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US09001067B2	Method of driving touch panel Disclosed herein is a method of driving a touch panel having driving lines, sensing lines, and node capacitors between neighboring driving lines and sensing lines. The method includes pairing two neighboring driving lines, setting the pairs such that each of the pairs is driven using driving signals having an opposite phase, shuffling positions of the pairs so that at least one set of neighboring pairs includes different driving lines, classifying or combining at least two shuffled pairs into one group, generating Hadamard codes based on the pairs in each group, and simultaneously driving the driving lines in each of the generated Hadamard codes.
US09001065B2	Touch screen device A touch screen device includes a motor attached to a movable chassis to support the touch panel, a rotor fixed to the motor shaft, a driven rotor meshing with the rotor, a cam mechanism that converts the rotational driving force of the motor into a driving force in the thrust direction and transmits the driving force to the movable chassis, and a leaf spring elastically urging the touch panel moved by the cam mechanism toward the original position. The cam mechanism includes two wave cam portions that each have a cam surface having a series of wave-like recesses and protrusions arranged along a circumference and, and cam engaging portions that are provided at the axial ends of the rotors and that are in sliding contact with the cam surfaces.
US09001060B2	Touch sensitive device A method of generating a keyboard switch haptic sensation in a coupled system comprising a touch-sensitive surface and a force exciter or actuator coupled to the touch-sensitive surface, the method comprising generating a carrier wave signal at frequencies within the frequency bandwidth of the coupled system, modulating the carrier wave signal with a modulation envelope so that the modulated carrier wave signal has a closely spaced pair of peaks, and driving the exciter or actuator with the modulated carrier wave signal to excite the touch-sensitive surface to provide a closely spaced pair of impulses whereby the keyboard switch haptic sensation is simulated to a user touching the touch-sensitive surface.
US09001056B2	Operating method of terminal based on multiple inputs and portable terminal supporting the same An operating method of a terminal based on multiple inputs and a portable terminal supporting the same are disclosed. The operating method includes: receiving a sensor signal in a state that a touch-down event having at least one touch point is being maintained, generating respective distinct commands according to at least one of a number of touch points of the touch-down event, and a type and a form of the certain sensor signal, activating one of a user function or controlling an operation of a currently activated user function according to the generated commands; and controlling variation in a screen output on a display panel according to the activation or the control of the user function.
US09001034B2	Information processing apparatus, program, and information processing method According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit; and an image generation unit to generate a display image based on a distance between the imaging unit and an object, wherein the distance is detected by using a plurality of images obtained by the imaging unit at respective focus distances.
US09001019B2	Data driver and multiplexer circuit with body voltage switching circuit A data driver includes two data processing circuits for respectively providing positive and negative pixel voltages according to first and second pixel data, and a multiplexer circuit including multiplexer units. Each multiplexer unit has first and second input terminals respectively receiving the positive and negative pixel voltages, and an output terminal coupled to a data line. A first switching device has first and second switches serially coupled between the first input and output terminals. A node between the first and second switches is selectively grounded via a third switch. A second switching device has fourth and fifth switches serially coupled between the second input and output terminals. A node between the fourth and fifth switches is selectively grounded via a sixth switch. When the first and second switches turn on, the sixth switch turns on. When the fourth and fifth switches turn on, the third switch turns on.
US09001009B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display using the same A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED) having a cathode electrode coupled to a second power source, a first transistor having a first electrode coupled to a first power source, the first transistor being configured to control a magnitude of a current supplied from the first power source to the second power source via the OLED in accordance with a data signal, and a plurality of second transistors serially coupled between a gate electrode of the first transistor and a power source line, the second transistors being configured to be turned on when a second scan signal is supplied to a second scan line, wherein a common node between the second transistors is electrically coupled to the first electrode or a second electrode of the first transistor.
US09001000B2	Antenna A first antenna element is embodied in a blanched structure, and a second antenna element is embodied in a blanched structure. A low coupling circuit for increasing susceptance with an increase in frequency is interposed between the first antenna element and the second antenna element. The first antenna element and the second antenna element exhibit resonance of a Y12 component of an admittance matrix between first and second frequencies and between second and third frequencies. The first branch element and the third branch element assume a value of nearly a quarter of a resonant electrical length of the Y12 component of the admittance matrix between the first and second frequencies. The second branch element and the fourth branch element assume a value of nearly a quarter of the resonant electrical length of the Y12 component of the admittance matrix between the second and third frequencies.
US09000994B2	Millimeter and sub-millimeter wave radar-radiometric imaging An antenna is provided that is configured to implement a combined radar and radiometric imaging method. The antenna comprises: a bearing device on which is rigidly mounted: rotating waveguide adapter which provides the output for the antenna; an electromechanical drive, the output shaft of which is defined as the main axis of rotation for the antenna and a position sensor. The antenna further comprises an antenna rotor, the rotation of which is configured to be controlled by the output shaft of the electromechanical drive of the bearing device. The antenna rotor comprises: at least one 2D diffraction grating; planar dielectric waveguide connected over a diffraction field to the 2D diffraction grating; a linear waveguide turn; and a feed adapter.
US09000989B2	Test system with adjustable radio-frequency probe array Electronic device structures may be tested using a radio-frequency test system. The radio-frequency test system may include radio-frequency test equipment and an associated test fixture. The radio-frequency test equipment may be used in generating and measuring radio-frequency signals. The test fixture may contain adjustable structures that allow the positions of radio-frequency test probes to be adjusted. The test system may be configured to position radio-frequency probes in the test fixture so that some probe contacts form electrical connections with conductive antenna structures. The radio-frequency probes may contain other contacts that are positioned to form electrical connections with conductive electronic device housing structures. During radio-frequency testing, the test equipment in the test system may apply radio-frequency test signals to the device structures under test using the test probes. Corresponding radio-frequency test signals may be measured by the test equipment.
US09000985B2	Multilevel antennae An apparatus includes a multi-band antenna element that operates in at least three frequency bands and includes geometric elements arranged to define empty spaces in the antenna element to provide at least three winding current paths through the antenna element which circumvent the empty spaces, the at least three winding current paths respectively corresponding to the at least three frequency bands, wherein each of two or more of the geometric elements is traversed by more than one of the at least three respective winding current paths. The antenna element provides a substantially similar impedance level and radiation pattern in the at least three frequency bands. The geometric elements are arranged such that the antenna element does not comprise substantially non-overlapping portions that serve as respective single band antennas, and a geometry of the antenna element is not substantially self-repeating.
US09000981B2	Beamforming array antenna control system and method for beamforming using the same A control system connected to a plurality of array antenna performs beamforming. In order to perform the beamforming, the control system receives response beams inputting to a first antenna group predetermined from a plurality of array antenna in response to radiate beams and decides a sector having comparatively stronger intensity. And the control system receives response beams inputting to a second antenna group, decides a plurality of beam levels and decides a final beam pair among the plurality of the decided beam levels.
US09000975B2	Method for resolving sub-carrier ambiguities of a number of tracking channels of a navigation signal A method for resolving sub-carrier ambiguities of a total number of tracking channels of a binary offset carrier (BOC) navigation signal is provided. For a simultaneously considered subset of at least four tracking channels, a set of sub-carrier candidate ambiguities is determined based on the sub-carrier modulation. Position and receiver clock error are calculated for each possible combination of sub-carrier ambiguities. Predicted delays are calculated based on each calculated position and receiver clock error. Differences between the predicted delays and the delay candidates originating from each specific combination of subcarrier ambiguities are calculated. A residual is calculated based on the differences and the set of sub-carrier ambiguities and the corresponding position and receiver clock error leading to the smallest residual are selected.
US09000970B2	Arrangement to measure the deflection of an object A reflector is arranged at a first position, which is assigned to a first end of the object. An antenna-system is arranged at a second position, which is assigned to a second end of the object. The antenna system contains a transmit antenna and a receive antenna, while the reflector and the antenna-system are coupled by a radio signal. The radio signal is sent from the transmit antenna via the reflector towards the receive antenna. The receive antenna is connected with an evaluation unit, which is prepared to measure the deflection between the first end of the object and the second end of the object based on the received radio signal.
US09000968B1	Analog-to-digital converter with clock halting circuit An analog to digital converter (ADC) includes a clock-halting circuit that is enabled by an externally generated trigger signal. The clock-halting circuit halts an input clock signal to the ADC for a predetermined time period and resumes the input clock signal to the ADC when the predetermined time period ends.
US09000959B2	Turbo encoder apparatus A turbo encoder apparatus includes: a first element encoder for receiving an input of a bitstream of the data, encoding the input of the bitstream of the data, and generating a first output bitstream in an unit of plural bits; an internal interleaver for generating an interleaved input bitstream from the bitstream of the data; a second element encoder for receiving an input of the interleaved input bitstream in the unit of plural bits, encoding the input of the interleaved input bitstream, and generating a second output bitstream in an unit of plural bits; a trellis-termination-encoder for generating bits for trellis terminations of the first element encoder and the second element encoder; and a bitstream assembler for receiving the first output bitstream, the second output bitstream, and the bits for the trellis terminations and generating an input bitstream for a rate matching.
US09000938B2	Safety system comprising smoke detector and signaling means A console including one or more light-emitting devices that are intended to be combined with one or more identical or different signalling devices. The console has at least one first frame element including an upper part with a front side and a lower part with a rear side that is intended to be mounted to a mounting surface, and a first light-emitting device that is directly or indirectly arranged on the frame element. The function of the signalling devices should not be adversely affected by the light-emitting devices while enabling a modular combination of such systems to increase safety. For this purpose, the frame element has at least two parts in the direction of a central axis (M). At least one groove is provided between the front side and the rear side, which groove extends at least partially around the central axis (M) on the outer side. The light-emitting device is arranged in the groove. The frame element has a recess with an inner side, which recess serves to accommodate an electrical signalling device, wherein the frame element insulates and shields the signalling device from the heat that is generated by the light-emitting device and is transferred by conduction or convection.
US09000937B1	System and method of alerting users based on proximity An alert server is operative to notify users when they are in proximity within one another. The alert server may determine to alert a first user of the proximity of a second user when the second user is in an unusual location. The alert server may determine that the second user is in an unusual location when the second user is outside his or her routine geographic location. The alert server may determine whether the second user is outside his or her routine geographic location by assigning confidence values to geographic locations that the second user has previously visited. The alert sent to the first user may be in the form of a text message, e-mail, or other electronic communication. The first user may receive the alert on a mobile device, such as a cellphone, smartphone, netbook, or other mobile device.
US09000926B2	Monitoring hand hygiene A method of monitoring hand washing by individuals comprises monitoring the movements of individuals in an area using one or more sensors, identifying the performance of an act by an individual that requires the hands of the individual to be washed and determining whether the hands of the individual are washed after the performance of the act, wherein the determining includes tracking the motion of that individual using the one or more sensors. Sensors comprising arrays of thermal detectors are preferred, but other types of sensor could be included.
US09000924B2	RFID device with changeable characteristics An RFID device includes a first, relatively permanent portion and a second alterable or inactivatable portion. Upon the occurrence of some predetermined event, the second portion and/or its coupling to the first portion is physically altered, inactivating it. The first portion may itself be an antennaless RFID device that may be read at short range, and the second portion may be an antenna that, when coupled to the first portion, substantially increases the range at which the first portion may be read. The second portion may be configured to be altered or inactivated by any of a variety of predetermined events, such as involving physical, chemical or electrical forces, performed either on the RFID device, or upon an object to which the RFID device is coupled.
US09000918B1	Security barriers with automated reconnaissance An intrusion delaying barrier includes primary and secondary physical structures and can be instrumented with multiple sensors incorporated into an electronic monitoring and alarm system. Such an instrumented intrusion delaying barrier may be used as a perimeter intrusion defense and assessment system (PIDAS). Problems with not providing effective delay to breaches by intentional intruders and/or terrorists who would otherwise evade detection are solved by attaching the secondary structures to the primary structure, and attaching at least some of the sensors to the secondary structures. By having multiple sensors of various types physically interconnected serves to enable sensors on different parts of the overall structure to respond to common disturbances and thereby provide effective corroboration that a disturbance is not merely a nuisance or false alarm. Use of a machine learning network such as a neural network exploits such corroboration.
US09000900B2	Vehicle proximity annunciator device A vehicle proximity annunciator device reduces an occurrence of a pop noise without an additional circuit changing an output of a power amplifier. A capacitor is located between a connection point connecting multiple resistances generating a reference voltage and a ground terminal. The capacitor causes a rise-up time of the reference voltage to delay at a start of power supply to a power source terminal. A sound emission signal is increased at substantially a same level of the reference voltage so that a variation of a differential voltage between the reference voltage and the sound emission signal falls in a pre-determined range.
US09000898B2	Electrohydraulic controller feedback system and method An electrohydraulic controller feedback system and method including an electrohydraulic operator controller and a feedback mechanism is disclosed. An operator controls a machine hydraulic function using the electrohydraulic operator controller, the feedback system senses a property of the hydraulic function, and generates tactile feedback in the electrohydraulic operator controller based on the sensed property. The electrohydraulic operator controller can be, for example, a joystick or control lever. The tactile feedback can be vibrations that vary based on the sensed property. The vibration can vary according to a profile relating the vibration amount to the sensed property. The profile can include portions of various shapes, for example, linear, exponential or parabolic, and can include breakpoints. The profile can include high sensitivity regions where small changes in the sensed property result in large vibration changes.
US09000895B2	Detection device for container data centers A detection device for cooling apparatuses of a container data center (CDC) includes a processor, a card reader, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) label. The RFID label includes a detection unit received inside the CDC, and wirelessly communicates with the card reader through the detection unit. The detecting unit detects statuses of the cooling apparatuses and environmental parameters of the CDC, and in response to the status of at least one of the cooling apparatuses and at least one of the environmental parameters of the CDC changing, the detection unit electrically isolates the RFID chip from the antenna.
US09000890B1	Puzzle box method, system, and computer program product A box contains a motorized latch for locking the lid of the box and a GPS device for determining a geo-location. The box also contains an electronic controller, which is programmed with a predetermined geo-location and is programmed for driving the latch and a display. The controller is programmed to cause the display to show distances to the predetermined geo-location in response to actuations of a push button mounted on the box. The controller is also responsive to respective current locations. The controller is programmed to disengage the latch If a distance indicated by the GPS device to the predetermined geo-location is less than a predetermined distance, revealing whatever treasures have been hidden inside the box.
US09000889B2	Method for determining spurious contacts on a contact detection sensor for a door handle of an automobile vehicle Method for determining spurious contacts on a contact detection sensor for a handle of an automobile door, the sensor defining a locking area and being connected to an onboard electronic locking and unlocking system, includes: a) detecting a contact on the locking area when, for an engagement time of the locking mechanism, the number of charge transfers from the sensor is less than a threshold number of charge transfers, b) evaluating the number of charge transfers, starting from the time of the minimum value of the number of measured charge transfers and for an evaluation time in order to distinguish detections of contacts made by the user from detections of spurious contacts, c) if the contact detections are spurious, matching the threshold number of charge transfers in order to be able to detect any next contact originating from the user on the locking area in the presence of spurious contacts.
US09000877B2	Transformer, amorphous transformer and method of manufacturing the transformer A transformer wherein the upper portions of cores are supported by a first supporting member disposed on first end surfaces of the upper portions of the cores, and a second supporting member disposed on second end surfaces of the upper portions of the cores, the first and second supporting members extend in the direction perpendicular to the faces of a magnetic material, and the cores are interposed between the first upper core supporting member and the second upper core supporting member; the first and second upper core supporting members are provided with hooks, the hooks of the first supporting member extending toward the second supporting member and the hooks of the second supporting member extending toward the first supporting member; bridging members are disposed on the opposing pairs of the hooks of the first and second upper core supporting members; and the cores are supported by the bridging members.
US09000859B2	Ferrite circulator with asymmetric dielectric spacers A circulator for a waveguide is provided. The circulator comprises a waveguide housing including a central cavity, and a ferrite element disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a first surface and an opposing second surface. The circulator also comprises a pair of asymmetric dielectric spacers including a first dielectric spacer located on the first surface of the ferrite element, and a second dielectric spacer located on the second surface of the ferrite element.
US09000858B2	Ultra-wide band frequency modulator An ultra-wide band frequency modulator is disclosed. The frequency modulator includes a direct modulation phase lock loop that receives a small component. The frequency modulator also includes a delay module that produces a plurality of delay lines. The frequency modulator further includes an edge selector that receives a large component and the plurality of delay lines.
US09000847B2	Digital tunable inter-stage matching circuit A tunable inter-stage matching circuit that can improve performance is described. In an exemplary design, an apparatus comprises a driver amplifier and a power amplifier. The apparatus may further include an inter-stage matching circuit tunable in discrete steps for matching impedances between the driver amplifier and the power amplifier. The tunable inter-stage matching circuit may include a bank of capacitors, each capacitor of the bank coupled in series with a switch for coupling the capacitor to a ground voltage.
US09000846B2	Current mirror Some embodiments of the system comprise a current mirror with two switches (a first switch and a second switch) and two compensation circuits (a first compensation circuit and a second compensation circuit). In one embodiment, the first compensation circuit adjusts a drain voltage of the second switch based on a drain voltage of the first switch, and the second compensation circuit adjusts a current through the first switch based on the drain voltage of the second switch.
US09000842B2	Amplifying apparatus and control method An amplifying apparatus includes an amplifying unit that includes multiple amplifiers coupled in parallel; a measuring unit that measures in a predetermined period, frequency distribution of any one among instantaneous power and instantaneous voltage of a signal amplified by the amplifying unit; a calculating unit that calculates for multiple candidate values of a predetermined parameter of the amplifying unit, efficiency of amplification that is performed by the amplifying unit and based on the frequency distribution; and a controller that controls the predetermined parameter, based on the efficiency calculated for the candidate values by the calculating unit.
US09000839B2	Low distortion filters An integrated continuous-time active-RC filter comprises a set of opamp integrators with Operational Transconductance Amplifiers (OTAs), and at least one assistant transconductor connected between an input and an output of each of the integrators of the set; wherein the assistant transconductor comprises a plurality of sets of MOSFETS connected in parallel to each other wherein each set of MOSFETS is formed by a pair of MOSFETs connected in series, with one MOSFET of the pair operating in the triode region and the other MOSFET of the pair operating in the saturation region; and wherein the assistant transconductor is configured to inject an assistant current into the output of each of the integrators in the set to enhance the linearity and speed of the opamp integrators of the set.
US09000834B2	Digital power gating with global voltage shift A system which may be implemented on an integrated circuit including a global supply bus, a gated supply bus, a functional circuit receiving voltage from the gated supply bus, and a digital power gating system. The digital power gating system includes gating devices, a power gating control system, and a global control adjuster. The gating devices are coupled between the global and gated supply buses and are controlled by a digital control value. The power gating control system performs power gating by successively adjusting the digital control value to reduce a voltage of the gated supply bus to a state retention voltage level. The global control adjuster performs a global adjustment of the digital control value to increase the voltage of the gated supply bus to prevent it from falling below the state retention voltage level in response to an impending change of a voltage of the global supply bus.
US09000827B2	System and method for controlling at least two power semiconductors connected in parallel A system includes at least two power semiconductor chips being connected in parallel and including each a gate terminal for switching the power semiconductor chip in a blocking-state by a first gate voltage and for switching the power semiconductor chip in a conducting-state by a second gate voltage. The system includes further a control device adapted for applying the first or the second gate voltage to the gate terminals of the at least two power semiconductor chips. The control device is adapted for applying a third gate voltage to the gate terminal of the at least one remaining power semiconductor chip when a power semiconductor chip fails, and that the third gate voltage is higher than the second gate voltage.
US09000818B2	Circuit configuration and method for distributing pulses within a time interval A circuit configuration for generating pulses within a time interval on the basis of an input signal includes a counting unit, a comparator unit and a first adder circuit; the time interval being predicted on the basis of at least two defined changes in input signals; the circuit configuration being configured for triggering at the beginning of the time interval by the first adder circuit on the basis of clock pulses, for generating and outputting pulses; for counting a number of generated and output pulses using the counting unit; for comparing the counted number to a setpoint value using the comparator unit; and for ending the generation and outputting of the pulses in response to the reaching of the setpoint value or the ending of the time interval.
US09000817B2	Apparatuses and methods for altering a forward path delay of a signal path Apparatuses and methods related to altering the timing of command signals for executing commands is disclosed. One such method includes calculating a forward path delay of a clock circuit in terms of a number of clock cycles of an output clock signal provided by the clock circuit and adding a number of additional clock cycles of delay to a forward path delay of a signal path. The forward path delay of the clock circuit is representative of the forward path delay of the signal path and the number of additional clock cycles is based at least in part on the number of clock cycles of forward path delay.
US09000803B2	High speed signaling system with adaptive transmit pre-emphasis A high-speed signaling system with adaptive transmit pre-emphasis. A transmit circuit has a plurality of output drivers to output a first signal onto a signal path. A receive circuit is coupled to receive the first signal via the signal path and configured to generate an indication of whether the first signal exceeds a threshold level. A first threshold control circuit is coupled to receive the indication from the receive circuit and configured to adjust the threshold level according to whether the first signal exceeds the threshold level. A drive strength control circuit is coupled to receive the indication from the receive circuit and configured to adjust a drive strength of at least one output driver of the plurality of output drivers according to whether the first signal exceeds the threshold level.
US09000800B1	System and method of eliminating on-board calibration resistor for on-die termination A system for calibrating impedance of an input/output (I/O) buffer on a semiconductor die includes: the I/O buffer; a temperature sensor on the semiconductor die; and a supply sensor on the semiconductor die. The temperature sensor is configured to acquire temperature information for calibrating the I/O buffer. The supply sensor is configured to acquire voltage information for calibrating the I/O buffer. The I/O buffer comprises: a memory component coupled to the temperature and supply sensors and configured to store the acquired temperature or voltage information; a logic component coupled to the memory component; and a driver with driver legs. The driver is coupled to the logic component. The logic component is configured to generate driver control signals representing an on/off configuration for the driver legs of the driver based at least in part on the acquired temperature information or the acquired voltage information stored in the memory component.
US09000799B1	Method to achieve true fail safe compliance and ultra low pin current during power-up sequencing for mobile interfaces An input/output (IO) circuit powered by an input/output (IO) supply voltage. The IO circuit includes a supply detector cell that detects a core supply voltage and generates a supply detect signal. A driver circuit is connected to a PAD and the driver circuit receives the supply detect signal. A failsafe circuit receives a PAD voltage. The failsafe circuit and the supply detector cell controls a leakage current from the PAD based on the IO supply voltage and the PAD voltage.
US09000795B2	Electrical collecting cover for covering an electrostatic gun and electrostatic testing device therewith An electrical collecting cover for covering an electrostatic gun is disclosed. The electrical collecting cover includes a connecting portion for connecting with a main body of the electrostatic gun, a shielding portion connected to the connecting portion for shielding the main body of the electrostatic gun, a sleeve portion connected to the shielding portion for sheathing with a discharging head of the electrostatic gun, and an electrostatic discharge portion connected to the sleeve portion and located on a side of the discharging head for guiding static electricity from the discharging head of the electrostatic gun as the sleeve portion sheathes with the discharging head of the electrostatic gun.
US09000787B2	Method and system for low-power three-phase detection A method and a system for three-phase detection of a three-phase electric device are provided. The system includes a testing circuit and a comparison module. The testing circuit generates two reference voltages by using the three phase voltages of the three-phase electric device. The two reference voltages are the first and second phase voltages with reference to the third phase voltage, respectively. Three-phase detection is performed by comparing the two reference voltages for a determined number of times. After testing is completed, the testing circuit is switched off by the comparison module, to save power.
US09000785B2	Transistor test structure A test structure may characterize the properties of a transistor including a DC test structure for testing DC properties of the transistor, and an AC test structure for testing AC properties of the transistor. The DC and AC test structures may have common test pads.
US09000783B2	Solid state sensor for metal ion detection and trapping in solution A device, apparatus and method for trapping metal ions and detecting metal ion contamination in a solution provide a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate and including an N-well formed over a P-type substrate and at least a contact portion of the N-well in electrical contact with the solution. When the semiconductor device is optically illuminated, a P/N junction is formed as a result of photovoltaic phenomena. Metal ions from the solution migrate to the contact area due to the voltage created at the P/N junction. The semiconductor device includes a conductive structure with conductive features separated by a gap and therefore in an initially electrically open state. When the ions migrate to the contact area, they precipitate, at least partially bridging the gap and creating conductance through the conductive structure. The conductance may be measured to determine the amount of metal ion contamination.
US09000776B1	Structure characteristic impedance estimator using current probe A method for estimating the characteristic impedance of a structure comprising the following steps: providing a current probe comprising a magnetic core having an aperture therein and a primary winding wrapped around the core; measuring, with a calibrated vector network analyzer (VNA), the impedance (Zop) of the current probe while in an open configuration wherein nothing but air occupies the aperture and the current probe is isolated from a ground; measuring, with the VNA, the impedance (Zsh) of the current probe while in a short configuration, wherein the current probe is electrically shorted; measuring, with the VNA, the impedance (Zin) of the current probe while the current probe is mounted to the structure such that the structure extends through the aperture; and calculating an estimated characteristic impedance (Z′mast) of the structure according to the following equation: Z′mast=(Zin−Zsh)(Zop−Zsh)/(Zop−Zin).
US09000770B2	Electrochemical blood test strips and diagnosis systems using the same Electrochemical blood test strips and diagnosis systems are presented. An electrochemical blood test strip for measuring HCT% and prothrombin time includes an electrode plate having electrode circuit patterns on an insulator substrate; a separation plate disposed on the electrode plate defining a blood sample region, a channel and three reaction regions; and a cover plate disposed on the separation plate having a blood sample inlet and vents. In measuring, one of the three reaction regions is used for detecting hemoglobin and hematocrit and the other two reaction regions are biochemical reaction regions and used for detecting prothrombin time.
US09000764B2	Method for the production of printed magnetic functional elements for resistive sensors and printed magnetic functional elements A method for producing printed magnetic functional elements for resistance sensors and printed magnetic functional elements. The invention refers to the field of electronics and relates to a method for producing resistance sensors, such as can be used, for example, in magnetic data storage for read sensors or in the automobile industry. The disclosure includes a simple and cost-effective production method and to obtain such printed magnetic functional elements with properties that can be adjusted as desire, in which a magnetic material is deposited onto a substrate as a film, is removed from the substrate and divided into several components and these components are applied on a substrate by means of printing technologies. Aspects are also directed to a printed magnetic functional element for resistance sensors of several components of a film, wherein at least 5% of the components of the functional element have a magnetoimpedance effect.
US09000761B2	Hall-effect sensor isolator A coupler is disclosed that employs hall-effect sensing technology. Specifically, the coupler is configured to produce an output voltage by converting the magnetic field generated by a current conductor at an input side. The output and input sides may be electrically isolated from one another but may be coupled via the hall-effect sensing technology, such as a hall-effect sensor.
US09000760B2	Apparatus and method for resetting a Z-axis sensor flux guide A method and apparatus eliminate magnetic domain walls in a flux guide by applying, either simultaneously or sequentially, a current pulse along serially positioned reset lines to create a magnetic field along the flux guide, thereby removing the magnetic domain walls. By applying the current pulses in parallel and stepping through pairs of shorter reset lines segments via switches, less voltage is required.
US09000759B2	Magnetic sensor A magnetic sensor for discriminating between high and low coercivity magnets is disclosed. The sensor comprises a first magnetic field operable to orient high and low coercivity magnets in a first magnetic orientation. The sensor also comprises a second magnetic field, lower in strength than the first magnetic field, and operable to orient only the low coercivity magnets in a second magnetic orientation opposite to the first magnetic orientation. The sensor further comprises a sensor for ascertaining the magnetic orientation of each of the magnets and thereby identifying if a magnet is a high coercivity magnet or a low coercivity magnet.
US09000757B2	Monitoring a rotational angle sensor The invention relates to a monitoring method in which two variables of angle-dependent, amplitude-modulated carrier frequency signals are emitted on orthogonal windings (12a, 12b) of the rotational angle sensor and an evaluation is carried out by an input amplifier (V2, 11) which emits an output signal that is essentially zero when the signals of the variables are generated according to functional usage. Alternately, an interference signal is generated at one-second intervals in both windings (12a, 12b) of the rotational angle sensor, the result of which is being evaluated and monitored by means of an input amplifier (V2, 11). An interference display signal is generated at the output of the input amplifier (V2, 11), said interference display signal being not equal to zero if no error or interruption is present in the system and equal to zero if an error or interruption is present in the system.
US09000756B2	Steering position sensor and method for using the same A rotation sensor assembly includes a rotated component rotatably coupled with a base. The rotation sensor assembly includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is coupled with the base or the rotated component. The transmitter generates a magnetic field including a sinusoidally time-varying dipole near-field corresponding to an excitation signal having a first phase value. The receiver is coupled with the other of the rotated component or the base. The receiver detects the magnetic field and generates a reception signal based on the magnetic field with a second phase value corresponding to a rotation angle of the rotated component relative to the base. The receiver is mechanically isolated from the transmitter. A rotation angle module is coupled with the transmitter. The rotation angle module, for instance a phase detector, measures the rotation angle of the rotated component based on the phase difference in the first and second phase values.
US09000753B1	Smart meter voltage and current sensing using optically coupled isolators A transformer-less method and system for voltage and current sensing using voltage drops across resistors is disclosed. Using optically coupled isolators, the sensed voltages in the high voltage power lines are optically coupled and electrically isolated to the low voltage circuits. The circuit designs for voltage and current sensing's and electrical isolation are disclosed.
US09000751B2	Voltage detecting circuit In a voltage detecting circuit, a transistor is configured as a P-type MOSFET, and includes a source connected with an input terminal, a gate connected with a ground voltage terminal and a drain connected with an output terminal. A transistor is configured as a P-type MOSFET, and includes a gate and a source connected with the output terminal and a drain connected with the ground terminal. Gate width and gate length of the transistor and gate width and gate length of the transistor are adjusted so that source-drain current flowing between the source and the drain of the transistor becomes equal to source-drain current flowing between the source and the drain of the transistor when the voltage applied to the input terminal is set to be preset trigger voltage. This configuration accomplishes detecting that the input voltage exceeds the trigger voltage with simple configuration.
US09000743B2	Multi-channel constant voltage and constant current converting controller and apparatus A multi-channel constant voltage and constant current converting controller is provided. It comprises a multi-channel balance circuit and an error amplifier circuit. The multi-channel balance circuit receives a first voltage signal and load current detecting signals and outputs a second voltage signal and amplifying load current detecting signals. The error amplifier circuit receives the second voltage signal, the amplifying load current detecting signals and a reference voltage and outputs an error amplifying signal. The error amplifier circuit outs the error amplifying signal according to the reference voltage and the maximum value between the second voltage signal and amplifying load current detecting signals.
US09000735B2	DC-DC controller and operation method thereof A DC-DC controller and an operation method thereof are provided. The DC-DC controller is configured to connect an output stage. The DC-DC controller includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) calculation circuit, a load transient detection circuit, and an override time calculation circuit. The PWM calculation circuit provides a PWM signal to the output stage. The load transient detection circuit receives an input signal related to an output voltage of the output stage. The load transient detection circuit provides a control signal according to the input signal and a predetermined input signal. The override time calculation circuit provides an override control signal with a predetermined time to the PWM calculation circuit according to the control signal. The PWM calculation circuit adjusts a duty cycle of the PWM signal according to the override control signal.
US09000730B2	Charging device and charging method that notify a user about the state of charge of a vehicle storage battery A user inputs a travel distance after last charging of a storage battery of a vehicle into an input field. A capacity of the storage battery at a current charge starting point in time is estimated from a capacity of the storage battery at a last charge ending point in time stored at the last charging and the input travel distance. The estimated capacity of the storage battery is displayed in a display field. During charging of the storage battery, detecting charge current and voltage to estimate a current capacity of the storage battery during charging, a remaining charging period of time and a distance-to-empty by the current capacity and displaying the estimated current capacity, remaining charging period of time and distance-to-empty in display fields are repeated.
US09000710B2	Method and apparatus for measuring speed of a brush motor A system for determining motor speed of a brush DC motor in an apparatus, including a first filter for receiving a substantially DC component of the motor current and parameters corresponding to the brush DC motor, for calculating a speed estimate thereof; an adaptive bandpass filter having a center frequency corresponding to the speed estimate of the first filter, for receiving the motor current and substantially isolating a periodic current fluctuation thereof; a block for determining a frequency of the periodic current fluctuation, the current fluctuation corresponding to motor speed of the brush DC motor. The adaptive bandpass filter uses debounce filtering to reduce rapid filter passband switching, and a run-in period prior to passband switching to obviate transient effects of filter switching.
US09000709B2	System and method for control and analysis of a prime mover in an electrical machine using calculated torque Apparatus for controlling and diagnosing a prime mover of a vehicle traction system includes an alternator having a rotor and coupled to a crankshaft of the prime mover, a source of electrical energy, a position sensor supplying a position signal representative of an angular position of the rotor, and a control computer. The computer supplies energy to the alternator to crank the prime mover at a controlled rate. In a diagnosis mode, the computer generates a condition signal indicative of a malfunction of the prime mover, from a compression signal derived from an acceleration signal which is derived from the position signal. In a barring-over mode, the computer also supplies energy to the alternator and monitors the position signal to place the crankshaft in a desired angular position in an operation separate from diagnosis mode.
US09000708B2	Motor control circuit To provide a motor control circuit that variably controls the speed of a motor, in which an appropriate control gain corresponding to the speed of the motor that is set can be automatically set. The motor control circuit includes a period error signal output means, a speed error signal output means and a gain correction means.
US09000707B2	Use of cooling fan in adjustable speed drives Apparatuses and methods are described for implementing adjustable speed drives. For instance, an apparatus may comprise an inverter circuit configured to drive a multi-phase electrical load, the inverter configured to be powered by first and second direct-current (DC) bus lines, a fan drive circuit configured to be powered by the first and second DC bus lines, a fan configured to be controlled by the fan drive circuit and having a plurality of windings coupled together at an electrical node, a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first DC bus line and a second terminal coupled to the electrical node, and a second capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the second DC bus lines and a second terminal coupled to the electrical node.
US09000703B2	Back EMF detection in a brushless DC motor using a virtual center tap circuit A first input of a differential circuit is coupled to a coil tap for a first phase of a multi-phase brushless DC motor. The first phase is associated with an electrically floating coil. A second input of the differential circuit is coupled to a virtual center tap. A divider circuit is coupled between coil taps for other phases of the multi-phase brushless DC motor to define a virtual center tap. The other phases are phases actuated for motor operation when the first phase is electrically floating. The coil tap for the first phase is electrically isolated from the virtual center tap. The differential circuit performs a comparison of the voltage at the coil tap for the first phase to the voltage at the virtual center tap to generate a back EMF signal.
US09000701B2	Methods, systems and apparatus for generating voltage commands used to control operation of a permanent magnet machine Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for generating voltage commands used to control operation of a permanent magnet machine. For example, a control system is provided that generates voltage command signals for controlling a permanent magnet machine during a transition from an initial operating condition to a final operating condition. The control system includes a processor configured to execute software instructions, and a memory configured to store software instructions accessible by the processor. The software instructions comprise a voltage command generator module. Based on an electrical angular frequency of the permanent magnet machine, and synchronous reference frame current signals, the voltage command generator module is configured to generate ramped voltage command signals that each change linearly in accordance with a slope during a transition period that is set to a rise time.
US09000685B2	Light emitting device power supply circuit, light emitting device control circuit and identifiable light emitting device circuit therefor and identification method thereof The present invention discloses a light emitting device power supply circuit, a light emitting device control circuit and an identifiable light emitting device circuit therefor, and an identification method thereof. The light emitting device control circuit includes an operation signal generation circuit and an identification circuit. The operation signal generation circuit determines whether the light emitting device control circuit operates in an identified mode or amiss mode according to an enable signal. In the identified mode, the light emitting device control circuit operates a power stage circuit to supply an output current to an identifiable light emitting device circuit. In the miss mode, an output voltage is maintained at a predetermined level. The identification circuit determines whether the light emitting device control circuit switches from the miss mode to the identified mode according to whether the output voltage meets a condition.
US09000684B2	LED controller with compensation for die-to-die variation and temperature drift A system including a selection module to select one of a plurality of templates corresponding to a plurality of light emitting diodes, where the selected template includes one or more of temperature, current, and voltage characteristics of the plurality of light emitting diodes. A control module measures a voltage across one of the plurality of light emitting diodes; determines a temperature of the plurality of light emitting diodes based on the voltage measured across the one of the plurality of light emitting diodes and the selected template; and in order to maintain a luminosity of the plurality of light emitting diodes at a predetermined luminosity, adjusts current through the plurality of light emitting diodes based on the temperature, the selected template, and calibration data. The calibration data include current through the plurality of light emitting diodes and corresponding luminosities of the plurality of light emitting diodes.
US09000676B2	LED circuit arrangement An arrangement includes a voltage input, a reactive element connected in series with the voltage input, and an LED light source. The LED light source includes a first LED unit and a second LED unit, each having at least one LED, a controllable switching device to connect the LED units with the reactive element in a low voltage mode and a high voltage mode, and a control unit. The LED light source has a first, higher, forward voltage in the low voltage mode and a second, lower, forward voltage in the high voltage mode. The control unit controls the current through the LED light source by setting the switching device to the low voltage mode when the current, supplied to the LED light source, corresponds to a first threshold value, and by setting the switching device to the high voltage mode when the current corresponds to a second threshold value.
US09000670B2	Harmonic mode magnetron A novel magnetron achieves increased power output at high frequencies by replacing a typical resonant cavity with a slow-wave waveguide structure. Waveguides built into the anode body sustain oscillations having phase change coefficients of 2pin radians per section, where n is a positive integer. The magnetron is capable of supporting RF oscillations at frequency harmonics of the fundamental frequency, permitting it to operate at frequencies double or quadruple that of a similarly sized conventional magnetron.
US09000667B2	Luminescent element, preparation method thereof and luminescence method A luminescent element includes a luminescent glass and a metal layer with a metal microstructure formed on a surface of the luminescent glass; wherein the luminescent glass has a chemical composition: bY2O3.cAl2O3.dB2O3.yTb2O3, wherein bY2O3.cAl2O3.dB2O3.yTb2O3. A preparation method of a luminescent element and a luminescence method are also provided. The luminescent element has good luminescence homogeneity, high luminescence efficiency, good luminescence stability and simple structure, and can be used in luminescent device with ultrahigh brightness.
US09000645B2	Rotating electrical machine The rotating electrical machine of the present invention includes: a magnet holder made of a non-magnetic material, which is formed by coupling a columnar portion for retaining the permanent magnet in a circumferential direction, and an annular portion for covering each axial side surface of the permanent magnet. The magnet holder includes, on an outer diameter side of both circumferential side surfaces of the columnar portion, engaging portions which engage with respective locking portions of the magnet cover, and includes, on an inner diameter side of each of both the circumferential side surfaces of the columnar portion, an extending portion extending along an inner peripheral surface of the magnet cover with a clearance (D) with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the magnet cover.
US09000641B2	Actuator for electric adjusting device of vehicle seat with several adjusting functions An actuator for an electric adjusting device of a vehicle seat has several adjusting functions. The actuator includes a frame, an electric drive motor disposed on the frame, having an output shaft and a pinion gear disposed on the output shaft, and rotating between a first position and a second position, a first toothed wheel disposed on the frame and engaging with a pinion gear at a first position of the drive motor, a second toothed wheel disposed on the frame and engaging with the pinion gear at a second position of the drive motor, and an adjusting unit disposed on the frame and selectively moving an electric or mechanical actuating part and a motor to the first position or the second position.
US09000640B2	Electric motor with maximized active motive material An electric motor configured to maximize active motive material within a given motor size by having one or more phase lead exit holes configured to prevent unwanted outside contaminants from entering the motor, phase leads each having an integral strain relief, and two or more Wye terminations that are not electrically connected to each other.
US09000639B2	Mounting cap for insulated stator of outer rotor motor A mounting cap is provided for use with an insulated stator of an outer rotor motor. The mounting cap is configured to support the stator and is fixed to the stator to prevent relative rotation therebetween. The mounting cap includes mounting structure configured to fix the mounting cap to the machine, such that the stator is fixed to and supported on the machine by the mounting cap. Furthermore, the mounting cap is configured to facilitate routing of wiring associated with the stator.
US09000637B2	Alternator for vehicle It is configured in such a manner that a convex portion (15a) provided to an inner surface of a cover (15) protecting a rectifier device (13) and a voltage regulator (14) as components forming a vehicle AC alternator is fit in a concave portion (13a) provided to a component opposing the inner surface of the cover in close proximity and that the fitting configuration is provided to a point-symmetric position with respect to an external connection terminal (Tb or 12) of the components protruding from inside to outside of the cover.
US09000636B2	Magnetic bearing apparatus A magnetic bearing apparatus is proposed having a stator (2) which includes a winding (22) for the generation of a magnetic control field, having a rotor (3) which can be magnetically journalled with respect to the stator (2) and also having a sensor device (5) configured as an eddy current sensor for the determination of the distance between the stator (2) and the rotor (3), wherein the sensor device (5) includes at least one sensor element (51) configured as an inductor and at least one capacitor (53) which forms an electrical resonant circuit with the inductor, and also having a monitoring unit (6) for the control of the sensor device (5) and for the evaluation of the detected signals. The inductor is arranged electrically in series to the capacitor (53) so that the electrical resonant circuit is a serial resonant circuit.
US09000634B2	Motor with speed reduction mechanism In a brush holder accommodating part 26d of a gear housing 26, paired flat surface parts 26c and paired curved parts 26b are alternately disposed so as to be formed into an elliptical shape, one of the paired flat surface parts is formed with first heat sinks 26i, and two brushes 20 and 20 mounted on a brush holder unit 19 accommodated in the brush holder accommodating part 26d are disposed near the first heat sinks 26i.
US09000630B2	Motor including heat radiating resin Provided is a motor including a rotor, a stator having a stator core and a coil, a stator frame, an end cover, first and second bearings, and a heat radiating resin in the stator frame. The coil includes first and second end portions projecting oppositely and axially. The stator frame includes a peripheral wall and an end wall, whose respective central parts form first and second boss portions holding the first and second bearings respectively. The heat radiating resin includes a first resin part covering the first end portion and closely contacting an inner surface of the stator frame, and a second resin part covering the second end portion and separating from an outer peripheral surface of the second boss portion. The first resin part has a portion between the first end portion and the first boss portion, the portion having a greater thickness than that of the other.
US09000629B2	Stator segment and motor A stator segment arranged to define a portion of an annular stator includes a core segment including a core back portion arranged to extend in a circumferential direction of the stator, and a tooth portion arranged to extend from the core back portion in a radial direction of the stator; a coil wound around the tooth portion and including a pair of coil wire terminals; an insulating layer arranged between the coil and the tooth portion; and a resin layer arranged to seal the entire coil except for the pair of coil wire terminals. Circumferential end walls of the resin layer are arranged circumferentially inward of circumferential end walls of the core back portion.
US09000627B2	Linear motor with back yoke Provided herein is a linear motor in which a back yoke can readily be mounted onto a linear motor body. The linear motor body is surrounded or wrapped by the back yoke that works to form part of a magnetic circuit of the linear motor body. The back yoke assembly includes first and second divided assemblies. The first and second divided assemblies have the same dimension and shape, and are each formed by press working a silicon steel plate or a magnetic plate made of SPCC material.
US09000621B2	Power transmitting device, power receiving device, and power transmission system A power transmission system that includes a power transmitting device and a power receiving device. The power transmitting device includes a high-frequency voltage generator, a piezoelectric resonator, a power transmitting device side passive electrode, and a power transmitting device side active electrode. The power receiving device includes a piezoelectric resonator, a load, a power receiving device side passive electrode, and a power receiving device side active electrode. The active electrode of the power transmitting device and the active electrode of the power receiving device are in proximity with each other, whereby the power transmitting device and the power receiving device are capacitively coupled through the active electrodes and the surrounding dielectric medium.
US09000616B2	Method and apparatus for high efficiency rectification for various loads An apparatus for converting power includes at least one impedance matching network which receives an electrical signal. The apparatus includes at least one AC to DC converter in communication with the impedance matching network. Also disclosed is a method for powering a load and an apparatus for converting power and additional embodiments of an apparatus for converting power.
US09000615B2	Solar power module with safety features and related method of operation A solar power module, and related method of operation, that protects the bypass diodes in the solar power module from overheating due to partial shading, and also protects firefighters and installer personnel from electrical shock hazard. The solar power module includes active bypass switches, and isolation switches that disconnect the PV cells from the bypass switches when all the bypass switches are closed concurrently, thereby allowing the PV cells to continue supplying power to the control circuitry. The isolation switches are also used to maintain the solar power module in a safe state during installation, or in case of fire.
US09000608B2	Power-supply unit and power supply A power-supply unit has an electric connection box operable to supply an electric power of a battery to loads and a power supply operable to control first voltage supplied from the battery and outputted through the electric connection box and supply second voltage into which the first voltage is controlled in the power supply to the loads through the electric connection box. The electric connection box includes an electric connection box side input terminal connectable to the battery and an electric connection box side output terminal connectable to the loads. The power supply includes a power supply side input terminal that is directly connected to the electric connection box side input terminal and a power supply side output terminal that is directly connected to the electric connection box side output terminal. The power supply is directly supported by and fixed to the electric connection box.
US09000603B2	Wind power plant and method for the controlled shutdown of a wind power plant A wind power plant has a main controller and a set of condition parameters that are fed to the main controller. The main controller determines settings for the operation of the wind power plant from the condition parameters. A minimal controller and a monitoring module are further provided. The minimal controller determines a setting for the pitch angle and/or pitch speed from a subset of the condition parameters. In the event of an error in the processing of the main controller, the monitoring module transfers the control over the wind power plant to the minimal controller. The wind power plant can be shut down in a controlled manner by means of the minimal controller according to the invention if an error occurs in the main controller.
US09000600B2	Reduced stress TSV and interposer structures A component can include a substrate and a conductive via extending within an opening in the substrate. The substrate can have first and second opposing surfaces. The opening can extend from the first surface towards the second surface and can have an inner wall extending away from the first surface. A dielectric material can be exposed at the inner wall. The conductive via can define a relief channel within the opening adjacent the first surface. The relief channel can have an edge within a first distance from the inner wall in a direction of a plane parallel to and within five microns below the first surface, the first distance being the lesser of one micron and five percent of a maximum width of the opening in the plane. The edge can extend along the inner wall to span at least five percent of a circumference of the inner wall.
US09000596B2	Transistors having a gate comprising a titanium nitride layer A MOS transistor having a gate insulator including a dielectric of high permittivity and a conductive layer including a TiN layer, wherein the nitrogen composition in the TiN layer is sub-stoichiometric in its lower portion and progressively increases to a stoichiometric composition in its upper portion.
US09000591B2	Conductive film and semiconductor device A conductive film of an embodiment includes: a fine catalytic metal particle as a junction and a graphene extending in a network form from the junction.
US09000589B2	Semiconductor device with redistributed contacts A surface mount semiconductor device is assembled by positioning an array of semiconductor dies with an array of metallic ground plane members between and beside the semiconductor dies. The arrays of dies and ground plane members are encapsulated in a molding compound. A redistribution layer is formed on the arrays of dies and ground plane members. The redistribution layer has an array of sets of redistribution conductors within a layer of insulating material. The redistribution conductors interconnect electrical contacts of the dies with external electrical contact elements of the device. As multiple devices are formed at the same time, adjacent devices are separated (singulated) by cutting along saw streets between the dies. The molding compound is interposed between tie bars of the ground plane members and the insulating material of the redistribution layer in the saw streets, and at the side surfaces of the singulated devices.
US09000584B2	Packaged semiconductor device with a molding compound and a method of forming the same The mechanisms of forming a molding compound on a semiconductor device substrate to enable fan-out structures in wafer-level packaging (WLP) are provided. The mechanisms involve covering portions of surfaces of an insulating layer surrounding a contact pad. The mechanisms improve reliability of the package and process control of the packaging process. The mechanisms also reduce the risk of interfacial delamination, and excessive outgassing of the insulating layer during subsequent processing. The mechanisms further improve planarization end-point. By utilizing a protective layer between the contact pad and the insulating layer, copper out-diffusion can be reduced and the adhesion between the contact pad and the insulating layer may also be improved.
US09000583B2	Multiple die in a face down package A microelectronic package includes a subassembly including a first substrate and first and second microelectronic elements having contact-bearing faces facing towards oppositely-facing first and second surfaces of the first substrate and each having contacts electrically connected with the first substrate. The contact-bearing faces of the first and second microelectronic elements at least partially overlie one another. Leads electrically connect the subassembly with a second substrate, at least portions of the leads being aligned with an aperture in the second substrate. The leads can include wire bonds extending through an aperture in the first substrate and joined to contacts of the first microelectronic element aligned with the first substrate aperture. In one example, the subassembly can be electrically connected with the second substrate using electrically conductive spacer elements.
US09000578B2	Package systems having an opening in a substrate thereof and manufacturing methods thereof A package system includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The second substrate is electrically coupled with the first substrate. The second substrate includes at least one first opening. At least one electrical bonding material is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first portion of the at least one electrical bonding material is at least partially filled in the at least one first opening.
US09000556B2	Lateral etch stop for NEMS release etch for high density NEMS/CMOS monolithic integration Structure and method for fabricating a barrier layer that separates an electromechanical device and a CMOS device on a substrate. An example structure includes a protective layer encapsulating the electromechanical device, where the barrier layer may withstand an etch process capable of removing the protective layer, but not the barrier layer. The substrate may be silicon-on-insulator or a multilayer wafer substrate. The electromechanical device may be a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) or a nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS).
US09000554B2	Semiconductor device A first isolation trench insulates and separates a low-voltage region, a high-voltage region, and a connection region of the semiconductor layer from each other. A low-potential signal processing circuit is in the low-voltage region, and operates at a lower potential. A high-potential signal processing circuit is in the high-voltage region, and operates at a higher potential. A capacitor is on the connection region and transmits the second alternating current signal from the low-potential signal processing circuit to the high-potential signal processing circuit. The capacitor includes a low-potential electrode connected to the low-potential signal processing circuit, and a high-potential electrode connected to the high-potential signal processing circuit. First wiring layers of the low-potential electrode and second wiring layers of the high-potential electrode are capacitively coupled. Side wall surfaces of the first wiring layers and those of the second wiring layers are opposed to each other.
US09000544B2	MEMS package structure A MEMS package structure, including a substrate, an interconnecting structure, an upper metallic layer, a deposition element and a packaging element is provided. The interconnecting structure is disposed on the substrate. The MEMS structure is disposed on the substrate and within a first cavity. The upper metallic layer is disposed above the MEMS structure and the interconnecting structure, so as to form a second cavity located between the upper metallic layer and the interconnecting structure and communicates with the first cavity. The upper metallic layer has at least a first opening located above the interconnecting structure and at least a second opening located above the MEMS structure. Area of the first opening is greater than that of the second opening. The deposition element is disposed above the upper metallic layer to seal the second opening. The packaging element is disposed above the upper metallic layer to seal the first opening.
US09000528B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method A semiconductor device using a small-sized metal contact as a program gate of an antifuse, and a method of fabricating the same are described. The semiconductor device includes a metal contact structure formed on a semiconductor substrate of a peripheral circuit area, and includes a first gate insulating layer to be ruptured. A gate structure is formed on the semiconductor substrate to one side of the metal contact structure.
US09000524B2	Method and apparatus for modeling multi-terminal MOS device for LVS and PDK An apparatus comprises two n-type metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) devices formed next to each other. Each n-type MOS device further includes a pair of face-to-face diodes formed in an isolation ring. A method of modeling the apparatus comprises reusing four-terminal MOS device models in standard cell libraries and combining the four-terminal MOS device model and the isolation ring model into a 4T MOS plus isolation ring model. The method of modeling the apparatus further comprises adding a dummy device between a body contact of the first n-type MOS device and a body contact of the second n-type MOS device.
US09000521B2	Body contact SOI transistor structure and method of making The present invention puts forward a body-contact SOI transistor structure and method of making. The method comprises: forming a hard mask layer on the SOI; etching an opening exposing SOI bottom silicon; wet etching an SOI oxide layer through the opening; depositing a polysilicon layer at the opening followed by anisotropic dry etching; depositing an insulating dielectric layer at the opening followed by planarization; forming a gate stack structure by deposition and etching, and forming source/drain junctions of the transistor using ion implantation. By using the present invention, body contact for SOI field-effect transistors can be effectively formed, thereby eliminating floating-body effect in the SOI field-effect transistors, and improving heat dissipation capability of the SOI transistors and associated integrated circuits.
US09000510B2	Nonvolatile memory device with upper source plane and buried bit line A nonvolatile memory device includes: a channel layer extending in a vertical direction from a substrate; a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and word lines alternately stacked along the channel layer over the substrate; a bit line formed under plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and word lines, coupled to the channel layer, and extending in a direction crossing the word lines; and a common source layer coupled to the channel layer and formed over the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and word lines.
US09000508B2	Nonvolatile memory devices having vertically integrated nonvolatile memory cell sub-strings therein Nonvolatile memory devices according to embodiments of the invention include highly integrated vertical stacks of nonvolatile memory cells. These vertical stacks of memory cells can utilize dummy memory cells to compensate for process artifacts that would otherwise yield relatively poor functioning memory cell strings when relatively large numbers of memory cells are stacked vertically on a semiconductor substrate using a plurality of vertical sub-strings electrically connected in series.
US09000507B2	Method and system for recovering from transistor aging using heating A mechanism is provided for extending useable lifetimes of semiconductor devices that are subject to trapped charge carriers in a gate dielectric. Embodiments of the present invention provide heat to the gate dielectric region from one or more sources, where the heat sources are included in a package along with the semiconductor device. It has been determined that heat, when applied during a period when the channel region of a transistor is in accumulation mode or is not providing a current across the channel, can at least partially recover the device from trapped charge carrier effects. Embodiments of the present invention supply heat to the affected gate dielectric region using mechanisms available where the semiconductor device is used (e.g., in the field).
US09000495B2	Semiconductor apparatus having penetration electrode and method for manufacturing the same According to one embodiment, in a semiconductor apparatus, a semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A semiconductor device is formed in a rectangular region enclosed by a plurality of dicing lines of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device includes a first electrode provided on the first surface and a second electrode provided on the second surface so as to pass a current between the first electrode and the second electrode. A penetration electrode is formed in a region not enclosed by the dicing lines of the semiconductor substrate. One end of the penetration electrode extends on the first surface. The other end of the penetration electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode.
US09000494B2	Micromechanical device and methods to fabricate same using hard mask resistant to structure release etch A structure includes a silicon layer disposed on a buried oxide layer that is disposed on a substrate; at least one transistor device formed on or in the silicon layer, the at least one transistor having metallization; a released region of the silicon layer disposed over a cavity in the buried oxide layer; a back end of line (BEOL) dielectric film stack overlying the silicon layer and the at least one transistor device; a nitride layer overlying the BEOL dielectric film stack; a hard mask formed as a layer of hafnium oxide overlying the nitride layer; and an opening made through the layer of hafnium oxide, the layer of nitride and the BEOL dielectric film stack to expose the released region of the silicon layer disposed over the cavity in the buried oxide layer. The hard mask protects the underlying material during a MEMS/NEMS HF vapor release procedure.
US09000493B2	Solid-state imaging device, method for producing same, and camera A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate with oppositely facing first surface and second surfaces, light being received through the second surface; a wiring layer on the first surface; a photodetector in the substrate; a charge accumulation region between the second surface and the photodetector; and an insulating layer over the second surface, the insulating layer have a region that is at least partially crystallized.
US09000485B2	Electrode structures, gallium nitride based semiconductor devices including the same and methods of manufacturing the same An electrode structure, a GaN-based semiconductor device including the electrode structure, and methods of manufacturing the same, may include a GaN-based semiconductor layer and an electrode structure on the GaN-based semiconductor layer. The electrode structure may include an electrode element including a conductive material and a diffusion layer between the electrode element and the GaN-based semiconductor layer. The diffusion layer may include a material which is an n-type dopant with respect to the GaN-based semiconductor layer, and the diffusion layer may contact the GaN-based semiconductor layer. A region of the GaN-based semiconductor layer contacting the diffusion layer may be doped with the n-type dopant. The material of the diffusion layer may comprise a Group 4 element.
US09000481B2	Low capacitance transient voltage suppressor (TVS) with reduced clamping voltage A low capacitance transient voltage suppressor with reduced clamping voltage includes an n+ type substrate, a first epitaxial layer on the substrate, a buried layer formed within the first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, and an implant layer formed within the first epitaxial layer below the buried layer. The implant layer extends beyond the buried layer. A first trench is at an edge of the buried layer and an edge of the implant layer. A second trench is at another edge of the buried layer and extends into the implant layer. Each trench is lined with a dielectric layer. A set of source regions is formed within a top surface of the second epitaxial layer. The trenches and source regions alternate. A pair of implant regions is formed in the second epitaxial layer.
US09000476B2	Optoelectronic component An optoelectronic component has a semiconductor body including an epitaxial layer sequence, and a carrier substrate consisting of a semiconductor material connected to the semiconductor body by a solder layer, and through-connections. The carrier substrate includes a surface doping zone extending along a first main surface facing the semiconductor body. The surface doping zone includes a p-conductive region and an n-conductive region adjacent thereto, between which regions a pn-junction is formed. The n-conductive region electrically connects to a p-doped region of the epitaxial layer sequence via a first sub-region of the solder layer, and the p-conductive region electrically connects to an n-doped region of the epitaxial layer sequence via a second sub-region of the solder layer.
US09000475B2	Light-emitter and transistor A light-emitter with a bank having an upper surface located at a height of h0 with reference to the top surface of the base layer and a circumferential surface facing the aperture in the bank. When h denotes a height of a given point on the circumferential surface with reference to the top surface and x denotes a distance, measured in a direction along the top surface, of the given point from a boundary between the upper and circumferential surface, a second-order derivative of h with respect to x is continuous at a point corresponding to the boundary, h being smaller than h0. An inflection point of the second-order derivative is located at a height of 0.9h0 or greater with reference to the top surface, and a top surface of the functional layer is in contact with the circumferential surface at a contact point near the inflection point.
US09000472B2	Optical assembly and method of forming an optical assembly Optical assemblies comprising an optical device and a composition comprising a resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymer are disclosed. In some embodiments, the organosiloxane block copolymers has a weight average molecular weight of at least 20,000 g/mole and includes 40 to 90 mole percent disiloxy units of the formula [R12SiO2/2] arranged in linear blocks each having an average of from 10 to 400 disiloxy units [R12SiO2/2] per linear block, 10 to 60 mole percent trisiloxy units of the formula [R2—SiO3/2] arranged in non-linear blocks each having a weight average molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol, and 0.5 to 25 mole percent silanol groups. R1 is independently a C1 to C30 hydrocarbyl and R2 is independently a C1 to C20 hydrocarbyl. At least 30% of the non-linear blocks are crosslinked with another non-linear block and aggregated in nano-domains. Each linear block is linked to at least one non-linear block.
US09000471B2	LED module There is provided a manufacturing method of an LED module including: forming an insulating film on a substrate; forming a first ground pad and a second ground pad separated from each other on the insulating film; forming a first division film that fills a space between the first and second ground pads, a second division film deposited on a surface of the first ground pad, and a third division film deposited on a surface of the second ground pad; forming a first partition layer of a predetermined height on each of the division films; sputtering seed metal to the substrate on which the first partition layer is formed; forming a second partition layer of a predetermined height on the first partition layer; forming a first mirror connected with the first ground pad and a second mirror connected with the second ground pad by performing a metal plating process to the substrate on which the second partition layer is formed; removing the first and second partition layers; connecting a zener diode to the first mirror and connecting an LED to the second mirror; and depositing a fluorescent material so as to fill a space formed by the first mirror and the second mirror.
US09000464B2	Semiconductor structure for substrate separation and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor structure includes a temporary substrate; a first semiconductor layer positioned on the temporary substrate; a dielectric layer comprising a plurality of patterned nano-scaled protrusions disposed on the first semiconductor layer; a dielectric layer surrounding the plurality of patterned nano-scaled protrusions and disposed on the first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer positioned on the dielectric layer, wherein the top surfaces of the patterned nano-scaled protrusions are in contact with the bottom of the second semiconductor layer. An etching process is performed on the semiconductor structure to separate the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, in order to detach the temporary substrate from the second semiconductor layer and transfer the second semiconductor layer to a permanent substrate.
US09000463B2	LED housing with fluoropolymer surface coating layer and LED structure having the same A housing for supporting a light-emitting diode chip is disclosed. The housing includes a housing body made of non-fluoro-containing polymer and a surface coating layer covering at least a portion of the housing body. The surface coating layer is made of fluoropolymer dispersion and provided for reflecting light emitted from a light-emitting diode chip disposed on the housing body. A structure of light-emitting diode including the housing and a light-emitting diode chip is also disclosed.
US09000459B2	OLED display architecture having some blue subpixel components replaced with non-emissive volume containing via or functional electronic component and method of manufacturing thereof A display includes one or more organic light emitting device panels. Each organic light emitting device panel has an array of single-color subpixel areas of different colors extending over an active area thereof arranged in a predetermined pattern by color. At least one of the subpixel areas in the predetermined pattern that would otherwise be designated as a subpixel area through which blue light is emitted based on a position thereof in the predetermined pattern being predetermined to be non-emissive. A volume of the organic light emitting device panel associated with the at least one predetermined non-emissive subpixel area is non-emissive and includes a via or a functional electronic component therein.
US09000455B2	Shadow mask assembly A shadow mask assembly includes a securing assembly configured to hold a substrate that is configured to hold a plurality of dies. The securing assembly includes a number of guide pins and a shadow mask comprising holes for the guide pins, said holes allowing the guide pins freedom of motion in one direction. The securing assembly includes a number of embedded magnets configured to secure the shadow mask to the securing assembly.
US09000451B2	Light-emitting device and lighting device It is an object to improve light extraction efficiency in a light-emitting device and a lighting device. A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting portions, and a plurality of hemispherical components provided so as to overlap with the plurality of light-emitting portions. The plurality of hemispherical components are provided so as not to form a space therebetween in a region where the plurality of hemispherical components are adjacent to each other. When a refractive index of the hemispherical component is n and a radius of a bottom surface of the hemispherical component is b, the light-emitting portion is provided inside a circle whose radius r from a center of the bottom surface of the hemispherical component is b/n.
US09000448B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device A MOSFET having a high mobility may be obtained by introducing nitrogen to the channel region or the interface between the gate dielectric film and the SiC substrate of the SiC MOSFET, but there is a problem that a normally-on MOSFET is obtained. For realizing both a high mobility and normally-off, and for providing a SiC MOSFET having further high reliability, nitrogen is introduced to the channel region of the SiC substrate or the interface between the gate dielectric film and the SiC substrate, and furthermore a metal oxide film having a thickness of 10%, or less of the total thickness of the gate dielectric film is inserted in the gate dielectric film.
US09000429B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same A FET is formed on a semiconductor substrate, a curved surface having a radius of curvature is formed on an upper end of an insulation, a portion of a first electrode is exposed corresponding to the curved surface to form an inclined surface, and a region defining a luminescent region is subjected to etching to expose the first electrode. Luminescence emitted from an organic chemical compound layer is reflected by the inclined surface of the first electrode to increase a total quantity of luminescence taken out in a certain direction.
US09000423B2	Processing additive for single-component solution processed organic field-effect transistors Methods and compositions to improve the performance of single-component polymer FETs is provided comprising processing a conjugated polymer in the presence of a processing additive. Also provided is a FET device fabricated with a processing additive. Such devices have increased saturation hole and/or electron mobility compared to a control FETs.
US09000421B2	Organic electroluminescent element, materials for organic electroluminescent element, and light emitting device, display device, or illumination device, each using the element, and compounds used in the element An organic electroluminescent element comprising: a substrate; a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate; and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes. At least one of the organic layer contains a compound of general formula (1): A-(B)n-D, wherein A, D, and B represent groups of the following general formulas (2), (3), and (4) respectively; n represents 0 or 1; and when n is 0, A and D are not symmetrical about a point to each other, including the binding sites: wherein XA1 to XA11, XD1 to XD11, and XB1 to XB11 are as defined in the specification.
US09000420B2	Condensed-cyclic compound and organic light emitting diode including organic layer containing the condensed-cyclic compound A condensed-cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below and an organic light emitting diode including the condensed-cyclic compound:
US09000418B2	Field effect transistor, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic device using the same A field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor layer (14) having a portion functioning as a channel region. The semiconductor layer (14) includes, as its constituent components, a plurality of electrically conductive microparticles (52), organic semiconductor molecules (53) bonded to the microparticles (52) so as to link the microparticles to one another (52), and cyclic molecules. Each of the organic semiconductor molecules (53) includes a π-electron conjugated chain as its main chain, and the π-electron conjugated chain is insulated by cyclic molecules.
US09000412B2	Switching device and operating method for the same and memory array A switching device and an operating method for the same and a memory array are provided. The switching device comprises a first solid electrolyte, a second solid electrolyte and a switching layer. The switching layer is adjoined between the first solid electrolyte and the second solid electrolyte.
US09000408B2	Memory device with low reset current An electronic device includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The device also includes a resistive material between the first and second electrodes. An active material is between the first electrode and the resistive material. The active material is in electrical communication with the first electrode and the active material is in electrical communication with the second electrode through the resistive layer.
US09000399B2	Fluorescence detecting optical system and multi-channel fluorescence detection apparatus including the same A fluorescence detection optical system detects fluorescence beams with two or more different wavelengths and maintains a focal position through an automatic focusing function. A multi-channel fluorescence detection apparatus includes the fluorescence detection optical system. The fluorescence detection optical system includes an automatic focusing unit which receives light reflected off a microfluidic device and determines a focal point by using an astigmatic method or a knife edge method, and an actuator which adjusts a position of an objective lens according to control of the automatic focusing unit. In addition, the fluorescence detection optical system may include a plurality of dual band pass filters, dichroic devices, etc., which provide light beams emitted from at least two light sources and transfer fluorescence generated from the microfluidic device to a photodetector.
US09000396B2	Charged particle detectors Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods are disclosed that include: (a) a first material layer positioned on a first surface of a support structure and configured to generate secondary electrons in response to incident charged particles that strike the first layer, the first layer including an aperture configured to permit a portion of the incident charged particles to pass through the aperture; and (b) a second material layer positioned on a second surface of the support structure and separated from the first layer by a distance of 0.5 cm or more, the second layer being configured to generate secondary electrons in response to charged particles that pass through the aperture and strike the second layer, where the device is a charged particle detector.
US09000393B2	X-ray imaging apparatus and method for outputting X-ray images An X-ray imaging apparatus, which acquires an X-ray photographic image of an subject and outputs the X-ray photographic image to a plurality of output apparatuses, determines, as an output region to a first output apparatus, either an extracted irradiated region from an X-ray photographic image or a partial region selected from the X-ray photographic image by an user. When the size of the output region to the first output apparatus is not larger than an image size to be output to a second output apparatus, the output region to the first output apparatus is determined as an output region to the second output apparatus. When the output region to the first output apparatus is larger than the image size, a region corresponding to the image size is extracted from the output region to the first output apparatus as an output region to the second output apparatus.
US09000392B2	Cellular thermal neutron detector The present invention provides a cellular thermal neutron detector, comprising: a cellular structure comprised of one or more hollow regular hexagonal prism-shaped cellular units, wherein a neutron absorbing material is coated on an inner side of a pipe wall of each of the cellular units. Since the neutron-sensitive cellular structure is employed, the present invention can perform thermal neutron detection without using the scarce nuclide 3He, and effectively reduce the manufacture costs of the thermal neutron detector. Further, the present invention has characteristics such as a reduced or eliminated neutron detecting dead zone.
US09000390B2	Eyeglass rating with respect to protection against UV hazard An index value is calculated for rating an eyeglass with respect to protection against UV hazard. The index value is based on an integrated UV transmission value through the eyeglass and an integrated UV reflection value related to a back face of the eyeglass. Thus, the index value takes into account actual wearing conditions where UV eye exposure is due either to transmission through the eyeglass or reflection on the eyeglass back face. Respective index values obtained for a set of eyeglasses allow easy sorting of the eyeglasses with respect to UV protection efficiency.
US09000384B2	Mixed ionic-electronic conductor-based radiation detectors and methods of fabrication A method of fabricating a mixed ionic-electronic conductor (e.g. TlBr)-based radiation detector having halide-treated surfaces and associated methods of fabrication, which controls polarization of the mixed ionic-electronic MIEC material to improve stability and operational lifetime.
US09000379B2	Scintillator crystal materials, scintillators and subterranean detectors Methods for pre-treating packaging materials of particular composition for use in conjunction with a scintillation crystal are disclosed. The packaging materials may comprise a reflecting material, an elastomer, a reflecting fluorocarbon polymer, a polymer or elastomer loaded with a reflecting inorganic powder (including a reflecting inorganic powder comprising a high reflectance material selected from the group comprising Al2O3, TiO2, BN, MgO, BaSO4 and mixtures thereof), or a highly reflective metal foil selected from the group comprising Ag and Al that is chemically compatible with the scintillator crystal. The scintillator crystal may comprise a crystal selected from the group comprising NaI(Tl), LaBr3:Ce, La—Cl3:Ce, La-halides, and La-mixed halides. The method includes subjecting a scintillator packaging material to a pre-treatment while in package form, said treatment selected from the group consisting of heating to a temperature exceeding a proposed operating temperature of the scintillator package, and placing the packaging material under pressure in a confined space until the packaging material is in final form.
US09000378B2	Optical detection device, and apparatus using same Each lens of a multi-segment lens is a Fresnel lens in which a second surface, being the reverse side surface of a first surface, has a plurality of lens surfaces. At least one of the plurality of lens surfaces is configured from a part of a side surface of an elliptical cone having a central axis oblique to a normal line of the first surface. Any normal line intersecting with the lens surface configured from the part of the side surface of the elliptical cone among normal lines of respective points on the first surface is non-parallel to a central axis of the elliptical cone corresponding to the lens surface with which the any normal line intersects.
US09000377B2	Opto-electronic module and devices comprising the same An opto-electronic module includes a detecting channel comprising a detecting member for detecting light and an emission channel comprising an emission member for emitting light generally detectable by said detecting member. Therein, a radiation distribution characteristic for an emission of light from said emission channel is non rotationally symmetric; and/or a sensitivity distribution characteristic for a detection in said detecting channel of light incident on said detection channel is non rotationally symmetric; and/or a central or main emission direction for an emission of light from said emission channel and a central or main detection direction for a detection of light incident on said detection channel are aligned not parallel to each other; and/or at least a first one of the channels comprises one or more passive optical components.
US09000370B2	System and method for controlling charge-up in an electron beam apparatus The present invention provides means and corresponding embodiments to control charge-up in an electron beam apparatus, which can eliminate the positive charges soon after being generated on the sample surface within a frame cycle of imaging scanning. The means are to let some or all of secondary electrons emitted from the sample surface return back to neutralize positive charges built up thereon so as to reach a charge balance within a limited time period. The embodiments use control electrodes to generate retarding fields to reflect some of secondary electrons with low kinetic energies back to the sample surface.
US09000365B2	Pattern measuring apparatus and computer program Provided are a pattern measuring apparatus and a computer program which determine whether a gap formed in a sample (201) is a core gap (211) or a spacer gap (212). The secondary electron profile of the sample (201) is acquired, the feature quantities of the secondary electron profile at the positions of edges (303, 305) are detected, and based on the detected feature quantities, whether each gap adjacent to each of the edges (303, 305) is the core gap (211) or the spacer gap (212) is determined. Furthermore, the waveform profile of the spacer (207) is previously stored, the secondary electron profile of the sample (201) is acquired, a matching degree of the secondary electron profile and the stored waveform profile at the position of each spacer (207) is detected, and based on the detected matching degree, whether the each gap adjacent to each spacer (207) is the core gap (211) or the spacer gap (212) is determined.
US09000360B2	System layout for an automated system for sample preparation and analysis A sample preparation and analysis system (10). The system (10) includes a housing (16) with a sample preparation station (12) and a sample analysis station (14) positioned within the housing (16). The sample analysis station (14) is spaced away from the sample preparation station (12). A transport assembly (50) is configured to move at least one sample within the housing (16) and between the sample preparation station (12) and the sample analysis station (14).
US09000344B2	Focal plane array periphery through-vias for read out integrated circuit A focal plane array (FPA) including a photodiode array (PDA) and a read out integrated circuit (ROIC). The PDA can include a plurality of conductive through-vias extending through the PDA and electrically isolated from the PDA. The plurality of conductive through-vias can be electrically coupled to circuitry on the ROIC circuit side. The plurality of conductive through-vias can include I/O interconnects such as BGA or other flip-chip bump interconnects that replace conventional wire bond connections, thereby reducing area requirements for bond pads on the ROIC and providing full area coverage of the ROIC circuitry by the PDA bulk material. Embodiments may therefore eliminate wire bonds using bonding to a plurality of metal traces for routing of these interconnects. In an embodiment, an optically transparent lid can include a plurality traces electrically coupled to the plurality of conductive through-vias.
US09000342B2	Passive type image sensor and method including first and second anti-blooming transistors discharging electric charges while integrating electric charges A passive type image sensor and a method for operating the same. The passive type image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion section configured to receive light and integrate electric charges; a transfer section configured to transmit the integrated electric charges; an output section configured to received integrated electric charges from the transfer section and amplify and output the amplified electric charges; and an electric charge discharging section configured to discharge the electric charges flowing from the photoelectric conversion section to a common node through the transfer section while integrating the electric charge integration in the photoelectric conversion section.
US09000341B2	Method for detecting light-emitting elements having uniform luminous flux A method for detecting light amount uniformity is applicable to a light-emitting device including a plurality of light-emitting elements. First, the light-emitting device is placed in a sensed region of a photo-sensing apparatus. Then, the following steps are executed N times: during the nth execution, turning on the (n+i×N)th light-emitting element, where i is 0 or a positive integer, n is less than or equal to N, and n and N are positive integers; detecting light emission of the light-emitting element with the photo-sensing apparatus to produce a scanned image; and finally, comparing whether the bright spots corresponding to the light-emitting elements in the scanned images produced through the N steps are consistent, and outputting an output signal indicating whether the light-emitting device is normal or abnormal.
US09000316B2	Electrical switching apparatus and link assembly therefor A link assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contacts. The operating mechanism includes a movable contact arm. The separable contacts comprise a stationary contact and a movable contact. The movable contact is disposed on the movable contact arm. The link assembly includes a pivot assembly pivotably coupled to the movable contact arm, a link element pivotably coupled to the pivot assembly, and a biasing element, such as a spring. A first end of the spring is coupled to the link element, and a second end of the spring is coupled to the circuit breaker housing.
US09000308B2	Hi-definition multimedia interface gasket A gasket comprises a main portion having first and second ends, a parallel leg extending perpendicularly from each of the first and second ends, and a step portion extending perpendicularly from each of the other end of the legs. The main portion and leg form an opening that is sized and dimensioned to receive a shell of a connector. A layer of nickel plated metalized nylon fabric wrapped over polyurethane foam. One side of the layer bonds to the interior surfaces of the main portion and leg that form the opening and the other side of the layer is adapted to urge against the shell of the HDMI connector. A section of the layer extends beyond the widths of the main and legs. The section is adapted to urge against a faceplate to maintain an electrical-conductive path between the shell of the HDMI connector and the surface of the faceplate.
US09000298B2	Interchangeable cover system An interchangeable cover system is provided for use with an electrical power or data unit, such as at or near a work surface. The cover system includes an aesthetic cover and a clip member. The aesthetic cover has an aesthetic surface and an attachment surface, which is opposite the aesthetic surface. The clip member is positioned at the attachment surface of the aesthetic cover, and is used to releasably secure the aesthetic cover to a housing of the electrical power unit. In one embodiment, the clip member includes a pair of resilient projections with hook-like portions for releasably engaging an opening formed in the housing of the power unit.
US09000294B2	Tunable photoactive compounds Photoactive compositions of matter, methods for their design and synthesis, and various applications of such compositions of matter are disclosed. Such photoactive compositions may, for example, include any one or more of the following: a core moiety; a primary electron donor moiety; an electron-withdrawing moiety; and an alkyl tail. Some photoactive compositions may further include multiple additional electron donor moieties, electron-withdrawing moieties, and alkyl tails. Applications of such photoactive compositions of matter may include use in photovoltaic cells (e.g., as a p- or n-type material of the active layer of some photovoltaic cells, or as a dye to be employed in other photovoltaic cells); batteries, field-effect transistors; and light-emitting diodes.
US09000292B2	Device for adaptable wavelength conversion and a solar cell A device for adaptable wavelength conversion and a device for energy conversion are described. The device for adaptable wavelength conversion comprises at least one layer comprising a wavelength converting material and arranged to receive and re-emit a light beam. The device is further arranged to manipulate the at least one layer to operate in a closed state, in which a surface of the at least one layer is substantially covered with the wavelength converting material and to operate in an open state, in which the surface of the at least one layer is substantially uncovered with the wavelength converting material. The device for adaptable wavelength conversion can be applied in combination with a solar cell or photovoltaic cell thereby enabling the solar cell to receive radiation having a suitable spectrum under varying lighting conditions.
US09000285B2	System and method for analysis and creation of music A method and system for analyzing patterns in the relationships of notes of an input piece of music. The method comprises generating a set of the most frequently occurring note pitches in ascending pitch order that matches an interval pattern, and detecting out-of-key pitches that lie outside of this interval pattern. One or more potential key sequence bifurcations are identified which represent a list of possible key sequences according to forwards and backwards analysis. By finding patterns of repetition in the chordal sequences that may be generated according to these key sequence bifurcations, a key sequence that allows the most frequently recurring chord sequences may be chosen. Chord sequences may be analyzed by using ghost chords, temporary harmonic structures that are created, updated and finalized over time according to a combination of essential and inessential note fragments. The method further comprises identifying non-harmony pitches according to the analyzed chord sequence.
US09000281B2	Enhanced vertical piano action system and method Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to: a vertical piano action including: a substantially vertically oriented string; a hammer assembly including a hammer, a hammer butt, and a backstop portion, the backstop portion coupled to the hammer butt and extending therefrom; a jack member, the jack member including a first jack member end; a repetition spring coupled to the hammer assembly and coupled to the jack member; and an engagement member including an elastic member and an outer skin, the elastic member wrapped under compression with the outer skin, the engagement member coupled to the hammer butt and so oriented to physically engage with the first jack member end during one or more portions of travel by the first jack member. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US09000277B1	Maize hybrid X08C921 A novel maize variety designated X08C921 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08C921 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08C921 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08C921, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08C921. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08C921.
US09000276B2	Inbred corn line 3HK232 An inbred corn line, designated 3HK232, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line 3HK232, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line 3HK232 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line 3HK232 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line 3HK232, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line 3HK232 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
US09000269B1	Canola variety inbred NS6466 A novel canola variety designated NS6466 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety NS6466 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into NS6466 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid canola seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the canola variety NS6466 or a locus conversion of NS6466 with another canola variety.
US09000264B2	Recombinant DNA constructs and methods for controlling gene expression The present invention provides molecular constructs and methods for use thereof, including constructs including heterologous miRNA recognition sites, constructs for gene suppression including a gene suppression element embedded within an intron flanked on one or on both sides by non-protein-coding sequence, constructs containing engineered miRNA or miRNA precursors, and constructs for suppression of production of mature microRNA in a cell. Also provided are transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing such constructs, and methods for their use. The invention further provides transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing recombinant DNA for the ligand-controlled expression of a target sequence, which may be endogenous or exogenous. Also disclosed are novel miRNAs and miRNA precursors from crop plants including maize and soy.
US09000252B2	Wound dressing A wound dressing comprises: (i) a core of a non-woven layer comprising gelling fibres and having first and second major faces, (ii) a first layer of an absorbent foam positioned with one face adjacent to the first face of the non-woven layer, (iii) a second layer of an absorbent foam positioned with one face thereof adjacent to the second face of the non-woven layer, (iv) an open material positioned against that face of the first absorbent foam layer remote from the non-woven layer; and (v) an open material or a continuous semi-permeable film positioned against that face of the second absorbent layer remote from the non-woven layer. Layers (i)-(v) may be bonded together.
US09000251B2	Draining wound dressing A wound dressing is made of multiple layers and includes a collection chamber that is in fluid communication with a drainage channel. When applied over a wound, the wound dressing provides protection for the wound while allowing air and fluids to evacuate from the wound through the collection chamber and out through the drainage channel. The wound dressing can include a valve that restricts air and fluids from entering the wound, which is beneficial for treating pneumothorax.
US09000246B2	Methods of refining and producing dibasic esters and acids from natural oil feedstocks Methods are provided for refining natural oil feedstocks and producing dibasic esters and/or dibasic acids. The methods comprise reacting a terminal olefin with an internal olefin in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to form a dibasic ester and/or dibasic acid. In certain embodiments, the olefin esters are formed by reacting the feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesized product comprising olefins and esters, separating the olefins from the esters in the metathesized product, and transesterifying the esters in the presence of an alcohol to form a transesterified product having olefin esters.
US09000231B2	Processes for making magnolol and derivatives thereof Described herein are high yield methods for making magnolol (5,5′-diallyl-biphenyl-2,2′-diol) and tetrahydro-magnolol (5,5′-dipropyl-biphenyl-2,2′-diol).
US09000225B2	Method for producing 2-(aryloxymethyl) benzaldehyde compound A new process for producing a 2-(aryloxymethyl)benzaldehyde compound and the like are provided. More particularly, a process for producing a 2-(aryloxymethyl)benzaldehyde compound represented by formula (4) comprising step (A) of hydrolyzing a compound represented by the following formula (1); and step (B) of reacting a compound represented by formula (2) obtained in step (A) and a compound represented by formula (3) or a salt thereof is provided; in formulae, X1, X2 and X3 each represent independently a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodine atom, Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 each represent independently a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, and Ar represents a phenyl group optionally having a substituent).
US09000224B1	Process for the preparation of pillar[5]quinone The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of pillar[5]quinone and further relates to an easy-to-operate and chromatography-free process for the preparation of crystalline pillar[5]quinone by the oxone/iodobenzene-mediated oxidative de-aromatization of readily available 1,4-dimethoxypillar[5]arenes in good yields.
US09000222B2	Compounds with (1E, 6E)-1,7-bis-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4,4-disubstituted-hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione structural scaffold, their biological activity, and uses thereof The present invention includes compounds, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics having at least one (substituted phenyl)-propenal moiety. The compounds and compositions of the present invention are useful in the treatment or prevention of medical conditions including androgen associated conditions, androgen associated inflammation, a wound (the compounds assist with wound healing), acne, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, rosacea, and alopecia; Kennedy's disease (spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, or SBMA), polyglutamine-mediated motor neuron degeneration; cancers such as prostate cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, hepatocellular (liver) cancer, and pancreatic cancer; and other medical conditions described herein. Treatment of such medical conditions includes administering to an individual suffering from a medical condition describe herein, a therapeutically effective amount of any of the disclosed compounds, their derivatives, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US09000219B2	Method for treatment of isocyanate residue, and method for treatment of carbonate A method for treating an isocyanate residue, which comprises carrying out a thermal decomposition reaction of a carbamate that is produced by the reaction among an amine, urea and/or an N-unsubstituted carbamic acid ester and an alcohol to produce a decomposition solution, separating an isocyanate and the alcohol from the decomposition solution to produce the isocyanate residue, and bringing the isocyanate residue into contact with high-pressure/high-temperature water to decompose the isocyanate residue into an amine; and a method for treating a carbonate, which comprises bringing the carbonate into contact with high-pressure/high-temperature water to decompose the carbonate into an alcohol.
US09000214B2	Process for purifying terephthalic acid using ionic liquids Methods of purifying crude or contaminated terephthalic acid using ionic liquids are described. Crude or contaminated terephthalic acid is contacted with a solvent in the absence of an oxidizing agent to form a purified product having at least 30 wt % less 4-carboxybenzaldehyde compared to the crude or contaminated terephthalic acid. The solvent consists essentially of an ionic liquid, optionally an ionic solid or a material capable of forming an ionic salt, and optionally an aqueous solvent. The ionic liquid is formed in situ from at least one ionic liquid precursor.
US09000213B2	Process for coproducing di- and/or polyisocyanates and glycols A process for coproducing di- and/or polyisocyanates and glycols, comprising process stages A, B, C and E for preparing glycols and process stages A, C, D, E, F and G for preparing di- and/or polyisocyanates,which comprises accomplishing the material coupling via the separation of the reaction mixture obtained in process stage A into process stages B and C, by in process stage A, reacting an aqueous alkylene oxide with carbon dioxide to give a reaction mixture comprising alkylene carbonate, hydrolyzing a portion of the alkylene carbonate-comprising reaction mixture obtained in process stage A to glycol in process stage B, dewatering the remaining alkylene carbonate-comprising stream of the reaction mixture from process stage A in process stage C, in process stage D, synthesizing amine by hydrogenating an aromatic nitro compound or a nitrile, in process stage E, transesterifying the dewatered alkylene carbonate-comprising mixture from process stage C with a monohydroxy alcohol to give the corresponding dialkyl carbonate, obtaining glycol as a coproduct, in process stage F, reacting the dialkyl carbonate-comprising reaction mixture obtained in process stage E with the amine obtained in process stage D to a mixture comprising the corresponding mono-, di- and/or polycarbamate, which in process stage G is cleaved to obtain the corresponding di- and/or polyisocyanate.
US09000209B2	Method of regioselective synthesis of substituted benzoates A method of synthesis of para-substituted benzoate esters and acids is provided, wherein the para-substituted regioisomer is obtained substantially free of the meta-substituted impurity, the method comprising contacting a coumalate ester or acid and an unactivated alkene at elevated temperature in the presence of a metal oxidation catalyst and an oxidant. The metal oxidation catalyst can be palladium, such as palladium on carbon, and the oxidant can be the oxygen gas in ambient air. The reaction can be carried out without solvent or in high boiling hydrocarbon solvents such as mesitylene. When the unactivated alkene is a monosubstituted alkene, yields of at least about 50 or 60% of para-substituted ester and acid products, respectively, are obtained, substantially free of the regioisomeric meta-substituted impurity.
US09000206B2	Process for preparing triorgano borates with low alcohol content The present invention provides a process for preparing triorgano borates with low alcohol content.
US09000204B2	Process for the preparation of fluoroalkyl (fluoro)alkyl carbonates and carbamates Fluoroalkyl alkyl carbonates and fluorosubstituted carbamates which are suitable as additives or solvents in lithium ion batteries are prepared from fluoroalkyl fluoroformates and the respective alcohol or amine. Methanol is the preferred alcohol, dimethylamine and diethylamine are preferred amines. Fluoromethyl methyl carbonate is the preferred compound to be produced. Fluoroalkyl fluoroformates can be prepared from aldehydes and carbonyl fluoride.
US09000197B2	Continuous transesterification method The invention relates to a continuous method for producing esters, in which at least one polyol ester of formula (I) (R1—COO)mR2 (I), where R1 represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 50 carbon atoms, R2 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and m represents a number from 2 to 10 and is smaller than or equal to the number of carbon atoms in R2, is reacted with at least one monohydric alcohol of formula (II) R3—OH (II), where R3 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 30 C atoms, using microwave radiation in a reaction tube, the longitudinal axis of which extends in the direction of propagation of the microwaves of a single-mode microwave applicator, so as to obtain at least one ester of formula (III) R1—COO—R3 (III), where R1 and R3 have the meanings indicated above.
US09000189B2	Biphenyl-substituted spirocyclic ketoenols The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in which W, X, Y, Z and CKE have the meanings given above, to a plurality of processes and intermediates for their preparation and to their use as pesticides and/or herbicides, and also to selective herbicidal compositions comprising, firstly, the compounds of the formula (I) and, secondly, at least one crop plant compatibility-improving compound. The invention further relates to the boosting of the action of crop protection compositions comprising compounds of the formula (I) through the additions of ammonium salts or phosphonium salts and optionally penetrants.
US09000187B2	Parasiticidal compositions comprising benzimidazole derivatives, methods and uses thereof The invention relates to oral, topical or injectable compositions for combating liver fluke parasites in mammals, comprising at least one benzimidazole derivative active agent. The invention also provides for an improved method for eradicating and controlling liver fluke parasite infections and infestations in a mammal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the mammal in need thereof.
US09000178B2	Compound containing pyridine ring and method for producing halogenated picoline derivative and tetrazolyloxime derivative Disclosed is a compound containing a pyridine ring that can be synthesized in an industrially advantageous manner, and is useful as an intermediate for producing tetrazolyloxime derivatives that exhibit fungicidal activity (wherein R0 represents a C1-6 alkoxy group, C1-6 alkoxy-C1-6 alkoxy group or the like, R1 represents a C1-2 alkoxycarbonyl group, acetyl group or the like, Z represents a halogen atom, cyano group or the like, X represents a halogen atom, and n represents an integer of 0 to 3), and industrially advantageous production methods for producing 2-substituted amino-6-halomethylpyridine derivatives and tetrazolyloxime derivatives.
US09000162B2	5,8-difluoro-4-(2-(4-(heteroaryloxy)-phenyl)ethylamino)quinazolines and their use as agrochemicals The present disclosure relates to compounds of Formula 1,5,8-difluoro-4-(2-(4-(heteroaryloxy)phenyl)ethylamino)quinazolines, and their use as agrochemicals and animal health products.
US09000153B2	Imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines as DNA-PK inhibitors The invention relates to compounds of the formulae (I) and (II) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, X and m have the meaning indicated in the claims, and/or physiologically acceptable salts, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios. The compounds of the formula (I) can be used for the inhibition of serine/threonine protein kinases and for the sensitization of cancer cells to anticancer agents and/or ionizing radiation. The invention also relates to the use of the compounds of the formula (I) in the prophylaxis, therapy or progress control of cancer, tumors, metastases or angiogenesis disorders, in combination with radiotherapy and/or an anticancer agent. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (I).
US09000121B2	Process for preparing condensation resins and the use thereof The present invention relates to new condensation resins formed from urea, formaldehyde and CH-acidic aldehydes, to processes for preparing them, and to use thereof.
US09000119B2	Polymerizable composition for optical material, optical material, and method for producing optical material A polymerizable composition for an optical material containing tolylene diisocyanate, an aliphatic polyisocyanate having 4 to 8 carbon atoms and one or more polythiols selected from pentaerythritol tetrakismercaptoacetate and pentaerythritol tetrakismercaptopropionate, is provided.
US09000118B2	Polyurethane foam Polymer-modified polyol, for use as a starting material for polyurethane foam, is made by reacting an olamine, such as triethanolamine, with an isocyanate in the presence of a metal organic catalyst. The catalyst is a metal salt of an organic acid and the viscosity of the polymer-modified polyol is at least 2250 mPa·s. In one embodiment the catalyst is of the formulat M(O.CO.R.CH3)2 where M is a metal and R is a carbon chain of 6 to 20 carbons. A metal salt of a monohydroxy fatty acid, particularly ricinoleic acid may be used.
US09000110B2	Fluoroalkyl group-containing n-substituted (meth)acrylamide compound, polymer thereof, and use thereof A compound represented by the following formula (a): CH2═CR1—CONJ-CGR2—(CH2)n—COO-Q1-Rf1 (a) is provided. This compound is capable of forming a polymer having an oil repellency equivalent to polymers containing a polyfluoroalkyl group containing at least 8 carbon atoms, although the polyfluoroalkyl group contains up to 6 carbon atoms. In the formula, R1 is hydrogen atom or methyl group, R2 is hydrogen atom or a group represented by —(CH2)m—COO-Q2-Rf2 (r), n and m are independently an integer of 0 to 4, Rf1 and Rf2 are independently a polyfluoroalkyl group or a polyfluoroether group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, Q1 and Q2 are independently single bond or a divalent linkage group, J is hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and G is hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
US09000097B2	Polypropylene composition A polyolefin composition comprising (percent by weight): A) from 65% to 75% of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene copolymer containing from 0.1% to 5.0% of ethylene derived units having a fraction soluble in Xylene at 25° C. lower than 3 wt %; B) from 25% to 35% of an ethylene copolymer containing from 3% to 12% of propylene derived units; said composition having a melt flow rate (MFR) determined according to ISO method 1133 (230° C. and 2.16 kg) comprised between 11 g/10 min and 50 g/10 min; the xylene soluble fraction ranging from 3% to 15% and the intrinsic viscosity (IV) of the xylene soluble fraction ranging from 0.8 dl/g to 2 dl/g.
US09000092B2	Rubber composition comprising a blocked mercaptosilane coupling agent The invention relates to a rubber composition that is free of zinc or that contains less than 0.5 phr of zinc, which can be used for the manufacture of tires, based on at least: one diene elastomer; one sulphur-based crosslinking system; one inorganic filler as reinforcing filler; one blocked mercaptosilane of general formula I below: (R3O)R2R1—Si—Z—S—C(═O)-A in which: R1 and R2, which are identical or different, represent a monovalent hydrocarbon-based group chosen from alkyls, which are linear or branched, cycloalkyls or aryls, having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R3 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon-based group chosen from linear or branched alkyls having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A represents hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon-based group chosen from alkyls, which are linear or branched, cycloalkyls or aryls, having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; Z represents a divalent bonding group comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
US09000087B2	Thermoplastic polymer mixtures, and applications thereof Thermoplastic polymer mixture (M) comprising at least one poly(aryl ether ketone) (P1), at least one poly(arylene sulfide) (P2), and between 0 and 25 wt. % of the total weight of the thermoplastic mixture (M), of a thermoplastic polymer material (P3) consisting of (i) at least one poly(biphenyl ether sulfone) (P3a), and/or (ii) at least one poly(ether imide) (P3b), and/or at least one poly(ether imide sulfone) (P3c), wherein: the combined weight amount of the poly(aryl ether ketone) (P1) and the poly(arylene sulfide) (P2), based on the total weight of the polymer mixture (M), is of at least 30%, and the weight amount of the poly(aryl ether ketone) (P1), based on the combined weight of the poly(aryl ether ketone) (P1) and the poly(arylene sulfide) (P2), is of at most 90%.
US09000086B2	Thermally curable resin composition for protective film The present invention relates to a thermally curable resin composition for a protective film including an alkoxy group-containing silane-modified epoxy resin as an essential component, a protective film of a color filter prepared from the same, and a liquid crystal display device including the same. The thermally curable resin composition for a protective film of the present invention includes an alkoxy group-containing silane-modified epoxy resin as an essential component to have excellent film strength and adhesive strength, and thus may be effectively used in a protective film of a color filter for a liquid crystal display device.
US09000078B2	Fluoroalkyl phosphonate composition The present invention is a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a binder and a salt of the following fluoroalkyl phosphonic acid: wherein n, q, and p are as described herein. The composition of the present invention is useful as a block additive in coating compositions.
US09000076B2	Process for producing non-aqueous battery electrode-forming binder solutions, and non-aqueous battery electrode-forming binder solution Provided is a process for producing non-aqueous battery electrode-forming binder solutions which includes a step of performing filtration with a filtration accuracy that enables suppressing of the occurrence of internal short circuits (shorts) in non-aqueous batteries such as lithium ion secondary batteries. The process includes a step (A) of filtering a polymer solution of a vinylidene fluoride resin in an organic solvent through a filter membrane (a) that is made of a polyolefin resin and has an initial filtration efficiency of not less than 99.9% for a filtering particle size of 20 μm.
US09000075B2	Chemical modification of lignin and lignin derivatives In one example implementation, a trans-esterified HPL can include a HPL and a polyester including polyester chains. The polyester may be an aliphatic polyester, a semi-aromatic polyester, or an aromatic polyester.
US09000066B2	Multi-modal shape memory polymers The present disclosure relates to a multi-modal shape memory polymer material comprising a blend of at least one polymer component having a first molecular weight and at least a second polymer component having a second molecular weight that is less than the first component.
US09000062B2	Semi-rigid polyurethane foams and processes for their production and use Semi-rigid polyurethane foams having a density of 90 to 180 kg/m3 and a compressive strength of 20 to 95 kPa are produced by reacting a polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive component that includes an o-toluenediamine initiated polyether polyol. These foams are particularly useful as composites for automotive interior components.
US09000057B2	Aldehyde abatement with porous amine functional resins The present invention addresses a need in the art by providing a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a binder and porous ion exchange resin particles that are functionalized with primary amine groups or secondary amine groups or both. The composition of the present invention provides an efficient way of removing aldehydes from or in the vicinity of a coating prepared from the composition.
US09000049B2	Combination of lycopene, polyphenol, and vitamins for the care of keratin materials The present invention relates to the cosmetic use, by the oral route, of a combination of lycopene, of vitamin C, of vitamin E and of at least one polyphenol compound derived from pine bark as active ingredient intended for maintaining and/or restoring the biomechanical properties of keratinous materials, and notably of the skin.
US09000048B2	Fluoropolymer-based emulsions for the intravenous delivery of fluorinated volatile anesthetics The present invention provides therapeutic formulations, including therapeutic emulsions and nanoemulsions, and related methods for the delivery of fluorinated therapeutic compounds, including an important class of low boiling point perfluorinated and/or perhalogenated volatile anesthetics. Emulsion-based fluorinated volatile anesthetic formulations compatible with intravenous administration are provided that are capable of delivering and releasing amounts of fluorinated volatile anesthetic compounds effective for inducing and maintaining anesthesia in patients. Intravenous delivery of the present emulsion-based fluorinated volatile anesthetic formulations permits anesthetic levels in a patient to be selectively adjusted very rapidly and accurately without the need to hyperventilate patients and without the use of irritating agents.
US09000043B2	Phenoxyethoxy compounds The present invention provides a compound of the Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09000040B2	Cross-linked fatty acid-based biomaterials Fatty acid-based, pre-cure-derived biomaterials, methods of making the biomaterials, and methods of using them as drug delivery carriers are described. The fatty acid-derived biomaterials can be utilized alone or in combination with a medical device for the release and local delivery of one or more therapeutic agents. Methods of forming and tailoring the properties of said biomaterials and methods of using said biomaterials for treating injury in a mammal are also provided.
US09000038B2	Methods and devices for providing prolonged drug therapy Methods and devices for maintaining a desired therapeutic drug effect over a prolonged therapy period are provided. In particular, oral dosage forms that release drug within the gastrointestinal tract at an ascending release rate over an extended time period are provided. The dosage forms may additionally comprise an immediate-release dose of drug.
US09000037B2	Precursors of glutamate derivatives This invention relates to novel precursors suitable for 18F radiolabeling of glutamate derivatives, methods for preparing such compounds and its intermediates, compositions comprising such compounds, kits comprising such compounds or compositions and methods for 18F radiolabeling of glutamate derivatives wherein the obtained 18F radiolabeled glutamate derivatives are suitable for diagnostic imaging by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) of proliferative diseases e.g. tumor in mammals.
US09000033B2	Composition for improving skin condition and appearance Disclosed is a cosmetic composition comprising prenylated isoflavonoid and a carrier, wherein the prenylated isoflavonoid is from about 0.0000001% to about 10%, preferably from 0.00001% to 1%, most preferably from 0.01% to 1%, by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. The active agent prenylated isoflavonoid induces a statistically significant upregulation of collagen 1A1 and elastin genes in normal human dermal fibroblasts. The composition is effective to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin and improve the appearance and condition of the skin.
US09000031B2	Thioxanthone-based autophagy inhibitor therapies to treat cancer The present specification provides compositions comprising a thioxanthone-based autophagy inhibitor and/or a cancer therapeutic autophagy inducing compound, pharmaceutical kits comprising these compositions, and methods of treating cancer using such compounds, compositions and kits. Additionally, the present specification provides methods of treating cancer using a thioxanthone-based autophagy inhibitor and a radiotherapy.
US09000025B2	Autotaxin inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are compounds that are inhibitors of autotaxin. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating autotaxin-dependent or autotaxin-mediated conditions or diseases.
US09000008B2	Amides of acetic and propionic acids The invention relates to novel amides of acetic and propionic acids, methods for production and use thereof for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and for improving perception, concentration, learning ability and memory.
US09000001B2	Organic compounds The invention provides novel 7,8-dihydro-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4-one compounds and 7,8,9-trihydro-[1H or 2H]-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(5H)-one compounds, substituted at the 1 or 2 position with C2-9 alkyl, C3-9 cycloalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, or substituted arylalkyl, in free, salt or prodrug form, processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals, particularly as PDE1 inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US09000000B2	Windshield washer conditioner A system and method of collecting and conditioning rainwater and other moisture, such as dew, from a windshield of a vehicle and utilizing the collected fluid to replenish the fluids in the windshield washer reservoir. A collection funnel is positioned on a vehicle in order to collect rainwater and other moisture. Rainwater and other fluids from the collection funnel are directed to a conditioning cartridge where the water is de-ionized and windshield washer fluid is added. The cartridges are designed to be single replaceable units. The mixed fluid from the mixing cartridge is directed to the pre-existing windshield washer reservoir.
US08999998B2	Pyrazolopyrimidine JAK inhibitor compounds and methods A compound of Formula I, enantiomers, diasteriomers, tautomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein, are useful as inhibitors of one or more Janus kinases. A pharmaceutical composition that includes a compound of Formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle, and methods of treating or lessening the severity of a disease or condition responsive to the inhibition of a Janus kinase activity in a patient are disclosed.
US08999986B2	Pyrrolo [2,3—D] pyrazin—7—ylpyrimidine compounds Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrazin-7-ylpyrimidine compounds are inhibitors of cell proliferation/cell vitality and can be employed for the treatment of tumors.
US08999972B2	Methods and compositions for stimulating neurogenesis and inhibiting neuronal degeneration The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising compounds useful for stimulating neurogenesis. The methods and compositions comprising compounds are also useful for inhibiting neuronal degeneration. Thus, the present invention can be used in the treatment of diseases and conditions characterized by neuronal loss and reduced neurogenesis including Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and depression. This invention could also be used for research products including single agents or mixtures of agents to promote, proliferate, differentiate, or maintain neurons from stem or progenitor cells.
US08999966B2	Compounds that are ERK inhibitors Disclosed are the ERK inhibitors of formula (1): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: A is a five membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring; and B is a monocyclic heterocycloalkyl ring, or a monocyclic heterocycloalkenyl ring, or a bridged monocyclic heterocycloalkyl ring, or a fused (monocyclic heterocycloalkyl ring) cyclopropyl ring. Also disclosed are methods of treating cancer using the compounds of formula (1).
US08999947B2	Nucleic acid functionalized nanoparticles for therapeutic applications Materials and methods for regulating gene expression using nanoparticles functionalized with antisense oligonucleotides are provided.
US08999940B2	Analogues of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) modified at N-terminal There is provided a novel series of analogues of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds, and the use of said compounds as GIP-receptor agonists or antagonists for treatment of GIP-receptor mediated conditions, such as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and obesity.
US08999931B2	Pharmaceutical composition using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GNRH) combined variants as immunogen A pharmaceutical composition using natural gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), and/or some of its mimetic peptides, indistinctly bound by its amino or carboxyl extremes to a carrier molecule; in one case by its carboxyl extreme and in the other case by the amino terminal extreme, thus eliciting a faster and more potent immunological response against the endogenous GnRH hormone. This finally leads to the ablation of the GnRH and consequently of the rest of the involved hormones in the stream GnRH/LH-FSH/Testosterone-(estrogens). An advantage of this formulation consists on facilitating the exposition to the immune system of a greater number of epitopes of the GnRH or its mimetics, minimizing thus the steric hindrance produced by the carriers. This invention has a direct application in the castration of pets and animals of economic interest, in the control of human fertility as well as in the treatment of hormone-sensitive tumors, such as that of the prostate, the breast, ovary, the endometry, testicles, hypophysis, salivary glands and other kinds of human tumors.
US08999928B2	Methods for treating diseases using a bone morphogenetic protein Described herein are methods, uses, and pharmaceutical compositions for treating heart disease that include a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP). In addition, described herein are methods, uses, and compositions for preventing or slowing fibrosis in diseased or injured tissue, and/or for preventing or slowing cell death in diseased or injured tissue.
US08999927B2	Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) compositions and use thereof Described herein is the identification of primate-specific glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor opposite strand (GDNFOS) transcripts and encoded peptides. In particular embodiments, provided herein are three GDNFOS antisense transcripts, referred to as GDNFOS-1, GDNFOS-2 and GDNFOS-3. The GDNFOS-3 transcript encodes an ORF of 105 amino acids. Compositions comprising the GDNFOS transcripts and peptides are also provided by the present disclosure. Further provided are methods of treating a neurodegenerative or peripheral organ disease in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed GDNFOS nucleic acid molecules, peptides or compositions.
US08999917B2	Variant activin receptor polypeptides and uses thereof The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
US08999916B2	Crosslinked peptide hydrogels The present invention relates to hydrogels comprising a plurality of amphiphilic peptides and/or peptoids capable of self-assembling into three-dimensional macromolecular nanofibrous networks, which entrap water and form said hydrogels, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of amphiphilic peptides and/or peptoids is chemically cross-linked. The present invention further relates to methods for preparing such hydrogels and to various uses of such hydrogels, e.g. as cell culture substrates, for drug and gene delivery, as wound dressing, as an implant, as an injectable agent that gels in situ, in pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions, in regenerative medicine, in tissue engineering and tissue regeneration, or in electronic devices. It also relates to a method of tissue regeneration or tissue replacement using a hydrogel in accordance with the present invention.
US08999915B2	Methods for attenuating release of inflammatory mediators and peptides useful therein The present invention includes methods of inhibiting or suppressing cellular secretory processes. More specifically the present invention relates to inhibiting or reducing the release of inflammatory mediators from inflammatory cells by inhibiting the mechanism associated with the release of inflammatory mediators from granules in inflammatory cells. In this regard, the present invention discloses an intracellular signaling mechanism that illustrates several novel intracellular targets for pharmacological intervention in disorders involving secretion of inflammatory mediators from vesicles in inflammatory cells. Peptide fragments and variants thereof of MANS peptide as disclosed in the present invention are useful in such methods.
US08999912B2	Detergent compositions This invention relates to laundry detergent compositions comprising bacterial alkaline enzymes exhibiting endo-beta-1,4-glucanase activity (E.C. 3.2.1.4) and fabric hueing agents.
US08999906B2	Machine part comprising a physical component coated with a polyelectrolyte layer The invention relates to a machine part comprising a first physical component, wherein: the first physical component is configured for moving relative to a second physical component; the first physical component has a first surface with a contact area for physical contact with the second physical component; the first physical component is shaped spatially complementarity to the second physical component at the contact area, and a polyelectrolyte layer is present on the first surface at a location of the contact area. The invention further relates to a machine comprising the present machine part and the second physical component. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a polyelectrolyte layer to reduce the friction between the first physical component and the second physical component, and a rolling-elements bearing.
US08999894B2	Nucleic acid-like proteins Methods are provided for labeling and for detecting DNA-interacting proteins with an assayable label, comprising combining the DNA-interacting protein with a mfpA pentapeptide repeat family protein that has been purified and that binds to the protein, wherein the mfpA pentapeptide repeat family protein is bound to an assayable label.
US08999893B2	Stabilized oil-in-water emulsions including meptyl dinocap The present invention relates to stable, agricultural oil-in-water emulsion compositions.
US08999890B2	Signaling compositions, methods, and systems for effecting plant burndown and herbicide enhancement Bio-regulators from a group of quaternary ammonium moieties modify a gene expression in undesirable plants to inhibit growth and robustness and enhance the effectiveness of herbicides. Such bio-regulator may be applied to plants through seed treatments, root drenching, spraying and dusting, or to soil were desirable crops are planted or will be planted. Bio-regulators may be duel-acting; causing beneficial modification to gene expressions in desirable plants while modifying gene expression in undesirable plants, making them more susceptible to herbicides. Bio-regulators are Ester Compounds, BMIA Compounds or related salts of those compounds.
US08999887B2	Process for preparing an olefin oxide using a multi-lobed porous ceramic body A carrier having at least three lobes, a first end, a second end, a wall between the ends and a non-uniform radius of transition at the intersection of an end and the wall is disclosed. A catalyst comprising the carrier, silver and promoters deposited on the carrier and useful for the epoxidation of olefins is also disclosed. A method for making the carrier, a method for making the catalyst and a process for epoxidation of an olefin with the catalyst are also disclosed.
US08999886B2	Catalyst support particle, production process thereof and exhaust gas purifying catalyst A catalyst support particle 10 is disclosed, wherein the particle comprises a zirconia-based metal oxide particle 1, and rare earth oxide-enriched areas 2 dotted on the surface thereof. A production process of a catalyst support particle is disclosed, wherein the process comprises (a) providing a colloidal solution containing a colloidal particle of rare earth hydroxide or oxide, (b) adding a zirconia-based metal oxide particle to the colloidal solution to cause the colloidal particle to be adsorbed and loaded on the surface of the zirconia-based metal oxide particle, and (c) drying and firing the zirconia-based metal oxide particle having the colloidal particle adsorbed and loaded thereon.
US08999885B2	Methods of activating charcoal resulting from biomass gasification Methods for activating charcoal resulting from biomass gasification are provided. Exemplary methods include gasifying biomass in a gasification reactor of an integrated biomass gasification system to produce charcoal; and activating charcoal using heat generated from an integral heat source of the integrated biomass gasification system. The methods include activation of charcoal resulting from biomass gasification in a more efficient, economical manner, thereby increasing the value of biomass gasification with minimal investment in the process.
US08999883B2	Ultrafine fiber-based composites having high hydroscopicity The present invention relates to ultrafine fiber-based composites comprising at least one ultrafine fiber-type hydrophobic polymer and oxide moisture absorbent particles distributed on the polymer. The ultrafine fiber-based composites may be appropriately used as sealing materials which can prevent the functional deterioration of electric or electronic devices and enhance the stability due to their high hydroscopicity and ability to maintain their appearance without change after the absorption of moisture.
US08999874B2	Carbon catalyst and process for production thereof, and electrode and battery each equipped with same Provided is a carbon catalyst having an improved catalytic activity, a production method therefor, and an electrode and a battery which use the carbon catalyst. The carbon catalyst is obtained by carbonizing a raw material including an organic substance containing a nitrogen atom and metals, and includes iron and/or cobalt, and copper as the metals. Further, the carbon catalyst has a crystallinity of 41.0% or less, which is determined by X-ray diffractometry, a nitrogen atom-to-carbon atom ratio of 0.7 or more, which is determined by X-ray photoelectronic spectrometry, and an oxygen reduction-starting potential of 0.774 V (vs. NHE) or more.
US08999868B2	Non-woven product that contains organic and/or mineral particles and its process for production A non-woven product containing organic and/or mineral particles has a volume density less than 1 and has at least two layers of synthetic fibers or filaments superposed in the Z direction perpendicular to the XY plane of the product, having undergone at least one needling operation, where the non-woven product integrates particulate feedstocks of mineral and/or organic particles distributed in a monomodal or multimodal manner in the product and at least partially coated or encapsulated by binding material that can point-connect the filaments or fibers to one another. At least one population or fraction of organic and/or mineral particles, has a size such that: 3×(√{square root over (SMf)})3≦v, preferably 5×(√{square root over (SMf)})3≦v, where SMf corresponds to the mean cross-section of the fibers or filaments that form the layers, and v represents the mean individual volume of the organic or mineral particles.
US08999867B2	Melt blown fiber Melt-blown fiber having an average diameter of not more than 5.0 μm, said fiber comprises at least 85 wt.-% of a propylene copolymer, wherein •said melt blown fiber and/or said propylene copolymer has/have a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 of at least 200 g/10 min, •said propylene copolymer has a comonomer content of 0.5 to 5.5 wt.-%, the comonmers are ethylene and/or at least one C4 to C20 α-olefin selected from the group consisting of 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, and 1-octene, •the propylene copolymer has <2,1> regiodefects of not more than 0.4 mol.-% determined by 13C-spectroscopy, and •said melt blown fiber and/or said propylene copolymer fulfill(s) the equation (1). wherein Tm [° C.] is the melting temperature [given in ° C.] of melt blown fiber said and/or of said propylene copolymer measured according to ISO 11357-3, C2 [wt %] is the amount [given in weight percentage] of comonomers within said melt blown fiber and/or within said propylene copolymer determined with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Tm ⁡ [ ° ⁢ ⁢ C . ] [ ° ⁢ ⁢ C . ] ≥ 160 - C ⁢ ⁢ 2 ⁡ [ wt ⁢ ⁢ % ] × 5.25 [ wt ⁢ ⁢ % ] ( 1 )
US08999866B2	Ballistic-resistant assemblies with monolayers of high-performance polyethylene multifilament yarns Ballistic-resistant assemblies include monolayers formed of high-performance polyethylene multi-filament yarns. The assemblies have an areal density of at least 1.5 kg/m2 and a specific energy absorption of at least 300 J·m2/kg as measured against a 9*19 mm FMJ Parabellum bullet according to a test procedure based on Stanag 2920.
US08999853B2	Pattern formation method A pattern formation method comprises a process of forming a resist pattern with an opening that exposes a first region of a glass film arranged on a substrate through a base film; a process of forming a neutralization film above the glass film; a process of forming a directed self-assembly material layer containing a first segment and a second segment above the glass film; a process of microphase separating the directed self-assembly material layer to form a directed self-assembly pattern containing a first part that includes the first segment and a second part that includes the second segment; and a process of removing either the first part or the second part and using the other as a mask to process the base film.
US08999852B2	Substrate mask patterns, methods of forming a structure on a substrate, methods of forming a square lattice pattern from an oblique lattice pattern, and methods of forming a pattern on a substrate A method of forming a pattern on a substrate comprises forming spaced, upwardly-open, cylinder-like structures projecting longitudinally outward of a base. Sidewall lining is formed over inner and over outer sidewalls of the cylinder-like structures, and that forms interstitial spaces laterally outward of the cylinder-like structures. The interstitial spaces are individually surrounded by longitudinally-contacting sidewall linings that are over outer sidewalls of four of the cylinder-like structures. Other embodiments are disclosed, including structure independent of method.
US08999851B2	Methods for formation of substrate elements The present invention relates to methods of forming substrate elements, including semiconductor elements such as nanowires, transistors and other structures, as well as the elements formed by such methods.
US08999850B2	Methods and apparatus for TMAH etching Methods and apparatus for etching materials using tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) are described. The methods may involve including an additive when applying the TMAH to the material to be etched. The additive may be a gas, and in some situations may be clean dry air. The clean dry air may be provided with the TMAH to minimize or prevent the formation of hillocks in the etched structure. Apparatus for performing the methods are also described.
US08999841B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: modifying a surface of a burying recess, of which surface is hydrophobic and which is formed in a dielectric film, to a hydrophilic state by supplying a plasma containing H ions and H radicals or a plasma containing NHx (x being 1, 2 or 3) ions and NHx radicals to the dielectric film formed on a substrate and containing silicon, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, a bottom portion of the burying recess being exposed with a lower conductive layer; and directly forming an adhesion film formed of a Ru film on the hydrophilic surface of the recess. The method further includes burying copper forming a conductive path in the recess.
US08999828B2	Method and device for a split-gate flash memory with an extended word gate below a channel region A split gate memory cell is fabricated with a word gate extending below an upper surface of a substrate having the channel region. An embodiment includes providing a band engineered channel with the word gate extending there through. Another embodiment includes forming a buried channel with the word gate extending below the buried channel.
US08999827B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: forming a first and second interconnect trenches adjacent to each other in an interlayer insulating film; providing a first interconnect and a space thereon within the first interconnect trench, and a second interconnect and a space thereon within the second interconnect trench; forming a first trench larger in width from the first interconnect trench and a second trench larger in width from the second interconnect trench, by conducting isotropic-etching; and forming a first insulating film within the first trench and a second insulating film within the second trench by filling an insulating material in the first trench and the second trench.
US08999818B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor element is formed on a first surface of the substrate. A resin layer is formed over a second surface of the substrate which is opposite to the first surface of the substrate and on a part of the side surface of the substrate. A step is formed on the side surface of the substrate. The width of the upper section of the substrate with a step is narrower than the lower section of the substrate with a step. Therefore, the substrate can also be a protrusion.
US08999812B2	Graphene devices and methods of manufacturing the same A graphene device may include a channel layer including graphene, a first electrode and second electrode on a first region and second region of the channel layer, respectively, and a capping layer covering the channel layer and the first and second electrodes. A region of the channel layer between the first and second electrodes is exposed by an opening in the capping layer. A gate insulating layer may be on the capping layer to cover the region of the channel layer, and a gate may be on the gate insulating layer.
US08999811B2	Semiconductor device An insulating layer containing a silicon peroxide radical is used as an insulating layer in contact with an oxide semiconductor layer for forming a channel. Oxygen is released from the insulating layer, whereby oxygen deficiency in the oxide semiconductor layer and an interface state between the insulating layer and the oxide semiconductor layer can be reduced. Accordingly, a semiconductor device where reliability is high and variation in electric characteristics is small can be manufactured.
US08999804B2	Methods for fabricating a bipolar junction transistor with self-aligned terminals Fabrication methods for a bipolar junction transistor. A semiconductor material layer is formed on a substrate and a mask layer is formed on the semiconductor material layer. The mask layer is patterned to form a plurality of openings to the semiconductor material layer. After the mask layer is formed and patterned, the semiconductor material layer is etched at respective locations of the openings to define a first trench, a second trench separated from the first trench by a first section of the semiconductor material layer defining a terminal of the bipolar junction transistor, and a third trench separated from the first trench by a second section of the semiconductor material layer defining an isolation pedestal. A trench isolation region is formed at a location in the substrate that is determined at least in part using the isolation pedestal as a positional reference.
US08999801B2	Nanowire channel field effect device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a polycrystalline semiconductor layer formed on an insulating film, the polycrystalline semiconductor layer including a first region and second and third regions each having a greater width than the first region, one of the second and third regions being connected to the first region; a gate insulating film formed at least on side faces of the first region of the polycrystalline semiconductor layer; a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film; and gate sidewalls made of an insulating material, the gate sidewalls being formed on side faces of the gate electrode on sides of the second and third regions. Content of an impurity per unit volume in the first region is larger than content of the impurity per unit volume in the second and third regions.
US08999800B2	Method of reducing contact resistance In one embodiment a method of forming low contact resistance in a substrate includes forming a silicide layer on the substrate, the silicide layer and substrate defining an interface therebetween in a source/drain region, and performing a hot implant of a dopant species into the silicide layer while the substrate is at a substrate temperature greater than 150° C., where the hot implant is effective to generate an activated dopant layer containing the dopant species, and the activated dopant layer extends from the interface into the source/drain region.
US08999799B2	Maskless dual silicide contact formation Embodiments of present invention provide a method of forming silicide contacts of transistors. The method includes forming a first set of epitaxial source/drain regions of a first set of transistors; forming a sacrificial epitaxial layer on top of the first set of epitaxial source/drain regions; forming a second set of epitaxial source/drain regions of a second set of transistors; converting a top portion of the second set of epitaxial source/drain regions into a metal silicide and the sacrificial epitaxial layer into a sacrificial silicide layer in a silicidation process wherein the first set of epitaxial source/drain regions underneath the sacrificial epitaxial layer is not affected by the silicidation process; removing selectively the sacrificial silicide layer; and converting a top portion of the first set of epitaxial source/drain regions into another metal silicide.
US08999798B2	Methods for forming NMOS EPI layers NMOS transistors having controlled channel strain and junction resistance and methods for the fabrication of same are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for forming an NMOS transistor may include (a) providing a substrate having a p-type silicon region; (b) depositing a silicon seed layer atop the p-type silicon region; (c) depositing a silicon-containing bulk layer comprising silicon, silicon and a lattice adjusting element or silicon and an n-type dopant atop the silicon seed layer; (d) implanting at least one of the lattice adjusting element or the n-type dopant which is absent from the silicon-containing bulk layer deposited in (c) into the silicon-containing bulk layer; and (e) annealing the silicon-containing bulk layer with an energy beam after implantation in (d). In some embodiments, the substrate may comprise a partially fabricated NMOS transistor device having a source/drain region defined therein.
US08999790B2	Method of forming a trench gate MOSFET having a thick bottom oxide A method of forming a trench gate MOSFET is provided. An epitaxial layer is formed on a substrate. A trench is formed in the epitaxial layer. A first insulating layer is conformally formed on surfaces of the epitaxial layer and the trench. A first conductive layer is formed at the bottom of the trench. A portion of the first insulating layer is removed to form a second insulating layer exposing an upper portion of the first conductive layer. An oxidation process is performed to oxidize the first conductive layer to a third insulating layer, wherein a fourth insulating layer is simultaneously formed on the surface of the epitaxial layer and on the sidewall of the trench. A second conductive layer is formed in the trench. Two body layers are formed in the epitaxial layer beside the trench. Two doped regions are formed in the body layers respectively beside the trench.
US08999782B2	Process of forming an electronic device including a vertical conductive structure An electronic device can include a buried conductive region and a semiconductor layer over the buried conductive region. The electronic device can further include a horizontally-oriented doped region and a vertical conductive region, wherein the vertical conductive region is electrically connected to the horizontally-oriented doped region and the buried conductive region. The electronic device can still further include an insulating layer overlying the horizontally-oriented doped region, and a first conductive electrode overlying the insulating layer and the horizontally-oriented doped region, wherein a portion of the vertical conductive region does not underlie the first conductive electrode. The electronic device can include a Schottky contact that allows for a Schottky diode to be connected in parallel with a transistor. Processes of forming an electronic device allow a vertical conductive region to be formed after a conductive electrode, a gate electrode, a source region, or both.
US08999776B2	Semiconductor device and electronic unit Thin-film transistors and techniques for forming thin-film transistors (TFT). In some embodiments, there is provided a method of forming a TFT, comprising forming a body region of the TFT comprising an organic semiconducting material, and forming a protective layer comprising an organic insulating material. Forming the protective layer comprises contacting the body region of the TFT with a solution comprising the organic insulating material. The organic insulating material is a material that phase separates with the organic semiconducting material when the solution contacts the organic semiconducting material. In other embodiments, there is provided an apparatus comprising a TFT. The TFT comprises a body region comprising an organic semiconducting material and a protective layer contacting the body region and comprising an organic insulating material that, when a solution comprising the organic insulating material contacts the organic semiconducting material, causes the organic insulating material to phase separate with the organic semiconducting material.
US08999774B2	Bulk fin-field effect transistors with well defined isolation A process fabricates a fin field-effect-transistor by implanting a dopant into an exposed portion of a semiconductor substrate within a cavity. The cavity is formed in a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate. The cavity exposes the portion of the semiconductor substrate within the cavity. A semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown within the cavity atop the dopant implanted exposed portion of the semiconductor substrate. A height of the cavity defines a height of the epitaxially grown semiconductor.
US08999771B2	Protection layer for halftone process of third metal A thin-film transistor having a protection layer for a planarization layer. The protection layer prevents reduction of the planarization layer during an ashing process, thereby preventing the formation of a steeply tapered via hole through the planarization layer. In this manner, the via hole may be coated with a conductive element that may serve as a conductive path between a common electrode and the drain of the transistor.
US08999766B2	ESD/antenna diodes for through-silicon vias Roughly described, an antenna diode is formed at least partially within the exclusion zone around a TSV, and is connected to the TSV by way of a metal 1 layer conductor at the same time that the TSV is connected to either the gate poly or a diffusion region of one or more transistors placed outside the exclusion zone.
US08999763B2	Package including an interposer having at least one topological feature Embodiments include but are not limited to apparatuses and systems including semiconductor packages, e.g. memory packages, having an interposer including at least one topological feature, such as a depression in a surface of the interposer, a die coupled to the surface of the interposer, and an encapsulant material formed over the die and the interposer, and disposed in the at least one depression to resist movement of the encapsulant material relative to the interposer. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US08999761B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device To stably remove a resin body formed in a supply route of a resin in a sealing step. A leadframe has, in a sub-runner portion thereof, a sub-through-hole. The sub-through-hole has, along a first direction along which the sub-runner portion extends, a first portion located on the side of a main-runner portion and a second portion located on the side of a gate portion relative to the first portion. In a plan view, an opening width of the sub-through-hole in the first direction is greater than that of the sub-through-hole in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In a plan view, an opening width of the sub-through-hole in the second direction gradually decreases from the first portion to an end portion of the second portion on the side of the gate portion.
US08999758B2	Fixing semiconductor die in dry and pressure supported assembly processes Semiconductor die are assembled on a substrate by providing the semiconductor die, substrate, and an elastically deformable foil fixture preformed with one or more sunken regions having sidewalls and a bottom, and placing the semiconductor die in the one or more sunken regions so that the foil fixture is populated with a first side of the semiconductor die facing the bottom of the one or more sunken regions and a second opposing side of the semiconductor die facing away from the bottom of the one or more sunken regions. The substrate is placed adjacent the second side of the semiconductor die with a joining material interposed between the substrate and the semiconductor die. The substrate and the populated foil fixture are pressed together at an elevated temperature and pressure via first and second pressing tool members so that the substrate is attached to the second side of the semiconductor die via the joining material.
US08999757B2	Top port MEMS cavity package and method of manufacture thereof A method for the manufacture of a package encasing a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) device provides a cover having a lid and sidewalls with a port extending through the lid. A first base component is bonded to the sidewalls defining an internal cavity. This first base component further includes an aperture extending therethrough. The MEMS device is inserted through the aperture and bonded said to the lid with the MEMS device at least partially overlapping the port. Assembly is completed by bonding a second base component to the first base component to seal the aperture. The package so formed has a cover with a lid, sidewalls and a port extending through the lid. A MEMS device is bonded to the lid and electrically interconnected to electrically conductive features disposed on the first base component. A second base component is bonded to the first base component spanning the aperture.
US08999755B1	Etched hybrid die package Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with an etched hybrid die package are described. According to one embodiment, a method includes electrically connecting a semiconductor die to at least one of a plurality of primary leads and at least one feature. The method includes applying an encapsulant material to a lead-frame that includes the plurality of primary leads to form a package body. Portions of the primary leads protrude from the package body and portions of the at least one feature are exposed within the package body. The method includes chemically etching a die pad exposed within the package body to form and electrically isolate the at least one feature from the die pad. Chemically etching includes fully etching the at least one feature from the die pad.
US08999754B2	Integrated circuit package with molded cavity An integrated circuit package system includes a base substrate, attaching a base die over the base substrate, attaching an integrated interposer having interposer circuit devices, over the base die, and forming a package system encapsulant having an encapsulant cavity over the integrated interposer.
US08999753B2	Semiconductor mounting device and method for manufacturing semiconductor mounting device A semiconductor mounting device including a first substrate having first insulation layers, first conductor layers formed on the first insulation layers and via conductors connecting the first conductor layers, a second substrate having a core substrate, second conductor layers, through-hole conductors and buildup layers having second insulation layers and third conductor layers, first bumps connecting the first and second substrates and formed on the outermost first conductor layer on the outermost first insulation layer, and second bumps positioned to connect a semiconductor element and formed on the outermost third conductor layer on the outermost second insulation layer. The second substrate has greater thickness than the first substrate, the second conductor layers are formed on surfaces of the core substrate, respectively, the through-hole conductors are formed through the core substrate and connecting the second conductor layers, and the buildup layers are formed on the core substrate and second conductor layers, respectively.
US08999749B2	Method for manufacturing organic semiconductor element, and organic semiconductor element A method for manufacturing an organic semiconductor element capable of obtaining an organic semiconductor element in which an organic semiconductor layer is patterned without lowering the mobility of the organic semiconductor layer through a simple and easy process, which includes: an organic semiconductor layer formation step; a first dielectric layer formation step of forming a first dielectric layer on the organic semiconductor layer to be positioned at least on a channel region between the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a second dielectric layer formation step, wherein the second dielectric layer has a contact portion contacting the organic semiconductor layer around the first dielectric layer, and a mixed layer in which the organic semiconductor layer and the second dielectric layer are mixed with each other is formed to constitute an interface between the organic semiconductor layer and the second dielectric layer in the contact portion.
US08999746B2	Method of forming metal chalcogenide dispersion, metal chalcogenide dispersion, method of producing light absorbing layer of solar cell, method of producing solar cell A method of producing a metal chalcogenide dispersion usable in forming a light absorbing layer of a solar cell, the method including: a metal chalcogenide nano particle formation step in which at least one metal or metal compound selected from the group consisting of a group 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 metal or metal compound, a water-containing solvent and a group 16 element-containing compound are mixed together to obtain metal chalcogenide nano particles; and an addition step in which a compound (1) represented by general formula (1) is added to the metal chalcogenide nano particles, thereby obtaining a metal chalcogenide dispersion (wherein R1 to R4 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a hydrogen atom; provided that at least one of R1 to R4 represents a hydrocarbon group).
US08999745B2	Phase-change memory device and fabrication method thereof A phase-change memory device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The phase-change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate in which a word line is arranged, a diode line disposed over the word line and extending parallel to the word line, a phase-change line pattern disposed over the diode line, and a projection disposed between the diode line and the phase-change line pattern and protruding from the diode line. The diode line and the projection are formed of a single layer to be in continuity with each other.
US08999743B2	Manufacture of solar cell module A solar cell module is manufactured by forming silicone coating films (2, 2) on panels (1a, 1b), placing a solar cell matrix (3) on the silicone coating film on panel (1a), providing a seal member (4) consisting of a base seal member (4a) of butyl rubber and protrusive seal segments (4b) of butyl rubber on a peripheral region of panel (1a), mating the two panels together such that the seal member (4) may abut against a peripheral region of panel (1b), and the solar cell matrix (3) may be sandwiched between the silicone coating films (2), and compressing and heating the mated panels (1a, 1b) in vacuum for establishing a seal around the solar cell matrix (3).
US08999739B2	Field effect transistor-based bio-sensor An apparatus comprises: a sensing element formed on a buried oxide layer of a substrate and providing communication between a source region and a drain region; a gate dielectric layer on the sensing element, the gate dielectric layer defining a sensing surface on the sensing element; a passive surface surrounding the sensing surface; and a compound bound to the sensing surface and not bound to the passive surface, the compound having a ligand specifically configured to preferentially bind a target molecule to be sensed. An electrolyte solution in contact with the sensing surface and the passive surface forms a top gate of the apparatus.
US08999735B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing organic el device Provided are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device which enable deposition of a vaporized material from an evaporation source onto a substrate in a desired pattern, while eliminating the need for a conventional strip-shaped shadow mask. A shielding portion 51 is configured to be switchable between a shield position where the shielding portion 51 is arranged between an evaporation source 4 and a substrate 81 so as to shield the substrate 81 and a shield release position where the shielding portion 51 is withdrawn from between the evaporation source 4 and the substrate 81 so as to release the shielding of the substrate 81. The shielding portion 51 is switched between the shield position and the shield release position while rotating together with a roller 3.
US08999734B2	Cyclic amino compounds for low-k silylation Disclosed herein are mono-functional silylating compounds that may exhibit enhanced silylating capabilities. Also disclosed are method of synthesizing and using these compounds. Finally methods to determine effective silylation are also disclosed.
US08999733B2	Method of forming RRAM structure An RRAM includes a resistive layer including a dielectric layer and surplus oxygen ions or nitrogen ions from a treatment on the dielectric layer after the dielectric layer is formed. When the RRAM is applied with a voltage, the oxygen ions or nitrogen ions occupy vacancies in the dielectric layer to increase resistance of the resistive layer. When the RRAM is applied with another voltage, the oxygen ions or nitrogen ions are removed from the vacancies to lower the resistance of the resistive layer.
US08999731B2	Programmable illumination pattern for transporting microparticles The present application provides a set of fundamental operations enabling interactive control over the creation and placement of planar arrays of several types of particles and biomolecules and the manipulation of array shape and size. The present invention enables sample preparation and handling for diagnostic assays and biochemical analysis in an array format, and the functional integration of these operations. In addition, the present invention provides a procedure for the creation of material surfaces with desired properties and for the fabrication of surface-mounted optical components.
US08999717B2	Gold and silver quantum clusters in molecular containers and methods for their preparation and use A composition includes a quantum cluster of Agm or Aun, one or more protector molecules; and a molecular cavity partially or wholly surrounding the quantum cluster. A method for preparing the quantum clusters includes adding a first amount of glutathione to a gold salt, a silver salt, or a mixture thereof to form a mixture; adding a reducing agent to the mixture to form a precipitate; and mixing the precipitate with a second amount of glutathione and a cyclodextrin to form a composition. Devices are prepared from the quantum clusters, and the devices may be used in methods of authentification of articles.
US08999707B2	Method of making hybrid cells that express useful antibodies This invention relates to a novel hybridoma strategy that uses CD27+ B cells cultured in vitro to induce IgM to IgG class switch prior to fusion with a fusion partner. Hybridomas resulting from the fusion between CD27+ B cells and a fusion partner cell line and antibodies secreted from the hybridomas are included in the invention.
US08999704B2	Method and apparatus for headspace control in acoustic processing of samples Method and apparatus for controlling acoustic treatment of a sample including a liquid. A processing volume in which the sample is acoustically treated may be controlled, e.g., by positioning a suitable element so as to reduce and/or eliminate a headspace size at a sample/gas interface. An interaction between the acoustic energy and the sample may be controlled, e.g., by using a headspace control element positioned at least partially in the sample that helps to reduce splashing or other sample ejection that would otherwise occur.
US08999692B2	Compositions and methods comprising cellulase variants with reduced affinity to non-cellulosic materials The present disclosure relates to cellulase variants. In particular the present disclosure relates to cellulase variants having reduced binding to non-cellulosic materials. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the cellulase, compositions comprising said cellulase, methods of identifying cellulose variants and methods of using the compositions.
US08999691B2	Glucose dehydrogenase Disclosed is a modified glucose dehydrogenases that has dramatically increased productivity in Escherichia coli and dramatically increased thermal stability, which is obtained by introducing specific amino acid mutations to glucose dehydrogenase derived from Botryotinia fuckeliana. Also disclosed is a modified glucose dehydrogenases that has dramatically increased productivity in E. coli and dramatically increased thermal stability, which is obtained by replacing two amino acid residues in glucose dehydrogenase of fungal origin with cysteine residues. The novel glucose dehydrogenase has a low reactivity to xylose.
US08999684B2	Candida tropicalis cells and use thereof The invention relates to genetically engineered Candida tropicalis cells, use thereof and a method of production of ω-hydroxycarboxylic acids and ω-hydroxycarboxylic acid esters.
US08999682B2	Manipulation of genes of the mevalonate and isoprenoid pathways to create novel traits in transgenic organisms Disclosed are the uses of specific genes of the mevalonate and isoprenoid biosynthetic pathways, and of inactive gene sites (the pseudogene) to (1) enhance biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate, dimethylallyl diphosphate and isoprenoid pathway derived products in the plastids of transgenic plants and microalgae, (2) create novel antibiotic resistant transgenic plants and microalgae, and (3) create a novel selection system and/or targeting sites for mediating the insertion of genetic material into plant and microalgae plastids. The specific polynucleotides to be used, solely or in any combination thereof, are publicly available from GeneBank and contain open reading frames having sequences that upon expression will produce active proteins with the following enzyme activities: (a) acetoacetyl CoA thiolase (EC 2.3.1.9), (b) 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) synthase (EC 4.1.3.5), (c) HMG-CoA reductase (EC 1.1.1.34), (d) mevalonate kinase (EC 2.7.1.36), (e) phosphomevalonate kinase (EC 2.7.4.2), (f) mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.33), (g) isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) isomerase (EC 5.3.3.2), and (h) phytoene synthase (EC 2.5.1.32).
US08999678B2	Method of increasing the function of an AAV vector A method of correcting singletons in a selected AAV sequence in order to increasing the packaging yield, transduction efficiency, and/or gene transfer efficiency of the selected AAV is provided. This method involves altering one or more singletons in the parental AAV capsid to conform the singleton to the amino acid in the corresponding position(s) of the aligned functional AAV capsid sequences.
US08999676B2	Recombinant polymerases for improved single molecule sequencing Provided are compositions comprising recombinant DNA polymerases that include amino acid substitutions, insertions, deletions, and/or exogenous features that confer modified properties upon the polymerase for enhanced single molecule sequencing. Such properties can include enhanced metal ion coordination, reduced exonuclease activity, reduced reaction rates at one or more steps of the polymerase kinetic cycle, decreased branching fraction, altered cofactor selectivity, increased yield, increased thermostability, increased accuracy, increased speed, increased readlength, and the like. Also provided are nucleic acids which encode the polymerases with the aforementioned phenotypes, as well as methods of using such polymerases to make a DNA or to sequence a DNA template.
US08999665B2	Trapping molecular segments in nano-gaps A molecule trapping method includes forming a fluid bridge between a first reservoir and a second reservoir, translocating a molecule from the first reservoir to the second reservoir through the fluid bridge, detecting when a segment of the molecule is in the fluid bridge, breaking the fluid bridge and forming an a gap between the first and the second reservoirs, thereby trapping a segment of the molecule in the gap and making measurements on the segment of the molecule.
US08999664B2	Method of improving salmon meat color The present invention provides a salmon flesh color improving method and a salmon flesh color improving feed which are usable for producing a salmon having a mild reddish orange flesh color close to the flesh color of wild fish, and a salmon and fish flesh thereof produced by such a flesh color improving method. The present invention also provides a method for producing a salmon having a mild reddish orange flesh color, comprising cultivating the salmon with a feed comprising a carotenoid colorant mixed therein, the carotenoid colorant comprising at least astaxanthin, phoenicoxanthin, canthaxanthin and adonixanthin.
US08999663B2	Method for obtaining a lipid-containing composition from microbial biomass Methods are provided for pelletizing a microbial biomass, extracting a refined lipid composition from the pelletized biomass under supercritical conditions and distilling the refined lipid composition, at least once under short path distillation conditions, to obtain a lipid-containing fraction. Also disclosed are methods of making lipid-containing oil concentrates therefrom, by transesterifying and enriching the lipid-containing fraction.
US08999662B2	Method for producing dry reagent, dry reagent, and analysis tool using same Provided is a dry reagent that allows measuring with good precision, in accordance with a transmission method that utilizes light of the ultraviolet region, increases or decreases of a nicotinamide coenzyme, in order to quantify a component contained in a liquid sample.A dry reagent 4 for performing a quantitative analysis of a specific component in a liquid sample S contains a nicotinamide coenzyme and a leveling agent for smoothing the dry reagent 4. Increases or decreases of the nicotinamide coenzyme are measured in accordance with a transmission method that utilizes light of the ultraviolet region. The leveling agent is a combination of an alkali and at least one type selected from among a saccharide and a surfactant.
US08999659B2	Body fluid BIN1 as a marker of cardiac health The present disclosure provides methods involving use of BIN1 protein levels in biological fluid of a subject in evaluating cardiac health of the subject. The method provided herein may be used to predict a risk of a poor outcome in a subject. The methods also find use in evaluating subjects for assessing patients diagnosed with heart failure. These methods are also useful in assessing therapy options and efficacy of treatment in heart failure patients.
US08999655B2	Increase of myeloid microvesicles in the cerebrospinal fluid as biomarker of microglia/macrophage activation in neurological disorders The present invention relates to a method for the diagnostic and/or prognostic of a neurological disease characterized by an inflammation process in a subject comprising measuring the amount of myeloid derived microvesicles in a cerebrospinal fluid sample obtained from the subject. The invention further relates to a method for predicting and/or monitoring the efficacy of a treatment for a neurological pathology or for monitoring a neurological disease progression.
US08999645B2	Bioreactors comprising fungal strains Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an isolated cellulose degrading fungus. Also disclosed are culture compositions and bioreactor compositions comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Further described herein are filtration and extraction devices comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Still further disclosed are bioprocessing facilities for and methods for producing co-products resulting from one or more bioprocesses of the cellulose degrading fungus.
US08999643B2	Methods and assays for the detection of alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) activity in cells The invention relates to methods and assays for the detection of active Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) activity in cells. The methods and assays involve detecting or assaying for partially double-stranded telomeric circles wherein the presence of said circles is specific for cells comprising an active ALT mechanism. In some embodiments the methods find application in, inter alia, determining the level of ALT activity in a cell, determining the ALT status of a cancer in a subject, diagnosing and/or treating disease, determining disease status, analysis of treatment efficacy, and the identification of novel therapeutic agents.
US08999642B2	Methods for selecting and amplifying polynucleotides The invention provides methods for controlling the density of different molecular species on the surface of a solid support. A first mixture of different molecular species is attached to a solid support under conditions to attach each species at a desired density, thereby producing a derivatized support having attached capture molecules. The derivatized support is treated with a second mixture of different molecular species, wherein different molecular species in the second mixture bind specifically to the different capture molecules attached to the solid support. One or more of the capture molecules can be reversibly modified such that the capture molecules have a different activity before and after the second mixture of molecular species are attached. In particular embodiments, the different molecular species are nucleic acids that are reversibly modified to have different activity in an amplification reaction.
US08999640B2	Detection of nucleic acids using a cantilever sensor Detection of miniscule amounts of nucleic acid is accomplished via binding of target nucleic acid to probe material, composed of nucleic acid, which is bound to a sensor configured to sense mass. The sensor is prepared by immobilizing a probe material to a surface of the sensor, wherein the probe material is known to bind to the target nucleic acid. The prepared sensor is exposed to the target nucleic acid. The target nucleic acid binds to the probe material. The mass accumulated on the sensor reflects the amount of target nucleic acid bound to the probe material.
US08999638B2	Method of treatment based on polymorphisms of the KCNQ1 gene The invention provides methods for the administration of compounds capable of prolonging a QTc interval and methods for predicting whether an individual is predisposed to such QTc prolongation.
US08999633B2	Compositions, kits, and methods for identification, assessment, prevention and treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in humans The invention relates to compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human pancreatic adenocarcinoma. A variety of chromosomal regions (MCRs) and markers in the MCRs, are provided that are correlated with cancer. In particular, chromosomal regions and markers in the MCR 50.06-62.89 Mb of human chromosome 19, are provided, wherein alterations in the copy number of the MCR and/or alterations in the amount, structure, and/or activity of one or more of the markers in the MCR is correlated with the presence of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
US08999631B2	Primer and pattern forming method for layer including block copolymer An undercoat agent usable in phase separation of a layer formed on a substrate, the layer containing a block copolymer having a plurality of polymers bonded, the undercoat agent including a resin component, and 20 mol % to 80 mol % of all the structural units of the resin component being a structural unit derived from an aromatic ring-containing monomer; and a method of forming a pattern of a layer containing a block copolymer, the method including: step (1) coating the undercoat agent on a substrate (1), thereby forming a layer (2) composed of the undercoat agent, step (2) forming a layer (3) containing a block copolymer having a plurality of polymers bonded on the surface of the layer (2) composed of the undercoat agent, and subjecting the layer (3) containing the block copolymer to phase separation, and step (3) selectively removing a phase (3a) of at least one polymer of the plurality of copolymers constituting the block copolymer from the layer (3) containing the block copolymer.
US08999629B2	Photosensitive sacrificial polymer with low residue Embodiments according to the present invention relate generally to PAG bilayer and PAG-doped unilayer structures using sacrificial polymer layers that incorporate a photoacid generator having a concentration gradient therein. Said PAG concentration being higher in a upper portion of such structures than in a lower portion thereof. Embodiments according to the present invention also relate to a method of using such bilayers and unilayers to form microelectronic structures having a three-dimensional space, and methods of decomposition of the sacrificial polymer within the aforementioned layers.
US08999626B2	Polymer compound comprising dye and curable resin composition comprising same The present invention relates to a polymer compound including a dye, and a curable resin composition including the same. The polymer compound including the dye according to the present invention may exhibit characteristics such as excellent heat resistance, solubility, coating uniformity, chemical resistance and the like by introducing a single molecule type dye into a side chain of a polymer binder to be modified into a polymer form and applying the modified polymer to a curable composition.
US08999620B2	Toner for electrostatic latent image development A toner for electrostatic latent image development, containing toner particles composed of toner core particle containing at least a binder resin and a shell layer coating the toner core particle. Average circularities D4 to D7 of toner particles within predetermined particle diameter ranges are each no less than 0.960, the difference (Dmax−Dmin) between a maximum value Dmax among D4 to D7 and a minimum value Dmin among D4 to D7 is no greater than 0.015. The shell layer is smoothened to a predetermined level. And, cracks in a direction approximately perpendicular to a surface of the toner core particles are observable inside the shell layer when cross-section of the toner particle is observed using a transmission electron microscope.
US08999601B2	Electrolyte supported cell designed for longer life and higher power A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a cathode electrode, an anode electrode, and a solid oxide electrolyte located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The cathode electrode is a porous ceramic layer infiltrated with a cathode catalyst material, and the anode electrode is a porous ceramic layer infiltrated with an anode catalyst material, and the electrolyte is a ceramic layer having a lower porosity than the anode and the cathode electrodes. A ceramic reinforcing region may be located adjacent to the riser opening in the electrolyte.
US08999593B2	Ejector apparatus for fuel cell An ejector apparatus for a fuel cell includes an ejector main body including an inlet port, an outlet port, a suction port, and an oxidizer-gas supply port, a first to third chambers provided in the body, a nozzle having a nozzle hole discharging the fuel gas, a diffuser mixing the fuel gas discharged from the nozzle hole and the fuel offgas exhausted from the fuel cell and returned to the suction port, a needle fixed on a side of the body and extending along an axial direction of the nozzle in a hollow portion thereof, and first and second diaphragms arranged to oppose each other, and changing an opening area in a gap between the nozzle hole and an outer peripheral face of a top end of the needle, wherein a pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm is set to be larger than that of the second diaphragm.
US08999590B2	On-line monitoring assembly for detection of sulfur breakthrough in a desulfurizer assembly and sulfur breakthrough detection method A monitoring assembly for use in a fuel cell system for detecting sulfur-containing compounds in fuel. The monitoring assembly comprises an indicator assembly for passing the fuel therethrough, the indicator assembly including an indicator material and a housing for housing said indicator material, wherein the housing is adapted to be placed on-line in one of a main path receiving substantially all the fuel and a bypass path receiving only a portion of the fuel in the fuel cell system and the indicator material is such that when the housing is placed on-line in the fuel cell system at least one physical property of the indicator material changes when the indicator material is exposed to sulfur-containing compounds in the fuel of the fuel cell system, and the indicator assembly being additionally adapted to allow detection of the change in the physical property of the indicator material.
US08999588B2	Positive electrode for a lithium battery A method for producing a lithium alkali transition metal oxide for use as a positive electrode material for lithium secondary batteries by a precipitation method. The positive electrode material is a lithium alkali transition metal composite oxide and is prepared by mixing a solid state mixed with alkali and transition metal carbonate and a lithium source. The mixture is thermally treated to obtain a small amount of alkali metal residual in the lithium transition metal composite oxide cathode material.
US08999586B2	Electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the electrode, and a method for manufacturing the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a material mixture layer containing an active material and a porous insulating layer. The insulating layer is formed on the material mixture layer. The insulating layer contains a resin having a cross-linked structure and inorganic particles. A mixed layer that includes components of the insulating layer and components of the material mixture layer is provided at the interface between the insulating layer and the material mixture layer.
US08999583B2	Lithium-ion secondary battery, anode for lithium-ion secondary battery, power tool, electric vehicle and energy storage system A lithium-ion secondary battery allowed to improve cycle characteristics and initial charge-discharge characteristics is provided. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a cathode; an anode; and an electrolytic solution. The anode includes an anode active material layer including a plurality of anode active material particles. The anode active material particles each include a core section and a coating section applied to a part or a whole of a surface of the core section, and the core section includes a silicon-based material (SiOx: 0≦x<0.5) and the coating section includes an amorphous or low-crystalline silicon-based material (SiOy: 0.5≦y≦1.8).
US08999579B2	Surface treated anode active material and method of making the same, anode including the same, and lithium battery including the same An anode includes a collector; and an anode active material layer disposed on the collector comprises an anode active material, which is lithium oxide coated Li4Ti5O12, a conductive material, and a binder, wherein the lithium oxide intercalates and/or deintercalates lithium ions into and from the lattice structure of Li4Ti5O12. By coating the surface of the anode active material with lithium oxide, an anode including the surface-treated anode active material has a high capacity, high-rate properties, and a high initial efficiency.
US08999576B2	Cathode active material, cathode and nonaqueous secondary battery A cathode active material of the present invention is a cathode active material having a composition represented by General Formula (1) below, LiFe1-xMxP1-ySiyO4 (1), where: an average valence of Fe is +2 or more; M is an element having a valence of +2 or more and is at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, Y, and Al; the valence of M is different from the average valence of Fe; 0
US08999574B2	Method of preparing graphene-sulfur nanocomposites for rechargeable lithium-sulfur battery electrodes A method of preparing a graphene-sulfur nanocomposite for a cathode in a rechargeable lithium-sulfur battery comprising thermally expanding graphite oxide to yield graphene layers, mixing the graphene layers with a first solution comprising sulfur and carbon disulfide, evaporating the carbon disulfide to yield a solid nanocomposite, and grinding the solid nanocomposite to yield the graphene-sulfur nanocomposite. Rechargeable-lithium-sulfur batteries having a cathode that includes a graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can exhibit improved characteristics. The graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can be characterized by graphene sheets with particles of sulfur adsorbed to the graphene sheets. The sulfur particles have an average diameter of less than 50 nm.
US08999557B2	Battery pack with elastic frame A battery module including a plurality of unit battery cells stacked in a first direction; a pair of end plates spaced from each other in the first direction and accommodating the unit battery cells therebetween; an elastic frame below the unit battery cells, the elastic frame extending in the first direction and the elastic frame having the capability of being elastically biased in a second direction.
US08999555B2	Battery array configured to prevent vibration A battery array is provided with a battery stack (5) having a plurality of rectangular battery cells (1) stacked together with intervening separators (2), endplates (3) disposed at the ends of the battery stack, and binding bars (4) extending in the battery cell stacking direction and attached to the endplates in a manner that binds both sides of the battery stack. The binding bars are configured as plates of given width extending along the battery stack surfaces. The binding bars and separators fit together in a linked configuration that limits their relative movement in the up-and-down direction.
US08999553B2	Rechargeable battery with shutdown layer comprising a low melting point material and an electrically conductive material In at least one embodiment, a battery is provided comprising an anode and cathode, a separator between the anode and cathode, and a shutdown layer between the separator and the anode or cathode. The shutdown layer may include low melting point material and a conductive material within the low melting point material forming a conductive network within the shutdown layer. At a melting point temperature of the low melting point material, the conductive network is reduced such that at least a portion of the shutdown layer is substantially electrically non-conductive. The shutdown layer may be a free-standing layer or may be coated one or both of the electrodes.
US08999545B2	Battery module A battery module including a plurality of battery cells aligned in a direction; first and second end plates respectively arranged at outer sides of the plurality of battery cells; and a bottom plate supporting bottom surfaces of the battery cells and including at least a portion including a pattern structure.
US08999538B2	Battery module with sealed vent chamber A battery module having sealed vent chamber includes a plurality of electrochemical cells each having a vent at an end thereof. The module also includes a structure defining a chamber and comprising a plurality of sockets, each socket configured to receive one of the plurality of electrochemical cells such that the vents of the electrochemical cells are located in the chamber. The module further includes a seal provided between at least one of the electrochemical cells and its associated socket. At least a portion of the seal is deformable such that gases released from the electrochemical cells into the chamber compress the deformable portion of the seal against the electrochemical cells to seal the gases in the chamber.
US08999537B2	Battery pack A battery pack configured to prevent excess solder material from flowing down onto a protective circuit module (PCM) is disclosed. According to some aspects, the battery pack includes at least one battery cell, a protective circuit module (PCM) electrically connected to the battery cell, and a conductive tab configured to electrically connect the battery cell to the PCM. A tapered through hole is formed in the PCM so that the conductive tab is inserted into and fixed to the through hole.
US08999535B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording media [Problem] An object is to provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium in which a narrower track width is achieved by enhancing an exchange coupling magnetic field Hex of a soft magnetic layer so that a higher recording density can be achieved.[Solution] A perpendicular magnetic recording medium according to the present invention is configured to include a magnetic recording layer 122 that records a signal, and a soft magnetic layer 114 provided below the magnetic recording layer, on a base 110 on a main surface of which textures are formed, wherein the textures includes first textures 110a that is linear rails in a certain direction, and second textures 110b that are trails intersecting at a predetermined angle with the first textures; and the angle of intersection between the first textures and the second textures is 10° or less.
US08999531B2	Coated CBN sintered body A coated cBN sintered body has excellent wear resistance, fracture resistance, adhesiveness between a substrate and a coating, and a tool life of which is elongated as compared with conventional cBN sintered bodies. The coated cBN sintered body has a cBN sintered body substrate and a coating coated on the surface thereof. The cBN sintered body includes 76 to 90% by volume of cBN, and 10 to 24% by volume of a binder phase and inevitable impurities. An average grain size of cBN is 0.5 to 5.0 μm, an average value of the thickness of the binder phase is 0.05 to 0.8 μm, and the standard deviation of the thickness of the binder phase is 0.8 μm or less.
US08999525B2	Condensed-cyclic compound, organic light-emitting device comprising the same, and flat panel display apparatus including the device A condensed-cyclic compound is represented by Formula 1 below. An organic light-emitting device includes the condensed-cyclic compound. A flat panel display apparatus includes the organic light-emitting device. The organic light-emitting device includes an organic layer including the compound of Formula 1 and has low driving voltage, high emission efficiency, and a long lifetime.
US08999521B2	Materials for organic electroluminescent devices The present invention relates to anthracene derivatives, to the use thereof in organic electroluminescent devices, and to organic electroluminescent devices comprising these compounds.
US08999516B2	Polycrystalline silicon rod and process for production thereof The invention provides a polycrystalline silicon rod having a total diameter of at least 150 mm, including a core A having a porosity of 0 to less than 0.01 around a thin rod, and at least two subsequent regions B and C which differ in porosity by a factor of 1.7 to 23, the outer region C being less porous than region B.
US08999514B2	Bond coating powder comprising MCrAlY (M=Ni,Fe,Co), method of making, and a method of applying as bond coating Provided is bond coating powder and method of making. The method includes providing a powder including a plurality of parent particles. The method includes providing a plurality of dispersoids. The method includes mechanically alloying the powder and the plurality of dispersoids at ambient temperature. The mechanical alloying operable to provide a selective occupation of the plurality of dispersoids in a grain boundary area of the plurality of parent particles providing the bond coating powder. The plurality of dispersoids occupy about 18 percent to about 30 percent of the grain boundary area of the bond coating powder.
US08999512B2	Coating material comprising unsaturated polyester resins and vinyl ethers The use of a composition which is liquid under standard conditions (20° C., 1 bar) as a coating material, wherein the composition comprises a) an unsaturated polyester resin composed of α-olefinically unsaturated polycarboxylic acids, polyols, and optionally further compounds, b) compounds with vinyl ether groups (vinyl ethers for short), and c) optionally α-olefinically unsaturated polycarboxylic acids or their monoesters or diesters, where the sum of the double bonds of the α-olefinically unsaturated polycarboxylic acids from a) and optionally of the compounds c) to the double bonds of the vinyl ethers b) is in a molar ratio of 1.3:1 to 0.8:1.
US08999511B2	Cubic boron nitride sintered body tool A cBN sintered body tool has the following feature. In at least one cross sectional surface of the cBN sintered body tool taken along a plane perpendicular to a joining surface having the largest area in joining surfaces between the cBN sintered body and the joining layer, a point C and a point D are assumed to represent points away by ¼ of the length of a line segment connecting a point A and a point B shown in a figure. A value obtained when an area of a region surrounded by a line segment connecting the point C and the point D, the first cBN particle, the second cBN particle, and the binder phase is divided by the length of the line segment connecting the point A and point B to each other is 0.14-0.6 μm.
US08999494B2	Resins and coating compositions The invention relates to a polyesteramide resin containing ester groups and at least one amide group in the back-bone characterized in that it has at least one hydroxyalkylamide endgroup, and a Tg<0° C.
US08999484B2	Compositions and methods for plugging honeycomb bodies with reduced plug depth variability A composition for applying to a honeycomb body includes a refractory filler, an organic binder, an inorganic binder, and a liquid vehicle, wherein the refractory filler, the particle size distribution of the refractory filler, the organic binder, and the inorganic binder are selected such that, when the composition is applied to plug a plurality of channels of the honeycomb body, the plug depth variability is reduced.
US08999472B2	Tubular conduit A tubular conduit is disclosed. The tubular conduit comprises a tubular portion made from a flexible material and an axially extending external helical formation located around the outside of the tubular portion. The external helical formation is for supporting the tubular portion. Optionally the tubular portion also comprises an axially extending internal helical protrusion, which imparts a helical flow to a fluid passing through the tubular portion. It is preferred that the tubular conduit is a vascular graft.
US08999463B2	Glare-proofing optical laminate An anti-dazzling laminate made of an optical laminate including a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer having a concavoconvex shape provided on the material. The laminate simultaneously satisfies formulae: 0≦G100≦15 (I), 0.1≦Hs≦5.0 (II), 0.3≦Rz≦1.8 (III) wherein G100 represents a scintillation value which is a standard deviation of a variation in brightness distribution at a resolution of 100 ppi measured on the surface of the laminate; Hs represents the surface haze value of the laminate; and Rz represents the average roughness of the concavoconvex shape of the anti-dazzling layer.
US08999452B2	Surface-independent, surface-modifying, multifunctional coatings and applications thereof The present invention provides a surface-independent surface-modifying multifunctional biocoating and methods of application thereof. The method comprises contacting at least a portion of a substrate with an alkaline solution comprising a surface-modifying agent (SMA) such as dopamine so as to modify the substrate surface to include at least one reactive moiety. In another version of the invention, a secondary reactive moiety is applied to the SMA-treated substrate to yield a surface-modified substrate having a specific functionality.
US08999447B2	Method for manufacturing soil-resistant glass and soil-resistant glass A method for manufacturing soil-resistant glass the surface of which is covered with a coating film having a high hardness, and the soil-resistant glass are provided. A coating film comprising titania or/and titania-silica is formed by coating a glass surface with a photocatalyst solution comprising the titania or/and the titania-silica each having a photocatalytic function and heating the applied photocatalyst solution at a temperature higher than at least 100° C. The heating temperature may be a temperature higher than 100° C. and 300° C. or lower. The time of heating at the above-mentioned temperature may be at least 2 minutes or longer.
US08999440B2	Method of manufacturing a structure comprising a graphene sheet provided with metal pins, structure thus obtained and use thereof A structure, method of manufacturing a structure, and methods of using a structure including a graphene sheet is disclosed. According to one aspect, the grapheme sheet is provided, on one of the faces of the structure, with a plurality of metal pins. The metal pins being separated from one another by a dielectric medium chosen from air and dielectric materials. The method including the steps of synthesizing, by vapor phase catalytic growth, the graphene sheet on a plurality of metal pins that are disposed on a membrane made from dielectric material or integrated in the membrane. The growth being catalyzed by the metal pins. According to some aspects, the membrane is removed from the structure. The structure may be used, for example, in the fields of micro- and nanoelectronics, micro- and nanoelectronic engineering, spintronics, photovoltaics, light emitting diode display, or the like.
US08999437B2	Powder-rolling device and powder-rolling method The powder-rolling device (1) includes: a pair of rolling rolls (2) to attach powder material (Y) to a sheet-shaped base material (X) by pressure; a preliminary press roll (8) to press the powder material (Y) to a circumferential surface of a rolling roll (2) before the powder material (Y) is attached to the base material (X) by pressure; and a support device (10) supporting the preliminary press roll (8) movable, so that a load applied to the preliminary press roll (8) becomes equal to a set value which has been set beforehand.
US08999433B2	Direct overmolding Disclosed is a curable composition comprising an epoxy resin and a filler composition, a cured product obtained by curing said curable composition as well as the use of the cured products as electrically insulating construction material for electrical or electronic components.
US08999432B2	Cap metal forming method A cap metal forming method capable of obtaining a uniform film thickness on the entire surface of a substrate is provided. A method for forming a cap metal on a processing surface of a substrate provided with two or more regions having different water-repellent properties, includes: holding the substrate horizontally by a rotatable holding mechanism installed in an inner chamber; supplying a gas between the inner chamber and an outer chamber covering the inner chamber via a gas supply hole provided in a top surface of the outer chamber; forming a pressure gradient between the inner chamber and the outer chamber; and supplying a plating solution to a preset position on the processing surface of the substrate after a pressure of the gas inside the inner chamber reaches a preset value so as to form the cap metal on at least one of the regions.
US08999430B2	Method of manufacturing display element Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an electrochromic display element having improved durability. Specifically disclosed is a method of manufacturing a display element containing opposed electrodes and a porous layer which is arranged between the opposed electrodes and containing a metal oxide and an electrochromic dye supported on the metal oxide. The method contains the step of applying plural kinds of inks to the porous layer by an inkjet apparatus, wherein the inks are capable of uniformizing the amount of the electrochromic dye supported on the porous layer containing the metal oxide in one pixel of the display element.
US08999429B2	Systems and methods for coating measurement Methods and systems for coating measurements are provided. A system for obtaining characteristics of a target coating layer include a clearcoat layer having a first surface and a second surface. A removable front support layer has an upper surface and a lower surface, where the lower surface is affixed over at least a portion of the second surface of the clearcoat layer. A back support layer has an inner surface and an outer surface, and at least a portion of the inner surface includes an adhesive layer. A separation layer is affixed over at least a portion of the adhesive layer, and the separation layer is removable from the adhesive layer.
US08999427B2	Process and apparatus for impregnating a product obtained by cutting a continuous web The invention relates to a method for the impregnation of a product consisting of fibrous material and formed from a continuous web (22), the method comprising at least one first step of cutting out a specific zone (24) of the continuous web (22) and at least one second step of applying an impregnation product to the specific zone (24), the first and second steps being carried out simultaneously or virtually simultaneously.
US08999426B2	Production of canola protein isolate without heat treatment The supernatant from the deposition of canola protein micellar mass is processed to provide a canola protein isolate which is soluble in an aqueous acidic environment.
US08999419B2	Enhancement of potato tuber sprouting inhibitors using various combinations of agents Compositions and methods for inhibiting the sprouting of potato tubers are provided. The compositions comprise combinations of i) α,β-unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes, and ketones, C3 to. C14 aliphatic aldehydes and ketones, and/or C3 to C7 saturated or unsaturated primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols; and 2) conventional sprout Inhibitors, The effect of the combinations is additive and/or synergistic, and less of the conventional inhibitor is required to achieve the same or improved levels of sprout inhibition.
US08999417B2	Method of preparation of a coated food product The disclosure relates to a method for preparation of a food product. The method comprises the following steps: applying on the food product a batter composition; applying on the food product a coating composition; applying oil on the food product, wherein said batter composition, said coating composition and said oil form a coating of the food product; subjecting the food product and the coating to a hot air cooking treatment in an impingement oven at such a temperature and for such a period of time that the coating is cooked while the food product remains substantially untreated by the hot air cooking treatment, wherein the temperature of the hot air cooking treatment is in the range of 230° C. to 290° C. and wherein the hot air in the hot air cooking treatment is applied on both the top and the bottom of the food product.
US08999416B2	Stabilizing and dyeing process for strawberries A method to stabilized and impart color to strawberries, which can be fresh, or optionally IQF treated. This method comprises several stages including cuticle removal, alkalinization of the fruit pulp, infusion of a soluble stabilizing agent by immersion in an alkaline media to give the necessary firmness and texture integrity, infusion of dyeing agents by immersion in an alkaline color solution, fixation of said color and stabilizing agents in an acidic solution that has been enriched with polyvalent cations, and ulterior processes to preserve and extend the shelf life.
US08999409B2	Animal feed The invention relates to an animal feed for dogs or cats based on animal tissue, water, and hydrocolloid as a thickener, wherein the animal feed includes a water content of at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 85% by weight. According to the invention, said feed is liquid at room temperature, has a fat content at least 1% by weight and less than 5% by weight, and is packed in a tubular bag, wherein the top side and the bottom side thereof are welded at a welding surface at a front end and back end of the tubular bag, and a designed fracture point for tearing open the bag is provided at the front end in the welding surface.
US08999406B2	Antimicrobial and antiviral composition A method of reducing the number of microorganisms entering the nose and proliferating in the nasal cavity including application of a solution of an antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal composition to the anterior vestibular region of the nares. The antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal solution includes ethyl alcohol as an active ingredient. Various embodiments may also include one or more of the following additional ingredients: orange oil, coconut oil; soy oil; emu oil; grapefruit seed extract; glycine soja; simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba); lauric acid; aloe vera; and a preservative, such as benzalkonium chloride and vitamin E.
US08999405B1	Smokeless tobacco substitute A smokeless tobacco substitute which includes a carrier and nicotine, wherein a plant-derived material has been steeped in hot water, and wherein a water-insoluble material is separated from the hot water and dried to form the carrier.
US08999404B2	Phaleria macrocarpa extract, extraction process and its use as cholesteryl ester transferase protein (CETP) inhibitor An extract and/or herbal fraction and pharmaceutical preparation include extract of Phaleria macrocarpa which for the purpose of this invention, is referred to as DLBS1449. The herbal extract according to the teaching of this invention is effectively applicable to inhibit the expression and activity of Cholesteryl Ester Transferase Protein (CETP), increase HDL cholesterol level, decrease LDL cholesterol level without raising blood pressure therefore it is further applicable in atherosclerosis therapy.
US08999402B2	Hypoallergenic dermatological composition The invention relates to a hypoallergenic dermatological composition comprising an extract of aerial part of cereal or pseudocereal, excluding the grains, for use in persons allergic to cereals.
US08999400B2	Enhanced activity hydrogen peroxide disinfectant An aqueous disinfecting solution having a pH of from about 0.5 to about 6 consists essentially of hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of from about 0.05 to about 8 w/w % of the total solution, at least one anionic surfactant in a concentration of from about 0.02 to about 8 w/w % of the total solution, and at least one additional ingredient chosen from benzyl alcohol, an alcohol comprising one to six carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof, in a concentration of from about 0.1 to about 10 w/w % of the total solution.
US08999398B2	Polyclonal bispecific antibody compositions and method of use The invention relates to compositions and methods for treating a host infected with a pathogen. The composition comprising a population of polyclonal bispecific binding molecules that can target and eliminate a host cell infected with the pathogen. Methods for activating and arming cytotoxic immune cells with the composition for use in treating a patient infected with a pathogen are also provided.
US08999397B2	Oil-in-oil emulsified polymeric implants containing a hypotensive lipid and related methods Biocompatible intraocular implants, such as microparticles, include a prostamide component and a biodegradable polymer that is effective in facilitating release of the prostamide component into an eye for an extended period of time. The prostamide component may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix of a two biodegradable polymers. Or, the prostamide component may be encapsulated by the polymeric component. The present implants include oil-in-oil emulsified implants or microparticles. Methods of producing the present implants are also described. The implants may be placed in eye to treat or reduce a at least one symptom of an ocular condition, such as glaucoma.
US08999387B2	Formulation of diclofenac The present invention relates to methods for producing particles of diclofenac using dry milling processes as well as compositions comprising diclofenac, medicaments produced using diclofenac in particulate form and/or compositions, and to methods of treatment of an animal, including man, using a therapeutically effective amount of diclofenac administered by way of said medicaments.
US08999380B2	Modified polynucleotides for the production of biologics and proteins associated with human disease The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotides, primary transcripts and mmRNA molecules.
US08999377B2	System for forming a biocompatible foam using polymerizable alpha(1-4)glucopyranose polymers and gas-producing component Biocompatible foams having excellent physical and chemical properties are described. The biocompatible foams can be formed in situ or applied as a pre-formed foam for the treatment of tissue. The invention provides biocompatible degradable foams formed with a poly-α(1→4)glucopyranose macromer. The invention also provides biostable foams formed with a poly(alkylene oxide) macromer.
US08999376B2	Tissue patch Tissue patches and associated systems and methods are described. Certain embodiments are related to inventive systems and methods in which tissue patches can be made quickly and robustly without the use of complicated fabrication or sterilization equipment.
US08999373B2	Composition and method to alleviate joint pain using a mixture of fish oil and fish oil derived, choline based, phospholipid bound fatty acid mixture including polyunsaturated EPA and DHA Beneficial and synergistic effects for alleviating joint pain and symptoms of osteoarthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritis have been found using a mixture of fish oil and fish oil derived, choline based, phospholipid bound fatty acid mixture including polyunsaturated EPA and DHA either alone or in combination with other active constituents, including astaxanthin and polymeric hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronan) in an oral dosage form.
US08999362B2	Long-acting nanoencapsulated coumarin arthropod repellent formulations and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to novel nanoencapsulated compositions, methods for making such compositions, and methods of repelling insects and other arthropod pests away from animals, including humans. The present invention has particular, though not sole, application to repelling insects including flies and mosquitoes. The inventive compositions may be used to repel arthropods from animals, humans, plants, soil, or building structures. The formulations also prevent illness and disease caused by insect/pest-borne vectors, and provide safer, more effective alternatives to existing repellents.
US08999361B2	Silane modified diatomaceous earth mechanical insecticide A mechanical insecticide is made by mixing water with at least one type of silane to make a silane solution which is then mixed with diatomaceous earth until there is substantial deposition of the silane material on the diatomaceous earth material, to make a silanized diatomaceous earth. The silanized diatomaceous earth can be diluted with water and applied to vertical and overhead surfaces using a sprayer, for the control of insects. The silanized diatomaceous earth can also be dried into a powder for broadcast application, or mixed as a paste for brush/roller/caulk application.
US08999360B2	Compositions and methods for treating extracellular parasitic infections There is disclosed herein a composition for treating extracellular parasitic infections, the composition comprising one or more of the following combinations: at least one quinolone or fluoroquinolone together with at least one tetracycline, iodoquinol, an azole or imidazole; or at least two agents selected from the group consisting of iodoquinol, thiazolidones, tetracycline, nitroimidazoles, cotrimoxazole and diloxanide furoate. There is also disclosed herein a method for treating extracellular parasitic infections in a vertebrate in need of said treatment, wherein said treatment comprises administering to said vertebrate a therapeutically effective amount of (i) a composition comprising a quinolone or fluoroquinolone together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or (ii) a composition of the invention or (iii) a combination of at least one quinolone or fluoroquinolone optionally together with at least one tetracycline, iodoquinol, an azole or imidazole; or (iv) a combination of at least two agents selected from the group consisting of iodoquinol, thiazolidones, tetracycline, nitroimidazoles, cotrimoxazole and diloxanide furoate.
US08999359B2	Composition that prevents damage to trees by harmful insects and a prevention method thereof The present invention relates to a composition comprising a neonicotinoid-based compound having a high degree of insecticidal activity, a surfactant, and an organic solvent, which is capable of demonstrating stable effects and in which the types and amounts of surfactant and organic solvent are adjusted so as to prevent chemical damage in numerous types of trees. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for preventing damage to trees by harmful insects of numerous types of trees by injecting this composition into a tree trunk and allowing the chemical to circulate within the tree body.
US08999357B2	Methods and compositions for biocidal treatments The present invention provides a composition having disinfectancy & residual antimicrobial activity, where the antimicrobial composition comprises an organosilane quaternary compound and a quaternary ammonium compound and other formulations. Also provided are methods of disinfecting an article or providing an antimicrobial coating to an article using the same.
US08999349B2	HMGB1-derived peptides enhance immune response to antigens The invention provides an immunostimulatory peptide containing the amino acid sequence SAFFLFCSE and uses thereof.The invention also provides an immunostimulatory peptide containing the amino acid sequence DPNAPKRPPSAFFLX1X2X3X4 or derivatives thereof. In one embodiment, when X1 is alanine (A), glycine (G), or valine (V) then X2 is C, X3 is S and X4 is E; wherein when X2 is alanine (A), glycine (G), or valine (V) then X1 is F, X3 is S and X4 is E; wherein when X3 is alanine (A), glycine (G), or valine (V) then X1 is F, X2 is C and X4 is E; or wherein when X4 is alanine (A), glycine (G), or valine (V) then X1 is F, X2 is C and X3 is S.
US08999343B2	Antibodies that bind myostatin, compositions and methods Myostatin antagonists, including myostatin binding antibodies, are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding and cells including myostatin antagonists; methods of production; and methods of use.
US08999335B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of drug resistant multiple myeloma This invention relates to a novel target for production of immune and non-immune based therapeutics and for disease diagnosis. More particularly, the invention provides therapeutic antibodies against TMEM154 antigens, which are differentially expressed in cancer, and diagnostic and therapeutic usages, wherein the cancer is relates to multiple myeloma, including multiple myeloma precursor diseases. This invention further relates to extracellular domains of TMEM154 proteins and variants, and therapeutic usages thereof.
US08999326B2	Oncotherapeutic application of inhibitors of high-affinity glucose transporters The subject invention concerns materials and methods for treating oncological disorders in a person or animal using any agent or compound that inhibits uptake of glucose into a cell. The subject invention also concerns methods for inducing apoptosis and inhibiting the proliferation or survival of a cell. In one embodiment, the methods comprise administering an effective amount of an agent or compound that inhibits the activity of one or more glucose transporter proteins, such as Glut-1. An antibody that binds to and inhibits a glucose transporter protein can be used in the present methods.
US08999325B2	Treatment of ocular disease Disclosed are methods for treating eye diseases or conditions characterized by vascular instability, vascular leakage and neovacularization such as diabetic macular edema, age-related macular edema, choroidal neovascularization, diabetic retinopathy, trauma, ocular ischemia, retinal angiomatous proliferation, macular telangiectasia and uveitis.
US08999314B2	MCPIP as wound therapy Disclosed herein are methods and compositions of treating a subject suffering from a wound. In exemplary examples, the method involves elevating MCPIP levels in a subject in need. Elevating MCPIP levels may involve direct administration (e.g. delivery of protein) or indirect administration (e.g. delivery vehicle capable of increasing expression of MCPIP).
US08999310B1	Rapid permanent hair setting formulation, system and method Keratinous fiber treatment formulations and methods of providing a long lasting set in keratinous fibers such as hair by applying a polymer system to the hair which provides a stable set to the hair which will last at least until the hair is thoroughly washed. The set is made more permanent by incorporating a reducing agent such as L-cysteine into the polymer system and allowing the system to air oxidize over time or optionally applying a second chemical oxidizing system to the treated hair which will accelerate the oxidation process and the setting rate of the hair.
US08999300B2	Cosmetic, external skin preparation, and medical instrument It is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic or external skin preparation that has an improved feel in use, e.g., excellent stretching on the skin surface, excellent permeation into the skin, and no stickiness, or crinkles. A cosmetic or an external skin preparation, and a medical instrument, comprising at least one lipid peptide-based gelator that contains a low-molecular lipid peptide of Formula (1): (where R1 to R3 are independently an organic group) or a pharmaceutically usable salt thereof.
US08999295B2	Technique for drug and gene delivery to the cell cytosol Provided herein is a composition, a method, and a system for delivering a functional molecule to the cytosol of a cell, comprising a liposome configured to be taken into a cell, including by a process selected from the group consisting of endocytosis, pinocytosis or phagocytosis, the liposome comprising a phase transforming liquid with vapor pressure capable of forming a gas at low pressure, said liquid being associated with the liposome, and the liposome further comprising at least one functional molecule selected from the group consisting of a therapeutic molecule, a detectable label, and a targeting molecule.
US08999292B2	Methods for treating and diagnosing blinding eye diseases This invention relates to, in part, methods and compositions that are useful for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a blinding eye disease, including in the discovery of drugs that are efficacious against these diseases. Diseases include, for example, age related macular degeneration and reticular pseudodrusen disease, and the methods described herein include, for example, the method named delayed near infrared analysis (DNIRA).
US08999281B2	Scintillator single crystal, heat treatment method for production of scintillator single crystal, and method for production of scintillator single crystal The scintillator single crystal of the invention comprises a cerium-activated orthosilicate compound represented by the following general formula (1). The scintillator single crystal of the invention exhibits improved scintillation properties by reduced segregation between elements in the crystal ingot. Lm2−(x+y+z)LnxLuyCezSiO5 (1) (Wherein Lm represents at least one element selected from among Sc and Y and lanthanoid elements with lower atomic numbers than Lu, Ln represents at least one element selected from among Sc, Y, B, Al, Ga and In and lanthanoid elements with ion radii intermediate between Lm and Lu, x represents a value of greater than zero and no greater than 0.5, y represents a value of greater than 1 and less than 2, and z represents a value of greater than zero and no greater than 0.1.).
US08999279B2	Laminar flow air collector with solid sorbent materials for capturing ambient CO2 The present disclosure provides a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream without consuming excess energy, wherein a solid sorbent material is used to capture the carbon dioxide. The solid sorbent material may utilize a water-swing for regeneration. Various geometric configurations are disclosed for advantageous recovery of CO2 and regeneration of the sorbent material.
US08999267B2	Automatic analyzer According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzer includes a reaction disc, cleaning mechanism, and cover. The reaction disc holds a cuvette which contains a sample and a reagent. The cleaning mechanism is configured to clean the cuvette using a nozzle. The cover is configured to be movable along an axis of the nozzle and to cover an opening of the cuvette.
US08999251B2	Inorganic fiber formed article and method for producing the same Inorganic fiber formed articles containing a mat-like aggregate of inorganic fibers, the articles obtained by a needling treatment wherein a needling density per unit area of a surface of a mat exceeds 50 punches/cm2, where: i) a ratio of a number NA of fiber bundles extending in a thickness direction and located in a region with a predetermined width W of section A in a predetermined direction, to a number NB of fiber bundles extending in the thickness direction and located in a region with a predetermined width W of section B in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction, NA/NB, is 0.5 or less; ii) a width of each of fiber bundle in sections A and B in the thickness direction is 0.3 mm or less; and iii) a needle mark is present in any 3 mm×3 mm region on the surface of the mat.
US08999246B2	Fluid injection nozzle for fluid bed reactors The liquid feed nozzle assemblies for a circulating fluid bed reactor comprise (i) a throttle body premixer to combine liquid feed with atomization steam upstream of a nozzle body to form a liquid feed/steam mixture comprising liquid feed droplets; (ii) a conduit connected to the venturi premixer and to a discharge nozzle body to convey a flow of the liquid/steam mixture created by the premixer to the nozzle body; (iii) a discharge nozzle connected to the flow conduit to shear the liquid feed/steam mixture to create liquid feed droplets of reduced size and (iv) a disperser at the outlet of the discharge nozzle to provide a spray jet of liquid feed having an increased surface area relative to a cylindrical jet. The nozzle assembles are particularly useful in fluid coking units using heavy oil feeds such a tar sands bitumen.
US08999242B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring alteration of flow characteristics in a liquid sample A device for measuring blood coagulation time is formed from a first substrate; a second substrate; a spacer layer disposed between the first and second substrates, said spacer layer having an opening formed therein defining a sample receiving chamber, a vented sink chamber, and an elongated reservoir forming a conduit for liquid movement between the sample receiving chamber and the sink chamber; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, said first electrode being exposed in the reservoir portion through a first opening in the spacer layer; and a second electrode disposed on the second substrate, said second electrode being exposed in the reservoir portion through a second opening in the spacer layer. The device of the invention is used in combination with an apparatus that is connected to the first and second electrodes for measuring current flow between the first and second electrodes. Changes in observed current are indicative of flow through the device, and a cessation of flow indicates coagulation.
US08999224B2	Cordierite porous ceramic honeycomb articles with delayed microcrack evolution A porous ceramic honeycomb article includes a primary cordierite phase and an intercrystalline glass phase. In an as-fired condition, the porous ceramic honeycomb article exhibits microcrack parameter Nb3≦0.06 and an as-fired E500° C./E25° C. ratio ≦0.99. The article exhibits a coated microcrack parameter Nb3≦0.14 and a coated E500° C./E25° C. ratio ≦1.06 after the porous ceramic honeycomb article has been washcoated and calcined at a temperature of 550° C. After the article is exposed to a thermal treatment at a temperature ≧800° C. following washcoating and calcining, at least a first portion of the porous ceramic honeycomb article has a first treated microcrack parameter Nb3≧0.18, and a first treated mean coefficient of thermal expansion of not more than 12×10−7/° C. over a temperature range of 25° C. to 800° C. Methods of forming the porous ceramic honeycomb article are also disclosed.
US08999220B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing resin stamper, imprint method, magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus The present invention provides a technique capable of manufacturing a resin stamper at a low cost. A method of manufacturing a plate-shaped resin stamper includes: pressing a resin composite base material against a mother stamper having a pattern formed on the surface thereof by compression molding to transfer the pattern of the mother stamper to the composite base material; and punching the composite base material. In the manufacturing method, the resin composite base material includes at least one curing resin. In addition, during the compression molding, a portion of the composite base material is cured by active energy beams or heat, the pattern is transferred to the composite base material, and the composite base material is punched, thereby manufacturing the resin stamper.
US08999215B2	Method for producing a cover A cover that is assembled from a front assembly (3+6) and a base element (2) is produced in that the front assembly including the front plate (3) and the light conductor pin (6) are integrally injection molded in two subsequent injection molding steps, while the base element (2) is injection molded remote there from. Subsequently, the two components which are arranged in the different tool halves (101, 102) are brought in alignment with one another with an index plate (103) and are joined through closing the tool and are preferably interlocked with one another.
US08999213B2	Process for making artificial turf fibers A method of making a fiber for use in association with an artificial turf system, as well as an artificial turf system having such a fiber. The fiber is made by extruding a fiber, fibrillating the fiber, and storing the fiber, wherein the fiber is not cut longitudinally between the step of extruding the fiber and storing the fiber. After being extruded the fiber may be folded and wrapped with a wrapping yarn.
US08999201B2	Graphene substituted with boron and nitrogen, method of fabricating the same, and transistor having the same Graphene, a method of fabricating the same, and a transistor having the graphene are provided, the graphene includes a structure of carbon (C) atoms partially substituted with boron (B) atoms and nitrogen (N) atoms. The graphene has a band gap. The graphene substituted with boron and nitrogen may be used as a channel of a field effect transistor. The graphene may be formed by performing chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using borazine or ammonia borane as a boron nitride (B-N) precursor.
US08999200B2	Conductive thermoplastic composites and methods of making A polymeric composite comprises a polymeric resin; an electrically conductive filler; and a polycyclic aromatic compound, in an amount effect to increase the electrical conductivity of the polymeric composition relative to the same composition without the polycyclic aromatic compound. The addition of the polycyclic aromatic compound in addition to a conductive filler imparts improved electrical and mechanical properties to the compositions.
US08999198B2	Compounds for a liquid-crystalline medium, and the use thereof for high-frequency components The present invention relates to 1,4-diethynylbenzene derivatives having substituents in the 2,3-position (cf. formula I, Claims), to the use thereof for high-frequency components, to liquid-crystalline media comprising the compounds, and to high-frequency components, in particular antennae, especially for the gigahertz range, comprising these media. The liquid-crystalline media serve, for example, for the phase shifting of microwaves for tuneable ‘phased-array’ antennae.
US08999197B2	Compound having a five-membered ring, the liquid crystal composition and the liquid crystal display device The invention provides a liquid crystal compound that has an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds and also has at least one of characteristics such as a high stability to heat, light or the like, a suitable refractive index anisotropy (Δn), a low threshold voltage and a suitable dielectric anisotropy (Δ∈). A compound represented by formula (1) For example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, R2 is halogen or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons; the ring A1, the ring A2 and the ring A3 are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 4 carbons; G is —CH2— or —O—; and m is 1, and n and p is 0 or 1.
US08999189B2	Ferroelectric fluoride compositions and methods of making and using same A method for synthesis of a ferroelectric material characterized by the general formula AxByFz where A is an alkaline earth metal, B is transition metal or a main group metal, x and y each range from about 1 to about 5, and z ranges from about 1 to about 20 comprising contacting an alkaline earth metal fluoride, a difluorometal compound and a fluoroorganic acid in a medium to form a reaction mixture; and subjecting the reaction mixture to conditions suitable for hydrothermal crystal growth.
US08999187B2	Method for manufacturing a device on a substrate A method for manufacturing a device on a substrate includes forming a layer structure on the substrate, forming an auxiliary layer on the layer structure, forming a planarization layer on the auxiliary layer and on the substrate, exposing the auxiliary layer by a chemical mechanical polishing process and removing at least partly the auxiliary layer to form a planar surface of the remaining auxiliary layer or of the layer structure and the planarization layer. The chemical mechanical polishing process has a first removal rate with respect to the planarization layer and a second removal rate with respect to the auxiliary layer and the first removal rate is greater than the second removal rate.
US08999184B2	Method for providing vias A method for forming via holes in an etch layer disposed below a patterned organic mask with a plurality of patterned via holes is provided. The patterned organic mask is treated by flowing a treatment gas comprising H2. A plasma is formed from the treatment gas. The patterned via holes are rounded to form patterned rounded via holes by exposing the patterned via holes to the plasma. The flow of the treatment gas is stopped. The plurality of patterned rounded via holes are transferred into the etch layer.
US08999181B2	Method for manufacturing ridge-type waveguide In a method for manufacturing a ridge-type waveguide, a substrate is provided. An etching resistance stripe is coated on the substrate. The substrate with the etching resistance stripe is subjected to a wet etching process to form a ridge under the etching resistance stripe. The etching resistance stripe is removed. A titanium stripe is then coated onto the ridge and diffused into the ridge to form a waveguide in the ridge by a high temperature diffusing process.
US08999176B2	Isolation of nucleic acids Provided herein is technology relating to isolating nucleic acids. In particular, the technology relates to methods and kits for extracting nucleic acids from problematic samples such as stool.
US08999175B2	Methods for washing and processing fruits, vegetables, and other produce with medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions The present invention relates to methods employing compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid for reducing microbial contamination on fruit, vegetable, or other produce; in waters used to transport or process fruit, vegetable, or other produce; or on surfaces employed in transporting or processing fruit, vegetable, or other produce. The present invention also relates to the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions. The methods include applying a medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid composition to fruit, vegetable, or other produce; into waters used to transport or process fruit, vegetable, or other produce; or to surfaces employed in transporting or processing fruit, vegetable, or other produce.
US08999172B1	Selective removal of dissolved substances from aqueous solutions A system is provided for removal of undesirable dissolved substances from solutions containing two or more dissolved substances to produce one or more new solutions suitable for beneficial use. The system utilizes amphoteric media in a treatment cycle where dissolved substances from the concentrated solution are first adsorbed by the media and subsequently rinsed with water to desorb and collect the dissolved substances sequentially into dilute effluent streams the substances are either aggregated or segregated based upon differences in relative concentrations of dissolved substances that is a result of differences in the affinity of the media for the dissolved substances. One or more of the dilute effluent streams are treated with a desalination process to recover water for media rinse and to concentrate the separated dissolved substances to facilitate beneficial use or disposal.
US08999165B2	Method for the biological treatment of wastewater using an aerobic granular biomass A method for the biological treatment of wastewater containing pollutants, using an aerobic biomass, includes a plurality of successive cycles of a predefined duration in order to achieve pollutants removal efficiency of 90% or higher, each of the cycles including the following steps: —introducing a wastewater effluent containing phosphorus and calcium into a reactor containing biomass; —applying an aerobic phase by introducing into the reactor a gas flow containing oxygen for a predefined length of time, sufficient to form aerobic biomass granules; —decanting the aerobic biomass granules thus formed; —and removing at least part of the treated effluent. After each step of introducing effluent into the reactor, the pH in the reactor is maintained at a value above 8 for a length of time at least equal to 10% of the cycle duration.
US08999163B2	Top load liquid filter assembly, system and methods A top load liquid filter assembly includes a filter lockout mechanism to ensure that the filter base and cover are not connectable unless there is a proper filter cartridge installed therein. The filter system can also include an automatic drain mechanism and a cartridge retention mechanism. One example embodiment further includes an air bleed vent. A filter cartridge usable in the topload liquid filter assembly includes first and second protrusions and cover-gripper members. Methods of use, installing, servicing, and retaining can be practiced.
US08999162B2	Water treatment systems and methods Water treatment systems and methods are provided to minimize membrane fouling and the required maintenance that results therefrom. A water treatment system includes a pressure vessel with a plurality of spaced-apart membranes disposed therein, and an impeller or other means for circulating feed water through the interior of the vessel and past the membranes. Antifouling particles (such as diatomaceous earth or activated carbon) and/or pellets can be added to the feed water inhibit membrane fouling and extend the useful life of the membranes.
US08999160B1	Filter plate shifter A mechanical plate shifter system for moving filter plates in a filter press during a process of plate separation for filter cake removal comprises: a pusher to automatically engage with a single filter plate at the end of a stack or at the edge of a gap in the stack for moving the plate forward and then automatically disengaging when the plate reaches an end plate/dummy plate or another filter plate previously pushed. The filter plates are configured with handles for engaging with the pusher. The pusher is attached to a continuous drive belt and is configured with a pivoting structure including: a head with a receiving notch for a handle of a filter plate; and a counterweight for the head. The pusher and belt are configured relative to the filter plate stack to allow for filter plates to be engaged/disengaged by the receiving notch.
US08999155B2	Filtration media cleaning apparatus The cleansing apparatus is equipped with: an upright outer cylinder and a screw conveyor is rotatably provided within the outer cylinder. The screw conveyor conveys filtration media introduced through an inlet at the lower end of the outer cylinder upward to an outlet at the upper end of the outer cylinder. A drive section rotationally drives the screw conveyor. A control section controls the rotation of the drive section. A regulating blade regulates the upward movement of the filtration media is above the outlet and is coaxially with the screw conveyor. A cleansing liquid is introduced through an aperture above the regulating blade within the outer cylinder.
US08999153B2	Liquid waste treatment system A liquid waste treatment system is described. The system may include a first treatment conduit, a second treatment conduit, and at least one junction pipe disposed there between. In some instances, the system may include an upper junction pipe and a lower junction pipe disposed between a first and a second treatment conduit. In one or more embodiments, the system may be arranged in a substantially linear arrangement, such as a straight trench arrangement or a serial distribution arrangement. The system may reduce the need for additional treatment conduits.
US08999144B2	Process for hydroprocessing hydrocarbons An apparatus and process is disclosed for hydroprocessing hydrocarbon feed in a hydroprocessing unit and hydrotreating a second hydrocarbon. The hydrotreating effluent is mixed with hydroprocessing effluent and together fractionated.
US08999135B2	PEM water electrolyser module A PEM water electrolyzer module and method comprising a plurality of structural plates each having a sidewall extending between opposite end faces with a half cell chamber opening, at least one oxygen degassing chamber opening, and at least one hydrogen gas collection manifold opening, extending through the structural plate between opposite end faces. The structural plates are arranged in face to face juxtaposition between opposite end plates.
US08999134B2	Manufacturing carbon-based combustibles by electrochemical decomposition of CO2 Provided is a method for the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to fuels. The method employs reducing CO2 in an electrochemical cell using an aerogel carbon electrode and an ionic liquid membrane, thereby providing a carbon-based combustible.
US08999124B2	Detection device A detection device that is used to detect a sample includes: a base component having on its surface a sample supply position to which the sample is supplied; an electrode system formed at a distance from the sample supply position on the surface of the base component; a sliding component having a slide body that performs a sliding movement over the surface of the base component, a sample receptacle portion provided in a portion of the slide body; and a supporting portion that is fixed to the base component and supports the sliding component such that it can perform the sliding movement relative to the base component. The base and the sliding components can perform the sliding movement within a range that includes an overlap position, where the sample receptacle portion overlaps with the electrode system, and the sample supply position.
US08999123B2	Alkali-metal generator and absorber Electrodes are positioned substantially in contact with at least one surface of a solid to generate or absorb alkali metals when a voltage is applied between the electrodes.
US08999116B2	Method and apparatus for producing solid fuel An apparatus for producing a solid fuel which may be made by a method involving mixing porous coal with a mixed oil containing heavy oil and solvent oil to prepare a raw material slurry; heating the raw material slurry to promote dehydration of the porous coal while impregnating the mixed oil into pores of the porous coal to obtain a dehydrated slurry; separating the resulting upgraded porous coal and mixed oil from the dehydrated slurry; drying the separated upgraded porous coal with carrier gas, and subsequently condensing vaporized mixed oil in the carrier gas by cooling, while capturing the porous coal in the carrier gas by atomization of the condensed mixed oil, thereby recovering the mixed oil; and returning the mixed oil separated and recovered in the separating to the mixing, further involving supplying the mixed oil recovered in the final drying to the separating.
US08999110B2	Blends of polymers as wet strengthening agents for paper Resin systems and methods for making and using same are provided. The method for making a paper product can include contacting a plurality of pulp fibers with a resin system. The resin system can include a first polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin and a second resin that can include a second polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin, a urea-formaldehyde resin, or a mixture thereof to produce a paper product. The first resin and the second resin can be sequentially or simultaneously contacted with the plurality of pulp fibers. The period for sequential addition between the first resin and the second resin is about 1 second to about 1 hour.
US08999106B2	Apparatus and method for controlling edge performance in an inductively coupled plasma chamber The present invention generally provides methods and apparatus for controlling edge performance during process. One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus comprising a chamber body defining a process volume, a gas inlet configured to flow a process gas into the process volume, and a supporting pedestal disposed in the process volume. The supporting pedestal comprises a top plate having a substrate supporting surface configured to receive and support the substrate on a backside, and an edge surface configured to circumscribe the substrate along an outer edge of the substrate, and a height difference between a top surface of the substrate and the edge surface is used to control exposure of an edge region of the substrate to the process gas.
US08999103B2	Substrate processing system, substrate processing method and storage medium In the vacuum substrate processing equipment of the present invention, a posttreatment chamber for carrying out a posttreatment in an atmospheric atmosphere adjoins a load-lock chamber. Products produced on a substrate during a vacuum process are removed by processing the substrate in the posttreatment chamber before the substrate is carried to an atmospheric carrying chamber in order to avoid or reduce adverse influence on the atmospheric carrying chamber. A carrying means installed in the said atmospheric carrying chamber carries the substrate to and from the said posttreatment chamber. The said posttreatment chamber and the atmospheric carrying chamber are separated from each other by a partition wall, and the partition wall is provided with an opening having the shape of a slit through which the said carrying means and the substrate can pass. The said carrying means carries the substrate into and out of the posttreatment chamber through the slit.
US08999102B2	Substrate processing apparatus In a method for forming a stacked substrate of a MOS (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) structure including an oxide film serving as a gate insulating film formed on a semiconductor material layer having a film or substrate shape; and a conductive film serving as a gate electrode formed on the oxide film, a polysilane film on the semiconductor material layer is formed by coating a polysilane solution on a surface of a substrate to which the semiconductor material layer is exposed. A film containing metal ions is formed on the polysilane film by coating a metal salt solution thereon, and the polysilane film and the film containing metal ions are respectively modified into a polysiloxane film and a film containing fine metal particles to form the stacked substrate.
US08999065B2	Supercritical hydrolysis of biomass Methods are disclosed for processing biomass by single-stage supercritical hydrolysis, wherein the biomass has been size reduced.
US08999064B2	Apparatus for forming thin film A thin film forming apparatus according to the embodiment includes a plurality of vapor deposition sources respectively separated from each other, a plurality of nozzle bodies connected to upper portions of the respective vapor deposition sources, and a plurality of nozzles connected to upper portions of the respective nozzle bodies. A nozzle hole of each of the nozzles is formed on a same vapor deposition line. Thus, according to the embodiment, the first organic material and the second organic material respectively sprayed through a first nozzle hole and a second nozzle hole can be uniformly mixed by disposing the first nozzle hole and the second nozzle on the same vapor deposition line.
US08999057B2	Cement and concrete with calcium aluminates Provided herein are systems, methods, and compositions related to mixtures of calcium aluminate cements with compositions comprising carbonate. The compositions comprising carbonates may be formed by sequestering carbon dioxide.
US08999056B1	Low pH compositions for hardening concrete A composition for hardening concrete that has a pH of less than 10, and may have a pH of 8 or less. Thus, the hardening composition may be free of or substantially free of alkaline materials. The hardening composition is water-based and includes silica particles and an aluminum-based (e.g., alumina, etc.) stabilizer, which may be present on portions of the surfaces of the silica particles. In use, the hardening composition is applied to the surface of concrete, either alone, with curing compounds, or as part of a polishing process. Any residue that remains on the treated surface may simply be swept, blown, or sprayed away.
US08999045B2	Regenerative air dryer A regenerative air drying system including at least one dryer module including a housing having a inlet air passage, an outlet air passage, and a wash air passage. The air dryer system further includes a desiccant canister mounted to the housing and in communication with the inlet, outlet, and exhaust air passages, and a single controllable valve selectively moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the single controllable valve, when in the first position, forms a supply air flow path from the inlet air passage, through the desiccant canister in a first direction, and to the outlet air passage, and when in the second position, forms a wash air path from the outlet air passage, through the desiccant canister in a direction opposite the first direction, and to the exhaust air passage.
US08999043B2	Air conditioning system As a permeable membrane of an air conditioning system that performs as supply to a space to be air conditioned through the permeable membrane and/or gas discharge from the space to be air conditioned through the permeable membrane, an asymmetric membrane is used. The asymmetric membrane is made of a cyclic olefin addition polymer obtained by addition polymerization of a cyclic olefin functionality siloxane, or by addition polymerization of the cyclic olefin functionality siloxane and a cyclic olefin compound, and in which a rate of a structural unit derived from the cyclic olefin functionality siloxane is 5 to 100 mol % of the addition polymer, and a number average molecular weight (Mn) is 10,000 to 2,000,000 in terms of polystyrene conversion measured by a GPC using tetrahydrofuran as a solvent.
US08999037B2	Carbon molecular sieve membrane (CMSM) performance tuning by dual temperature secondary oxygen doping (DTSOD) The various embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to carbon molecular sieve membranes (CMSM) and their associated fabrication processes, and more particularly to CMSM that maintain high gas selectivities without losing productivity. Methods for enriching a mixture of gases in one gas via the use of the CMS membranes, and gas enrichment devices using the same, are also disclosed.
US08999036B2	Method for production of a compressed natural gas equivalent from landfill gas and other biogases Biogas is converted to a vehicle fuel equivalent to compressed natural gas high in methane in a simple, low cost process involving steps of refrigeration, non-regenerative activated carbon purification and carbon dioxide removal using low-pressure membrane technology.
US08999019B2	Process and system for gasification with in-situ tar removal The present invention relates to a process and system for gasifying biomass or other carbonaceous feedstocks in an indirectly heated gasifier and provides a method for the elimination of condensable organic materials (tars) from the resulting product gas with an integrated tar removal step. More specifically, this tar removal step utilizes the circulating heat carrier to crack the organics and produce additional product gas. As a benefit of the above process, and because the heat carrier circulates through alternating steam and oxidizing zones in the process, deactivation of the cracking reactions is eliminated.
US08999009B2	Surface modification of battery materials and method for making a battery Provided herein are methods for processing electrochemically active materials for use in rechargeable batteries. The methods may also be practiced on electrodes and batteries containing such electrochemically active materials. In a typical embodiment, a method of chemically modifying the surface of an electrochemically active component of a battery is provided, the method including receiving the electrochemically active material and exposing the electrochemically active material to a gaseous reactant under conditions that chemically modify surfaces of the electrochemically active material that are accessible to the gaseous reactant, and thereby produce a modified electrochemically active material having improved properties for use in the battery.
US08999002B2	Devices and methods for altering eating behaviour A device for modifying an eating behavior of a subject is provided. The device includes a device body which is attachable to GI tract tissue of a subject and functions in altering an eating behavior thereof.
US08998995B2	Elbow prosthesis An elbow prosthesis according to the present teachings can include a stem structure and an articulating component. The stem structure can be operable to be positioned in a bone of a joint. The stem structure can include a stem portion that is operable to be positioned in the bone and a C-shaped body portion having a first retaining mechanism formed thereon. The articulating component can have a second retaining mechanism formed thereon. One of the first and second retaining mechanisms can include an extension portion and a first anti-rotation portion. The other retaining mechanism can include a receiving portion and a second anti-rotation portion. The articulating component can be advanced from an insertion position to an assembled position, such that the first and second mechanisms cooperatively interlock to inhibit translation and rotation of the articulating component relative to the C-shaped body portion of the stem structure.
US08998994B2	Humeral implant having a floating bearing A shoulder can include a fixed bearing having a generally spherical articulating surface configured to be coupled to a glenoid. The implant can also include a floating bearing member defining a first spherical bearing surface and a second planar articulating bearing surface. The implant can include a stem defining a stem planar bearing surface coupled to the second planar articulating bearing surface. The second planar articulating bearing surface can cooperate with the stem planar bearing surface to enable the floating bearing to translate relative to the stem.
US08998988B2	Buttress plate system Systems, devices and methods are provided for assisting in spinal stabilization. A buttress plate system is provided that can include an intervertebral spacer, a buttress plate, a spinal screw, and an insertion instrument. The buttress plate is configured to extend across at least a part of an intervertebral space to block or prevent an intervertebral spacer from backing out of the intervertebral space when the buttress plate is secured to the spine. The buttress plate includes a curved plate body having an aperture therethrough for receiving a spinal screw. The buttress plate also includes a pair of engagement members in the form of spikes to help stabilize the buttress plate relative to the spine prior to securing the buttress plate to the spine. The buttress plate can be coupled to an insertion instrument that is used to guide the buttress plate to a desired position adjacent the spine. Once in a desired position, a spinal screw can be delivered through the insertion instrument and through the aperture of the buttress plate to secure the buttress plate to the spine. The insertion instrument thus helps to properly position the buttress plate adjacent the spine and to deliver a spinal screw toward the aperture of the buttress plate.
US08998971B1	Pararenal stent graft and methods for use Example stent grafts and methods for placement thereof are provided. An example stent graft may include (a) a main body stent graft defining a lumen having an inlet defined at a proximal end of the main body stent graft and having an outlet defined at a distal end of the main body stent graft, (b) a visceral-vessel opening defined in a sidewall of the main body stent graft between the proximal end and the distal end of the main body stent graft, (c) a diaphragm disposed within the lumen of the main body stent graft and coupled to the main body stent graft, wherein a first renal inlet, a second renal inlet, an infrarenal inlet and a visceral inlet are defined in the diaphragm and (d) a visceral chamber defined by a sidewall coupled to the visceral inlet and to the visceral-vessel opening.
US08998968B1	Facet screw system A medical screw system configured to facilitate determination of when the screw system is desirably set in a bone during implantation of the screw at a surgical site. The screw system includes a screw and a washer having a central ring surrounding a head receiving pocket configured for receiving the head of the screw, a plurality of arms spaced around and extending outwardly from the ring, the arms each having a bone contacting surface that engages the bone when the screw is implanted into the bone, and a groove defined between the arms and an exterior of the central ring. The groove is configured to enable the arms to flex when the screw system becomes desirably set into the bone to provide a visual indication that the screw is desirably set in the bone.
US08998961B1	Spinal rod connector and methods A spine rod connector includes a base member and a plurality of set screws. The base member includes multiple apertures or bores arranged in different relative orientations. The spine rod connector is configured to couple at least two non aligned rods to each other.
US08998947B2	Devices and methods for the treatment of vascular defects Devices and methods for treating vascular defects, such as, for example, balloon-type aneurysms, are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an insertion portion and an expandable implant. The expandable implant is configured to be deployed in an aneurysm and is coupled to the insertion portion. The expandable implant has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The expandable implant is movable between a first configuration in which the first portion and the second portion are substantially linearly aligned and a second configuration in which the second portion at least partially overlaps the first portion.
US08998942B2	Lancet device The lancet device includes a housing and a lancet having a puncturing element. The lancet is disposed within the housing and is adapted for axial movement between an initial or pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within the housing, and a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through a forward opening in the housing. The lancet device includes a drive spring disposed within the housing for biasing the lancet toward the puncturing position, and a retraction or return spring for returning the lancet to a position within the housing where the puncturing element is disposed within the housing. The retraction spring thereafter maintains engagement with the lancet to assist in preventing the puncturing element from again projecting outward from the forward opening in the housing.
US08998932B2	Systems for anchoring a medical device in a body lumen A system for securing a device in tissue, having a sheath having a plurality of side openings; a rotatable element disposed within the sheath; and a plurality of curved projections extending from the rotatable element, wherein rotation of the rotatable element within the sheath pushes distal ends of each of the curved projections outwardly through one of the plurality of openings and into the tissue.
US08998931B2	Hair restoration A surgical apparatus for hair removal surgery includes an extraction module, a visualization component and a bridging component. The extraction module includes independently controllable coring and clipping devices. The visualization component acts to align a target hair follicle with the extraction module. The extraction module also includes at least one independently controllable suction port. The instrument also includes a dissection module having a tissue separating device.
US08998930B2	Disposable sterile surgical adaptor A sterile adaptor, a sterile drape with the integrated sterile adaptor, and a telerobotic surgical system including the sterile drape are provided. The adaptor, drape, and system allow for draping portions of a telerobotic surgical system to maintain a sterile barrier between the sterile surgical field and the non-sterile robotic system while also providing an interface for transferring mechanical and electrical energy and signals between a robotic arm and a surgical instrument in the sterile field.
US08998921B2	Polyaxial screwdriver for a pedicle screw system A polyaxial screwdriver for inserting a bone screw in a vertebra. A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a coupling element. When a screw engaging end of the polyaxial screwdriver is lowered on the head of the bone screw, the complimentary surfaces of the screw engaging end of the screwdriver and the head of the screw self-align. A ratchet mechanism formed in the screwdriver provides progressive and automatic locking of the polyaxial screwdriver to the coupling element and prevents the accidental unthreading from the coupling element. In another embodiment of the polyaxial screwdriver, a collet slides over the outside surface of the upper end of the coupling element and locks on to the coupling element. In yet another embodiment of a polyaxial screwdriver, the outer sleeve of the polyaxial screwdriver has a split end that securely engages the coupling element.
US08998908B2	Instruments for minimally invasive surgery total knee arthroplasty An anti-backout stylus comprising a stylus and a locking stylus holder. The locking stylus holder engages the stylus at a series of discrete positions during insertion of the stylus into the holder. The locking stylus holder prevents inadvertent backing out of the stylus by preventing the stylus from being withdrawn to a previous one of the discrete positions. The locking stylus holder can preferably be selectively disengaged from the stylus to allow for selective withdrawal of the stylus. Each engagement of one of the discrete positions by the locking stylus holder preferably indicates a femoral size. The discrete positions are preferably defined by detents formed on the stylus and a stop member on the locking stylus holder. The locking stylus holder can be provided on an anterior rough cut guide, with the anterior rough cut guide preferably mountable on an intramedullary rod.
US08998907B2	System and method for a modular resection guide A modular bone resection guide system includes a positioning base configured to be attached to a bone, a modular resection block configured to be removably attached to various locations of the positioning base and a cutting tool configured to be supported and guided by the modular resection block while cutting the bone.
US08998904B2	Winged tether plate and method of use for reducing angular bone deformity The present invention is a method and device for the correction and reduction of bone deformities, such as metatarsus primus adductus, using a plate body with winged buttresses and dorsal loop. The method and device can be affixed to a bone without any drilling or violating of the bone and can use a tethering technique which does not require drilling into the second metatarsal, nor does it require the placement of a prominent suture knot/button device medially along the first metatarsal.
US08998893B2	Catheter systems for cardiac arrhythmia ablation A plurality of catheter-based ablation apparatus embodiments are provided that address several areas of atrial target tissue and which feature firm and consistent ablation element to tissue contact enabling the creation of effective continuous lesions.
US08998891B2	Tri-frequency electrosurgical instrument An electrosurgical instrument that is capable of generating high-quality RF energy carriers at one of three different frequencies and combining any of the three carriers with any one of four electrosurgical mode waveform modulations and selectively supplying the modulated carriers to either a monopolar or a bipolar handpiece. In a preferred embodiment, the first carrier frequency is in the range of about 3.8-4.0 MHz, the second carrier frequency is in the range of about 1.7-2.0 MHz, and the third carrier frequency is in the range of about 400-600 KHz.
US08998881B2	Method for delivering drugs to tissue under microjet propulsion A method for delivering a drug into tissue includes the steps of: providing a drug delivery device having at least one nozzle and a drug contained in a portion of the device; identifying a site for delivery of the drug in or on tissue; placing a portion of the device on or near the site; and delivering the drug into the tissue at the site through at least one nozzle of the device under microjet propulsion.
US08998878B2	Insulin pump having correction factors Methods of regulating blood glucose levels using an insulin pump are disclosed. A method includes receiving a current blood glucose level, and determining whether the current blood glucose level is above a threshold value. The method also includes calculating a correction bolus value based upon the current blood glucose.
US08998874B2	Resilient laminate and reinforced non-woven fabric Hook part of a self-gripping hook and loop closure, in particular for a nappy, comprising a hook element comprising a sheet from which hooks protrude and a laminated element fixed to the hook element, the laminate extending in a transverse direction between two respective left and right lateral edges, comprising a layer fixed to at least one layer (2, 3) of non-woven fabric by a layer of adhesive, in particular interposed between two layers of non-woven fabric by being fixed by one respective layer of adhesive to each layer of non-woven fabric, the layer being in one piece or an integral layer and comprising a resilient zone (6; 16) in the form of film, in particular made of an elastomeric material.
US08998871B2	Absorbent article with compressed channel portions An absorbent article is provided that improves adhesion to the skin and reduces leaks of bodily fluids by ensuring stable deformation thereof. The absorbent article has a liquid-permeable top sheet disposed on body-facing side of the absorbent article; a liquid-impermeable back sheet disposed on a clothing-facing side of the absorbent article; and a liquid-retainable absorbent body disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet. The absorbent body has a compressed channel formed into a concave shape in the body-facing side; and a space formed into a convex shape in the clothing-facing side toward the body-facing. The space is formed on both sides or on one side of a channel backside located on an opposing side of the compressed channel portion in the clothing-facing side.
US08998868B2	Ostomy bag with a compacted sheath There is provided a disposable ostomy bag assembly (1) comprising a bag (3) for receiving bodily waste materials; a compactable sheath (2) for closing and sealing the bag (3) after use; and a flange (4) for securing the assembly to the body of a patent and provided with an orifice to enable bodily waste to be received by the bag (3). The ostomy assembly (1) solves the problem of escaping malodour and bodily waste when the patient detaches the ostomy bag from the body (face plate (5)). The compactable sheath (2) can be stretched to acquire a cylindrical sheath (2) extending from the flange (4), whereby the sheath (2) may be closed in order to seal the contents of the bag (3). Closing the sheath (2) may simply be done by tying a knot (6).
US08998865B2	Apparatus and method for controlling the negative pressure in a wound An apparatus is disclosed for treating a wound with negative pressure. The apparatus includes a wound cover, a first pump for providing said negative pressure to the wound, a canister, a first conduit between the wound cover and the canister, a means for measuring the pressure within the canister, and a second conduit which connects the canister with the first pump. A method for controlling the negative pressure in a wound using such an apparatus is also disclosed.
US08998862B2	Ostomy containment device An artificial Ostomy containment device comprising an implantable intra-abdominal sleeve adapted to interfere with movement of a closure assembly positioned within the sleeve; and a closure assembly comprising a hollow stomal insert sized and shaped to conduct waste content from an intestinal portion in an abdominal cavity through said insert and out of a stoma, and a fixation element coupled to said stomal insert sized and positioned to interfere with said intra-abdominal sleeve.
US08998855B2	Syringe and needle cover remover Apparatus for loading into an injection device and comprising a syringe and a boot remover. The syringe has a syringe body, a needle and a boot providing a sterile cover for the needle. The boot remover has a body for substantially enclosing the boot and a lip or lips projecting inwardly to engage a junction between the boot and the syringe body. The boot remover also has, at its widest point, substantially the same outer dimension as, or a smaller outer dimension than, the syringe body. The apparatus can be loaded into an injection device through an opening at a distal end of the device such that, when loaded, a portion of the boot remover projects through a proximal end of the device to facilitate removal of the boot remover and boot by a user. This arrangement allows a user to remove the boot from the syringe by holding and pulling on said grip.
US08998853B2	Syringe body/needle assembly and method for producing same A syringe body/needle assembly and a method for producing such a syringe body/needle assembly are provided that if free of an organic adhesive bond.
US08998845B2	Deflection mechanism for an elongate medical device A deflection mechanism for use in an elongate medical device is presented. The deflection mechanism comprises an actuator. The actuator comprises a rotatable body comprising a channel. The deflection mechanism further comprises an activation wire having a proximal end and a distal end, and a wire lock attached to the proximal end of the activation wire. The wire lock is disposed within the channel and is configured to ride therein when the actuator body is rotated. An elongate medical device, and a handle assembly thereof, that incorporate the deflection mechanism are also presented.
US08998842B2	Injection device with a capacitive proximity sensor An injection device for injecting medication to a patient, comprising a surface (5) having a through hole (3) for passage of a needle, is characterised by further comprising a capacitive proximity sensor (12, 13, 30) for detecting proximity or contact of human skin to/with said surface (5).
US08998835B2	Method of using a compression bandage A compression dressing and method of use is provided. The dressing is self-adherent, washable and reusable and provides a selected and generally constant pressure to the surface of an animal.
US08998830B2	Monitoring, predicting and treating clinical episodes Apparatus and methods are described, including apparatus for use with a plurality of clinicians. The apparatus includes a patient-monitoring system. A clinical sensor measures a clinical parameter of a patient, and generates a clinical-sensor signal in response thereto. In response to the clinical-sensor signal, a control unit determines that an alert event has occurred, and communicates an alert to a first subset of the plurality of clinicians before communicating the alert to any other clinician. The control unit designates the first subset of the plurality of clinicians in response to respective numbers of alerts that the plurality of clinicians have received within a previous given time period. Other applications are also described.
US08998829B1	System to assess amputee patient function A pedometer that records the number of steps over a defined period of time and a moment sensor that records the moments experienced by a prosthesis are used in a networked computer environment to assess the functional activity level and instability of a lower limb amputee. The networked environment may include a user computer and a server computer in communication through the Internet. Both the user computer and the server computer include a functional assessment tool and a stability assessment tool. The tools on the user computer and server computer cooperate in assessing the activity level and the instability of a lower limb amputee. The server computer may further host a Website and a secure online database that provides support to the user including the managing of clients and their medical records.
US08998827B2	Ellipticity measuring device A balloon catheter is used for dilating tubular members of the body such as dilating stenotic aortic valve leaflets found in the aortic root, and measuring the shape and dimensions of the annulus. The balloon has two larger diameter bulbous regions; one is positioned in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and the other in the aortic sinus; a smaller diameter waist region is positioned across the aortic annulus. During inflation of the balloon, the balloon waist expands in diameter until it comes into contact with the aortic annulus. The balloon pressure and inflation volume is monitored during inflation so that an inflection point in the dP/dV curve is seen at the point of contact of the waist with the annulus. Radiopaque rings and/or marker bands in the device allow the size and orientation of the elliptical annulus to be calculated.
US08998826B2	Contact sensor and sheath exit sensor A system and method is provided that allows for determining the local impedance of one or more electrodes of an electrode catheter. Such local impedance may be utilized to identify the relative position of an electrode catheter to a sheath of a guiding introducer. In another arrangement, local impedance of a catheter electrode can be utilized to calibrate a catheter electrode to provide improved contact sensing.
US08998810B2	Arrangement in a tonometer The arrangement in a tonometer has a probe that is brought into contact with the surface of the eye and the intraocular pressure in the eye is derived from the variations in the velocity of the probe. The probe is formed of a piece of a non-magnetic substance. The arrangement includes a holder located in the tubular component and attached to a shaft providing the force for the measurement, in which holder there is a guiding means for guiding a movement of the probe along an internal surface of the tubular component.
US08998808B2	System for identifying patient response to anesthesia infusion A generic model structure captures basic characteristics in BIS-based patients' responses to anesthesia and surgical stimulation, the model being used in combination with the insight of an anesthesiologist. The model structure represents the patient response with a time delay, a time constant for response speed, and a nonlinear function for drug sensitivity. Clinical data confirms the model structure and is used to establish parameters and function forms for individual patients. A feedback and predictive control strategy for anesthesia drug infusion is then introduced on the basis of the patient model. Feedback control alone cannot avoid large fluctuations in BIS values when significant surgical stimulation is imposed, as a result of time delays in a patient's response to drug infusion. Predictive control attenuates fluctuations of BIS levels from surgical stimulation.
US08998805B2	Laryngoscope A laryngoscope is provided with which an operator can directly observe the trachea inlet portion of a patient easily by safely and surely lifting the epiglottis of the patient with a proximal end portion of a laryngoscope blade which is inserted in the mouth of the patient. The blade is connected to a distal end portion of a grippable handle, a first electrode is mounted on a distal end portion of the blade, and a second electrode is configured to adhere to a skin surface of the patient in the vicinity of the epiglottis, and a low frequency current is supplied to flow between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US08998802B2	Endoscope, endoscopic apparatus, and examination method using endoscope An endoscope includes an insert section to be inserted into the body cavity, an illumination window for directing illumination light therethrough and an observation window for observing an illuminated internal portion of the body cavity, arranged at a distal end portion of the insert section, and a blood flow changing section for changing a blood flow of blood flowing through a vessel in a near-surface region of a living organ inside the body cavity by providing one of a temperature change and vibration energy.
US08998799B2	Sterile surgical adaptor A robotic surgical system comprises a manipulator arm including a spring loaded input and a spring loaded plunger. The system also comprises a sterile adaptor. The sterile adaptor includes a housing, an electrical contact coupled to the housing, and a retractor plate assembly including a top retractor plate and a bottom retractor plate. The retractor plate assembly is movably disposed relative to the housing and adapted to engage the spring loaded plunger. The sterile adaptor also includes a disc captured between and rotatable relative to the top retractor plate and the bottom retractor plate. The disc has a first surface adapted to engage the spring loaded input and a second rotatable surface adapted to engage a surgical instrument in a sterile field.
US08998793B2	Feeder-free method for culture of bovine and porcine spermatogonial stem cells The present invention relates to the production and culture of undifferentiated spermatogonial stem cells that can be maintained long term and are feeder free. The resultant feeder-free populations can be used in any of a number of protocols including the generation of progeny bulls. The present invention includes novel methods required for the successful enrichment of bovine spermatogonial stem cells, novel cell lines and other components used for the same, as well as the resultant stem cell compositions.
US08998790B2	Method and composition for sequestration of arsenic A method for sequestrating arsenic oxides, comprising forming an insoluble and stable glass incorporating a fully oxidized form of arsenic generated by oxidation of an initial lower oxide of arsenic and stabilization by calcium salt formation. The glass composition for sequestration of arsenic comprises from 50 to 75% silica; from 0.5 to 3% Al2O3; from 1 to 15% MnO; from 5 to 15% CaO; from 1 to 20% As2O5 and from 8 to 14% Na2O, less than four percent of iron oxides, magnesium oxide and other oxides.
US08998789B2	Continuous centrifuge A continuous centrifuge includes: a cylindrical rotor configured to separate a specimen; a centrifuging chamber accommodating the rotor; a driving unit configured to rotate the rotor; a specimen line configured to continuously supply and discharge the specimen to and from the rotor during rotation of the rotor; and a controller configured to control the driving unit. The control unit has a cleansing mode which flows a liquid chemical through the specimen line so as to conduct sterilization and/or cleansing while rotating the rotor.
US08998785B2	Machine tool including tool radius adjusting device A tool radius adjusting device executes an operation for adjusting the tool radius of a boring holder in parallel with execution of a machining program for executing an operation of a spindle head and an operation of a tool changer. A carrier control unit determines whether the tool changer is executing a tool changing process. When the tool changing process is not being executed, the carrier control unit allows the carrier device to execute an operation for picking the boring holder out from the tool magazine and an operation for returning the boring holder, of which the tool radius has been adjusted, to the tool magazine.
US08998779B1	Exercise resistance apparatus An exercise apparatus includes a cable that is extracted from a housing when the extraction force is sufficient to rotate a drum that is rotatably mounted within the housing. A brake material is sandwiched between the drum and at least one tension band to provide adjustable resistance to rotation of the drum. A knob is rotated to adjust tension in the at least one tension band without affecting tension in the brake material. Indicia associated with rotation of the knob show changes in the resistance level as the knob rotates through more than one complete revolution relative to the housing.
US08998772B2	Automated manual transmission for vehicle An automated manual transmission for a vehicle may include a shifting section provided with a plurality of shifting units for implementing different gear ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft, and a variable power transfer unit transferring continuously and variably power of a power providing device to the shifting section in series by self-controllable slip operation, wherein the variable power transfer unit may be disposed between the power providing device and the shifting section.
US08998743B2	Golf club Provided is a golf club having a head disposed at a front end of a shaft and a grip disposed at a back end of the shaft. A club weight is not larger than 290 g, and a ratio (head weight/club weight) of a head weight to a club weight is not lower than 0.67 but not higher than 0.72. Furthermore, a grip weight is not smaller than 27 g but not larger than 45 g, and when a distance from the front end of the shaft to a center of gravity the shaft is LG and when a full length of the shaft is LS, 0.54≦LG/LS≦0.65 is satisfied.
US08998741B2	Weight shifting device(s) for athletic training A swing training system for improving muscle memory and weight transfer during a swinging motion. The swing training system comprises a first device and a second device for a user to stand upon raised flat summits on each device placed approximately shoulder width apart. The user then performs a swinging motion corresponding to a sport such as golf, tennis or baseball while maintaining balance on the devices. Such balance will be committed to muscle memory and will allow for better swings when in actual play.
US08998740B2	Collapsible air resistance training tool for improved swing A collapsible golf swing training tool employs a plurality of elliptical blades, attached to a weighted shaft, to capitalize on air resistance, to aid in developing the muscle memory and strength required for a smooth and consistent golf swing. Cylindrical weights can be added or removed to meets the user's needs and may be positioned such that their linear axis is parallel or perpendicular to the linear axis of the tool. For convenience the blades are collapsible for easy storage within a golfer's golf bag.
US08998739B2	Swing training device A swing training system which includes a light-reactive surface, and a training device having a light source capable of striking the light-reactive surface and creating a temporary visual representation of the path of the light over the surface. The device can include multiple light sources, which according to the arrangement of the illuminated paths on the surface indicate if the proper alignment was achieved during a swing. In accordance with at least one embodiment, an individual can use the swing training system to perform a stroke to simulate striking a golf ball on the surface. The movement path of the device over the pad is visually illustrated by the reaction of the light source with the light-reactive material such that the individual can observe the actual stroke direction and alignment indicated by the light source path. The visual representation of the actual path fades in a short amount of time such that the individual can perform subsequent strokes in order to improve the correspondence between the actual stroke and the optimal stroke.
US08998733B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing nails A nail-forming apparatus and method to rapidly form nails typically with circular heads is provided. One aspect relates to a sequential wire piece positioner configured for sequentially positioning wire pieces respectively adjacent a plurality of nail head formers. The wire piece positioner may include several carriages related to moving and forming the wire pieces.
US08998725B2	System and method for enhanced video of game playback One aspect of the disclosure relates to facilitating the development and provision of enhanced video of game playback, including the ability to augment a video of game playback with information relating to the game state of the game. A video may be generated based on game state information associated with one or more selected portions of the game. The video may include visual features that may not have been present in corresponding views that were presented to the user during game play of those one or more portions of the game. The user may augment the video with displayed information based on game logic for the online game. For example, displayed information may include commentary, tips on how the user could have maximized his game play, influential plays from the one or more portions of the game, and/or other information based on the game logic.
US08998724B2	Communication game system, communication game apparatus, and program A game system which enables a host player to progress a game in collaboration with guest players is provided. The host player progresses the game by moving a party, including a plurality of player characters, on a field. When the party arrives at a predetermined point on a predetermined field, a battle with an enemy character is started. When a player character of the party becomes inoperative in the battle, a player character of a guest player may be substituted for the inoperative player character by sending a support request to the guest player. Although there is a time limit that the player character of the guest player may participate in the battle, the time limit may be extended when the corresponding player character achieves a predetermined condition in the battle.
US08998721B2	Method and arrangement for improved client extension management A poker gaming server configured to support a plurality of connected poker clients and a plurality of connected operator servers, each said poker client being associated with at least one of said plurality of operator servers, said poker gaming server comprising a gaming data feed unit configured for providing a gaming data feed relating to each connected poker client to its respective associated operator servers, a notification unit configured for receiving and forwarding client notifications to a connected poker client from its associated operator server, and an authentication unit configured for authenticating at least one of a plurality of operator specific extension units upon request from a connected poker client.
US08998718B2	Image generation system, image generation method, and information storage medium An image generation system includes an image information acquisition section that acquires image information from an image sensor, a grasp motion determination section that determines whether or not a player has made a grasp motion with one hand that is a right hand or a left hand based on the image information, a grasp-linked motion determination section that determines whether or not the player has made a grasp-linked motion that follows the grasp motion with the other hand based on the image information when the grasp motion determination section has determined that the player has made the grasp motion with the one hand, and an image generation section that generates an image based on the determination results of the grasp motion and the grasp-linked motion.
US08998707B2	Networked hybrid game Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate a networked hybrid game. The networked hybrid game includes an entertainment software engine constructed to generate a player presentation for a skill-based entertainment game of a game server, and transmit a player action taken by the player during the player's skillful execution of the entertainment game, a game world engine constructed to receive the player action during the player's skillful execution of the entertainment game, generate a wager for a gambling game based on the received player action. and transmit the wager. A real world engine is constructed to receive the wager and provide a wager result from the wager made in the gambling game. The networked hybrid game also includes a router constructed to route the player action to the game world engine and the game server, route the wager to the real world engine, and route game state updates generated by the game server to the entertainment software engine.
US08998699B2	Slot machine A processor executes either of two kinds of game modes, including a base game which is carried out by consuming gaming values in accordance with a bet amount on which the player has placed a bet, and a free game which is carried out without the consumption of any gaming values. If a second scatter symbol 23 is positioned during execution of the base game, a payout amounting to 100 credits is awarded. Alternatively, if the second scatter symbol 23 is positioned in the free game, a payout amounting to 500 credits, which is higher than the value of the payout in the base game, is awarded.
US08998698B2	Detection device capable of accurately reading dots on dice A detection device is used in a gaming machine that detects numbers of dots on a plurality of dice having wireless tags. The detection device reads the wireless tags which are embedded on each face of the dice by a reader having an antenna. The antenna of the reader includes a first antenna portion disposed substantially in a central portion of a field that supports the dice, and formed in a substantially circular shape, and a plurality of second antenna portions disposed so as to superimpose a detection area of the first antenna portion, and having a detection area larger than the first antenna portion. The first antenna portion and the plurality of the second antenna portions are disposed so as to have a portion of detection areas mutually superimposed on a playing board.
US08998697B2	Hybrid gaming system A hybrid gaming system comprising: an electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising: a cabinet; a base game interface disposed within the cabinet and comprising a display and a base game player instruction input mechanism, a processor disposed within the cabinet and arranged to conduct a base game based on at least one player instruction received from the base game player instruction input mechanism; a feature game device mounted to the cabinet and comprising a feature game display mounted to the cabinet and a feature game instruction mechanism operable by the player to input at least one instruction; a trigger monitor arranged to determine that a trigger event has occurred such that a feature game is to be conducted; and a feature game controller located remotely from the EGM and responsive to the trigger monitor to generate feature data for at least one feature game to be displayed on the feature game display and to process the at least one instruction.
US08998696B2	Gaming system and a method of gaming A gaming system comprising a plurality of linked gaming devices each individually operable to play a main game and a group game, whereby the group game is played by at least two teams of players of the linked gaming devices; and a group game controller arranged to conduct the group game upon initiation for the at least two teams and to determine which team is to be awarded a prize at completion of the group game.
US08998695B2	Cashless reservation system A gaming system having a server connected to a plurality of gaming machines for playing a game in which a player wagers credits held in a credit meter. The gaming machines having a player tracking apparatus to receive an identifier from a current player of the gaming machine. The gaming machine can be reserved by a player, in which case play of the gaming machine is prevented by any player other than a player with the same identifier for a predetermined period time. The ability to reserve gaming machines may be dependent on eligibility criteria.
US08998693B1	Royal-redraw video poker side bet In electronic video poker games, the contents of the deck after the deal of an initial set of cards may be modified to increase or decrease the likelihood of awards when compared to an unmodified deck. Cards may be added, removed, or reordered to alter winning probabilities after an initial set of cards are dealt. In a video poker game embodiment dealt from a standard 52-card deck, when the player holds cards of a single rank (a pair, three-of-a-kind, or four-of-a-kind), the game dynamically adds one or more cards of the held rank to the deck to enable the player to potentially achieve five-of-a-kind.
US08998673B2	Toy with projectile launcher A toy having a housing; a cover pivotally mounted to the housing for movement between a first position wherein an internal cavity of the housing is covered and a second position wherein access to the internal cavity is provided; a launching mechanism located within the internal cavity; a first projectile configured to be launched from the launching mechanism; a plurality of second projectiles configured to be launched from a plurality of projectile launchers secured to the housing; an actuation mechanism coupled to the cover, the launching mechanism and the plurality of projectile launchers, wherein operation of the actuation mechanism causes the cover to move from the first position to the second position and simultaneously launch the first projectile and the plurality of second projectiles from the launching mechanism and the plurality of projectile launchers.
US08998671B2	Interactive toy with embedded vision system Systems and associated methods for providing a play device capable of capturing an image stream through a camera module and process the images through computer vision software. Embodiments provide interactive toys that recognize a set of pre-programmed images and provide responses to images presented by a user. For example, embodiments provide for a toy that requests a certain image and provides a response based upon whether the user presents the correct image.
US08998665B1	Body board system The present invention features a body board system for giving a user a greater sense of maneuverability and control when using the body board. The system features a generally planar body board having a channel located in a body board top surface. The system features a first pivoting base located in a channel first end and a second pivoting base located in a channel second end. A handle assembly is pivotally located on the top surface and features a handle with a handle first end pivotally located on the first pivoting base and a handle second end pivotally located on the second pivoting base. For a first position, the handle is adapted to be pivoted from the channel and raised to an angle for use by a user and for a second position the handle is adapted to be pivoted into the channel.
US08998661B2	Water jet propulsion boat A water jet propulsion boat includes a boat body, an engine, a jet propulsion mechanism, a first accelerator operation section, a second accelerator operation section, a reverse gate, and a control section. The engine is accommodated in the boat body. The jet propulsion mechanism generates a propulsion power using a drive power from the engine. The reverse gate is arranged to move to a first position and to a second position. The boat body advances when the reverse gate is in the first position. The reverse gate reduces the propulsion power which advances the boat body when the reverse gate is in the second position. The control section is programmed to set the position of the reverse gate and a throttle opening of the engine based on an operation amount of the first accelerator operation section and an operation amount of the second accelerator operation section.
US08998652B2	Interactive pin array device An interactive pin array device comprising a plurality of elongated pins held in a frame and forming a set. The frame is adapted to hold the plurality of pins in a parallel position to one another in a series of columns and rows, such that the distal ends of the plurality of pins together form a flat virtual plane. Each pin of the plurality of pins includes an elongated housing member defining a linear axis therethrough, and a pin member adapted to slide linearly in either direction along the axis. Each of the housing member includes an upper electromagnet, and a lower electromagnet separated from the upper electromagnet.
US08998649B2	Serial electrical connector A serial electrical connector includes a connector plug and a connector jack. The connector plug includes an audio plug with a hollow cylindrical space formed in the center thereof; a coaxial cable being inserted into and filling the space; and an engagement element being disposed at a tip of the audio plug and configured to electrically connect the audio plug to the connector jack.
US08998648B2	Audio jack connector An audio jack connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) defining a receiving space (20), a number of signal contacts (31, 32) retained in the insulative housing, and a pair of griping contacts (33) retained in the insulative housing too. The signal contacts have a number of first contacting portions (311, 321) extending into the receiving space from a left-and-right direction perpendicular to a mating direction along which an audio plug connector is inserted into the receiving space. The gripping contacts have at least three second contacting portions (332, 333/3331) extending into the receiving space from a vertical direction perpendicular to both the left-and-right direction and the mating direction.
US08998647B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a fastening part, a connector body assembled under the fastening part and defining at least one receiving groove at a mating end thereof, a base board positioned under the connector body, and a shielding shell. The connector body and the base board can be firmly fastened in the shielding shell by means of the fastening part. At least one end edge of the shielding shell is bent inward to form a positioning tail positioned in the receiving groove to position the mating end of the connector body with a front face of the mating end being flush with the end edge of the shielding shell and a contact face of the connector body being substantially flush with a top edge of the positioning tail, so as to avoid the mating end of the connector body wrapping in use.
US08998646B2	Battery connecting assembly A battery connecting assembly includes: a power line having the outer circumferential portion of a conductor covered with an insulating resin and connected to electrode terminals; and a connecting units including: a connecting member that connects the adjacent electrode terminals to each other; and a wire mounting portion that mounts the power line thereon along the direction of arranging electric cells. The connecting units are coupled to each by mounting the power line on the wire mounting portion of the connecting units.
US08998637B2	Electronic accessories for digital music players and related methods Embodiments of electronic accessories for digital music players are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US08998624B2	Connector Each terminal member of a first connector includes a protruding terminal, and each terminal member of a second connector includes an opening able to accommodate a protruding terminal. The terminal members form a plurality of rows at a fixed interval in the width direction of the main body portion, and each terminal member is staggered in the width direction with respect to the terminal member in the adjacent row. At least the terminal members on the first connector or the second connector are connected to the tip of the plurality of parallel wiring provided in a different layer than the terminal member in the main body portion.
US08998623B2	Electrical connector assembly and method of assembling the same An electrical connector assembly includes an insulating housing having a number of housing segments, a number of contacts received in the housing segments, a number of caps covering on the housing segments respectively and a number of clips assembled on the caps. Each of the caps includes a retaining mechanism defining an arm for operating by a user and a latch engaging the housing segment. Each of the clips is assembled on the arms of at least two caps so as to operate two caps together.
US08998619B2	Cable connector and endoscope apparatus A cable connector includes a circuit board, having a predetermined width in a manner passable through an elongated tube of an endoscope apparatus, disposed to extend in an axial direction. A terminal group is formed on the circuit board, for electrically contacting a socket connector. First and second land patterns are formed on the circuit board, arranged in the axial direction so that the terminal group is disposed therebetween, wherein a front end of a first electric line group having lines among electric lines of a cable structure is electrically coupled to the first land pattern, and a front end of a second electric line group having lines among the electric lines is coupled to the second land pattern. A wiring pattern is formed on the circuit board, for electrically coupling the first land pattern to the terminal group and coupling the second land pattern to the terminal group.
US08998615B2	Method and apparatus for preparing denture In a method of obtaining a gum impression of a patient's mouth and measuring jaw relations, a dental impression tray assembly including a lower tray and an upper tray to fabricate a denture, is used. The lower tray includes a first piece and a pair of second pieces and the upper tray includes a third piece and fourth piece. The method includes inserting the lower tray loaded with an impression material into the mouth to take an impression; taking out the lower tray from the mouth and cutting the impression material along a borderline between the first piece and the pair of second pieces; separating the first piece from the pair of second pieces; attaching an intra-oral tracer to the first piece and inserting the first piece, to which the intra-oral tracer is attached, and the third piece into the mouth to measure the jaw relations.
US08998610B2	Dispensing device for a dental substance A dispensing device for a dental substance which comprises a body formed in a single piece. The body connects a first passageway and a second passageway which extend along different paths. The body further comprises a nozzle with a free dispensing end. The second passageway extends into the nozzle and tapers toward the dispensing end. The invention helps to reduce manufacturing costs, and helps facilitating handling of the device.
US08998604B2	Injection mold An injection mold including a first mold, a second mold disposed opposite to the first mold and configured to form a cavity having a shape that corresponds to an injection-molded product to be manufactured by being coupled to the first mold, an injection apparatus configured to inject molten resin in the cavity, and an adsorption apparatus configured to adsorb and separate the injection-molded product, which is manufactured by the first mold and the second mold, from the first mold, so that the separation of the injection-molded product is performed by the adsorption apparatus, and thus structures configured to separate the injection-molded product are omitted from the first mold and the second mold, thereby simplifying the structures of the first mold and the second mold.
US08998594B2	Vane cell pump with vane plate guide crosspieces and synchronization cylinder The invention relates to a vane cell pump, having a rotor mounted in a pump housing and driven by a shaft, multiple vane plates mounted in this rotor in radially displaceable manner, and an outer ring surrounding the rotor and the vane plates, whereby this ring is disposed either directly in the pump housing or in a setting ring that can be moved in the pump housing along predetermined paths.
US08998591B2	Pump device and methods for making the same Bellow actuated pump devices for dispensing a product from a container may include a bellow and a base or a bellow, a base, and a valve wherein actuation of the bellow dispenses a product and the de-actuation of the bellow refills the pump for the next actuation.
US08998589B2	Linear compressor The linear compressor comprises a shell (10) which affixes a cylinder (20) defining a compression chamber (21) housing a piston (30); a linear electric motor (40) having a fixed part (41) affixed to the shell (10) and a reciprocating movable part (42); an actuating means (50) driven by the movable part (42); an elastic means (60a) coupling the actuating means (50) to the piston (30), so that they are reciprocated in phase opposition. A supporting elastic means (70) connects the actuating means (50) to the shell (10) and presents a radial rigidity for supporting the lateral loads actuating on said movable part (42) and actuating means (50), and for minimizing the axial misalignments between the movable part (42) and the fixed part (41) of the linear electric motor (40), the supporting elastic means (70) presenting a minimum axial rigidity for allowing the displacement of both the piston (30) and the actuating means (50).
US08998588B2	Segmented fan assembly Systems and devices for thermodynamically regulating portions of a dynamoelectric machine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fan assembly element includes: an axially inner shroud segment configured to form a portion of an annular assembly about a rotor of a dynamoelectric machine, wherein the axially inner shroud segment includes a rotor hub interface configured to physically connect to a complementary portion of a rotor hub; a set of fan blades physically connected to and extending axially from a face of the axially inner shroud segment; and an axially outer shroud segment physically connected to the set of fan blades.
US08998581B2	Composite shroud and methods for attaching the shroud to plural blades An impeller for a turbo-machine and is provided. The impeller includes a metallic base having a central hole, a back surface and a front surface opposite to the back surface; at least one blade extending on the front surface of the metallic base; a composite shroud attached to the at least one blade such that plural closed paths or vanes are formed by the front surface of the metallic base, the at least one blade and the composite shroud; and a connector configured to attach the composite shroud to the metallic base or the at least one blade.
US08998580B2	Method for balancing a propulsive system having non-hull contra-rotating propellers According to the invention, at least one of the counterweights (40, 40.1, 40.2, 40.3, 40.4) is mobile mounted on a guiding slot (24, 34) coaxial to the hub envelope (22, 32) that surrounds the hub (21, 31) of the corresponding propeller (2, 3), the movement of said mobile counterweight (40, 40.1, 40.2, 40., 40.4) along said guiding slot (24, 34) being controlled on the basis of an estimation of the possible unbalance of said propulsive system (1).
US08998562B2	Hollow rotor core for generating a vortex in a wind turbine A hollow rotor core assembly for a wind turbine with at least one set of cylindrical stacks having a plurality of guiding vanes on the internal surface of the cylindrical stacks, having at least one set of air openings to accept airflow into the hollow rotor core for creating when in rotation a vortex inside the hollow rotor core, having at one end a partial blocking device as such to allow the exhaust of only a fraction of the peripheral portion of the vortex and to redirect the remaining central portion of the vortex towards the other end of the hollow rotor core where the bulk of the airflow will be exhausted from the hollow rotor core.
US08998559B2	Reduced effort manual boom lock The present disclosure provides a backhoe boom lock for engaging a hook member of a boom in a transport position. The boom lock includes a pair of side members disposed parallel to one another along a substantially horizontal axis, each side member having a first end and a second end. A transverse member is coupled between the first end of the pair of side members, the transverse member is configured to engage the hook member in the transport position. The boom lock further includes a pivot point defined near the second end of the pair of side members, the pair of side members being pivotally coupled with respect to the pivot point such that the boom lock pivots about the pivot point. A flange is disposed between the second ends of the pair of side members and is further disposed outwardly from the pivot point at an angle with respect to the horizontal axis. The boom lock also includes a counterweight body integrally coupled to the second ends of the pair of side members.
US08998554B2	Multilevel vertical conveyor platform guides A multilevel vertical conveyor system for transporting uncontained case units to and from a multilevel storage structure having an array of vertically stacked storage levels is provided and includes a frame having platform guide members, a drive member connected to the frame, and support platforms coupled to the drive member. The drive member is configured to move the support platforms relative to the frame in a substantially continuous vertical loop, each of the support platforms being configured to support multiple uncontained case units where each of the multiple uncontained case units is disposed at a respective predetermined area of a respective support platform, the support platforms have support members that are guided by guide members substantially throughout a path of the substantially continuous vertical loop, where the support members are guided in three point contact by the guide members substantially throughout the path.
US08998524B2	Liquid application device A liquid-application device that permits a user to selectively apply herbicide to weeds without applying the herbicide to adjacent plants. A reservoir of herbicide is mounted to a container end of an elongated tube and a wick is mounted to an opposite end. The tube has a central passage through which the liquid flows from the container end to the wick end by gravity. A valve mechanism at the wick end controls the flow of liquid out of the central passage. A wick retainer in the valve mechanism holds a wick that receives liquid released through the valve. A shroud covers the wick and the wick protrudes after the shroud is seated on a weed leaf. The shroud can be withdrawn by a mechanical connection, such as a trigger, or by simply forcing the shroud out of the way.
US08998519B2	Process and formulation for a plastic pencil A plastic pencil comprising a writing core, an interlayer coating material placed about the writing core, a porous casing enclosing the interlayer coating material on the writing core and a covering applied to the exterior surface of the porous casing.
US08998518B2	Dual cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus providing a user with the ability to perform two cleaning functions with the same apparatus. According to one aspect of the present disclosure the cleaning apparatus includes an elongated body portion having first and second ends, a first tip integral with the first operative end, the first tip including a first solution for performing a first cleaning function, and a second tip integral with the second operative end, the second tip including a second solution to the second operative end for performing a second cleaning function.
US08998507B2	Fiber optic connectors and structures for optical fibers and methods for using the same In one embodiment, a device comprises at least one ferrule having a bore, the bore extending from a rear of the ferrule toward a front of the ferrule, wherein the bore is sized to receive an optical fiber with a buffer at a rear end face of the ferrule, wherein the front end of the ferrule includes an optical component.
US08998503B2	Fiber optic connector and bonded cover A fiber optic assembly includes a connector and a cover bonded to an end face of the connector. The connector includes a ferrule, where an optical fiber extends through the ferrule and to the end face of the connector. An end of the optical fiber is polished proximate to the end face. The cover is bonded directly to the end face of the connector, and overlays the polished end of the optical fiber such that the cover protects the optical fiber, limits access of dust to the end face of the connector, and draws loose particulates from the end face upon removal of the cover.
US08998497B2	Thrust sliding bearing and combination mechanism of the thrust sliding bearing and piston rod with coil spring A thrust sliding bearing includes an synthetic resin-made annular bearing body having an annular upper surface, an annular outer peripheral surface, and an annular lower surface; a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body having an annular lower surface; a sheet metal-made reinforcement member having an annular lower surface and an annular upper surface; a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece interposed between the annular upper surface of the reinforcement member and the annular lower surface of the bearing body; and a synthetic resin-made radial sliding bearing piece disposed between an annular inner peripheral surface of a hollow cylindrical portion of the reinforcement member and an annular outer peripheral surface of a hollow cylindrical portion of the bearing body.
US08998495B2	Sliding bearing It is an object of the present invention to provide a sliding bearing which has a simple construction and thus can be produced easily and at a low cost and yet eliminates the need for the use of a heat insulation sleeve and the like and is capable of maintaining a frictional torque to a low extent. A sliding bearing (1) has an inner ring (2), an outer ring (3), and a sliding contact member (4) interposed therebetween. The inner ring (2) has a curved surface (2a) formed along an outer circumference thereof and a shaft-receiving hole which fits on a supporting shaft along an inner circumference thereof. The sliding contact member (4) is a molded body, made of resin composition, which has a curved surface (4a) making sliding contact with the curved outer circumferential surface (2a) of the inner ring (2) with the curved surface (4a) being opposed to the curved outer circumferential surface (2a). The outer ring (3) does not contact the inner ring (2) and holds the sliding contact member (4) on an inner circumferential side thereof with the outer ring (3) covering the sliding contact member (4). The outer ring (3) has an open portion (3d) formed on an axial one end surface thereof and a pawl portion (3a) formed at an edge of the open portion (3d). The sliding contact member (4) is combined with the outer ring (3) by inserting the sliding contact member (4) into the outer ring (3) from the open portion (3d) thereof and fixed by the pawl portion (3a).
US08998489B2	Segment rolling bearing, and axial hydraulic pump having the segment rolling bearing A segment rolling bearing for an axial hydraulic pump, which can be integrated in a simple way. The segment rolling bearing has an outer raceway carrier, an inner raceway carrier, a plurality of rolling bodies, and a cage. The rolling bodies are arranged in the cage such that they roll between the outer raceway carrier and the inner raceway carrier in such a way that the outer raceway carrier can be pivoted about a common pivot axis with respect to the inner raceway carrier. The cage is connected to the inner and/or to the outer raceway carrier directly and captively in at least one connecting region, at least in the radial direction with respect to the common pivot axis.
US08998485B2	Laser anemometry probe system and method employing continuous coherent detection, with single-particle mode, capable of detecting ice-forming conditions and of determining the severity of icing The laser anemometry probe (LAP) system with continuous coherent detection, with single-particle mode, comprises means (AN) for analyzing the measurement signals of the said probe (LAP) and means (MES_T) for measuring the temperature (T).The system comprises, furthermore, means (DET_CG) for determining icing conditions when means (DET_GEL) for detecting the presence of a liquid water drop detect the presence of a liquid water drop, and when the said temperature (T) is below the said third threshold (S3).
US08998483B2	Concentration and dispersion of small particles in small fluid volumes using acoustic energy A method of manipulating particles suspended within a fluid droplet using a microfluidic system including a piezo-electric substrate (1) and a wave generation means (3) for generating a wave within the piezoelectric substrate (1), and a working surface (2) through which the wave can be distributed and upon which fluid droplets (9) can be located, the method including locating one or more droplets of fluid on the working surface (2), varying the power applied to the wave generation means (3) or varying the distribution of the wave across the working surface (2), such that particles (1 1) suspended within the fluid droplet (9) are either dispersed within the droplet or concentrated in an area within the droplet in dependence on the power or wave distribution applied by the wave generation means (3) to the piezoelectric substrate (1), or to facilitate rotation of the fluid within said fluid droplets (9) located jn the path of the wave.
US08998473B1	Light reflector structure for horticultural lamps A light reflector frame has an upper wire frame and a lower wire frame each of generally rectangular form that are spaced apart and attached at an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge by a plurality of transverse brackets. At least four of the transverse brackets have a hook formed at a top end and a bottom end such that each of the hooks opens inwardly of the upper wire frame and the lower wire frame. At least one reflective panel is disposed inwardly of at least four transverse brackets to engage the hooks with a reflective surface of each reflective panel oriented inwardly of the transverse brackets. At least two pairs of opposed transverse brackets have an extended member at the top end positioned to extend upwardly over a cover of a horticultural lamp enclosure.
US08998472B2	Liquid filled light guide containing voids within the walls Illumination systems that include a plurality of illumination devices disposed within a water environment. Such illumination devices having a tube filled with water, at least one light source positioned to project light into the tube, and connected to the illumination devices via light carrying connectors, include one or more voids within each tube wall which extend substantially longitudinally and cause light incident below a critical angle to be reflected hack into the tube. Projected or reflected light above a critical angle that strikes a portion of the wall without a void is transmitted through the tube wall. By adjusting the ratio of voids to non-voids light can be delivered in a controlled manner.
US08998466B2	Interior lighting for a vehicle, method for providing the interior lighting in the vehicle and vehicle with the interior lighting An interior lighting for a vehicle includes, but is not limited to a coupling-out zone for illumination of the vehicle interior, which includes, but is not limited to a lighting device. The lighting device includes, but is not limited to a light source that is configured to produce light and an optical fiber, into which the light can be coupled in or is coupled in. The optical fiber is configured to couple out the light extensively in the at least one coupling-out zone, and includes, but is not limited to an auxiliary lighting for producing an auxiliary light which is also configured for the illumination of the vehicle interior. The auxiliary lighting emits the auxiliary light starting from a side of the at least one optical fiber facing away from the vehicle interior in a trans-illumination zone through the optical fiber into the interior.
US08998464B2	Trim part for automobile with integrated lighting device and process for manufacturing it Trim component with integrated lighting device comprising a lighting substrate, which in turn comprises a base substrate and a lighting substrate, said lighting substrate being covered by a decorative lining in which have been defined areas that allow light to pass and other areas that prevent light from passing, establishing by their combination a lighting pattern. These areas that allow light to pass are obtained by a laser treatment, removing at least one part of the material of said decorative lining.
US08998460B2	Vehicle lift systems with lighting A vehicle lift system includes a support structure having a top surface for supporting a vehicle supported by the vehicle lift system, and at least one lighting module. The lighting module is mounted to the top surface of the support structure. The lighting module is configured to illuminate a region of the vehicle, for example, but not limited to, the underside of the vehicle. The lighting module can be mounted generally flush relative to the top surface of the support structure. In a vehicle wheel alignment lift system, the lighting module can be disposed adjacent a movable support surface of the wheel runway apparatus to provide illumination during wheel alignment procedures.
US08998453B2	Calibration light source The invention relates to a calibration radiation source comprising the following: a housing (2) having an opening (12), a board (22) held in the housing (2), a semiconductor radiation source (18) mounted on the board (22) for generating a light beam, and an exit opening support element (14) having, in the area of the opening (12), a light exit opening (15) through which the light beam radiates outwards from the housing (2). The exit opening support element (14) is decoupled from the housing (2), and is attached to the board (22) of the semiconductor radiation source (18).
US08998446B2	Optical film and organic light emitting display apparatus comprising the same An optical film and an organic light emitting display apparatus including the optical film are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical film is formed on a substrate of the organic light emitting display, and the substrate is configured to transmit light, emitted from an organic light emission unit of the display, toward the optical film. Further, the optical film is configured to absorb ambient light via a first portion, and the optical film is further configured to at least partially transmit light emitted from the organic light emission unit to the environment via a second portion.
US08998439B1	Directionally oriented lighted connecting apparatus for connecting an electronic device to a power source The present invention relates to an apparatus for connecting a portable electronic device to a power source. The apparatus comprises a light that illuminates the charging port receptacle into which the connecting tip is inserted. In the field of devices that connect electronic devices to power sources, it is often difficult to see the charging port receptacle, especially in low light applications. It would therefore be desirable to have a light that shines on the charging port receptacle to facilitate inserting the connecting tip into the charging port receptacle. The apparatus comprises a housing, having a light, a connecting tip, a cord, and a connection to a power source. The light shines in the direction of the connecting tip, and thus, on to the charging port receptacle into which the connecting tip is inserted.
US08998436B2	Light source apparatus of backlight module A light source apparatus includes a light guide plate, a number of optical fibers, at least two first light emitting diodes, and at least two second LEDs. Each fiber has a light exiting surface facing the light guide and at least two light entrances at both ends of the fiber. The second LEDs are located on both sides of the light guide plate. Light generated by the first LEDs has a wavelength longer than that generated by the second LEDs. The light generated from the first LEDs enters the light guide plate after travelling through the optical fiber to mix with the light generated from the second LEDs to provide a good color rendering property of the light generated by the light source.
US08998434B2	Reflective color pixel A reflective color pixel includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel is for generating a first color. A color conversion layer extends through the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel and is disposed in a waveguide. The color conversion layer contains a luminescent material, which converts a portion of light incident on the second sub-pixel into light of the first color. The waveguide guides the light of the first color generated by the luminescent material to the first sub-pixel for emission from the first sub-pixel.

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