located therebetween.
US08925900B2	Method for arranging a plurality of wires in pipe In a method for arranging a plurality of wires in a pipe, length of a each wire is determined in accordance with locations a plurality of holes on a surface of the pipe, and each of the plurality of wires on a lead stick is fastened in accordance with the locations of the plurality of holes on the surface of the pipe. Ends of the wires are perpendicularly connected to the surface of the lead stick. The lead stick are inserted into the pipe, and the ends of the plurality of wires are extended from the plurality of holes.
US08925899B2	Hydraulic jack with locking A hydraulic jack is provided, with a main body and an articulated lifting arm, provided with safety mechanisms so that the jack load does not fall in the event of hydraulic failure. The jack includes a lever member that turns in relation to the main body, operated by a spring in a locking direction and operable in an unlocking direction by an operable area. The lever member includes a first curved area and a second curved area separated by a step. The lifting arm includes a rotating stop member capable of rolling along the first curved area or the second curved area when the lifting arm rotates, and which lodges itself in the step in order to lock the lifting arm and prevent it from rotating in a descending direction.
US08925897B2	Solenoid valve and driver assistance device A solenoid valve includes a magnet armature, which is operatively connected to a sealing element of the solenoid valve in order to move the latter, and an armature opposing piece which is arranged at the end of the magnet armature. An intermediate element, which can be placed in supporting contact with the armature opposing piece, is mounted in an axially movable fashion in a guide recess in the magnet armature. A driver assistant device includes the above-described solenoid valve.
US08925894B2	Ball valve enclosure and drive mechanism A ball valve assembly includes an enclosure for supporting the ball valve during actuation. In one embodiment, the enclosure can be a split enclosure, and can have trunnion support apertures for engaging trunnions on the ball valve. In one embodiment, a pair of link arms are used to transfer force from a pair of actuation members to the ball valve. The link arms can be located in a recess on the actuation members, such the actuation members and the face of the trunnions define a cavity to enclose and protect the link arms.
US08925888B2	Seat slide locking apparatus A slide locking apparatus has: a first locking piece having a narrow width locking hook section, a third locking piece having a broad width locking hook section and a second locking hook having an intermediate width locking hook section, which are held on an upper aril; and first to third locking piece accommodating holes which have width corresponding to the widths of the respective locking hook sections of the first locking piece to the third locking piece, and which are provided in a lower rail. The first locking piece accommodating hole is disposed on a frontmost end, the second locking piece accommodating hole is disposed to the rear side of the first locking piece accommodating hole, and the third locking piece accommodating holes are disposed to the rear side of the second locking piece accommodating hole.
US08925887B2	Motor mount A bracket 34 for mounting a motor 32 to a vehicle seat assembly 20. The bracket including a body portion 53 having a first end 46 and a second end 48 for attachment to a vehicle seat assembly 20; a recess 54 located at the first end 46 of the body portion 53 for housing a motor 32; an attachment rib 56 extending vertically from the body portion 53 and located in the recess 54, the attachment rib 56 for attaching to the motor 32 and securing the motor 32 within the recess 54; and an attachment member 62 extending horizontally from the body portion 53 and into the recess 54, the attachment member 62 for insertion into the motor 32 and interlocking the motor 32 thereto.
US08925886B2	Support for flat rigid objects A drop in receptacle for generally flat and rigid objects that is particularly useful for supporting electronic devices such as tablets and smartphones. The support includes corner catches for at least two corners of the device. The corner catches include rotating latches and cornerpieces. The rotating latches are shaped and configured so that they rotate when the corner of an object is pressed against the top surface of the latch. The cornerpieces are shaped to accept and support the corner of the device. After the devices passes the top surface of the latch, the latch returns to its original state and a spring presses the device against the bottom of the latch, securing the device in place.
US08925884B2	Light fixture support assembly A mounting assembly for securing a fixture in a desired orientation. The assembly includes a fulcrum and an opposing structure each secured with respect to the fixture and positioned to receive a support member therebetween. The fulcrum defines a fulcrum plane and is positioned to pivotably engage one side of the support member. The assembly also includes at least one adjustable engager separately secured to the opposing structure for engaging the support member at position spaced from the fulcrum plane such that, when the support member is received between the fulcrum and the engager, adjustment of the engager holds the fixture in the desired orientation. In some embodiments, the fixture is a luminaire.
US08925873B2	Wayside measurement of railcar wheel to rail geometry Considerable damage to rails, wheels, and trucks can result from geometric anomalies in the wheelsets, rails, and truck hardware. A solution for identifying and quantifying geometric anomalies known to influence the service life of the rolling stock or the ride comfort for the case of passenger service is described. The solution comprises an optical system, which can be configured to accurately perform measurements at mainline speeds (e.g., greater than 100 mph). The optical system includes laser line projectors and imaging cameras and can utilize structured light triangulation.
US08925869B2	Aerodynamic body with an ancillary flap An aerodynamic body, with at least one ancillary flap arranged such that it can be moved on the aerodynamic body with the aid of a guide mechanism, and with a drive device for purposes of actuating the ancillary flap, the guide mechanism having a pivotal articulation, by which the ancillary flap is articulated on the aerodynamic body such that it can be extended, and which is arranged in a rear region of the ancillary flap as viewed in the flow direction.
US08925865B2	Emergency supply system for a transportation means, method for supplying electrical power and for inhibiting fire and aircraft with an emergency supply system An emergency supply system for a transportation means is provided. The system includes at least one fuel cell, a hydrogen tank, an oxygen tank, an extinguishing agent container, an oxidant supply unit and an extinguishing-agent supply unit. The oxidant supply unit includes an oxygen inlet connectable to the oxygen tank, an air inlet connectable to an air source, and an oxidant outlet connected to an oxidant inlet of the fuel cell. The oxidant supply unit either conveys oxygen from the oxygen inlet or air from the air inlet to the oxidant outlet. The extinguishing-agent supply unit includes a first extinguishing agent inlet connected to an exhaust air outlet of the fuel cell, a second extinguishing agent inlet connected to the extinguishing agent container, and an extinguishing agent outlet that is connectable to an extinguishing-agent inlet unit of at least one space of the transportation means.
US08925853B2	Mandrel cupping assembly A mandrel cupping assembly for releasably engaging the unsupported ends of a plurality of mandrels disposed on a web winding turret assembly is disclosed. The mandrel cupping assembly comprises a cupping arm turret, a mandrel cup and cupping arm cooperatively associated with each mandrel, an outer ring guide disposed coaxially about the cupping arm turret, and an actuator cooperatively associated with each cupping arm. Each of the mandrel cups and cupping arms are disposed radially about the cupping arm turret. The mandrel cups releasably engage the unsupported end of the mandrel against the outer ring guide. The mandrel cups have a hold-open position and a hold-closed position and are carried in a radial orbital path about the cupping arm turret while disposed in either of the hold-open position or the hold-closed position. Each actuator disposes the corresponding cupping arm from the hold-open position to the hold-closed position.

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