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US08953378B2	Split gate programming A method for programming a split gate memory cell includes performing a first programming of the split gate memory cell in a first programming cycle of the split gate memory cell; and, subsequent to the performing the first programming of the split gate memory cell, performing a second programming of the split gate memory cell in the first programming cycle, wherein the first programming is characterized as one of source-side injection (SSI) programming and channel-initiated secondary electron (CHISEL) programming, and the second programming is characterized as the other of SSI programming and CHISEL programming.
US08953363B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and read method for the same A cross point nonvolatile memory device capable of suppressing sneak-current-caused reduction in sensitivity of detection of a resistance value of a memory element is provided. The device includes perpendicular bit and word lines; a cross-point cell array including memory cells each having a resistance value reversibly changing between at least two resistance states according to electrical signals, arranged on cross-points of the word and bit lines; an offset detection cell array including an offset detection cell having a resistance higher than that of the memory cell in a high resistance state, the word lines being shared by the offset detection cell array; a read circuit (a sense amplifier) that determines a resistance state of a selected memory cell based on a current through the selected bit line; and a current source which supplies current to the offset detection cell array in a read operation period.
US08953361B2	Stack memory apparatus A stack memory apparatus is provided. The stack memory apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of memory cells, each including a switching element and a variable resister connected in parallel, stacked on the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of memory cells is configured to be connected to each other in series.
US08953355B2	Memory dies, stacked memories, memory devices and methods Memory die, stacks of memory dies, memory devices and methods, such as those to construct and operate such die, stacks and/or memory devices are provided. One such memory die includes an identification configured to be selectively coupled to an external select connection node depending on how the die is arranged in a stack. The identification circuit can determine an identification of its respective memory die responsive to how, if coupled, the identification circuit is coupled to the external select connection node.
US08953353B2	Power converter A power converter including a cooler having a cooling flow path in which a refrigerant flows, a base plate to which switching elements are attached, a control circuit board on which power-generating elements are attached, and securing pins that secure the base plate onto the lower cooler wall of the cooler and support the control circuit board so as to be spaced apart from the base plate. Upper end parts of the securing pins pass through the base plate and the cooler lower wall, reaching inside the cooling flow path. First pass-through parts of the securing pins for the lower cooler wall are fitted by pressure into the lower cooler wall . Support column parts of the securing pins extend in a direction opposite the lower cooler wall, and the control circuit board is secured to lower flanges thereof.
US08953348B2	Switching power supply circuit and power factor controller The switching power supply circuit includes a full-wave rectifier (1) which full-wave rectifies alternating power-supply voltage to output a pulsating current, and an inductor (3) connected to the full-wave rectifier (1). A level conversion circuit (20) includes a plurality of resistors connected in series, and converts inductor current detection voltage to a first current level signal and a second current level signal (S1 and S2) which are different in voltage level and which are proportional to inductor current. A continuous control setting circuit (30) generates a reference potential signal a phase of which is approximately the same as a phase of alternating input voltage from the first current level signal (S1) and compares a voltage level of the reference potential signal with a voltage level of the second current level signal (S2) to output a second set pulse (S8) that specifies timing at which a switching element (4) turns on.
US08953340B2	Single phase power supply for inductively coupled power transfer systems An ICPT system has a single phase power supply which energises a conductive path (13) and has an inverter (5) to provide an alternating current at an operating frequency greater than the single phase utility supply frequency in the conductive path. The inverter modulates the amplitude of the alternating current with respect to the utility supply frequency such that the amplitude of the alternating current varies. The pick-up has an energy storage element (26) to provide a continuous supply of power to a load (27) irrespective of the varying amplitude of the alternating current in the conductive path.
US08953338B2	Curved display module and display device The invention discloses a curved display module and a display device. The curved display module includes an enclosure, at least one opening, a flexible display panel and an Optical Clear Adhesive (OCA) layer. There is a first curved surface inside the enclosure. A cavity is formed within the enclosure. The at least one opening are disposed on at least one edge of the enclosure and connected to the cavity. The flexible display panel is disposed on the first curved surface in the cavity. The OCA layer is disposed within the cavity. The OCA layer directly covers the flexible display panel.
US08953331B2	Card key A card key has a molded body and an upper and a lower housings. The molded body has a circuit board, to which electronic parts for communicating with an in-vehicle equipment are mounted and which is covered with resin. The molded body is formed in a plate shape. The upper and the lower housings are fixed to each other so that the molded body is arranged between them. An external appearance of the card key is defined by the upper and the lower housings.
US08953330B2	Security protection device and method A security protection device includes a cover circuit board comprising at least one inner wiring layer and a base circuit board comprising at least one inner wiring layer. The device further includes a security frame between the base circuit board and the cover circuit board, at least one electrically conductive wire being wound and included within the security frame to form at least one winding protection layer around sides of the security frame. The cover circuit board, the security frame, and the base circuit board form an enclosure enclosing a security zone, and the at least one inner wiring layer within the cover circuit board, the at least one inner wiring layer within the base circuit board, and the at least one electrically conductive wire within the security frame are connectable to a security mechanism configured to detect an intrusion into the security zone.
US08953322B2	Electronic control unit for the motor of an electric fan An electronic control unit for a motor of an electric fan, has a support casing including a metal body adapted to act as a heat dissipator, a shell of an electrically insulating material coupled with the metal body, and a circuit board, mounted in contact with the dissipator body. The circuit board has a conductive connection member in the form of a flexible metal blade, electrically connected to the dissipator body, to provide an earth connection for the circuit board. The blade has a portion that projects beyond the edge of the board. The insulating shell has an internal formation which, upon coupling the shell with the dissipator body, interacts with the projecting portion of the blade, deforming it so as to bring it and thereafter maintain it in contact with the dissipator body in a resiliently loaded manner.
US08953309B2	Electronic device An electronic device is provided, including a main body, a bottom shell, and an electrical connection port. The bottom shell is pivotally connected to the main body, and the electrical connection port is disposed on the bottom shell. When the bottom shell is in a closed position relative to the main body, the electrical connection port is covered by the main body. When the bottom shell rotates from the closed position to an opened position relative to the main body, an opening is formed between the main body and the bottom shell, and the electrical connection port is exposed to the opening.
US08953303B2	Cathode active material for a lithium ion capacitor, and method for producing the cathode active material The present invention relates to a lithium ion capacitor having excellent capacitance characteristics and high energy density. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cathode active material for a lithium ion capacitor, which utilizes a lithium composite metal oxide having a large initial irreversible capacitance as a specific cathode additive in addition to a carbon-based material applied as a cathode active material, and a production method thereof, and a lithium ion capacitor including the same.According to the present invention, lithium can be electrochemically doped on an anode without using metal lithium, and the capacitance characteristics of a lithium ion capacitor and the safety of a lithium-doping process can be significantly improved.
US08953302B2	Electrochemical device and a separator for electrochemical device One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a separator for an electrochemical device, capable of suppressing an increase in a resistance value of a storage element.In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a separator 16c for an electrochemical device is formed such that plural high porosity portions 16c1 from an upper surface to a lower surface in a thickness direction thereof and plural low porosity portions 16c2 from the upper surface to the lower surface in the thickness direction thereof are arranged in a region which is interposed between a positive electrode 16a and a negative electrode 16b.
US08953295B2	Protection system for an IT electrical distribution system having a floating reference conductor A protection system for an IT electrical distribution system (EDS) has a floating reference conductor and two electrical conductors in the form of an active conductor and a neutral conductor. System includes two input terminals for electrically connecting to an MEN electrical power source that is upstream of system. Two output terminals are electrically connected to an electrical load in the form of an electrical motor for a compressor of an upright freezer display. Motor is downstream of the system. A protection device, in the form of an MCB, electrically connects terminals to allow a supply of electrical power from source to motor. MCB is responsive to a fault signal at a port for selectively electrically disconnecting at least one of terminals to prevent the supply of electrical power. A sentinel unit selectively generates the fault signal at port in response to the current in conductor being greater than a predetermined threshold.
US08953294B2	Circuit arrangement with an overcurrent fuse A circuit arrangement includes a semiconductor switch having a control terminal and a load path. A drive circuit is coupled to the control terminal of the semiconductor switch. The drive circuit has a current measuring arrangement for determining a load current flowing through the load path and is designed to prevent the semiconductor switch from being driven in the off state if the load current exceeds a predetermined load current threshold value. A fuse is coupled in series with the load path of the semiconductor switch triggers if a triggering condition dependent at least on the load current is present.
US08953293B2	Battery protection circuit A battery pack including a battery and a battery protection circuit is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery protection circuit comprises a protective device configured to inhibit a flow of current between an electrode of the circuit and the battery when activated. The battery protection circuit further comprises a primary protection circuit and a secondary protection circuit. The primary protection circuit is configured to generate a control signal for control the protective device when detecting an abnormal voltage in a unit cell of the battery. The secondary protection circuit is configured to activate the protective device, either when receiving the control signal from the primary protection circuit or when detecting an abnormal voltage in a unit cell of the battery.
US08953291B2	Reversal connection protecting circuit The present invention discloses a reversal connection protecting circuit. The reversal connection protecting circuit includes a power supply interface, a secondary battery, a reversal connection driving unit and a power switching unit. The reversal connection protecting circuit further includes an anti-reversal unit. And the reversal connection protecting circuit further includes a processing unit and a warning interface. According to the present invention, the inconvenience brought by substituting a fuse that is melted in a protecting circuit under the condition that the power supply of the protecting circuit is reversely connected in prior art is overcome.
US08953270B2	Library device, control method and program A library device in which, even if the relation between the number of pulses of a stepping motor and an encoder count number changes, a movement distance of a medium transfer means can be verified by an encoder count number counted by an encoder sensor is provided.A control means (2) determines a proof factor used when calculating an assumed encoder count number assumed based on the number of pulses according to a movement distance of a medium transfer means (5). When a movement distance of the medium transfer means (5) is verified, an assumed encoder count number, which is assumed based on the above-mentioned determined proof factor and the number of pulses according to the movement distance of the medium transfer means (5), and an actual encoder count number, which is counted by an encoder sensor when a stepping motor is driven by the number of pulses according to the movement distance of medium transfer means (5), are compared.
US08953264B2	Position detecting apparatus and lens barrel assembly including the same Position detecting apparatus that has a high detecting precision and a lens barrel assembly including the same are disclosed. A position detecting apparatus is provided that includes a base; a magnetic scale spaced apart from the base by a first predetermined distance and movable in a first direction; a first adjustment portion coupled to the base to adjust a second distance from the base; and a sensor rotatably coupled to the first adjustment portion and that senses a change in a position of the magnetic scale.
US08953256B2	Image pickup lens An image pickup lens includes a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object side surface, an aperture stop, a second lens with negative refractive power having a convex image side surface, a third lens with positive refractive power having a concave image side surface, a fourth lens with positive refractive power having a convex image side surface, and a fifth lens with negative refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image side surface near the optical axis; wherein the first lens and the second lens satisfy following conditional expressions (1) and (2); 50<ν1<85 (1) 20<ν2<35 (2) where ν1 represents an Abbe number of the first lens, and ν2 represents an Abbe number of the second lens, and where the second lens satisfies a following conditional expression (3); 1.55
US08953251B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with zoom lens A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of a positive refractive power, a second lens unit of a negative refractive power, a reflective unit configured to bend an optical axis, and a rear lens group including two or more lens units, the reflective unit being stationary during zooming, the first and second lens units and two or more lens units of the rear lens group being moved during zooming, wherein the following conditions are satisfied: 4.3<β2t/β2w<12.0, and 2.1<βRt/βRw<3.0, where β2w and β2t denote lateral magnifications of the second lens unit at a wide-angle end and a telephoto end, respectively, and βRw and βRt denote lateral magnifications at the wide-angle end and the telephoto end, respectively, of a lens unit having a greatest variable power contribution out of the rear lens group.
US08953249B2	Method of manufacturing an apodizer, and optical module An optical module comprises an apodizer includes a black resin layer having a concavity the diameter of which gradually changes in a direction light passes through the apodizer, and, provided in the concavity, a transparent resin layer having the same refractive index as the black resin layer, the black resin layer and the transparent resin layer having a total thickness of 0.001 to 0.10 mm, an input lens opposed to the black resin layer of the apodizer and an output lens opposed to the transparent resin layer of the apodizer.
US08953239B2	Nanophotonic scattering structure A method of designing a nanophotonic scattering structure can include establishing an initial design having an array of discrete pixels variable between at least two pixel height levels. A performance metric for the structure can be a function of the heights of the pixels. The height of a pixel can be varied, and then the performance metric can be calculated. The steps of varying the pixel height and calculating the performance metric can be repeated to increase the performance metric. The above steps can be repeated for each pixel within the array and then the method can be iterated until the performance metric reaches an optimized value. Nanophotonic scattering structures can be produced from designs obtained through this process.
US08953238B2	High-speed optical modulator and method of modulating light by using the same Provided are a high-speed optical modulator and a method of modulating light by using the same. The optical modulator includes first and second resonance cavities that are sequentially stacked on a transparent substrate, wherein the first and second resonance cavities each include an electric-optical layer. According to the method, first and second voltages having different sizes are simultaneously applied respectively to the first and second resonance cavities, and then for the other configuration of the modulator mutually interchanged voltages are applied.
US08953236B2	Scanning optical apparatus In a scanning optical apparatus, an illumination optical system has a diffractive power φdM and a refractive power φnM in a main scanning direction, and a ratio φnM/φdM in the main scanning direction for a focal length fi in a range of 10-22 mm satisfies: g2(fi)≦φnM/φdM≦g1(fi), where A(Z)=(1.897×107)Z2+6744Z+0.5255, B(Z)=(2.964×107)Z2+5645Z+0.6494, C(Z)=(3.270×107)Z2+3589Z+0.5250, D(Z)=(5.016×107)Z2+4571Z+0.8139, g1(fi)=fi{D(Z)−B(Z)}/12−5D(Z)/6+11B(Z)/6, g2(fi)=fi{C(Z)−D(Z)}/12−5C(Z)/6+11A(Z)/6.
US08953233B2	Image reading apparatus and image data processing method Correction of brightness of image data outputted by an image sensor which includes a light emitting portion, a photoelectric conversion portion in which a plurality of photoelectric transducers are arrayed in line, and a charge transfer portion. For a smear occurred at the charge transfer portion, reference smear amount data is stored, corresponding to each of color components of light from the light emitting portion and a correction target pixel. A correction amount for brightness is based on a difference between brightness values of a first color component and a second color component and the reference smear amount data.
US08953228B1	Automatic assignment of note attributes using partial image recognition results Assigning attributes to an image includes determining a particular capturing device used to obtain the image and detecting attributes of the image based on image data, where an expected location and content of the image data varies according to a particular set of rules that is chosen based on the particular capturing device used and/or a type of document represented by the image. The capturing device may be a scanner, a facsimile device, or a camera. The image may have an expected form factor. Some of the attributes of the image may be fully recognized and some of the attributes may be partially recognized and, for at least some of the partially recognized attributes, a lookup table may be used to clarify unrecognized portions thereof. A user may be prompted to facilitate identifying partially recognized attributes. Partially recognized attributes may be indicated to a user with question marks.
US08953222B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer program product An image forming apparatus includes a printer engine, a storage unit, a print data interpreting unit, and a print control unit. The print data interpreting unit interprets print data and identifies both a first job type and a second job type. The first job type specifies any one of a special print job using special toner and a normal job using normal toner, and the second job type specifies a print function to be used. The print control unit makes a decision to permit or prohibit accumulation of print data in view of security based on the first job type and the second job type, accumulates the print data in the storage unit when the decision to permit the accumulation of the print data is made, and prohibits the accumulation of the print data when the decision to prohibits the accumulation of the print data is made.
US08953220B2	Image processing for rotation of compressed image data An image processing apparatus which can rotate input image data in a compressed state, comprises a storage unit which stores a rotation angle of the image data; a holding unit which holds, for each tile including blocks each including a predetermined number of pixels in the image data, information on a color arrangement in the block obtained by compressing the image data, color information corresponding to the color arrangement, and information on a position of the tile in the image data; and a rotation unit which converts the color arrangement in the block in accordance with the rotation angle of the image data stored in the storage unit to form rotated image data based on the converted color arrangement, color information corresponding to the color arrangement, and information on a position of the tile.
US08953216B2	Original reader capable of reading originals of various sizes and method of reading original An original reader capable of being downsized without requiring a large-capacity image memory. A conveying path conveys an original. Sensors are arranged on the conveying path, for detecting the conveyed original. CCD line sensors read the conveyed original. A CPU of the image reader decides the size of the conveyed original based on the results of detection by the sensors. An image memory stores image data output from the line sensors. The CPU transmits the decided original size and the stored image data to a controller. When the CPU cannot decide the original size at a predetermined timing, it transmits one of original size candidates to the controller, as a provisional original size. When the size of the original decided afterwards is different from the provisional original size, the CPU retransmits the decided size of the original.
US08953211B2	Communication device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program for controlling the communication device A communication device, including: a touch sensor configured to detect a touch or an approach of an input object by detecting a change in capacitance; a near field communicator configured to perform near field communication with an information processing terminal present in a communication area in which near field communication is possible, the information processing terminal being capable of performing the near field communication; and a controller configured to control the communication device in accordance with detection of the touch or the approach of the input object by the touch sensor, wherein the controller is configured to reduce detection sensitivity of the touch sensor for detecting the input object when the information processing terminal is in the communication area.
US08953210B2	Function execution device A function execution may device determine whether the function execution device can communicate with an external device using a short-range communication protocol when a first screen is displayed on a display screen. When the function execution device determines that the function execution device can communicate with the external device using the short-range communication protocol, the function execution device may display a second screen that indicates an operation to be performed using the external device to start executing a predetermined function of the function execution device.
US08953207B2	Printing control apparatus, recording medium having recorded thereon printing control program, and printing control method A preflight check unit in a printing control apparatus includes a sub-preflight check unit, an object page determination unit, a main preflight check unit, and a preflight result output unit. The sub-preflight check unit obtains resource use information and part use information. The object page determination unit determines object pages to be subjected to the preflight check, based on the resource use information and the part use information, and writes object page information indicating the object pages in a storage unit. The main preflight check unit reads the object page information from the storage unit to perform preflight check on the object pages indicated by the object page information. The preflight result output unit outputs a preflight result.
US08953206B2	Image forming apparatus, which is connected to a server that provides a service over a network and forms an image using a microblogging function provided by the server, control method and storage medium On a Web service apparatus, messages are monitored and obtained. The contents of an obtained message are analyzed, and if it is determined that the message includes a print instruction for a follower, the corresponding file is obtained from the Web service apparatus, printed, and after the print completes, a comment relating to the print is sent to the Web service apparatus.
US08953201B2	Image forming device, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program, and image forming method for updating setting information Provided is an image forming device including a modifying unit that individually modifies plural items of setting information held in an own device, a specifying unit that specifies an item of the setting information which is not modified by the modifying unit, a communication unit that communicates with an external device, an acquiring unit that acquires reference setting information corresponding to each of the plural items of the setting information from the external device via the communication unit, and an updating unit that updates the item of the setting information specified by the specifying unit based on the reference setting information acquired by the acquiring unit.
US08953194B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an image reading mechanism configured to read an image from a document; an image forming mechanism configured to print the image read by the image reading mechanism on a recording sheet; and an image inspection mechanism configured to read the image printed on the recording sheet in the image forming mechanism. The image reading mechanism and the image inspection mechanism each include: a light source configured to irradiate a reading target with light; and a solid-state image sensing device on which reflected light from the reading target is made incident, and configured to perform photoelectric conversion operation. Light emitting members forming the light sources of the image reading mechanism and the image inspection mechanism have the same spectral characteristics.
US08953192B2	Roving printing in a cloud-based print service using a mobile device An application manager may receive, from an application utilized at a device at a first location, a print job, the print job identifying a virtual print queue and application content to be printed, the application manager being further configured to store the print job in association with the virtual print queue. A print job router may receive, after the storing and from a mobile device at a second location, a print initiation identifying a printer at the second location and the print job, the print job router being further configured to send the application content to the identified printer, based on the print initiation.
US08953181B2	Virtual print job preview and validation Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for previewing and submitting print jobs. A printer apparatus generates and outputs preview data based on printer resources and print data received from an external terminal, in response to a preview request received along with the print data from the external terminal. Such preview data is in a printer-independent format that is acceptable to a plurality of printing devices, and images generated by the plurality of printers based on the preview data are substantially the same.
US08953174B2	Displacement measuring apparatus and apparatus that measure relative displacement between structure and sensor A displacement measuring apparatus includes a light source configured to illuminate light, and a photodetector provided on a structure and configured to detect reflected light from a reflection portion of a scale that alternately and periodically includes a convex portion scattering the light from the light source and the reflection portion reflecting the light, the displacement measuring apparatus measures a relative displacement between the structure and the photodetector based on a detection result from the photodetector, a length of the reflection portion in a period direction of the scale is greater than a half of a sum of lengths of the convex portion and the reflection portion, and the reflection portion includes a curved concave portion that reflects and collects the light illuminated from the light source.
US08953169B2	Apolarized interferometric system, and apolarized interferometric measurement method An interferometric system includes a polarization separation element (10), a first polarization conversion element (11), a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (2) including a first (4) and second (5) arms connected to one another by a first (6) and second (7) ends in order for a first and second beams (20, 21) having the same polarization to pass through the interferometer in a reciprocal manner in opposite directions of propagation, respectively, so as to form a first and second interferometric beam (22, 23), a second polarization conversion element (11) for obtaining an interferometric beam (24), the polarization of which is converted, a polarization-combining element (10), and a detection element (8) suitable for detecting an output beam (25).
US08953163B2	Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device An exposure apparatus according to an embodiment controls the positioning between layers using an alignment correction value calculated on the basis of lower layer position information of a lower-layer-side pattern and upper layer position information of an upper-layer-side pattern. The lower layer position information includes alignment data, a focus map, and a correction value which is set on the basis of the previous substrate. The upper layer position information includes alignment data, a focus map, and a correction value which is a correction value for the positioning and is used when the upper-layer-side pattern is transferred.
US08953161B2	Optical spectrum analyzer with continuously rotating tunable filter An optical spectrum analyzer is implemented with a detector combined with a tunable filter mounted on a stage capable of 360-degree rotation at a constant velocity. Because of the constant rate of angular change, different portions of the input spectrum are detected at each increment of time as a function of filter position, which can be easily measured with an encoder for synchronization purposes. The unidirectional motion of the mirror permits operation at very high speeds with great mechanical reliability. The same improvements may be obtained using a diffraction grating or a prism, in which case the detector or an intervening mirror may be rotated instead of the grating or prism.
US08953145B2	Detection of contaminating substances in an EUV lithography apparatus An EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography apparatus (1) including: a housing (1a) enclosing an interior (15), at least one reflective optical element (5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14.1 to 14.6) arranged in the interior (15), a vacuum generating unit (1b) generating a residual gas atmosphere in the interior (15), and a residual gas analyzer (18a, 18b) detecting at least one contaminating substance (17a) in the residual gas atmosphere. The residual gas analyzer (18a) has a storage device (21) having an ion trap for storing the contaminating substance (17a). Additionally, a method for detecting at least one contaminating substance by residual gas analysis of a residual gas atmosphere of an EUV lithography apparatus (1) having a housing (1a) having an interior (15), in which at least one reflective optical element (5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14.1 to 14.6), is arranged, wherein the contaminating substance (17a) is stored in a storage device (21) in order to carry out the residual gas analysis.
US08953131B2	Touch sensor The touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a transparent substrate; and an electrode formed on the transparent substrate in a mesh pattern, wherein the electrode has a line width of one side smaller than that of the other side in a thickness direction.
US08953126B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes a first panel including a first lower substrate, a first lower electrode formed on the first lower substrate, a first upper substrate facing the first lower substrate, a first upper electrode formed on the first upper substrate, and a first cholesteric liquid crystal injected between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode, wherein the first lower electrode includes carbon nanotubes. The liquid crystal display including the first lower electrode made of the carbon nanotubes without a light absorption layer provides a simple structure capable of realizing a black state.
US08953118B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes: a liquid crystal cell; polarizing plates placed on both sides of the liquid crystal cell; a light diffusing element provided outside of the polarizing plate on a viewer side; and a backlight unit provided outside of the polarizing plate on an opposite side of the viewer side. The backlight unit includes a collimated light source device that emits collimated light having a brightness half-value angle of 3° to 35° toward the liquid crystal cell, and a ratio Fw(BL)/Fw(FD) between a diffused light half-value angle Fw(FD) of the light diffusing element and the brightness half-value angle Fw(BL) of the collimated light is 0.5 or less.
US08953107B2	Liquid crystal optical apparatus and stereoscopic image display device According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical apparatus includes first and second substrate units, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate and first electrodes. The first electrodes are provided on the first substrate to extend along a first direction, and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate and a second electrode. The second substrate opposes the first substrate. The second electrode is provided on the second substrate to oppose the first electrodes. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. At least one of the first electrodes is provided with a recess formed on a surface of the at least one of the first electrodes. The surface opposes the second electrode.
US08953105B2	3-dimensional displaying apparatus using line light source The present disclosure relates to a 3-dimensional displaying apparatus using line light sources, which includes: a display panel having a plurality of pixels; a backlight panel having a plurality of line light sources disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, the backlight panel being spaced apart from one surface of the display panel; and a distance-adjusting unit for adjusting a distance between the backlight unit and the display panel. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to display autostereoscopic images which may minimize the quality deterioration of the 3-dimensional images according to the change of distance from an observer to the 3-dimensional displaying apparatus, which is a problem of a displaying apparatus implementing 3-dimensional images by using a general parallax separating unit.
US08953101B2	Projector and control method thereof A projector includes an image taking part that takes an image of an area that includes a target onto which an image is projected; a distance measuring part that calculates, from taken image data obtained by the image taking part, distance data concerning a distance between the target and the image taking part; a plane estimation part that estimates, from the distance data, a plane corresponding to the target; and a focusing adjustment part that adjusts focusing of the image to be projected, based on information concerning the plane.
US08953099B2	Display apparatus, remote control apparatus, and method for providing user interface using the same A display apparatus which is controllable by a remote control apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a communicator which communicates with the remote control apparatus, a storage which stores user interface (UI) screen information which is mapped to each application executable in the display apparatus, and a controller which, if a first application is executed based on a user command, controls a transmission of UI screen information corresponding to the first application from among the UI screen information stored in the storage to the remote control apparatus.
US08953094B2	Illumination system A method for capturing an image with an image capture device, such as a camera or mobile electronic device. The method includes initiating a master-slave relationship between the image capture device and at least one secondary device. Once the master-slave relationship is initiated, remotely activating one of an at least one light source of the at least one secondary device. As the light source is activated, capturing a test image of a scene illuminated by the at least one light source by the image capture device. Then, analyzing the test image to determine if an illumination of the scene should be adjusted and if the illumination of the scene is to be adjusted, providing a control signal to the at least one secondary device including at least one of a position instruction, an intensity level, or timing data.
US08953088B2	Low profile camera module packaging A camera module including an image sensor and a circuit substrate that are each attached to a bottom surface of a glass substrate. The image sensor is positioned between the circuit substrate and the glass substrate. This arrangement allows passive components normally associated with the image sensor to be mounted to a top surface of the glass substrate rather than to the image sensor, thus reducing the necessary size of the top surface of the image sensor, which in turn can reduce the overall size of the image sensor. A lens assembly, including a housing and a lens, is attached to the circuit substrate to position the image sensor and the glass substrate within a cavity provided in the housing.
US08953085B2	Image pickup apparatus, solid-state image pickup device, and image pickup method A solid-state image pickup device includes a lens, a first light receiving element, a second light receiving element, and an element separation area. The first light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The second light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The element separation area is between the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element. The lens has an optical axis, which is offset from a center of the element separation area.
US08953084B2	Plural focal-plane imaging An imaging system captures focused imagery from two or more focal planes, yet does so with relatively simple optical elements. Some arrangements involve folded optical paths, to make them more compact in size. Others enable the image sensors to be mounted in coplanar arrangement. Still others involve digital compositing, e.g., to mitigate undesired bokeh effects. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US08953075B2	CMOS image sensors implementing full frame digital correlated double sampling with global shutter An active pixel CMOS image sensor implements full frame digital correlated double sampling (CDS) with global shutter where all the pixels in the image sensor are reset at substantially the same time and all the pixels in the image sensor integrate incident light at substantially the same time and for substantially the same time duration and correlated double sampling cancellation is performed in the digital domain. In one embodiment, the image sensing device includes an array of light sensing elements, a timing and control circuit and analog-to-digital converters. The timing and control circuit is operative to reset the light sensing elements in the array and to control the array of light sensing elements to integrate incident light. The pixel reset values are cancelled from the corresponding light dependent pixel values for each of the light sensing elements to generate correlated double sampling (CDS) corrected digital output pixel values.
US08953058B2	Axial chromatic aberration correction A 9 pixel-by-9 pixel working window slides over an input Bayer image. For each such window, a demosaicing operation is performed. For each such window, corrective processing is performed relative to that window to produce relative differences for that window. For each such window for which relative differences have been produced, those relative differences are regulated. For each window, a maximum is found for that window's regulated relative differences; in one embodiment of the invention, this maximum is used to select which channel is sharp. For each window, the colors in that window are corrected based on the relative difference-based maximum found for that window. For each window, edge oversharpening is softened in order to avoid artifacts in the output image. The result is an output image in which axial chromatic aberrations have been corrected.
US08953055B2	Image pickup apparatus In response to an input of an instruction of still image capturing when a moving image is being captured, an image pickup apparatus compresses predetermined image data as an IDR frame of a moving image more than once, and uses a plurality of acquired IDR frames more than once to record the IDR frames onto a recording medium as moving image data in such an order that the IDRIDs of the adjacent IDR frames are not identical.
US08953052B2	Imaging device An imaging device is provided that includes a lens mount, an imaging element, a system controller, a sensor and a rotation corrector. The rotation corrector is configured to reduce change in the positional relationship between the optical image and the imaging element caused by movement of the imaging device around an axis parallel to an optical axis of the lens unit. The lens unit has a first optical system that forms a first optical image from a first perspective on the imaging element and a second optical system that forms a second optical image from a second perspective on the imaging element. The system controller is configured to halt operation of the rotation corrector when the lens unit is supported by the lens mount.
US08953049B2	Television receiver—projector compensating optical properties of projection surface Disclosure is directed to providing projected output from a receiver that includes ambiance or environmental images and sounds for display to and/or listening by a user. Other aspects are directed to processing or altering program service video to produce a compensated video that is output by a projector component of a receiver. The modified image compensates for characteristics associated with the ambient light conditions and/or characteristics of the projection surface upon which the projector outputs an image.
US08953041B1	Wireless video for model railroad engines providing an engineer's view An Engineer's View (EV) wireless video system for powered and unpowered model railroad engines is disclosed. The invention uses commercially available wireless spy cameras, powered by a custom power supply circuit which is compatible with either DC or DCC track systems. The present invention is compatible with all commercial model railroad gauge diesel engines including HO and N Gauge or may be factory installed. The EV system demonstrates a remarkably stable and realistic image of a model railroad layout. Moreover, the present invention may also provide a stable source of power to the engine where stalling could occur at points of track defects.
US08953039B2	System and method for auto-commissioning an intelligent video system An auto-commissioning system provides automatic parameter selection for an intelligent video system based on target video provided by the intelligent video system. The auto-commissioning system extracts visual feature descriptors from the target video and provides the one or more visual feature descriptors associated with the received target video to an parameter database that is comprised of a plurality of entries, each entry including a set of one or more stored visual feature descriptors and associated parameters tailored for the set of stored visual feature descriptors. A search of the parameter database locates one or more best matches between the extracted visual feature descriptors and the stored visual feature descriptors. The parameters associated with the best matches are returned as part of the search and used to commission the intelligent video system.
US08953035B2	Particle image velocimetry method, particle image velocimetry method for 3-dimensional space, particle image velocimetry system, and tracer particle generating device in particle image velocimetry system A particle image velocimetry system is provided which supplies tracer particles to a flow field around an object (12) from tracer particle supply means, takes an image of reflected light by imaging means (32A, 32B) by irradiating the tracer particles twice with laser light at different times, and determines a velocity vector of the flow field based on the two images obtained of the tracer particles. The two images are each divided into a plurality of test regions, and when first peak value (fp)/second peak value (sp)≧1.2 is satisfied by comparison between a first peak value fp and a second peak value sp of a cross-correlation value of a luminance pattern of tracer particles in each test region of the two images, it is determined that the reliability of the velocity vector is high. Thus, it is possible to enhance the precision of measurement of the state of flow by reliably determining erroneous vectors.
US08953030B1	System for viewing samples that are undergoing ellipsometric investigation in real time In the context of an ellipsometer or the like, positioning a camera other than directly above a sample being investigated by an electromagnetic beam, while said camera provides an optical view of a surface of said sample which is in focus over the entire viewed extent of the sample.
US08953018B2	Generation and display of stereoscopic images A method of displaying successive stereoscopic image pairs comprises: capturing, at a predetermined image rate, a sequence of images suitable for a left eye of a viewer and capturing, at the predetermined image rate, a corresponding sequence of images suitable for a right eye of the viewer; and displaying a sequence of stereoscopic image pairs at the predetermined image rate, in which each displayed stereoscopic image pair comprises one left image suitable for the left eye of the viewer and one right image suitable for the right eye of the viewer, the one left and one right images being derived from the captured sequence of images suitable for the left and right eye of the viewer, respectively; in which: the one left image and the one right image of each stereoscopic image pair are displayed for different respective portions of an image period defined by the predetermined image rate; and the effective temporal position of the one left image of a stereoscopic image pair for display is different to the effective temporal position of the one right image of that stereoscopic image pair.
US08953016B2	Apparatus and method for generating polarized video stream according to multi-view video stream and motion information derived from multi-view video stream A video processing apparatus is used for generating a polarized video stream according to a multi-view video stream, and includes a motion information detector and a polarization converter. The motion information detector is arranged for detecting motion information of the multi-view video stream by processing the multi-view video stream. The polarization converter is coupled to the motion information detector, and arranged for converting the multi-view video stream into the polarized video stream according to the motion information.
US08953008B2	Method and device for producing color images on substrates containing color bodies and products produced thereby A method for producing images (8) on a substrate (2) with colour bodies thereon, the colour bodies losing a colour effect due to a laser (23) and consisting of dyes or pigments contained in capsules (1). Different colour bodies having at least three different colour effects are on or in the substrate (2). The method includes: (a) producing a colour chart (14), with individual colour effect of individual colour bodies contained as a function of the spatial coordinates thereof on or in the substrate; and (b) spatially resolving radiation, which opens the colour effect of colour bodies of individual capsules and releases dyes by a laser (23) at a single frequency on the basis of the colour chart (14) in order to produce a resultant colour effect. Substrates, like security documents, can be produced this method.
US08953005B2	Ink ribbon cartridge and image forming apparatus including the same An ink ribbon cartridge includes an ink ribbon onto which decolorizable ink is applied, a transfer unit configured to thermally transfer the decolorizable ink on the ink ribbon to a recording medium such that an image is formed on the recording medium as the ink ribbon is conveyed, and a heating unit configured to heat a portion of the ink ribbon that has passed the transfer unit when the image was formed on the recording medium, at a temperature at which the decolorizable ink is decolorized.
US08953000B2	Liquid crystal display and method of driving liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display where grayscale inversion is reduced includes a liquid crystal cell having pixel groups, each group comprising a red (R) pixel, a green (G) pixel, a blue (B) pixel, and a white (W) pixel, and drive circuitry that applies a voltage VRGB and a voltage VW satisfying the formulae (ia) and (iia) between electrodes defining the G pixel and between electrodes defining the W pixel, respectively, depending on a grayscale level L (where L satisfies 0≦L≦1) in grayscale where substantially the same voltage VRGB is applied between electrodes defining each of the R, G, and B pixels: for 0
US08952987B2	User interface elements augmented with force detection A computing device includes a touch screen display with at least one force sensor, each of which provides a signal in response to contact with the touch screen display. Using force signals from the at least one force sensor that result from contact with the touch screen, the operation of the computing device may be controlled, e.g. to select one of a plurality of overlaying interface elements, to prevent the unintended activation of suspect commands that require secondary confirmation, and to mimic the force requirements of real-world objects in augmented reality applications.
US08952984B1	3D drawing and painting system with a 3D scalar field Rendering 3D paintings can be done by compositing strokes embedded in space. Users input strokes and other image elements using an input device that specifies a 2D view of the element, and the system provides the 3D position of the element based on rules and processes, some of which allow for user input of high level parameters, thereby allowing for intuitive and quick entry of 3D elements, and a 3D scalar field. The artist can treat the full 3D space as a canvas. Strokes painted in a 2D viewport window are embedded in 3D space in a way that gives creative freedom to the artist while maintaining an acceptable level of controllability. The canvas need not be tied to any particular object already in a scene, but the canvas can be dependent on, or a function of, another object. An implicit canvas can be defined by the 3D scalar field.
US08952982B2	Image display device, image display method and information recording medium for displaying and scrolling objects on a display To provide an image display device for displaying, when displaying a plurality of display targets while scrolling, the respective display targets in a manner that takes into consideration the sizes and scroll directions of the respective display targets. An image display device places a plurality of display targets on a virtual plane, instructs the size of a display area defined on a part of the virtual plane, displays an image showing a picture inside the display area, and moves at least either one of the display targets and display area along a predetermined direction set on the virtual plane, relative to the virtual plane, in which the respective display targets are placed so as to be included in an area which is a band area extending in the predetermined direction on the virtual plane, having a width corresponding to the instructed size of the display area, and partially overlapping the display area.
US08952981B2	Subpixel compositing on transparent backgrounds A method is presented for displaying a rendered image on an electronic computing device. The method comprises rendering a first image on the electronic computing device. The first image is rendered on a white background. A second image is rendered on the electronic computing device. The second image is rendered on a black background. The first image, the second image and a background image are combined to produce a third image. The third image is a composite of the first image, the second image and the background image. The third image is displayed on a display screen of the electronic computing device. The third image includes anti-aliasing for a plurality of subpixels of the third image.
US08952977B2	Pseudo-random interval arithmetic sampling techniques in computer graphics An improved branch-and-bound process of interval arithmetic subdivision in furtherance of computation of rigorous error bounds on integrated digital scene information for two dimensional display is provided. More particularly, a first aspect of the subject process includes pseudo-randomly subdividing an interval domain comprising a set of interval variables in furtherance of ascertaining a characteristic contribution of the interval variables of said set of interval variables to an image space comprising at least a sub-pixel area. A further aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect contemplates pseudo-randomly discarding a select partitioning of interval variables of a set of interval variables of a geometric function from a computed solution of an interval arithmetic branch-and-bound process.
US08952976B2	SIMD parallel processor architecture A SIMD parallel processor is described comprising an array comprising processing elements, associated data storage components and access means configured to enable access to at least one of the data storage components associated with at least one of the processing elements; a control processor; memory control means configured to enable addressing of at least one of the access means for the control processor; and connecting means configured to connect the memory control means to the access means.
US08952972B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method and storage medium An information processing apparatus which accepts one of a plurality of processes of different types in accordance with an operation instruction issued on a display screen, comprising: an input unit adapted to input the operation instruction issued on the display screen; an extraction unit adapted to extract an object of interest out of objects displayed on the display screen based on a position where the operation instruction has been input on the display screen; an obtaining unit adapted to obtain information indicating a display size of the object of interest extracted by the extraction unit; and a determination unit adapted to determine executable processing out of the processes of different types in accordance with the display size.
US08952965B2	Non-linear time scale optimization for mechanical-electrical machine behavior model visualization A visual representation of a mechanical-electrical machine behavior model is presented that utilizes a non-linear time scale to best illustrate multiple details occurring in a relatively short time frame without affecting the amount of information contained in the complete model. In particular, time periods without user-relevant details are identified and minimized so as to allow for the display space to adequately represent the details associated with the actions of each machine. By “folding” these longer time periods to occupy relatively short lengths along the time axis, additional space along the time axis is then available to illustrate the details of each operation (i.e., by using a non-linear time scale).
US08952961B2	Systems and methods for photon map querying In one aspect, photon queries are answered using systems and methods of traversal of collections of photon queries through an acceleration structure, to identify photons meeting a specification of a given query. Such systems and methods can be extended to satisfying similarity queries in an n-dimensional parameter space. Queries can be associated with code (or pointers to code) that are run to achieve closure of that query. Queries can cause further queries to be emitted. Arbitrary data can be passed from one query to another; for example, parameters defined internally to the code modules themselves (e.g., the parameters do not need to have a definition or meaning to the systems or within the methods).
US08952955B2	Display driving circuit, display device and display driving method A display driving circuit for driving a liquid crystal display panel includes a shift register including a plurality of shift register circuits provided in such a way as to correspond to a plurality of gate lines, respectively, the display driving circuit having latch circuits provided in such a way as to correspond one-by-one to the shift register circuits, a polarity signal being inputted to the latch circuits. When a internal signal generated by a shift register circuit becomes active, a latch circuit loads and retains the polarity signal, and an output from the latch circuit is supplied to a CS bus line. The internal signal becomes active before a first vertical scanning period of a display picture.
US08952952B2	Display device A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a variable-voltage source which outputs a high-side output potential and a low-side output potential; an organic electroluminescence (EL) display unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged; a potential difference detecting circuit which detects a high-side potential of a first pixel and a low-side potential of a second pixel; and a signal processing circuit which regulates at least one of the high-side output potential and the low-side output potential outputted from the variable-voltage source such that a potential difference between the high-side potential of the first pixel and the low-side potential of the second pixel reaches a predetermined potential difference.
US08952951B2	Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof An organic light emitting diode display that includes pixels having organic light emitting diodes and driving transistors for supplying a driving current to the respective organic light emitting diodes. Also included is a compensator for receiving a predetermined voltage applied to a gate electrode of the respective driving transistors, finding a threshold voltage, mobility, and a change of mobility of the driving transistors, and determining a compensation amount caused by an input image data signal while sinking a predetermined current to a path of a driving current to the organic light emitting diode through a data line connected to the pixels. Further included is a timing controller for receiving the compensation amount, correcting the input image data signal, and transmitting the corrected image data signal and a data driver for generating a data voltage based on the corrected image data signal, and supplying the data voltage to the pixels.
US08952930B2	Touch detection for a digitizer A detector for providing position detection of objects over a sensor with a first and second set of conductor lines forming a grid with a plurality of junctions there between at which the conductor lines do not contact, includes a signal generator providing a signal to at least one conductor line of the first set of conductor lines, and circuitry detecting output arising from one or both of an electromagnetic stylus and one or more fingers when present. The output arising from each of the one or more fingers is detected from at least one conductor line of the second set of conductor lines in response to the signal provided to the at least one conductor line of the first set of conductor lines. The circuitry detects positions of one or both the electromagnetic stylus and each of the one or more fingers when present responsive to the output detected.
US08952921B2	Capacitive touch display panel and capacitive touch board A capacitive touch display panel includes a display panel, a touch sensing unit, and a plurality of diode ESD protection devices. The touch sensing unit includes a plurality of first sensing pads and second sensing pads. Each diode ESD protection device is disposed between two adjacent first sensing pads and between two adjacent second sensing pads. The two adjacent first sensing pads are electrically disconnected from each other, and the two adjacent second sensing pads are electrically disconnected from each other.
US08952919B2	Capacitive touch sensitive housing and method for making the same A method for making a capacitive touch sensitive housing, comprises: forming a non-patterned active metal layer on a housing wall; patterning the non-patterned active metal layer on the housing wall by laser ablation such that the non-patterned active metal layer is formed into a patterned active metal layer including a plurality of plating portions separated from each other, and a plurality of non-plating portions separated from the plating portions; and forming a metal layer on the patterned active metal layer such that the metal layer has first portions formed on the plating portions of the patterned active metal layer, and second portions formed on the non-plating portions of the patterned active metal layer.
US08952914B2	Touch input device A touch input device includes: a touch surface that has a three-dimensional structure, and identifies a touch coordinate of a point touched by an object; and a controller that defines a first direction in the touch surface as a first direction in an output coordinate, and outputs information about the output coordinate, wherein the three-dimensional structure has a size and a height at least one of which is changed so that the first direction in the touch surface and a second direction in the touch surface intersecting with the first direction in the touch surface can be recognized.
US08952913B2	Display device and driving method thereof Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a panel, a display driver IC, and a touch IC. The panel includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes. The display driver IC outputs a common voltage to the driving electrode and the sensing electrode in a display driving interval, outputs a reference voltage to the driving electrode during a touch non-sensing period in a touch driving interval, and outputs a driving pulse to the driving electrode to receive a sensing signal from the sensing electrode during a touch sensing period in the touch driving interval. The touch IC transfers a control signal and a selection signal for selecting the touch sensing period and the touch non-sensing period to the display driver, and senses whether there is a touch with the sensing signal and the reference voltage.
US08952911B2	Electronic device with a touch sensitive panel, method for operating the electronic device, and display system An electronic display device being arrangeable during use into one of at least an opened and a closed state. The device includes a deformable display panel having an active area, a periphery area adjacent the active area, and a drive circuit for driving the active area. The active area includes an active area conductive structure substantially arranged along a front side of the active area. The periphery area includes a frame structure for visually bounding the active area. The frame structure is conformal to the display panel. The frame structure is electrically conductive and an insulator structure is provided between the active area conductive structure and the conductive frame structure. The insulator structure insulates the active area conductive structure from frame structure, the conductive frame structure being arranged to thereby shield the active area against ESD damage.
US08952909B2	Capacitive touch panel and touch detection method of the same A capacitive touch panel comprises a touch detection array having rows of first direction detection units and columns of second direction detection units, shared scan lines, independent scan lines and a driver control module. The first direction detection units are divided into a first group and a second group of rows arranged in an alternating manner. Each shared scan line is connected to one row of the first direction detection units in the first group and one column of the second direction detection units. Each independent scan line is connected to one row of the first direction detection units or one column of the second direction detection units that is not connected to the shared scan lines. The driver control module is connected to the shared scan lines and the independent scan lines to perform scanning processes to detect a touch input. A touch detection method is also disclosed.
US08952904B2	Electronic device, screen control method, and storage medium storing screen control program A mobile phone terminal (electronic device) includes a first touch panel and a second touch panel for displaying an object corresponding to an executable function and detect a touch on the object. The mobile phone terminal also includes a control unit that, in a state where the object is displayed on the first touch panel or the second touch panel, when the touch on the object is detected and then a movement of the touch is detected and if the first touch panel or the second touch panel is in a movement direction of the touch, displays a screen provided by a function corresponding to the object on the first touch panel or the second touch panel in the movement direction of the touch.
US08952897B2	Single page soft input panels for larger character sets Embodiments of a soft input panel (SIP) for an electronic device are disclosed. The SIP can be configured for entering text in a non-English language that uses a more numerous character set than does English. The characters used in the language that are available to be entered using the SIP can be available to be entered using keys on a single page of keys without switching to a different page of keys or using function keys. At least one of the keys of the SIP is a base key that is configured to open a picker window when activated. The picker window comprises plural picker keys that allow a user to select from plural different characters associated with the base key.
US08952880B2	Shift register and liquid crystal display device for detecting anomalous sync signal A display panel drive circuit includes a shift register constructed of unit circuits connected in stages. The unit circuits generate signal line selection signals, respectively, which signal line selection signals are made active for a respective certain period of time to form a respective pulse, and the pulses are outputted successively from respective unit circuits in order of ordinal number starting from a first stage until an end stage. In at least one embodiment, each of the unit circuits receive (i) clock signals generated based on a sync signal received from outside of the display panel drive circuit, (ii) a start pulse signal generated based on the sync signal, or a signal line selection signal generated in a stage different from its own stage, and (iii) a clear signal. The clear signal is made active in a case where anomalousness is included in the sync signal, and no pulse is outputted from the shift register until a subsequent vertical scanning period starts. This configuration achieves a display panel drive circuit which prevents display disorder or holds down increase in load given to a power source, each of which occurs in a case where anomalousness is included in the sync signal.
US08952875B2	Display device and electronic device A display device in which an emission period may be adjusted into multiple types with reduction in cost being achieved. The display device includes: a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a plurality of individual-color sub-pixels, each sub-pixel including an individual-color light emitting element and an emission control transistor; and emission control lines connected to the pixels. The individual-color sub-pixel includes one of a first individual-color sub-pixel including an emission control transistor of a first conductive type, and a second individual-color sub-pixel including an emission control transistor of a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. One emission control line is connected in common with at least one of each of the first and second individual-color sub-pixels.
US08952864B2	Flat folding hinged antenna A multi-band antenna including a first antenna portion extending generally in a first plane, a second antenna portion, extending generally in a second plane and a hinged coupling providing coupling between the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion and permitting the second antenna portion to be folded over the first antenna portion such that the first plane and the second plane lie generally parallel.
US08952855B2	Wireless device capable of multiband MIMO operation A wireless handheld or portable device capable of multiband MIMO operation comprising a communication module including at least one MIMO system, wherein the at least one MIMO system comprises at least two radiating systems capable of transmitting and receiving electromagnetic wave signals, wherein at least two of the radiating systems are capable of transmitting and receiving electromagnetic wave signals in at least a first frequency band, and wherein at least two of the radiating systems are capable of transmitting and receiving electromagnetic wave signals in at least a second frequency band. The MIMO system further comprises a MIMO module arranged for processing the electromagnetic wave signals. At least one of the radiating systems includes a radiating structure comprising a ground plane (157) capable of supporting at least one radiation mode, and a radiation booster (151a-b, 152, 153) arranged to couple electromagnetic energy from/to the ground plane.
US08952842B2	High-precision, compact altimetric measurement system An altimetry system for a satellite, including an altimeter transmitting and receiving signals on at least one first frequency band; a radiometer receiving signals on at least one second frequency band, the altimeter and the radiometer being connected to one and the same antenna; reception means common to the altimeter and to the radiometer, and capable of amplifying and filtering the signals received from the antenna on a frequency band including the first frequency band and the second frequency band; means for separating the signals on the first frequency band from the signals on the second frequency band; the signals on the first frequency band being exploited to estimate an altimetric distance of the satellite, and radiometric measurements being exploited in order to correct the estimate.
US08952834B1	Methods and systems for low weight coding Methods and circuits are described for creating low-weight codes, encoding of data as low-weight codes for communication or storage, and efficient decoding of low-weight codes to recover the original data. Low-weight code words are larger than the data values they encode, and contain a significant preponderance of a single value, such as zero bits. The resulting encoded data may be transmitted with significantly lower power and/or interference.
US08952828B2	System for evacuating persons from a vehicle A system for evacuating persons from a vehicle includes a light signal generating device, which is adapted to emit at least one visual light signal that indicates at least one preset escape route for at least one person to be evacuated.
US08952823B2	Battery early warning and monitoring system An early warning and monitoring system is disclosed for battery cells and battery packs. During normal cycling of a battery, surface temperature, voltage, current and impedance may be monitored to determine if abnormalities exist in the battery and/or battery structure. The abnormalities may be advantageously detected using battery temperature characteristics, where the characteristics are subject to rule-based processing to determine impending battery failure. By receiving advance notice of failure, a warning signal may be transmitted to provide notice and/or allow corrective action to be taken.
US08952822B2	Use of optical reflectance proximity detector for nuisance mitigation in smoke alarms A smoke alarm comprises smoke detection circuitry for detecting smoke and generating a detection signal responsive thereto. Proximity detection circuitry generates a proximity detection signal responsive to detection of an object within in a selected distance of the smoke alarm. Alarm generation circuitry generates an audible alarm responsive to the detection signal. The audible alarm may be deactivated for a predetermined period of time responsive to at least one proximity detection signal.
US08952816B2	Article surveillance tag with multiple straps An EAS system alarm tag is provided with two or more straps that enable secure and reliable simultaneous engagement of the tag with one or more articles that are detachably coupled at an angle. An interlock actuator switch enables the two or more straps to interlock within a housing of the alarm tag. An auxiliary actuator switch enables detection of separation of the alarm tag from one or more articles with which the alarm tag is coupled. When both the interlock actuator switch and the auxiliary actuator switch are set to a first condition, an alarm system of the alarm tag is armed and set to ON; and when the interlock actuator switch is set to the first condition and the auxiliary actuator switch is set to a second condition while the alarm tag is armed and ON, the alarm system of the alarm tag triggers an alarm.
US08952811B2	Double door controlling apparatus and method thereof The present invention includes, a failure sensing part to sense the failure created in the encoder mode and sensorless mode to control the door; a main control part to convert the main operation part and backup control part mutually when a failure is sensed by the primary operation mode by the failure sensing part after deciding either of the encoder mode or sensorless mode as a primary operation mode and another one is decided as a backup operation mode; and a location/speed conversion part to perform the door control by calculating the door moving distance according to the corresponding mode when the operation mode is converted by the main control part.
US08952798B2	Customizable and reconfigurable virtual instrument panel The invention provides an instrument control panel that is easily customized and reconfigured, and yet provides the familiar tactile sensation of physical knobs, sliders, and buttons. The instrument control panel comprises one or more interface components that are removably coupled to an interface display wherein the interface components communicate with one or more control components disposed behind the interface display. The present invention lends itself particularly well to an instrument panel.
US08952796B1	Enactive perception device An enactive perception device includes the ability to receive information. The information received can be either sensory information or other data. The received information can then be converted into sensory information, which can then be provided to the user.
US08952794B2	Interface for medical infusion pump An apparatus for indicating a change in operation of a medical infusion pump. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store an original pump parameter and a current pump parameter. The apparatus further includes a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to display the original pump parameter and the current pump parameter. A method indicates a change in operation of a medical infusion pump.
US08952786B1	System for tracking bicycle commuter activity A method for tracking non-motorized vehicle commuting activity includes providing a tracking system having a tag reader at a commute destination, wherein the tag reader is adapted to detect the presence of an RFID tag, and to generate and transmit a detection signal indicating a time of detection and one or more attributes of the detected RFID tag. The RFID tag is secured to a non-motorized vehicle used in commuting to the commute destination, and is secured in a manner to enable detection by the tag reader at the commute destination, and to prevent tampering therewith. Information obtained by the tracking system is accessible by one or more of a system administrator and a commuting participant.
US08952784B2	Verifying identification of sequentially supplied fluids A method of verifying the identification of fluids to be supplied successively through a fluid-supply hose that selectively connects to successive movable, RFID-tagged fluid containers includes providing an RFID reading unit including an antenna. A sequence of reference container identification codes is received. A container-present indication indicating one of the containers is positioned so that its RFID tag is in the antenna range is received. In response, the RFID tag of that container is read using the RFID reading unit to determine an identification code of the container. A controller automatically verifies the determined container identification code against the first reference identification code in the sequence using a controller. The starting through verifying steps are repeated, using successive values from the sequence in the verifying step, until all values in the sequence have been verified against container identification codes read using the RFID reading unit.
US08952777B2	Transformer winding A transformer winding, having at least two multi-layered winding modules, which are connected electrically in series, extend about a common winding axis, and are nested one inside the other hollow-cylindrically, at least one cooling channel, which is arranged along the common winding axis hollow-cylindrically between the winding modules, and a flat electrical shield is provided within the at least one cooling channel at least sectionally along the radial circumference thereof, wherein the electrical shield extends over approximately the entire axial length and through which electrical shield the electrical capacitance distribution in the transformer winding connected electrically in series is influenced.
US08952768B2	Optimal acoustic impedance materials for polished substrate coating to suppress passband ripple in BAW resonators and filters A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator is constructed to reduce phase and amplitude ripples in a frequency response. The BAW resonator is fabricated on a substrate 400 μm thick or less, preferably approximately 325 μm, having a first side and a polished second side with a peak-to-peak roughness of approximately 1000 A. A Bragg mirror having alternate layers of a high acoustic impedance material, such as tungsten, and a low acoustic impedance material is fabricated on the first side of the substrate. A BAW resonator is fabricated on the Bragg mirror. A lossy material, such as epoxy, coats the second side of the substrate opposite the first side. The lossy material has an acoustic impedance in the range of 0.01× to 1.0× the acoustic impedance of the layers of high acoustic impedance material.
US08952766B2	Control board, inverter device and integrated-inverter electric compressor An object is to provide a control board, an inverter device, and an integrated-inverter electric compressor that are capable of improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC property) and improving reliability against input/output of electromagnetic noise, which shows a tendency towards greater complexity and intensity. A control board to which two power systems, that is, a low-voltage power system and a high-voltage power system, are inputs, comprising a low-voltage circuit and a high-voltage circuit, and a low-voltage-side ground region and a high-voltage-side ground region that are formed in correspondence with the circuits, respectively, wherein frame ground regions are provided at a plurality of positions on the control board, and a plurality of communication line patterns connected to the low-voltage circuit are respectively connected to both the low-voltage-side ground region and the frame ground region through capacitance elements with various capacitances.
US08952755B2	Power amplifier Disclosed herein is a circuit for preventing an element from being damaged although output impedance of a final transistor is changed in a power amplifier. The power amplifier includes: a power stage amplifying a signal; a transformer connected to an output terminal of the power stage and coupling a signal output from the power stage; and a controller controlling a bias voltage from the power stage according to the coupled signal. Although output impedance is changed, damage to the power amplifier can be prevented. Also, the power amplifier can be automatically controlled to maintain performance thereof by sensing an operational state in which output impedance is normal.
US08952753B2	Dynamic power supply employing a linear driver and a switching regulator A highly efficient, high control bandwidth and high-speed power supply with a linear driver and a switching regulator for regulating an output based on a control signal. The linear driver has a first input for receiving the control signal and a second input connected to the output for receiving negative feedback. The driver's output is controlled by its two inputs and has a capacitor connected in series with it to generate a capacitor voltage VC responsive to the DC and low frequency components in the driver's output. The switching regulator has a control input and a regulator output connected in a regulator feedback loop. The control input receives capacitor voltage VC and the regulator feedback loop minimizes capacitor voltage VC. Thus, switching regulator takes over the generation of DC and low frequency components, while the linear driver provides high frequency output current components.
US08952747B1	High-power non-linear voltage regulator A voltage regulator includes a comparing circuit configured to compare a first voltage reference to a second voltage reference and to generate an output. A first circuit applies gain to the output of the comparing circuit and buffers the output of the comparing circuit. A first transistor includes a gate in communication with an output of the first circuit, a first terminal in communication with a first voltage reference and a second terminal in communication with an output of the voltage regulator. A second circuit applies gain and buffers the output of the first circuit. A latching circuit receives an output of the second circuit. A voltage reference circuit generates the second voltage reference based on the output of the voltage regulator. A reference adjusting circuit receives an output of the latching circuit and selectively adjusts the second voltage reference.
US08952746B1	Semiconductor apparatus A negative voltage pumping unit including a driver configured to receive an external high-voltage and an external voltage and drive and output an oscillator signal, and a capacitor configured to perform a pumping operation and generate a negative voltage; and an internal circuit configured to receive a ground voltage and the voltage of a node.
US08952740B2	Pulsed latching apparatus and method for generating pulse signal of pulsed latch thereof A pulsed latching apparatus and a method for generating a pulse signal are provided. The pulsed latching apparatus consists of a pulsed latch and a pulse signal generator. A data input terminal of the pulsed latch receives input data, the pulsed latch latches the input data according to a pulse signal, and transmits the latched input data through the data output terminal to serve as output data. The pulse signal generator duplicates a data transmission delay between the data input terminal and the data output terminal of the pulsed latch to obtain a duplicated delay. The pulse signal generator receives a clock signal, and processes the clock signal according to the duplicated delay to generate the pulse signal.
US08952736B1	Method and system for quantization-free and phase-dithered fractional-N generation for phase-locked-loops A phased lock loop (PLL) including a retimer unit, rotator unit, and clock selection unit. The retimer unit is configured for sampling a divided clock generated by a divide-by-N unit with a plurality of phases of an oscillator clock generated by a ring oscillator to generate a plurality of phase shifted divide-by-N clocks. The rotator unit is configured for selectively rotating through the plurality of phase shifted divide-by-N clocks based on a constant phase shift interval, wherein the rotator unit controls a clock selection unit to produce a single output phase selected from a plurality of generated divide-by-N clock phases.
US08952733B2	Frequency multiplier circuit and system A frequency multiplier circuit includes a first signal input terminal, a second signal input terminal, an output terminal, a power source terminal, a ground terminal, a main control circuit which is connected to the first signal input terminal, the second signal input terminal, the power source terminal and the ground terminal, a reference circuit which is connected to the power source terminal and the ground terminal, and a frequency synthesis circuit which is connected to the main control circuit, the reference circuit, the output terminal, the power source terminal and the ground terminal.
US08952722B2	Programmable logic device and method for driving programmable logic device Configuration is performed in accordance with a plurality of states when power supply voltage is supplied intermittently. At the time of start of supply of power supply voltage with configuration, a programmable logic device is sequentially changed into a first state where configuration data is not set in a configuration memory, a second state where the configuration memory is initialized, and a third state where the configuration data can be set in the configuration memory. At the time of start of supply of power supply voltage without configuration, the programmable logic device is sequentially changed into a fourth state where the configuration data is not set in the configuration memory and the third state. The first to fourth states are switched to any one of the states by control of a first state signal and a second state signal.
US08952704B2	Test arrangement for AC testing of electrical high voltage components A test arrangement is provided for AC testing of electrical high voltage components including at least one inverter, at least one test transformer and at least one high-voltage inductor arranged as test components in a common cuboid container. The at least one high-voltage inductor is at least partly removable from the container through at least one opening on a boundary surface of the container by means of a movement apparatus.
US08952703B2	Termination and checking hand tool A hand tool for terminating and checking comprising a body which defines a means of storage of a connector to be terminated; an electrical checking module may be housed in the body, and is configured to electrically check the terminated connector when a connector pusher element is inserted in the terminated connector in the close or final position.
US08952700B2	Method for minimizing delays while drilling using a magnetic ranging apparatus A method and system is provided for minimizing delays in a magnetic ranging method. Delays are minimized by establishing synchronicity between triggering of a three-axis magnetometer and energization of a solenoid assembly deployed in the borehole being drilled and the first borehole, respectively. Synchronicity enables measuring various components of the alternating magnetic field created by energization of the solenoid assembly by the magnetometer, the moment the solenoid assembly is energized. The recorded components are used for computation of steering data for drilling the second borehole relative to the first borehole. The steering data can be determined at the surface or downhole.
US08952699B2	Nuclear quadrupole resonance system and method for interfacing with a subject material An improved system for interfacing with a subject material is provided where an interface material having target atoms with a known nuclear quadrupole resonance frequency is purposely associated with a subject material. An excitation signal is used to cause a nuclear quadrupole resonance of the target atoms and a receiving devices receives a received signal comprising a probe signal energy. A signal sampling device samples the received signal to produce detection data that is used for at least one of detecting the subject material, locating the subject material, tracking the subject material, or conveying information.
US08952693B2	Method for principal frequency magnetic resonance elastography inversion A method for calculating a mechanical property of a material using a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system is provided. The method is particularly robust to image data having low signal-to-noise ratio (“SNR”). An MRI system is used to acquire magnetic resonance elastography (“MRE”) data from a subject containing the material. Exemplary materials include lung tissue. Images are reconstructed from the MRE data and used to produce a wave image from which a spatial frequency spectrum is produced. A principal frequency of the spatial frequency spectrum is produced and used to calculate a mechanical property of the material. For example, shear stiffness may be calculated.
US08952690B2	System and method to detect a fluid flow An apparatus detects a fluid flow. The apparatus includes a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tool configured to perform an NMR measurement on the fluid in a sensitive volume by establishing a magnetic field in the sensitive volume and transmitting a sequence of refocus pulses, without a tipping pulse, the NMR measurement comprising spin echo signals. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to detect a presence of the fluid flow in the sensitive volume based on the spin echo signals.
US08952687B2	Current sensor A current sensor includes: a conductive member through which a current to be measured flows; first and second magnetic sensors which output signals having reversed phases to each other due to an induction magnetic field from the current to be measured; and a control unit which performs differential operation on the output signal of the first magnetic sensor and the output signal of the second magnetic sensor, wherein sensing axis directions of the first magnetic sensor and the second magnetic sensor are fixed in the same direction, form a predetermined angle with respect to an application direction of the induction magnetic field from the current to be measured applied to the first magnetic sensor and the second magnetic sensor, and are fixed so that the induction magnetic fields are applied to the first magnetic sensor and the second magnetic sensor in reverse directions to each other.
US08952684B2	Magnetic force sensor sensing magnetic flux to calculate forces There is provided a magnetic force sensor including: an action unit elastically supported by a supporting member; a magnetic-flux generating source including two or more magnets which are disposed so that a polarity of each of the magnetic-pole faces of the magnets is opposite to a polarity of a corresponding one of the magnetic-pole faces of the adjacent magnets in a particular direction; first magnetoelectric transducers that are individually provided at positions, the positions being positions at which the first magnetoelectric transducers oppose the magnetic-pole faces of the magnets in the action unit; and a second magnetoelectric transducer provided between the first magnetoelectric transducers. Vertical-direction components of a force are detected on the basis of outputs of the first magnetoelectric transducers, and a horizontal-direction component of the force is detected on the basis of an output of the second magnetoelectric transducer.
US08952682B2	System and method for calibrating a magnetometer with visual affordance A method and system are provided for calibrating a magnetometer of a mobile device. The method comprises displaying a visual indication of a gestural path on a display of the portable electronic device, monitoring for changes in orientation of the portable electronic device, changing the visual indication in response to the monitored changes in the orientation of the portable electronic device, measuring a magnetic field with the magnetometer, and calibrating the magnetometer in accordance with measurements of the magnetic field acquired at different points along the gestural path.
US08952681B2	Measuring machine and measuring method for measuring differential signals A measuring device for the measurement of differential signals including a real-time portion, which contains two probes, a signal adder and a triggering device. The probes each record a partial signal of a differential signal. The signal adder adds the partial signals to form a differential signal. The triggering device implements a triggering on the basis of the differential signal.
US08952677B2	Locator for locating a current carrying conductor A locator for locating a concealed conductor carrying an alternating current having at least first and second frequencies, the alternating current produced by at least one dedicated signal generator. The locator includes at least one magnetic field sensor operable to convert electromagnetic radiation from the conductor into a field strength signal; a digital analog converter configured to generate a digitized signal dependent upon the field strength signals from the magnetic field sensor; a digital signal processor configured to isolate components of the digitized signal resulting from the first frequency and the second frequency; and process the isolated components to generate one or more signals indicative of the proximity of the conductor to the detector; and an output configured to generate an audio and/or visual indication of the proximity of the conductor, wherein the isolated signal components resulting from the first frequency signal and the second frequency signal are contemporaneously processed.
US08952672B2	Idealized solar panel A solar panel is constructed by electrically connecting one or more banks of solar cells in series, wherein each cell in each bank is electrically connected in series. In some aspects the cells are a quarter of typical full size cells in the direction of current flow. A module senses and controls small signal conduction and total conduction of the panel such that reverse current conduction of a weak or partially shaded cell is prevented, thereby allowing the panel to be constructed without bypass diodes. In some aspects the module prevents damage to the panel by an external inverter's maximum power point experiments; in other aspects the module itself provides maximum power point control.
US08952670B2	Efficiency improvement of a driver by using serially connected low voltage transistors or dynamic transistor size control Serially connected low voltage transistors are used to replace a high voltage transistor in a voltage conversion circuit for a driver, or parallel connected sub-transistors are used to establish a high voltage transistor having an effective size dynamically adjusted according to loading of the driver, to reduce switching loss and thereby improve the efficiency of the driver.
US08952662B2	Circuit and system and method for controlling battery A battery control circuit for balancing a battery includes a voltage detector, a controller, a balancing device, and a switch. The voltage detector is configured to detect a voltage difference of the battery so as to generate a detecting signal. The controller is configured to generate a control signal according to the detecting signal. The switch is coupled between the battery and the balancing device, and is opened or closed according to the control signal, wherein if the voltage difference is greater than a threshold value, the switch is closed and the balancing device draws a load current from the battery, and if the voltage difference is smaller than or equal to the threshold value, the switch is opened and the balancing device is not capable of drawing any current.
US08952658B2	Set of standardized battery cartridges and recharger An approach is provided in which a battery cartridge aperture is included in a device. The edges of the battery cartridge aperture form a shape that match a selected battery cartridge and indicate a power configuration. The selected battery cartridge is selected from a variety of different battery cartridges with each of the battery cartridges having a unique external shape with each unique external shape corresponding to a different power configuration. The various battery cartridges each have a different configuration of battery cells within the battery cartridge that provide power to the device through electrical contacts. The contacts are affixed within the device with each of the contacts positioned to correspond with electrical contacts from the battery cartridge. In one embodiment, protective covers are provided that cover the contacts with the covers automatically retracting to expose the contacts when the battery cartridge is inserted in the device.
US08952657B2	Battery protector A battery is protected without realizing the state of every vehicle element connected to the battery or the battery input/output current. A current limit value setting unit sets a current limit value for limiting the battery input/output current in accordance with state of the battery. A limiting current ratio calculation unit calculates a ratio of the current limit value set by the current limit value setting unit to a detected battery current value. A request limit coefficient calculation unit calculates a limit coefficient for limiting a request value for driving respective vehicle components based on the ratio calculated by the limiting current ratio calculation unit. In addition, a final request value calculation unit calculates as a final request value for the respective vehicle components, respective multiplication values resulting from multiplying the respective request values for the respective components by the limit coefficient calculated by the request limit coefficient calculation unit.
US08952655B2	Battery with integrated wireless power receiver and/or RFID A battery includes one or more rechargeable cells, a wireless power coil, a battery charger circuit, and may further include an RFID module. The wireless power coil is operable to generate an AC voltage from a wireless power electromagnetic field. The battery charger circuit is operable to generate a battery charge voltage from the AC voltage in accordance with a battery charge control signal and, when enabled, to charge the one or more rechargeable cells via the battery charge voltage. If the battery further includes the RFID module, it is operable to generate the battery charge control signal and communicate with a wireless power transmitter device.
US08952653B2	Intelligent eco-friendly starter battery An intelligent eco-friendly starter battery includes pre-heating plates attached to lithium polymer cells thereof, a battery cell sensor module capable of sensing the temperature of the lithium polymer cells and controlling the pre-heating plates to pre-heat the lithium polymer cells to a predetermined temperature, a battery charging control circuit consisting of a plurality of power sensors and a battery charger for sensing the power level of each lithium polymer cell and charging each lithium polymer cell, a protection circuit assembly consisting of a field effect transistor, a relay and a controller for battery over-current and overheat protection, a transmitter receiver circuit and an antenna for transmitting the data sensed by the battery cell sensor module to a remote controller or external display.
US08952652B2	System and method for charging battery pack Disclosed are a system and method for charging a battery pack. The system uses a recovery vehicle to quickly charge a vehicle battery pack. The system includes a charging power supply module equipped in the recovery vehicle, quick charging power lines placed in the vehicle battery pack, a quick charge switch placed in the quick charging power lines, and a control module.
US08952646B2	Stepper motor phase failure detection Embodiments are directed to a stepper motor and a controller, where the controller measures a parameter associated with a current of the stepper motor prior to support of commanding a step in connection with the stepper motor. That is, the controller commands the step in connection with the stepper motor, measures a parameter subsequent to commanding the step, compares the measurements of the parameter, and determines whether a fault exists with respect to the stepper motor based on the comparison of the measurements.
US08952635B2	Method for use in controlling free piston stirling coolers and heat pumps driven by a linear alternator A method for use in controlling a free piston Stirling machine having a cold end and a warm end and driven by a linear motor having an armature winding to which a drive voltage is applied. The method comprises (a) sensing internal mechanical collisions; (b) repeatedly sensing the temperature of the cold end, the temperature of the warm end and the drive voltage; (c) storing, as associated data, a value representing drive voltage, the temperature of the cold end and the temperature of the warm end at the time of sensed collisions; and (d) limiting the drive voltage to less than the drive voltage that was sensed at a collision and is stored in association with stored warm end and cold end temperatures that are proximate currently sensed warm end and cold end temperatures.
US08952634B2	Programmable radio frequency waveform generator for a synchrocyclotron A synchrocyclotron comprises a resonant circuit that includes electrodes having a gap therebetween across the magnetic field. An oscillating voltage input, having a variable amplitude and frequency determined by a programmable digital waveform generator generates an oscillating electric field across the gap. The synchrocyclotron can include a variable capacitor in circuit with the electrodes to vary the resonant frequency. The synchrocyclotron can further include an injection electrode and an extraction electrode having voltages controlled by the programmable digital waveform generator. The synchrocyclotron can further include a beam monitor. The synchrocyclotron can detect resonant conditions in the resonant circuit by measuring the voltage and or current in the resonant circuit, driven by the input voltage, and adjust the capacitance of the variable capacitor or the frequency of the input voltage to maintain the resonant conditions. The programmable waveform generator can adjust at least one of the oscillating voltage input, the voltage on the injection electrode and the voltage on the extraction electrode according to beam intensity and in response to changes in resonant conditions.
US08952615B2	Circuit arrangement, lighting apparatus and method of crosstalk-compensated current sensing A circuit arrangement comprises a plurality of current channels located in different die areas of a shared circuit die, at least one of the plurality of current channels comprising a power device; at least one sense circuit connected to one or more of the different die areas and arranged to provide a sense current from sensing a current through a primary of the plurality of current channels comprising one of the different die areas. The at least one sense circuit comprises a compensation module arranged to provide a compensation current adapted to at least partly compensate a deviation of the sense current caused by crosstalk between the primary and one or more secondary of the plurality of current channels depending on one or more secondary currents flowing through the one or more secondary current channels; wherein the compensation module is arranged to provide the compensation current at least partly as a weighted sum of the one or more secondary currents.
US08952613B2	LED room light Disclosed is a light bulb which utilizes LEDs which replaces an incandescent light bulb in a fixture for incandescent light bulbs. The LED light bulb includes a multi-faceted head on which multiple LEDs are placed, with the multi-faceted head being in contact with heat dissipation structures. The heat dissipation structures include a heat transfer column which extends from the LEDs to the base of the bulb. A removable cover is enclosed which has openings for air circulation within the globe of the light bulb.
US08952612B1	Microdischarge display with fluorescent conversion material An AC or DC microdischarge device that comprises a fluorescent conversion material (FCM) and a multiplicity of gas filled microcavity cells, each cell being connected to two or more electrodes to cause a gas discharge in the cell, the gas discharge providing photons that excite the FCM such that the FCM emits IR. In one embodiment, the electronic circuitry for each cell comprises at least one integrated active component such as a transistor. Other active components may be included such as a high speed shift register, addressing logic, and/or control circuits. In another embodiment, the microcavity and active components are made from the same substrate such as the same silicon wafer. The microdischarge device may include one or more electrodes encapsulated in a dielectric. The electrodes are configured to ignite a microdischarge in a microcavity cell when an AC or a pulsed DC excitation potential is applied between the electrodes connected to the cell. The devices include linear and planar arrays of microdischarge devices. The microcavities in the planar arrays may be selectively excited for display applications.
US08952605B2	Metal hexaboride cold field emitter, method of fabricating same, and electron gun A metal hexaboride nanowire such as LaB6 with the formed metal-terminated (100) plane at the tip has a small work function, and can emit a very narrow electron beam from the (100) plane. In such emitters, contamination occurs in a very short time period, and the output current greatly decreases when used under low temperature. The cold field emitter of the present invention overcomes this problem with a stabilization process that exposes the metal-terminated (100) plane of the tip to hydrogen at low temperature, and can stably operate over extended time periods.
US08952603B2	Spark plug having specific gasket structure and orientation A spark plug includes a metal shell and a gasket. The metal shell includes a thread portion, a seat portion, and a thread root portion. The gasket has an inner diameter smaller than a thread size of the thread portion. The relationships 0.8L≦C≦L−2A and B≦0.75L are satisfied in a case where: in the seat portion, an outer diameter of a seating portion is L (mm); the maximum value of a relatively shiftable distance is A (mm), the gasket is shiftable along a direction orthogonal to the axis relative to the metal shell by the maximum value; in the gasket, an outer diameter is C (mm); and in the gasket, an inner diameter is B (mm).
US08952602B2	Spark plug A spark plug includes a center electrode, an insulator, a metallic shell, and a ground electrode which has a noble metal tip at the other end portion. A gap is formed between a forward end portion of the center electrode and a discharge surface of the noble metal tip. When an acute angle formed by the forward end surface and the discharge surface is θ1, a point on the forward end surface closest to the noble metal tip is A, opposite ends of the discharge surface are B1 and B2, and an angle formed by a first line segment connecting A and B1 and a second line segment connecting A and B2 is θ2, 35°≦θ1≦55°, 85°≦θ2≦90°, and the difference in length between the first and second line segments is equal to or less than 10% of the longer line segment.
US08952599B2	Polarization structure, method of manufacturing the same and organic light emitting display having the structure A polarization structure for a display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the polarization structure includes a retardation layer, a polarizing layer and a polarizing pattern. The retardation layer may be configured to produce a phase difference between two polarization components of an incident light. The polarizing layer may have an adsorption axis along a first direction on the retardation layer. The polarizing layer may include a first region and a second region surrounding at least one side of the first region. The polarizing pattern may have an adsorption axis along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the second region.
US08952580B2	Linear vibration motor Disclosed herein is a linear vibration motor including: a stator part; a vibrator part received in the stator part to thereby linearly vibrate; an elastic member having one end fixedly coupled to the stator part and the other end fixedly coupled to the vibrator part, wherein the vibrator part includes a printed circuit board having one end fixedly coupled to the stator part and the other end fixedly coupled to the vibrator part to thereby linearly vibrate integrally with the vibrator part.
US08952578B2	Magnetic device A magnetic device includes at least one stator and at least one translator. The translator is moveable in relation to the stator in a translator moving direction. The translator moves in a direction oriented towards the stator. The at least one stator and the translator are arranged along an axis. The magnetic device includes a control device, the control device includes a device for controlling a distance r≧0 (r being equal to or greater than 0) between the translator and the stator in relation to the force generated between the stator and the translator when the magnetic device is in operation. The translator is movable in relation to the stator in the translator moving direction along a linear translator movement axis. The at least one stator and the translator are oriented along the translator moving axis.
US08952571B2	Extendable wireless power delivery for small devices In various embodiments, an electronic device such as a portable computer has a structure that extends from the device to wirelessly transfer electrical power between itself and an external device. The structure may be placed in a non-extended position when not being used for such power transfer. In some embodiments power transfer may take place in either direction, and may be used for various purposes, such as to provide operational power and/or to charge a battery. The external device may be placed on or near the extended structure for power transfer to take place.
US08952570B2	Active damping with a switched capacitor An active damping switching system includes an active damping switching apparatus, including a damping capacitor, a damping resistor coupled to the damping capacitor, an input switch coupled to the damping capacitor, an oscillator coupled to the input switch and configured to open and close the input switch at a frequency, a direct current power source coupled to the active damping switching apparatus, a constant power load and an input filter disposed between the constant power load and the active damping switching apparatus.
US08952567B2	Power line communications method and apparatus System, for transmitting and receiving signals over residential electrical cables includes at least one active wire, one neutral wire and one ground wire. The system includes at least two power line modems, each one of the two power line modems including a processor, transmitters and at least one receiver, transmitters and the receiver being coupled with the processor, for respectively transmitting and receiving the signals. At least two of the wires form at least one receive wire pair and at least two of the wires form at least one transmit wire pair. Each one of the transmitters defines a respective carrier wave range over the transmit wire pair, the processor determining a frequency carrier wave for the signals when the signals are transmitted. A given one of the transmitters transmits the signals if the frequency carrier wave is in the carrier wave range of the given one of the transmitters.
US08952566B2	Chassis slots accepting battery modules and other module types A chassis includes a component interconnect board having multiple multi-function slots coupled thereto. Each of the multi-function slots is configured to accept different types of modules, including a battery module and one or more other types of modules, such as server modules or storage modules. The component interconnect board also includes a power bus coupled to receive external power and route the external power to the multiple multi-function slots.
US08952564B2	Power source system for electric powered vehicle A PLG-ECU for external charging is provided separately from an HV-ECU for vehicle running, and configured to be capable of controlling external charging relays to be turned on/off. A sub DC/DC converter converting the output voltage of a charger into an auxiliary system voltage at the time of external charging is provided separately from a main DC/DC converter of large capacity used at the time of vehicle running. At the time of external charging, PLG-ECU can execute external charging without starting a vehicle running system while sub DC/DC converter can generate an auxiliary system voltage. Since external charging can be executed while system main relays each are kept turned off, a high voltage is not applied to components at the succeeding stage. Consequently, a main battery can be externally charged without exerting any influence on the durability and the life of each component of the vehicle running system.
US08952556B2	Modular temperature maintaining or regulating storage systems A modular heating or cooling system includes a heating and/or cooling unit and a plurality of storage modules that may be releasably connected to the heating and/or cooling unit by a releasable coupling. The storage modules may include a heat exchanger having a thermal transfer bladder filled with eutectic fluid. The storage modules may include a hydroelectric generator and/or turbine assembly placed in-line in a circulation line for transporting heated or cooled fluid to and/or from the heat exchanger, the hydroelectric generator and/or turbine assembly operative to drive an electric light or a fan. A base station in the form of a movable cabinet is also disclosed for storing a plurality of the storage modules. The base station includes circulation lines that attach to fluid supply lines from a heating or refrigeration unit and may include terminals with releasable couplings for connecting to the storage modules stored therein.
US08952545B2	Electronic device including a carrier and a semiconductor chip attached to the carrier and manufacturing thereof One aspect is a device including a carrier comprising a first conducting layer, a first insulating layer over the first conducting layer, and at least one first through-connection from a first face of the first insulating layer to a second face of the first insulating layer. A semiconductor chip is attached to the carrier and a second insulating layer is over the carrier and the semiconductor chip. A metal layer is over the second insulating layer. A second through-connection is through the second insulating layer electrically coupling the semiconductor chip to the metal layer. A third through-connection is through the second insulating layer electrically coupling the carrier to the metal layer.
US08952543B2	Via connection structures, semiconductor devices having the same, and methods of fabricating the structures and devices A semiconductor device including a lower layer, an insulating layer on a first side of the lower layer, an interconnection structure in the insulating layer, a via structure in the lower layer. The via structure protrudes into the insulating layer and the interconnection structure.
US08952537B2	Conductive bump structure with a plurality of metal layers A conductive bump structure used to be formed on a substrate having a plurality of bonding pads. The conductive bump structure includes a first metal layer formed on the bonding pads, a second metal layer formed on the first metal layer, and a third metal layer formed on the second metal layer. The second metal layer has a second melting point higher than a third melting point of the third metal layer. Therefore, a thermal compression bonding process is allowed to be performed to the third metal layer first so as to bond the substrate to another substrate, and then a reflow process can be performed to melt the second metal layer and the third metal layer into each other so as to form an alloy portion, thus avoiding cracking of the substrate.
US08952536B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabrication A semiconductor memory device employs a SONOS type memory architecture and includes a bit line diffusion layer in a shallow trench groove in which a conductive film is buried. This makes it possible to decrease the resistivity of the bit line diffusion layer without enlarging the area on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and to fabricate the semiconductor memory device having stable electric characteristics without enlarging the cell area. The bit line is formed by implanting ions into the sidewall of Si3N4.
US08952528B2	Semiconductor package and fabrication method thereof A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having opposite first and second surfaces; an RDL structure formed on the first surface of the semiconductor chip and having opposite third and fourth surfaces and a plurality of first conductive through holes penetrating the third and fourth surfaces thereof, wherein the RDL structure is formed on the semiconductor chip through the fourth surface thereof and electrically connected to the semiconductor chip through a plurality of first conductive elements, and the third surface of the RDL structure has a redistribution layer formed thereon; a plurality of conductive bumps formed on the redistribution layer; and an encapsulant formed on the first surface of the semiconductor chip for encapsulating the RDL structure, wherein the conductive bumps are embedded in and exposed from the encapsulant. The invention effectively prevents warpage of the semiconductor package and improves the electrical connection significantly.
US08952525B2	Semiconductor module and method for manufacturing semiconductor module A semiconductor module includes a case including a receiving space that is formed by a frame portion and a pair of wall portions disposed to face each other with the frame portion therebetween. The wall portion includes a heat-dissipation portions and a support wall that supports the heat-dissipation portions at the frame portion, and the wall portion includes a heat-dissipation portion and a support wall that supports the heat-dissipation portion at the frame portion. The heat-dissipation portions provided at the wall portion are separately provided by being disposed to face a plurality of semiconductor device blocks respectively. A plurality of separate heat-dissipation portions is surrounded by the support wall, the support wall is deformed to recessed from the frame portion through the separate heat-dissipation portions inside the case such that a plurality of insulating sheets is closely joined to a plurality of lead frames and the plurality of heat-dissipation portions.
US08952518B2	Semiconductor device housing package, and semiconductor apparatus and electronic apparatus including the same A semiconductor device housing package includes a base body having, on its upper surface, a mounting region of a semiconductor device; a frame body having a frame-like portion disposed on the upper surface of the base body, surrounding the mounting region, and an opening penetrating through from an inner side of the frame-like portion to an outer side thereof; a flat plate-like insulating member disposed in the opening, extending from an interior of the frame body to an exterior thereof; wiring conductors disposed on an upper surface of the insulating member, extending from the interior of the frame body to the exterior thereof; and a metallic film disposed on a part of the upper surface of the insulating member, the metallic film lying outside the frame body surrounding the wiring conductors.
US08952517B2	Package-on-package device and method of fabricating the same Provided are a package-on-package device and a method of fabricating the same. In the device, solder balls may be disposed on two opposing side regions of a package substrate, such that the device can have a reduced size or width. In addition, input/output pads of the logic chip and the solder balls, which need to be directly connected to each other, can be disposed adjacent to each other. As a result, it is possible to improve routability of signals to and from the solder balls and to reduce the lengths of the interconnection lines. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce any signal interference, to increase signal delivery speed, and to improve signal-quality and power-delivery properties.
US08952511B2	Integrated circuit package having bottom-side stiffener Embodiments of a bottom-side stiffening element are disclosed. The stiffening element may be disposed between an integrated circuit package and an underlying circuit board. In some embodiments, the stiffening element is attached to the underlying circuit board. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08952501B2	Chip package and method for forming the same An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes: a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a device region or sensing region defined in the semiconductor substrate; a conducting pad located on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; at least two recesses extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein sidewalls and bottoms of the recesses together form a sidewall of the semiconductor substrate; a conducting layer electrically connected to the conducting pad and extending from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to the sidewall of the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating layer located between the conducting layer and the semiconductor substrate.
US08952500B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a through-silicon via (TSV) penetrating the substrate, a plurality of first interconnect structures, right above the TSV, configured for electrically coupling the TSV to a higher-level interconnect, a second interconnect structure traversing the TSV from the top and being configured for interconnect routing of an active device and a plurality of dummy metal patterns, right above the TSV, electrically isolated from the TSV, the first interconnect structures and the second interconnect structure.
US08952491B2	Capacitive element A capacitive element includes: an upper electrode; a lower electrode; and a dielectric layer that is disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and includes a first film, a second film and a third film which are made of any one of silicon nitride and aluminum oxide and laminated from a side of the lower electrode in order, a composition ratio of any one of silicon and aluminum in each of the first film and the third film being larger than a corresponding composition ratio in the second film.
US08952488B2	Low cost anti-fuse structure An anti-fuse structure is provided in which an anti-fuse material liner is embedded within one of the openings provided within an interconnect dielectric material. The anti-fuse material liner is located between a first conductive metal and a second conductive metal which are also present within the opening. A diffusion barrier liner separates the first conductive metal from any portion of the interconnect dielectric material. The anti-fuse structure is laterally adjacent an interconnect structure that is formed within the same interconnect dielectric material as the anti-fuse structure.
US08952484B2	Non-volatile memory having isolation structures in and above a substrate and manufacturing method thereof A non-volatile memory and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The non-volatile memory includes a substrate, a gate structure, a first doped region, a second doped region and a pair of isolation structures. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate. The gate structure includes a charge storage structure, a gate and spacers. The charge storage structure is disposed on the substrate. The gate is disposed on the charge storage structure. The spacers are disposed on the sidewalls of the gate and the charge storage structure. The first doped region and the second doped region are respectively disposed in the substrate at two sides of the charge storage structure and at least located under the spacers. The isolation structures are respectively disposed in the substrate at two sides of the gate structure.
US08952483B2	Semiconductor device A potential isolation element is provided separately from a diode. An n-type low-concentration region is formed on a P-type layer. A first high-concentration N-type region is positioned in the n-type low-concentration region and is connected to a cathode electrode of the diode. A second high-concentration N-type region is positioned in the n-type low-concentration region, is disposed to be spaced from a first second-conduction-type high-concentration region, and is connected to a power supply interconnection of a first circuit. A first P-type region is formed in the n-type low-concentration region, and a bottom portion thereof is connected to the P-type layer. A ground potential is applied to the first P-type region, and the first P-type region is positioned in the vicinity of the first high-concentration N-type region.
US08952477B2	Photoelectric conversion element having a plurality of layered semiconductors and method for manufacturing same A photoelectric conversion element includes a first semiconductor layer that exhibits a first conductivity type and is provided in a selective area over a substrate, a second semiconductor layer that exhibits a second conductivity type and is disposed opposed to the first semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer that is provided between the first and second semiconductor layers and exhibits a substantially intrinsic conductivity type. The third semiconductor layer has at least one corner part that is not in contact with the first semiconductor layer.
US08952470B2	Low cost high density nonvolatile memory array device employing thin film transistors and back to back Schottky diodes An improved crosspoint memory array device comprising a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell being disposed at an intersection region of bit and word conductive lines, electrically coupled to one of the first conductive lines at a first terminal and to one of the second conductive lines at a second terminal, and comprising a controllable electrical resistance, wherein a back to back Schottky diode is located between each memory cell and one of the said conductive lines, and wherein each conductive line is electrically coupled to at least two thin film transistors (TFTs). The device is substantially produced in BEOL facilities without need of front end semiconductor production facilities, yet can be made with ultra high density and low cost.
US08952467B2	Electronic device and its manufacturing method An electronic device includes a substrate, a sidewall that is disposed on the substrate and forms a cavity, a first layer that is disposed on the sidewall and covers the cavity, a second layer that is formed on the first layer and has a region disposed outside an outline of the first layer in a plan view, a dielectric layer disposed below the region of the second layer disposed outside the outline of the first layer in a plan view, and a functional element disposed inside the cavity.
US08952465B2	MEMS devices, packaged MEMS devices, and methods of manufacture thereof MEMS devices, packaged MEMS devices, and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device includes a first MEMS functional structure and a second MEMS functional structure. An interior region of the second MEMS functional structure has a pressure that is different than a pressure of an interior region of the first MEMS functional structure.
US08952461B2	Semiconductor device, designing method therefor, and manufacturing method therefor In a semiconductor device including active regions which are adjacent to each other with an element isolation region interposed therebetween and which are different in height from the element isolation region, when a contact is formed in a gate wiring on the element isolation region, a contact failure is caused. Provided is a semiconductor device including an element isolation region, two active regions adjacent to each other with the element isolation region interposed therebetween and having surfaces which are higher than that of the element isolation region, a gate wiring commonly led from the respective active regions and extending through the element isolation region, and a contact for connecting the gate wiring to a conductor layer above the gate wiring. The contact is provided in a region other than the element isolation region, or is provided in an expanded element isolation region.
US08952458B2	Gate dielectric layer having interfacial layer and high-K dielectric over the interfacial layer A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first active region, a first gate structure over the first active region, wherein the first gate structure includes a first interfacial layer having a convex top surface, a first high-k dielectric over the first interfacial layer, and a first gate electrode over the first high-k dielectric.
US08952453B2	MOSFET formed on an SOI wafer with a back gate The present application discloses a MOSFET and a method for manufacturing the same. The MOSFET is formed on an SOI wafer, comprising: a shallow trench isolation for defining an active region in the semiconductor layer; a gate stack on the semiconductor layer; a source region and a drain region in the semiconductor layer on both sides of the gate stack; a channel region in the semiconductor layer and sandwiched by the source region and the drain region; a back gate in the semiconductor substrate; a first dummy gate stack overlapping with a boundary between the semiconductor layer and the shallow trench isolation; and a second dummy gate stack on the shallow trench isolation, wherein the MOSFET further comprises a plurality of conductive vias which are disposed between the gate stack and the first dummy gate stack and electrically connected to the source region and the drain region respectively, and between the first dummy gate stack and the second dummy gate stack and electrically connected to the back gate. The MOSFET avoids short circuit between the back gate and the source/drain regions by the dummy gate stacks.
US08952451B2	Semiconductor device having metal gate and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device having a metal gate includes a substrate having a first gate trench and a second gate trench formed thereon, a gate dielectric layer respectively formed in the first gate trench and the second gate trench, a first work function metal layer formed on the gate dielectric layer in the first gate trench and the second gate trench, a second work function metal layer respectively formed in the first gate trench and the second gate trench, and a filling metal layer formed on the second work function metal layer. An opening width of the second gate trench is larger than an opening width of the first gate trench. An upper area of the second work function metal layer in the first gate trench is wider than a lower area of the second work function metal layer in the first gate trench.
US08952448B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor memory devices and methods for manufacturing same A three-dimensional (3D) nonvolatile memory device includes a vertical stack of nonvolatile memory cells on a substrate having a region of first conductivity type therein. A dopant region of second conductivity type is provided in the substrate. This dopant region forms a P-N rectifying junction with the region of first conductivity type and has a concave upper surface that is recessed relative to an upper surface of the substrate upon which the vertical stack of nonvolatile memory cells extends. An electrically insulating electrode separating pattern is provided, which extends through the vertical stack of nonvolatile memory cells and into the recess in the dopant region of second conductivity type.
US08952445B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device has a semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate, a charge storage film formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the charge storage film, and a control electrode formed on the second insulating film. In the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, the second insulating film has a laminated structure that has a first silicon oxide film, a first silicon nitride film, and a second silicon oxide film, a first atom is provided at an interface between the first silicon oxide film and the first silicon nitride film, and/or at an interface between the second silicon oxide film and the first silicon nitride film, and the first atom is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, and alkaline earth metals.
US08952443B2	Three dimensional semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same A 3D semiconductor device includes an electrode structure has electrodes stacked on a substrate, semiconductor patterns penetrating the electrode structure, charge storing patterns interposed between the semiconductor patterns and the electrode structure, and blocking insulating patterns interposed between the charge storing patterns and the electrode structure. Each of the blocking insulating patterns surrounds the semiconductor patterns, and the charge storing patterns are horizontally spaced from each other and configured in such a way as to each be disposed around a respective one of the semiconductor patterns. Also, each of the charge storing patterns includes a plurality of horizontal segments, each interposed between vertically adjacent ones of the electrodes.
US08952442B2	Multiple-time programming memory cells and methods for forming the same A method includes forming Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) regions to separate a first active region and a second active region of a semiconductor substrate from each other, etching a portion of the STI regions that contacts a sidewall of the second active region to form a recess, and implanting a top surface layer and a side surface layer of the second active region to form an implantation region. The side surface layer of the second active region extends from the sidewall of the second active region into the second active region. An upper portion of the top surface layer and an upper portion of the side surface layer are oxidized to form a capacitor insulator. A floating gate is formed to extend over the first active region and the second active region. The floating gate includes a portion extending into the recess.
US08952432B2	Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including a photoelectric conversion element operable to generate electric charge according to the amount of incident light and to accumulate the electric charge in the inside thereof, an electric-charge holding region in which the electric charge generated through photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion element is held until read out, and a transfer gate having a complete transfer path through which the electric charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element is completely transferred into the electric-charge holding region, and an intermediate transfer path through which the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion element during an exposure period and being in excess of a predetermined charge amount is transferred into the electric-charge holding region. The complete transfer path and the intermediate transfer path are formed in different regions.
US08952430B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device The present application relates to technology for improving a withstand voltage of a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a termination area that surrounds a cell area. The cell area is provided with a plurality of main trenches. The termination area is provided with one or more termination trenches surrounding the cell area. A termination trench is disposed at an innermost circumference of one or more termination trenches. A body region is disposed on a surface of a drift region. Each main trench reaches the drift region. A gate electrode is provided within each main trench. The termination trench reaches the drift region. Sidewalls and a bottom surface of the termination trench are covered with a insulating layer. A surface of the insulating layer covering the bottom surface of the termination trench is covered with a buried electrode. A gate potential is applied to the buried electrode.
US08952425B2	Integrated circuit including at least four linear-shaped conductive structures having extending portions of different length An integrated circuit includes at least four linear-shaped conductive structures formed to extend lengthwise in a parallel direction to each other and each respectively including a gate electrode portion and an extending portion that extends away from the gate electrode portion. The gate electrode portions of the linear-shaped conductive structures respectively form gate electrodes of different transistors, such that at least one of the linear-shaped conductive structures forms a gate electrode of a transistor of a first transistor type and does not form a gate electrode of any transistor of a second transistor type, and such that at least one of the linear-shaped conductive structures forms a gate electrode of a transistor of the second transistor type and does not form a gate electrode of any transistor of the first transistor type. Extending portions of the at least four linear-shaped conductive structures include at least two different extending portion lengths.
US08952413B2	Etched trenches in bond materials for die singulation, and associated systems and methods Etched trenches in a bond material for die singulation, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A method for solid state transducer device singulation in accordance with one embodiment includes forming a plurality of trenches by etching through a metallic bond material forming a bond between a carrier substrate and a plurality of the dies and singulating the carrier substrate along the trenches to separate the dies. In particular embodiments, the trenches extend into the carrier substrate. In further particular embodiments, the dies are at least partially encapsulated in a dielectric material.
US08952403B2	Optical devices based on non-periodic sub-wavelength gratings Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to optical devices comprising planar lenses. In one aspect, an optical device includes two or more planar lenses (208,209), and one or more dielectric layers (210-212). Each planar lens includes a non-periodic, sub-wavelength grating layer (1110), and each dielectric layer is disposed adjacent to at least one planar lens to form a solid structure. The two or more planar lenses are substantially parallel and arranged to have a common optical axis (214) so that light transmitted through the optical device substantially parallel to the optical axis is refracted by the two or more planar lenses.
US08952399B2	Light emitting device comprising a wavelength conversion layer having indirect bandgap energy and made of an N-type doped AlInGaP material Various embodiments of light emitting devices with efficient wavelength conversion and associated methods of manufacturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material spaced apart from the first semiconductor material, and an active region between the first and second semiconductor materials. The active region is configured to produce a light via electroluminescence. The light emitting device also includes a conversion material on the second semiconductor material, the conversion material containing aluminum gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) doped with an N-type dopant.
US08952396B2	LED module, backlight unit including the LED module, and method for manufacturing the LED module A light emitting diode (LED) module having a structure capable of effectively dissipating heat generated from an LED chip thereof, and a backlight unit including the same are disclosed. The LED module includes a base made of a metal material, an insulating layer provided on the base, a circuit layer provided on the insulating layer, an LED package provided on the circuit layer, and a bonding layer extending through the insulating layer and the circuit layer, to connect the LED package to the base.
US08952391B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device and its manufacturing method A silicon carbide vertical MOSFET having low ON-resistance and high blocking voltage. A first deposition film of low concentration silicon carbide of a first conductivity type is formed on the surface of a high concentration silicon carbide substrate of a first conductivity type. Formed on the first deposition film is a second deposition film that includes a high concentration gate region of a second conductivity type, with a first region removed selectively. A third deposition film is formed on the second deposition film, which includes a second region that is wider than the selectively removed first region, a high concentration source region of a first conductivity type, and a low concentration gate region of a second conductivity type. A low concentration base region of a first conductivity type is formed in contact with the first deposition film in the first and second regions.
US08952386B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display apparatus An OLED apparatus including a thin film transistor including an activation layer, a gate electrode insulated from the activation layer and including a lower gate electrode and an upper gate electrode, an interlayer insulation film covering the gate electrode, and a source and drain electrode on the insulation film and contacting the activation layer; an OLED including a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an intermediate layer including an emissive layer, and an opposite electrode; a blister prevention layer on a same level as the activation layer; a gate insulation layer covering the activation layer and the blister prevention layer and insulating the activation layer from the gate electrode; and an interconnection unit including first and second layers on a portion of the gate insulation layer overlying the blister prevention layer, wherein the blister prevention layer protects the interconnection unit on the gate insulation layer from blistering.
US08952384B2	TFT, mask for manufacturing the TFT, array substrate and display device Embodiments of the invention relate to a TFT, a mask for manufacturing the TFT, an array substrate and a display device. A channel of the TFT is formed by using a single slit mask. The channel of the TFT has a bent portion and extension portions provided on both sides of the bent portion, and a channel width of the bent portion is larger than a channel width of the extension portion.
US08952381B2	Semiconductor device High field-effect mobility is provided for a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor. Further, a highly reliable semiconductor device including the transistor is provided. In a transistor in which a stack of oxide semiconductor layers is provided over a gate electrode layer with a gate insulating layer provided therebetween, an oxide semiconductor layer functioning as a current path (channel) of the transistor and containing an n-type impurity is sandwiched between oxide semiconductor layers having lower conductivity than the oxide semiconductor layer. In the oxide semiconductor layer functioning as the channel, a region on the gate insulating layer side contains the n-type impurity at a higher concentration than a region on the back channel side. With such a structure, the channel can be separated from the interface between the oxide semiconductor stack and the insulating layer in contact with the oxide semiconductor stack, so that a buried channel can be formed.
US08952378B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device An object is to provide a method for manufacturing a highly reliable semiconductor device including a transistor with stable electric characteristics. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate electrode over a substrate having an insulating surface; forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode; forming an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film; irradiating the oxide semiconductor film with an electromagnetic wave such as a microwave or a high frequency; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film irradiated with the electromagnetic wave; and forming an oxide insulating film, which is in contact with part of the oxide semiconductor film, over the gate insulating film, the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode.
US08952369B2	Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, display device, and electronic apparatus A light-emitting element includes an anode, a cathode, a luminescent layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and containing a host material, a first luminescence-assisting layer disposed in contact with the luminescent layer between the anode and the luminescent layer and containing a first luminescence-assisting material having characteristics the same as or similar to the host material, and a second luminescence-assisting layer disposed in contact with the luminescent layer between the cathode and the luminescent layer and containing a second luminescence-assisting material having characteristics the same as or similar to the host material. The luminescent layer and the first luminescence-assisting layer each contain a high-molecular-weight material.
US08952365B2	Light-emitting panel, manufacturing method of light-emitting panel, and film forming system A light-emitting panel includes: a substrate; and a light-emitting functional multilayer formed on the substrate, wherein the light-emitting functional multilayer including a first functional layer and a second functional layer, a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a first light-emitting region is smaller than a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a second light-emitting region, a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the first light-emitting region is greater than a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the second light-emitting region, and when the light-emitting functional multilayer is viewed in a layering direction thereof, the first light-emitting region and the second light-emitting region are adjacent or distant from each other in a direction perpendicular to the layering direction, and each include a plurality of pixels that are each composed of a plurality of adjacent sub-pixels.
US08952364B2	Light-emitting devices comprising nanostructures Light-emitting devices are described herein.
US08952357B2	Cytochrome c552 color imaging element and method of manufacturing the same, cytochrome c552 photosensor and method of manufacturing the same, cytochrome c552 photoelectric transducer and method of manufacturing the same, and cytochrome c552 electronic device A color imaging element, a photosensor and a photoelectric transducer which use a protein and are capable of being stably used for a long time, and methods of manufacturing them are provided. A zinc-substituted cytochrome c552 is immobilized on a gold electrode with a self-assembled monolayer in between to form a blue-light photoelectric transducer. Alternatively, a cytochrome c552 is immobilized on a gold electrode with a self-assembled monolayer in between, and a fluorescent protein absorbing blue light is bonded to the cytochrome c552, thereby forming a blue-light photoelectric transducer. These photoelectric transducers each are used as a color imaging element or a blue-light photoelectric transducer of a photosensor.
US08952349B2	Switching device having a non-linear element A switching device includes a substrate; a first electrode formed over the substrate; a second electrode formed over the first electrode; a switching medium disposed between the first and second electrode; and a nonlinear element disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled in series to the first electrode and the switching medium. The nonlinear element is configured to change from a first resistance state to a second resistance state on application of a voltage greater than a threshold.
US08952348B2	Nonvolatile memory device, nonvolatile memory device group, and manufacturing method thereof A nonvolatile memory device group includes: (A) a first insulating layer; (B) a second insulating layer that has a first concavity and a second concavity communicating with the first concavity and having a width larger than that of the first concavity and that is disposed on the first insulating layer; (C) a plurality of electrodes that are disposed in the first insulating layer and the top surface of which is exposed from the bottom surface of the first concavity; (D) an information storage layer that is formed on the side walls and the bottom surfaces of the first concavity and the second concavity; and (E) a conductive material layer that is filled in a space surrounded with the information storage layer in the second concavity.
US08952343B2	System and method for automated cyclotron procedures Systems and methods are provided to perform efficient, automatic cyclotron initialization, calibration, and beam adjustment. A process is provided that allows the automation of the initialization of a cyclotron after overnight or maintenance imposed shutdown. In one embodiment, five independent cyclotron system states are defined and the transition between one state to another may be automated, e.g., by the control system of the cyclotron. According to these embodiments, it is thereby possible to achieve beam operation after shutdown with minimal manual input. By applying an automatic procedure, all active devices of the cyclotron (e.g., RF system, extraction deflectors, ion source) are respectively ramped to predefined parameters.
US08952335B2	Radiological image radiographing device, radiation image radiographing system, and radiation image radiographing method Bias lines are provided for respective columns of pixels, and of a plurality of bias lines, bias lines provided at an interval of 10 mm are connected to a bias power source through a current detector. The remaining bias lines are connected directly to the bias power source without passing through the current detector. In each pixel, if electric charge is generated by a radiation detection element in accordance with the dose of irradiated radiation, a current flows in the bias line in accordance with the generated electric charge. The current detector detects the current flowing in the bias line, and a control unit detects, as the timing of starting irradiation of a radiation, when the detected current (current value) is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and starts radiographing of a radiological image.
US08952332B2	Radiation imaging apparatus and control method A radiation imaging apparatus connected to a radiation generation apparatus which generates radiation and a sensor which accumulates a charge corresponding to an irradiating dose on a detection surface acquires a radiation image by driving the sensor upon generation of radiation by the radiation generation apparatus and acquires a dark image by driving the sensor without generation of radiation by the radiation generation apparatus. The radiation imaging apparatus adjusts a driving timing of the sensor so as to set a time difference between two starts of reading charge from the sensor to acquire the radiation image and reading charge from the sensor to obtain the dark image to an integer multiple of a predetermined time.
US08952324B2	Mass analyzing apparatus, analyzing method and calibration sample The mass analyzing apparatus of the present invention can achieve the speed-up and simplification of the formation of a calibration curve for quantifying an analysis object in a mass analyzing apparatus. The mass analyzing apparatus is provided with: a sample storage-dilution unit 1 for storing samples of the analysis object including a quantitative calibrator in which, with respect to one analysis object to be quantified, two or more kinds of compounds selected from the analysis object, a plurality of stable isotope compounds of the analysis object and a plurality of analogue compounds of the analysis object are mixed at respectively different concentrations; an ionizing unit 5 for ionizing a sample; a mass analyzing unit 6 for analyzing the ionized sample; and a data processing unit 7 in which, based on results of analysis of the quantitative calibrator carried out by the mass analyzing unit 6, two or more concentrations are measured, and the analysis object is quantified based on information of the measurement.
US08952323B2	Mass spectrometer A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a first ion trap or ion guide (2), a single ion mobility spectrometer or separator stage (3) and a second ion trap or ion guide (4) arranged downstream of the ion mobility spectrometer or separator (3). In a mode of operation ions from the second ion trap or ion guide (4) are passed from the second ion trap or ion guide back upstream to the ion mobility spectrometer or separator (3).
US08952312B2	Image sensor for endoscopic use An endoscopic device having embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor that optimizes a pixel array area on a substrate using a stacking scheme for placement of related circuitry with minimal vertical interconnects between stacked substrates and associated features are disclosed. Embodiments of maximized pixel array size/die size (area optimization) are disclosed, and an optimized imaging sensor providing improved image quality, improved functionality, and improved form factors for specific applications common to the industry of digital imaging are also disclosed. Embodiments of the above may include systems, methods and processes for staggering ADC or column circuit bumps in a column or sub-column hybrid image sensor using vertical interconnects are also disclosed.
US08952309B2	Image sensor with micro-lens coating Techniques and architectures for providing a coating for one or more micro-lenses of a pixel array. In an embodiment, a pixel element includes a micro-lens and a coating portion extending over a surface of the micro-lens, where a profile of the coating portion is super-conformal to, or at least conformal to, a profile of the micro-lens. In another embodiment, the coating portion is formed at least in part by orienting the surface of the micro-lens to face generally downward with the direction of gravity, the orienting to allow a fluid coating material to flow for formation of the coating portion.
US08952299B2	Dual resistance heater for phase change devices and manufacturing method thereof A dual resistance heater for a phase change material region is formed by depositing a resistive material. The heater material is then exposed to an implantation or plasma which increases the resistance of the surface of the heater material relative to the remainder of the heater material. As a result, the portion of the heater material approximate to the phase change material region is a highly effective heater because of its high resistance, but the bulk of the heater material is not as resistive and, thus, does not increase the voltage drop and the current usage of the device.
US08952298B2	Electric broiler A new electric broiler is disclosed. The broiler includes a housing having a cooking chamber, and a cooking surface in the housing. Upper and lower electrical heat sources are provided in the cooking chamber above and below the cooking surface. The lower heat source includes a removable heating module having an electric heating element and a quick connect/disconnect connector for quick electrical connection and disconnection of the electric heating element to and from a quick connect/disconnect connector on the housing. The broiler also includes a module holder on the housing for holding the removable heating module. The heating module is removable from the holder for quick replacement of the module.
US08952296B2	Interior lining The invention relates to an interior lining for vehicles and aircraft having a carrier and a heating layer and an upper layer, wherein the at least one heating layer is arranged between the carrier and the upper layer, and the heating layer and the upper layer are directly or indirectly interconnected, and to a method for producing such an interior lining, wherein at least one heating layer is pre-laminated onto an upper layer to form a layer composite, and the layer composite is press-laminated, membrane-laminated or vacuum-laminated onto a carrier, or alternatively, in order to produce such an interior lining, a heating layer is pre-laminated onto a carrier to form a carrier/layer composite, and an upper layer is press-laminated, membrane-laminated or vacuum-laminated onto the carrier/layer composite.
US08952288B2	Method of bonding a member to a support by addition of material, and device for arranging two elements, one on the other A method having a step of heating a mass forming a braze. Before the heating step, the method includes steps of arranging the mass and the member on the support. In particular, it includes a step of positioning the mass on the support and a step of applying a first compressive force on the mass so as to compress said mass against the support, the intensity of the first force increasing up to a predetermined first value chosen so as to flatten the mass. Next, the method includes a step of positioning the member on the flattened mass and a step of applying a second compressive force to the member so as to compress said member against the flattened mass and the support, the intensity of the second force increasing up to a second predefined value, the second predefined value being lower than the first predefined value.
US08952284B1	Method and apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process Various embodiments of a method and apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process are described. The apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process may include a conveyance mechanism including at least one item inducted into the conveyance mechanism. The apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process may also include an item allocation component. The item allocation component may be configured to assign the item to a particular sorting station of a group of multiple sorting stations. The item allocation component may determine the particular sorting station to which the item is assigned based upon a determined quantity of other items located at the particular sorting station and a determined quantity of other items en route to the particular sorting station.
US08952277B2	Power-switching device with interlock mechanism A power-switching device with interlock mechanism has a housing with a rotary knob, a slider slidably moved into a rotation range of the rotary knob, and an activation switch mounted on a sliding path of the slider. The activation switch has a control button located on an overlapped portion of the sliding path of the slider and the rotation range of the rotary knob. When the slider approaches the rotary knob, the activation switch is activated and the rotary knob is unable to rotate for being blocked. When the slider departs from the rotary knob, the activation switch is deactivated and the rotary switch is rotatable. Accordingly, when manually bypassing a UPS by turning the rotary knob, users will not forget to deactivate the activation switch, thereby avoiding damaging the UPS.
US08952275B2	Insulating support flange for current loop system The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for isolating a current loop conductor of a current loop system of a pre-charge circuit from a plurality of current transformers disposed around the current loop conductor. In particular, the embodiments described herein include an insulating support flange having a first tubular section, a second tubular section radially disposed around the first tubular section and connected to the first tubular section via a solid annular section extending radially outward from the first tubular section to a first end of the second tubular section, an annular base extending radially outward from a second end of the second tubular section, and a plurality of prongs extending axially from or near to an outer circumference of the annular base, wherein each of the prongs comprises an end face that is angled toward the second tubular section. The insulating support flanges are configured to mate with each other along an axial direction of the current loop conductor. In addition, each of the plurality of current transformers is installed (i.e., held in place) between the prongs, annular base, and second annular section of its respective insulating support flange. As such, a fixed open air space between the first and second annular sections of the insulating support flanges isolates the current transformers from the current loop conductor, thereby reducing the possibility of discharge between the current transformers and the current loop conductor.
US08952272B2	Molded EMI and thermal shield One embodiment of a molded shield can include a cavity to conform to and receive an electrical component, a slit to conform to and receive a metal frame and a metal layer coupled to the top and lateral sides of the molded shield. In one embodiment, the molded shield can be formed from silicon and can include material to enhance electrical conductivity. The molded shield can couple to the metal frame which in turn can be coupled to ground with the resulting configuration acting to reduce electrical emissions. The molded shield can transfer heat away from the electrical component through conduction.
US08952266B2	Structural body and interconnect substrate A structural body includes: a first conductor and a second conductor of which at least portions are opposite to each other; a third conductor, interposed between the first conductor and the second conductor, of which at least a portion is opposite to the first conductor and the second conductor, and has a first opening; an interconnect provided in the inside of the first opening; and a conductor via which is electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and is electrically insulated from the third conductor, wherein the interconnect is opposite to the first conductor and the second conductor, one end thereof being electrically connected to the third conductor at an edge of the first opening and an other end thereof being formed as an open end.
US08952261B2	Interconnect-use electronic component and method for producing same The present invention enables additional processes required for forming vertical wiring and rewiring in a double face package (DFP) or a wafer level chip size package (WLCSP) to be implemented through use of a component for vertical wiring and rewiring, to thereby simplify the manufacturing process and reduce cost. An electronic component for interconnection is incorporated into an electronic device package in which a circuit element including a semiconductor chip is disposed and which has external electrodes connected to the circuit element via vertical interconnects and horizontal interconnects. This electronic component for interconnection is composed of a wiring substrate which includes horizontal interconnects and vertical interconnects connected to the horizontal interconnects and extending therefrom in a vertical direction; and a support plate to which the wiring substrate having the horizontal interconnects and the vertical interconnects is bonded through use of an adhesive which can be separated with water.
US08952260B1	Circuit boards defining regions for controlling a dielectric constant of a dielectric material In some embodiments, a printed circuit board, configured to be coupled to electronic components, includes a first material portion and any number of second material portions. Each second material portion is sized and spaced apart from an adjacent second material portion such that electromagnetic waves associated with the operation of the electronic components are substantially not reflected. The first material portion defines a first dielectric constant and the second material portion defines a second dielectric constant that is different than the value of the first dielectric constant.
US08952256B2	Stator bar A high voltage stator bar includes a substantially quadrangular conductive element made of a plurality of interwoven strands, and an electric insulation applied around the conductive element. The permittivity at the corners of the electric insulation decreases by less than 60% from an inner insulation zone facing the conductive element towards an outer insulation zone.
US08952253B2	Enclosure of electronic device An enclosure includes a sidewall defining an opening through which a connector is to extend and a through hole, a resilient piece, and a sliding member slidably received in the through hole. The resilient piece includes a connecting piece slantingly extending from the sidewall between the opening and the through hole and a contacting piece connected to a distal end of the connecting piece. When the connector extends through the opening, The sliding member is slid toward the resilient piece to force the contacting piece to contact the connector.
US08952250B2	Connection structure and connection method for suprressing radiation of common noise in a superimposed wiring member When a GND electrode of a main board is connected to a GND electrode of a daughter board by a flat cable, an end portion of one side of a first GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the main board and an end portion of the other side of the first GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the daughter board. An end portion of one side of a second GND line is insulated from a circuit of the main board and an end portion of the other side of the second GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the daughter board.
US08952244B2	Solar cell A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a doping layer, a quantum well layer, a first passivation layer, a second passivation layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The semiconductor substrate has a front surface and a back surface, and the front surface of the semiconductor substrate includes nano-rods. The doping layer covers the surface of the nano-rods. The electrode layers cover the doping layer. The quantum well layer having at least one first doping region and at least one second doping region is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The quantum well layer includes polycrystalline silicon germanium (Si1-xGex). The first passivation layer and the second passivation layer cover the first and the second doping regions of the quantum well layer, respectively. The first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to the first doping region and the second doping region of the quantum well layer, respectively.
US08952238B1	Concentrated photovoltaic and solar heating system A solar power system concurrently generates electricity and a heated transparent fluid while maintaining the solar cells at an optimum temperature and optimizing the heat transfer by matching the refractive index of the secondary sunlight concentrator to the transparent fluid. A solar tracker aligns a primary sunlight concentrator to collect sunlight and directs the sunlight and a system for transferring solar heat to a transparent fluid and into a solar power electrical generating system. The concentrated sunlight transfers solar heat to a transparent fluid via first pass through the transparent fluid. The concentrated sunlight is further concentrated to raise its temperature by passing the concentrated sunlight through a secondary sunlight concentrator, and then passed again through the transparent fluid to transfer heat. The solar energy diminished concentrated sunlight strikes a solar cell array to generate electricity.
US08952236B2	Hybrid type roof panel having solar cell A hybrid type roof panel of a vehicle has a solar cell mounted on the roof panel, in which two types of solar cell modules are simultaneously mounted, in order to provide a sense of openness of the roof panel and simultaneously maximize performance of the solar cell. In the roof panel covered with roof glass, two types of solar cells are disposed over an entire area of the roof glass in a hybrid manner, including: a first solar cell having transparent characteristics disposed in a center of the roof glass; and a second solar cell having better photovoltaic performance than the first solar cell disposed in an edge part of the roof glass.
US08952235B2	Thermo-electric arrangement The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a thermo-electric generator having a hot side which absorbs heat from a heat source, a cold side which discharges heat to a heat sink, and electrical terminals for outputting electrical energy with an output voltage and an electric circuit with a maximum permissible input voltage, the inputs of which are connected to the electrical terminals of the thermo-electric generator. Such arrangements may be used, for example, in exhaust systems of motor vehicles for more efficient use of the energy. In order to provide such an arrangement, which can be connected to a heat source, in particular an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, largely independently of the magnitude of the temperature difference between the hot and cold sides of the thermo-electric generator, it is proposed that the thermo-electric generator be configured in such a way that saturation of the output voltage occurs below the maximum permissible input voltage of the electric circuit, or when said maximum permissible input voltage is reached.
US08952231B1	Compact gearless tuning mechanism for stringed instruments A tuning mechanism for a stringed instrument consists of a plurality of levers, one for each string, each lever having a pivoting point at one end, and a tuning screw at the opposite end with its tip pressing against a structural point of the instrument. The tension of the string is applied on the central portion of the lever. Each lever has a rotatable capstan to which the string is anchored and winded until it acquires tension as a sort of coarse tuning. A locking device prevents the capstan to turn backwards and the tuning screw is used for fine tuning. The levers can be placed parallel to each other and receive the strings in a compact arrangement that makes possible their placement as a block behind the nut, with a sizable reduction of length and bulk of the instrument by the virtual elimination of the peg head.
US08952222B2	Herbicide resistant sunflower plants derived from RW-B cultivar Seeds and sunflower plants derived from cultivar RW-B and having increased resistance to herbicides relative to wild-type plants are provided. These plants contain a new genetic mutation in the AHAS gene which confers broad spectrum resistance to a combination of an imidazolinone, a sulfonylurea, a triazolopyrimidine, and a pyrimidinyloxybenzoate herbicide and mixtures thereof, including (i) resistance to cloransulam-methyl present in a concentration of at least 67 grams of active ingredient per hectare; and (ii) resistance to the mix of imazapyr present in a concentration of at least 160 grams per hectare and metsulfuron present in a concentration of at least 10 grams per hectare. RW-B is true breeding for the morphological traits of producing a plant with a single head, a yield of greater than one tonne per hectare and for producing a seed having an oil content of greater than 40%.
US08952213B2	Neuronal activation in a transgenic model The disclosed invention provides compositions and methods for the identification of cells that are functionally activated after stimulation or during an activity while maintaining the viability of the identified cells.
US08952209B2	Method and apparatus for continuously producing 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane with high yield A method and apparatus for method of continuously producing 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane with high yield is provided. The method includes (a) bringing a CoF3-containing cobalt fluoride in a reactor into contact with 3,3,3-trifluoropropene to produce a CoF2-containing cobalt fluoride and 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane, (b) transferring the CoF2-containing cobalt fluoride in the reactor to a regenerator and bringing the transferred CoF2-containing cobalt fluoride into contact with fluorine gas to regenerate a CoF3-containing cobalt fluoride, and (c) transferring the CoF3-containing cobalt fluoride in the regenerator to the reactor and employing the transferred CoF3-containing cobalt fluoride in Operation (a). Accordingly, the 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane can be continuously produced with high yield from the 3,3,3-trifluoropropene using a cobalt fluoride (CoF2/CoF3) as a fluid catalyst, thereby improving the reaction stability and readily adjusting the optimum conversion rate and selectivity.
US08952207B2	Copper-catalyzed C—H bond arylation The present invention is a one-step method for efficiently converting carbon-hydrogen bonds into carbon-carbon bonds using a combination of aryl halides, a substrate, and a copper salt as catalyst. This method allows faster introduction of complex molecular entities, a process that would otherwise require many more steps. This invention is particularly relevant for the organic synthesis of complex molecules such as, but not limited to, pharmacophores and explosives.
US08952204B2	Sulfonium salt, method for producing the same, and photoacid generator A sulfonium salt compound represented by the following general formula (I): where R1 and R2 each denote the same or a different alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 each denote the same or a different alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, X− denotes a sulfonate anion or a carboxylate anion, and the substituents denoted by R3O and R4O are each located at an arbitrary position selected from the 2-position to the 8-position of the naphthyl group.
US08952203B2	Method for manufacturing hydroxyl group-containing acetal compound A method for manufacturing an acetal compound represented by the formula [1] in which the steps (A) to (D) as defined herein are performed sequentially, and an acetal compound of the formula [1] which is produced by the method: wherein n is 0 or 1 provided that R1 groups may be bonded or may not be bonded to each other when n is 0; R1 is an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms or an alkylene group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms and the R1 groups may be same or different from each other; and R2 is an alkylene group having 1 or 6 carbon atoms.
US08952194B2	Hydrogen treatment of impure tall oil for the production of aromatic monomers A method of manufacturing aromatic hydrocarbons, which are suitable for the production of terephthalic acid, from tall oil-based raw material. According to the invention, the raw material that contains tall oil or its fraction is catalytically deoxygenated with hydrogen, and one or more aromatic hydrocarbons that can be converted into terephthalic acid are separated from the deoxygenated reaction yield. The deoxygenation catalyst is a NiMo catalyst and, in addition, a cracking catalyst can be used, such as an acidic zeolite catalyst. The separated hydrocarbon can be p-xylene, o-xylene or p-cymene. According to the invention, these can be converted by oxidation and, when needed, by a re-arrangement reaction into terephthalic acid that is suitable for the source material of the manufacture of bio-based polyethylene terephthalate.
US08952187B2	Method and apparatus for processing vegetable oils The present invention provides certain improvements in methods for processing vegetable oils and apparatus for carrying out such methods. One embodiment provides a method for processing a partially processed oil including glycerides and a volatilizable impurity fraction. The partially processed oil may processed by driving off a first volatiles stream comprising a portion of the glycerides and at least a portion of the volatilizable impurity fraction, leaving a deodorized oil. The first volatiles stream may be introduced into a first condensing chamber and a glyceride-rich, impurity-poor first condensate may be condensed from the first volatiles stream, leaving a glyceride-poor, impurity-rich second volatiles stream. The second volatiles stream may be passed into a second condensing chamber and a glyceride-poor, impurity-rich second condensate may be condensed from the second volatiles stream.
US08952186B2	Method for dehydrating a carbohydrate-comprising The present invention relates to a method for dehydrating a carbohydrate-comprising composition.
US08952181B2	Organic semiconductive material precursor containing dithienobenzodithiophene derivative, ink, insulating member, charge-transporting member, and organic electronic device An ink containing an organic semiconductive material precursor containing a dithienobenzodithiophene derivative of the following formula: X and Y are groups capable of bonding together upon application of an external stimulus to form a compound X—Y that is capable of eliminating from the dithienobenzodithiophene derivative; R1 and R2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and R3 to R10 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.
US08952179B2	Synthesis process, and crystalline form of 4-{3-[cis-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl]propoxy} benzamide hydrochloride and pharmaceutical compositions containing it Industrial synthesis process for the compound of formula (I):
US08952178B2	Thiophene derivatives Disclosed is a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined in the present application.
US08952174B2	Process for producing phenyl-substituted heterocyclic derivative through coupling using transition metal catalyst A process for efficiently producing, through few steps either a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, which is a therapeutic agent for hyperuricemia, or an intermediate therefore. The process is a novel coupling process which comprises subjecting a compound represented by formula (1) to coupling reaction with a compound represented by formula (2) in the presence of a transition metal compound to thereby obtain a compound represented by formula (3).
US08952171B2	Compounds and uses thereof for the modulation of hemoglobin Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation.
US08952167B2	Pseudorotaxanes, rotaxanes and catenanes formed by metal ions templating A pseudorotaxane, a rotaxane and a catenane are provided. The pseudorotaxane includes at least a macrocyclic host molecule, a guest molecule, and a metal ion. The host molecule contains at least a binding unit and an aromatic linking spacer. The guest molecule has at least a recognition unit. The metal ion is used to template the threading of the guest molecule through the macrocycle host molecule by coordinating to a binding pocket formed from the binding unit of the macrocycle and the recognition moiety of the guest molecule. Rotaxanes or catenanes can be synthesized from the pseudorotaxane complexes, with or without the metal template ion in their molecular structures.
US08952158B2	Tricyclic compound and use thereof The present invention relates to the compound represented by formula (I): (wherein, all the symbols have the same meaning as that of the specification), a salt thereof, a solvate thereof or a prodrug thereof. Since the compound of the present invention has an anti stress action, it is useful for preventive and/or therapeutic agent for a disease caused by stress, especially a digestive system disease caused by stress and is superior to oral absorption.
US08952157B2	Apoptosis-inducing agents for the treatment of cancer and immune and autoimmune diseases Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
US08952153B2	One pot process for preparing pemetrexed disodium This invention relates to one pot process for preparing antifolate agent pemetrexed disodium in pure form.
US08952152B2	Methods for purifying phycotoxins, pharmaceutical compositions containing purified phycotoxins, and methods of use thereof Phycotoxins are purified from a mixture of phycotoxins produced in a continuous process. Cyanobacteria are produced in a continuous culture, then lyzed, the cells pelleted and extracted, and the extract purified using an organic solvent-aqueous mixture and repeated passage through a diatomaceous earth column. The column is washed with acetic acid, then the neosaxitoxin extracted with an alcohol-water mixture. The eluate is passed through activated charcoal columns, which are washed with distilled water to remove the retained pigments and impurities, the further purified by HPLC. In one embodiment, the process produces only neosaxitoxin and saxitoxin. In another embodiment, the process produces only GTX2/3.
US08952150B2	Prostaglandin transporter inhibitors and uses thereof Disclosed are compounds for inhibiting prostaglandin transporter (PGT) activity, pharmaceuticals compositions including the compounds, and methods of treating subjects using the compounds.
US08952147B2	Conjugates, preparation thereof, and therapeutic use thereof Provided herein are cryptophycin conjugates and compositions containing them. Methods of making and using such compounds also are provided.
US08952145B2	Compositions and their uses directed to huntingtin Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of huntingtin in a cell, tissue or animal. Further provided are methods of slowing or preventing Huntington's Disease (HD) progression using an antisense compound targeted to huntingtin. Additionally provided are methods of delaying or preventing the onset of Huntington's Disease (HD) in an individual susceptible to Huntington's Disease (HD). Also provided are uses of disclosed compounds and compositions in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of diseases and disorders.
US08952135B2	S. agalactiae antigens I and II The present invention discloses isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a hyperimmune serum reactive antigen or a fragment thereof as well as hyperimmune serum reactive antigens or fragments thereof from S. agalactiae, and methods for isolating such antigens and specific uses thereof.
US08952132B2	Engineered immunoglobulin FC polypeptides Methods and compositions involving polypeptides having an aglycosylated antibody Fc domain. In certain embodiments, polypeptides have an aglycosylated Fc domain that contains one or more substitutions compared to a native Fc domain. Additionally, some embodiments involve an Fc domain that is binds some Fc receptors but not others. For example, polypeptides are provided with an aglycosylated Fc domain that selectively binds FcγRIIa, but that is significantly reduced for binding to the highly homologous FcγRIIb receptors. Furthermore, methods and compositions are provided for promoting antibody-dependent cell-mediated toxicity (ADCC) using a polypeptide having a modified aglycosylated Fc domain and a second non-Fc binding domain, which can be an antigen binding region of an antibody or a non-antigen binding region. Some embodiments concern antibodies with such polypeptides, which may have the same or different non-Fc binding domain.
US08952126B2	Purification of functionalized triblock copolymers via methanol trituration A method of making a pure block copolymer includes forming a crude block copolymer; heating a solution of the crude block copolymer and alcohol; and cooling the solution to promote precipitation of a purified block copolymer, wherein an amount of impurities remaining in the purified block copolymer is from about 0 to about 5 wt % based on a total weight of the purified block copolymer; a ratio of a polydispersity index of the crude block copolymer to a polydispersity index of the purified block copolymer is from about 1.02 to about 1.25; a ratio of a molecular weight of the crude block copolymer to a molecular weight of the purified block copolymer is from about 0.75 to about 1.0; and a ratio of a number average molecular weight of the crude block copolymer to a number average molecular weight of the purified block copolymer is from about 0.65 to about 1.
US08952124B2	Bis(sulfonyl)alkanol-containing polythioethers, methods of synthesis, and compositions thereof Bis(sulfonyl)alkanol-containing polythioethers, compositions containing bis(sulfonyl)alkanol-containing polythioethers, methods of synthesizing bis(sulfonyl)alkanol-containing polythioethers and the use of bis(sulfonyl)alkanol-containing polythioethers in aerospace sealant applications are disclosed. The bis(sulfonyl)alkanol-containing polythioethers have bis(sulfonyl)alkanol groups incorporated into the backbone of the polythioether. Cured sealant compositions comprising the bis(sulfonyl)alkanol-containing polythioethers exhibit enhanced properties suitable for aerospace sealant applications.
US08952105B2	Variable TG article, method of making, and use of same An article includes a crosslinked product of: a first crosslinked polymer and a second crosslinked polymer, wherein the article has a gradient in glass transition temperature. A process for making the article includes combining a first crosslinked polymer and a second crosslinked polymer to form a composition; compressing the composition; heating the composition; and crosslinking the composition to form the article, the article having a gradient in glass transition temperature. An article can be a seal that includes a first portion including a crosslinked product of: a first crosslinked polymer and a second crosslinked polymer; and a second portion including a polymer which is different than a constituent polymer in the first portion, wherein the seal has a gradient in glass transition temperature.
US08952102B2	Alkyl ether compositions and methods of use A polymer includes a linker represented by Formula I ([OR1OCH2OR2OCH2]m), where R1 and R2 are, independently, alkylene, alkenylene, arylene, heteroarylene, or alkylarylalkylene; and the polymer has a weight average molecular weight of about 500 g/mol to about 2,000,000 g/mol, and m is 1 to 1000.
US08952100B2	Process to remove silanol from the preparation of a modified polymer The invention provides a method for a preparation of a polymer selected from the following: (a) modified interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, a conjugated diene and an aromatic alpha-olefin, or (b) a modified polymer comprising, in polymerized form, a conjugated diene; and wherein said method comprising at least the following steps: polymerizing monomers comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer in at least one polymerization reactor, in the presence of at least one solvent, to form the polymer, optionally coupling a fraction of the polymer chains using at least one coupling agent, modifying the polymer with at least one modifying agent, in at least one reactor, in the presence of the at least one solvent, to form a modified polymer solution; optionally, contacting the modified polymer solution with at least one proton donating compound; contacting the modified polymer solution with water; removing the at least one solvent; contacting the removed solvent with at least one material that will react with, and/or adsorb, silanol to form a purified solvent, recirculating the purified solvent back to the at least one polymerization reactor or to a storage container.
US08952099B2	Vulcanizable polymer compositions A novel vulcanizable polymer composition is provided which is characterized by a specific combination of a polyamine crosslinking agent and a particular crosslinking accelerator. Furtheron polymer vulcanizates on the basis of such polymer compositions as well as method for preparing such polymer vulcanizate is provided, in particular in the form of mouldings or shaped parts.
US08952097B2	Shape memory material based on a structural adhesive A composition including at least one curable structural adhesive, and at least one chemically cross-linked elastomer, wherein the chemically cross-linked elastomer is present in the structural adhesive as penetrating polymer network. Such a composition constitutes a so-called shape memory material and is suitable for reinforcing cavities in structural components, such as, for example, in automobile bodies.
US08952095B2	Cross-linking agents for hydrogels that contain cleavable peptides and short-chain polymers A peptide cross-linking agent in the form of a linear molecule has a molecular mass of 3 to approximately 60 kDa. The peptide cross-linking agents are used for cross-linking functionalized polymers to form hydrogels having two or more components.
US08952094B2	Reversible polymer composition A composition includes a reversible polymer material, which can reversibly transition between a liquid state and a solid state by reversible cycloaddition reactions, wherein upon cooling, the reversible polymer material transitions from a liquid state to a solid state by reversible cycloaddition reactions within a time period of less than about 10 seconds.
US08952088B2	Tread for heavy vehicle tires A heavy vehicle tire tread constituted from a material based upon a rubber composition, the composition comprising, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, between 35 and 60 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a styrene content of between 10 wt. % and 35 wt. % and between 35 and 60 phr of a polybutadiene. The composition may further include between 45 and 110 phr of silica and between (1.94×10−3/n)(S) and (2.55×10−3/n)(S) moles of a sulfur-containing organosilicon compound as a silane coupling agent per 1 kg of the silica, wherein n is a number of silicon atoms in a molecule of the silane coupling agent and S is a CTAB surface area in m2/g of the silica. The rubber composition may be cured with a sulfur curing system comprising a sulfenamide accelerator and between 0.3 and 0.8 phr of free sulfur, wherein a ratio of the sulfenamide accelerator and the sulfur is between 2 and 7.
US08952079B2	Semi-cured product, cured product and method of manufacturing these, optical component, curable resin composition A heat-resistant cured product is efficiently produced by obtaining a semi-cured product where a curable resin composition containing a (meth)acrylate monomer, a non-conjugated vinylidene group-containing compound and a thermal radical-polymerization initiator is processed by at least one of photoirradiation and heating to give a semi-cured product having a complex viscosity of from 105 to 108 mPa·s at 25° C. and at a frequency of 10 Hz; and putting the semi-cured product in a forming die for pressure formation therein, and heating it therein for thermal polymerization to give a cured product.
US08952077B2	Silicone rubber composition, silicone rubber molded article, and production method thereof A UV curable silicone rubber composition is provided. The composition does not undergo curing failure, foaming, and other undesirable conditions even if a water-containing inorganic filler such as zeolite were added. A UV curable silicone rubber composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule represented by the average compositional formula (I): R1aSiO(4-a)/2 (I) (wherein R1 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, and a is a positive number of 1.95 to 2.05); (B) 1 to 300 parts by weight of an inorganic filler having a water content of at least 0.5% by weight; (C) 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; and (D) a catalytic amount of a photoactive platinum complex curing catalyst.
US08952074B2	Medicinal agent for treating patients suffering from diseases caused by the monoaminooxidase excessive activity and a method for treating patients suffering from diseases caused by the monoaminooxidase excessive activity The invention relates to the chemical and pharmaceutical industry and to medicine, in particular, to medicinal agents based on a mixture of natural oligomers of isoprenol (Ropren), which inhibits monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity; and to a method for treatment of patients suffering from diseases associated with the excessive activity of monoamine oxidase.The given invention consists of the development of a new therapeutic substance with minimal side effects that is currently a topical issue for treatment of the corresponding diseases.The proposed: Therapeutic substance consisted of polyprenols of formula (1) for treatment of patients with diseases associated with excessive activity of monoamine oxidase. with content of polyprenols of formula (1) in the given therapeutic substance from 0.1 to 80%. The treatment method of diseases associated with excessive activity of monoamine oxidase, which consists of administration to the patients of a single or multiple doses of polyprenols of formula (1) in the amount of 1 to 150 mg per day, in the form of an individual agent or as a pharmaceutical composition including excipients.
US08952073B2	Estrogenic compounds, process for their production and pharmaceutical uses thereof The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) provides new estrogenic compounds of the general formula and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The compounds of the presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) are useful, for example, in hormone replacement therapies (HRT/ERT), and as contraceptives, and estrogenic hormone therapies. Also provided is a process for synthesizing the compounds of the presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s).
US08952072B2	Tannin formulation for treating malnutrition Methods of treating malnutrition are provided, such methods not requiring the use of systemic drugs that have shown to (i) provide slow relief, (ii) cause adverse side effects, (iii) limit activities, (iv) worsen existing gastrointestinal conditions, (v) be unrecommended in several gastrointestinal conditions that include gastrointestinal spasms, or (vi) be unrecommended in the absence of diarrhea.
US08952064B2	Pharmaceutical semi-solid composition of isotretinoin An oral pharmaceutical composition of isotretinoin containing at least two lipidic excipients, one of them being hydrophilic (i.e. having an HLB value superior or equal to 10), the other being an oily vehicle
US08952061B2	Methods and compounds regulating the erythroid response to iron deficiency The present invention discloses the signaling pathway involved erythroid repression by iron deficiency. Further disclosed is anon-toxic small-molecule compound which potently reverses the erythroid repression caused by iron deficiency. The present invention further encompasses novel compounds for inhibition of red cell production, useful, for example, in the treatment of polycythemia vera, a malignancy causing uncontrolled red cell production. These inhibitory compounds also promote megakaryocytic lineage commitment and may therefore be useful for augmentation of platelet production. The present invention further discloses isocitrate reversal of iron deprivation.
US08952056B2	Methods for inhibiting drug degradation Methods of inhibiting cytochrome P450 enzymes are provided that can be used for improving the treatment of diseases by preventing degradation of drugs or other molecules by cytochrome P450. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that can act as boosters to improve the pharmacokinetics, enhance the bioavailability, and enhance the therapeutic effect of drugs that undergo in vivo degradation by cytochrome P450 enzymes.
US08952044B2	Antimycotic pharmaceutical composition A pharmaceutical composition which comprises 1) a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and/or a salt thereof; and 2) a ketone such as methyl ethyl ketone. Preferably, the compound represented by the following general formula (1) is luliconazole, where R1═R2=a chlorine atom: where R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, and at least one of R1 and R2 represents a halogen atom. The present invention provides a preparation excellent in solubilization stability for a compound represented by the general formula (1) and/or a salt thereof in low-temperature or high-temperature storage.
US08952039B2	Pyridone derivatives and their use in the treatment, ameloriation or prevention of a viral disease The present invention relates to a compound having the general formula (II), optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, codrug, cocrystal, prodrug, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, which are useful in treating, ameloriating or preventing a viral disease. Furthermore, specific combination therapies are disclosed.
US08952031B2	Amino- and amido-aminotetralin derivatives and related compounds as mu opioid receptor antagonists The invention provides amino- and amido-aminotetralin compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and n are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are antagonists at the mu opioid receptor. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat conditions associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US08952026B2	PRMT1 inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting PRMT1 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating PRMT1-mediated disorders are also described.
US08952024B2	Herbicidal pyrimidone derivatives Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, X is CH or N; Y is C(O) or S(O)2; provided that when Y is S(O)2, then X is CH; A is a radical selected from the group consisting of and B1, B2, B3, T, R1, R2 R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
US08952020B2	Optically active pyrazolylaminoquinazoline, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof Provided herein is an optically active pyrozolylaminoquinazaline, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein is a method for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a JAK-mediated condition, disorder, or disease. Further provided herein is a method for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a proliferative disease, inflammatory disease, or renal disease.
US08952019B2	Methods of using selective chemotherapeutic agents for targeting tumor cells A method for treating cancer tumors, particularly ovarian cancer tumors, is described, where fused cyclic pyrimidine having a cancer treating ability is selectively delivered to an FR expressing cancerous tumor.
US08952008B2	Chemical compounds The present invention relates to imidazopyridazine derivatives. More particularly, it relates to 4-(biphenyl-3-yl)-7H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridazine derivatives of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the description. The imidazopyridazine derivatives of the present invention modulate the activity of the GABAA receptor. They are useful in the treatment of a number of conditions, including pain.
US08952000B2	Cholesterol absorption inhibitor and omega 3 fatty acids for the reduction of cholesterol and for the prevention or reduction of cardiovascular, cardiac and vascular events A composition and a method of treatment utilizing a combination of lipid lowering cholesterol absorption inhibitors, e.g. azetidinones, with mixtures of an omega-3 fatty acid formulation containing about 90% or more omega 3 fatty acids by weight including a combination of Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a weight ratio of EPA:DHA of from 5.7 to 6.3, wherein the sum of the EPA, DHA and DPA represent about 82% by weight of the total formulation and about 92% of the total omega 3 fatty acid content of the composition are taught. EPA+DHA are about 80% of the total formulation and about 89% of the total omega 3 fatty acid content of the composition. The formulation may further contain specific amounts of arachidonic acid (AA), stearidonic acid (SDA), and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA).
US08951990B2	Use of alkylated semi-synthetic glycosaminoglycosan ethers for the treatment of dental disorders Described herein are methods for treating a dental disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a modified hyaluronan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein said hyaluronan or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester comprises at least one sulfate group and the primary C-6 hydroxyl proton of at least one N-acetyl-glucosamine residue is substituted with a C1-C10 unsubstituted alkyl group or fluoroalkyl group.
US08951988B2	Azidothymidine quinoline conjugated compound, preparation method therefor and application thereof in anti-hepatoma therapy The invention provides the Zidovudine-conjugated quinoline compound N-((1-(2-(hydroxy-methyl)-5-(5-methyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)-6-(4b,8,8-trimethyl-4b,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydrodibenzo[a,c]phenazin-2-yloxy)hexanamide. The compound can selectively kill hepatoma cells, especially hepatoma cells with hepatitis B, and inhibit the growth of subcutaneous tumors in mice, but has no significant toxicity to normal liver cells. Experiments confirm that the compound has an anti-hepatoma effect and can be used in preparation of anti-hepatoma drugs.
US08951981B2	Treatment of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to PON1 The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Paraoxonase 1(PON1), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Paraoxonase 1(PON1). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of PON1.
US08951973B2	Controlled-released peptide formulations Described herein are methods and compositions for modulating the release and/or drug loading characteristics of encapsulated bioactive agents in polymer-based delivery systems via direct modification of the isoelectric point and/or net charge of the bioactive agent.
US08951967B2	Recombinant FSH including alpha 2,3- and alpha 2,6-sailylation The present disclosure describes recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and methods for the production thereof. The recombinant FSH can include α2,3, α2,6, and, optionally, α2,8 sialylation. The recombinant FSH can be produced in a human cell line such as a PER.C6® cell line.
US08951962B2	Modified exendins and exendin agonists Novel modified exendins and exendin agonists having an exendin or exendin agonist linked to one or more polyethylene glycol polymers, for example, and related formulations and dosages and methods of administration thereof are provided. These modified exendins and exendin agonists, compositions and methods are useful in treating diabetes and conditions that would be benefited by lowering plasma glucose or delaying and/or slowing gastric emptying or inhibiting food intake.
US08951961B2	Structural and mechanistic basis for novel compound biosynthesis using 4-electron hexose oxidase A novel pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) is disclosed. The novel compound can include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention further comprises methods for making compounds of formula (I) using Dbv29, and to the use of compound of formula (I) to treat bacterial infections.
US08951959B2	Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues and uses thereof Provided is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog shown as the following formula, wherein X is selected from glycine and glycinamide. The GLP-1 analog has a non-proteogenic amino acid residue in position 8 relative to the sequence GLP-1, and is acylated with a moiety comprising two acidic groups to the lysine residue in position 26. The GLP-1 analog is resistant to dipeptidyl peptidase IV so as to have an extended half-life in vivo. Also provided is a use of the GLP-1 analog in conquering blood sugar.
US08951958B2	Purification of caspofungin intermediates The present invention relates to a method for the purification of cyclopeptides of general formula (3) by means of a silicate.
US08951936B2	Method of manufacturing superconducting accelerator cavity Provided is a method of manufacturing a superconducting accelerator cavity in which a plurality of half cells having opening portions (equator portions and iris portions) at both ends thereof in an axial direction are placed one after another in the axial direction, contact portions where the corresponding opening portions come into contact with each other are joined by welding, and thus, a superconducting accelerator cavity is manufactured, the half cells to be joined are arranged so that the axial direction thereof extends in a vertical direction; and concave portions that are concave towards an outer side are also formed at inner circumferential surfaces located below the contact portions of the half cells positioned at a bottom; and the contact portions are joined from outside by penetration welding.
US08951931B2	Noble metal fine particle supported catalyst and method for producing the catalyst, and purifying catalyst The noble metal fine particle supported catalyst of the present invention includes a substrate, and a porous membrane formed on the substrate. The porous membrane contains support particles, noble metal fine particles, and an inorganic binder. In the porous membrane, the noble metal fine particles are supported on surfaces of the support particles, and the support particles form secondary particles each having a porous structure. The porous membrane is formed by binding, with the inorganic binder, the secondary particles formed of the support particles so that a gap is present at least partly between the secondary particles adjacent to each other.
US08951928B2	Method for regenerating an adsorber or absorber A method for regenerating an adsorber or absorber on board a submarine, wherein the adsorber or absorber is present in the interior of the submarine for binding metabolically generated CO2-containing harmful gases, and wherein the metabolically generated CO2-containing harmful gases are transferred outboard via a compressor. The thermal energy for regenerating the adsorber or absorber is generated by burning a hydrocarbonaceous energy carrier with oxygen, wherein at least one combustion product, together with the metabolically generated CO2-containing harmful gases, is transferred outboard via the compressor.
US08951919B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a thin film containing a specific element, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes supplying a specific element-containing gas, supplying a carbon-containing gas, supplying an oxidizing gas, and supplying a nitriding gas. The act of supplying the nitriding gas is performed before the act of supplying the specific element-containing gas, and the act of supplying the carbon-containing gas and the act of supplying the oxidizing gas are not performed until the act of supplying the specific element-containing gas is performed.
US08951916B2	Super-self-aligned contacts and method for making the same A number of first hard mask portions are formed on a dielectric layer to vertically shadow a respective one of a number of underlying gate structures. A number of second hard mask filaments are formed adjacent to each side surface of each first hard mask portion. A width of each second hard mask filament is set to define an active area contact-to-gate structure spacing. A first passage is etched between facing exposed side surfaces of a given pair of neighboring second hard mask filaments and through a depth of the semiconductor wafer to an active area. A second passage is etched through a given first hard mask portion and through a depth of the semiconductor wafer to a top surface of the underlying gate structure. An electrically conductive material is deposited within both the first and second passages to respectively form an active area contact and a gate contact.
US08951912B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, method of processing substrate, substrate processing apparatus and computer-readable recording medium A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: alternately performing (i) a first step of alternately supplying a first raw material containing a first metal element and a halogen element and a second raw material containing a second metal element and carbon to a substrate by a first predetermined number of times, and (ii) a second step of supplying a nitridation raw material to the substrate, by a second predetermined number of times, wherein alternating the first and second steps forms a metal carbonitride film containing the first metal element having a predetermined thickness on the substrate.
US08951905B2	Semiconductor device and production method thereof A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a first unit device configured to include a semiconductor chip, a backside electrode that is in contact with a backside of the semiconductor chip, and a bonding wire in which one end is connected to the backside electrode; a second unit device configured to have a function different from that of the first unit device; a resin layer configured to fix the first and second unit devices to each other; and a first wiring that is formed on the resin layer on a surface side of the semiconductor chip and connected to the other end of the bonding wire.
US08951903B2	Graded dielectric structures Graded dielectric layers and methods of fabricating such dielectric layers provide dielectrics in a variety of electronic structures for use in a wide range of electronic devices and systems. In an embodiment, a dielectric layer is graded with respect to a doping profile across the dielectric layer. In an embodiment, a dielectric layer is graded with respect to a crystalline structure profile across the dielectric layer. In an embodiment, a dielectric layer is formed by atomic layer deposition incorporating sequencing techniques to generate a doped dielectric material.
US08951896B2	High linearity SOI wafer for low-distortion circuit applications According to a method herein, a first side of a substrate is implanted with a first material to change a crystalline structure of the first side of the substrate from a first crystalline state to a second crystalline state, after the first material is implanted. A second material is deposited on the first side of the substrate, after the first material is implanted. A first side of an insulator layer is bonded to the second material on the first side of the substrate. Integrated circuit devices are formed on a second side of the insulator layer, opposite the first side of the insulator layer, after the insulator layer is bonded to the second material. The integrated circuit devices are thermally annealed. The first material maintains the second crystalline state of the first side of the substrate during the annealing.
US08951895B2	Complementary doping methods and devices fabricated therefrom Improved complementary doping methods are described herein. The complementary doping methods generally involve inducing a first and second chemical reaction in at least a first and second portion, respectively, of a dopant source, which has been disposed on a thin film of a semiconductor or semimetal material. The chemical reactions result in the introduction of an n-type dopant, a p-type dopant, or both from the dopant source to each of the first and second portions of the thin film of the semiconductor or semimetal. Ultimately, the methods produce at least one n-type and at least one p-type region in the thin film of the semiconductor or semimetal.
US08951886B2	Method for separating a layer system comprising a wafer by precisely maintaining the position of the separating front A method for mechanically separating a laminar structure from a first carrier assembly, comprising or consisting of a first carrier, wherein the laminar structure comprises a wafer and a second, stretchable carrier is disclosed. Also disclosed are the use of a particular separating aid for separating a laminar structure and a device for carrying out the method.
US08951880B2	Dielectrics containing at least one of a refractory metal or a non-refractory metal Electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus may include one or more insulator layers having a refractory metal and a non-refractory metal for use in a variety of electronic systems and devices. Embodiments can include electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus having a tantalum aluminum oxynitride film. The tantalum aluminum oxynitride film may be structured as one or more monolayers. The tantalum aluminum oxynitride film may be formed using atomic layer deposition. Metal electrodes may be disposed on a dielectric containing a tantalum aluminum oxynitride film.
US08951868B1	Formation of functional gate structures with different critical dimensions using a replacement gate process A plurality of sacrificial gate structures is formed on substrate. A first set of sacrificial gate structures of the plurality of sacrificial gate structures contains a sacrificial spacer on sidewall surfaces thereof, and a second set of sacrificial gate structures of the plurality of sacrificial gate structures has bare sidewall surfaces. A dielectric spacer is provided to the first and second sets of sacrificial gate structures. Each sacrificial gate structure of the first and second sets is removed together with the sacrificial spacers providing first gate cavities in the area previously occupied by a sacrificial gate structure of the first set of sacrificial gate structures and the sacrificial spacer and second gate cavities in the area previously occupied by a sacrificial gate structure of the second set of sacrificial gate structures. A functional gate is formed in each of the first and second gate cavities.
US08951860B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device The present invention improves the production yield of a semiconductor device having nonvolatile memory cells of a split gate structure. The level difference of a lower layer resist film with which an end of a memory mat is covered is gentled, the uniformity of the thickness of a resist intermediate layer formed over the lower layer resist film is improved, and local thickness reduction or disappearance is prevented by, after forming a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film over each of selective gate electrodes formed in a memory cell region of a semiconductor substrate, removing the silicon oxide film and the silicon nitride film over the selective gate electrode located on the outermost side (a dummy cell region) of the memory mat in the gate length direction.
US08951852B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof The disclosure involves a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. First, a dielectric layer and a stack comprising a Si layer and at least one SiGe layer located on the Si layer are formed in sequence on a substrate. Then the stack and the dielectric layer are patterned to form a dummy gate and a gate dielectric layer, respectively. Next, sidewall spacers are formed on opposite sides of the dummy gate, and source and drain regions with embedded SiGe are formed. Then, the dummy gate is removed to form an opening, in which a gate material such as metal is filled. In RMG techniques, by adopting the stack consisting of Si and SiGe layers as a dummy gate, the method can further increase the compressive stress in the channel of a MOS device and thus improve carrier mobility as compared to traditional polysilicon dummy gate process.
US08951848B2	Circuit substrate for mounting chip, method for manufacturing same and chip package having same A circuit board includes an insulation layer, an electrically conductive layer, and a solder mask layer. The insulation layer has a plurality of through holes passing through. The electrically conductive layer is formed on a surface of the insulation layer and covers the through holes. The electrically conductive layer has a plurality of portions exposed in the through holes to serve as a plurality of first conductive pads. The solder mask layer covers the electrically conductive layer and defines a plurality of openings to expose parts of the electrically conductive layer. Parts of the electrically conductive layer are exposed to the solder mask layer to serve as a plurality of second conductive pads. The second conductive pads are electrically connected to the first conductive pads respectively. This disclosure further relates to a chip package and a method of manufacturing the same.
US08951845B2	Methods of fabricating a flip chip package for dram with two underfill materials A method of fabricating a microelectronic package can include mounting a microelectronic element to a substrate with a joining material. The mounting can include bonding a front surface of the microelectronic element to a first surface of the substrate with a joining material, and joining contacts arranged within a contact-bearing region of the front surface of the microelectronic element with corresponding substrate contacts at the substrate first surface, the joining creating electrical contact between the microelectronic element and the substrate. The method can also include forming an underfill between the substrate first surface and the contact-bearing region of the front surface of the microelectronic element, the underfill reinforcing the joints between the contacts and the substrate contacts, the joining material having a Young's modulus less than 75% of a Young's modulus of the underfill.
US08951844B2	Method of producing a semiconductor device including treatment with dilute hydrofluoric acid A semiconductor device production method includes: treating a wafer which contains a silicon substrate with dilute hydrofluoric acid in a bath; introducing water into the bath while discharging the dilute hydrofluoric acid from the bath; and introducing H2O2 and warm water warmer than the above-mentioned water into the bath after the discharge of dilute hydrofluoric acid from the bath in such a manner that the introduction of warm water is started simultaneously with the start of H2O2 supply or subsequently to the start of H2O2 supply.
US08951826B2	Method for increasing photodiode full well capacity A backside illuminated CMOS image sensor comprises an extended photo active region formed over a substrate using a first high energy ion implantation process and an isolation region formed over the substrate using a second high energy ion implantation process. The extended photo active region is enclosed by the isolation region, which has a same depth as the extended photo active region. The extended photo active region helps to increase the number of photons converted into electrons so as to improve quantum efficiency.
US08951822B2	Method for fabricating sensor A method for fabricating a sensor includes: forming, on a base substrate, a pattern of a source electrode and a drain electrode, a pattern of a data line, a pattern of a receiving electrode, a pattern of a photodiode, and a pattern of a transparent electrode disposed by using a first patterning process; forming a pattern of an ohmic layer by using a second patterning process; forming a pattern of an active layer by using a third patterning process; forming a pattern of a gate insulating layer by using a fourth patterning process, wherein the gate insulating layer has a via hole above the transparent electrode; and forming a pattern of a gate electrode, a pattern of a gate line, and a pattern of a bias line connected to the transparent electrode via the via hole above the transparent electrode by using a fifth patterning process.
US08951820B2	Method of fabricating nano-imprint mold for a light emitting diode A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode, includes a process of forming an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer on a temporary substrate, a process of forming a p-type electrode on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer, a process of forming a conductive substrate on the p-type electrode, a process of removing the temporary substrate to expose the n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a process of forming a nanoimprint resist layer on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a process of pressing the nanoimprint mold on the nanoimprint resist layer to transfer the nano-pattern onto the nanoimprint resist layer, and a process of separating the nanoimprint mold from the nanoimprint resist layer having the nano-pattern and etching a portion of the nanoimprint resist layer having the nano-pattern to form an n-type electrode.
US08951816B2	Film forming method One embodiment of the present invention is a film forming method comprising: arranging a surface of a film formation substrate 10 including an absorption layer 12 on a first substrate 11 and a material layer 13 containing a film formation material and a surface of a film-formation target substrate 20 including a first layer 23 over a second substrate 22, so as to face each other; forming a second layer 13a containing the film formation material over the first layer 23 by performing first heat treatment on the material layer 13; and forming a third layer 13b containing the film formation material over the second layer 13a by performing second heat treatment on the material layer 13. In the second heat treatment, energy with a density higher than that in the first heat treatment is applied to the material layer.
US08951811B2	Magnetic domain wall shift register memory device readout A memory device includes a first nanowire, a second nanowire and a magnetic tunnel junction device coupling the first and second nanowires.
US08951802B2	Corrosion testing using an automated oscillating solution spray manifold A method of testing workpieces and an automated oscillating solution spray manifold assembly for a corrosion testing chamber is configured to introduce a fluid into a cavity of a test cabinet that receives workpieces. The manifold assembly includes a motor having an output shaft for driving a linkage assembly. An elongated spray bar is connected to the linkage assembly and the spray bar has a plurality of openings spaced therealong. The linkage assembly is configured to rotate the spray bar in a desired oscillatory movement such that fluid can be dispensed through the openings and into the test cabinet. A fan-like pattern sprays from one opening and substantially overlaps with spray from at least one adjacent opening. The method of testing may include one or more of the steps of controlling a speed of the motor, a temperature level of the cavity, a humidity level of the cavity, and a salinity content of the fluid within the cavity of the test cabinet.
US08951796B2	Methods and compositions for expanding and stabilizing natural regulatory T cells The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for expanding and stabilizing the phenotype of natural regulatory T cells. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for treating natural regulatory T cells that renders the cells resistant to factors present in the inflammatory milieu and stabilizes the suppressive properties of the cells.
US08951793B2	Method of making an isolated population of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells Disclosed are methods of isolating and using a population of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in a variety of preventative and therapeutic approaches to autoimmune diseases, graft-versus-host disease and transplant rejection.
US08951781B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses to image a sample for biological or chemical analysis A fluidic device holder configured to orient a fluidic device. The device holder includes a support structure configured to receive a fluidic device. The support structure includes a base surface that faces in a direction along the Z-axis and is configured to have the fluidic device positioned thereon. The device holder also includes a plurality of reference surfaces facing in respective directions along an XY-plane. The device holder also includes an alignment assembly having an actuator and a movable locator arm that is operatively coupled to the actuator. The locator arm has an engagement end. The actuator moves the locator arm between retracted and biased positions to move the engagement end away from and toward the reference surfaces. The locator arm is configured to hold the fluidic device against the reference surfaces when the locator arm is in the biased position.
US08951779B2	Bio memory disc and bio memory disc drive apparatus, and assay method using the same The present invention provides a bio memory disc where a lab-on-a-chip process system including an assay-diagnosis unit, a nucleic acid hybridization assay unit, or an immuno-assay unit and a semiconductor memory is disposed, a bio memory disc drive apparatus including a controller for controlling and driving an optical disc including CD or DVD and the bio memory disc and an assay method using the same.
US08951773B2	Production method for biofuel The present invention provides a production method for biofuel based on a technology to convert carbon-dioxide as a carbon source through photosynthesis by photosynthetic microorganisms to biomass and produce biofuel of the biomass. The production method for biofuel of the present invention comprises a culturing process (S1) of culturing in a culture solution photosynthetic microorganisms which store oils, fats and carbohydrates in cells of the photosynthetic microorganisms, an oil and fat conversion process (S2) of converting the carbohydrates stored in the cells of the photosynthetic microorganisms cultured in the culture apparatus to oils and fats, an extraction process (S3) of extracting the oils and fats out of the cells of the photosynthetic microorganisms, and a reforming process (S4) to reform the extracted oils and fats.
US08951768B2	Mutations in OAS1 genes Modified amino acid sequences of OAS1 proteins in non-human primates, and genes related thereto, are provided.
US08951762B2	Materials and methods for using an acyl—acyl carrier protein thioesterase and mutants and chimeras thereof in fatty acid synthesis A method of increasing production of fatty acids comprising introducing into a host cell or organism and expressing therein an acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase (TE) from Bryantella formatexigens or a mutant thereof; a method of making a mutant B. formatexigens acyl-ACP TE; a method of making a chimeric Cuphea viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a nucleic acid encoding a mutant acyl-ACP TE or a chimeric C. viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a host cell or organism comprising the nucleic acid; a mutant acyl-ACP TE or chimeric C. viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a method of altering the specificity of a plant acyl-ACP TE; and a method of altering the level of activity of a plant acyl-ACP TE.
US08951759B2	Process for the fermentative preparation of L-ornithine A process for the fermentative preparation of L-ornithine using microorganisms characterized by an increased export of the amino acid.
US08951758B2	GH61 glycoside hydrolase protein variants and cofactors that enhance GH61 activity The present invention provides various GH61 protein variants comprising various amino acid substitutions. The GH61 protein variants have an improved ability to synergize with cellulase enzymes, thereby increasing the yield of fermentable sugars obtained by saccharification of biomass. In some embodiments, sugars obtained from saccharification are fermented to produce numerous end-products, including but not limited to alcohol.
US08951756B2	Alkaline feed A method for cultivating a bacterial cell comprising the addition of an amino acid in an alkaline solution used for pH regulation. Also an aspect is a method for producing a polypeptide comprising the steps of a) providing a bacterial cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide, b) cultivating the provided cell, c) adjusting the pH value during the cultivating with a basic solution comprising an amino acid, d) recovering the polypeptide from the cell or the cultivation medium and thereby producing the polypeptide.
US08951752B2	N-demethyase genes and uses thereof The invention provides isolated nucleic acid encoding one or more gene products that allow for degradation of caffeine and related structures, and for preparation of intermediates in that catabolic pathway. Further provided are methods of using one or more of those gene products.
US08951750B2	Malonate decarboxylases for industrial applications The present invention relates to a method for the enzymatic decarboxylation of malonic acid (propanedioic acid) derivatives catalyzed by enzymes structurally and/or functionally related to arylmalonate decarboxylase (AMDase) as isolated from microorganisms of the genus Bordetella. The present invention also relates to novel enzymes with a decarboxylase activity, useful for performing the claimed method, mutants thereof, corresponding coding sequences and expression systems, methods of preparing said novel enzymes, and screening methods for obtaining further suitable enzymes also having said decarboxylase activity.
US08951749B2	Enhanced immunoassay sensor Disclosed herein are devices for detecting the presence of a target analyte in a fluid sample. The biosensor device can comprise at least a reaction chamber and a detection chamber. The device can comprise a amplifying mechanism such that one target analyte molecule present in the fluid sample can lead to generation/activation of multiple detection agent molecules, and therefore, an amplified signal. Also disclosed are the methods of manufacturing and using such a biosensor device.
US08951746B2	Method and devices for screening cervical cancer The present invention provides multi-parameter analysis methods for determining the presence or absence of pre-cancerous or cancerous cells in a cervical sample and for screening cervical abnormality in a cervical sample. The invention also provides an apparatus and automated methods for screening cervical abnormality in a sample. The invention further provides a sampling device and a sample collection assembly for collecting cell samples, including cervical samples.
US08951744B2	Nucleic acid and corresponding protein named 158P1D7 useful in the treatment and detection of bladder and other cancers The invention described herein relates to novel nucleic acid sequences and their encoded proteins, referred to as 158P1D7 and variants thereof, and to diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions useful in the management of various cancers that express 158P1D7 and variants thereof.
US08951742B2	Assessing susceptibility to cardiac intervention, susceptibility to therapy for heart failure, risk of mortality or further cardiovascular events, and risk of subsequent pulmonary embolism in relevant patients based on determinations of GDF-15, natriuretic peptide, cardiac troponin or combinations thereof The present invention relates to a method of identifying a subject being susceptible to a cardiac intervention based on the determination of GDF-15 in a sample of a subject in need of a cardiac intervention. Moreover, the present invention pertains to a method for predicting the risk of mortality or a further acute cardiovascular event for a subject suffering from a cardiovascular complication based on the determination of GDF-15 and a natriuretic peptide and/or a cardiac troponin in a sample the said subject. Also encompassed by the present invention are devices and kits for carrying out the aforementioned methods.
US08951736B2	Multimer glycosylated nucleic acid binding protein conjugates and uses thereof The technology relates in part to multimer conjugates comprising a scaffold linked to two or more polypeptides that specifically interact with a nucleic acid containing beta-D-glucosyl-hydroxymethylcytosine or beta-D-glucosyl-hydroxymethyluracil. The scaffold can be chosen from an antibody, an antibody fragment, a multimerized binding partner that interacts with a binding partner counterpart in each of the polypeptides, a polymer, and a polyfunctional molecule. The polypeptides can be from a kinetoplastid flagellate organism and may comprise a full-length native or modified protein or a fragment thereof that specifically interacts with the beta-D-glucosyl-hydroxymethylcytosine and/or the beta-D-glucosyl-hydroxymethyluracil in the nucleic acid. The conjugates provided herein can be used to detect the presence, absence or amount of beta-D-glucosyl-hydroxymethylcytosine and/or beta-D-glucosyl-hydroxymethyluracil-containing nucleic acid in a sample.
US08951730B2	Compositions for detecting small RNAs Compositions and reaction mixtures are provided for the detection of small RNA target nucleic acids, preferably miRNA target nucleic acids, wherein the compositions and reaction mixtures provide for sensitive and specific detection of the target nucleic acids. The compositions and reaction mixtures include one or more of a first amplification oligomer that is preferably an extender primer, a target capture oligomer that is preferably at least partially double stranded, a promoter primer/provider, a reverse primer that is preferably a universal primer and a detection probe. The compositions and reaction mixtures are useful for diagnostics, prognostics, monitoring the effectiveness of treatment and/or determining a treatment.
US08951723B2	Serological screening for HHV-8 infection using antigen mixtures The invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for the diagnosis or detection of active, latent, or prior infection with human herpesvirus 8 in a subject sample.
US08951712B2	Resist protective film-forming composition and patterning process A pattern is printed by forming a photoresist layer on a wafer, forming a protective film thereon, exposure, and development. The protective film is formed from a composition comprising a copolymer comprising recurring units derived from a styrene, indene, benzofuran or benzothiophene monomer having 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol, and recurring units derived from a styrene, vinylnaphthalene, indene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, stilbene, styrylnaphthalene or dinaphthylethylene monomer and an ether solvent.
US08951708B2	Method of making toners The present embodiments relate to methods of making a toner composition. More specifically, the present embodiments relate to methods of including a functional material into a toner composition.
US08951701B2	Composition for forming charge transporting film, electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Provided is a composition for forming a charge transporting film, including a solvent having a dielectric constant of 5.0 or more, at least one kind of compound selected from a group consisting of the following compounds (I-b), (I-c), and (I-d), fluorine-containing resin particles, and a fluorine-containing dispersant, the following compounds (I-b), (I-c), and (I-d) further represented by a compound represented by the following Formula (V)
US08951690B2	Apparatus and method of in-situ measurement of membrane fluid crossover Assemblies and methods for measuring in-situ membrane fluid crossover are provided. One embodiment of an in-situ fuel cell membrane crossover measurement assembly as disclosed herein comprises an anode fluid supply configured to supply anode fluid to an anode side of a proton exchange membrane; a cathode fluid supply configured to supply cathode fluid to a cathode side of the proton exchange membrane; a collection chamber configured to receive an exhaust from one of the anode side and the cathode side of the proton exchange membrane; and means for detecting a crossover fluid in the exhaust. The crossover fluid is from the cathode fluid if the exhaust is collected from the anode side and the crossover fluid is from the anode fluid if the exhaust is collected from the cathode side.
US08951689B2	Fuel cell system including coolant additive and ion exchange resin and fuel-cell vehicle A fuel cell system includes fuel cells, a circulation channel of a coolant to cool the fuel cells, and an ion exchange resin provided on the circulation channel to maintain electrical conductivity of the coolant. The coolant contains an additive. The ion exchange resin is prepared so that adsorption of the additive on the ion exchange resin is in a saturated state. A fuel-cell vehicle includes the fuel cell system.
US08951688B2	Method and device for increasing the service life of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell A method of using a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, composed of a polymer membrane and electrodes present on either side of the membrane, includes at least one step of reversing the functioning of the cell during use.
US08951679B2	Beta alumina solid electrolyte and method of preparing the same A beta alumina solid electrolyte (BASE) and a method of preparing the same are provided. When the method is used, evaporation of sodium is suppressed and thus a beta alumina solid electrolyte having a high density, a low porosity, and a composition that is near a desired (target) composition is produced.
US08951675B2	Graphene current collectors in batteries for portable electronic devices The disclosed embodiments provide a battery cell. The battery cell includes a cathode current collector containing graphene, a cathode active material, an electrolyte, an anode active material, and an anode current collector. The graphene may reduce the manufacturing cost and/or increase the energy density of the battery cell.
US08951668B2	Iron oxyfluoride electrodes for electrochemical energy storage The present invention provides electrochemical energy storage systems comprising metallolyte composites, iron fluoride composites and iron oxyfluoride composites. The present invention further provides methods for fabricating metallolyte composites.
US08951653B2	Battery module with thermistor supporter A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, a plurality of holders, and a thermistor. Each of at least one of holders includes a thermistor holder. The thermistor supporter includes a pair of thermistor receiving segments, a pair of thermistor engagement segments, and a thermistor cover portion. The sensor casing includes a bias portion and an elastic claw portion. The bias portion is provided to press the sensor against one of the top surface and the bottom surface provided in the at least one of the battery cells by utilizing a reaction force generated by pressing the thermistor cover portion. The elastic claw portion has a width larger than the distance between the pair of thermistor receiving segments when the elastic claw portion is in a free state.
US08951626B2	Hygiene or wiping product comprising at least one patterned ply and method for patterning the ply A hygiene or wiping product includes at least one ply of a fibrous web containing cellulose fibers and having a graphical pattern of at least first and second areas. The ply contains a coloring compound providing a coloration of the ply in the first area. The coloring compound is at least partly chemically destroyed in the second area so that the ply is less colored in the second area than in the first area. A method for producing such a ply includes the steps of providing a fibrous web containing a coloring compound, which provides a uniform coloration in at least a portion of the web, and applying a bleaching agent to a part of the colored portion of the web to at least partly decolor the web in the part generating a pattern of at least first colored and second less colored areas.
US08951624B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block and a sealing material layer. The ceramic block includes a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies each having a large number of cells longitudinally disposed substantially in parallel with one another with a cell wall between the cells, an adhesive layer for bonding side faces of the honeycomb fired bodies, and a cavity-holding member placed between the side faces of the honeycomb fired bodies. The sealing material layer is formed on a peripheral face of the ceramic block. The cavity-holding member includes a nonflammable material and has Young's modulus of at least about 0.001 GPa and at most about 0.07 GPa.
US08951619B2	Elastomeric insulation materials and the use thereof in subsea applications The invention provides an insulation material comprising an epoxy-terminated prepolymer and an amine curing agent. The reaction production of the epoxy-terminated prepolymer and amine curing agent provides for an elastomer that combines the processing and mechanical properties of polyurethane elastomers with improved thermal-hydrolytic stability. The insulation material is particularly useful as thermal insulation and coating for subsea oil and gas applications.
US08951613B2	Method of coating a workpiece incorporating a color contributing primer layer A method of coating a workpiece. The method includes applying a primer layer having a color pigment to the workpiece, applying a basecoat layer to the primer layer, and applying a clearcoat layer to the basecoat layer. The primer layer contributes to the color of the workpiece.
US08951610B2	Organic layer deposition apparatus An organic layer deposition apparatus that may be precisely aligned with a substrate during a deposition process. The apparatus includes: a deposition source; a deposition source nozzle unit; and a patterning slit sheet, which is spaced from and smaller than the substrate, and having a plurality of patterning slits arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Deposition is performed while the substrate is moved relative to the deposition apparatus in the first direction. The patterning slit sheet includes first and second alignment marks that are spaced from each other. The substrate includes first and second alignment patterns that are spaced from each other. The deposition apparatus also includes first and second camera assemblies for respectively photographing the first alignment mark/pattern and the second alignment mark/pattern. A moving speed of the substrate is synchronized with shooting speeds of the first and second camera assemblies.
US08951603B2	Method for producing ferroelectric thin film A method for producing a ferroelectric thin film comprising: coating a composition for forming a ferroelectric thin film on a base electrode of a substrate having a substrate body and the base electrode that has crystal daces oriented in the (111) direction, calcining the coated composition, and subsequently performing firing the coated composition to crystallize the coated composition, and thereby forming a ferroelectric thin film on the base electrode, wherein the method includes formation of an orientation controlling layer by coating the composition on the base electrode, calcining the coated composition, and firing the coated composition, where an amount of the composition coated on the base electrode is controlled such that a thickness of the orientation controlling layer after crystallization is in a range of 5 nm to 30 nm, and thereby controlling the preferential crystal orientation of the orientation controlling layer to be in the (110) plane.
US08951601B2	Electrochemical cell structure and method of fabrication One limitation to the realisation of mass produced electrochemical cells is a lack of high resolution patterning techniques providing accurate alignment. A method of fabricating a patterned structure on a polymer layer for the manufacture of an electrochemical cell is provided. The method comprises: depositing a polymer layer upon a substrate; and stamping the polymer layer to form an embossed polymer layer using an embossing tool, the embossing tool having a first array of adjacent cells, spaced from one another and extending from the stamping face of the embossing tool and thereby forming a second array of adjacent cells, spaced from one another and extending as cavities within the embossed polymer layer.
US08951600B2	Method for producing electrode for solid battery The present invention provides a method for producing an electrode for a solid battery which can improve battery performance. The method for producing an electrode for a solid battery comprises the steps of: mixing an active material, a solid electrolyte, a binder, and a solvent to make a slurry-form electrode composition; applying the slurry-form electrode composition made; and drying the slurry-form electrode composition applied, wherein the solvent includes a good solvent for the binder and a poor solvent for the binder.
US08951584B2	Feed for fish A fish feed comprises carvacrol and/or salvia extract (provided that where the fish feed comprises carvacrol and not salvia extract the lipid content of the fish feed is at least 15 wt %). The salvia extract may be selected from extract of Salvia officinalis and extract of Salvia lavandulifolia. The carvacrol may be synthetic or may be extracted from Origanum vulgare.
US08951580B2	Methods for improving the safety of treating pediatric patients who are candidates for inhaled nitric oxide treatment Disclosed are methods of reducing the risk that a medical treatment comprising inhalation of nitric oxide gas will induce an increase in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in pediatric patients, leading to pulmonary edema. The methods include avoiding or discontinuing administration of inhaled nitric oxide to a pediatric patient determined to have pre-existing left ventricular dysfunction but who otherwise is a candidate for inhaled nitric oxide treatment (e.g., for pulmonary hypertension), and administering inhaled nitric oxide to pediatric patients who are candidates for such treatment and who are determined not to have pre-existing left ventricular dysfunction.
US08951576B2	Process for producing aqueous chlorous acid solution for use as disinfectant A process for producing aqueous chlorous acid solution in which chlorous acid, which is safe for the human body, is easy to handle, and less generates chlorine dioxide, is yielded and used as a disinfectant for a pretreatment in food processing. To an aqueous sodium chlorate solution is added sulfuric acid or an aqueous solution thereof in such an amount and concentration that the pH of the aqueous solution can be kept at 2.3-3.4 to thereby react them and generate chloric acid. Subsequently, hydrogen peroxide is added to the chloric acid in an amount which is equal to or larger than the amount necessary for a reduction reaction to thereby yield chlorous acid. Any one of inorganic acids, inorganic acid salts, organic acids, and organic acid salts, or two or more thereof, or a combination or these is added to the aqueous solution containing chlorous acid yielded, whereby the chlorous and acid can be present for long and the pH of the aqueous solution is regulated to regulated to 3.2-7.0. Thus, high bactericidal power is imparted thereto.
US08951569B2	Pellets coated with coatings containing active substances Formulations of sparingly water-soluble active ingredients, consisting of carrier particles provided with active ingredient-containing coatings, the sparingly soluble active ingredients being embedded in coatings composed of amphiphilic copolymers.
US08951566B2	Process for preparing products comprising stabilised actives and compositions comprising same The present invention broadly relates to a process for preparing products comprising active components, and in particular biological materials, wherein the active components are stabilized. The invention further relates to compositions comprising the products, and in particular compositions comprising therapeutic biological materials.
US08951562B2	Method and apparatus or dry granulation The invention provides, inter alia, a method for producing granules from a powder, characterized in that compaction force is applied to the powder to produce a compacted mass comprising a mixture of fine particles and granules and separating and removing fine particles and/or small granules from the other granules by entraining the fine particles and/or small granules in a gas stream. Also provided are apparatus for use in the process and tablets formed by compression of the resultant granules.
US08951561B2	Methods and systems for treating cell proliferation disorders using plasmonics enhanced photospectral therapy (PEPST) and exciton-plasmon enhanced phototherapy (EPEP) The use of plasmonics enhanced photospectral therapy (PEPST) and exiton-plasmon enhanced phototherapy (EPEP) in the treatment of various cell proliferation disorders, and the PEPST and EPEP agents and probes used therein.
US08951554B2	Microcapsule, structure having a microcapsule, article having a microcapsule, and method of preparing microcapsules A microcapsule, a structure including a microcapsule, an article including a microcapsule and a method of preparing microcapsules provided, the microcapsule includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of a magnetic substance, a dielectric substance and a combination thereof. The microcapsule also includes a volatile material.
US08951546B2	Flexible implantable composites and implants comprising same Described herein are implantable composites, kits comprising the composites, implant devices comprising the composites, and methods of making and using same, including point of use methods.
US08951541B2	Method of modifying dissolution rate of particles by addition of hydrophobic nanoparticles Method of modifying dissolution rate of a plurality of particles in an aqueous-based solvent by adding hydrophobic surface modified nanoparticles to the plurality of particles, and exposing the plurality of particles to the aqueous-based solvent.
US08951540B2	Biomimetic hydroxyapatite synthesis A method for preparing nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles by combining an amount of a calcium ion source, which includes calcium acetate, and an amount of a phosphate ion source, wherein the amounts are sufficient to produce nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles and the amounts are combined under ambient conditions to produce the hydroxyapatite particles. Nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles are also presented.
US08951524B2	Use of monoclonal antibodies specific to the O-acetylated form of GD2 ganglioside for treatment of certain cancers The invention relates to the use of monoclonal antibodies that only recognise the O-acetylated form of the GD2 ganglioside, or fragments of said antibody, for the diagnosis and the treatment of cancers in which the cells express the O-acetylated GD2, said antibody or said fragment recognising the O-acetylated GD2 molecules expressed by the tumoral cells and not recognising the GD2 molecules expressed at the surface of the peripheral nerves, in order to increase the specificity of the diagnosis and reduce the toxicity of the treatments. The invention also relates to artificially modified antibodies advantageously used for treating and diagnosing cancers in which the cells express the O-acetylated GD2.
US08951521B2	Compounds having activity of suppressing activation of TGF-β receptor, method for screening of the compounds, and composition for preventing or treating disease caused by hepatitis C virus An object is to provide a compound capable of inhibiting activation of TGF-β receptors due to HCV, and a screening method for the compound. It has been found that a HCV-derived NS3 protease binds to type I TGF-β receptor, and this binding results in activation of TGF-β receptors. Moreover, binding sites between the NS3 protease and type I TGF-β receptor were identified, and it has been found that antibodies recognizing these binding sites inhibit activation of TGF-β receptors due to NS3 protease. Furthermore, it has been also found that screening for a compound capable of inhibiting activation of TGF-β receptors can be performed by using the inhibition of the binding between NS3 protease and type I TGF-β receptor or the like as an index.
US08951500B2	13C-MR imaging or spectroscopy of cell death The invention relates to method of 13C-MR imaging and/or 13C-MR spectroscopy of cell death using an imaging medium which comprises hyperpolarized 13C-pyruvate.
US08951495B2	Odor-inhibiting compositions The present invention relates to odor-inhibiting compositions comprising water-absorbing polymer particles and metal peroxides, and to the production thereof.
US08951484B2	Circulating tumor cell capturing techniques and devices Candidate cells, such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), present with blood are captured using a multiple stage device, having successive stages configured to deviate candidate cells out of the blood while slowing down the flow rates of the deviated resultant for easier capture of CTCs through progressive stages. The devices can include separation channel and deviation channels formed of micro-post patterns dimensioned to deviate different desired candidate cells for analysis.
US08951482B2	Method and apparatus for the separation of a liquid from a gas feed stream in a catalytic reactor Method and apparatus for separating a liquid reaction product from a gaseous stream in a catalytic reactor by means of a metallic sheet being indirectly cooled by a cooling surface and having a plurality of percolations in form of geometric-shaped protrusions on both sides of the sheet each with an open base, the open base is on the side of the sheet facing a catalyst bed are arranged upwards and on the side facing the cooling surface the open base faces downwards.
US08951481B2	In SITU production of fertilizer A system for creating a nitrate combined with a liquid. A corona discharge cell to generate an electrical field. The corona discharge cell further comprising a conduit to pass air through the electrical field to produce nitric oxide NO, wherein the air comprises a mixture of at least nitrogen N2 and oxygen O2, the conduit for combining the nitric oxide NO with the oxygen O2 to form nitrogen dioxide NO2. The corona discharge cell further comprising an injector for combining the nitrogen dioxide NO2 with the liquid to generate nitric acid HNO3 which combines with the liquid to generate the nitrate comprised of nitrate radical NO3 mixed with the liquid.
US08951480B2	Modular radiochemistry synthesis system A modular chemical production system includes multiple modules for performing a chemical reaction, particularly of radiochemical compounds, from a remote location. One embodiment comprises a reaction vessel including a moveable heat source with the position thereof relative to the reaction vessel being controllable from a remote position. Alternatively the heat source may be fixed in location and the reaction vial is moveable into and out of the heat source. The reaction vessel has one or more sealing plugs, the positioning of which in relationship to the reaction vessel is controllable from a remote position. Also the one or more reaction vessel sealing plugs can include one or more conduits there through for delivery of reactants, gases at atmospheric or an elevated pressure, inert gases, drawing a vacuum and removal of reaction end products to and from the reaction vial, the reaction vial with sealing plug in position being operable at elevated pressures. The modular chemical production system is assembled from modules which can each include operating condition sensors and controllers configured for monitoring and controlling the individual modules and the assembled system from a remote position. Other modules include, but are not limited to a Reagent Storage and Delivery Module, a Cartridge Purification Module, a Microwave Reaction Module, an External QC/Analysis/Purification Interface Module, an Aliquotting Module, an F-18 Drying Module, a Concentration Module, a Radiation Counting Module, and a Capillary Reactor Module.
US08951471B2	Jet assembly for use in detectors and other devices Certain embodiments described herein are directed to jet assemblies that include a substantially inert fluid flow path. In some examples, a jet assembly includes a fluid flow path comprising a substantially inert metal in a fluid flow path. Devices and systems using the jet assembly are also described. In other embodiments, a brazeless or weldless jet assembly is provided. In some embodiments, the brazeless jet assembly may include an inert material or coating, e.g., a silica coating, in a fluid flow path.
US08951467B2	Preventing equipment fouling via corrosion reduction An embodiment prevents equipment fouling (deposition of unwanted material) in an oil recovery system via implementing passivation of metallic components. By preventing or at least slowing or inhibiting corrosion of equipment or components via passivation, such as passivating heat exchangers, metallic piping, and the like, an embodiment in turn reduces fouling thereof. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08951459B2	Connector producing method and molding die A method is provided for producing a connector so that a terminal fitting is unlikely to move. A terminal fitting (20) is set in a molding die assembly that has a first die (60) and a second die (70). Resin then is injected to mold housing (40) including the terminal fitting (20) as an insert. A potting material (49) then is injected into a recess (45) in the housing (40) to produce a male connector. The first die (60) has a tab insertion hole (62) for fixing the terminal fitting (20), and the second die (70) has a gate (72) for injecting the resin. A cavity (81) is formed by placing the second die (70) on the first die (60) so that a projection (26) on the terminal fitting 20 is sandwiched between fitting pressing portions on the dies (60, 70).
US08951455B2	Method for reinforcing a hole edge region workpiece with a hole with reinforced hole edge region hole edge reinforcing device The invention relates to a method for reinforcing a predetermined edge region of a hole in a hole region of a workpiece, the edge region comprising an edge of the hole, the hole region comprising thermoplastically bound fibers, preferably a thermoplastically bund fiber tangle, comprising the steps: providing the workpiece with a softened thermoplastic binder at least in the hole region, penetrating the hole region of the workpiece in a penetration direction with displacement of fibers with a spike, after penetration: scraping fibers from the spike contrary to the penetration direction by a scraper part mobile relative to the spike, and compacting the predetermined edge region surrounding the spike with a pressing surface of the scraper part relative to workpiece regions of the hole region located radially outside the edge region.
US08951444B2	Gas-phase functionalization of carbon nanotubes In a method for functionalizing a carbon nanotube surface, the nanotube surface is exposed to at least one vapor including at least one functionalization species that non-covalently bonds to the nanotube surface, providing chemically functional groups at the nanotube surface, producing a functionalized nanotube surface. A functionalized nanotube surface can be exposed to at least one vapor stabilization species that reacts with the functionalization layer to form a stabilization layer that stabilizes the functionalization layer against desorption from the nanotube surface while providing chemically functional groups at the nanotube surface, producing a stabilized nanotube surface. The stabilized nanotube surface can be exposed to at least one material layer precursor species that deposits a material layer on the stabilized nanotube surface.
US08951434B2	Glass etching media and methods A glass etching medium and a method for etching the surface of a glass sheet to modify surface flaw characteristics without degrading the optical quality of the sheet surface, wherein the etching medium is a thickened aqueous acidic fluoride-containing paste comprising at least one dissolved, water-soluble, high-molecular-weight poly (ethylene oxide) polymer thickener.
US08951423B2	Method for removing a filter cake from a filtering device A method for removing a filter cake from a filtering device having a housing that defines a filtration flowpath through which a filtrate flows, the housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, the filter cake being deposited on at least one cylindrical filter element disposed within the filtering device, the at least one cylindrical filter element comprises at least one filter material and at least one rebound element, the at least one rebound element having a first flange extending from a head region and a second flange extending from a foot region, the at least one rebound element having a structured surface with at least two recesses mutually parallel in the longitudinal direction of the at least one rebound element, the at least two recesses are formed extending between the first flange and the second flange.
US08951420B2	Filter media suitable for hydraulic applications Filter media, including those suitable for hydraulic applications, and related components, systems, and methods associated therewith are provided. The filter media described herein may include two or more layers, at least one of the layers having a relatively high percentage of microglass fibers. Additionally, the filter media may be designed such that the ratio of average fiber diameters between two layers is relatively small, which can lead to a relatively low resistance ratio between the layers. The filter media has desirable properties including high dirt holding capacity with low basis weight and a low resistance to fluid flow. The media may be incorporated into a variety of filter element products including hydraulic filters.
US08951416B2	Separation process The present invention relates to a method of separating betaine and at least one other component from a sugar beet based fermentation solution. The invention is based on the use of a combination of SAC resins and WAC resins in a specific order and in specified proportions in a chromatographic SMB separation system. The chromatographic separation system is preferably a single integrated SMB system comprising both SAC and WAC resin beds.
US08951411B2	Apparatus for waste-water filtration A multi-step press apparatus for sludge dewatering and waste water filtration comprising: a tank, an inflatable membrane, a level sensor, and a nozzle assembly.
US08951409B2	Polyalkylene epoxy polyamine additives for fouling mitigation in hydrocarbon refining processes The present invention provides a method for reducing fouling, including particulate-induced fouling, in a hydrocarbon refining process including the steps of providing a crude hydrocarbon for a refining process and adding an antifouling agent containing a polymer base unit and a polyamine group to the crude hydrocarbon. The antifouling agent can be obtained by reacting an epoxidation reagent with a vinyl-terminated polymer, such as polypropylene or poly(ethylene-co-propylene), to form a terminal epoxy group, followed by reacting a polyamine with the epoxy group.
US08951406B2	Hydrogen-enriched feedstock for fluidized catalytic cracking process A process for catalytically cracking a hydrocarbon oil containing sulfur and/or nitrogen hydrocarbon constituents by dissolving excess hydrogen in the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock in a mixing zone at a temperature of 420° C. to 500° C. and a hydrogen-to-feedstock oil volumetric ratio of 300:1 to 3000:1, flashing the mixture to remove remaining hydrogen and any light components in the feed, introducing the hydrogen saturated hydrocarbon feed into an FCC reactor for contact with a catalyst suspension in a riser or downflow reactor to produce lower boiling hydrocarbon components which can be more efficiently and economically separated into lower molecular weight hydrocarbon products, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia gas and unreacted hydrogen in a separation zone. Hydrogen present in the liquid phase enhances the desulfurization and denitrification reactions which occur during the conversion process and allows for the removal of significantly more sulfur- and/or nitrogen-containing contaminants from the feedstock in an economical fashion.
US08951403B2	Detection method for sensor membrane of europium titanium oxide as part of a biosensor by using PNIPAAm for wrapping enzymes A detection method for a sensor membrane formed of europium titanium oxide as part of a biosensor by using PNIPAAm for wrapping enzymes includes adding 1.0 g of NIPAAm powder to 20 ml water, heating same at 60° C. to form NIPAAm solution, and cooling the NIPAAm solution; adding 200 μl of 98.7 wt % of APS and 50 μl of 99 wt % of TEMED to the NIPAAm solution, uniformly mixing same, and reacting the mixture for 30 hours to prepare a transparent, gel PNIPAAm; adding 5 mg enzymes to 100 μl of 1×PBS buffer solution, uniformly mixing same, adding 100 μl of PNIPAAm to the buffer solution, and uniformly mixing the buffer solution; placing a biosensor on a heater for heating at a constant temperature of 37° C. with the biosensor being an EIS sensor having a sensor membrane formed of EuTixOy; and taking a measurement.
US08951402B2	Ultra-fast boriding of metal surfaces for improved properties A method of ultra-fast boriding of a metal surface. The method includes the step of providing a metal component, providing a molten electrolyte having boron components therein, providing an electrochemical boriding system including an induction furnace, operating the induction furnace to establish a high temperature for the molten electrolyte, and boriding the metal surface to achieve a boride layer on the metal surface.
US08951398B2	Cationic electrodeposition coating composition The present invention provides a cationic electrodeposition coating composition that has excellent throwing power and that can form a thin film with excellent finish and anti-corrosion properties. The composition has a cationic epoxy resin (A) and a blocked polyisocyanate (B), the cationic epoxy resin (A) obtained by reacting an epoxy resin (A1) with an amino group-containing compound (A2). The epoxy resin (A1) having a catechol skeleton structure (a) and obtained by reacting an epoxy resin (a1) containing at least one epoxy group per molecule and having an epoxy equivalent of 180 to 500 with a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing compound (a2) containing at least one phenolic hydroxyl group per molecule in amounts wherein the ratio of the number of moles of epoxy groups in the epoxy resin (a1) to the number of moles of phenolic hydroxyl groups in the phenolic hydroxyl group-containing compound (a2) is 1.3 to 2.0.
US08951395B2	Biosensor A biosensor for electrochemically measuring a sample may include a first member made of an insulating material, an electrode system including a working electrode and a counter electrode formed on the first member, a second member fixed over the first member, a sample flow channel provided between the first member and the second member, a hydrophilic section provided on at least a part of the internal surface of the sample flow channel and extending from a first end near the electrode system to a second end on the opposite side, and a flow stop area provided on a section adjacent to the second end on the first member or on the internal surface of the sample flow channel.
US08951393B2	Fluorine gas generating apparatus A provided emergency stop facility includes an alternative gas supply facility capable of supplying a cooling medium in a refining device as an alternative gas instead of an entrained gas shut-off by closure of an entrained gas shut-off valve with loss of a driving source caused by the emergency stop; an alternative entrained gas shut-off valve switching between supply and shut-off of an alternative gas to a hydrogen fluoride supply passage; and an instrumentation gas supply facility for emergency stop having an instrumentation gas shut-off valve enabling supply of an instrumentation gas by opening with loss of the driving source caused by the emergency stop, wherein at the emergency stop of the fluorine gas generating apparatus, the alternative entrained gas shut-off valve is opened upon receipt of the supply of the instrumentation gas, and the alternative gas is supplied to the hydrogen fluoride supply passage.
US08951391B2	Solar distillation device A solar distillation apparatus utilizing a substantially vertical reactor assembly is disclosed. The reactor includes a tubular outer shell, a base, a cap, and a central tension member. The annular space between the outer tube and the central tension member forms the reactor chamber. Seawater or other feed liquid enters the reactor chamber through the base plate. Reflected or direct solar energy heats the feed liquid, generating low pressure vapor. The vapor exits the reactor through the cap structure or the base. The concentrate left behind settles by gravity to the bottom region of the reactor's liquid column. Extension tubes on the feed openings allow feed liquid to enter the liquid column above the concentrate layer and avoid excessive mixing of the feed liquid and the concentrate. The concentrate exits the reactor through one or more openings in the base.
US08951388B2	Method and system for efficient production of dissolving pulp in a kraft mill producing paper grade pulp with a continuous type digester A method and system for pulp manufacturing used in connection with a kraft process includes a vertical pressure vessel operated in batch mode, a single-vessel or multi-vessel continuous digester, and other equipment for further processing brown stock, such as for washing, oxygen delignification, bleaching, and drying. A feeder and conveyance system may include a high pressure feeder or direct pump system, and selectively provides fiber-containing material to the continuous digester when making lower grade pulp product and to the vertical pressure vessel when making higher grade pulp such as dissolving pulp. The vertical pressure vessel is used for pre-hydrolysis and neutralization, after which the resulting pulp is fed to the continuous digester for cooking. White liquor and black liquor from the same mill may be used for the neutralization fluids. The same continuous digester is selectively used for cooking in connection with making pulp products of different grades or quality.
US08951379B2	Tape attaching device and tape attaching method In the tape attaching method of cutting a tape member into conductive tape pieces and attaching the conductive tape pieces onto a plurality of attachment regions which are formed at a side edge part of a board, an attaching step in which the conductive tape pieces is attached onto the attachment region of a first press position, and a moving step, in which by driving a tape sending mechanism to perform the operation of sending the tape member while a press bonding head and a peeling unit are integrally moved relative to the board, the press bonding head is aligned with the attachment region of a second press position, and a separator is peeled from the tape member attached onto the first press position by the peeling unit during the relative movement, are repeated.
US08951373B2	Replaceable protective layer on flat screen display A method consistent with certain implementations involves installing a protective film on a display panel by: placing a sheet of protective film adjacent a front surface of a display panel, where the front surface comprises a surface of the display panel that is displayed when in use, and where the display panel has an edge around a periphery of the display panel; drawing protective film into full contact with the front surface of the display panel; sealing the protective film to the front surface of the display panel at a location at or near the edge of the display panel around the periphery thereof to produce a peripheral sealed edge. The protective film can be drawn into full contact with the display panel by using a vacuum. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US08951370B2	Aluminum alloy wire material An aluminum alloy wire material, which has an alloy composition containing: 0.1 to 0.4 mass % of Fe, 0.1 to 0.3 mass % of Cu, 0.02 to 0.2 mass % of Mg, and 0.02 to 0.2 mass % of Si, and further containing 0.001 to 0.01 mass % of Ti and V in total, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, in which a grain size is 5 to 25 μm in a vertical cross-section in a wire-drawing direction of the wire material, in which, according to JIS Z 2241, a tensile strength (TS) is 80 MPa or more, an elongation (El) is 15% or more, and a 0.2% yield strength (YS; MPa) satisfies, together with the TS, a relationship represented by formula: 1.5≦(TS/YS)≦3, and in which an electrical conductivity is 55% IACS or more.
US08951369B2	Copper alloy for electronic/electric device, copper alloy thin plate for electronic/electric device, method of producing copper alloy for electronic/electric device, conductive component for electronic/electric device and terminal What is provided is a copper alloy for electronic/electric device comprising: in mass %, more than 2% and 36.5% or less of Zn; 0.1% or more and 0.9% or less of Sn; 0.05% or more and less than 1.0% of Ni; 0.001% or more and less than 0.10% of Fe; 0.005% or more and 0.10% or less of P; and the balance Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein a content ratio of Fe to Ni, Fe/Ni satisfies 0.002≦Fe/Ni<1.5, a content ratio of a sum of Ni and Fe, (Ni+Fe), to P satisfies 3<(Ni+Fe)/P<15, a content ratio of Sn to a sum of Ni and Fe, (Ni+Fe) satisfies 0.3
US08951361B2	Apparatus for guiding a hydraulic hose An apparatus for guiding hydraulic hoses for use in cleaning sewer lines. The claimed hose guide locks the hydraulic hose, near the head of the hose, in a clamp, providing rigidity for an operator trying to locate the opening of a clogged pipeline. Once the hose has been placed at the pipeline opening, the operator releases the hose from the hose guide, pressurizes the hose so as to separate the hose from the hose guide, removes the hose guide from the sewer line, and cleans the pipeline with the hydraulic hose.
US08951358B2	Cleaning compositions and methods The present invention relates, in part, to cleaning methods and solvent cleaning compositions including at least one hydrofluoro-olefin or hydrochlorofluoro-olefin solvent for use in connection with cleaning of metal parts, and in certain preferred embodiments cleaning metal parts to be used in an aircraft.
US08951357B2	Device for whisking milk and method for cleaning such a device A device (1) comprises an intake duct (11) for taking in milk, an intake duct (15) for taking in a cleaning fluid, a central duct (13) in which both intake ducts (11, 15) are merging, and a pump (31) which is arranged in the central duct (13). Cleaning the device (1) involves filling both the central duct (13) and the milk intake duct (11) with the cleaning fluid. In particular, the pump (31) is a bi-directional pump, wherein filling the central duct (13) with the cleaning fluid is realized by operating the pump (31) in one direction while blocking the milk intake duct (11), and wherein filling the milk intake duct (11) with the cleaning fluid is realized by opening the milk intake duct (11) and operating the pump (31) in a reversed direction, wherein cleaning fluid is displaced from the central duct (13) to the milk intake duct (11).
US08951354B2	Megasonic cleaning with controlled boundary layer thickness and associated systems and methods Megasonic cleaning systems and methods of using megasonic pressure waves to impart cavitation energy proximate a surface of a microelectronic substrate are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a megasonic cleaning system includes a process tank for containing a liquid, a support element for carrying a substrate submerged in the liquid, and first and second transducers positioned in the tank. The first transducer is further positioned and/or operated to initiate cavitation events in a bulk portion of the liquid proximate a surface of the substrate. The second transducer is further positioned and/or operated to control an interface of fluid friction between the substrate and the bulk portion of the liquid.
US08951353B2	Manufacturing method and apparatus for semiconductor device A manufacturing method for semiconductor device includes: loading a wafer to a reaction chamber and placing the wafer on a support member; supplying process gas including source gas to a surface of the wafer, controlling a heater output and heating the wafer to a predetermined temperature while rotating the wafer at a first rotational speed, and thereby forming a film on a surface of the wafer; stopping supplying the source gas; decreasing a rotational speed of the wafer to a second rotational speed which enables an offset balance of the wafer to be maintained and stopping the heater output; and decreasing a temperature of the wafer while rotating the wafer at the second rotational speed.
US08951351B2	Wafer processing hardware for epitaxial deposition with reduced backside deposition and defects Methods and apparatus for reducing autodoping and backside defects on a substrate during epitaxial deposition processes are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for reducing autodoping and backside defects on a substrate includes a substrate support ring having a substrate holder structure configured to support the substrate in a position for processing along an edge defined by the backside of the substrate and a sidewall of the substrate or along a plurality of discrete points on or proximate to the edge; and a spacer ring for positioning the substrate support ring above a susceptor plate to define a substrate gap region between the susceptor plate and the backside of the substrate, the spacer ring comprising a plurality of openings formed therethrough that facilitate passage of a gas into and out of the substrate gap region.
US08951349B2	Thin film deposition apparatus and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display device by using the same A thin film deposition apparatus including a deposition source having a crucible to contain a deposition material and a heater to heat and vaporize the deposition material; a nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source along a first direction and having a plurality of nozzle slits to discharge the deposition material that was vaporized; a plurality of emission coefficient increasing units disposed toward the nozzle unit within the deposition source and increasing a quantity of motion of the deposition material that is discharged toward the nozzle unit; a patterning slit sheet disposed opposite to the nozzle unit and having a plurality of patterning slits arranged along the first direction; and a barrier plate assembly disposed between the nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet along the first direction, and having a plurality of barrier plates that partition a space between the nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet into a plurality of sub-deposition spaces.
US08951346B2	Silica glass crucible for pulling up silicon single crystal and method for manufacturing thereof A silica glass crucible for pulling up a silicon single crystal including an outer layer formed from a natural silica glass layer, and an inner layer formed from a synthetic silica glass layer, wherein the synthetic silica glass layer includes a first synthetic silica glass layer formed in a region within a certain range from the center of a crucible bottom section, and a second synthetic silica glass layer formed in a region which excludes the formation region of the first synthetic silica glass layer, and wherein the first synthetic silica glass layer has a thickness of 0.5 mm or more and 1.5 mm or less and a concentration of an OH group included in the first synthetic silica glass layer being 100 ppm or less.
US08951342B2	Methods for using porogens for low k porous organosilica glass films A chemical vapor deposition method for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including at least one precursor selected from the group consisting of an organosilane and an organosiloxane, and a porogen that is distinct from the precursor; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the vacuum chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a preliminary film on the substrate, wherein the preliminary film contains the porogen; and removing from the preliminary film substantially all of the porogen to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6.
US08951339B2	Compressed gas drying system A system for compressing and drying a gas generally includes a compressor having multiple stages of compression and a dryer. The compressor includes a first heat exchanger and an after-cooler each of which utilizes a fan. A sensor is provided downstream of the after-cooler. The fan and sensor are in communication with the controller. A final stage compressed gas outlet of the compressor provides hot compressed gas to the regenerative portion of the dryer. Utilization of the final stage compressed gas for regeneration while also utilizing the compressor's after-cooler provides gas which is sufficiently hot to regenerate desiccant in the dryer and allows the communication between the sensor, the controller and compressors to remain intact.
US08951324B2	Air filter medium The objective of the present invention is to provide an air filter medium having a lower pressure drop and higher efficiency as compared to an air filter medium currently in use. This objective is achieved by providing an air filter medium characterized by comprising glass short fibers as its main fibers in which the constituent fibers are dispersed uniformly and, when the constituting fibers at a diluted concentration of 0.04% by mass are allowed to stand for 12 hours, the sedimentation volume is 450 cm3/g or greater.
US08951313B2	Gasifier cooling system with convective syngas cooler and quench chamber The present application thus provides a gasifier cooling system for cooling a flow of hot syngas from a gasifier. The gasifier cooling system may include a radiant syngas cooler, a quench chamber, and a convective syngas cooler such that the flow of syngas flows through the quench chamber or the convective syngas cooler.
US08951312B2	Compact, safe and portable hydrogen generation apparatus for hydrogen on-demand applications A compact, chemical-mechanical apparatus, having no electrical components, for storing and generating hydrogen safely, on-demand, at the time and point of use in small or large quantities using the environmentally clean chemical reaction between sodium metal and water to generate hydrogen (H2) gas and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) byproduct is presented, for powering electricity generating fuel cells for large scale commercial and private electric motor vehicle transport. The apparatus of the present invention supports hydrogen gas generation by the controlled addition of liquid water to solid sodium metal to produce hydrogen gas and sodium hydroxide using only mechanical components without electrical components that require external power and can generate sparks or short circuits, producing catastrophic failure in hydrogen systems. The sodium hydroxide can be reclaimed and recycled by electrolysis using hydroelectric power to recover the sodium metal for reuse in generating hydrogen, thereby forming a complete clean energy hydrogen power cycle.
US08951307B2	Polymers A sulphur-free polymer comprising structural units of formula (I) and structural units of formula (II): wherein R1 represents a C8 to C22 alkyl group, preferably a C12 to C16 alkyl group; wherein R2 is hydrogen or methyl; wherein R3 represents —R5(OR6)nOR7; wherein R5 and R6 may be the same or different and independently represent a linear or branched C1 to C8 alkylene group; wherein n is an integer from 1 to 20; wherein R7 represents a C1 to C4 alkyl group; wherein R4 is hydrogen or methyl; and wherein the molar ratio of structural units (I):structural units (II) in the polymer is in the range from 100:1 to 2:1. The polymers improve the low-temperature properties of fuel oils from petroleum sources, those from vegetable or animal sources, and mixtures of these fuel oils.
US08951304B2	Vacuum suction structure of ankle joint and support barrel of artificial limb A vacuum suction structure of ankle joint and support barrel of artificial limb is connected, to the top thereof, with an artificial limb and the support barrel and is connected, to the bottom thereof, with an artificial foot. An ankle pressure cylinder forms therein an air chamber receiving therein an air chamber piston that forms therein a hydraulic fluid compartment. A hydraulic fluid supplementing cylinder and a one-way hydraulic fluid cylinder are arranged at one side of the ankle pressure cylinder and are connected via a connection piping system to the hydraulic fluid compartment. The one-way hydraulic fluid cylinder receives therein a push rod and the hydraulic fluid cylinder piston. When the structure is put into operation to allow a user to step forwards, the ankle pressure cylinder can provide both functions of hydraulic cushioning and air pressure regulation.
US08951294B2	Spinal implant with a lockable ball joint A spinal implant (100) includes an anchoring part (110) adapted to be anchored to a vertebra and having first connecting elements (112), and a mounting part (120) including both an internal axial housing (151) to receive transversely a connecting rod (30), this axial housing being terminated beside the anchoring part (110) by a bottom (156), and also second connecting elements that cooperate with the first connecting elements to form a ball-joint connection between the anchoring part and the mounting part. The spinal implant includes retaining elements that are situated near the bottom of the axial housing of the mounting part that are adapted to fasten a locking member in a stationary so-called locking position in which the ball-joint connection formed by the first and second connecting elements is locked to fasten the anchoring part and the mounting part in rotation relative to each other about at least two orthogonal axes.
US08951280B2	Cardiac valve procedure methods and devices Devices and methods for performing intravascular procedures without cardiac bypass include embodiments of temporary filter devices, temporary valves, and prosthetic valves. The temporary filter devices have a cannula which provides access for surgical tools for effecting repair of cardiac valves. The cannula may have filters which prevent embolitic material from entering the coronary arteries and aorta. The valve devices may also have a cannula for insertion of the valve into the aorta. The valve devices expand in the aorta to occupy the entire flow path of the vessel and operate to prevent blood flow and to permit flow through the valve. The prosthetic valves include valve fixation devices which secure the prosthetic valve to the wall of the vessel. The prosthetic valves are introduced into the vascular system in a compressed state, advanced to the site of implantation, and expanded and secured to the vessel wall.
US08951269B2	Surgical suture apparatus having sewing function The present invention relates to a surgical suture apparatus having a sewing function. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a surgical suture apparatus comprising: a coupling part, a shaft part connected to the coupling part, an operating part, and a suture part connected to the shaft part by way of the operating part, the suture part including a support, a surgical needle and a needle driving part, wherein the surgical needle operates in a direction substantially orthogonal to the support by the needle driving part, and a suture thread from the surgical needle and a suture thread from the support are entangled with each other by the operations.
US08951264B2	Push-off driver and method for inserting bone screws A method and device for inserting screws into a patient, such that when the device is removed the device does not stick to the screw. The device, being a push-off driver, may have a handle, an inner driver, and a threaded driver sleeve having a button mechanism and a plurality of spheres, and an inner sleeve. The method includes the steps of assembling a push-off driver attaching a bone screw to the push-off driver inserting the bone screw and detaching the bone screw from the driver by unthreading the threaded driver sleeve from the polyaxial screw which causes the spheres in the recess of the inner driver to back up against the start of the recess and causing the threaded driver sleeve to “push-off” the polyaxial screw from the inner driver.
US08951261B2	Subchondral treatment of joint pain The embodiments provide devices and methods that both strengthen the bone and stimulate the bone. Bone fractures or non-unions are stabilized, integrated or healed, which results in reduction of a bone defect, such as a bone marrow lesion or edema. In addition, the distribution of forces in a joint are restored or altered to relieve pain. In general, a joint is evaluated by taking an image of the joint and one or more subchondral defects are detected. At least one of the subchondral defects may be diagnosed as the source of pain and an extent of treatment for the subchondral defect is determined. The disclosed devices and techniques are particularly suited for treating chronic defects or injuries, where the patient's natural healing response has not resolved the defect. The present disclosure also provides several exemplary treatment modalities for the different extents of treatment needed.
US08951255B2	Method of treating spinal internal disk derangement A method of treating a spinal disk according to the present invention can include inserting an alloplastic bulking agent into the spinal disk to treat the defect. The alloplastic bulking agent has a plurality of microparticles. The bulking agent results in at least one of sealing the defect, increasing a pressure of the disk, increasing a height of the disk, improving stability of the disk and improving structural integrity of the disk.
US08951242B2	Bacterium-based microrobot including magnetic particles Provided is a bacterium-based microrobot, wherein bacteria are attached to a part of a surface of a microstructure including at least one or more magnetic particle, for actuating a bacterium-based microrobot more effectively.
US08951236B2	Systems and methods for improved connection to wound dressings in conjunction with reduced pressure wound treatment systems A system for applying reduced pressure to tissue includes a multi-lumen reduced pressure delivery tube having a proximate end, a distal end, a primary lumen extending through the conduit from the proximate end to the distal end, and an ancillary lumen extending through the conduit from the proximate end to the distal end. A vacuum pump is coupled to the proximate end of the primary lumen, and a reduced pressure adapter is coupled to the distal end of the reduced pressure delivery tube. The adapter includes channels to direct liquid away from the ancillary lumens and into the primary lumen.
US08951234B2	Pharmaceutical dosages delivery system Pharmaceutical delivery systems for delivering dosages according to the present invention include a carrier component and a cap configured to seal an internal volume of the carrier component, wherein the cap includes a device that produces a unique current signature. Dosages prepared to be delivered according to embodiments of the invention find use in a variety of different applications, including clinical trials.
US08951232B2	Gastrostomy feeding apparatus and method An apparatus for direct gastric feeding via a gastrostomy tract formed in a patient. The apparatus includes a tube, an internal bolster, an external bolster, and a force-generating device. The force-generating device may include a pair of automatically adjustable spring members on the external bolster. The spring members are responsive to changes in the length of the gastrostomy tract and eliminate the need for periodic adjustment or replacement of the apparatus.
US08951224B2	Interventional catheter assemblies, control systems and operating methods An interventional catheter assembly has an operating head and catheter system that are inserted and navigated within a patient's body while an operator controls the system externally of the operating head. An operating head is positioned at or near a distal end of the catheter system and coupled to a drive shaft and drive system for rotation. A guidewire brake control system interrupt prevents the drive system from being actuated when the guidewire brake is in a released position, and a selectable guidewire brake interrupt override control permits an operator to translate and/or rotate the drive shaft and operating head while the guidewire is simultaneously moved. This allows withdrawal of the guide wire and the operating head from the target site while rotating the operating head.
US08951223B2	Methods and devices for intra-atrial shunts having adjustable sizes Devices and methods for treating heart disease by normalizing elevated blood pressure in the left and right atria of a heart of a mammal are disclosed. Devices may include an adjustable hydraulic diameter shunt portion which can be manually adjusted in vivo. Methods are provided for adjusting the flow rate of the devices in vivo.
US08951219B2	Fluid volume monitoring for patients with renal disease A method includes initiating a blood fluid removal session of a patient; monitoring an indicator of tissue fluid volume of the patient, or a portion thereof, during the blood fluid removal session; monitoring an indicator of blood fluid volume of the patient during the blood fluid removal session; determining whether a ratio of the indicator of tissue fluid volume to indicator of blood fluid volume is outside of a predetermined range; and altering the rate of fluid removal during the blood fluid removal session if the ratio is determined to be outside of the predetermined range. A blood fluid removal system may be configured to carry out the method.
US08951217B2	Composite material for custom fitted products A composite material for forming custom fitted orthopedic and other products. The composite material is easily formable when heated to temperatures of about two hundred degrees Fahrenheit for a time of at least six to eight minutes and then is rigid at temperatures of about one hundred thirty degrees. The composite material can be sewn and formed in complex shapes when initially heated to about two hundred degrees. Closure attachments can be secured to the composite material as needed on site rather than at the manufacturing facility. The composite material can be custom fitted to a patient in situ.
US08951215B2	Apparatus for body treatment of a user via vibrations in a liquid An apparatus is disclosed for treating a user by means of vibrations, comprising: a vessel for accommodating a liquid for immersing the user, provided with a first rim; a motor provided with a cam mechanically coupled to the vessel to cause vibrations of the vessel. The apparatus is characterized in that it further comprises an external casing of the vessel, provided with a second rim covering the first rim, and a fluid-tight seal interposes between the first rim and the second rim and such to reduce the transmission of vibrations from the vessel to the casing.
US08951214B2	Battery pack with massage function A battery pack with massage function includes a case, a battery cell, an electrical connector, a switch, a moving body, and an electrical actuator assembly. The case has an accommodation space and a through hole communicating the accommodation space. The battery cell is disposed in the accommodation space. The electrical connector is disposed on a surface of the case and is electrically connected to the battery cell. The electrical connector is used for connecting with an electrical receiver of an electronic device for supplying electrical power from the battery cell to the electronic device. The switch is electrically connected to the battery cell to be selectively switched to a close-circuit-state or an open-circuit-state. The moving body is capable of moving reciprocally via the through hole. The electrical actuator assembly is connected to the battery pack via the switch to generate a driving force to move the moving body reciprocally.
US08951212B2	Method for monitoring a childbirth process The method is for monitoring a childbirth process of a pregnant woman. A plurality of cervix dilatation data and fetal positioning data are obtained and fed to a device. A plurality of lactate concentrations is measured at time intervals. The measured lactate concentrations are shown on a display of the device at the time intervals to show a trend of the lactate concentrations. The cervix dilation data and the fetal positioning data are also shown on the display. The lactate concentrations are evaluated to determine whether the lactate concentrations are rising to indicate that an individual lactate threshold value of the pregnant woman has been exceeded. The medical practitioner may also evaluate the cervix dilation data and the fetal positioning data.
US08951208B2	Self-contained handheld biopsy needle A biopsy device includes an elongate inner sheath rotatably coupled to a first drive mechanism. The elongate inner sheath has a side port that opens to a sample chamber in the elongate inner sheath. An elongate outer sheath is rotatably coupled to a second drive mechanism. The elongate outer sheath is coaxial with the elongate inner sheath. The elongate outer sheath includes a side opening having a cutting edge having a lengthwise orientation. The elongate inner sheath is configured for rotation relative to the elongate outer sheath via the first drive mechanism, and the elongate outer sheath is configured for rotation relative to the elongate inner sheath via the second drive mechanism such that the cutting edge passes over the side port to sever tissue.
US08951193B2	Method of predicting acute cardiopulmonary events and survivability of a patient A method of producing an artificial neural network capable of predicting the survivability of a patient, including: storing in an electronic database patient health data comprising a plurality of sets of data, each set having at least one of a first parameter relating to heart rate variability data and a second parameter relating to vital sign data, each set further having a third parameter relating to patient survivability; providing a network of nodes interconnected to form an artificial neural network, the nodes comprising a plurality of artificial neurons, each artificial neuron having at least one input with an associated weight; and training the artificial neural network using the patient health data such that the associated weight of the at least one input of each artificial neuron is adjusted in response to respective first, second and third parameters of different sets of data from the patient health data.
US08951188B2	Element for transmitting pulling and pushing forces as well as torque An element for transmitting pushing and pulling forces as well as torque having a straight configuration and a bent configuration comprises a base plate, an end plate and bellows arranged between the base plate and the end plate. The base plate and the end plate are connected with a connecting element. A plurality of washers is arranged within the bellows, the washers having a tronconical shape at at least one of their major surfaces. The washers are in mutual contact with each other or with the base plate or the end plate respectively, both in the straight configuration and the bent configuration, such that element can transmit pushing and pulling forces both in the straight configuration and the bent configuration without substantially changing the length of the element.
US08951184B2	Imaging and evaluating embryos, oocytes, and stem cells Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos or pluripotent cells and/or the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in one or more embryos or pluripotent cells are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in identifying embryos and oocytes in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans.
US08951182B2	Mitigation of secondary phase formation during waste vitrification A method for vitrification of waste to reduce the formation of persistent secondary phases comprising separating at least one glass frit constituent from an initial glass frit to form a modified glass frit. The waste, modified glass frit, and the at least one glass frit constituent are mixed together with the modified glass frit and the at least one glass frit constituent being added as separate components. The resulting mixture is vitrified.
US08951169B1	Therapeutic exercise device A therapeutic exercise device includes an elongated, hollow tube having a sleeve slidably and rotatably mounted thereon. The sleeve is held on the tube by a pair of opposing retainers, each having a rounded end cap attached thereto. Either cap is removable to expose an interior chamber for receiving a desired number of weighted cylinders that vary the overall weight of the tube. Accordingly, a user loads the chamber with a desired number of weighted cylinders and grasps the tube with one hand. The sleeve is grasped and reciprocally rotated with the other hand to exert the hand, wrist and forearm muscles.
US08951165B2	Personal training with physical activity monitoring device A physical activity monitoring device receives a workout regimen including a plurality of exercises. For each of the plurality of exercises, the physical activity monitoring device indicates that exercise to a user and measures physical activity attributes of the user. The physical activity monitoring device outputs information regarding the user's progress towards completion of that exercise based on the physical activity attributes.
US08951155B2	Differential having externally mounted plenum A differential gear mechanism can include a differential casing, a piston and an externally mounted plenum assembly. The differential casing can have a differential gear set configured to selectively rotate a first axle shaft and a second axle shaft. The piston can be slidably disposed in the differential casing and configured to actuate a clutch assembly. The externally mounted plenum assembly can include a plenum assembly housing, a hydraulic coupling and a motor mounted on the plenum assembly housing. The plenum assembly housing can define an axle opening configured to receive one of the first and second axle shafts therethrough. The hydraulic coupling can be arranged on the plenum assembly housing at the axle opening. The motor can be configured to pump hydraulic fluid from the externally mounted plenum assembly, through the hydraulic coupling and into the differential casing to act onto the piston.
US08951154B2	Hydraulic tensioner A hydraulic tensioner applies appropriate tension to an endless power transmitting belt. The hydraulic tensioner includes a plunger body, an oil supply path, a check valve, a relief valve, a pressure maintaining valve interposed in a relief path and a pressure accommodating hole. The hydraulic tensioner is configured such that a path that is branched from the oil supply path for operating the pressure maintaining valve is formed independently of a supply path to the check valve.
US08951142B2	Golf club A golf club according to one or more aspects of the present invention may have a mass less than 300 g, a length greater than about 45 inches, a swing weight between D0 and D6, a head weighing less than about 200 g, a club-head volume of at least about 360 cm3, a grip weighing less than about 50 g, and a shaft having a tip end, a butt end, and a shaft balance point located no more than 24 inches from the butt end. The shaft may have a torsional displacement angle greater than about 5.5° and a mass less than about 50 g. A coordinate system having x-, y-, and z-axes may have its origin at the center of gravity of the club head. The golf club head may have a moment of inertia of at least about 4500 g·cm2 about the z-axis and a moment of inertia of at least about 3000 g·cm2 about the y-axis.
US08951139B2	Practice device, use of a practice device and method for checking the alignment of the longitudinal axis of a person's body When golf is being played, the golf swing of a person (60) is decisive for the quality of the stroke. In order to obtain as good a golf swing as possible with a high hitting reliability and with precision, it is necessary to rotate the club with the arms (70) in a positionally fixed fashion about an imaginary axis through the head (68) and upper body (66). In order to monitor said positionally fixed rotation, it is generally necessary to consult a second person. Specifically, independent checking is possible only with difficulty. The object of the invention is therefore to provide a practice device (10) with which it is possible to check the position of the imaginary axis independently and without help from further persons in order to be able to practice the optimum golf swing even on one's own.The object is achieved by a practice device (10) according to the invention. The practice device (10) has at least two lateral faces (18, 20) aligned substantially perpendicular to the underlying surface and with a distance between them that corresponds at least substantially to the human interocular distance. By positioning the practice device (10) on the underlying surface (28), it is therefore possible to visually determine even slight lateral deviations from a central ideal position above the practice device (10) by lateral faces (18, 20) that are correspondingly more or less visible.
US08951138B2	Golf club head measurement system This disclosure describes a method for measuring the path and orientation of a golf club during a swing. Of particular interest is the orientation of the club face and its path prior to, at and just after impact with the ball. Golfers and club manufactures are interested in this information for swing improvement and club design. The key measurements are the face orientation and path relative to the ball, these are: horizontal path, vertical path, face open/close, face loft, face lie and ball impact position on the face. The disclosure additionally defines a means for accurately measuring the orientation of the club head and shaft throughout the entire swing. The technique may use an inertial navigation system attached to the head or shaft in conjunction with the camera system. An important feature of the method is the ease of use in that it provides accurate results without complex calibration procedures.
US08951137B2	Golf putting aiming aid The present invention is directed towards a golf shot set up and aiming aid. The aid comprises a direction sensing means (104) and at least one illumination means (106), whereby the illumination means is capable of projecting a set-up line (200, 202) and aiming line (230, 204) on a playing surface for the user, and, the illumination means is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis (110) in response to feedback from the direction sensing means. In this manner, after acquisition of an intended target by the user along an imaginary target line, the direction sensing means can be used to detect if the aid is moved or rotated in such a manner as to no longer face towards the intended target. If so, the illumination device which is rotatable will be turned to account for any rotation imparted to the aid. Therefore, once the target has been acquired, the user can place the aid onto the ground without worrying about rotating the aid inadvertently as the aid is placed on the ground. Once on the ground, the illumination device can project the set-up line and the aiming line onto the playing surface for the user. With the aid of the present invention, the user is able to establish the aiming line towards the intended target and subsequently place the aid on the ground so that they can retrieve the correct club and approach and address the golf ball in their own time.
US08951133B2	Waterslide kaleidoscope amusement device A waterslide kaleidoscope amusement device consisting of straight or curved modules that can be used singly or connected in series and utilize two or more internal reflective surfaces and light source (s) to create an optical experience for the user. The device consists of a transparent watercourse slide tube surrounded by two or more reflective surfaces and illuminated in such a way that objects and light sources within the modules are reflected in a kaleidoscopic fashion from the visual perspective of the user.
US08951128B1	Device and method for an electronic tag game A device combining a gun and target for facilitating a game of tag using infrared light communications and augmented reality with one or more players is provided. The device includes infrared transmitters and infrared receivers to facilitate omni-directional two-way communication between two or more devices and a shaped housing facilitating handling of the device by a user. The housing includes a grip portion with a finger-operable trigger and a barrel portion. A mobile electronic device is used as an accessory to provide single player and multiplayer augmented reality game play and a user-interface including a display and a touch screen for programming the device and controlling various game and device functions.
US08951121B2	Multigame action button deck in a concurrent gaming system A multi-game action button deck in a concurrent gaming system is disclosed. The system includes at least one gaming machine in communication with a game server via a network, a display manager, a multi-game action button, and a touch sensor. The display manager is configured to display content related to one or more games to be played on the display areas of the gaming machine, wherein the content includes at least one game display area and a virtual button deck display area associated with each game. The display manager resizes and repositions the streaming video content on the display areas of the gaming machine depending on the game themes that are selected and the number of games that are selected. The multi-game action button is displayed on the virtual button deck, wherein the multi-game action button has multiple touch areas to control different combinations of games.
US08951118B2	Gaming machine capable of positionally changing sound image The present invention provides a gaming machine which is capable of remarkably improving an effect given to a player. The gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with: a cabinet having a display portion for making a display according to the contents of a game played; a plurality of speakers 112A to 112D which are provided at their appropriate positions which are different from each other in height; and a control means for positionally changing a sound image of a sound that is outputted from a respective one of the speakers 112A to 112D, whereby a plurality of speakers 112A to 112D are provided at a top and a bottom of the gaming machine. A variety of effects exerted by means of sound can be provided in such a manner as if a position of a sound source were changed by positionally changing the sound image of the sound that is outputted from a respective one of these speakers 112A to 112D.
US08951097B2	Method for mounting an optical lens to be polished Method for mounting an optical lens (10) to be polished on a spindle (20) of a polishing device, the optical lens (10) comprising a first and a second main surface (101, 102), the method comprising: an optical lens (10) providing step (S1), in which an optical lens (10) whose first main surface (101) is to be polished is provided, a mounting step (S2), in which the optical lens (10) is mounted on the spindle (20), wherein, the mounting step (S2) further comprises a support device positioning step (S3), in which a support device (30) is positioned between the spindle (20) and the second surface (102) of the optical lens (10) so as to be rotated by the spindle (20) and to have a contact surface (31) partly in contact with the second main surface (102) of the optical lens (10) that partly extends beyond the second main surface (102) of the optical lens (10).
US08951091B2	Toy vehicle playset and color changing toy vehicle A toy vehicle playset has a color changing device or mechanism that can be used to activate a color change on a toy vehicle. In one embodiment, the playset includes a chamber configured to receive the toy vehicle. In another embodiment, the playset includes a launching mechanism that propels the toy vehicle along a track member and into a chamber.
US08951085B2	Method of fabricating flexible display device A method of fabricating a flexible display device is to prevent damage due to a defective detachment of an auxiliary substrate by carrying out the detachment in a manner of irradiating lasers onto a sacrifice layer interposed between a flexible substrate and an auxiliary substrate and thereafter taking away a vacuum by injecting air into the interface between the flexible substrate and the auxiliary substrate. The fabricating method includes providing an auxiliary substrate, forming a sacrifice layer on the auxiliary substrate, forming a flexible substrate on the auxiliary substrate with the sacrifice layer formed thereon, forming a display panel on the flexible substrate, removing the sacrifice layer interposed between the flexible substrate and the auxiliary substrate by way of a laser irradiation, injecting air between the flexible substrate and the auxiliary substrate removed the sacrifice layer therebetween, and detaching the auxiliary substrate from the flexible substrate.
US08951069B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises: a frame, a terminal set, and a base. The frame further comprises: a first receiving part, for receiving a first unit while allowing the first unit to be installed in a first direction; a second receiving part; a supporting part, for supporting and installing a circuitboard in the first direction; and a plurality of sockets, arranged in communication with the first receiving part; and a through penetration part, formed at a position between the first receiving part and the second receiving part. The terminal set includes a plurality of terminals, each formed with a first end and a second end, and each first end is inserted into its corresponding socket and protruding outside the supporting part, and each second end is disposed protruding into the first receiving part. The base is formed with a plurality of grooves for receiving the plural terminals in a one-by-one manner.
US08951068B2	Modular connector A modular connector includes a housing, a first circuit board, a first pin set, a second pin set and a second circuit board. The housing includes a first hole and a second hole. The first pin set is extended into the first hole and electrically connected to the first circuit board. The second pin set is extended into the second hole and electrically connected to the second circuit board. The second circuit board is perpendicularly connected to the first circuit board.
US08951065B2	Connection structure of conductive paths A first conductive path and a battery are connected via a junction block that is provided to the battery. The junction block is provided with a second conductive path. The second conductive path is arranged at an upper side of a floor which is to be an interior side of a panel member. The first conductive path and the second conductive path are electrically connected in the vicinity of a through-hole of the panel member. A part of the first conductive path is inserted into the through-hole and then the first conductive path is connected to the second conductive path.
US08951060B2	Charging coupling and charging coupling arrangement for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle A charging coupling (1) for a motor vehicle (2) has a receiving device (3) with a receiving section (4) for receiving a charging plug (7) and a locking device (11) having a locking section (13) that can be displaced into the receiving section (4) approximately perpendicularly with respect to an introduction direction (E) of the charging plug (7) into the receiving section (4) for locking the charging plug (7) in the receiving device (3) in a charging position. A cover (16) having a sealing device (21) is provided for closing the receiving section (4) in a dust-tight and water-tight manner when the charging plug (7) is removed from the receiving section (4).
US08951038B2	Device for injection-moulding a part A tooling for injection-molding a part, the tooling including two cavity blocks each including a cavity formed therein of a shape corresponding to a shape of a part that is to be molded once the cavity blocks have been superposed. At least one of the cavity blocks includes a mechanism for positioning a core, which mechanism includes at least one bearing surface for bearing against the core and at least one presser screw screwed into a threaded passage of the cavity block for purpose of holding the core in position against the bearing surface. The tooling further includes a force-limiter limiting force applied to the core by the presser screw.
US08951033B2	Construction box for a rapid prototyping system The invention relates to a construction box (200) comprising a front wall (220), a rear wall and two side walls (224, 226), which delimit a construction box interior that houses a height-adjustable construction platform (210). The construction box (200) has dedicated travelling gear (250) integrated in to the construction box for propelling said box (2000 between a construction position, in which the construction box (2000 is positioned within the frame (150) of the system (100) to allow the shaped body to be built up and an additional construction box position, such as a construction box unpacking position, in which the construction box (200) is propelled out of the frame (150) of the system (100) to permit the unpacking of the built-up shaped body.
US08951024B2	Air blower An air blower includes a motor; a fan connected to an output shaft of the motor and rotatively driven by the motor; and a fan nut fixing the fan onto the output shaft of the motor, a diffusive substance is kept in the fan nut provided on the output shaft of the motor, and an ion generating unit is attached to a motor body concentrically with the output shaft. Therefore, the diffusive substance, positive ions and negative ions may be diffused without interrupting blowing and without harmfully affecting the air blowing function. Since the diffusive substance and the ion generating unit are provided inside a fan guard, an infant or the like may be prevented from touching them, and thus, the safety may be secured.
US08951012B1	Contra-rotating axial fan transmission for evaporative and non-evaporative cooling and condensing equipment According to at least one exemplary embodiment, an oil-free contra-rotating transmission is disclosed. The contra-rotating transmission may comprise a lower drive unit; and an upper drive unit, wherein the lower drive unit receives power from a motor and is configured to (i) transfer power from the motor to the upper drive unit, and (ii) rotate a first axial fan in a first direction. The upper drive unit may be configured to rotate the second axial fan in a second direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the first direction.
US08951003B2	Stacking device A device for stacking veneer sheets (1, 2) while substantially horizontal, the device including a supporting element, that escapes in the advancement direction at a release area from beneath the veneer (2) to be stacked, the supporting element being moved by a conveyor (7), and a controlled element for stopping the veneer to be stacked in a corrected position at a release point. An element for stopping the veneer to be stacked is a gripper (10) that grips the trailing edge of the veneer (2) from below and moves up and down, in the advancement direction of the veneer, and transversely to it, the gripper having a gripping point to the veneer at the trailing edge in the veneer's advancement direction, extended at a distance in the advancement direction from the gripper's transverse travel path.
US08951001B2	Hose arrangement for stick and bucket of machine A machine includes a boom, a stick, a bucket, and a hose arrangement. The stick is pivotally coupled to the boom. The bucket is operatively coupled to the stick and defines a pivotal axis therein. The bucket has a bowl-shaped portion for holding material on a first side and a recessed portion on a second side. The hose arrangement is coupled to the bucket and includes a first and a second manifold, and a first and a second set of hoses. The first manifold is coupled to the bucket and disposed in the recessed portion proximal to the pivotal axis. The second manifold is coupled to the bucket and disposed on the second side of the bucket. The first set of hoses is fluidly connected to the first manifold. The second set of hoses is fluidly connected to the first and second manifolds.
US08950999B2	Substrate processing apparatus and particle adhesion preventing method Any particle adhesion onto the surface of a substrate to be processed is prevented. There is provided a substrate processing apparatus characterized by including a transfer chamber for, via a gate to which a substrate accommodating container for accommodation of the substrate is set, performing transfer of the substrate between the same and the substrate accommodating container, a processing chamber for applying a specific process to the substrate, a load-lock chamber for linking the processing chamber with the transfer chamber, and a temperature control unit for at the stage of transferring the substrate into at least one of the transfer chamber and the load-lock chamber, so as for the temperature of the substrate just before the transfer thereof to be higher than the temperature of the interior of the chamber, into which the substrate will be transferred, controlling at least one of the temperature of the substrate and the temperature of the interior of the chamber.
US08950978B2	Reel lay system A system for continuously laying a pipeline on a floor of a body of water is provided. The system includes at least one interchangeable reel for storing the pipeline to be laid; a pipelaying vessel to receive and support said reel, and to lay the pipeline from said reel into the body of water, an assembly and winding site to receive and support said reel, to assemble the pipeline to be laid, and to wind said pipeline on said reel and a crane to transfer the interchangeable reel from and to the pipelaying vessel.
US08950977B2	Abandonment and recovery of pipelines An elongate sling section is disclosed. The elongate sling is cooperable with like sling sections to form a sling for use in abandonment or recovery of a pipeline. The sling section includes end-pieces at five opposite ends and complementary connector formations associated with each respective end-piece. Each connector formation is cooperable, in use when forming a sling, with a complementary connector formation of a neighbouring sling section in the sling. The sling section further includes a tensile load-bearing sling element extending between the end-pieces and a sleeve around the sling element.
US08950971B2	Composition and system for preformed thermoplastic road marking with sequential features The present disclosure describes preformed pre-bonded thermoplastic sections comprising smaller articles where the articles and sections have planar top surfaces and planar bottom surfaces that are coplanar to each other. There is also an adhesive backing layer on the coplanar bottom surfaces so that the adhesive backing layer bridges and bonds coplanar bottom surfaces to form unified pre-bonded thermoplastic signage thereby preventing dislodging or separation of the signage during handling, movement, and/or transportation before or during application of the pre-bonded signage. The articles when properly sequenced, matched, and combined, together makeup the sections such that when the sections are also sequenced and matched the sections combine to form thermoplastic signage with a final pattern wherein the planar top surfaces include sequential features necessary to visibly aid in quick assembly of one or more unified thermoplastic signages.
US08950968B2	System for the connection of two components, retaining member for said system, and mirror assembly for automotive vehicles equipped with said system A mirror assembly system for use in automotive vehicles is provided. In one embodiment of the presented invention, a first connecting member has the form of a tubular flange member, with a first contact surface and a first groove being provided inside the flange member. A second connecting member is adapted to be introduced with play into the tubular flange member, with the second connecting member comprising a base body. On the base body a first retaining boss for engagement in the first groove and a guide surface arranged behind the retaining boss are provided, with the guide surface being associated to the first contact surface. A clamping device passes through the flange member and, when actuated, presses against a first pressure surface on the base body so that the inclined guide surface presses against the first contact surface, to thus jam the mounting member inside the flange member.
US08950960B2	Recording apparatus and medium storage device A movable rod member is provided that changes the shape of a medium receiver of a medium storage portion by changing the location of the movable rod member. The location of the movable rod member is changed in accordance with the condition of a medium, so as to change a method of storing the medium.
US08950956B2	Multi-function retractor body, adjustable strap, and camera mounting system using same The present invention is directed towards a versatile retractable strap assembly adapted to mount to the bottom of a camera, or other device, and to be used in a variety of configurations. The strap resides in a retractor and is adapted to be used as a wrist strap or a neck strap, and the assembly may also be mounted onto a tripod.
US08950945B2	Roller bearing for a tunneller A roller bearing for a tunneller having an inner ring, an outer ring, two sets of rolling elements arranged between the tracks formed on the rings, the first set of rolling elements including at least one roller able to withstand axial stresses and the second set of rolling elements including an angular-contact roller that is able to withstand both radial and axial stresses, the inner and outer rings being concentric about an axis of rotation of the roller bearing. Each roller in the first set includes a first axis of revolution (Y1-Y1) inclined in relation to the axis of rotation (X-X) by a first angle (α1) of between 45° and 95° and each roller in the second set includes a second axis of revolution (Y2-Y2) inclined in relation to the axis of rotation (X-X) by a second angle (α2) of between 0° and 45°.
US08950941B2	High-strength brass alloy for sliding member, and sliding member High-strength brass alloy having superior wear maintains single-structure β phase and Fe-Cr-Si-based intermetallic compounds dispersed in the β phase. A high-strength brass alloy for sliding member comprises, Zn from 17% to 28%, Al from 3% to 10%, Fe from 1% to 4%, Cr from 0.1% to 4%, Si from 0.5% to 3%, mass ratio, and the remnant including Cu and inevitable impurities. The high-strength brass alloy has structure in which the matrix shows single-phase structure of β phase and Fe-Cr-Si-based intermetallic compounds are dispersed in the β phase. The high-strength brass alloy for sliding member has the structure in which the matrix shows single-structure of β phase and hard Fe-Cr-Si-based intermetallic compounds are dispersed in the β phase. Thus the hardness is increased and wear resistance is improved.
US08950939B2	Closure assembly and a collapsible pouch container provided with a closure assembly A closure assembly comprising an article with a neck and a cap. The cap includes a tamper-evident ring having at least two ring segments, each ring segment having a base portion and an indicator portion. The article has for each segment a boss with a catch portion having a recess. Upon rotating the cap in an opening direction by the user from its closed position for the first time the head end of the indicator portion enters the recess of the catch portion and is then prevented from further rotation of the cap in opening direction, while the catch portion outer wall comes in the spacing between the spaced apart head end and trailing end, the frangible bridge between the head end and trailing end breaking and the indicator portion bending, folding, and/or buckling while being subjected to permanent deformation upon further rotation of the cap in opening direction.
US08950929B2	Fluid delivery system A fluid delivery system for dispensing a liquid from a sealed container directly into a closed chamber comprises a container containing a liquid component of bone cement and plugged with a plug, and a closed chamber comprising a receiving port for receiving the sealed container, wherein the receiving port is configured to receive the liquid component in direct response to manual insertion of the sealed container through the receiving port using an open loop system.
US08950925B2	Light emitting apparatus and light unit having the same Provided are a light emitting apparatus and a light unit having the same. The light emitting apparatus includes a light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a plurality of external leads, and a plurality of electrode pads under the light emitting device.
US08950923B2	Light source device and display A light source device includes: a light guide plate having a first internal reflection plane and a second internal reflection plane which face each other; one or more light sources each applying illumination light through a side surface of the light guide plate into an interior thereof; and an optical device disposed to face the light guide plate, and modulating, for each of partial regions thereof, a state of light rays exiting therefrom. One or both of the first and the second internal reflection planes each have scattering regions each allowing the illumination light from the light sources to be scattered and exit from the first internal reflection plane of the light guide plate, and one or both of the first and second internal reflection planes each have total-reflection regions allowing the illumination light from the light sources to be reflected in a manner of total-internal-reflection.
US08950914B2	Lighting unit A lighting unit (10) with a housing (12) and a light disc (11) is suggested, which extends along a vehicle exterior mirror (1) with a housing covering the mirror head. The housing comprises at least two lighting means (14, 14′, 14a, 14b), whereby the lighting means (10) carries out a first function as an indicator, and decouples light in a first decoupling region (5) according to the guidelines of the legal regulations. The lighting unit illuminates at least a second region, whereby the at least second decoupling region (6) lies closer on the vehicle, and the lighting unit (10) carries out the function of a warning display visible to the driver.
US08950913B2	Self-powered light bar An emergency system for a vehicle integrates many disparate equipment into single housing, including the power supply for the equipment. In one embodiment of the invention, the emergency system is a light bar. The light bar houses a power source comprising solar cell panels, a Lithium-Ion battery pack and a connection to an external supply such as the vehicle's electrical power. Energy for operating the light bar is provided by one or more of the power sources, depending on operating conditions of the light bar and each of the power sources.
US08950905B2	Optical film compression lenses, overlays and assemblies A compression lens assembly is disclosed that includes one or more pieces of optical film with a top edge defining an X-axis, a bottom edge, a left edge defining a Y-axis, a right edge at a distance W from the left edge, and a Z-axis perpendicular to the X- and Y-axes. One or more parallel inward and or outward folds extend between the top and bottom edges. The compression lens assembly may include a lens containment feature with top and bottom channels configured to engagingly secure and restrict the corresponding top and bottom edges of the film in at least the Z-axis direction, and left and right channels spaced a distance smaller than W and configured to compress the left and right film edges together and restrict film movement in the X-axis direction. The compressed film piece may form one or more hill or valley profiles between adjacent folds.
US08950901B2	Lighting assembly and methods of assembling same A lighting assembly is disclosed. The lighting assembly has an extrusion having a back plate and a plurality of fins. Each fin has a plurality of openings. The lighting assembly has at least one circuit board with a plurality of LEDs. The lighting assembly also has at least one lens holder. Each lens holder has a plurality of openings and a plurality of pockets. The plurality of openings of the lens holder are disposed to accommodate the plurality of LEDs when the lens holder is placed on top of the circuit board. Each of the plurality of pockets is used to accommodate placement of a corresponding lens. The plurality of LEDs are disposed, and the corresponding lenses are sized and disposed, to maximize light density over a given area.
US08950896B2	Illumination apparatus An illumination apparatus includes lenses, a first casing that has a radiation plane provided with annularly arranged windows for attaching the lenses, respectively, independently, and that has an opening at a position opposite to the radiation plane, and a first substrate associated with each of the lenses and accordingly disposed. The first substrate has at least one light emitting device mounted thereon. The first casing includes a holding portion associated with each of the windows. The holding portion each permits the lens to be attached to the first casing from a side thereof having the opening and also restrains the lens from moving through the first casing toward the radiation plane, and when the lens is attached to the first casing, the lens has an optical axis in a direction having a predetermined angle relative to a center axis of the first casing.
US08950878B2	Vehicle door mirror A vehicle door mirror is provided in which an upward facing support seat and a support shaft rising from the support seat are fixedly provided on a side door side of a vehicle, a click mechanism is provided between opposing faces of the support seat and a bearing part provided on a bracket and pivotably supported on the support shaft, a coil spring is provided between a spring receiving member fixed to the support shaft and a flat spring receiving face formed on the bearing part, and a lubricant reservoir is formed on the spring receiving face. The lubricant reservoir has at least a first groove that continues so that one end is disposed closer to the center of the support shaft than the other end. Thus, a lubricant is always stably supplied to an area of the coil spring that is in sliding contact with the spring receiving face.
US08950867B2	Three dimensional virtual and augmented reality display system A system may comprise a selectively transparent projection device for projecting an image toward an eye of a viewer from a projection device position in space relative to the eye of the viewer, the projection device being capable of assuming a substantially transparent state when no image is projected; an occlusion mask device coupled to the projection device and configured to selectively block light traveling toward the eye from one or more positions opposite of the projection device from the eye of the viewer in an occluding pattern correlated with the image projected by the projection device; and a zone plate diffraction patterning device interposed between the eye of the viewer and the projection device and configured to cause light from the projection device to pass through a diffraction pattern having a selectable geometry as it travels to the eye.
US08950864B1	Brain dysfunction testing Systems and methods provided utilize gaze-tracking to measure quantitatively and accurately the ability of an athlete or other subject suspected of a concussion to maintain gaze within a figure-eight pattern during a given period of time. The fixation icon is presented at increasing velocities, with multiple staged velocities constituting the preferred embodiment. Utilizing a figure-eight pattern is preferred. Total tracking error time is tabulated during each velocity stage of the test protocol, and total tracking error time occurring during a given velocity stage is compared to a subject's baseline, e.g., a pre-season Individual Bioperformance Level (IBL) for that velocity stage. Systems and methods disclosed may be used to help prevent debilitating neurological damage in our athlete population, as well as having important military applications related to PTSD, and to other mission-critical performance endeavors.
US08950861B2	Eyeglass lens and method of manufacturing the same An aspect of the present invention relates to an eyeglass lens, which comprises an outermost layer in the form of a water-repellent vapor deposition film formed by vapor depositing a vapor deposition material in the form of a perfluoropolyether-modified silane compound denoted by general formula (I): wherein, in general formula (I), R1 denotes an alkyl group with 1 or 2 carbon atoms, x denotes 1 or 0, R2 denotes an alkoxy group with 1 or 2 carbon atoms, R3 denotes a hydrogen atom or a phenyl group, and n denotes an integer ranging from 10 to 40.
US08950857B2	Ink-jet recording apparatus There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus including: a transporting roller; a driven roller provided opposite the transporting roller to sandwich the recording medium between the driven roller and the transporting roller, while moving in an approaching-departuring direction based on a thickness of the recording medium; a first biasing member biasing the driven roller to the transporting roller; a platen; a recording portion configured to jet ink droplets from nozzles; and a cooperative portion moving along with the movement of the driven roller in the approaching-departuring direction to move the platen.
US08950852B2	Liquid storage container and liquid consumption apparatus A liquid storage container comprises a first liquid chamber provided with a filler port, a second liquid chamber partitioned from the first liquid chamber, and communicates with the first liquid chamber via communication opening, and a float member provided in the second liquid chamber.
US08950841B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus that discharges liquid droplets onto a recording medium, includes a movable carriage; discharging units, which are installed on the carriage and include nozzles that discharge a liquid, pressure chambers that communicate with the nozzles, and piezoelectric elements provided for each of the pressure chambers; a first circuit substrate, which is installed outside of the carriage, and on which is installed a control signal supply unit that generates control signals; a second circuit substrate, which is installed on the carriage, and on which are installed a booster circuit that generates a plurality of voltages; in which a path length of the control wiring between the first circuit substrate and the second circuit substrate is longer than the path length of the wiring between the second circuit substrate and the piezoelectric elements.
US08950829B2	Cabinet with sliding door A cabinet includes a top wall, a bottom wall, two opposite sidewalls, and a sliding door. One of the sidewalls defines an opening. A rail perpendicular to the sidewalls protrudes from an inner surface of each of the top and bottom walls, extends to the opening. The sliding door defines a slide slot in each of a top and a bottom. The sliding door is capable of sliding into the cabinet through the opening, with the two slide slots fitted around the corresponding rails.
US08950828B2	Braking system A braking system for braking at least one wheel of a vehicle includes at least one brake actuator assigned to the wheel, a hydraulic modulator, at least one brake line path connecting the hydraulic modulator to the brake actuator, the brake line path having at least one electrically conductive brake line, a control unit for controlling and/or regulating the hydraulic system, a sensor assigned to the wheel and a signal line path technically connecting the control unit to the sensor for signal transmission. The brake line forms or participates in forming the signal line path.
US08950825B2	Bicycle rear hub A bicycle rear hub includes a hub spindle, a drive part, a hub shell and a driving force measuring part. The drive part is rotatably supported on the hub spindle, and configured to receive a driving-force-input member. The drive part includes a coupling part having a liquid storage area filled with a liquid. The hub shell is rotatably supported on the hub spindle and operatively coupled to the coupling part of the drive part for rotation by the drive part on the hub spindle. The driving force measuring part includes a liquid pressure sensor that detects pressure of the liquid in the liquid storage area of the coupling part of the drive part.
US08950803B2	Driver roof for the control platform of a road making machine A driver roof for a control platform of a road making machine comprises a first roof module and a second roof module which are connected to each other permanently or detachably for forming a common driver roof.
US08950796B2	Seating arrangement for a passenger vehicle A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a central longitudinal axis extending through the vehicle. A front seat is configured for use by a driver and defines a front seat central longitudinal axis. A rear seat is configured for use by a passenger and defines a rear seat central longitudinal axis. The front and rear seats are substantially arranged on opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis in a staggered relationship. The central longitudinal axis of the front seat is arranged at a different angle with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the vehicle than the central longitudinal axis of the rear seat. At least one of the seats is positioned such that the central longitudinal axis of the respective seat measured at a rear edge of the seat is mounted closer to the central longitudinal axis of the vehicle than is possible with a symmetrical side-by-side seating arrangement.
US08950795B2	Robotic grabber and method of use A robotic finger includes a shape-memory alloy and a shape-memory polymer connected to and adjacent to the shape-memory alloy. Heating the shape-memory polymer causes it to soften, heating the shape-memory alloy causes the alloy to bend in the direction of the shape-memory polymer to press the shape-memory polymer against an object to be grasped, and cooling the shape-memory polymer causes it to stiffen and to retain its shape. An opposing member is positioned to cooperate with the finger to grasp an object positioned between the finger and the opposing member. A selectively controllable heat source is capable of applying heat to the finger.
US08950791B2	Door lock device A door lock device which can widely use common parts between one with an override function and one without an override function and can be constructed by a reduced number of parts. The door lock device includes a latch mechanism having an operation receiving portion for releasing an engaged state of a striker, a link being movable between an unlock position and a lock position, a lock plate positioning the link at the unlock position and the lock position, a knob lever actuating the lock plate to move the link to the lock position or the unlock position, and an inner lever releasing the engaged state of the striker by the latch mechanism via the link. The knob lever is provided with an engagement receiving portion. The inner lever is provided with an engaging portion engaging with the engagement receiving portion to move the link to the unlock position via the knob lever and the lock plate.
US08950787B2	Pipe and pipe assembly provided with layers of electrically conductive material for conveying substances An ensemble including a pipe for transporting substances which can flow, the pipe having a structure forming a coaxial transmission line including: a first tubular layer of electrically conductive material; a second tubular layer of electrically conductive material; and at least one first layer of dielectric material mounted in-between the first and the second layers of electrically conductive material, such that: the first layer of electrically conductive material forms an outer conductor of a section of the coaxial transmission line; the second layer of electrically conductive material forms an inner conductor of the section of the coaxial transmission line, and further including an electromagnetic coupler coupling the coaxial transmission line with a complementary coaxial transmission line carried by a pipe complementary to the pipe.
US08950781B2	Belt presenter A belt presenter for a seat belt system of a vehicle includes an arm (22) which is pivotal in a state mounted on the vehicle, wherein the arm (22) can adopt a feeding position (A) and a parking position (P). The arm (22) includes a finger (44) for seizing the strap (20) when the arm moves into the feeding position (A), and the finger (44) is pivoted at the arm (22) so that it can adopt a folded position in which it is located substantially in parallel to the arm (22) and an unfolded position in which the finger (44) is orientated substantially perpendicularly to a pivoting plane of the arm (22).
US08950780B2	Seat belt buckle and seat belt system for a vehicle The invention relates to a seat belt buckle for a seat belt comprising a casing, a locking member for a plug-in latch and an unlocking device (26) for releasing the unlocking member. The unlocking device (26) includes at least two unlocking surfaces (56, 60) which are independent of each other, wherein a predetermined force has to be applied to both unlocking surfaces (56, 60) for operating the unlocking device (26). The unlocking device (26) includes at least one fastening element (30) constituting an engaging connection with the casing, wherein the engaging connection prevents a movement of the unlocking device (26) in an unlocking direction of the locking member and the fastening element (30) has to be moved in a direction perpendicular to the unlocking direction for releasing the engaging connection.
US08950779B2	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.
US08950771B2	Bicycle frame having a height-adjustable saddle pillar What is disclosed is a bicycle frame (1) comprising a seat tube (4) in which a saddle pillar (2) for a saddle is at least partially held, wherein the saddle pillar (2) or the main tube (12) thereof is adapted for translatory movement and height-adjustment relative to the bicycle frame (1). In this case, a rotation prevention device and a locking device, in particular a seat device, are fastened on the seat tube (4). Both securing devices act between the seat tube (4) and the main tube (12) in a form-fitting manner. In this case, the device for securing against rotation engages permanently in the main tube and the latching device can engage in, and can be disengaged from, the main tube.
US08950759B2	Systems and methods for steering vehicles In one embodiment, a vehicle comprises a body, a steerable drive wheel attached to the body, and a load platform connected to the body that is movable between a lowered position and a lifted position. A load wheel is connected to the load platform and an intermediate load wheel is connected to the vehicle and positioned between the drive wheel and the load wheel. The load wheel is configured to facilitate moving the load platform between the lowered position and the lifted position and the intermediate load wheel is configured to cooperate with the load wheel to facilitate moving the load platform between the lowered position and the lifted position. The intermediate load wheel is also configured to form a pivot about which the vehicle turns throughout a range of motion of the load platform between and including the lowered position and the lifted position.
US08950755B1	Watertight closure gasket insertion tool A handheld tool is for facilitating installation of a resilient, elongate, generally rectangle-profiled gasket designed to tightly fit inside and along the partially obstructed perimetric channel of a watertight doorway onboard a marine vessel. As typically embodied, the inventive tool includes a straight handle (e.g., shaft or rod) and a head. The head includes a right-triangle profiled section and an L-shape-profiled section. The handle is perpendicularly connected to the hypotenuse surface of the right-triangle profiled section. The L-shape-profiled section has two interior surfaces forming an interior right angle that faces away from the hypotenuse surface. The bisector of the interior right angle is parallel to the handle and perpendicular to the hypotenuse surface. A user holds the inventive tool by the handle, controls the gasket so that a rectangular corner portion of the gasket fits inside the L-shape-profiled section's interior right angle, and forcefully manipulates the gasket into the channel.
US08950754B2	Cylinder head gasket A multilayer gasket assembly includes a functional layer having a plurality of openings bounded by an annular free edge. The functional layer has a seal bead bounding the openings. The assembly further includes a stopper layer having a free outer periphery and openings configured to register with the openings of the functional layer. The stopper layer has at least one nonsymmetrical, irregularly shaped ear extending radially outwardly from at least one the openings to form a portion of the free outer periphery.
US08950741B1	Clamping assembly A clamping assembly is provided. The clamping assembly includes a base member having a base portion and an extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a piston that is adapted to move first and second cam fingers toward the base portion to induce first and second pins, respectively, to move first and second wedge members, respectively, in first and second directions, respectively, on the extension portion to lift a wedge coupling member relative to the extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a shaft coupled to the wedge coupling member that is further coupled to a clamping arm.
US08950735B2	Shock absorbers for protective body gear Shock absorbers for integration into protective structures generally take the form of hollow, compressible cells. The cell enclosure may be configured to provide for two or more compression stages. For example, in various embodiments, the cell enclosure includes one or more corrugations descending from the top wall, which, upon contact with the bottom wall, contribute to impact absorption.
US08950727B2	Snorkel holder apparatus A supporting device for a snorkel is described, comprising a fixing element for a diving mask strap.According to the invention, the fixing element is formed by a clip (1) suitable for being fixed to a tubular portion of a snorkel and by a clip (2) suitable for being fixed to a diving mask strap, the clips (1, 2) being provided with connectors (5, 11) suitable for coming into contact with each other, each connector (5, 11) featuring a magnetic property for mutual attraction of the two clips.
US08950725B2	Frame stand for a display panel A frame stand includes a board, an interface plate and a supporting rack. The board is mounted on a display panel. The interface plate pivotally connects the board by a first shaft. The interface plate rotates in parallel with respect to the board and form a first rotate angle. The supporting rack connects the interface plate and has a second shaft and a supporting member. The supporting member swings a second angle by using the second shaft as an axis. The second shaft selectively approaches or moves away from a working surface. The frame stand switches between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the supporting member and the first side of display panel rest on the working surface. In the second state, the supporting member and the second side of display panel rest on the working surface.
US08950708B2	Air-to-air refueling drogue assemblies An air to air refuelling drogue assembly includes a reception coupling and a drogue canopy connected to the reception coupling by connection means which hold the canopy in an operative, drag producing, position relative to the reception coupling during refuelling. The drogue assembly is arranged to controllably fail so as to reduce the drag load produced by the drogue when a drag load on the canopy exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US08950701B2	Engine cowl and inlet cover A method for covering an end of a housing for an engine. A cover is positioned relative to the end of the housing for the engine. The cover comprises a structure, a flange comprised of a deformable material extending from the structure around a circumference of the structure, and a retaining feature configured to extend from a middle portion of the structure such that the retaining feature and the flange form a channel configured to receive the end of the housing. The cover is moved in a direction towards the end of the housing for the engine such that the retaining feature extends into an inlet of the engine through an opening of the housing to form an interference fit between the retaining feature and a portion of an interior surface of the housing.
US08950698B1	Convertible compounded rotorcraft A compound rotorcraft including a rotary wing aircraft having a fuselage and at least one rotor and a fixed-wing aircraft coupled to the rotary wing aircraft, wherein the rotary wing aircraft can fly on the rotor or the fixed-wing aircraft, and wherein the fixed-wing aircraft is detachable from the rotary wing aircraft to fly independently.
US08950680B2	Multifunction removable cover for portable payment device Methods and devices for conducting financial transactions are provided. Aspects and embodiments include multifunction removable covers for portable payment devices; multifunction removable covers configured as password token type portable payment devices; and multifunction removable covers configured as radio frequency shields to prevent unintended data transmission.
US08950676B2	Image capture based on working distance range restriction in imaging reader An arrangement for, and a method of, electro-optically reading a target by image capture, employ an aiming assembly for projecting an aiming light pattern on the target that is located within a range of working distances relative to a housing, an imaging assembly for capturing an image of the target and of the aiming light pattern over a field of view, and for generating an electrical signal indicative of the captured image, and a controller for determining a distance of the target relative to the housing based on a position of the aiming light pattern in the captured image, and for processing the electrical signal into information relating to the target when the target lies in a restricted zone within the range of working distances.
US08950673B2	Imaging system for reading target with multiple symbols An imaging system for acquiring images of multiple indicia, such as symbols and non-symbols, on a target, such as a label, comprises a solid-state imager having an array of image sensors for capturing light from the indicia on the target over a field of view, and a controller having a stored template that identifies details of the indicia on the target, for controlling the imager to capture the light from the indicia based on the details identified by the template.

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