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US09008266B2	Device for determining the quality of orthogonally pretensioned leather In a testing device (10) for determining the quality of leather (9) in the production of leather, wherein the testing device (10) is formed for examining a quality category of the leather (9) and for delivering a quality value characterizing the leather (9) in regard to its quality category, the testing device (10) comprises screening means (16) for examining the homogeneity of the leather (9) auf, which may screen at least portions (22, 23, 24, 27, 29) of the leather (9) and which are formed for delivering screening data (D) to analysis means (19), and wherein there are formed analysis means (19) for comparing the screening data (D) with feature data typical for hide injuries or inhomogeneities, respectively, of the leather (9) and for classifying determined hide injuries of examined portions (22, 23, 24, 27, 29) of the leather (9) and wherein there are formed display means (20) for display the categorized hide injuries or quality value, respectively, of the leather (9), preferably per portion (22, 23, 24, 27, 29) of the leather (9).
US09008250B2	Method, modem, and system for canceling adjacent channel interference A method for canceling adjacent channel interference includes: receiving signal of a first channel, where an interference signal of a second channel remains in the signal of the first channel, and the second channel and the first channel are adjacent channels; receiving a cancellation signal provided by the second channel for canceling the interference signal; filtering the received cancellation signal; adjusting a frequency of the filtered cancellation signal; multiplying the cancellation signal with the adjusted frequency by a gain factor to obtain a signal to be cancelled; and subtracting the signal to be cancelled from the signal of the first channel, and canceling the interference signal to obtain a signal to be decoded. According to the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention, interference signals of adjacent channels are cancelled, and the signal to noise ratio is improved.
US09008247B2	Communication circuits and communication devices supporting MIMO and dual-mode techniques A communication circuit and a communication device are provided. The communication circuit includes first, second, and third RF transceivers, first and second baseband transceivers, and first and second modem circuits. The first and second RF transceivers are configured to down-convert first and second RF signals for MIMO. The third RF transceiver is configured to down-convert a third RF signal for a second telecommunication technology. The first baseband transceiver is configured to digitize the down-converted first RF signal to output a first baseband signal. The second baseband transceiver is configured to digitize one of the down-converted second or third RF signals according to a selection signal to output a second baseband signal. The first modem circuit is configured to digitally process the first and second baseband signals using the MIMO technology. The second modem circuit is configured to digitally process the second baseband signal using the second telecommunication technology.
US09008240B1	Near maximum likelihood spatial multiplexing receiver This invention is related to a low-complexity MIMO detector in a wireless communication system with near optimal performance. An initial symbol estimation is performed for a received symbol vector. The soft information of the received symbol vector can be more accurately calculated using every candidate symbol vector of a combined set of candidate symbol vectors, wherein the combined set is generated based on the initial estimation. By combining aspects of both the linear detection and the ML detection, the complexity of the proposed detector becomes orders of magnitude lower than that of a ML detector, but the performance is very close to that of an ML detector.
US09008237B2	Method and device for symbol detection A method for symbol detection includes assigning a received symbol to at least one particular candidate symbol of a set of candidate symbols of a finite candidate symbol alphabet based on a metric between the received symbol and the at least one particular candidate symbol, the metric comprising contributions with respect to channel-based information and contributions with respect to a priori information.
US09008234B2	Apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal and method for transmitting and receiving a signal A method for transmitting and receiving a signal and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal are disclosed. The method includes receiving the signal from a first frequency band in a signal frame including at least one frequency band, demodulating the received signal by an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) method and parsing the signal frame, acquiring a symbol stream of a service stream from the at least one frequency band included in the parsed signal frame, demapping symbols included in the symbol stream and outputting the demapped symbols to sub streams, multiplexing the output sub streams and outputting one bit stream, and deinterleaving and error-correction-decoding the output bit stream.
US09008220B2	Frequency reuse in wireless point-to-point communication systems A method for interference reduction in transmission of at least two single carrier frequency continuous communication beams including producing a first communication signal for a first digital communication link, producing a second communication signal for a second digital communication link, transmitting the first communication signal over a first continuous communication beam at a first frequency, transmitting the second communication signal over a second continuous communication beam at the first frequency, characterized by modifying the first communication signal using transmitter interference cancellation.A method for interference reduction in reception of at least two single carrier frequency continuous communication beams including receiving a first received signal from a first digital communication link, receiving a second received signal from a second digital communication link, modifying the first received signal, adding the modified first received signal to the second received signal, thereby producing a reduced-interference second received signal, characterized by the modifying of the first received signal being based, at least in part, on reducing an error rate of the reduced-interference second received signal.Related apparatus and methods are also described.
US09008217B2	Method and assembly for transmitting sensor signals The invention relates to a method for transmitting sensor signals, comprising the following steps: a first sensor (4), in particular a rotational speed sensor, supplies an alternating signal, which is present in the form of a sequence of sensor pulses (50) and pulse pauses (52) of predetermined duration, wherein in the pulse pauses (52) additional data (54) is transmitted as a bit sequence and wherein the bit sequence contains at least one free bit (56); a binary information sequence (60) comprising data from at least one further sensor (12, 14, 22, 30, 38a, 38b, 38c) is generated, which has a transmission length of a plurality of bits; and the data of the first sensor (4) and of the at least one further sensor (12, 14, 22, 30, 38a, 38b, 38c) is transmitted through a common data line (18) in that a processing unit (20) distributes the information sequence (60) to a plurality of chronologically sequential bit sequences and the at least one free bit (56) of the additional data (54) is assigned at least one bit of the information sequence (60). The information sequence (60) is thus reliably transmitted, even when it contains more bits than there are free bits available in the additional data (54).
US09008211B2	Receiving device, receiving method, and receiving program A receiving device, a receiving method, and a receiving program are provided and are capable of reducing performance degradation in a case where the spatial correlation of a channel becomes high. A transmission signal candidate search unit searches for a transmission signal in a direction in which reception performance is degraded, in MIMO signal detection. A transmission signal candidate generation unit generates transmission signal candidates while suppressing degradation due to the spatial correlation of a channel. In a decision unit, using the transmission signal candidates generated in the transmission signal candidate generation unit, a maximum likelihood sequence is obtained. The maximum likelihood sequence is obtained as transmission signal candidates where a metric is calculated and the metric becomes a minimum.
US09008210B2	Method for providing information of access point selection A method for providing information of access point (AP) selection in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method including receiving from candidate APs the AP selection information including channel correlation information for other stations associated with the candidate APs; and selecting one AP from candidate APs according to the channel correlation information corresponding to the candidate APs. Accordingly, a gain of multi-user multiple input multiple output (MIMO) can be increased, and an AP suitable for a terminal can be selected.
US09008204B1	OFDM of signals onto a same RF port An apparatus relates generally to OFDM. In this apparatus, modulators are coupled to receive data inputs. Each of the modulators includes IDFT blocks coupled to output a first and a second N-point transform, and a 2N-point transform to provide discrete time domain signals for the data inputs. A switch and frequency translation block is coupled to receive the discrete time domain signals. RF ports are coupled to the switch and frequency translation block. The switch and frequency translation block is configured to allocate a combination of outputs from two or more of the IDFT blocks to a same RF port of the RF ports and to translate frequency of at least one of the outputs from the two or more of the IDFT blocks to provide the OFDM of the outputs from the two or more of the IDFT blocks onto the same RF port of the RF ports.
US09008198B2	Methods and apparatus for timing synchronization based on transitional pilot symbols Methods and apparatus for timing synchronization based on transitional pilot symbols. In an aspect, a method is provided for time tracking synchronization in an OFDM system. The method includes receiving at least one TDM pilot symbol comprising a plurality of modulated sub-carriers that are configured to provide a channel estimate having a length that extends up to a duration of an FFT used for data transmission. The method also includes determining one or both of an instantaneous and averaged channel estimates from the plurality of modulated sub-carriers, and calculating a timing offset based on one or both of the channel estimates. An apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive the at least one TDM pilot symbol, a channel estimator configured to determine the instantaneous and averaged channel estimates, and a time synchronizer configured to calculate a timing offset based on the channel estimates.
US09008196B2	Updating interface settings for an interface A computer system includes a processor, and the processor includes at least one interface for communicating with an electronic component. Each of the at least one interface has a set of interface settings. The computer system further includes a memory containing machine executable instructions. Execution of the instructions causes the processor to: monitor communications traffic on the at least one interface; store, eye distribution data acquired during the monitoring of the communications traffic in a database; compare the eye distribution data to a set of predetermined criteria; and generate a set of updated interface settings if the eye distribution does not satisfy the set of predetermined criteria.
US09008188B2	Apparatus and method for decoding signals New capabilities will allow conventional broadcast transmission to be available to mobile devices. A method of decoding a bitstream is described including receiving a demodulated bitstream, the demodulated bitstream encoded using a byte-code encoding process, arranging a portion of the demodulated bitstream into a subset of bits, reordering the subset of bits, and decoding the subset of bits based on a property of the subset of bits and the encoding process. An apparatus includes means for decoding a bitstream based on a property of the subset of bits and the encoding process.
US09008186B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, image coding and decoding apparatus An image coding method includes: coding (i) coefficient information, (ii) a first flag indicating whether to quantize one or more blocks using quantization, (iii) a second flag indicating whether the plurality of quantization matrices are included in a sequence parameter set, and (iv) a third flag indicating whether the plurality of quantization matrices are included in a picture parameter set; and quantizing the plurality of coefficients, wherein when the one or more blocks are quantized using a plurality of default matrices, the following are coded in the coding: (i) the first flag indicating that the one or more blocks are quantized using the plurality of quantization matrices, (ii) the second flag indicating that the plurality of quantization matrices are not included in the sequence parameter set, and (iii) the third flag indicating that the plurality of quantization matrices are not included in the picture parameter set.
US09008185B2	Apparatus and method of lossless compression/restoration of selective image information Disclosed are an apparatus and method of lossless compression and restoration of selective image information. The apparatus of lossless compression of selective image information may compress an uncompressed block image of image information without loss to convert the uncompressed block image into a compressed block image, and store the converted compressed block image.
US09008183B2	Method of determining motion vectors for bi-predictive image block In one embodiment, the method includes determining a motion vector of a current image block equal to a motion vector of an image block based on a reference picture index indicating a reference picture for the image block. For example, the motion vector of the current image block may be equal to the motion vector of the image block if the reference picture index indicates a long-term reference picture for the image block.
US09008182B2	Motion prediction method and video encoding method The invention provides a motion prediction method. First, a plurality of motion vector predictors is obtained to be included in a candidate set for motion prediction of a current unit of a current frame. Whether the current frame is a non-reference frame which is not referred to by other frames for motion prediction is then determined. When the current frame is not the non-reference frame, any motion vector predictor corresponding to a previously coded frame is removed from the candidate set, and a motion vector of the current unit is predicted according to the motion vector predictors of the candidate set.
US09008171B2	Two pass quantization for CABAC coders This disclosure describes techniques for quantizing coefficients of a video block for a video coding process that supports context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC). A method may comprise estimating a last non-zero coefficient of the video block, and generating a set of quantized coefficients for the video block based on an assumption that the estimated last non-zero coefficient is actually the last non-zero coefficient of the video block.
US09008158B2	Apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal in communication system Disclosed uses a digital to analog converter and an analog to digital converter that process a low bit for processing of a data signal at high speed according to analog to digital conversion and digital to analog conversion in a communication system and an analog to digital converter that processes high bit for processing of a signal for synchronization acquisition at low speed.
US09008138B2	Laser diode device A laser diode device is specified, comprising a housing having a mounting part and a laser diode chip based on a nitride compound semiconductor material in the housing on the mounting part, wherein the laser diode chip is mounted directly on the mounting part using a solder layer, and the solder layer has a thickness of greater than or equal to 3 μm.
US09008136B2	Laser system chiller A laser system includes a laser element, a pump source configured to input light to the laser element, a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit. The first cooling circuit includes a first pump configured to drive a first flow of cooling liquid through a first fluid pathway, a first primary heat exchanger configured to cool the first flow of cooling liquid, and a laser element heat exchanger configured to remove heat from the laser element using the first flow of cooling liquid. The second cooling circuit includes a second pump configured to drive a flow of cooling liquid through a second fluid pathway, a second primary heat exchanger configured to cool the second flow of cooling liquid, and a pump source heat exchanger configured to remove heat from the pump source using the first and second flows of cooling liquid.
US09008134B2	Resonator, variable wavelength optical filter, and variable wavelength laser diode A variable wavelength diode according to the inventive concept includes a resonator and a plurality of cylindrical lenses. The resonator includes slab waveguides of which resonance lengths are different from each other. The slab waveguides are disposed on a planar light wave circuit (PLC). Thus, the variable wavelength diode realizes a high variation speed and a continuous variation of a beam at the same time.
US09008125B2	Method and system for MAC and PHY synchronization for energy efficient networking Aspects of a method and system for MAC and PHY synchronization for energy efficient networking are provided. In this regard, an interface that enables communication between a MAC controller and a PHY device may be configured to operate in an energy saving mode. While the interface is operating in an energy saving mode, synchronization between the MAC controller and the PHY device may be maintained by one or both of adjusting a clock generated for the interface and/or communicating dummy data via the interface. The clock may be adjusted by one or more of adjusting a frequency of the clock, adjusting an amplitude of the clock, and/or duty cycling the clock. The MAC controller and/or the PHY device may generate the dummy data. The PHY device and/or the MAC controller may discard the dummy data upon receiving the dummy data.
US09008110B2	Method for multiplexing control signals and reference signals in mobile communications system A reference signal multiplexing method for multiple mobile stations includes: grouping together control signals for the multiple mobile stations; and multiplexing reference signals corresponding to the control signals by CDM over the same bandwidth as that of grouped control signals.
US09008108B2	Criteria for identifying network frames Disclosed are various embodiments of a network switch for storing a prefix address and a mask corresponding to the prefix address, the prefix address and the mask each representing a binary value, the mask representing a number of significant bits of an address beginning with a most significant bit. The network switch obtains a network frame via one of a plurality of network interfaces, the network frame comprising a network address in a header of the network frame, the network address being a binary value representing a physical address of a network interface device. The network switch determines a truth value associated with a comparison of a mask number of bits of the prefix and network addresses, the truth value indicating an equivalence of the comparison. In response to the truth value, the network switch may initiate at least one action associated with the network frame.
US09008104B2	Methods and apparatus for detecting and filtering forced traffic data from network data A non-transitory processor-readable medium is provided that stores code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to filter data associated with an entity for a first predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a first time to a preselected network location from a plurality of preselected network locations. The plurality of preselected network locations are associated with forced web traffic patterns. The processor is also caused to filter data associated with the entity for a second predefined time period in response to an access by the entity at a second time to a preselected network location from the plurality of preselected network locations during the first predefined time period. The second time is after the first time.
US09008103B2	Link layer switching for local breakout The present invention relates to a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for providing access via a cellular access network to a packet-switched network, wherein a terminal-specific connection-oriented point-to-point link is set up between a terminal device and a cellular base station device, and the terminal-specific connection-oriented point-to-point link is switched at the cellular base station device on a link layer level to the packet-switched network, so that a point of attachment for said terminal device is located in the packet-switched network. Furthermore, a terminal-specific termination point for the packet-switched network is provided at the cellular base station device.
US09008101B2	Scheduling based on channel status The disclosure is related to performing a packet scheduling in a wireless communication network. Quality of service (QoS) information associated with user equipment may be obtained in the wireless communication network. A channel status associated with the user equipment may be estimated in the wireless communication network. A scheduling interval may be determined based on the QoS information and the channel status.
US09008099B2	Method and system for sliding window processing of a datagram A method for sliding window processing of a datagram split into packets, may include processing entire strings of adjacent consecutive packets of the datagram regardless the order of the packets using parallel processors. The method may also include processing adjacent ends of the strings of the adjacent consecutive packets while maintaining the order of the adjacent ends to correspond to the order of the consecutive packets.
US09008095B2	System and method for hardware-based learning of internet protocol addresses in a network environment A method is provided one example embodiment and includes receiving a packet including a source /32 address and a destination /32 address. The source /32 address can indicate an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a source host that sent the packet. The destination /32 address can indicate an IP address of a destination host to which the packet is destined. The method may also include looking up the destination /32 address and the source /32 address in a Forwarding Information Base/adjacency (FIB)/(ADJ) table implemented in a hardware of a leaf switch in a network. Additionally, the method may include adding the source /32 address and corresponding adjacency information to the FIB/ADJ table if the destination /32 address is found in the FIB/ADJ table, and the source /32 address is not found in the FIB/ADJ table. The method may also include forwarding the packet to the destination host.
US09008074B2	Internet phone system and directory search engine using same An Internet compatible dialer pad is used to dial into an Internet server to provide services similar to those found on the Plain Old Telephone System (“POTS”). The dialer pad has an integrated modem set, an extended keypad with alphanumeric entry keys and function keys, display screen and display electronics that renders visual call progress information to the user as well as other communications indicators and related information about the current Internet connection. The dialer uses the Public Switched Telephone System (“PSTN”) and standard LAN/WAN technology to give the user entry into a plurality of Internet calling functions. An Internet database is maintained and permits the dialing party to obtain callee information by entering alphanumeric characters via the dialer. Links from the PSTN to an Internet data base are not restricted to a specific digital data protocol.
US09008072B2	Method of performing uplink synchronization in random access procedure A method and device for performing a contention based random access procedure by a mobile communication terminal in communication with a base station. The method according to an embodiment includes transmitting a random access preamble message to the base station; receiving a random access response from the base station, the random access response including a timing advance command; determining a status of a mobile communication terminal time alignment timer; and ignoring the timing advance command if the mobile communication terminal time alignment timer is determined to be running in the determining step.
US09008071B2	Method and base station for transmitting downstream link data, and method and user device for receiving downstream link data The present invention relates to a method and apparatus which transmit/receive at least one demodulation reference signal by using a CDM group and/or a transmission rank of a user device that have been used to transmit the at least one demodulation reference signal for the user device, an OCC that has been used to spread the demodulation reference signal, etc. Also, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus which change an antenna port for transmitting the demodulation reference signal by using NDI for a disabled transmission block.
US09008066B2	Method and apparatus for signaling transmission characteristics in a wireless communication network A wireless network uses an improved frame structure to increase timing acquisition capabilities as well as reduction of spectral lines. In one aspect, the frame packet can be used to communicate the different modes of operation under which the packet was created.
US09008056B2	Remote network access via a visited network Remote access for a terminal to a first network via a second network is managed; the first network being linked to the second network via a network apparatus. At the level of the network apparatus, there is received, from the terminal via the second network, a request for remote access to the first network indicating access information comprising a first parameter corresponding to a physical address of the terminal and a second parameter corresponding to a secret key of the gateway. The network apparatus thereafter decides whether the terminal is authorized to remotely access the first network on the basis of said access information. This network apparatus subsequently emits, bound for the terminal via the second network, a message indicating whether the terminal is authorized to remotely access the first network.
US09008038B2	Resource release at source system during handoff to multi-radio access technology target system Aspects describe coordination of resource release on a source system. An aspect relates to a network based coordination. Another aspect relates to a mobile device based coordination. Also provided is a network and mobile device coordinated approach. An un-coordinated approach is also provided.
US09008026B2	Position adjusted guard time interval for OFDM-communications system A device and a method within a communications system where at least some part of the transmission is executed by means of radio waves, and where symbols are transmitted by means of Orthogonal Frequency Divisional Multiplexing, so called OFDM-technology, between a transmitting unit and a receiving unit, at which the symbol transmission is executed over a transmission channel in blocks of binary digits with a guard interval GI between said blocks, where transmitting unit is equipped with means to control the length of the guard interval (GI) with regard to the physical conditions for/of the transmission channel, so that the guard interval can be reduced without the disturbance susceptibility being increased, but instead increasing the capacity/throughput of the transmission channel by the time that is set free/made available being used to transmit information. One embodiment of the invention includes a guard interval adjustment unit connected to other OFDM-equipment in transmitting and/or receiving unit.
US09008018B2	Dynamic point selection via a coordinating set of base stations Examples are disclosed for coordinating transmission of one or more protocol data units to a wireless device from a coordinating set of base stations. In some examples, coordinating may include exchanging information via a backhaul communication channel coupling or interconnecting the base stations included in the coordinating set of base stations. For these examples, one or more protocol data units may be transmitted to the wireless device from the coordinating set of base stations via a plurality of separate communication links based on the exchanged information. Other examples are described and claimed.
US09008010B2	Uplink coordinated inter-cell interference cancellation Device, computer readable medium and method for joint multi-user processing in a first base station of a telecommunication network, which includes at least a second base station and first and second terminals served by the corresponding first and second base stations. The method includes issuing, at the first base station, a first uplink transmission grant for the first terminal; receiving, at the first base station, from the second base station scheduling information about an uplink transmission of the second terminal, wherein an uplink transmission grant for the uplink transmission of the second terminal is issued by the second base station; and jointly decoding, at the first base station, an uplink transmission from the first terminal and the uplink transmission from the second terminal, which is not served by the first base station, based on the received scheduling information about the uplink transmission of the second terminal.
US09008005B2	System and method for providing intelligent gateway selection in a network environment An apparatus is provided in one example embodiment and includes a gateway configured to be coupled to a profiling function that evaluates past end user behavior in order to make a point of attachment determination in a network for the end user. In cases where the end user had previously operated as a nomadic user, the profiling function triggers the gateway to define an Internet Protocol (IP) service for the end user and the point of attachment is the gateway. In more specific embodiments, if the end user is determined to be mobile, the gateway establishes a mobility tunnel to a hierarchical gateway, which acts as the point of attachment to the network for the end user. In still other embodiments, the profiling function includes querying a database that includes a profile for the end user. A profile for the end user can be identified in a RADIUS accounting request.
US09007999B2	System and method for MAC design of a full-duplex centralized cellular network Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for scheduling full-duplex communications between half-duplex mobile devices and a full-duplex capable access point. The system receives, within a time window, tones from a plurality of mobile devices, the tones indicating that each device in the plurality of devices are performing one of uploading data and downloading data. The system pairs the plurality of devices into pairs of an uploading device and a downloading device, where the pairing is based on an interference each device in the plurality of devices causes with remaining devices in the plurality of devices, to yield a list of paired devices. Upon communicating the list of paired devices to the plurality of devices, one device of each pair transmits data to the base station in a frequency channel while the other device receives data from the base station in the same frequency.
US09007998B1	VoIP application for a loyalty program A method and system for providing voice based host services with CRM data without an end user's phone number for loyalty program is disclosed herein. A VoIP application is resident on a mobile communication device of an end user. The VoIP application allows the end user to control how the loyalty program will identify the end user (without the end user's phone number) when the end user requests loyalty program services from the loyalty program using the end user's mobile communication device.
US09007994B2	RACH procedures and power level for MTC devices The present document relates to a wireless device in a digital cellular telecommunications network. For example, the present document relates to the request of an access channel from a wireless device to a base station of the digital cellular telecommunications network. Example methods for controlling one or more transmissions between a wireless device and a base station are described. The one or more transmissions include at least an initial transmission. One example method comprises determining the quality of a radio uplink between the wireless device and the base station, the quality being based on at least one parameter associated with a previous transmission; setting a control parameter for controlling the transmission between the wireless device and the base station based on the determined quality of the radio uplink; and transmitting the initial transmission.
US09007991B2	Method and system for delivery of assistance data A method and apparatus are used for providing assistance data to wireless transmit/receive units (WTRU)s. The assistance data may include information regarding neighboring access points (AP)s. The assistance data may be transmitted to WTRUs using multicast, broadcast, and/or point-to-point signaling. The assistance data may be used to facilitate ring and handover of WTRUs from one AP to another.
US09007988B2	Partial CQI feedback in wireless networks Within a wireless network, feedback information from user equipment (UE) to a control node (eNodeB) is necessary to support various functions. A UE receives an allocation from the eNodeB comprising a plurality of periodic transmission instances for a channel quality indicator (CQI) and a schedule comprising a plurality of periodic transmission instances for a rank indicator (RI), wherein the CQI comprises RI and other CQI fields. The UE then transmits an RI without transmitting the other CQI fields in a transmission instance allocated for both RI and other CQI fields.
US09007981B2	Electronic device, signal transmission device, and signal transmission method Signal distribution, signal switching, and signal collection are performed with a simple configuration. An electronic device comprises a transmission unit (108) for transmitting, as a wireless signal, a signal to be transmitted and a reception unit (208) for receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the transmission unit. In the electronic device, a plurality of pairs of wireless signal transmission points in the transmission unit and wireless signal reception points in the reception unit can be formed. Using the pairs of transmission points and reception points make it possible to execute at least either one of signal distribution in which the same signal to be transmitted from a transmission point is transmitted to the multiple reception points and signal switching in which a signal to be transmitted from a transmission point is selectively transmitted to any of the multiple reception points. The signal to be transmitted is transmitted as a wireless signal. In this case, the signal distribution, signal switching, and signal collection are performed in a wireless signal portion. Since a portion where a signal transmission is performed through electric wiring does not interpose the portion where the signal distribution, signal switching, and signal collection are performed, the signal distribution, signal switching, and signal collection can be performed with a simple configuration.
US09007980B2	Multicast-unicast handoff services A system may receive, from a user device, a request to receive content via a first base station, where the content was previously being received, as multicast content, via a second base station; determine, in response to the request, whether the first base station can process multicast content; transmit a copy of the content, to the user device via the first base station, as multicast content, based on a determination that the first base station can process multicast content; and transmit the content, to the user device via the first base station, as unicast content, based on a determination that the first base station cannot process multicast content.
US09007979B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system using relay Disclosed are a data transmission/reception apparatus and method of a wireless communication system using a relay. The data transmission/reception apparatus of the relay sets a relay reception subframe (hereinafter, referred to as ‘relay-rx-sub-frame’), and reports, to a terminal within a cell coverage, that the set relay-rx-subframe is a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) sub-frame, so that a legacy terminal may be provided with services in a wireless communication system using the relay.
US09007978B2	Method and apparatus for improved multicast service Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved multicast operation. In one method, a station transmits (401) a multicast packet to a plurality of mobile devices and to a group of monitoring stations (MSs). An indication of whether the multicast packet was received by that MS is received (402) from each monitoring station (MS) of the group of MSs. When this indication indicates that the multicast packet was not received, the multicast packet is retransmitted (403) to the plurality of mobile devices and to the group of MSs.
US09007976B2	Dynamic adjustment of keep-alive messages for efficient battery usage in a mobile network Systems and methods for dynamic adjustment of keep-alive message intervals in a mobile network are disclosed. One embodiment of maintaining an IP connection between a mobile terminal and a network node over a network includes, detecting a rate with which the client-slide request are made from the mobile terminal, detecting a rate with which the client-slide request are made from the mobile terminal, sending, by the network node, keep-alive messages to the mobile terminal in an absence of network traffic through the IP connection between the mobile terminal and the network node, and/or further optimizing the time intervals between the keep-alive messages based on a cost to send the keep-alive messages in the network.
US09007961B2	Apparatus and method for using and solving linear programming problem and applications thereof Method and system for analyzing a linear programming problem or any other problem involving inequalities constraints set relating to multiple variables. An initial feasible region is calculated based on a sub-set of the constraints set. The feasible region is updated based on the additional constraints added one at a time. The method checks for feasibly, identifies active constraints, and provides end-points of the feasible region. The method may be applied to a control system or to a crossbar switch handling routing between multiple input and multiple outputs, such as digital data networking switch used to route TDM digital data streams being packet, frame or cell based, in a LAN, WAN, MAN or Internet application.
US09007958B2	External loop detection for an ethernet fabric switch One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a local identifier associated with the switch, a receiving interface, a loop detection mechanism, and an interface control mechanism. The receiving interface identifies a loop-detection frame which includes an identifier associated with originating switch of the frame. The loop detection mechanism detects a loop based on a match of the identifier associated with the originating switch and the local identifier. The interface control mechanism is coupled to the loop detection mechanism and precludes, in response to detecting a loop, the receiving interface from forwarding frames corresponding to the loop.
US09007956B2	Communicating constraint information for determining a path subject to such constraints Path determination constraints may be encoded in the form of a program having one or more instructions. Each of instructions may include an operation code, and operands (or pointers to locations where operands are stored). In this way, an extensible, interoperable way for a nodes (e.g., label-switching routers) to communicate constraints within a network is provided. Such constraints may be inserted (e.g., as one or more CONSTRAINT objects) into signaling messages (e.g., a PATH RSVP message). By enabling the signaling of constraints, the determination of constraint-based (label-switched) paths can be distributed among a number of (label-switching) routers or other nodes. Upon receiving a message with constraints (e.g., a CONSTRAINT object(s)), a node may (i) ignore the constraints if the node is a tail-end node (label-switching router), (ii) apply the constraints to a link if the next hop in the (label-switched) path is strict, and/or (iii) perform a constraint-based path determination to a next hop if the next hop is loose.
US09007955B1	Systems and methods for mapping network topologies A computer-implemented method for mapping network topologies may include (1) identifying a network including a plurality of network switches and a plurality of host systems, (2) identifying a host system within the plurality of host systems connected to the network via a network switch within the plurality of network switches, (3) refreshing an address of the host system within the network switch, (4) allowing the address of the host system to expire from each network switch within the plurality of network switches except the network switch, (5) transmitting a probing frame from a probing host system within the plurality of host systems to the address of the host system, (6) identifying a subset of host systems within the plurality of host systems that received the probing frame, and then (7) mapping a topology of the network based on the identified subset. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09007954B2	Beacon transmission for wireless networks Various embodiments are disclosed relating to beacon transmissions in wireless networks. In an example embodiment, a wireless node may receive a beacon from one or more wireless nodes. The receiving node may generate and transmit a beacon map to other wireless nodes in the network. The beacon map may provide information relating to one or more of the received beacons, such as a time stamp or other time information for the beacon and the originating wireless node for the beacon, such as an address of the originating wireless node. In an example embodiment, the beacon map may be transmitted upon request or within a beacon, or within another message. In another example embodiment, a beacon map may be received at a receiving wireless node, including information relating to beacons from one or more other wireless nodes. A status of at least one of the beacons may be determined based upon the beacon map.
US09007953B1	Estimating average user throughput in a wireless network A method, system, and medium are provided for estimating user throughput as a function of network load. The function that governs a relationship between user throughput and network load is derived after simulating network traffic during busy hours on a wireless network. The simulated traffic is shaped to be similar to packet traffic received on the network. In turn, the simulated traffic is assigned to one or more carriers that are configured to resemble the network carriers. Upon processing the simulated traffic, user throughput is calculated and a function is derived from the network load during the busy hour and the calculated user throughput. The derived function is employed to predict the load at which user throughput falls below acceptable levels.
US09007950B1	Estimation of direct channel and interference channel A mobile station including an input configured to receive input signals via a channel, a noise measuring module, and a control module. The noise measuring module is configured to measure noise based on the input signals, and generate information in response to measuring the noise based on the input signals. The control module is configured to determine, depending on whether the noise measuring module is able to (i) measure the noise based on the input signals and (ii) generate the information in response to measuring the noise based on the input signals, whether to use a first procedure to estimate a gain of the channel or a second procedure to estimate the gain of the channel, where the first procedure to estimate the gain of the channel is different than the second procedure to estimate the gain of the channel.
US09007946B2	Method and system for conflict detection in self organization network (SON) functions A system and method for detecting cooperation or conflict between actors in a network made up of self-organizing sub-networks examines parameters such as performance indicators and configuration parameters to determine whether or not different actors are adjusting configuration parameters in a way that is cooperative or conflicting. When a performance indicator is observed to be outside of its expected range, an acceptable convergence range can be defined to give the actors time to adjust and return the performance indicator to its expected range of values. When a performance indicator is detected to be non-convergent, the monitor can alert an operator, or another node, so that appropriate actions can be taken.
US09007945B2	Automated network service discovery and communication A network switch includes a service registration database and a service discovery engine that is coupled to the service registration database. The service discovery engine receives a first service registration over a network from a first service included on a first service device and, in response, stores the first service registration in the service registration database. The service discovery engine then receives a multicast service discovery message over the network from a target device. The service discovery message includes a service identification. The service discovery engine then determines that the service identification is associated with the first service registration stored in the service registration database and, in response, sends a unicast service communication message over the network to the target device. The service communication message includes communication information for the first service. The service registration database may store a plurality of different service registrations for respective different services.
US09007942B2	Iterative covariance inversion based on linear receiver designs A method of wireless communication includes receiving a wireless signal at a linear receiver, and iteratively computing an inverted covariance matrix in frequency domain, one channel code at a time. The method also includes computing receiver demodulation coefficients based on the inverted covariance matrix and the frequency domain channel estimate or time domain channel estimate. The method further includes deriving a transmitter symbol based on a received signal vector and the coefficients.
US09007938B2	User equipment, base station, communication control method, and radio communication system User equipment performs radio communication with a base station over a communication channel formed by aggregating a plurality of component carriers. The user equipment measures a channel quality of the communication channel, and creates a measurement report using a result of the measurement and sends the measurement report to the base station. Each data signal is classified into two or more classes depending on a QoS requirement. The user equipment further receives control information related to a mapping between the plurality of component carriers and the class of each data signal from the base station, and controls at least one of the measurement and the sending of the measurement report, according to a procedure which varies depending on the control information. A base station allocates data to component carriers based on channel quality criteria for different data classifications.
US09007934B1	Control signaling between VoIP phone and computing device Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for sharing control of a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) call. In some examples, the method includes establishing a direct connection between a VoIP endpoint device and a computing device associated with the VoIP endpoint device. The method further includes communicating, via the direct connection, VoIP control signaling between the VoIP endpoint device and the computing device. The method further includes modifying a VoIP call based on the VoIP control signaling.
US09007931B2	PDCCH transmission method and system for bandwidth aggregation on a mobile communications system The present invention relates to a PDCCH transmission method for a base station on a mobile communications system supporting bandwidth aggregation, and more particularly the invention relates to a PDCCH transmission method comprising the step of generating downlink control data comprising resource-allocation configuration data for any desired sub-band and a sub-band other than the desired sub-band, and the step of transmitting the generated downlink control data to a mobile station through the PDCCH of the desired sub-band, and the invention also relates to a system therefor comprising a mobile station.
US09007930B2	Communication apparatus A communication apparatus including: a processing unit configured to transition between a first state and a second state and configured to perform a response process on a packet received via the network, wherein the processing unit includes: a determination unit configured to perform a first determination process; a verification unit configured to perform a first verification process for verifying the validity of the first packet, if it is determined as a first case; and a first responding unit configured to perform the response process on the first packet, if the first packet is verified as valid, wherein if it is determined as a second case that the first packet is not the packet of which the response process is to be performed by the processing unit, the verification unit dose not perform the first verification process and the first responding unit does not perform the response process.
US09007926B2	Configuration and scheduling of asymmetric carriers on the uplink Systems and methods to configure and schedule asymmetric carriers on an uplink between communication devices are described herein. An access node is provided to reserve a common-channel-free carrier for communication with an access terminal. The access node may reserve the carrier for communication with the access terminal based on path loss data between the access node and the access terminal. Further, an adaptive rise-over-thermal (RoT) target may be employed for communication over any carrier.
US09007921B2	Systems and methods for noise tolerant signal processing in pilot assisted data receivers The present disclosure provides systems and methods for noise tolerant signal processing in a pilot assisted data receiver, including: given received pilots with common pilot components and individual pilot components, computing coefficients associated with the individual pilot components of the received pilots; and applying the computed coefficients to the received pilots to obtain conditioned pilots. The individual pilot components result from relatively slow changes of the received pilots relative to the common pilot components. The common pilot components result from relatively fast changes of the received pilots relative to the individual pilot components.
US09007916B2	Network management utilizing topology advertisements A network management node of a connection-oriented network listens to topology advertisements in a control plane of the network and stores information carried in the topology advertisements. The node selectively sends Link Management Protocol (LMP) requests based on the information carried in the topology advertisements. The LMP requests can be performed for at least one of the following events: adjacency addition; addition of a link between nodes; deletion of a link between nodes; modification to the bandwidth of a link between nodes. The information collected in the topology advertisements is translated into a format compatible with an Operations Support System (OSS) model.
US09007912B2	Serial clustering Serial clustering uses two or more network devices connected in series via a local and/or wide-area network to provide additional capacity when network traffic exceeds the processing capabilities of a single network device. When a first network device reaches its capacity limit, any excess network traffic beyond that limit is passed through the first network device unchanged. A network device connected in series with the first network device intercepts and will process the excess network traffic provided that it has sufficient processing capacity. Additional network devices can process remaining network traffic in a similar manner until all of the excess network traffic has been processed or until there are no more additional network devices. Network devices may use rules to determine how to handle network traffic. Rules may be based on the attributes of received network packets, attributes of the network device, or attributes of the network.
US09007910B2	Load balancing across a link aggregation group A system includes a network element. The network element includes multiple egress ports configured as a LAG, an ingress port, and a distributor. The ingress port is configured to receive multiple packets including at least one flood domain. Additionally, the distributor is configured to access a virtual local area network identifier (VID) of each flood domain. Based on the VID and the number of egress ports in the LAG, the distributor is configured to select a representative egress port from the multiple egress ports. The distributor additionally forwards packets of each flood domain to the egress port of the LAG which is selected as the representative egress port for that flood domain.
US09007907B1	Method and system of reverse-link transmission An access terminal in a coverage area of an access network may be monitoring a level of loading on the coverage area's reverse link, such as by monitoring a series of reverse activity bits sent by the access network. The access terminal may then detect new data for transmission to the access network and responsively select a reverse-link data rate based on the monitored level of loading. In this respect, the access terminal may select (a) a first data rate (e.g., a reverse-link data rate at which the access terminal last transmitted data) if the access terminal detects a low load, and (b) a second data rate (e.g., a minimum available reverse-link data rate) if the access terminal detects a high load, where the second data rate is lower than the first data rate. The access terminal may also consider its location in selecting the reverse-link data rate.
US09007906B2	System and method for link aggregation group hashing using flow control information A system and method for forwarding network traffic includes receiving a first flow of network traffic at an ingress port on a switch, collecting flow control metrics for a plurality of egress ports assigned to a link aggregation group of the switch, selecting a first egress port from the plurality of egress ports using a hashing strategy based on at least information associated with the flow control metrics, assigning the first flow to the first egress port, directing the first flow to the first egress port, and transmitting network traffic associated with the first flow using the first egress port.
US09007905B2	System to improve an Ethernet network A system to improve a Fiber Channel over Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (FCoCEE) network may include a sender in an FCoCEE network in which data packets having different data link layer structures are transmitted by the sender on a single data link. The system may also include a receiver to receive the data packets at the data link layer and to transmit an ACK and/or NAK in response to a sequence number in the data packets. The system may further include a replay buffer to retransmit the data packets where the replay buffer is sized by the length of the data link, data rate of the data link, the ACK and/or NAK processing time at either the sender and/or the receiver, and/or a threshold time for transmission and/or reception of the data packets.
US09007900B2	Dynamic frequency allocation in wireless backhaul networks Disclosed is a wireless backhaul network for a communications system. The network comprises a congregate node connected to the communications system; a plurality of access points, each access point having associated amounts of incident bidirectional traffic to be conveyed to and from the congregate node; and a plurality of bidirectional wireless links adapted to convey the traffic between the access points and the congregate node. The congregate node is configured to allocate spectrum to each directional component of each link within a predetermined available spectrum for the conveyance of the traffic, wherein the allocation is dependent on the amounts of traffic at the respective access points.
US09007899B2	Quality of service treatement for applications with multiple traffic classes A system may receive a connection request, from a user device, that includes information identifying a particular application; identify that the particular application is associated with a group of classes of traffic; establish a group of bearer channels that are associated with the group of classes of traffic, the group of bearer channels being associated with a group of different levels of quality of service (“QoS”); process, via a first bearer channel and according to a first level of QoS, first traffic associated with the user device and the particular application; and process, via a second bearer channel of the group of bearer channels, according to a second level of QoS, second traffic associated with the user device and the particular application, the second bearer channel being different from the first bearer channel, and the second level of QoS being different from the first level of QoS.
US09007898B2	System to share network bandwidth among competing applications The present invention pertains to the allocation of bandwidth on a global large scale network. Systems and methods are provided to base bandwidth allocation on the predicted bandwidth demands of the network users. In allocating bandwidth, each user is assigned a user weight value, and is to be allocated bandwidth in proportion to that value. In addition, the bandwidth allocation is enforced so as to ensure that bandwidth allocation policies are maintained.
US09007895B2	Method for routing data packets in a fat tree network In a method (400) for routing packets between a plurality of top switches (110a-110n) and a plurality of leaf switches (120a-120n) using a balancing table (204, 208, 210) in a fat tree network (100), a failed link between at least one top switch (110n) and at least one leaf switch (120n) is detected (402). In addition, the balancing table (204, 208, 210) is modified (406) based on the detected failed link, and the packets are routed (408) between the plurality of top switches (110a-110n) and the plurality of leaf switches (120a-120n) in the fat tree network (100) based on the modified balancing table (204, 208, 210).
US09007893B2	Layered third party application software redundancy in a non-homogenous virtual chassis Layered third-party (enhanced) application software redundancy is provided in a non-homogeneous virtual chassis including two or more switches coupled via a virtual fabric link. A virtual chassis management module within at least one of the switches discovers the other switches within the virtual chassis, determines a base master switch from all of the switches in the virtual chassis, detects an enhanced application installed on at least one enhanced switch and determines an enhanced master switch from the enhanced switches.
US09007883B2	Optical recording and reading method, optical recording and reading apparatus, optical recording medium, and method for producing an optical recording medium An optical recording medium includes a recording and reading layer that is previously staked or formed afterword and has no concavo-convex pattern for tracking control, and a servo layer in which a concavo-convex pattern or a groove for tracking control is formed. Information can be recorded in the recording and reading layer while tracking is performed using the servo layer.
US09007882B1	Heater to keep reader head in stable temperature range Technologies are described herein for utilizing a head heater to test temperature stability of a head of a storage device and to prevent the head from operating in an unstable temperature condition. A first power level may be applied to a head heater of a head in a storage device, the first power level configured to simulate a temperature condition in the head. An instability of the head is determined and the temperature condition and the instability of the head are recorded in a memory. The process may be repeated to develop a range of temperature conditions in which the head exhibits instability. The range of temperature conditions and the head heater may then be utilized to prevent the head from operating in an unstable temperature condition during normal operation.
US09007866B2	Retention optimized memory device using predictive data inversion A method for storing data. The method includes providing an addressable memory including a memory space, wherein the memory space includes a plurality of memory cells. The method includes configuring the addressable memory such that a majority of the plurality of memory cells in the memory space stores internal data values in a preferred bias condition when a first external data state of one or more external data states is written to the memory space, wherein the first external data state is opposite the preferred bias condition.
US09007862B2	Reducing memory refresh exit time Components of a memory system, such as a memory controller and a memory device, that reduce delay in exiting self-refresh mode by controlling the refresh timing of the memory device. The memory device includes a memory core. An interface circuit of the memory device receives an external refresh signal indicating an intermittent refresh event. A refresh circuit of the memory device generates an internal refresh signal indicating an internal refresh event of the memory device. A refresh control circuit of the memory device performs a refresh operation on a portion of the memory core responsive to the internal refresh event, at a time relative to the intermittent refresh event indicated by the external refresh signal.
US09007859B2	Far end resistance tracking design with near end pre-charge control for faster recovery time A wordline tracking circuit and corresponding method are disclosed, and include a tracking wordline having an impedance characteristic associated therewith that models a row of memory cells in a memory device, wherein the tracking wordline row has a near end that receives a wordline pulse signal having a near end rising pulse edge and a near end falling pulse edge. The tracking wordline also has a far end. A tracking cell component is coupled to the far end of the tracking wordline that receives the wordline pulse signal. Lastly, the circuit includes a tracking bitline pre-charge circuit coupled to the tracking cell that is configured to pre-charge a tracking bitline associated with the tracking cell using the near end wordline pulse signal.
US09007858B2	SRAM global precharge, discharge, and sense An SRAM includes a global bit line, an SRAM cell, precharge logic, discharge logic, and sense logic. The SRAM cell stores a first logical value or a second logic value and is coupled to the global bit line. The precharge logic may charge the global bit line to a precharge voltage for a non-read operation and a boosted voltage that is greater than a reference voltage for a read operation. The discharge logic may either maintain the global bit line at the boosted voltage for the first logical value or discharge the global bit line to a discharge voltage that is less than the reference voltage for the second logical value. The sense logic may output the first logical value when the global bit line has the boosted voltage or may output the second logical value when the global bit line has the discharge voltage.
US09007857B2	SRAM global precharge, discharge, and sense An SRAM includes a global bit line, an SRAM cell, precharge logic, discharge logic, and sense logic. The SRAM cell stores a first logical value or a second logic value and is coupled to the global bit line. The precharge logic may charge the global bit line to a precharge voltage for a non-read operation and a boosted voltage that is greater than a reference voltage for a read operation. The discharge logic may either maintain the global bit line at the boosted voltage for the first logical value or discharge the global bit line to a discharge voltage that is less than the reference voltage for the second logical value. The sense logic may output the first logical value when the global bit line has the boosted voltage or may output the second logical value when the global bit line has the discharge voltage.
US09007850B2	Page buffer, memory device comprising page buffer, and related method of operation A page buffer comprises a static latch configured to store data received from an external device, and a dynamic latch configured to receive the data stored in the static latch through a floating node, the dynamic latch comprising a storage capacitor, a write transistor configured to write the data of the floating node to the storage capacitor, and a read transistor configured to read the data of the storage capacitor, and the write transistor and the read transistor sharing the floating node.
US09007847B2	Flash memory device and method for handling power failure thereof A flash memory device. In one embodiment, the flash memory device includes a flash memory, a diode, a controller, and a capacitor. The flash memory has a voltage source pin. The diode is coupled between a voltage source and the voltage source pin of the flash memory. The controller is coupled to the flash memory via a data bus. The capacitor is coupled between the voltage source pin of the flash memory and a ground, and supplies power to the flash memory to enable the flash memory to complete writing of at least one data page when the level of the voltage source is lowered.
US09007846B2	Non-volatile semiconductor storage device According to one embodiment, there is provided a non-volatile semiconductor storage device including a memory cell and a control unit. The memory cell has a gate electrode including a control gate and a charge storage region on a semiconductor substrate and has a channel region under the gate electrode in the semiconductor substrate. The control unit, during an erase operation where electric charges written in the charge storage region are extracted to the channel region, periodically varies a voltage which is to be applied between the control gate and the channel region.
US09007825B2	Reduction of read disturb errors Methods and apparatuses for reduction of Read Disturb errors in a memory system utilizing modified or extra memory cells.
US09007824B2	Boosting memory reads A memory device comprises memory elements that are arranged in an array. The array includes rows associated with wordlines and columns associated with bitlines. The memory elements in a row share a wordline and memory elements in a column share a bitline. For each wordline, a wordline driver circuit is associated with the wordline. The memory device comprises a boost circuit that has an output coupled to the wordline driver circuits. The boost circuit is configured to provide a negative voltage to the wordlines during a read operation of the memory device such that unselected wordlines are held at a negative voltage below a ground potential while a selected wordline is held at a supply voltage during the read operation.
US09007820B2	Device consisting of various thin films and use of such a device A device comprising: an assembly consisting of two, respectively upper and lower thin layers each forming a ferromagnetic element and separated by a thin layer forming a non magnetic element, said assembly being made up so that the layers forming the ferromagnetic elements are magnetically coupled through the layer forming a non magnetic element; an electrode, a layer forming a ferroelectric element in which the polarization may be oriented in several directions by applying an electric voltage through said layer, said layer forming a ferroelectric element being positioned between the layer forming a lower ferromagnetic element and the electrode; said device being configured so as to allow control of the magnetic configuration of the layers forming ferromagnetic elements by the direction of the polarization in the layer forming a ferroelectric element.
US09007806B2	Electromechanical integrated memory element and electronic memory comprising the same An electromechanical memory element includes a fixed body and a deformable element attached to the fixed body. An actuator causes a deformation of the deformable element from a first position (associated with a first logic state) to a second position (associated with a second logic state) where a mobile element makes contact with a fixed element. A programming circuit then causes a weld to be formed between the mobile element and the fixed element. The memory element is thus capable of associating the first and second positions with two different logic states. The weld may be selectively dissolved to return the deformable element back to the first position.
US09007802B2	E-fuse array circuit An e-fuse array circuit includes a program gate line and a word line gate line that are stretched in parallel to each other, and a metal line formed over the program gate line and the word line gate line to cover the program gate line and the word line gate line, the metal line connected to the program gate line through a plurality of contact plugs disposed at a given distance.
US09007801B2	Bipolar-MOS memory circuit Integrated electronic memory devices include control logic and one or more cross point information storage arrays. The cross point storage array(s) include a non-linear conductor proximate to at least one cross point storage location, and the control logic comprises (i) an NMOS type transistor and a PNP type transistor, but not a PMOS type transistor, or (ii) a PMOS type transistor and an NPN type transistor, but not an NMOS type transistor.
US09007799B2	Low power content addressable memory system A content addressable memory (CAM) system includes one or more CAM cells, each including a bit cell to store a bit and a complementary bit, and a compare circuit to compare a reference input to the stored bit and to the stored complementary bit. The compare circuit may be implemented to compare a single-ended reference input to each of the stored bit and the complementary bit. The compare circuit may include a pass circuit to selectively provide the reference input to an output under control of the stored bit and the stored complementary bit, a pull-up circuit to selectively pull-up the output under control of the reference input and the stored complementary bit, and a pull-down circuit to selectively pull-down the output under control of the reference input and the stored bit. The reference input may be provided to multiple CAM cells, which may share compare circuitry.
US09007792B2	Arrangement for transmitting power between a DC power line and an AC power line An arrangement transmits power between a DC power line and an AC power line carrying a voltage having a number of phases. The arrangement includes a number of transformers, one for each phase and a number of power transfer modules, one for each phase, connected in series between the DC power line and ground, where each module includes a first branch including series connected converter cells and a second branch including series connected switching elements. The primary winding of a transformer is connected to a corresponding AC phase conductor of the AC power line and the secondary winding is connected between a midpoint of the first branch and a midpoint of the second branch of a corresponding power transfer module.
US09007786B2	Switching controller for flyback power converters without input capacitor The present invention proposes a switching controller of a flyback power converter. The switching controller includes a switching circuit, a sample-and-hold circuit, a voltage detection circuit, an oscillation circuit, and a comparator. The voltage detection circuit generates a holding signal when a level of an input voltage of the flyback power converter is lower than a low-threshold. The oscillation circuit limits the maximum frequency of switching signal. The maximum frequency is increased in response to a decrement of a modulation signal. The modulation signal correlated with a level of the input voltage is used to generate a control signal when the level of the input voltage is lower than an ultra-low-threshold. The control signal is enabled to operate the flyback power converter in continuous current mode operation. Therefore, an input capacitor can be eliminated and manufacturing cost is saved.
US09007782B1	Substrate with built-in electronic component In a first conductive layer and a third conductive layer that are respectively closest to a core layer having a storage portion that penetrates therethrough, four first penetrating holes and four first penetrating holes are formed so as to overlap part of an opening edge of the storage portion that is projected onto the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, respectively.
US09007779B2	Electronic apparatus and hard disk drive According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a case, a printed circuit board contained in the case and having a through-hole, and a fixing member including a shaft portion inserted in the through-hole and a head portion located at one end of the shaft portion. The electronic apparatus also includes copper foil provided on the printed circuit board, and a cover film including an opening portion configured to expose part of the copper foil. The opening portion is located at a position which is to be covered with the head portion, and the cover film covers the copper foil at positions other than the position where the opening portion is located. The electronic apparatus further includes a conductive material provided on the copper foil inside the opening portion and configured to electrically connect the head portion and the copper foil to each other.
US09007771B2	Multi-row thermosyphon heat exchanger A thermosyphon heat exchanger includes a first set of first conduit elements for heat absorbing and a second set of second conduit elements for heat releasing. A first end of the first set can be connected to a first end of the second set by at least one manifold and a second end of the first set is connected to a second end of the second set by at least one other manifold. At least one first set of first conduit elements and the at least one second set of second conduit elements are at least partially arranged such that a stack is formed.
US09007761B2	Post and opening with magnetic elements to facilitate alignment An example provides a computing device including an opening including a first magnetic element, and a computing base, comprising a post including a second magnetic element attracted. The post may insert into the opening to facilitate docking the computing device to the computing base, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element to facilitate alignment of the post with the opening.
US09007753B2	Cover for a portable electronic device A cover for a portable electronic device includes a keyboard for electrically communicating with the portable electronic device. The cover includes a back cover body for coupling to a back side of the portable electronic device, and a front cover body coupled to the back cover body and foldable relative thereto. The back cover body is movable relative to the portable electronic device such that a first portion of the back cover body slides away from a back side of the portable electronic device. The front cover body is foldable to stack a keyboard portion, on which the keyboard is disposed, and a support portion of the front cover body. The first portion of the back cover body, the support portion, and the keyboard portion are stacked when the keyboard is exposed for use.
US09007752B2	Interlocking system for connecting a programmable logic controller and a power supply An interlocking system for connecting a programmable logic controller and a power supply of an industrial control and automation system is provided. The interlocking system includes features configured to facilitate coupling with a panel or rail and a plurality of vertical slots and a latch disposed on a side surface of the power supply. The latch includes a first attachment feature disposed along a flexible tongue cantilevered proximate an opening in a housing of the power supply such that the tongue can flex into the opening. The interlocking system also includes a plurality of hooks and a second attachment feature formed on a side surface of the programmable logic controller. The plurality of hooks are configured to slide along and engage with the plurality of vertical slots such that the programmable logic controller and the power supply are held together horizontally and the second attachment feature is configured to couple with the first attachment feature to resist disengagement of the plurality of hooks and the plurality of vertical slots.
US09007749B2	Electronic device enclosure An electronic device enclosure includes a top panel and a handling device. The top panel defines a mounting opening. The handling device includes a handling member, a cover member, and an elastic member. The handling member is mounted to the top panel. The handling member defines a receiving opening corresponding to the mounting opening. The cover member is pivotally mounted to the handling member and is received in the receiving opening. The elastic member elastically resists an inner side of the cover member. The cover member is received in the receiving opening in a first position. The elastic member elastically resists an inner side of the cover member in the first position. The cover member is configured to rotate inward to move from the first position to a second position. The elastic member is deformed when the cover member is in the second position.
US09007746B2	Modular draw out fan module with chimney design for cooling components in low voltage switchgear A cabinet structure for a switchgear assembly. The cabinet structure includes a cabinet having upper and lower vents and a breaker cradle for holding a circuit breaker having primary disconnects for connecting the circuit breaker to bus bars. The cabinet further includes an air passageway located between the upper and lower vents, wherein the air passageway extends vertically through the primary disconnects and the cabinet. Further, the cabinet includes a fan module having at least one fan for drawing outside air through the lower vent, the air passageway and the primary disconnects for cooling the primary disconnects.
US09007745B1	Configurable electrical load center A configurable electrical panel that may be installed either as a service entrance panel or as a subpanel is disclosed. The electrical panel includes a transfer switch for selectively connecting either a first power source or a second power source to an electrical load, where the transfer switch switches the power leads and the neutral lead from each power source. In a service entrance panel installation, the neutral lead from the first power source is connected to the ground bar and an electrical conductor is provided to connect the ground bar to the neutral input on the transfer switch for the first power source. In a sub-panel installation, the neutral lead from the first power source is connected directly to the neutral input on the transfer switch for the first power source.
US09007743B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor that is excellent in productivity, has improved volumetric efficiency aiming for capacity increase, a stable fillet shape when mounted, and has excellent ESL characteristics. Included is a capacitor stack element composed of a stack of capacitor elements. The capacitor element includes one anode part of an anode body made of linear, foil-like, or plate-like valve metal and a cathode part composed of dielectric, solid electrolyte, graphite, and silver paste layers, which are sequentially formed to another surface of the anode body separated by insulating resin. A fillet formation part with a recessed part is provided to an end surface of anode and cathode terminals of a mounting electrode side of a first direction end surface of the electrode substrate to which the capacitor stack element is mounted. Further, the anode and cathode terminals for element connection reach the end surface of the first direction.
US09007742B2	Supercapacitor materials and devices Capacitors containing novel electrodes and electrolytes are described. One electrode composition comprises an oxide of Mn and Fe in a Mn:Fe molar ratio of 3:1 to 5:1. Another electrode composition comprises an oxide comprising Ni, Co, and Fe; wherein the Ni and Co are present in a Ni/Co molar ratio in the range of 0.5 to 2 and a Fe and Ni are present in a Ni/Fe molar ratio in the range of 1.0 to 10. The resulting capacitors can be characterized by superior properties. Methods of forming the electrodes from gels are also described. An electrolyte comprising a Li salt in a carbonate solution, wherein the carbonate solution comprises 10-30% ethylene carbonate and 70-90% propylene carbonate is also described.
US09007731B2	Leveraging inherent redundancy in a multifunction IED Disclosed herein are systems and methods for leveraging the inherent redundancy of electrical measurement inputs available to microprocessor-based intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). Specifically, an IED may receive a plurality of electrical measurements associated with an electric power delivery system, such as measurements associated with a generator. A first protection module may be configured to detect a first type of electrical disturbance using a first subset of the plurality of electrical measurements. A second protection module may be configured to detect a second type of electrical disturbance using a second subset of the plurality of electrical measurements. A first redundant protection module may be configured to verify the detection of the first type of electrical disturbance using at least a portion of the second subset of the plurality of electrical measurements.
US09007722B2	High frequency magnetic field assisted magnetic recording head To uniformly determine the positional relationship between a main magnetic pole and a spin torque oscillator while independently optimizing the main magnetic pole and the spin torque oscillator. On a trailing end surface of a main magnetic pole, a step is provided at the boundary between the main magnetic pole and a gap material disposed on both sides thereof, and a spin torque oscillator is formed on the step. The spin torque oscillator is effectively separated into two regions by utilizing the step. Further, a part of the spin torque oscillator is removed so as to disable the unwanted region, thereby realizing a self-alignment type high frequency magnetic field assisted magnetic recording head structure such that the positions of the end portions of the main magnetic pole and the spin torque oscillator are aligned.
US09007720B2	Magnetic recording device A magnetic recording device includes: a magnetic recording medium containing a plurality of recording layers; a magnetic recording head for conducting magnetic writing of information in the magnetic recording medium; and a magnetic reproducing head for conducting magnetic reading out of the information from the magnetic recording medium; wherein the magnetic recording head includes a high frequency oscillator for magnetically assisting the magnetic writing of the information so as to change a magnetization of at least one of the plurality of recording layers of the magnetic recording medium, thereby recording a plurality of information different from one another in the magnetic recording medium commensurate with a total amount of magnetization of the plurality of recording layers.
US09007713B2	Medium, method of fabricating a medium, recording system and method of controlling a recording system A medium may be provided. The medium includes a servo layer, a data recording layer, and a heat sink layer disposed between the servo layer and the recording layer.
US09007707B1	Systems and methods for accessing codewords in parallel using a three sensor reader Systems and method relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for utilizing multiple data streams for data recovery from a storage device.
US09007695B2	Spectral image sensor device A spectral image sensor device comprises a first optical system 47 and 48 including an objective lens, a luminous fluxes selecting member 55 for allowing a part of the luminous fluxes to pass via the first optical system selectively, an optical member 58 where the luminous fluxes selecting member is disposed so as to be at focal position on an object side or approximately at focal position on an object side, and an interference membrane is formed, and wavelength range of the luminous fluxes for passing through the luminous fluxes selecting member is selected, depending on position of the luminous fluxes selecting member, a second optical system 49 for guiding the luminous fluxes toward the optical member, and an image sensor 52 for receiving a light in wavelength range as selected by the optical member.
US09007694B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus including a display unit, a first reflector, a second reflector, a third reflector and a lens unit is provided. The display unit emits an image beam. The first reflector is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam. The second reflector is disposed on the transmission path of the image beam from the first reflector. The third reflector is disposed on the transmission path of the image beam from the second reflector. The lens unit is disposed on the transmission path of the image beam from the third reflector. The image beam emitted from the display unit passes through a space defined between the second reflector and the third reflector and is transmitted to the first reflector. Afterward, the image beam is sequentially reflected by the first reflector, the second reflector and the third reflector, and then passes through the lens unit.
US09007687B2	Thin film emitter-absorber apparatus and methods Methods and apparatus for providing a tunable absorption-emission band in a wavelength selective device are disclosed. A device for selectively absorbing incident electromagnetic radiation includes an electrically conductive surface layer including an arrangement of multiple surface elements. The surface layer is disposed at a nonzero height above a continuous electrically conductive layer. An electrically isolating intermediate layer defines a first surface that is in communication with the electrically conductive surface layer. The continuous electrically conductive backing layer is provided in communication with a second surface of the electrically isolating intermediate layer. When combined with an infrared source, the wavelength selective device emits infrared radiation in at least one narrow band determined by a resonance of the device. In some embodiments, the device includes a control feature that allows the resonance to be selectively modified. The device has broad applications including gas detection devices and infrared imaging.
US09007680B2	Controller which controls a variable optical attenuator to control the power level of a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal when the number of channels are varied An optical amplifier which amplifies a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal having a variable number of channels associated with different wavelengths and outputs the amplified WDM optical signal. The optical amplifier includes a first optical amplifier which amplifies the wavelength division multiplexed optical signal and outputs the first optical amplifier amplified wavelength division multiplexed optical signal; a variable optical attenuator which controls a level of the first optical amplifier amplified wavelength division multiplexed optical signal and outputs the controlled wavelength division multiplexed optical signal; a second optical amplifier which amplifies the controlled wavelength division multiplexed optical signal and outputs the amplified, controlled wavelength division multiplexed optical signal; and a controller which controls the wavelength division multiplexed optical signal to be amplified with a constant gain.
US09007678B2	Monolithic fixed optical delay generators A monolithic fixed optical delay generator includes an optical substrate having a front face and a back face. A front coating is on the front face and a back coating is on the back face. The front coating is (i) highly reflective to a first wavelength and highly transmissive to a second wavelength while the back coating is highly reflective to the second wavelength, or (ii) the front coating is highly reflective to the second wavelength and is highly transmissive to the first wavelength while the back coating is highly reflective to the first wavelength.
US09007676B1	MEMS electrostatic display An electrostatic display employing MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) technology is disclosed. The transition from white to black pixel color occurs as two cantilevers covering the pixel area are electrostatically turned from their position parallel to the substrate plane to the position normal to the substrate plane. Four electrode pixel control circuits are used to form row and column matrix. This matrix employs a bi-stability effect resulting from the difference in voltages needed to move the cantilever into an upright position and hold the cantilever in this position.
US09007674B2	Defect-mitigation layers in electrochromic devices Electrochromic devices and methods may employ the addition of a defect-mitigating insulating layer which prevents electronically conducting layers and/or electrochromically active layers from contacting layers of the opposite polarity and creating a short circuit in regions where defects form. In some embodiments, an encapsulating layer is provided to encapsulate particles and prevent them from ejecting from the device stack and risking a short circuit when subsequent layers are deposited. The insulating layer may have an electronic resistivity of between about 1 and 108 Ohm-cm. In some embodiments, the insulating layer contains one or more of the following metal oxides: aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, silicon aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, tungsten oxide, nickel tungsten oxide, and oxidized indium tin oxide. Carbides, nitrides, oxynitrides, and oxycarbides may also be used.
US09007671B2	Light-quantity control apparatus and optical apparatus The light-quantity control apparatus includes a base member having an opening allowing light to pass therethrough, a first aperture blade movable in a direction orthogonal to a light passing direction, a second aperture blade rotatable in a surface orthogonal to the light passing direction, and a driving lever to be rotated by a driver to drive the first and second aperture blades. The base member has a protruding portion engaging with a groove portion provided in the first aperture blade, the second aperture blade has a driving cam groove portion with which a driving pin provided in the driving lever slidably engages and a rotation center hole portion with which the protruding portion engages. The second aperture blade is rotated about the protruding portion by sliding of the driving pin with respect to the driving cam groove portion with rotation of the driving lever.
US09007657B2	Method for making a color transform A method for making a color transform for an output device is provided. The color transform represents a correspondence relation between a first and a second color space. Each of the two color spaces involves a number of color channels and the color channels of the second color space control the colorants in the output device. An excess relation for the color channels of the color space associated with the output device is established and only color points in the second color space wherefor a sum of the excess values related to the color point is lower than a predetermined limit, are included in the color transform. This enables to adapt the shape of a color gamut to a behavior of the colorants and enhances the flexibility in making a color transform for various print processes.
US09007656B2	Method, an apparatus and a printing equipment for printing documents The present invention provides a method, an apparatus and a printing equipment for printing documents, comprising: obtaining the name of the color document; retrieving the printing step information for the color document, according to the name of the color document, and determining if the printing step information for the color document is complete; printing the color document, according to the printing step information, in the case that the printing step information for the color document is complete. Thus, it is possible to avoid the problem of consuming a large amount of time caused by processing the color document at each time of printing it, so as to greatly increase the speed and efficiency of cyclic printing documents.
US09007655B2	Image processing apparatus, printing apparatus, and image processing method One dither mask having a highest spacial frequency is selected from a plurality of dither masks. Next, a granularity is obtained with reference to a table based on the selected dither mask and an ejection amount level per area. Moreover, a difference in granularity between adjacent areas is calculated with respect to all of the areas. A maximum value is obtained out of the obtained differences in granularity, and then, the maximum difference in granularity is compared with a determination threshold. When the maximum difference in granularity is the threshold or greater, it is determined whether or not a dither mask having a spacial frequency lower than that of the selected dither mask is stored in a memory. When there are dither masks having lower spacial frequencies, a dither mask having a spacial frequency lower by one level than that of the selected dither mask is selected.
US09007653B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method for printing an image using colored ink and clear liquid Provided is an ink jet printing apparatus that, without causing an increase in apparatus size, can print an image having high evenness in both of image clarity and glossiness regardless a gradation or gamut of the image. For this purpose, on the basis of input image data, pieces of multivalued color data respectively corresponding to colored inks, and first multivalued data and second multivalued data that correspond to image enhancing liquid are generated. On a print medium, the colored inks and the image enhancing liquid according to the first multivalued data are printed at nearly the same timing, and after the printing of them has been completed, the image enhancing liquid according to the second multivalued data is printed. In doing so, gloss properties appearing on the print medium can be made to fall within certain ranges, respectively, independently of input image data.
US09007652B2	Printing device and method of producing printing material A basic color to be printed in achromatic colors (a layer superimposed with another layer) is changed in response to the brightness of a pixel indicated by the original image data.
US09007649B2	Card printing device and control method for card printing device A card printing device may include a card conveying mechanism which conveys the card through a card conveying passage; a printing mechanism which transfers and prints ink applied to an ink ribbon on the card which is conveyed along the card conveying passage; and a print control section which controls printing on the card. The print control section may divide a printing image into a plurality of divided images in a conveyance direction of the card, rearrange an arrangement order of the divided images in the conveyance direction, control the card conveying mechanism to move the card forward or backward so that the divided images are printed on the card in a rearranged order and, so that the card is printed with the divided images in an original arrangement order before having been rearranged and then, perform printing on the card by the printing mechanism.
US09007646B2	System and method for enabling the fast extraction of interleaved image data An improved system and method for deinterleaving a data unit containing chunks of two or more different data types. In an embodiment of the invention, both a device MPU and DMA hardware are used to deinterleave a data unit containing chunks of both compressed data and uncompressed data. The device MPU is used to transfer compressed data from an interleaved data buffer to a compressed data buffer, while the DMA hardware is used to transfer uncompressed data from the interleaved data buffer to a compressed data buffer. By using both the MPU and the DMA hardware, the overall efficiency of the data transfer process is improved.
US09007643B2	Communication apparatus A communication apparatus includes: a processor; and a memory storing computer readable instructions causing the communication apparatus to: store a condition information in the at least one memory, the condition information representing a condition to transmit data and including a data identification information, and time information representing a target time; perform a determining process corresponding to the condition information, the determining process being performed every time the target time represented by the time information elapses and determining whether a value of the target data represented by the data identification information changes between the previous target time and the current target time; transmit the value of the target data to the management system when the value of the target data changes; and not transmit the value of the target data to the management system when the value of the target data does not change.
US09007635B2	Image-forming apparatus communicating with an information-processing apparatus Devices, systems, and methods for generating a document recommendation obtain document setting information, generate a first document recommendation based on the document setting information, send the first document recommendation to an image-forming device, obtain document content information; generate a second document recommendation based on the document content information; and send the second document recommendation to the image-forming device.
US09007634B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program product According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a receiving unit, a detection unit, a generation unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive an original image. The detection unit is configured to detect a write region in which additional information is to be written, from the original image. The generation unit is configured to generate a position specifying image for specifying a position of the write region in the original image, the position specifying image being to be added to a predetermined region in the original image. The output unit is configured to output the position specifying image.
US09007632B2	Rights management in a distributed scan system Approaches are provided for processing scan data based on a scan process definition (SPD) that defines a set of instructions for acquiring image data based on one or more printed documents. An SPD may include extension data that is used to store additional data in association with the scan data. An SPD may include rights management data that is used to provide security to the scan data that is generated based on the SPD. An SPD may be used as a print process definition for dictating how print operations are to be performed. An SPD may be associated with data that identifies one or more scan devices that are prohibited from using the SPD. An SPD may be associated with access delegation data that indicates one or more users who have been delegated access to the SPD.
US09007630B2	Electronic apparatus, cloud server, and method of controlling printing thereof An electronic apparatus is provided, which includes a searching unit searching for image forming devices to which the electronic apparatus is connectable, a user interface unit receiving a selection of an image forming device, by which a printing job is to be performed, of the searched image forming devices and receiving a selection of a document file, of which the printing job is to be performed, of document files stored in a cloud server, an updating unit receiving device information of the selected image forming device from the selected image forming device and updating device information of image forming devices pre-registered in the cloud server using the received device information of the image forming device, and a communication interface unit receiving print data of the selected document file from the cloud server and transferring the received print data to the selected image forming device.
US09007629B2	Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and computer program An information processing apparatus receives distribution of information of a server device which manages an image output device as an input destination of a print job, and automatically registers the server device as an output destination of a printing instruction. A computer device, which issues a printing instruction via a network to cause an image output device to execute a print job, makes an acquisition request of device management information to be updated, to a computer management device which manages the device management information including information regarding an output destination of the printing instruction issued by the computer device, and acquires the device management information to be updated. The computer device registers a cloud service server device as the output destination of the printing instruction based on information regarding the cloud service server device included in the device management information to be updated.
US09007627B2	Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a LED that emits white light, a light guiding body, and a photoelectric conversion element. The light guiding body is disposed along the main scanning direction. The light guiding body includes an incident surface, a plurality of groove portions, an emission surface, and a scattering portion. The incident surface is formed on one end in a longitudinal direction, faces the light emitting surface of the LED that emits white light, and receives incident light that is emitted from the light emitting surface. The plurality of groove portions is formed on the incident surface and is formed concentrically to the center of the incident surface. The emission surface is formed along the main scanning direction. The scattering portion scatters light and includes a plurality of prisms. The scattering portion is opposed to the light emitting surface and is disposed along the main scanning direction.
US09007625B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system An information processing apparatus transmits a print job to a printer after performing print setting processing for variable print data. An operation information setting unit receives print setting information in which the leading page of each of the records is specified as the first page for a page or a page range in each of the records to perform print setting. A job ticket generation unit sets print setting information to a job ticket in accordance with the instruction which a hot folder manager gives that detects and manages print data. A print data transmission unit generates a print job and transmits it to a printer. The printer analyzes the received print job, and repeatedly applies the print setting information set to one record to each of the records to thereby execute print processing.
US09007624B2	Image processing system for facsimile data transmission, processing method therefor and storage medium of the same An image processing apparatus requests a server apparatus selected from a first server apparatus and a second server apparatus to transmit image data, and after the request for the facsimile transmission, determines whether the requested facsimile transmission is completed. If the image processing apparatus determines that the requested facsimile transmission is not completed, it requests a server apparatus different from the selected server apparatus to execute the facsimile transmission. When the facsimile transmission becomes unavailable after receiving the request for the facsimile transmission, the server apparatus determines whether the requested facsimile transmission is completed by another server apparatus in response to a recovery from the unavailable status. If the server apparatus determines that the requested facsimile transmission is completed by another server apparatus, it cancels the requested facsimile transmission.
US09007605B2	Image formation apparatus An image formation apparatus includes an image reading control unit and a print control unit. The print control unit includes: a first communication control unit connected to the image reading control unit; and a power supply control unit configured to control power supply to the image reading control unit. The image reading control unit includes: a second communication control unit connected to the first communication control unit. When completing a process to transition to a power save mode in accordance with an instruction from the print control unit, the image reading control unit cuts off the communications through the second communication control unit. After sending the image reading control unit the instruction to transition to the power save mode, the print control unit detects the cutoff of the communications and then cuts off the power supply to the image reading control unit through the power supply control unit.
US09007602B2	Three-dimensional measurement apparatus, three-dimensional measurement method, and computer-readable medium storing control program A three-dimensional measurement apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project a plurality of types of stripe pattern light. The projection unit projects stripe pattern light, which can be obtained by shifting stripe pattern light whose reliability calculated by the calculation unit is equal to or greater than a threshold value by a predetermined cycle, on the object.
US09007600B2	Laser radar system A laser radar system includes: a scanner for transmitting a pulse toward a target while two-dimensionally scanning a transmitting beam, and outputting scan angle information; a lens of the receiver for receiving received light; a high aspect photo detector array for converting the received light into a received signal; a transimpedance amplifier array for amplifying the received signal; an adder circuit for adding the received signal from each element of the transimpedance amplifier array; a distance detecting circuit for measuring a light round-trip time to the target of an output signal from the adder circuit; and a signal processing unit for causing the scanner to perform a two-dimensional scanning operation in association with the scan angle information, to determine distances to multiple points on the target based on the light round-trip time and a speed of light and measure a three-dimensional shape of the target.
US09007591B2	Optical analyzer The present invention includes: an optical fiber being provided either of between a light source and a measurement cell and between the measurement cell and a light detection part; and light path switching means adapted to achieve switching between a measurement cell passage state in which a light path formed by light transmission means passes through the measurement cell and a measurement cell non-passage state in which the light path formed by the light transmission means passes through a region different from the measurement cell, wherein calibration processing for a first calibration with a long calibration cycle is performed in the measurement cell passage state, and calibration processing for a second calibration with a short calibration cycle is performed in the measurement cell non-passage state.
US09007588B1	Cosmetic blending machine for foundation, concealer, tinted moisturizer, primer, skin care products, nail polish, blush, hair dye, lipstick and other products A colorimeter, webcam, camera, spectrophotometer, scanner or other instrument measures the color composition and conditions and texture of a person's body part or presented beauty product and an individual custom formulation is produced. A presented beauty product may include foundation, concealer, tinted moisturizer, primer, skin care products, blush, nail polish, hair dye, lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, eye liner and eye shadow. The produced custom formulation may comprise foundation, concealer, tinted moisturizer, primer, skin care products, blush, nail polish, hair dye, lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, eye liner, eye shadow or other consumer products. A computer system 301 includes a processor 501 and a non-transitory, computer readable medium 500 containing machine readable instructions that accept data from a colorimeter 300 or like instrument and uses a main executable program 502 and a subroutine 504 for color analysis.
US09007585B2	Imaging overlay metrology target and complimentary overlay metrology measurement system An exclusion region of interest imaging overlay target includes a self-symmetric target structure including two or more pattern elements, and an additional target structure including two or more pattern elements, wherein each of pattern elements of the additional target structure is contained within a boundary defined by one of the pattern elements of the self-symmetric target structure, wherein the self-symmetric target structure is characterized by a composite exterior region of interest, wherein the composite exterior region of interest is formed by removing two or more exclusion zones corresponding with the pattern elements of the additional target structure from an exterior region of interest encompassing the self-symmetric target structure, wherein each of the pattern elements of the additional target structure is characterized by an interior region of interest, wherein the self-symmetric target structure and the additional target structure are configured to have a common center of symmetry upon alignment.
US09007581B2	Inspection method and inspection device An inspection method and an inspection device, or apparatus each capable of conducting composition analysis of a defect detected by elastic or stokes scattered light, an inspection surface or defect on the surface of the inspection surface, or a defect on the surface of the inspection object and its internal composition. A surface inspection method for optically detecting elastic or stokes scattering or inelastic or anti-stokes scattered light from inside the surface of the inspection object, for detecting existence of defects of the inspection object and features of the defects, for detecting positions of the detected defects on the surface of the inspection object, classifying and analyzing the detected defects in accordance with their features on the basis of the positions of the defects and the features of the defects or the classification result of the defects.
US09007576B2	Surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopic waveguide A waveguide for use with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is provided that includes a base structure with an inner surface that defines a cavity and that has an axis. Multiple molecules of an analyte are capable of being located within the cavity at the same time. A base layer is located on the inner surface of the base structure. The base layer extends in an axial direction along an axial length of an excitation section. Nanoparticles are carried by the base layer and may be uniformly distributed along the entire axial length of the excitation section. A flow cell for introducing analyte and excitation light into the waveguide and a method of applying nanoparticles may also be provided.
US09007572B2	Multifunction solid-state inspection system An inspection system includes optical components for operating the inspection system in an interference fringe imaging mode and a microscope imaging mode. The inspection system further includes at least one optical light source configured to emit a first wavelength of light to operate the inspection system in the interference fringe imaging mode and configure to emit a second wavelength of light to operate the inspection system in the microscope mode. The first wavelength of light is different from the second wavelength of light.
US09007570B1	Airborne wind profiling algorithm for Doppler Wind LIDAR Systems, methods, and devices of the present invention enable airborne Doppler Wind LIDAR system measurements and INS/GPS measurements to be combined to estimate wind parameters and compensate for instrument misalignment. In a further embodiment, the wind speed and wind direction may be computed based on two orthogonal line-of-sight LIDAR returns.
US09007569B2	Coherent doppler lidar for measuring altitude, ground velocity, and air velocity of aircraft and spaceborne vehicles A Doppler lidar sensor system includes a laser generator that produces a highly pure single frequency laser beam, and a frequency modulator that modulates the laser beam with a highly linear frequency waveform. A first portion of the frequency modulated laser beam is amplified, and parts thereof are transmitted through at least three separate transmit/receive lenses. A second portion of the laser beam is used as a local oscillator beam for optical heterodyne detection. Radiation from the parts of the laser beam transmitted via the transmit/receive lenses is received by the respective transmit/receive lenses that transmitted the respective part of the laser beam. The received reflected radiation is compared with the local oscillator beam to calculate the frequency difference therebetween to determine various navigational data.
US09007568B2	Distance detecting induction device A distance detecting induction device includes a casing, a circuit board within the casing, and a pair of focusing lenses provided at respective openings in the casing. The distance detecting induction device further includes an emitting device including an infrared light emitting diode for emitting infrared light rays to the emitting lens and a receiving device including a distance detection induction module for inducing reflected light rays focused by the receiving lens. The distance detecting induction device further includes an emitting light ray guiding device arranged between the emitting lens and the emitting device. The guiding device includes a small circular hole provided at a position of the emitting device and a big circular hole provided at a position of the emitting lens.
US09007567B2	Method of aligning a wafer stage and apparatus for performing the same In a method of aligning a wafer stage, the wafer stage may be moved in an X-axis direction. A first coordinate of the wafer stage may be measured from a first measurement position inclined to the X-axis. The wafer stage may be moved in a Y-axis direction. A second coordinate of the wafer stage may be measured from a second measurement position inclined to the Y-axis. Thus, a movement distance of the wafer stage may be increased, so that the interferometers may accurately measure the position of the wafer stage.
US09007564B2	Exposure apparatus including light blocking member with light condensing part An exposure apparatus includes an irradiating part which irradiates light, a light blocking member including a light condensing part at a side of the light blocking member, where the light condensing part condenses the light, a mask which is spaced apart from the light blocking member by a first distance, and a transporting part which transports a target substrate in a first direction.
US09007555B2	Liquid crystal display panel and pixel structure A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, scan lines extending along a first direction, data lines, active devices, pixel electrodes, common electrodes, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The pixel electrodes are respectively disposed in sub-pixel regions and coupled to the corresponding active devices. The common electrodes are respectively disposed corresponding to the pixel electrodes. Each common electrode or each pixel electrode includes plural stripe electrodes arranged side by side. Each stripe electrode includes a first section and a second section respectively disposed on two opposite sides of a reference axis, wherein a major axis of the first section forms an included angle with a major axis of the second section. The included angles of the stripe electrodes in each sub-pixel region are gradually varied along the first direction. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US09007548B2	Wide view angle liquid crystal display device operating in normally white mode The present disclosure relates to a wide viewing angle liquid crystal display device working in normally white mode. An wide viewing angle IPS mode TFT-LCD operating in a normally white mode comprises a first polarizer having a first polarizing axis parallel to a first direction; a second polarizer having a second polarizing axis parallel to the first direction; and liquid crystal molecules disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer, and having an initial alignment direction parallel to the first direction. The wide view angle IPS mode TFT-LCD according to the present disclosure is a operating in normally white mode which represents full white gray-scale without yellowish phenomenon, and does not need any additional optical film for overcoming the yellowish phenomenon so that the manufacturing process is simply and cost is lower than the LCD according to the related art.
US09007535B2	Head-up display apparatus A beam splitter outputs a light, which includes two polarized light components, when the splitter receives laser lights from laser light sources. The splitter is arranged such that when the light, which is outputted from the splitter and is reflected by or transmitted through a screen, is incident on a projection surface of a windshield, polarization directions of the two polarized light components are different from each other and are not parallel to a plane of incidence, which is formed at a point of incidence of the light on the projection surface.
US09007531B2	Methods and apparatus for expanding a field of view in a video communication session Methods and apparatus for expanding a field of view of an image during a video communication session. In some embodiments, a method includes transmitting a first video image having a first field of view during the video telecommunication session. The methods and apparatus further capturing a first set of background images, at least some of which are combined to form a first composite background image having a second field of view that is greater than the first field of view. Further, superimposing at least a portion of the first video image over the first composite background image to form a second video image having a same field of view as the first composite background image and transmitting the second video image during the video telecommunication session.
US09007522B1	Selectively attachable and removable optical systems for mobile devices Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to an optical system having multiple (e.g., two or more) optical components attached to a retainer portion, and the retainer portion may be removably attached to mobile electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, media players, and the like. In some embodiments, the optical components may be permanently or removably attached to the same face of the retainer portion. The optical system may be oriented in at least two different positions with respect to a mobile electronic device. In a first position, a first optical component may be generally aligned with an onboard camera of the mobile electronic device, and in a second position a second optical component may be aligned with the onboard camera.
US09007521B2	Mobile terminal device having camera system The present invention is a camera system which is usable with a mobile terminal. The camera system includes a lens module and at least one mechanism for changing optical properties by interacting with the lens module. The camera system may be built into the mobile terminal or attached thereto as an external module.
US09007516B2	Shutter assembly and photographing apparatus including the same A shutter assembly includes: a driver for generating a rotation force; an input gear unit rotated by the driver; a transmission gear unit rotated by the input gear unit; an output gear unit rotated by the transmission gear unit; and a rotation unit that is rotated by the output gear unit between a position for transmitting light and a position for blocking light, wherein the transmission gear unit at least partially corresponds to a rotation path of the rotation unit and is spaced apart from a surface containing the rotation path along a direction of a central axis of the transmission gear unit.
US09007505B2	Image sensor with transfer transistors whose on periods are controlled by timing signals based on transistor transfer efficiencies An image sensor in which one unit structure includes a plurality of photo-electric conversion units, a floating diffusion, a plurality of transfer transistors which are arranged in correspondence with the plurality of photo-electric conversion units so as to transfer charges respectively converted by the plurality of photo-electric conversion units to the floating diffusion, a source-follower amplifier which outputs a voltage signal according to a charge amount of the floating diffusion, and a reset transistor which resets the plurality of photo-electric conversion units and the floating diffusion, and a plurality of unit structures are two-dimensionally arranged in a row direction and a column direction, the image sensor comprising a control unit which divides the plurality of unit structures into a plurality of groups, and controls the transfer transistors for each divided group.
US09007500B2	Programmable global shutter timing to mitigate transient glitching An image sensor system using a circuit that automatically provides a multiple point output which represents, in a first mode, each of the multiple points receiving outputs at substantially the same time delayed only by a transit time across a wire connecting the multiple point outputs, and in a second mode, each of the multiple points producing outputs that are delayed by a delay time, where each output is delayed relative to each other output by said delay time in the second mode.
US09007487B2	Camera module, exposure adjusting method of camera module, and electronic equipment According to one embodiment, a camera module has an exposure control unit. When an exposure error has reached within a coring range by first exposure control, the exposure control unit switches exposure control from the first exposure control to second exposure control. The exposure error shows a deviation of an exposure evaluation value to an exposure target value. In the second exposure control, an exposure change amount is reduced than at the time of the first exposure control. When the exposure error has reached a zero level by the second exposure control, the exposure control unit stops the exposure control.
US09007485B2	Image capturing devices using orientation detectors to implement automatic exposure mechanisms Several methods and apparatuses for implementing automatic exposure mechanisms for image capturing devices are described. In one embodiment, an orientation detector located in the device determines orientation data for the device. The automatic exposure mechanism projects an orientation vector into an image plane of an image sensor. Next, the automatic exposure mechanism adjusts an initial position of a metering area used for automatic exposure towards a target position based on the projected orientation vector. The automatic exposure mechanism optionally dampens the adjustment of the metering area.
US09007484B2	Alleviating dominant color failure in automatic white balance using histogram trimming Methods, devices and computer readable media for implementing novel dominant color alleviation techniques for color balancing are described. The techniques take advantage of unique properties of 2D image data histograms accumulated in a chromaticity space, along with other factors such as estimated scene lux and knowledge of plausible scene illuminant white point values within the chromaticity space. The accumulated 2D image data histograms may be refined and “trimmed,” such that the resultant image data passed to an auto white balance solution has much less influence from the dominant colors in the image, even those that overlap the plausible scene illuminant color region. The described techniques provide for white point estimates that are much less prone to dominant color failures.
US09007482B2	Image processing method, image processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An image processing method of performing an image restoration processing of an image, includes the steps of generating a plurality of first optical transfer functions depending on a position of the image using coefficient data depending on an image pickup condition of the image, generating a plurality of second optical transfer functions by rotating the first optical transfer functions around a center of the image or around an optical axis of an image pickup optical system, generating an image restoration filter based on the first optical transfer functions and the second optical transfer functions, and performing the image restoration processing of the image using the image restoration filter.
US09007479B2	Imaging apparatus and evaluation value generation apparatus An imaging apparatus and an evaluation value generation apparatus can include an image data interface unit that outputs image data according to a pixel signal input from a solid-state imaging device as first image data, an image data reading unit that reads image data stored in a storage unit and outputs the read image data as second image data, an evaluation value generation unit that generates an evaluation value based on input image data, an image data selection unit that selects one of image data based on the first image data and image data based on the second image data as image data to be input to the evaluation value generation unit, and an image data writing unit that stores the image data based on the first image data in the storage unit.
US09007477B2	Audio-controlled image capturing A method comprising: receiving a plurality of images corresponding to a time period covering the intended moment for releasing the shutter; receiving an audio signal associated with the plurality of images using audio capturing means; analyzing the received audio signal in order to determine an auditory event associated with a desired output image; and selecting at least one of the plurality of images on the basis of the analysis of the received audio signal for further processing in order to obtain the desired output image.
US09007475B2	Communication apparatus and electronic mail creation method Disclosed is a communication device wherein, in order to improve operability when sending electronic mail to which image data has been attached, the communication device is provided with an image capture means for capturing image data of a subject; a storage means for storing registered information associating a predetermined action with a destination address; and a control means that, in response to a predetermined action being performed during operation of the image capture means, controls the image capture means so that the storage means records image data that is being captured by the image capture means, and additionally set a destination address recorded in the registered information associated with the predetermined action as a destination, and creates an electronic mail message to which the recorded image data has been attached.
US09007461B2	Aerial photograph image pickup method and aerial photograph image pickup apparatus The aerial photograph image pickup method comprises a first step of acquiring still images along an outward route and a return route respectively, a second step of preparing a stereo-image with regard to three images adjacent to each other in advancing direction, and of preparing another stereo-image by relative orientation on one more set of adjacent images and of preparing two sets of stereo-images, a third step of connecting two sets of stereo-images by using feature points extracted from a portion of an image common to the two sets of stereo-images, a step of connecting all stereo-images in the outward route direction and in the return route direction according to images acquired in the first step by repeating the second and third steps, and a step of selecting common tie points from the images adjacent to each other in the adjacent course and connecting the adjacent stereo-images in the course.
US09007460B2	Methods and systems for predicting cloud movement A prediction system for predicting solar irradiance based on cloud characteristics includes a sky imager that includes a customized lens configured to capture one or more substantially planar images of the sky. The prediction system further includes an image processor coupled to the sky imager and configured to process the one or more substantially planar images. Moreover, the prediction system includes a computing system coupled to the image processor and configured to detect cloud characteristics based on the one or more substantially planar images, and predict the solar irradiance based on the cloud characteristics.
US09007455B2	Image recording system for vehicle and reflection unit There are provided an image recording system for a vehicle and a reflection unit thereof. The image recording system includes a vehicle in which a storage space is provided, a camera that is installed in the storage space, and a reflection unit that is installed on a window or a ceiling of the vehicle to reflect image information from a forward or rearward direction of the vehicle into the camera.
US09007452B2	Magnification observation device, magnification observation method, and magnification observation program Provided are a magnification observation device, a magnification observation method, and a magnification observation program in which connected image data can be efficiently obtained in a short period of time when re-imaging an object to obtain the connected image data corresponding to a plurality of unit regions. A plurality of unit regions on a surface of an observation object are imaged, and a plurality of pieces of image data respectively corresponding to the plurality of unit regions are generated. An image of the object including the plurality of unit regions is displayed as a region presentation image. When any of the plurality of unit regions is selected by a selection instruction from a user, the selected unit region is re-imaged, to generate image data corresponding to the selected unit region as re-imaged data.
US09007446B2	Three dimensional display device Provided are a display device, a film for controlling a viewing angle and an optical filter. An illustrative display device may include a display element, the film for controlling the viewing angle and a polarization control element. The display device may be a three-dimensional (3D) display device. When the illustrative display device, film for controlling a viewing angle or optical filter is used, a 3D image may be observed at a wide viewing angle without loss of brightness.
US09007444B2	Array directed light-field display for autostereoscopic viewing Autostereoscopic display. The display includes an array of elements from which light emanates, the elements being rotatable about two orthogonal axes by microcontrollers. An eye tracker is provided for determining the location in three dimensions of at least one eye viewing the array. The microcontrollers, using information from the eye tracker, rotate the elements to mimic a concave surface to deliver light to the eye. It is preferred that the elements are mirrors and the display further includes a projector for projecting an image on the array for reflection to the eye. The elements themselves may include structure for generating light rather than reflecting light.
US09007443B2	Camera objective and camera system A camera objective for a camera includes a mask having a plurality of masking sections which are permeable for radiation of a first spectral range and are impermeable for radiation of a second spectral range different from the first spectral range. A camera system includes a digital camera for taking images. The camera system includes such a camera objective and an optoelectronic sensor arrangement having a plurality of sensor elements for generating exposure-dependent received signals which form a respective image. The plurality of sensor elements includes a first group of sensor elements for generating received signals in dependence only on radiation of the first spectral range and a second group of sensor elements for generating received signals in dependence on radiation of the second spectral range.
US09007441B2	Method of depth-based imaging using an automatic trilateral filter for 3D stereo imagers A system of stereo imagers, including image processing units and methods of blurring an image, is presented. The image is received from an image sensor. For each pixel of the image, a depth filter component is determined based on a focal area of the image and a depth map associated with the image. For each pixel of the image, a trilateral filter is generated that includes a spatial filter component, a range filter component and the depth filter component. The respective trilateral filter is applied to corresponding pixels of the image to blur the image outside of the focal area. A refocus area or position may be determined by imaging geometry or may be selected manually via a user interface.
US09007429B2	Image processing device capable of generating wide-range image The CPU of a digital camera according to the present invention acquires a plurality of panoramic images, and generates a wide-range image by combining the acquired panoramic images.
US09007424B2	Service level view of audiovisual conference systems In an embodiment, a machine-readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium stores one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform monitoring a plurality of video conference locations, each of the locations comprising one or more video conference rooms, resulting in creating and storing monitored data; generating service level view data which when displayed on a video display unit concurrently comprises graphical representations of all the locations and all the rooms, and graphical representations of faults associated with each of the rooms. Rooms can include coder-decoders (codecs), cameras, video monitors, and network packet data routing or switching elements. Embodiments provide a holistic view of all video conference rooms in a deployment, with aggregated call usage, quality and fault data, with highly useful graphical management displays.
US09007422B1	Method and system for mutual interaction using space based augmentation A method makes a first and a second devices support for interactions with respect to a 3D object. The method includes steps of: (a) allowing the first device to acquire information on physical 3D object and information on images of a user; (b) allowing the second device to receive the information relating to the physical 3D object and the information on images of the user of the first device, then display virtual 3D object corresponding to the physical 3D object and display 3D avatar of the user of the first device; (c) allowing the first device to transmit information on manipulation of the user of the first device regarding the physical 3D object and information on images of the user of the first device who is manipulating the physical 3D object and then allowing the second device to display the 3D avatar of the user of the first device.
US09007420B1	Verifying presence of authorized persons during an electronic visitation An embodiment of an apparatus may include an image capture device configured to capture an image of a user in response to a request to initiate an electronic visitation session. The apparatus may also include a processing device coupled to the image capture device and configured to perform a feature detection process on the image to verify that an actual face was present in the image, and connect the electronic visitation session in response to a determination that the actual face was present in the image.
US09007415B2	Method and system for audio-video communications There is provided a system and method of audio-video communications including a plurality of end-user terminals coupled via a communications link. Each end-user terminal includes a video processor component, a user interface, a display, a speaker and a microphone, a video camera device and a storage device, all coupled to the processor. The user interface includes a video muting function. The video processor component includes a module responsive to the video muting function for switching from a video source of the video camera to a predetermined video signal. The video muting function includes a selection for muting video sent from one of the plurality of end-user terminals, muting video received by one of the plurality of end-user terminals, muting video, both video sent from and video received by one of the plurality of end-user terminals, or muting audio and video sent from one of the plurality of end-user terminals.
US09007413B2	Laser marking system and method A system for creating marked can tabs may include an isolation mechanism located in the path of the tab material strip between a tab material dereeler and a tab forming press and a system suitable for marking the tab material strip. The isolation mechanism may be configured to convert discontinuous motion of the tab material strip proximate the tab forming press into continuous motion of the tab material strip at the dereeler. The system may be suitable for marking the tab material strip. The marking system may be located between the dereeler and the isolation mechanism such that the laser system acts on the tab material strip while it is moving at a relatively constant speed.
US09007412B2	Electronic device The disclosure discloses an electronic device comprising an opening/closing cover. One of the opening/closing cover and a housing includes a shaft portion, and the other thereof includes a bearing hole portion. The shaft portion includes a first protruding portion. The bearing hole portion includes a second protruding portion. The first and the second protruding portions are configured, to be separated away from each other when the opening/closing cover is in a closed state, to become closer to each other along with rotation from the closed state, to be in contact with each other when the opening/closing cover arrives at a first rotation position, and configured to release an engagement of the shaft portion and the bearing hole portion by the manner that one of the first and second protruding portions overrides the other thereof to overlap each other when the opening/closing cover arrives at a second rotation position.
US09007410B2	Heating head unit and heating head A heating head with not so long heating elements to be connected, being adaptable to long and two-dimensional media. On one surface of a rectangular head substrate having long and short sides, a strip-like heating element is provided continuously from end to end of the substrate along the long side thereof. A pair of electrode connecting portions including the same material as that of the heating element and extending along the short sides of the substrate is provided at both ends of the heating element. A pair of electrodes is formed on one surface of the substrate between the heating element and a side edge of the long side at the electrode connecting portion side, so as to be partially overlapping with the electrode connecting portions, respectively, thereby effecting electrical connection, and a substrate temperature control means is provided.
US09007407B2	Controller of electro-optical device, control method of electro-optical device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus When changing a pixel to white in the middle of a writing operation for writing the pixel in black, a new writing operation for writing the pixel in white is started. When changing a pixel to black in the middle of a writing operation for writing the pixel in white, a new writing operation for writing the pixel in black is started. In addition, when a difference between the number of times of application of a first voltage applied to change the pixel to white and the number of times of application of a second voltage applied to change the pixel to black is not a predetermined value at a predetermined timing, the first voltage or the second voltage is applied to the pixel until the difference becomes a predetermined value.
US09007402B2	Image processing for introducing blurring effects to an image Image processing includes: receiving an image; applying shader code, using one or more processors, to the image to generate a blurred image version (BIV); receiving configuration information pertaining to a mask; generating the mask that includes an unblurred region and a blurred region, based at least in part on the configuration information; and applying the mask to combine the image and the BIV to render a composite image that includes an unblurred portion comprising a portion of the image corresponding to the unblurred region of the mask, and a blurred portion comprising a portion of the BIV corresponding to the blurred region of the mask.
US09007401B1	Head mounted display and method for controlling the same A method for controlling a head mounted display (HMD) includes detecting an external device, wherein the external device displays a content image, displaying a first type augmented reality image associated with the external device, displaying a second type augmented reality image associated with the content image displayed on the external device, changing a display position of the first type augmented reality image according to rotation of the external device, changing a display position of the second type augmented reality image according to rotation of the content image, and if the content image is not rotated, maintaining the display position of the second type augmented reality image even when the external device is rotated. If the external device is not rotated, the display position of the first type augmented reality image may be maintained even when the content image is rotated.
US09007400B2	Image processing device, image processing method and computer-readable medium An object of the present invention to enable easy display of a virtual object toward a direction desired by a user, when performing a superimposed display of the virtual object in a captured image containing an augmented reality marker. In the present invention, a CPU identifies the direction of an AR marker detected from within an actual image captured in an image sensor as an imaging direction, rotates the virtual object so that the front side of the virtual object is directed toward the imaging direction in a state where the front side of the virtual object is directed toward a reference direction (for example, front side direction) of the AR marker, and performs a superimposed display of the virtual object on the area of the AR marker.
US09007398B1	Rotated rectangle drawing Methods for drawing an aligned rectangle or rotated rectangle on an electronic device are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a first user input at a first location of a movable indicator in a graphical user interface includes an x-y axes, and determining whether the movable indicator has moved from the first location prior to receiving a second user input. The method also includes providing, for display, a rectangle based on coordinates of the first location and the second location and aligned to the x-y axes. The method further includes providing, for display, a first rotated rectangle, based on coordinates of the first location and a third location of the indicator, which is rotated about the x-y axes based on an angle calculated from the first location and the second location. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided.
US09007396B2	Methods and systems for analyzing parts of an electronic file Devices, computer readable medium, and methods for selecting an object displayed on a screen and providing information about that object.
US09007391B2	Image color correction for an image by a graphical processing unit looking up color corrections in a lookup table A method for providing a LUT for changing color components of pixels of an image includes generating N two-dimensional slices from a three-dimensional LUT. The N two-dimensional slices are arranged in order from a first two-dimensional slice to an Nth two-dimensional slice. The method includes generating N upsampled slices corresponding to the N two-dimensional slices. The N upsampled slices are arranged in order from a first upsampled slice to an Nth upsampled slice. The method includes forming a first group of slices comprising the N upsampled slices, and forming a second group of slices comprising a second two-dimensional slice of the N two-dimensional slices through the Nth two-dimensional slice and a copy of the Nth two-dimensional slice. The method includes storing the first group of slices and the second group of slices, respectively, in a zero level of a mip map and a first level of the mip map.
US09007390B2	Creation and manipulation of hand drawn objects with automatic grouping A graphical drawing includes maintaining recently drawn strokes in a wet state after the strokes are drawn, causing strokes in a wet state to transition to a dry state based on passage of time, proximity of other recently drawn strokes, and/or explicit user input directing that at least some wet strokes be transitioned to the dry state, and grouping strokes in the dry state for future user manipulation based at least in part on how the strokes transitioned from the wet state to the dry state. Wet ink strokes may transition from the wet state to the dry state in response to not adding any new wet ink strokes for a predetermined amount of time. The predetermined amount of time may be twelve hundred milliseconds.
US09007385B2	Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus has a main processing section that outputs an image processing command signal; an anomaly detection section that detects an anomaly in the main processing section, outputting an anomaly information output signal; an image processing section that outputs a first image signal when the main processing section is in normal operation and that outputs a second image signal when an anomaly has occurred in the main processing section; and an image selection section that selects either the first image signal or the second image signal on the basis of the anomaly information output section.
US09007384B2	Display panel self-refresh entry and exit Embodiments of an apparatus for implementing a display port interface are disclosed. The apparatus may include a source processor and a sink processor coupled through an interface. The sink processor may be operable to send a synchronization signal to the source processor through the interface. The source processor may be operable, dependent upon the synchronization signal, to send data to the sink processor.
US09007376B2	Graph display apparatus and graph display method There is provided a graph display apparatus including a list input unit configured to input list data including a plurality of numerical data items, a color designation unit configured to designate arbitrary colors for the numerical data items of the list data input by the list input unit, a list storage unit configured to store the list data input by the list input unit and information of the colors designated for the numerical data items by the color designation unit in a state where the list data and the information are associated with each other, and a graph display unit configured to color-display graph data, based on the list data and the information of the colors designated for the numerical data items, which are stored in the list storage unit.
US09007370B2	Computing device and method for processing curved surface A computing device meshes a curved surface into a plurality of triangles, records symbols and coordinate data of three vertexes of each triangle into a data structure of the triangle, and processes the data structures of the triangles by representing vertexes having the same coordinate data with the same symbol. The computing device recognizes inner triangles and surface triangles of the curved surface, deletes the inner triangles of the curved surface, and reads information recorded in the processed data structures of the surface triangles and outputs the surface triangles of the curved surface to a display device.
US09007365B2	Line depth augmentation system and method for conversion of 2D images to 3D images A line depth augmentation system and method for conversion of 2D images to 3D images. Enables adding depth to regions by altering depth of lines in the regions, for example in cell animation images or regions of limited color range. Eliminates creation of wireframe or other depth models and complex modeling of regions to match the depth of lines therein. Enables rapid conversion of two-dimensional images to three-dimensional images by enabling stereographers to quickly add/alter line depth without artifacts in images for example lines in monochrome regions. Embodiments may output a stereoscopic image pair of images with lines having desired depth, or any other three-dimensional viewing enabled image, such as an anaglyph image. Although the lines may be of a different depth than the region they appear in, the human mind interprets the monochromatic region as having depth associated with the line.
US09007358B2	Display apparatus, method and computer readable medium that avoids failure in an automatic adjustment of an effective image area and dot clock When an image signal suitable for performing automatic adjustment of an effective image area and a dot clock is not output, the adjustment may be unsuccessfully performed. An effective image area detector detects an effective image area and determines whether an image in the effective image area is a blank image. If a synchronization signal detector determines that there exists a synchronization signal and if the effective image area detector determines that the image is not a blank image, a controller adjusts an area captured as image data by an input signal processor.
US09007340B2	Display device A display device includes a first substrate, a display unit located at the first substrate for displaying an image, a first pad unit coupled with the display unit and located at an end side of the first substrate in a first direction, and a second substrate on the first substrate and having an opening exposing the first pad unit, the second substrate including a protruding portion covering a portion of the first substrate and neighboring the opening in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein the display unit is between the second substrate and the first substrate.
US09007336B2	Capacitive sensing during non-display update times Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device with display screens that periodically update (refresh) the screen by selectively driving common electrodes corresponding to pixels in a display line. In general, the input devices drive each electrode until each display line (and each pixel) of a display frame is updated. In addition to updating the display, the input device may perform capacitive sensing using the display screen as a proximity sensing area. To do this, the input device may interleave periods of capacitive sensing between periods of updating the display based on a display frame. For example, the input device may update the first half of display lines of the display screen, pause display updating, perform capacitive sensing, and finish updating the rest of the display lines. Further still, the input device may use common electrodes for both updating the display and performing capacitive sensing.
US09007334B2	Baseline capacitance calibration An embodiment of the invention provides a method of creating a statistical model of a baseline capacitance CP of a capacitive sensor located on a capacitive-touch screen. A sensed capacitance CS of a capacitive sensor is measured during a particular state of the electronic device that includes the capacitive-touch screen. When physical contact is not made with the capacitive sensor, the sensed capacitance CS is stored as a baseline capacitance CP. The baseline capacitance CP is then used to create the statistical model for that particular state of the electronic device. When physical contact is made with the capacitive sensor, the value of the baseline capacitance CP of the capacitive sensor is subtracted from the value of the sensed capacitance CS and the result, CF=(CS−CP), is sent to a touch detection circuit.
US09007333B1	Touch sensor pattern A capacitive sensor array may include a first plurality of sensor elements and a second sensor element. The second sensor element may include a main trace intersecting each of the first plurality of sensor elements to form a plurality of intersections each associated with a unit cell, where a contiguous section of the main trace crosses at least one of the plurality of unit cells. An area within the unit cell may include at least a portion of one or more primary subtraces branching from main subtrace, a plurality of secondary subtraces branching away from the one or more primary subtraces, and at least one tertiary subtrace branching away from at least one of the secondary subtraces.
US09007326B2	Advanced receive channel architecture This relates to an architecture of a receive channel circuit used during both a spectrum analysis phase and a touch panel detection phase. Various components of the receive channel can be used during both the spectrum analysis phase and the touch panel detection phase. For example, a plurality of digital signal mixers used in the receive channel circuit can be used to demodulate signals during both a spectrum analysis phase and a touch sensor panel detection phase. In addition, the number of digital mixers needed in the receive channel can be reduced by dividing groups of signals to be demodulated into multiple sets of signals and demodulating each set at different times.
US09007315B2	Flexible display device and method of sensing warpage of the same A flexible display device includes: a flexible display unit configured to display an image; a flexible touch screen unit disposed over the flexible display unit; an insulating film interposed between the flexible display unit and the flexible touch screen unit, and a spacer formed between the flexible touch screen unit and the insulating film in order to maintain a distance between the flexible touch screen unit and the insulating film. A conductive layer is further formed over the insulating film and configured to touch the flexible touch screen unit when the flexible display device is bent. A degree of warpage of the flexible display device can be measured and thus can be utilized in various warpage events of the flexible display device by using warpage values.
US09007307B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing keycap legend visibility in low light conditions Techniques and apparatus to provide improved visibility to user input devices, such as keys, are disclosed. In low light conditions, keys can be difficult to distinguish. For example, often keys have legends on them to visually distinguish them from one another, but in low light conditions it can be difficult for users to visually distinguish the different keys. The legends can be textual and/or graphic. Hence, according to one embodiment, light from a nearby display device can be used to provide illumination to the user input devices (e.g., keys). More particularly, in one embodiment, some light from the nearby display device can be directed towards and reflected from the user input devices (e.g., keys) to enhance visibility of the keys or the legends thereon.
US09007306B2	Folding electronic apparatus with capacitive touch screen and method for detecting open and closed modes thereof The embodiments of the present invention provide a folding electronic apparatus and a method for detecting open and closed modes thereof. The folding electronic apparatus includes a body and a cover, with a keyboard being disposed on the body and a capacitive touch screen being disposed on the cover. A plurality of metal detection points is disposed on the body. A sensor connected to the capacitive touch screen senses change of a capacitance value resulting from capacitive effect between the plurality of metal detection points and the capacitive touch screen, and determines open and closed modes of the folding electronic apparatus. The embodiments of the present invention detect open and closed modes of a folding electronic apparatus using a sensor connected to a capacitive touch screen by predefining a plurality of metal detection points on a keyboard or physical structure of the folding electronic apparatus.
US09007294B2	Shifting register, gate driving apparatus and display apparatus A shifting register, a gate driving apparatus and a display apparatus comprising the shifting register. The shifting register comprises a latch (21), a transmission gate (22), a first TFT (T1), a second TFT (T2), a third TFT (T3) and a first inverter (23), the first TFT (T1), having a gate connected to a reset (Reset) of the shifting register, a drain connected to a drain of the second TFT (T2) and an input (M) of the latch (21) respectively; the second TFT (T2), having a gate connected to an input (Input) of the shifting register, the third TFT (T3), having a gate connected to the inverting output of the latch (21), a drain connected to an input of the first inverter (23); an output of the transmission gate being connected to a drain of the third TFT (T3), an input of the transmission gate being connected to a clock signal input (CLOCK); the drain of the third TFT (T3) being connected to a non-inverting output (Output_Q) of the shifting register, an output of the first inverter being connected to an inverting output (Output_QB) of the shifting register. The shifting register achieves a signal shift with only one latch (21).
US09007293B2	Display, television set and liquid crystal television set This display includes a driving voltage output portion outputting a driving voltage when receiving a display-on signal. The driving voltage output portion includes a delay circuit portion provided between a first switching element and a second switching element for delaying output timing for the driving voltage with respect to input timing for the display-on signal by delaying switching of the second switching element.
US09007289B2	Thin film transistor array panel and liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a first gate line; a common voltage line separated from the first gate line; a data line insulated from and crossing the first gate line and the common voltage line; a first switching element connected to the first gate line and the data line; a second switching element connected to the first gate line and the data line; a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the first switching element; a second liquid crystal capacitor connected to the second switching element; a third switching element connected to the first switching element; an assistance capacitor connected to the third switching element and the common voltage line; and a shielding electrode extending in the same direction as the first gate line and connected to the first switching element.
US09007288B2	Digitally controlled voltage generator A digitally controlled voltage generator is disclosed for use in applications requiring fine resolution voltage control, such as generating a common voltage for a liquid crystal display. A constant resistance digital to analog converter (DAC) is configured to provide appropriate voltage steps by tuning bias resistors to generate desirable reference voltages for the DAC. The bias resistors are configured to be tuned after placement and routing steps in an integrated circuit design.
US09007287B2	Liquid-crystal display device A liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a vertical scanning period in which the polarity of a display signal is positive and a vertical scanning period in which the polarity of a display signal is negative. When a pair of successive two vertical scanning periods is constituted by a first vertical scanning period and a second vertical scanning period, and when a target gradation level to be displayed in the first vertical scanning period is GL1, and a target gradation level to be displayed in the second vertical scanning period immediately after the first vertical scanning period is GL2, GL1 and GL2 being integers of 0 or more representing gradation levels, the liquid crystal display device includes a circuit (124) capable of supplying a display voltage corresponding to a gradation level to a pixel in the second vertical scanning period, the gradation level being expressed by GL2OD which satisfies a condition where \|GL2OD-GL1\| is larger than \|GL2-GL1\|, in the case where GL2 is different from GL1. The value of GL2OD when the polarity in the first vertical scanning period is positive and the polarity in the second vertical scanning period is negative is different from the value of GL2OD when the polarity in the first vertical scanning period is negative and the polarity in the second vertical scanning period is positive.
US09007282B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display device using the same A pixel has a simple structure and is capable of compensating for a threshold voltage of a driving transistor. The pixel includes: an organic light emitting diode; a second transistor coupled between a first power source and the organic light emitting diode and configured to control an amount of current flowing from the first power source to the organic light emitting diode; a first transistor coupled between a gate electrode of the second transistor and a data line and turned on when a scan signal is supplied a scan line; a third transistor coupled between the second transistor and the first power source and configured to be turned off when the first transistor is turned on and to be turned on when the first transistor is turned off; a first capacitor coupled between a gate electrode and a first electrode of the second transistor; and a second capacitor coupled between the first power source and a common node at which the first electrode of the second transistor and the first capacitor are coupled to each other.
US09007279B2	Controlling one or more displays An apparatus including at least a first display including display pixels arranged as a first plurality of lines of display pixels; and a display controller configured to control display of an image by mapping at least a portion of the image to lines of display pixels of the first display. The display controller is configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode the display controller is configured to map images including N lines of image pixels to a first sub-set of the first plurality of lines of display pixels, including N lines of display pixels, and in the second mode the display controller is configured to map images including N lines of image pixels to a second sub-set of the first plurality of lines of display pixels, including N lines of display pixels. The second sub-set is offset from the first sub-set.
US09007271B2	Foldable log-periodic antenna A foldable log-periodic antenna includes a feed line, one or more transmitting elements for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic signals, one or more supporting elements for holding the transmitting elements, and one or more elements for producing a tensile stress on the transmitting elements. One of the a transmitting elements is connected to one of the supporting elements and to the feed line, and with one supporting element is connected to the feed line via an articulated joint apparatus, such that the antenna can be moved from a transport position to an operating position and vice versa. The one or more elements for producing a tensile stress on the transmitting elements is a flexible tube, and can have an internal pressure applied to them and are connected to the supporting elements for holding the transmitting elements.
US09007270B2	VHF/UHF broadband dual channel antenna A compact dual-channel antenna operating at least in two frequency bands, comprises at least the following elements: a coaxial cable connected to a reference ground, an antenna element designed to operate in the high-frequency band, having a length Linf, a counter-skirt with a length roughly corresponding to Linf and arranged around said antenna element, said duly surrounded antenna element being placed between the ground plane and an antenna element designed to operate in the low-frequency band, the assembly having a length Lsup designed to operate in the low-frequency band and consisting of the antenna element and the counter-skirt, fed via the core of said coaxial surrounding a magnetic element to form a winding, said antenna element being fed via a braid of the sheath of said coaxial.
US09007269B2	Dielectric waveguide antenna Embodiments of the invention provide a dielectric waveguide antenna including a dielectric waveguide transmitting a signal applied from a power feeder, a dielectric waveguide radiator radiating the signal transmitted from the dielectric waveguide to the air through a first aperture, and a matching unit formed in a portion of the dielectric waveguide and controlling a serial reactance and a parallel reactance to thereby perform impedance matching between the dielectric waveguide radiator and the air, in order to reduce reflection generated in the first aperture during the radiation of the signal through the first aperture. Reflection in the aperture is reduced through the matching unit having various structures, thereby making it possible to improve characteristics of the dielectric waveguide antenna.
US09007267B2	Mobile wireless communications device having diversity antenna system and related methods A mobile wireless communications device has a portable handheld housing. A circuit board is carried by the portable handheld housing. RF circuitry is carried by the circuit board. A diversity antenna and main antenna are carried by the portable handheld housing and coupled to the RF circuitry and operative together. The RF circuitry tunes the diversity antenna into a diversity communications frequency band to achieve a diversity mode of operation with the main antenna and tunes the diversity antenna into a non-diversity communications frequency band when cross-coupling has occurred from the diversity antenna to the main antenna when operating in the diversity communications frequency band. A switch is carried by the portable handheld housing and connected to the RF circuitry and coupled between the diversity and main antennae and disconnects the diversity antenna when operating in the non-diversity band to prevent cross-coupling from the diversity antenna to the main antenna.
US09007255B2	Display of information related to a detected radar signal A particular method includes receiving, at a vehicle navigation system, signal strength data indicating strength of a detected radar signal. The method also includes estimating a distance from a vehicle associated with the vehicle navigation system to a source of the detected radar signal based on the signal strength data. The method further includes generating a display that includes a graphical representation related to the source of the detected radar signal. The graphical representation related to the source of the detected radar signal is displayed in a manner that provides information regarding the estimated distance from the vehicle to the source.
US09007242B2	Self-calibrated delta-sigma modulator and method thereof A delta-sigma modulator and corresponding method are disclosed. In one implementation, the delta-sigma modulator includes a multiplexer for receiving an analog input signal and a common mode signal and outputting a multiplexed signal in accordance with a selection signal; a summing circuit for receiving the multiplexed signal and an analog feedback signal and outputting an error signal; a loop filter for receiving the error signal and outputting a filtered signal; a quantizer for receiving the filtered signal and outputting a raw digital output signal; a digital-to-analog converter for receiving the raw digital output signal and outputting the analog feedback signal along with a rotated digital output signal in accordance with a phase indicator and a rotation number; and a calibration logic for receiving the rotated digital output signal and a mode indicator and outputting the selection signal, the phase indicator, the rotation number, and a calibrated digital output signal.
US09007240B2	Disparity reduction for high speed serial links System, computer program product, and computer-implemented method to improve a running disparity of an encoded bit stream in a distributed network switch, the distributed network switch comprising a plurality of switch modules including a first switch module, by receiving, at the first switch module, a raw data stream comprising a plurality of bits, receiving a bit sequence, encoding at least a first bit of the raw data stream using a corresponding at least a first bit of the bit sequence, transmitting the encoded first bit, inverting the first bit of the bit sequence, and encoding a second bit of the raw data stream using the inverted first bit.
US09007237B2	Lighting devices comprising an array of optoelectronic sources Lighting devices are provided including those which have an array of spatially distributed optoelectronic sources, each source being adapted to emit a respective incident optical beam; a first reflector having an optical axis, and having a first reflective surface that is concave and facing the array of sources to intercept said incident optical beams and to produce corresponding reflected optical beams; a second reflector having a second reflective surface interposed along said optical axis between said array of optoelectronic sources and the first reflector adapted to intercept and deflect said reflected optical beams producing corresponding deflected optical beams, the first reflector being adapted to concentrate the reflected optical beams on the second reflective surface.
US09007233B2	Non-contact capacitive datalink for a downhole assembly Aspects of this invention include a downhole assembly having a non-contact, capacitive coupling including first and second transceivers deployed in corresponding first and second downhole tool members. The capacitive coupling is disposed to transfer electrical signals between the first and second transceivers. In one exemplary embodiment, the capacitive coupling is configured to transfer data and power between a substantially non-rotating tool member and a rotating tool member, for example, the shaft and blade housing in a steering tool. Exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a non-contact, high-speed data communication channel between first and second members of a downhole assembly. Moreover, exemplary embodiments of the invention also provide for simultaneous non-contact transmission of electrical power between the first and second tool members.
US09007232B2	Mud pulse telemetry noise reduction method A method for reducing noise in downhole fluid communications includes processing first and second received signals in combination with a strobe signal from an active pump to obtain pump signatures at first and second spaced measurement locations. The pump signatures are used to compute a transfer function of the fluid channel between the two measurement locations. The transfer function may then be used to estimate the telemetry signal traveling in the uphole direction.
US09007231B2	Synchronization of distributed measurements in a borehole A system and method to synchronize distributed measurements in a borehole are described. The system includes a plurality of wired segments coupled together by couplers and a plurality of nodes configured to measure, process, or relay information obtained in the borehole to a surface processing system, each of the plurality of nodes comprising a local clock and being disposed at one of the couplers or between couplers. The system also includes a surface processing system coupled to a master clock and configured to determine a time offset between the master clock and the local clock of an nth node among the plurality of nodes based on a downhole generated synchronization signal.
US09007226B2	Flexible display device and method for sensing bending deformation A display device and a method for controlling the same are provided, in which a flexible display panel is provided, and a plurality of strain gauges are arranged on at least one surface of the flexible display panel to sense bending deformation of the flexible display panel.
US09007225B2	Environmental sensing systems having independent notifications across multiple thresholds Various devices, systems, and methods may be presented. A wireless device may include a smoke sensor configured to obtain measurement data regarding a level of smoke. The wireless device may operate in a sleep mode while the smoke sensor obtains the measurement data. The wireless device may determine, from the measurement data, whether the level of smoke has exceeded a warning threshold. In response to determining that the level of smoke has exceeded the warning threshold, the wireless device may communicate a warning indication. The wireless device may determine, from the measurement data, whether the level of smoke has exceeded an alarm threshold. In response to determining that the level of smoke has exceeded the alarm threshold, the wireless device may communicate an alarm indication, the alarm indication indicating that the alarm threshold has been exceeded.
US09007224B1	Smart-home hazard detector providing non-alarm status signals at opportune moments In various embodiments, a hazard detector is presented. The hazard detector may include a hazard detection sensor that detects a presence of a type of hazard. The hazard detector may include a light and a light sensor that senses a brightness level in an ambient environment of the hazard detector. The hazard detector may include a processing system configured to receive an indication of the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector from the light sensor. The processing system may determine the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has reached a threshold value. A status check of one or more components of the hazard detector may be performed. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate using a selected illumination state in response to the determining the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has reached the threshold value.
US09007223B2	Particle detector, system and method The invention provides use of one or more emitted beams of radiation (16), for example, laser beam(s), in combination with an image capturing means (14), for example, one or more video cameras and/or optical elements to detect particles (30), for example, smoke particles, located in an open space (12).
US09007220B2	Alertness sensing device A head worn device for monitoring alertness and attention which includes a) sensors to monitor eyelid and eye movement, b) a motion sensor and c) data storage means for storing data from said sensors. The motion sensor is an accelerometer to provide data that allows the head position to be analyzed and to determine the direction of gaze. The device collects data from an accelerometer worn by the driver to detect if the vehicle is in motion and whether the head is tilted vertical plane. If the vehicle is not in motion data is not processed. When the direction of gaze is downward sensor signals from the eye movement sensors is ignored. However if the duration of downward gaze is greater than a predetermined minimum period and the vehicle is in motion, an alarm is triggered because the driver is inattentive. The device may be used to assess whether workers are sufficiently alert before they commence work. The method of measuring a subjects fitness for a particular task uses the alertness monitor or a video camera to monitor eye and eyelid movement with or without head movement data while the subject is tested with a series of tests that require the subject to follow predetermined images or lights. If the subject is unable to satisfactorily track the images the subject is not fit for work.
US09007215B2	Systems and methods for a RFID enabled metal license plate In the embodiments described herein, a RFID enabled license plate is constructed by using the license plate, or a retro-reflective layer formed thereon as part of the resonator configured to transmit signals generated by and RFID chip integrated with the license plate. Such an RFID enabled license plate can include a metal license plate with a slot formed in the metal license plate, and a RFID tag module positioned in the slot. The RFID tag module can include a chip and a loop, and the loop can be coupled with the metal license plate, e.g., via inductive or conductive coupling. In this manner, the metal license plate can be configured to act as a resonator providing increased performance.
US09007213B2	Methods and systems for object identification and for authentication Methods and systems for object identification and/or authentication.
US09007211B1	Tethering system for securing paired articles A tethering system with an elongate cable. A first cable end is configured to be directed through a first article opening. Structure cooperates between the first cable end and a first blocking component and is configured to releasably fix the first cable end to the first blocking component. The first blocking component is configured so that the first blocking component will not pass through the first article opening. Structure cooperates between a second blocking component and cable and is configured to releasably fix the second blocking component to the cable at a location spaced from the first cable end with the cable directed through the second opening. The second blocking component is configured so that it will not pass, together with a portion of the cable to which the second blocking component is fixed, through the second article opening.
US09007192B2	Sensor pattern for a tactile input device A tactile sensor includes a plurality of first sensing elements that are arranged in a plurality of rows on a first layer and a plurality of second sensing elements that are vertically aligned in a plurality of columns on the first layer. The second sensing elements in each column are electrically connected together and each of the plurality of columns are separate conductors from one another. The plurality of second sensing elements include a plurality of vertical elements that form an interlocking pattern with the plurality of first sensing elements.
US09007191B2	Sensor pattern for a tactile input device A tactile sensor includes a plurality of first sensing elements that are arranged in a plurality of rows on a first layer and a plurality of second sensing elements that are vertically aligned in a plurality of columns on the first layer. The second sensing elements in each column are electrically connected together and each of the plurality of columns are separate conductors from one another. The plurality of second sensing elements include a plurality of vertical elements that form an interlocking pattern with the plurality of first sensing elements.
US09007190B2	Steering wheel sensors A sensor for installation on a steering wheel includes a pressure sensitive material mounted on a base material of the steering wheel. The pressure sensitive material is configured to provide an electrical signal to a controller when pressure is applied. The controller provides a command to a vehicle system based on the electrical signal. The pressure sensitive material has at least one of a variable resistance and a variable capacitance based on the amount or type of pressure that is applied to the material. The electrical signal is based on the at least one of a variable resistance and a variable capacitance.
US09007187B2	Communication system and communication device A communication system includes: a remote controller having an input unit inputting user operations and a communication unit performing bidirectional communication, transmitting a remote control code in accordance with the user operation with respect to the input unit from the communication unit; and a host device having a communication unit performing bidirectional communication and a host function unit executing processing corresponding to the remote control code received in the communication unit, wherein the host device transmits a status response from the communication unit in response to a status inquiry transmitted from the communication unit of the remote controller, the remote controller repeatedly executes a status check communication procedure including the transmission of the status inquiry and waiting for receiving the status response after transmitting the remote control code at given time intervals during which the communication unit is in a dormant state.
US09007183B2	Terminal having radio frequency function and method of processing information of the terminal Provided are a terminal having a radio frequency identification (RFID) function and a method of processing information of the terminal for allowing intuitive interaction between a screen manipulation and an RFID manipulation with respect to using an RFID related service. The method of processing the information of the terminal including a screen and an RFID recognition unit, includes detecting a screen area corresponding to a position of the RFID recognition unit disposed at a predetermined position of the screen; displaying an RFID icon at a position of the detected screen area; recording information in an RFID tag based on the RFID tag contacting the RFID icon, and recognizing the information from the RFID tag the RFID tag contacting the RFID icon.
US09007180B2	Anti-collision system and method for reducing the collision of data transmitted by RFID tags Provided are an anti-collision system and method which address the mobility of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. An RFID reader may transmit an identification start command to identify a plurality of RFID tags in an identification area of the RFID reader. The RFID tags compare the number of collisions of each RFID tag receiving the identification start command with a collision threshold Cth and attempt to be identified in a binary tree section of a frame or in a framed slotted ALOHA (FSA) section of the frame based on the comparison.
US09007179B2	Electronic apparatus Provided is a convertible type computer (PC) 1 comprising a second housing 3 including a display section 3a, and a first housing 2 including a palm rest 2b. A first antenna 6a is disposed on the palm rest 2b, and a second antenna 7a is disposed on a reverse surface 2e of the first housing 2 immediately beneath the first antenna 6a. An attitude sensor 8 detects whether the PC 1 has a clam shell form or a tablet form. In accordance with a detection result, a switch section 9 switches between the first antenna 6a and the second antenna 7a for establishing wireless communication with an external terminal to communicate information. Therefore, it is possible to switch between information signals through the first antenna 6a and information signals through the second antenna 7a depending on the attitude of the PC 1, and fine communication can be established.
US09007173B2	System and method for accessing a structure using directional antennas and a wireless token A wireless device access system that employs directional antennas for short-range wireless communication to detect the proximity and orientation of a user device with respect to a structure is disclosed. The access system receives and authenticates an unlock request and confirms the proximity and orientation of the user device prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. This authentication may occur through the use of substantially opposing directional antennas separated by a ground plane. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
US09007167B2	Non-linear resistive element Provided is a non-linear resistive element which improves the degree of freedom of design of its mounting space. A ceramic sheet 10 which constitutes the non-linear resistive element is configured by a plurality of ceramic pieces 11 being consolidated in a plate like form by an insulating resin 12. One or a plurality of ceramic pieces 11 configure each of a plurality of conductive paths which penetrate the ceramic sheet 10 in a thickness direction thereof, and the ceramic pieces 11 which configure both ends of the conductive paths partially projects from the insulating resin 12.
US09007165B2	Substrate device or package using embedded layer of voltage switchable dielectric material in a vertical switching configuration A substrate device includes an embedded layer of VSD material that overlays a conductive element or layer to provide a ground. An electrode, connected to circuit elements that are to be protected, extends into the thickness of the substrate to make contact with the VSD layer. When the circuit elements are operated under normal voltages, the VSD layer is dielectric and not connected to ground. When a transient electrical event occurs on the circuit elements, the VSD layer switches instantly to a conductive state, so that the first electrode is connected to ground.
US09007162B2	Laminated “Y”-core transformer A “Y”-shaped transformer includes a “Y” shaped magnetic core that includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion and the bottom portion both include a plurality of “Y”-shaped laminates stacked on top of one another and bent to form a plurality of core limbs. A plurality of input windings are wound around each of the plurality of core limbs. A plurality of output windings wound are wound around each of the plurality of core limbs.
US09007160B2	Laminated inductor A laminated inductor includes a laminate constituted by multiple insulator layers, and a coil conductor formed in a spiral shape inside the laminate; wherein the coil conductor has conductor patterns formed on the insulator layers, and via hole conductors that penetrate through the insulator layers and electrically connect the multiple conductor patterns; wherein conductor patterns formed on some insulator layers each represent a C-shaped pattern that includes the four corners and has an open part on one side, of a roughly rectangular shape, while a conductor pattern formed on other insulator layer(s) represents a line-shaped pattern corresponding to the open part of one side of the aforementioned C-shaped pattern of the roughly rectangular shape; and wherein an insulator layer on which the C-shaped pattern is formed, and insulator layer(s) on which the line-shaped pattern is formed, adjoin each other at least in one part of the laminate.
US09007158B2	Reactor To provide a reactor with which resin can fully be packed between a core and a coil with ease, and in which the core can easily be handled when the reactor is manufactured.The reactor includes: a coil 10 formed with paired coil elements 10A and 10B that are made of a spirally wound wire, the coil elements being coupled to each other in a paralleled state; internal core portions 22 that are fitted into the coil elements 10A and 10B to structure a part of an annular core 20; and exposed core portions 24 that are exposed outside the coil elements 10A and 10B to couple the internal core portions 22 to each other, to thereby form the rest of the annular core 20. The reactor includes an external resin portion that covers at least a part of an assembled product 1A made up of the coil 10 and the core 20. An interval between the inner end face 24f of the exposed core portion 24 and the end face of the coil 10 is 0.5 mm to 4.0 mm, whereby the resin can easily be packed between the coil 10 and the core 20.
US09007152B2	Transmission line, impedance transformer, integrated circuit mounted device, and communication device module A transmission line includes two tapered lines having a tapered planar shape and arranged in parallel, opposite lines provided in opposition to the narrower width sides of the two tapered lines, and a bonding wire for connecting the narrower width sides of the two tapered lines and the opposite lines, wherein the width between two outer edges on the narrower width sides of the two tapered lines arranged in parallel is greater than the width between outer edges on the opposite side of the opposite lines in opposition to the narrower width sides of the two tapered lines.
US09007150B2	TM mode RF filter having dielectric rod resonators with cylindrical parts of different diameter The invention relates to a dielectric resonator rod in a transverse magnetic mode radio frequency filter comprising a first cylindrical end part (10) of a first diameter (D1) and a second cylindrical end part (20) of a second diameter (D2). The first diameter is different than the second diameter and the first cylindrical end part (10) is connected via a third intermediate part (30) to the second cylindrical end part (20). The third intermediate part (30) comprises a tapered outer circumferential surface connecting the first cylindrical end part (10) to the second cylindrical end part (20).
US09007149B2	Common mode filter with multi spiral layer structure and method of manufacturing the same A common mode filter with a multi spiral layer structure includes a first coil, a second coil, a third coil connected in series with the first coil, a fourth coil connected in series with the second coil, a first material layer and a second material layer. The second coil is disposed between the first and third coils, and the third coil is disposed between the second and fourth coils. At least one of the first and second material layers comprises magnetic material. The first, second, third, and fourth coils are disposed between the first and second material layers.
US09007148B2	Common mode filter provided with hightened removal function of common mode noise and de-emphasis function In a common mode filter, at least one common mode filter portion is provided for removing a common mode noise, and has a first terminal pair configured to include first and second terminals connected to first and second external terminals, respectively, and has a second terminal pair configured to include third and fourth terminals connected to third and fourth external terminals, respectively. The filter includes an inductor circuit including at least two inductors that are connected in parallel to the first terminal pair of the common mode filter portion and are connected in series to each other, and an external terminal connected to the connection point of the at least two inductors. The external terminal is for being directly or indirectly grounded.
US09007136B2	Light-emitting device module and atomic oscillator A light-emitting device module includes a temperature variable device including a temperature control surface subjected to temperature control, a light-emitting device including a first electrode and mounted on a portion of the temperature control surface, a first terminal for supplying electric power to the first electrode, and a wire that causes the first terminal and the first electrode to conduct. The wire is thermally connected to the other portion of the temperature control surface.
US09007135B1	Slew rate edge enhancer A slew rate enhancing system includes a first input configured to receive a first complementary signal of a differential pair and a second input configured to receive a second complementary signal of the differential pair. The slew rate enhancing system further includes a first switch configured to selectively connect the first input to an output in response to a voltage of the second input being greater than a first predetermined voltage. The slew rate enhancing system further includes a second switch configured to selectively connect the first input to the output in response to the voltage of the second input being less than a second predetermined voltage.
US09007132B2	Oscillation signal generator An oscillation signal generator includes a quadrature voltage-controlled oscillator (QVCO), a phase corrector and a frequency adjusting circuit. The QVCO provides multiple oscillation signals having difference phases. The phase corrector selects one of the oscillation signals as a first oscillation signal and outputs the first oscillation signal from a first output terminal, and selects one of the oscillation signals as a second oscillation signal and outputs the second oscillation signal from a second output terminal. A phase difference between the first and second oscillation signals satisfies a predetermined relationship. The frequency adjusting circuit is coupled to the phase corrector, and generates a quadrature signal and an in-phase signal according to the oscillation signals. The frequency of the oscillation signals is a non-integral multiple of the frequencies of the quadrature and in-phase signals.
US09007130B2	Systems and methods for boosting a received AC signal using a power amplifier including phase conditioners A power amplifier configured to boost an AC signal. The power amplifier includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first inductor connected between the first transistor and a voltage source, and a second inductor connected between the second transistor and ground. A first phase conditioner arranged at an input of the first transistor is configured to condition a phase of the AC signal such that the AC signal as received by the first transistor is out of phase with respect to the AC signal as received by the first inductor. A second phase conditioner arranged at an input of the second transistor is configured to condition a phase of the AC signal such that the AC signal as received by the second transistor is out of phase with respect to the AC signal as received by the second inductor.
US09007124B1	Tile array PA module using quadrature balanced PA MMICs A system for power amplification is presented. A tile array power amplifier (PA) module for use in a phased array includes a module with a radio frequency (RF) side and a direct current (DC) side, a top edge, a left edge a bottom edge and a right edge. Four PA dies are mounted in each quadrature of the RF side of the module. RF input connectors are mounted on the RF side to bring RF inputs to the PA dies. RF output connectors are mounted to the DC side to output amplified signals from the PA dies. The PA dies are formed, in part, with gallium nitride (GaN) and are mounted to the module in such a way that the tile array PA module is able to generate about 100 watts of RF power and dissipate about 200 watts of heat while amplifying signals over 10 GHz.
US09007122B2	Digital power gating with state retention A digital power gating system for performing power gating to reduce a voltage of a gated supply bus to a state retention voltage level that reduces leakage current while retaining a digital state of a functional circuit. The power gating system includes gating devices and a power gating control system. Each gating device has current terminals coupled between a global supply bus and the gated supply bus, and a control terminal controlled by a bit of a digital control value. The power gating control system successively adjusts the digital control value to reduce a voltage of the gated supply bus to the state retention voltage level. Adjustment gain and/or adjustment periods may be changed, such as when the digital control value reaches certain values or when the gated supply reaches certain voltage levels. Various parameters are programmable to adjust for particular configurations or to achieve desired operation.
US09007120B2	Charge pump device A charge pump device includes a charge pump circuit, for generating an output voltage according to a driving signal, a comparing circuit, for generating a comparison result according to the output voltage and a reference voltage, a detecting circuit, for detecting a frequency range of a ripple of the output voltage according to the comparison result and generating a detection result, and a driving stage, for generating the driving signal according to the comparison result, and adjusting a driving capability corresponding to the driving signal according to the detection result.
US09007106B2	Jitter suppression in type I delay-locked loops In one embodiment, a delay-locked loop (DLL) for synchronizing a phase of a periodic digital output signal with a phase of a periodic digital input signal includes a deskew element responsive to the periodic digital input signal to the DLL and the periodic digital output signal from the DLL for suppressing jitter in the periodic digital output signal by synchronizing transitions in the periodic digital output signal with transitions in the periodic digital input signal and generating a final jitter-suppressed periodic digital output signal.
US09007104B2	Apparatus for output buffering having half-swing rail-to-rail structure There is provided an apparatus for output buffering having a half-swing rail-to-rail structure. The apparatus provides output buffering by using a switch structure in order to attain a high slew rate and low power characteristics, thereby reducing current consumption. The provided apparatus for output buffering having a half-swing rail-to-rail structure includes a first output buffer, driven between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail and outputting a first output signal in response to a first input signal and a second input signal, and a second output buffer, driven between the first and the second voltage rails and a third voltage rail and outputting a second output signal in response to a third input signal and a fourth input signal.
US09007103B2	Switch circuit arrangements and method for powering a driver circuit In various embodiments, a switch circuit arrangement may include a switch circuit, a driver circuit and a supply circuit. The driver circuit may be configured to control the switch circuit. The supply circuit may be configured to power the driver circuit. The supply circuit may include a first circuit configured to modify an output impedance of the supply circuit to have a first impedance when the driver circuit controls the switch circuit to be in a conducting state and to have a second impedance when the driver circuit controls the switch circuit to change from a non-conducting state to the conducting state.
US09007099B2	Semiconductor device with a current sampler and a start-up structure A semiconductor device with a current sampler and a start-up structure, comprises first, second and third high-voltage transistors, and a resistor, wherein: a drain terminal of the first transistor is respectively connected to a drain terminal of the second transistor, a drain terminal of the third transistor and one end of the resistor; a source terminal of the first transistor is grounded, and a gate terminal of the first transistor is connected to a gate terminal of the second transistor; the other end of the resistor is connected to a gate terminal of the third transistor; wherein the resistor is wound and formed in a common voltage withstand region of the first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor, or in a voltage withstand region of the first transistor only, or in the voltage withstand region of the third transistor only.
US09007087B2	System and method for automated failure detection of hold-up power storage devices A fault detection circuit is utilized to automatically detect faults in hold-up power storage devices. The fault detection circuit includes a hold-up monitoring circuit and a memory device. The hold-up monitoring circuit is connected to monitor output of the hold-up power storage device, wherein the hold-up monitoring circuit measures a duration of time that the hold-up power storage device provides sufficient power following a loss of normal power and detects faults based on the measured duration of time. The memory device is connected to store the duration of time measured by the hold-up power storage device following a loss of normal power.
US09007086B2	Voltage applying device for LCD substrate The present invention discloses a voltage applying device for an LCD substrate, and the voltage applying device includes a base, a probe bar, and probe pins. The base includes a first slide rail. The probe bar is movably disposed on the first slide rail of the base, and the probe bar includes a second slide rail. The probe pins are movably disposed on the second slide rail of the probe bar, and the probe pins are utilized to contact a plurality of contact pads of the LCD substrate, so as to apply voltage on the LCD substrate. The voltage applying device of the present invention can overcome a problem of increased costs for a conventional voltage applying device can not be shared.
US09007083B2	Self-retaining via probe A planar body is configured such that its edges engage the sidewall of a via of a device under test to create point electrical contacts and the planar body resists removal of the planar body from the via after insertion. The edges of the planar body may include barbs that create point electrical contacts and resist removal of the planar body from the via after insertion. The end of the body that is inserted into the via may form a tapered tip to facilitate insertion. The end of the planar body that is inserted into the via may include barbs that resist removal of the planar body from the via after insertion. The edges of the planar body may include stops that prevent further insertion of the planar body into the via beyond the stops.
US09007080B2	Systems and methods for conforming device testers to integrated circuit device profiles with feedback temperature control An integrated circuit (IC) device tester maintains a set point temperature on an IC device under test (DUT) having a die attached to a substrate. The tester includes a thermal control unit and a fluid management system configured to supply the thermal control unit with fluids for pneumatic actuation, cooling, and condensation abating. The tester can includes a box enclosing the thermal control unit thereby providing a substantially isolated dry environment during low humidity testing of the DUT. The heat exchange plate may include an inner structure for thermal conductivity enhancement.
US09007079B2	System and method for compensating measured IDDQ values An IDDQ test system and method that, in one embodiment, includes 1) an empirical extraction subsystem operable to generate an IDDQ versus temperature model for a given semiconductor device design, 2) an automatic test equipment (ATE) test subsystem operable to obtain a measured IDDQ value (IDDQm) at a measured temperature (Tm) for a specific semiconductor device embodying the given semiconductor device design, the measured temperature (Tm) obtained within 5 seconds of obtaining the measured IDDQ value (IDDQm), and 3) a scaling subsystem operable to scale the measured IDDQ value (IDDQm) at the measured temperature (Tm) to a compensated IDDQ value (IDDQc) at a desired temperature (Td) using the IDDQ versus temperature model.
US09007076B2	Method for measuring the electrical resistance of a glow plug The invention relates to a method for measuring the electrical resistance of a glow plug, wherein a test current is set by closed-loop control to a constant value using a constant-current source, and is directed through the plug. A value of the electrical resistance of the glow plug is determined by evaluating a feedback signal of the constant-current source.
US09007075B2	Contactless conductivity detector The contactless conductivity detector in one embodiment includes a microfluidic chip having a channel (102) thereon and four detection electrodes: first and second emitting electrodes (100a, 101a), and first and second receiving electrodes (100b, 101b). The channel (102) is defined by channel walls. The first emitting electrode (100a) and the first receiving electrode (100b) are adjacent a first channel wall, and the second emitting electrode (101a) and the second receiving electrode (101b) are adjacent a second channel wall, the second channel wall being opposite the first channel wall.
US09007073B2	Measuring method for degree of degradation of lubricating oil, and measuring device therefor, as well as lubricating oil monitoring system in machine and device Provided are a method of measuring a degree of degradation of a lubricating oil and a measuring device therefor, in which (a) acidity is measured through use of an ISFET of hydrogen ion sensitive type and (b) dielectric constants or electrostatic capacitances at two or more different frequencies are obtained, to thereby determine a degradation state of the lubricating oil based on the acidity and a plurality of values of the dielectric constants or the electrostatic capacitances. Accordingly, the degree of degradation of the lubricating oil can be measured easily and precisely and a degradation mechanism of the lubricating oil can be predicted.
US09007071B2	Inductive proximity sensor Present techniques provide an inductive proximity sensor having a multi-receiver coil assembly and an evaluator circuit configured to receive a differential signal from the multi-receiver coil assembly to determine the presence of a target. The multi-receiver coil assembly includes two receiver coils in a differential coil arrangement and a transmitter coil configured to emit an electromagnetic field and induce a voltage on each of the receiver coils. The voltage difference between the two receiver coils is transmitted as a differential signal to the evaluator circuit. Targets which approach the inductive proximity sensor disrupt the electromagnetic field and change the induced voltages on each of the receiver coils, thereby changing the differential signal. The evaluator circuit processes the differential signal to determine whether the changes indicate that a target is present.
US09007070B2	Microwave power monitoring A microwave apparatus comprises a microwave source for providing a microwave signal, connectable to a load; control means configured in operation to vary over a frequency range a frequency of the microwave signal provided by the source; a microwave detector for performing microwave measurements, arranged to receive reflections from and/or transmissions to the load in operation and to perform a plurality of measurements, each measurement corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of different frequencies of the frequency range; and means for determining from the plurality of measurements a measure of reflection and/or a measure of transmission.
US09007062B2	Standing wave trap The present embodiments relate to a standing wave trap for a magnetic resonance tomography device. The standing wave trap includes a conductor region extending in one plane and at least one capacitor that is conductively connected to two sections of the conductor region.
US09007058B2	Dual-stage trapped-flux magnet cryostat for measurements at high magnetic fields A method and a dual-stage trapped-flux magnet cryostat apparatus are provided for implementing enhanced measurements at high magnetic fields. The dual-stage trapped-flux magnet cryostat system includes a trapped-flux magnet (TFM). A sample, for example, a single crystal, is adjustably positioned proximate to the surface of the TFM, using a translation stage such that the distance between the sample and the surface is selectively adjusted. A cryostat is provided with a first separate thermal stage provided for cooling the TFM and with a second separate thermal stage provided for cooling sample.
US09007056B2	Monitoring device and monitoring method for rotary encoder Disclosed is a monitoring device for a rotary encoder electronically connectable to the monitoring device. A pulse generating unit generates a comparison pulse signal by extracting a portion corresponding to a specific phase range from a first pulse included in a first pulse signal output from the rotary encoder. The rotary encoder detects rotation of a rotating body and outputs the first pulse signal and a second pulse signal, the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal having a phase difference from each other. A determining unit determines an abnormality of the rotary encoder, based on a state of a pulse of the comparison pulse signal at a specific timing of a second pulse included in the second pulse signal.
US09007055B2	Self-pinned spin valve magnetoresistance effect film and magnetic sensor using the same, and rotation angle detection device Provided are a self-pinned spin valve magnetoresistance effect film, a magnetic sensor using the same, and a rotation angle detection device. The self-pinned spin valve magnetoresistance effect film has a strong coupling magnetic field in a pinned layer, a small reduction in the change in resistance, and superior resistance to magnetic fields without reducing the coercive force in a first ferromagnetic layer, which is a pinned layer in the film, even when exposed to a strong external magnetic field. By inserting a non-magnetic layer between a ground layer and a pinned layer to form the spin valve magnetoresistance effect film, the self-pinned spin valve magnetoresistance effect film having superior resistance to magnetic fields, a magnetic sensor using the same, and a rotation angle detection device are obtained.
US09007052B2	Voltage sensing in isolated converters A system for sensing voltage in an isolated converter includes an input circuit isolated from an output circuit using a first transformer, the first transformer having a primary coil and a secondary coil, wherein the output circuit includes an output inductor and an output capacitor, and wherein the input circuit includes a power source that provides power to the output circuit through the first transformer; a feedback winding coupled to the output inductor to form a second transformer; and a monitor circuit that calculates a voltage across the output capacitor using a voltage across the feedback winding, a voltage across the primary coil of the first transformer, a turns ratio of the first transformer, and a turns ratio of the second transformer in order to provide feedback to control the input circuit.
US09007049B2	Current source circuit with temperature compensation A current source circuit with temperature compensation includes a power supply terminal, a reference current source unit connected to the power supply terminal, a feedback control unit connected to the power supply terminal and the reference current source unit, a current source generating unit connected to the feedback control unit and a ground terminal connected to the current source generating unit. The reference current source unit is a current source connected to the power supply terminal. The feedback control unit includes a first switching element, connected to the current source, and an inverting amplifier, connected between the current source and the first switching element. The current source generating unit includes a second switching element, connected to the first switching element, the current source and the inverting amplifier, and a first resistor, connected to the first and the second switching elements and the ground terminal.
US09007046B2	Efficient high voltage bias regulation circuit A high voltage DC-DC voltage converted includes a charge pump section and an op-amp section. During ramp-up, the charge pump can drive the load and the op-amp is in a unity gain configuration until the output level reaches the regulation level. While under regulation, when the load current is small and the charge pump is typically inefficient, the charge pump portion can be disconnected from the load and idled, while the op-amp is reconfigures as a comparator to maintain the output. This allows for the pump portion to be optimized for the large currents while the op-amp portion can be used to also have high efficiency during the low current, regulation phase.
US09007040B2	DC-DC power conversion apparatus Disclosed is a DC-DC power conversion apparatus (10) including two or more switching units (SU1, SU2) each of which further includes two semiconductor switching elements (Sa, Sb), and wherein each of the semiconductor switching elements (S1a, S1b, S2a, S2b) of each of the switching units are all connected in series, and which also includes an energy transition capacitor (C1) for conducting charging/discharging, and an inductor (L). The DC-DC power conversion apparatus (10) is also provided with a control unit that makes the semiconductor elements execute operations in four types of switching modes, according to the ratio (V2/V0) of the input/output voltages of the power conversion apparatus and the direction of the power transmission, and that also makes the elements carry out a current-discontinuing operation wherein the inductor current will become zero during switching operation, upon low load.
US09007032B2	Control method for charging terminal and apparatus thereof The present disclosure provides a control method for charging a terminal and an apparatus thereof. The method includes steps of: judging whether the terminal is in an operation state or a standby state when the terminal is in a full-charged state (101); controlling a charging circuit of the terminal to be in a switching-on state when the terminal is in the operation state (102); and controlling the charging circuit of the terminal to be in a switching-off state when the terminal is in the standby state. With the control of switching-on or switching-off of the charging circuit based on the states of the terminal, the service life of the terminal is prolonged, a heat emission phenomenon caused by long-time charging of the terminal is avoided, and the charging safety of the terminal is ensured.
US09007026B2	Charge/discharge control circuit and battery device Provided is a battery device including, in a charge/discharge protection circuit for controlling charge/discharge of a secondary battery by a single bidirectionally conductive field effect transistor, a charge/discharge control circuit with which the number of elements to be used is reduced to reduce the layout area. The charge/discharge control circuit includes a switch circuit for controlling a gate of the bidirectionally conductive field effect transistor based on an output of a control circuit for controlling the charge/discharge of the secondary battery, the switch circuit including a first terminal connected to a back gate of the bidirectionally conductive field effect transistor.
US09007025B2	Systems and methods for configuring and charging hybrid battery systems Systems and methods for simultaneously charging two or more cell strings of a hybrid battery system from a shared input current path to the battery system. An input common charging current may be limited to the smallest maximum allowable charging current value of multiple battery cell strings of a hybrid battery system, or may be provided as the greater of the maximum allowable charging currents of multiple battery cell strings of a hybrid battery system with current supplied to individual cell strings that require less than the maximum current being individually controlled so as not to exceed the maximum allowable current for each of the individual cell strings of the hybrid battery system.
US09007008B2	Method for controlling the operation of an arrangement of at least two electric machines, and motor vehicle A method for controlling the operation of an arrangement of at least two electric machines coupled to different wheels of a motor vehicle and connected to a battery which provides an actual minimum and maximum limiting current for the electric machines. Desired torques are provided for the electric machines by a drive control logic. A desired current resulting from the desired torque is ascertained for each electric machine, and the sum of the desired currents are compared with the maximum and minimum limiting current. If the sum lies outside an interval defined by the limiting currents, the desired currents are adjusted using at least one change rule such that the sum of the desired currents lies within the interval. Adjusted desired torques are determined from the adjusted desired currents and used to control the electric machines.
US09007005B2	Inverter controlling system and method for reducing noise in eco-friendly vehicle Disclosed is a system and method of controlling an inverter to reduce noise in an eco-friendly vehicle. In the method, at least one of a current motor torque and a current motor speed is monitored in real-time. It is determined whether or not the at least one of the current motor torque and the current motor speed corresponds to a noise occurrence range set to a current switching frequency. A changed switching frequency value corresponding to the at least one of the current motor torque and the current motor speed is calculated when the at least one of the current motor torque and the current motor speed corresponds to the noise occurrence range. A PWM signal is generated using the changed switching frequency value to control an inverter.
US09006994B2	Dual voltage and current control feedback loop for an optical sensor system A dual voltage and current control feedback control loop for an optical sensor system. A power supply provides a regulated DC voltage. A current source receives the regulated DC voltage and provides switched current to a light source. A current feedback representative of the current to the light source is provided to the power supply on a feedback path when the current source is driving the light source. A voltage feedback representative of the DC voltage is provided to the power supply on the feedback path when the current source is not driving the light source.
US09006989B2	Circuit for driving lighting devices The inventive subject matter provides a circuit and a method for efficiently operating a lighting device, such as a light-emitting diode and a fluorescent lamp. In one aspect of the invention, the circuit includes an oscillator that generates a series of current pulses at a frequency that is at least 50,000 Hz and that corresponds to a resonant frequency of the circuit including the lighting device. The series of pulses is operated at a low duty cycle of no more than 15%. The lighting device has a manufacturer's specification for current consumption and power consumption for a specified luminosity. The circuit provides a current to the lighting device at no more than 1/500 of the manufacturer's specification to produce at least the specified luminosity. The lighting device also operates within the circuit at no more than 50% of the manufacturer's specification to produce the specified luminosity.
US09006980B2	Apparatus and method for driving fluorescent lamp An apparatus and a method for driving a fluorescent lamp are provided. The apparatus submitted by the present invention includes an LC resonator and an automatic frequency tracing circuit. The LC resonator is used for receiving and converting a square signal to generate a sinusoidal driving signal for driving the fluorescent lamp. The automatic frequency tracing circuit is used for making a frequency of the sinusoidal driving signal automatically following a resonant frequency of the LC resonator according to a feedback signal related to the sinusoidal driving signal.
US09006969B2	Light emitting display device and method of fabricating the same A light emitting display device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The light emitting display device comprises: a substrate comprising an active region in which a plurality of active pixels for displaying images are formed and a first dummy region disposed outside the active region and in which a plurality of first dummy pixels is formed; a first electrode formed on the substrate in each pixel; a pixel defining layer having an opening that exposes the first electrode; a surface treatment layer formed on the first electrode and having a plurality of grooves in each of the first dummy pixels; a light emitting layer formed on the surface treatment layer; and a second electrode formed on the light emitting layer in each of the active pixels.
US09006968B2	Mounting substrate and optical unit A mounting substrate includes: a wiring substrate; and a plurality of optical elements mounted on a mounting surface of the wiring substrate, and each having a first electrode and a second electrode. The wiring substrate includes a support substrate, a plurality of first wires, and a plurality of second wires. The first wires and the second wires are provided within a layer between the support substrate and the mounting surface. The first wires are electrically connected with the first electrodes. The second wires are electrically connected with the second electrodes, and each have cross-sectional area larger than cross-sectional area of each of the first wires.
US09006963B1	Light bulb with dual connectors A light bulb with dual connector comprising a connector assembly for lamps/bulbs rotatably connected to the lamp body to provide alternative connective means for engaging different types of lamp sockets. The connector is integrally assembled with respect to the lamp such that the electrical connection necessary to illuminate the lamp is operative at all times. The connector is defined by an elongated body having a spiral/screw-threaded connector (spiral installation head) at one end and a pin-type (pressed installation head) at its opposite. Dependent upon the type of socket/holder available (screw threaded or pin type), the head most suited for a particular holder can be rotated to an operative position to facilitate installation of the inventive lamp-connector combination into the socket/holder.
US09006960B2	Piezoelectric vibrating piece and piezoelectric device A piezoelectric vibrating piece includes a first extraction electrode and a second extraction electrode. The first extraction electrode is extracted from an excitation electrode formed on one principal surface to a framing portion via one principal surface of a connecting portion. The second extraction electrode is extracted from the extraction electrode formed on another principal surface to the framing portion via another principal surface of the connecting portion, a side surface of the connecting portion, and the one principal surface of the connecting portion. A distance between a first side and a second side at the framing portion is larger than a distance between the first side and the second side at the connecting portion. The first side is a side of the first extraction electrode at the second extraction electrode side. The second side is a side of the second extraction electrode at the first extraction electrode side.
US09006954B2	Lundell rotary machine A rotor includes: a plurality of first magnetic pole members that are disposed such that first end portions and second end portions are respectively coupled magnetically and mechanically to a first magnetic end plate and to a second magnetic end plate and so as to be separated from a magnetic intermediate plate magnetically; a plurality of second magnetic pole members that are disposed such that intermediate portions are coupled magnetically and mechanically to the magnetic intermediate plate and so as to be separated from each of the magnetic end plates magnetically; a plurality of permanent magnets that are disposed between the first and second magnetic pole members in a circumferential direction; and a nonmagnetic holding body for separating the first magnetic pole members magnetically from the magnetic intermediate plate, and for separating the second magnetic pole members magnetically from the magnetic end plates.
US09006948B2	Hybrid pole bearingless SRM Disclosed is a hybrid pole bearingless switched reluctance motor (BLSRM). The BLSRM includes a stator provided with windings, a rotor rotating about an axis when current is conducted to the windings. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor poles extending radially outward, and the stator includes a plurality of stator poles extending radially inward. The windings include suspending windings to generate radial force for the rotor and torque windings to generate torque. The suspending windings are mutually separated from the torque windings. Through the use of the hybrid pole BLSRM, a stator pole generating the radial force can be controlled independently from the stator pole generating the torque by separately arranging the stator pole generating the radial force and the stator pole generating torque based on the analysis of radial force and torque characteristics according to the position of the stator poles.
US09006944B2	Motor with a deformable limiting member A motor includes a base, a rotor and a stator. The base includes a shaft tube having an open end and a closed end. A shaft supporting assembly is received in the shaft tube and includes a top portion. The rotor includes a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and the shaft includes a retaining groove. The stator includes a limiting member having a distal end. The limiting member defines an opening through which the shaft extends. The limiting member further includes a bottom facing the shaft supporting assembly. A gap and a supporting member are formed between the bottom and the top portion. The supporting member is closer to the shaft tube than to the shaft, and the gap is closer to the shaft than to the shaft tube.
US09006941B2	Permanent magnet motor having teeth with fingers A permanent magnet-type stepping motor broadly includes: a movable member (e.g., a rotor) having a number of magnetic poles on a surface thereof, with adjacent poles being of opposite polarity, the number of poles being a function of a constant, the number of phases and a desired step interval; and a stationary member (e.g., a stator) having a number of equally-spaced teeth arranged to face toward said movable member surface, each of said teeth having a plurality of fingers arranged to face toward said movable member surface, the number of said teeth being a whole integer that is a function of a constant, the number of said poles, the number of said fingers on each stator tooth, and the number of phases.
US09006939B2	Wiring harness and a method of providing wiring structure of the same A wiring arrangement of a wiring harness 41 at an underfloor 34 is finished by arranging a connecting member 43 to a position of a through-hole 35, by extending a sheath 48 on the underfloor 34 parallel to the underfloor 34 while the sheath 48 is received in a wire protect member 44, and by fixing a terminal fixing member 45 and the wire protecting member 44 to the underfloor 34. After such a wiring arrangement, the wiring harness 41 is electrically connected to a junction block 31 around the through-hole 35 by mounting a battery 25 or the like.
US09006932B2	Power supply system and electronic device A power supply system capable of inhibiting electricity loss and deterioration of each power supply device while realizing high stability in the case where electricity supply is performed by using a plurality of power supply devices is provided. A switching element corresponding to a power supply device having a higher inter-terminal voltage out of two power supply devices selectively becomes in ON state, and a switching element corresponding to a power supply device having a lower inter-terminal voltage selectively becomes in OFF state. Thereby, overload on a specific power supply device is prevented, and current flow between the different power supply devices is able to be prevented without generating needless electricity loss. Further, since electricity of the power supply device having a higher inter-terminal voltage is selectively outputted, variation between the respective power supply devices becomes allowable to some extent.
US09006929B2	Power supply device A power supply device is provided. The power supply device includes: an AC power output unit storing and outputting an AC power; a rectifier unit rectifying an output of the AC power output unit; a DC output unit outputting an output from the rectifier unit as a DC power; and a standby power reduction unit detecting a signal regarding whether the AC power is inputted or not and discharging a standby power stored in the AC power output unit in response to the detected signal.
US09006922B2	Power supply apparatus for electric bicycle A power supply apparatus for an electric bicycle is disclosed. The apparatus may include i) a battery pack and ii) a keybox connected to the battery pack and controlling on/off operations of the power supply apparatus. The keybox may further include i) a key set configured to receive a key cylinder that is moveable according to the rotation of a key inserted into the key box, ii) a contact terminal that includes a first plurality of sub-terminals, iii) a terminal base including at least one second sub-terminal connectable to and detachable from at least one of the first sub-terminals and iv) a keybox case configured to receive the key set, the contact terminal, and the terminal base. The terminal base may have a plate shape with a polygonal periphery surface at least part of which contacts an inner portion of the keybox case.
US09006921B2	Energy storage system and related method Disclosed herein is an energy storage system and related method. According to one embodiment, such a system comprises a power management system and a plurality of energy banks coupled to the power management system, wherein each of the plurality of energy banks is capable of being independently discharged through the power management system. The power management system is configured to select at least one of the plurality of energy banks to transfer energy between the energy storage system and a machine powered using the energy storage system. According to one embodiment, the method comprises determining an energy transfer requirement of the machine powered by the energy storage system, selecting at least one of the plurality of energy banks for responding to the energy transfer requirement, and transferring energy between the selected energy bank(s) and the machine according to the energy transfer requirement.
US09006920B2	Electrical system of a vehicle with electric propulsion and control method thereof An embodiment of an electrical system of a vehicle with electric propulsion achieved by at least one electrical machine; the electrical system has: a storage section provided with at least one battery including of a plurality of cells, each of which is coupled in series with the other cells and is provided with a bypass branch that is coupled in parallel to the cell and has a bypass switch; a section of traction that interacts with the electric machine and is equipped with a power electronic converter that exchanges electrical energy with the storage section; and a section of the auxiliaries, which powers auxiliary services of the vehicle, has a buffer battery and is electrically powered by the storage section; a first connector switch coupling the storage section to the section of traction; and a second connector switch coupling the storage section to the section of the auxiliaries.
US09006915B1	Mechanical energy storage system and generating method using the same A mechanical energy storage system and method is provided, for storing a mechanical energy and generating electricity using the stored mechanical energy, which is small and can be used to charge portable digital devices such as smart phone, mobile phone, tablet PC, notebook, PMP, etc. An external mechanical force is used to compress high pressure gas charged in a pressure vessel, stored as a reacting force, a stored energy, due to proceeding of piston rod, which can be used as a power the devices whenever it is necessary, or so as to generate electricity by powering a gas generator.
US09006907B2	Distributed on-chip decoupling apparatus and method using package interconnect An integrated circuit device is disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor die fabricated by a front-end semiconductor process and having oppositely disposed planar surfaces. The semiconductor die is formed with semiconductor devices, power supply circuitry coupled to the semiconductor devices, decoupling capacitance circuitry, and through-vias. The through-vias include a first group of vias coupled to the power supply circuitry and a second group of vias coupled to the decoupling capacitance circuitry. Conductors are formed in a first metal layer disposed on the semiconductor die in accordance with a back-end semiconductor process. The conductors are configured to couple to the first and second groups of through-vias to establish conductive paths from the power supply circuitry to the decoupling capacitance circuitry.
US09006902B2	Semiconductor devices having through silicon vias and methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor device is provided having an insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate. The insulating layer and the semiconductor substrate define a through hole penetrating the semiconductor substrate and the insulating layer. A through electrode is provided in the through hole. A spacer is provided between the semiconductor substrate and the through electrode. An interconnection in continuity with the through electrode is provided on the insulating layer. A barrier layer covering a side and a bottom of the interconnection and a side of the through electrode is provided and the barrier layer is formed in one body.
US09006898B2	Conductive lines and pads and method of manufacturing thereof A semiconductor device and method are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region and an insulating layer arranged on the substrate. A first conductive layer is arranged in or on insulating layer in the first region and a second conductive layer is arranged in or on the insulating layer in the second region. The first conductive layer comprises a first conductive material and the second conductive layer comprises a second conductive material wherein the first conductive material is different than the second conductive material. A metal layer is arranged on the first conductive layer.
US09006891B2	Method of making a semiconductor device having a post-passivation interconnect structure A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a passivation layer overlying a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is a conductive pad and the second region is adjacent to the first region. The method further includes forming a first protective layer overlying the passivation layer and forming an interconnect layer overlying the first protective layer. The method further includes forming a plurality of slots in the second region and forming a second protective layer overlying the interconnect layer, wherein the second protective layer fills each slot of the plurality of slots. The method further includes exposing a portion of the interconnect layer through the second protective layer; forming a barrier layer on the exposed portion of the interconnect layer; and forming a solder bump on the barrier layer.
US09006888B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming stress relief layer between die and interconnect structure A semiconductor device is made by forming a first conductive layer over a sacrificial carrier. A conductive pillar is formed over the first conductive layer. An active surface of a semiconductor die is mounted to the carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and around the conductive pillar. The carrier and adhesive layer are removed. A stress relief insulating layer is formed over the active surface of the semiconductor die and a first surface of the encapsulant. The stress relief insulating layer has a first thickness over the semiconductor die and a second thickness less than the first thickness over the encapsulant. A first interconnect structure is formed over the stress relief insulating layer. A second interconnect structure is formed over a second surface of encapsulant opposite the first interconnect structure. The first and second interconnect structures are electrically connected through the conductive pillar.
US09006885B2	Semiconductor device having electrode pads arranged between groups of external electrodes The semiconductor device has the CSP structure, and may include a plurality of electrode pads formed on a semiconductor integrated circuit in order to input/output signals from/to exterior; solder bumps for making external lead electrodes; and rewiring. The solder bumps may be arranged in two rows along the periphery of the semiconductor device. The electrode pads may be arranged inside the outermost solder bumps so as to be interposed between the two rows of solder bumps. Each trace of the rewiring may be extended from an electrode pad, and may be connected to any one of the outermost solder bumps or any one of the inner solder bumps.
US09006876B2	Semiconductor apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor apparatus includes: a package substrate on which a semiconductor device is disposed; a mounting board over which the package substrate is mounted; a first restraint that penetrates through the mounting board and the package substrate, and restrains deformation of the mounting board and the package substrate in a direction in which the mounting board and the package substrate are separated from each other; and a second restraint that is disposed between the mounting board and the package substrate, and restrains deformation of the mounting board and the package substrate in a direction in which the mounting board and the package substrate are closer to each other.
US09006873B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with a carrier having a cavity and semiconductor device A method includes providing a carrier having a first cavity, providing a dielectric foil with a metal layer attached to the dielectric foil, placing a first semiconductor chip in the first cavity of the carrier, and applying the dielectric foil to the carrier.
US09006869B2	Light emitting device package A light emitting device package is provided comprising a light emitting device including at least one light emitting diode and a body including a first lead frame on which the light emitting device is mounted and a second lead frame spaced apart from the first lead frame, wherein at least one of the first and second lead frames is extending to a bending region in a first direction by a predetermined length on the basis of an outer surface of the body and is bent in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
US09006860B2	Metal gate features of semiconductor die A CMOS semiconductor die comprises a substrate; an insulation layer over a major surface of the substrate; a plurality of P-metal gate areas formed within the insulation layer collectively covering a first area of the major surface; a plurality of N-metal gate areas formed within the insulation layer collectively covering a second area of the major surface, wherein a first ratio of the first area to the second area is equal to or greater than 1; a plurality of dummy P-metal gate areas formed within the insulation layer collectively covering a third area of the major surface; and a plurality of dummy N-metal gate areas formed within the insulation layer collectively covering a fourth area of the major surface, wherein a second ratio of the third area to the fourth area is substantially equal to the first ratio.
US09006859B2	Semiconductor structures and devices Methods of forming semiconductor structures that include bodies of a semiconductor material disposed between rails of a dielectric material are disclosed. Such methods may include filling a plurality of trenches in a substrate with a dielectric material and removing portions of the substrate between the dielectric material to form a plurality of openings. In some embodiments, portions of the substrate may be undercut to form a continuous void underlying the bodies and the continuous void may be filled with a conductive material. In other embodiments, portions of the substrate exposed within the openings may be converted to a silicide material to form a conductive material under the bodies. For example, the conductive material may be used as a conductive line to electrically interconnect memory device components. Semiconductor structures and devices formed by such methods are also disclosed.
US09006826B2	Butted contact shape to improve SRAM leakage current The present disclosure relates to an SRAM memory cell. The SRAM memory cell has a semiconductor substrate with an active area and a gate region positioned above the active area. A butted contact extends along a length (i.e., the larger dimension of the butted contact) from a position above the active area to a position above the gate region. The butted contact contains a plurality of distinct regions having different widths (i.e., the smaller dimensions of the butted contact), such that a region spanning the active area and gate region has width less than the regions in contact with the active area or gate region. By making the width of the region spanning the active area and gate region smaller than the regions in contact with the active area or gate, the etch rate is reduced at a junction of the gate region with the active area, thereby preventing etch back of the gate material and leakage current.
US09006825B1	MOS device with isolated drain and method for fabricating the same A MOS device with an isolated drain includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type; a first well region embedded in a first portion of the semiconductor substrate, having a second conductivity type; a second well region disposed in a second portion of the semiconductor substrate, overlying the first well region and having the first conductivity type; a third well region disposed in a third portion of the semiconductor substrate, overlying the first well region having the second conductivity type; a fourth well region disposed in a fourth portion of the semiconductor substrate between the first and third well regions, having the first conductivity type; a gate stack formed over the semiconductor substrate; a source region disposed in a portion of the second well region, having the second conductivity type; and a drain region disposed in a portion of the fourth well region, having the second conductivity type.
US09006823B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate formed with an element region; a first conductive type first region formed in the element region and located on a surface side of the semiconductor substrate; a second conductive type second region located in a deeper position than the first region in the element region and contacting the first region; a first conductive type third region located in a deeper position than the second region in the element region, contacting the second region, and separated from the first region by the second region; and a gate disposed in a trench extending from the surface to reach the third region, and contacting a range of the second region via the insulation film. A thickness of the second region in a depth direction is gradually increased from the peripheral part of the element region to the central part thereof
US09006819B2	Power semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a drift layer of the first conductivity type which is formed on a first main surface of the semiconductor substrate, a second well region of a second conductivity type which is formed to surround a cell region of the drift layer, and a source pad for electrically connecting the second well regions and a source region of the cell region through a first well contact hole provided to penetrate a gate insulating film on the second well region, a second well contact hole provided to penetrate a field insulating film on the second well region and a source contact hole.
US09006812B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same In general, according to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell region and a peripheral region. The memory cell region includes first element isolation regions, first semiconductor regions, a first gate insulating film, a charge storage layer, a second gate insulating film, and a control gate electrode. The first element isolation regions separate a semiconductor layer and include a first insulating film. The first semiconductor regions are separated by the first element isolation regions. The peripheral region includes a second element isolation region a second insulating film. Each of the first element isolation regions includes a first and a second portion. A step is present between the first and the second portion. At least part of a side surface and a lower end of the second element isolation region are surrounded by the semiconductor layer.
US09006803B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing thereof An insulating layer is provided with a projecting structural body, and a channel formation region of an oxide semiconductor layer is provided in contact with the projecting structural body, whereby the channel formation region is extended in a three dimensional direction (a direction perpendicular to a substrate). Thus, it is possible to miniaturize a transistor and to extend an effective channel length of the transistor. Further, an upper end corner portion of the projecting structural body, where a top surface and a side surface of the projecting structural body intersect with each other, is curved, and the oxide semiconductor layer is formed to include a crystal having a c-axis perpendicular to the curved surface.
US09006800B2	Ingan ohmic source contacts for vertical power devices A vertical III-nitride field effect transistor includes a drain comprising a first III-nitride material, a drain contact electrically coupled to the drain, and a drift region comprising a second III-nitride material coupled to the drain and disposed adjacent to the drain along a vertical direction. The field effect transistor also includes a channel region comprising a third III-nitride material coupled to the drift region, a gate region at least partially surrounding the channel region, and a gate contact electrically coupled to the gate region. The field effect transistor further includes a source coupled to the channel region. The source includes a GaN-layer coupled to an InGaN layer. The channel region is disposed between the drain and the source along the vertical direction such that current flow during operation of the vertical III-nitride field effect transistor is along the vertical direction.
US09006799B2	Radio frequency and microwave devices and methods of use Radio frequency and microwave devices and methods of use are provided herein. According to some embodiments, the present technology may comprise an ohmic layer for use in a field effect transistor that includes a plurality of strips disposed on a substrate, the plurality of strips comprising alternating source strips and drain strips, with adjacent strips being spaced apart from one another to form a series of channels, a gate finger segment disposed in each of the series of channels, and a plurality of gate finger pads disposed in an alternating pattern around a periphery of the plurality of strips such that each gate finger segment is associated with two gate finger pads.
US09006797B2	Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) capacitive ohmic switch and design structures A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), methods of forming the MEMS and design structures are provided. The method includes forming a coplanar waveguide (CPW) comprising a signal electrode and a pair of electrodes on a substrate. The method includes forming a first sacrificial material over the CPW, and a wiring layer over the first sacrificial material and above the CPW. The method includes forming a second sacrificial material layer over the wiring layer, and forming insulator material about the first sacrificial material and the second sacrificial material. The method includes forming at least one vent hole in the insulator material to expose portions of the second sacrificial material, and removing the first and second sacrificial material through the vent hole to form a cavity structure about the wiring layer and which exposes the signal line and pair of electrodes below the wiring layer. The vent hole is sealed with sealing material.
US09006789B2	Compressive strained III-V complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device A semiconductor device including a first lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer present on a semiconductor substrate, and a second lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer that present on the first lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer, wherein the second lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer has a greater lattice dimension than the first lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer, and the second lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer has a compressive strain present therein. A gate structure is present on a channel portion of the second lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer, wherein the channel portion of second lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer has the compressive strain. A source region and a drain region are present on opposing sides of the channel portion of the second lattice dimension III-V semiconductor layer.
US09006788B2	Source/drain re-growth for manufacturing III-V based transistors A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes providing a substrate, and epitaxially growing a first semiconductor layer over the substrate. The first semiconductor layer includes a first III-V compound semiconductor material formed of group III and group V elements. The method further includes forming a gate structure on the first semiconductor layer, and forming a gate spacer on at least one sidewall of the gate structure. After the step of forming the gate structure, a second semiconductor layer including a second III-V compound semiconductor material is epitaxially grown on the first semiconductor layer.
US09006782B2	Interface protection device with integrated supply clamp and method of forming the same Protection circuit architectures with integrated supply clamps and methods of forming the same are provided herein. In certain implementation, an integrated circuit interface protection device includes a first diode protection structure and a first thyristor protection structure electrically connected in parallel between a signal pin a power high supply. Additionally, the protection device includes a second diode protection structure and a second thyristor protection structure electrically connected in parallel between the signal pin and a power low supply. Furthermore, the protection device includes a third diode protection structure and a third thyristor protection structure electrically connected in parallel between the power high supply and the power low supply. The third thyristor protection structure and the third diode protection structure are synthesized as part of the integrated circuit interface and can share at least a portion of the wells and/or diffusion regions associated with the first and second thyristor protection structures.
US09006780B2	Semiconductor device Between a back surface electrode and an electrode, a first thyristor is formed of fifth and seventh semiconductor regions, a substrate region, first and second semiconductor regions and a third semiconductor region, and a second thyristor is formed of the second and first semiconductor regions, the substrate region, the seventh and fifth semiconductor regions and a sixth semiconductor region. Depths from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to bottom surfaces of the third and fourth semiconductor regions are 20 μm or more. The second semiconductor region with a high impurity concentration is enclosed by the first semiconductor region with a low impurity concentration, and a difference between a depth from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to the bottom of the second semiconductor region and a depth from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to the bottom of the first semiconductor region is less than 10 μm.
US09006775B1	Light-emitting diode A light-emitting diode (LED), including a first semiconductor layer defining several light-emitting regions and non-light-emitting regions; an active layer and a second semiconductor layer sequentially formed over the first semiconductor layer in the light-emitting regions; a transparent conductive layer formed over the second semiconductor layer; a Bragg reflector structure formed over the transparent conductive layer and including several first via holes; a metal layer formed over the Bragg reflector structure and connected to the transparent conductive layer through the first via holes; a passivation layer covering the metal layer and including several second via holes; several third via holes exposing the first semiconductor layer in the non-light-emitting regions; several first electrodes filling the third via holes and connected to the first semiconductor layer; and several second electrodes filling the second via holes and connected to the metal layer.
US09006771B2	Organic light emitting diode and method for manufacturing the same An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an organic light emitting diode, comprising a substrate, a first electrode, an organic material layer, and a second electrode, wherein a trench comprising a concave part and a convex part is provided on the substrate, the first electrode is provided on the substrate on which the trench is formed by being deposited, and an auxiliary electrode is provided on the first electrode. The organic light emitting diode according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may increase surface areas of the first electrode and the auxiliary electrode formed on the substrate, thereby implementing a low resistance electrode. In addition, since a line width of the electrode is not increased, it is possible to prevent a decrease of an opening ratio of the organic light emitting diode.
US09006757B2	Method of driving a light emitting device The present invention is characterized in that a transistor with its L/W set to 10 or larger is employed, and that \|VDS\| of the transistor is set equal to or larger than 1 V and equal to or less than \|VGS−Vth\|. The transistor is used as a resistor so that the resistance of a light emitting element can be held by the transistor. This slows down an increase in internal resistance of the light emitting element and the resultant current value reduction. Accordingly, a change with time in light emission luminance is reduced and the reliability is improved.
US09006754B2	Multichip light emitting diode (LED) and method of manufacture The present invention provides a multichip LED and method of manufacture in which white light is produced. Specifically, a plurality of electrically interconnected LED chips (e.g., interconnected via red metal wire) is selected for conversion of light to white light. In a typical embodiment, the LED chips comprise: a blue LED chip, a red LED chip, a green LED chip, and a target LED chip whose light output is converted to white light. A wavelength of a light output by one or more of the plurality of chips will be measured. Based on the wavelength measurement, a conformal coating is applied to the one or more of the LED chips. The conformal coating has a phosphor ratio that is based on the wavelength. Moreover, the phosphor ratio is comprised of at least one of the following colors: yellow, green, or red. Using the conformal coating the light output of the target LED is then converted to white light. In a typical embodiment, these steps are performed at the wafer level so that uniformity and consistency in results can be better obtained. Several different approaches can be implemented for isolating the coating area. Examples include the use of a paraffin wax, a silk screen, or a photo resist. Regardless, this approach allows multiple chips to be treated simultaneously.
US09006752B2	Method and apparatus for sensing infrared radiation Embodiments of the invention pertain to a method and apparatus for sensing infrared (IR) radiation. In a specific embodiment, a night vision device can be fabricated by depositing a few layers of organic thin films. Embodiments of the subject device can operate at voltages in the range of 10-15 Volts and have lower manufacturing costs compared to conventional night vision devices. Embodiments of the device can incorporate an organic phototransistor in series with an organic light emitting device. In a specific embodiment, all electrodes are transparent to infrared light. An IR sensing layer can be incorporated with an OLED to provide IR-to-visible color up-conversion. Improved dark current characteristics can be achieved by incorporating a poor hole transport layer material as part of the IR sensing layer.
US09006744B2	Array substrate of liquid crystal display device An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device and a method of fabricating the array substrate. A gate electrode of a thin film transistor of the array substrate is formed. The gate electrode has an edge region surrounding an interior region of the gate electrode and the edge region of the gate electrode is thicker than the interior region of the gate electrode. A semiconductor layer is formed over the gate electrode. A source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin film transistor are formed that define a channel region in the semiconductor layer. The channel region is located over the interior region of the gate electrode. Additionally, the gate electrode may be formed with a half-tone mask that results in the edge region of the gate electrode being thicker than the interior region of the gate electrode.
US09006743B2	Thin film transistor, thin film transistor array substrate, and method for making the same The present invention provides a thin film transistor including a first drain electrode, a second drain electrode, a first source electrode, and a second source electrode, wherein the first drain electrode and the first source electrode jointly define a first U-shaped channel facing toward a first direction. Wherein the second drain electrode and the second source electrode jointly define a second U-shaped channel facing a second direction which is different to the first direction, wherein the bottom width of the second U-shaped channel is larger then the bottom width of the first U-shaped channel. The present invention further provides an array substrate of the thin film transistor, and a method for making the array substrate. By way of the forgoing, short-circuit between the source electrode and the drain electrode resulted from the cleaning agent residue located in the bottom of the U-shaped channel of the thin film transistor can be avoided.
US09006737B2	Manganese oxide thin film and oxide laminate The present invention provides a thin film or laminate which ensures switching capabilities by phase transition of Mott transition at room temperature. An embodiment of the present invention provides a manganese oxide thin film 2 formed on a plane of a substrate 1 and having a composition represented by a composition formula RMnO3 (where R is at least one trivalent rare earth element selected from lanthanoids), wherein an atomic layer containing an element R and not containing Mn and an atomic layer containing Mn and not containing the element R are alternately stacked along a direction perpendicular to the plane of the substrate, and the manganese oxide thin film has two nonequivalent crystal axes along an in-plane direction of the plane of the substrate. An aspect of the present invention also provides an oxide laminate having the manganese oxide thin film 2 of the above aspect to which strongly-correlated oxide thin film 3, 31 or 32 are formed contiguously.
US09006734B2	Thin film transistor, method of manufacturing the same, and display unit A thin film transistor is provided. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, and an oxide semiconductor film, wherein at least a portion of the gate electrode includes a metal oxide. An electric device and a display device that include the thin film transistor are also provided in addition to a manufacture method.
US09006721B2	Organic light-emitting diode An organic light-emitting diode includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an emission layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a hole transportation region between the first electrode and the emission layer, and an electron transportation region interposed between the emission layer and the second electrode. The hole transportation region includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 below, and at least one of the hole transportation region and the emission layer includes a second compound represented by Formula 100 below: wherein Ar101, Ar102, xa, xb, R101-R119, Ar50, Ar60, R51-R60 and p are further defined.
US09006714B2	Photovoltaic device The present invention provides a photovoltaic cell having a large short-circuit current density and a large photoelectric conversion efficiency.This photovoltaic cell comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein the active layer contains a compound having a structural unit represented by Formula (1): wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are the same as or different from each other and represent a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a trivalent heterocyclic group, with at least one of Ar1 and Ar2 being a trivalent heterocyclic group; X1 and X2 are the same as or different from each other and represent —O—, —S—, —C(═O)—, —S(═O)—, —SO2—, —C(R50)(R51)—, —Si(R3)(R4)—, —N(R5)—, —B(R6)—, —P(R7)—, or —P(═O)(R8)—; R50, R51, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group; and X1 and Ar2 are bonded with atoms adjacent to each other on a ring that constitutes Ar1, and X2 and Ar1 are bonded with atoms adjacent to each other on a ring that constitutes Ar2.
US09006712B2	Organic memory element The invention relates to an organic memory with an electrode and a counter-electrode, comprising at least one oxide layer, an electrically undoped organic layer and an electrically doped organic layer between the electrode and the counter-electrode, wherein the oxide layer is adjacent to the electrode and the undoped organic layer.
US09006705B2	Device with strained layer for quantum well confinement and method for manufacturing thereof The disclosed technology relates to transistors having a strained quantum well for carrier confinement, and a method for manufacturing thereof. In one aspect, a FinFET or a planar FET device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a strain-relaxed buffer layer comprising Ge formed on the semiconductor substrate, a channel layer formed on the strain-relaxed buffer layer, and a strained quantum barrier layer comprising SiGe interposed between and in contact with the strain-relaxed buffer layer and the channel layer. The compositions of the strain-relaxed buffer layer, the strained quantum barrier layer and the channel layer are chosen such that a band offset of the channel layer and a band offset of the strained quantum barrier layer have opposite signs with respect to the strain-relaxed buffer layer.
US09006695B2	Use of a mixture comprising erbium and praseodymium as a radiation attenuating composition, radiation attenuating material, and article providing protection against ionising radiation and comprising such a composition The invention relates to the use of a mixture comprising erbium and praseodymium as a radiation attenuating composition, i.e. as a composition that can attenuate ionizing radiation, in particular X- and gamma-type electromagnetic radiation.The invention also relates to a radiation attenuating material comprising an erbium- and praseodymium-based composition, as well as a protective article which provides group or individual protection against ionizing radiation and comprises said material.The invention is suitable for use in nuclear medicine (scintigraphy, radiotherapy, etc.), radiology, medical imaging, the nuclear industry, etc.
US09006692B2	Apparatus and techniques for controlling ion implantation uniformity A system to control an ion beam in an ion implanter includes a detector to perform a plurality of beam current measurements of the ion beam along a first direction perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the ion beam. The system also includes an analysis component to determine a beam current profile based upon the plurality of beam current measurements, the beam current profile comprising a variation of beam current along the first direction; and an adjustment component to adjust a height of the ion beam along the first direction when the beam current profile indicates the beam height is below a threshold.
US09006691B2	Charged particle beam writing apparatus and charged particle beam writing method using a generated frame that surrounds a first data processing block A charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a unit to divide a chip region into first data processing blocks, a unit to, in each block, extract a cell whose reference position is located in the block concerned from cells each including at least one figure pattern, a unit to, for each block, generate a first frame that surrounds the block concerned and the cell extracted, a unit to, for each first frame, divide the inside of the first frame concerned into mesh regions and calculate an area density of a figure pattern in each mesh, a unit to combine area densities of mesh regions which are overlapped with each other and between different first frames, a unit to calculate a dose of beam by using the area density, and a unit to write a pattern on a target workpiece by irradiating the beam of the dose calculated.
US09006687B2	Optical unit, fluorescence detection device, and fluorescence detection method A first lens configured to convert light from the objective lens into parallel light includes a concave lens part having a concave curved face in a center portion of a flat face, and a convex lens part having a convex curved face around a flat face. Further, the first lens includes first and second regions configured to diverge light through the flat face and the concave curved face and a third region configured to collect light through the convex curved face and the concave curved face. When the sample is on a sample table and sealed in a two-dimensional electrophoresis substrate, light totally reflected by a side surface of the objective lens enters the second region. In contrast, when the sample is directly on the sample table, the light enters the third region.
US09006684B2	Sample measurement system The invention relates to an apparatus and method for optically analyzing samples contained in sample sites of a sample holder by means of fluorescence. The apparatus comprises a first light source comprising a plurality of individual light sources having narrow wavelength bands, means for further limiting wavelength bands of the light emitted by the individual light sources, means for guiding the reduced-wavelength light to the sample sites of the sample holder, and a detector for detecting light from the sample sites. According to the invention said means for further reducing the wavelength bands emitted by the individual light sources comprise a wavelength-tunable single monochromator. The invention allows manufacturing of a microplate reader having the capability for fluorescence measurements at a continuous wavelength range, while maintaining the cost of the device at a reasonable level.
US09006679B2	Mass spectrometer Provided is a mass spectrometer capable of easy exchange of a measurement sample and suppressing a carryover. The mass spectrometer includes a mass spectrometry section, an ion source the internal pressure of which is reduced by a differential pumping from the mass spectrometry section and the ion source ionizes the sample gas, a sample container in which the sample gas is generated by vaporizing the measurement sample, a thin pipe that introduces the sample gas generated in the sample container into the ion source, an elastic tube of openable and closable that connects the sample container and the thin pipe, a pair of weirs that closes or opens the elastic tube so as to sandwich the elastic tube, and a cartridge that integrates the sample container, the thin pipe, and the elastic tube, and is detachable in a lump from a main body of the mass spectrometer.
US09006676B2	Apparatus for monitoring ion implantation An apparatus for monitoring an ion distribution of a wafer comprises a first sensor and a sensor. The first sensor, the second sensor and the wafer are placed in an effective range of a uniform ion implantation current profile. A controller determines the ion dose of each region of the wafer based upon the detected signal from the first sensor and the second sensor. In addition, the controller adjusts the scanning frequency of an ion beam or the movement speed of the wafer to achieve a uniform ion distribution on the wafer.
US09006662B2	Radiological image detection device A scintillator includes a plurality of columnar crystals. A surface protection film is made of poly-para-xylyene and covers a surface of the scintillator, and the front ends of the columnar crystals penetrate thereinto. A photoelectric conversion panel includes a glass substrate and an element unit formed on the glass substrate. The element unit includes a plurality of pixels, is disposed opposite to the front ends of the columnar crystals, and detects visible light which is emitted from the front ends and is transmitted through the surface protection film in a light receiving region of each pixel so as to be converted into electric charge. To improve an SN ratio, a penetration amount P of the front end into the surface protection film and an area A of the light receiving region of each pixel are set to satisfy a relationship of 0 m−1
US09006654B2	Charged particle beam apparatus An embodiment is to provide a technique that continuously applies a certain amount of an electron beam to a sample by selecting a beam applied to the sample from an electron beam emitted from an electron source in a scanning electron microscope. A charged particle apparatus is configured, including: a mechanism that detects the distribution of electric current strength with respect to the emitting direction of an electron beam emitted from an electron source; a functionality that predicts a fluctuation of an electric current applied to a sample by predicting the distribution of the electric current based on the detected result; a functionality that determines a position at which a beam applied to the sample is acquired based on the predicted result; and a mechanism that controls a position at which a probe beam is acquired based on the determined result.
US09006646B2	Mass spectrometry apparatus There is provided a mass spectrometry apparatus comprising: an ion source arranged in a substantially horizontal orientation and from which a quantity of ions may be sourced, an ion filter device arranged for receiving a stream of ions for filtering thereof; and, an ion guide arranged so as to guide ions sourced from the ion source toward the ion filter device. The ion source and the ion filter device are arranged relative to one another so that the profile of the apparatus is reduced so as to minimize the effective footprint of the apparatus.
US09006644B2	Monolayer and/or few-layer graphene on metal or metal-coated substrates Disclosed is monolayer and/or few-layer graphene on metal or metal-coated substrates. Embodiments include graphene mirrors. In an example, a mirror includes a substrate that has a surface exhibiting a curvature operable to focus an incident beam onto a focal plane. A graphene layer conformally adheres to the substrate, and is operable to protect the substrate surface from degradation due to the incident beam and an ambient environment.
US09006643B2	Photoelectric converter with optical signal splitting holes for reflecting optical signals to monitor A photoelectric converter includes a circuit board, a laser diode, a plurality of optical sensors mounted on the circuit board, a transmission body, and a first lens set, a second lens set, and a plurality of optical fibers mounted on the transmission body. The transmission body defines a reflection groove and a plurality of optical signal splitting holes. A first sidewall of the reflection groove is inclined relative to the transmission direction of the optical signals. A bottom surface of each optical signal splitting hole is inclined relative to the first sidewall and to the second surface. The optical signals transmitted by the first lens set are reflected by the first sidewall. Most of the reflected optical signals are transmitted to the optical fibers via the second lens set, and a small remaining portion of optical signals are reflected by the bottom surface to the optical sensors.
US09006642B2	Focus adjustable apparatus An embodiment of the invention provides a focus adjustable apparatus adapted to be disposed on a transparent substrate to modulate a plurality of rays passing through the transparent substrate. The focus adjustable apparatus includes a light modulation device, an eye tracking device, an eyesight status device and a controller. The light modulation device receives the rays from the transparent substrate and adjusts an emergent angle of each ray. The eye tracking device tracks a position of a user and estimates a distance between the user and the focus adjustable apparatus. The eyesight status device obtains an eyesight data of the user. The controller provides a control signal to drive the light modulation device by estimating the emergent angle of the each ray according to the distance between the user and the focus adjustable apparatus and the eyesight data of the user.
US09006640B2	Image pickup apparatus capable of switching between modes to reduce power consumption An embodiment of an image pickup apparatus according to the present invention includes, on a semiconductor substrate, an imaging area having a plurality of pixel columns and a plurality of column circuits each of which is provided for each pixel column or a plurality of pixel columns. Each of the column circuits has a first circuit block and a second circuit block, and the first and second circuit blocks receive a bias voltage via a common wire. The first circuit block includes an amplifier circuit. The second circuit block is configured to be capable of switching between a first mode and a second mode with smaller power consumption than the first mode. A shift period from the second mode to the first mode by the second circuit block is a period excluding a period during which an amplifier circuit in the first circuit block is performing an amplifying operation.
US09006629B2	Controlling laser power An intensity of radiation emitted from at least two laser diodes of a projecting apparatus is optimized by providing an offset distance between at least two focal points of the at least two laser diodes and providing a maximum value for radiation intensity emitted by each of the laser diodes, irrespective of simultaneous transmission by one of the laser diodes with another of the laser diodes. The intensity of the radiation emitted from each of the at least two laser diodes is adjusted such that an aggregated value of the radiation intensity emitted by all of the laser diodes within a predefined period of time may exceed a threshold value allowed for the maximum permissible exposure to radiation.
US09006626B2	Multi-slot microwave device and processing system thereof A multi-slot resonant microwave device comprises a plurality of slot microwave resonator units and at least one microwave emitting source. Each of the plurality of slot microwave resonator unit is defined as a slot resonant cavity. Whenever at least one of the microwave emitting sources emits microwave power into the plurality of slot microwave resonator units, the plurality of slot microwave resonator units resonate simultaneously, and produce an electromagnetic field with the same polarization direction. Therefore, the multi-slot resonator device can deal with large-area microwave heating with greater microwave effect to shorten operating time and accomplish the objective of homogeneous and megathermal microwave heating.
US09006625B2	Method for forming conductive patterns using microwave In a method for forming conductive patterns, a substrate is provided, and a pattern is formed on the substrate using a conductive pattern-forming composition and a printing method. The substrate with the pattern formed is positioned between two microwave-permeable panels and the pattern is fired using microwave. In a method for forming conductive patterns, the substrate is fixed by the microwave-permeable material during the firing of conductive patterns, and accordingly the deformation of substrate can be prevented and the firing process can be facilitated.
US09006622B2	Induction cooking An induction cooking system with an induction heating system, a cooktop, and cool touch cookware that has a target that is heated by induction. An absolute cookware temperature is directly sensed at one or more locations of the cookware, for example at the target. A relative cookware temperature can be determined based on the value of an electrical variable of a circuit that includes the target. The cookware can include a layer of thermal insulation directly below and spaced from the target by a gap. The insulation and gap act as the major heat insulating elements to keep the outer surface of the cookware cool. This allows the induction coil to be placed just below the cooktop, without any insulation between the coil and the cooktop. The cooktop can be cooled by placing a cooling chamber just below the cooktop and drawing air through the cooling chamber. The induction coil can be located in the cooling chamber.
US09006616B2	Portable spa monitoring and control circuitry Control circuitry for controlling a spa water heater, wherein a microcontroller is configured to detect zero crossings of an A.C. line voltage from a voltage sense signal, to cause closing of a first heater relay and a second heater relay, to detect the time at which heater current is initially sensed by a current sensor after the initial closing of the second heater relay, to measure a time delay between the time that the second heater relay is closed and the time at which heater current is initially sensed, and to adjust the time at which a second closing of the second heater relay occurs such that zero crossings of the heater current occur at the same time as zero crossings of the voltage waveform. The control circuitry further includes a voltage sense circuit comprising a first diode connected in series with a current limiting resistance connected in series with a Zener diode, which is in turn connected in series with an optical coupler LED.
US09006615B2	Temperature auto-compensation grill A temperature auto-compensation grill includes rotatingly connected upper and lower grilling units; a heating circuit including a heater and a thermostat having a change-over switch; and an operating mechanism including a linkage that is slidingly connected to the lower grilling unit, a first end of the linkage making contact with the change-over switch and a second end of the linkage extending from the lower grilling unit and making contact with the withstand portion of the upper grilling unit in an open position. The upper grilling unit has a withstand portion withstands that contacts the second end of the linkage and slidingly pushes the linkage when the upper grilling unit rotates from a closed position to an open position. The thermostat has a first steady temperature in the closed position, and a second steady temperature in the open position, and the first steady temperature is lower than the second steady temperature.
US09006613B2	Window glass sheet fitted with seal member Provided is a window glass sheet fitted with a seal member and incorporated with a device such as a deicer which facilitates the device and the seal member to be installed in a proper manner. The automotive window glass sheet comprises a laminated glass sheet including a first glass sheet and a second glass sheet placed on an outboard side of the first glass sheet, and a seal member fitted on a peripheral part of the laminated glass sheet. The automotive window glass sheet further comprises a cutout formed on an edge of the first glass sheet, an electrode provided on a part of the inboard side of the second glass sheet corresponding to the cutout, a lead wire connected to the electrode and a spacer extending along an edge of the second glass sheet on the inboard side of the second glass sheet in a part thereof corresponding to the cutout and defining a flat and smooth inboard surface, wherein the inboard surface of the spacer is flush with a plane extrapolated from an inboard side of the first glass sheet, and the seal member is attached to a peripheral part of the inboard side of the first glass sheet and is attached to the inboard surface of the spacer in the cutout.
US09006609B2	Electric arc welder system with waveform profile control for cored electrodes An electric arc welder for creating a welding process in the form of a succession of AC waveforms between a particular type of cored electrode, with a sheath and core, and a workpiece by a power source comprising a high frequency switching device for creating the individual waveforms in the succession of waveforms, each waveform having a profile is formed by the magnitude of each of a large number of short current pulses generated at a frequency of at least 18 kHz where the profile is determined by the input signal to a wave shaper controlling the short current pulses; a circuit to create a profile signal indicative of the particular type of electrode; and a select circuit to select the input signal based upon the profile signal whereby the wave shaper causes the power source to create a specific waveform profile for the particular type of cored electrode.
US09006605B2	Sheet-metal composite, method for joining sheets and joining device A metal sheet composite comprising an outer metal sheet having a flange which is folded over around a flanging edge; an inner metal sheet which forms a joint with the flange; and a welding or soldering seam which is produced on or in the joint and fixedly connects the metal sheets to each other. A method for joining metal sheets and a device for flanging and welding or soldering are also disclosed. The device includes: a tool head; a flanging member, arranged on the tool head, for roll-flanging or slide-flanging; and a welding or soldering tool arranged on the tool head, wherein the flanging member and the welding or soldering tool are arranged such that the flanging member forms a pressing means for a welding or soldering process which can be performed using the welding or soldering tool.
US09006602B2	Gas insulated switchgear A gas insulated switchgear includes an enclosure, a first fixed conductor, one side of the first fixed conductor being bent at a right angle and another side of the first fixed conductor being fixed on one side of the enclosure, a second fixed conductor configured to be spaced apart from the first fixed conductor and configured to be fixed on another side of the enclosure, a screw configured to form an axis on inner of the enclosure and being spaced apart from the first and second fixed conductors and a movable conductor configured to move along the axis through a rotation of the screw, one side of the movable conductor being in contact with the second fixed conductor.
US09006601B2	Arc chamber for bi-directional DC A circuit breaker including a pair of separable contacts and an arc chamber is provided. The separable contacts include a fixed contact having an upper surface. The arc chamber includes magnetic members disposed on either side of the separable contacts. The magnetic members have a lower surface below the fixed contact upper surface.
US09006595B2	Link disconnect box for an electrical distribution network protector A link disconnect box enables easy field retrofitting of network protectors. The link disconnect box has an outer casing that defines a cavity with a front face opening and top and bottom bus bar openings. Top and bottom terminals seal the top and bottom bus bar openings. The bottom terminal is configured to connect to an existing terminal of the network protector. A removable face plate seals shut the front face opening. Top and bottom bus bars electrically connect to the top and bottom terminals, extending through the respective top and bottom bus bar openings towards each other, with an air gap between them within the cavity. An electrical link, which can be bolted closed, connects and disconnects the top and bottom bus bars by electrically bridging the air gap.
US09006580B2	Method of manufacturing multilayer wiring substrate, and multilayer wiring substrate Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate having a principal plane of the substrate and a rear plane thereof, having a structure such that a plurality of resin insulating layers and a plurality of conductor layers are laminated, and a plurality of chip component connecting terminals to which chip components are connectable are disposed on the principal plane of the substrate. This method has a feature including a plating layer forming process in which product plating layers which provide the plurality of chip component connecting terminals and a dummy plating layer on the surrounding of the product plating layers are formed on the surface of an exposed outermost resin insulating layer at the principal plane of the substrate. This method permits a thickness dispersion of the chip component connecting terminals to be suppressed and permits a connection reliability thereof to the chip components to be increased.
US09006579B2	Method of manufacturing printed circuit board and printed circuit board A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes: forming a copper layer of an interconnection pattern on a base film; laminating a cover lay on the base film so as to expose a part of the copper layer from the cover lay and cover the copper layer by the cover lay; mechanically polishing at least the exposed portion of the copper layer; and performing a plating process on the exposed portion of the copper layer so as to form a plated layer on the copper layer, and the angles α1 and α2 between the polishing direction of the exposed portion of the copper layer and the bending lines C1 and C2 satisfy the following formula (1): 30°≦α1 and α2≦150° (1).
US09006574B2	Undersea cable, multilayer tape for water shielding layer of undersea cable, and method for improving fatigue characteristics of undersea cable A power line core in an undersea cable includes a conducting member, an insulating member, a shield layer, a water shielding layer, an anticorrosion layer and the like. The insulating member is provided on an outer periphery portion of the conducting member. The insulating member is made of, for example, crosslinked polyethylene. The shield layer is provided on an outer periphery of the insulating member. The water shielding layer is provided on an outer periphery portion of the shield layer. The water shielding layer includes a multilayer tape in which a metal layer is sandwiched by resin layers. The anticorrosion layer is provided on an outer periphery portion of the water shielding layer. In the cross section of the multilayer tape, the metal layer has a corrugated shape.
US09006567B2	Donor-acceptor DYAD compounds in photovoltaics Methods, compositions and devices relate to photovoltaic cells having a photoactive layer and constituents synthesized and utilized for the photoactive layer. The photovoltaic cells incorporate photoactive materials produced from dyads formed into an initial layer and then thermally cleaved to provide the photoactive layer. Cleavage of the dyads, such as synthesized fullerene anthracen-2-ylmethyl 3-(thiophen-3-yl) acetate dyads, or polymers of the dyads into separate molecules providing donors and acceptors facilitates in obtaining the photovoltaic cells with desired arrangement and interspacing of the donors and the acceptors relative to one another.
US09006562B2	High-concentration solar cell chip A high-concentration solar cell includes an epitaxial layer structure, an upper patterned electrode on the top surface, and a back electrode on the back surface. The upper patterned electrode includes a primary pattern and a secondary pattern, where the primary pattern is composed of a series of small metal isosceles trapezoids around the perimeter of the cell. The narrower base of each metal trapezoid points toward an interior of the cell. A lead soldering pad is located within each metal trapezoid for being soldered to an external conductor for carrying the solar cell current. The secondary pattern consists of thin spaced conductors that connect to the angled sides and base of each trapezoid and spread current across the top surface of the cell. The current along the angled sides of each trapezoid is well-distributed to all the spaced conductors connected to the angled sides to avoid current crowding.
US09006558B2	Solar panel having monolithic multicell photovoltaic modules of different types A solar panel may include a first multi-cell thin-film photovoltaic module of a first fabrication type including a transparent support forming a front surface of the panel, a first pair of connection terminals on the transparent support, and first cells of a certain area, being on the transparent support, and being connected in series to the first pair of connection terminals. The solar panel may include a second multi-cell thin-film photovoltaic module of a second fabrication type comprising a support forming a rear surface of the panel, a second pair of connection terminals on the support, and second cells of a certain area, being on the support, and being connected in series to the second pair of connection terminals. The solar panel may further include a pair of panel terminals for connecting the solar panel to an external circuit, the first and second pairs of connection terminals being connected either in series or in parallel, and then connected to the external circuit through the panel terminals, or both connected to a maximum power point tracker and then connected to the external circuit through the panel terminals.
US09006555B2	Percussion instrument apparatus, system and process A percussion instrument that suppresses erroneous detection by a rim sensor includes a first plate affixed to a frame, a second plate elastically supported on the first plate by one or more elastic members, and a rim sensor attached to the second plate. Large vibrations of the frame from an impact of a strike on the rim are transmitted to the second plate, and the rim sensor provides an output corresponding to the striking force. Also, vibrations of the frame generated by striking sound or external sound is attenuated by the elastic member, to suppress transmission of such vibrations to the second plate.
US09006551B2	Musical performance-related information output device, system including musical performance-related information output device, and electronic musical instrument Provided are a musical performance-related information output device and a musical performance system capable of superimposing musical performance-related information on an audio signal without damaging the general versatility of the audio signal. The musical performance-related information output device includes a musical performance-related information acquiring section that is adapted to acquire musical performance-related information related to a musical performance of a performer, a superimposing section that is adapted to superimpose the musical performance-related information on an analog audio signal such that a modulated component of the musical performance-related information is included in a band higher than the frequency component of the analog audio signal generated in accordance with the musical performance manipulation of the performer, and an output section that outputs the analog audio signal on which the superimposing section superimposes the musical performance-related information.
US09006548B2	Drumhead tuning rim apparatus and method of use A drumhead tuning rim apparatus for securing and tuning a drumhead on a drum shell of a drum, the apparatus comprising a plurality of housing grooved bearing wheels rotatably installed spaced along a rim of the drum, the rim being configured for seating over the drumhead on the drum shell, a plurality of lug grooved bearing wheels configured to be rotatably installed spaced about the drum shell substantially between the respective housing grooved bearing wheels, a tensioning cable configured for alternately passing between and about respective housing grooved bearing wheels and lug grooved bearing wheels substantially about the perimeter of the drum shell, and a means for selectively adjusting the tension in the tensioning cable.
US09006547B2	Acoustic stringed instrument bridge truss The present invention is a bridge truss that alleviates tensile and compressive stresses applied to an acoustic stringed instruments soundboard from the bridge. These tensile and compressive stresses are transferred through the bridge truss to chamber of the acoustic stringed instrument instead. The bridge truss allows the support brace of the acoustic stringed instrument to be reduced or eliminated. The bridge truss provides the soundboard with the ability to produce longer sustained vibrations, and vibrations of greater amplitude—increasing performance and tone. Also, the relative height of the soundboard can be altered for greater playability, at a user's discretion. A user only needs to reposition threaded adjustment rods from atop the bridge of the acoustic stringed instrument in order to transfer more or less stress to the bridge truss.
US09006533B2	Soybean variety DLL1141 The soybean variety DLL1141 is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and soybean lint as well as to hybrid soybean plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety DLL1141 with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of DLL1141 and to plants of DLL1141 reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from DLL1141.
US09006531B2	Soybean variety DLL1069 The soybean variety DLL1069 is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and soybean lint as well as to hybrid soybean plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety DLL1069 with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of DLL1069 and to plants of DLL1069 reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from DLL1069.
US09006525B1	Soybean variety XB41A13 A novel soybean variety, designated XB41A13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB41A13, cells from soybean variety XB41A13, plants of soybean XB41A13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB41A13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB41A13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB41A13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB41A13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB41A13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB41A13 are further provided.
US09006522B1	Canola variety inbred NS6454 A novel canola variety designated NS6454 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety NS6454 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into NS6454 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 NS6454 or a locus conversion of NS6454 with another canola variety.
US09006518B2	F-box protein targeted plant oil production Disclosed are genetic constructs, transgenic plant cells and transgenic plants, as well as associated methods, for increasing oil production in a plant using F-box gene sequences.
US09006515B2	Pollen preferred promoters and methods of use Compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant are provided. Compositions include nucleotide sequences encompasses a strong pollen preferred promoter which drives strong, specific expression of gene products in pollen. Also provided is a method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using a promoter sequence disclosed herein.
US09006504B2	Methods for converting motor oil into fuel Methods for converting petroleum based oil into fuel generally include forming a conversion mixture of an alcohol and a base, and adding the conversion mixture to petroleum based oil, such as used motor oil, to form a reaction mixture. The methods can also include adding a high nitrate compound and an amino acid to the reaction mixture and ozonizing the reaction mixture. The result of the methods can include a three phase system in which the bottom phase is asphalt oil, the middle phase is diesel fuel or jet fuel, and the top phase is sulfuric acid. The three phases can be separated to obtain the final diesel fuel or jet fuel product.
US09006503B2	Organic electroluminescence devices containing substituted benzo[C]phenanthrenes The present invention relates to substituted benzo[c]phenanthrene derivatives and to the production and to the use thereof in electronic devices, and to the electronic devices themselves. The present invention relates in particular an electronic device containing 10-benzo[c]phenanthrene derivatives of, e.g., formula (II) substituted with at least one aromatic unit or at least one diarylamino unit.
US09006501B2	Low pour point renewable fuel blend A renewable fuel blend and a process for producing a renewable fuel blend are described. The blend includes biologically derived C13 to C18 normal paraffins, which are provided to the blend in quantities such that blend does not require a pour point reducing treatment to achieve a low pour point. In embodiments, the normal paraffins are produced in an upgrading process, such as a hydrotreating process.
US09006499B2	Process for preparing polyether polyols The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyether polyols by base-catalyzed addition of alkylene oxides (epoxides) onto starter compounds which are solid at room temperature and have Zerevitinov-active hydrogen atoms, a particular feature of which is that visually clear and/or homogeneous products are obtained even in the absence of solvents.
US09006492B2	Process for depolymerizing polysulfides and the preparation of bis-mercapto-diethers The invention related to a process for the preparation of a bismercaptodiether by reacting a polysulfide with a monothiol in the presence of a base and to a process for the depolymerization of a polysulfide by reacting said polysulfide with a monothiol in the presence of a base. These processes enable the preparation of bismercaptodiethers without inorganic salt formation.
US09006488B1	Solvent free synthesis of acetaminophen A solvent-free mechanical process of reacting amine compounds with acetylating agents resulting in amides such as acetaminophen is described.
US09006487B2	Amine-containing lipids and uses thereof Nitrogen-containing lipids prepared from the conjugate addition of amines to acrylates, acrylamides, or other carbon-carbon double bonds conjugated to electron-withdrawing groups are described. Methods of preparing these lipids from commercially available starting materials are also provided. These amine-containing lipids or salts forms of these lipids are preferably biodegradable and biocompatible and may be used in a variety of drug delivery systems. Given the amino moiety of these lipids, they are particularly suited for the delivery of polynucleotides. Complexes or nanoparticles containing the inventive lipid and polynucleotide have been prepared. The inventive lipids may also be used to in preparing microparticle for drug delivery. They are particularly useful in delivering labile agents given their ability to buffer the pH of their surroundings.
US09006485B2	Aniline type compounds The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 independently of one another are hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl, C1-C10-haloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-halocycloalkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-haloalkenyl or together represent an aliphatic chain, or the like; R3 is halogen, cyano, C1-C8-alkyl, C1-C8-haloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-halocycloalkyl, C2-C8-alkenyl, C2-C8-haloalkenyl, C1-C8-alkoxy, phenyl, or the like; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl, C1-C10-haloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-halocycloalkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-haloalkenyl, phenyl, or the like; t is 0 or 1; p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing a compound of the formula (I) which comprises reacting a compound of the formula II with a compound of the formulae III or IV: where t, p, R1 R3, R3 and R4 are as defined in any of claims 1 to 6 and where A− is an equivalent of an anion having a pKB of at least 10 (determined under standard conditions in water).
US09006483B2	Process for producing acetic acid A production process of acetic acid according to the present invention inhibits concentration of hydrogen iodide and improves a liquid-liquid separation of an overhead from a distillation column. Acetic acid is produced by distilling a mixture containing hydrogen iodide, water, acetic acid and methyl acetate in a first distillation column (3) to form an overhead and a side cut stream or bottom stream containing acetic acid, cooling and condensing the overhead in a condenser (C3) to form separated upper and lower phases in a decanter (4). According to this process, a zone having a high water concentration is formed in the distillation column above the feed position of the mixture by feeding a mixture having a water concentration of not less than an effective amount to not more than 5% by weight (e.g., 0.5 to 4.5% by weight) and a methyl acetate concentration of 0.5 to 9% by weight (e.g., 0.5 to 8% by weight) as the mixture to the distillation column and distilling the mixture. In the zone having a high water concentration, hydrogen iodide is allowed to react with methyl acetate to produce methyl iodide and acetic acid.
US09006482B2	Process for preparing methylene bis-(dialkylamino-dithioformate) in one step A process for preparing methylene bis-(dialkylamino-dithioformate) in one step includes: simultaneously feeding all or part of four raw materials: dialkylamine, an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, dichloromethane and carbon disulfide through a constant-flow pump into a continuous flow reactor; performing the reactions in the continuous flow reactor under a temperature of 10 to 100° C. and with a residence time of 10 to 100 s; simply separating of the obtained reaction products to give the final product. The process synthesizes the product in one step by using the continuous flow reactor. The rapid mass transfer and heat transfer in the continuous flow reactor promote the main reaction, reduce side reactions, improve the product color, and shorten the operation time. Moreover, the yield is relatively high and the quality of the final product meets the requirements.
US09006477B2	Method for producing nitrobenzene compound A method for producing a nitrobenzene compound represented by general formula (2),wherein R1 and R5 are the same or different, and each is a halogen atom or another functional group, and R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different, and each is a hydrogen atom or another functional group, comprises oxidizing an aniline compound represented by general formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are the same as described above, with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a tungsten compound under an acidic condition, followed by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide under a neutral to alkaline condition.
US09006467B2	1,2,3-triazole containing artemisinin compounds and process for preparation thereof The present invention relates to 1,2,3-triazole containing artemisinin compounds and process for preparation thereof. Described herein is the synthesis, bioassay results and usefulness of the artemisinin derived compounds resulting from 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of artemisinin derived azide or alkyne with aliphatic or aromatic diazides. These 1,2,3-triazole containing artemisinin derived compounds embodied in this document are found to be active against various cancer cell-lines.
US09006464B2	Substituted cyclopentanes having prostaglandin activity Disclosed herein are compounds having a formula: Therapeutic methods, medicaments, and compositions related thereto are also disclosed.
US09006461B2	Crystalline glycopyrrolate tosylate Salts of glycopyrrolate, including solid forms thereof are herein disclosed. Methods of making glycopyrrolate salts and methods of treating hyperhidrosis with salts of glycopyrrolate are disclosed.
US09006457B2	Reactive ionic liquids The invention relates to reactive ionic liquids containing organic cations with groups or substituents which are susceptible to electrochemical reduction and anions obtained from fluoroalkyl phosphates, fluoroalkyl phosphinates, fluoroalkyl phosphonates, acetates, triflates, imides, methides, borates, phosphates and/or aluminates, for use in electrochemical cells, such as lithium ion batteries and double-layer capacitors.
US09006440B2	Furopyridine derivatives Compounds of the formula I in which R1 and R2 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of Syk, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and/or systemic lupus.
US09006426B2	Squaric acid derivatives as inhibitors of the nicotinamide The present application discloses novel squaric acid derivatives of the formula A: from —C(═O)—, —S(═O)2—, —C(═S)— and —P(═O)(R5)—; B: -, —O—, —NR6— and —C(═O)—NR6—; D: -, —O—, —CR7R8— and —NR9; m=0-12; n=0-12; m+n=1-20; p=0-2; R1: heteroaryl, aryl; R2: H, C1-12-alkyl, C3-12-cycloalkyl, —[CH2CH2O]1-10—(C1-6-alkyl), C1-12-alkenyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl; R3: C1-12-alkyl, C3-12-cycloalkyl, —[CH2CH2O]1-10—(C1-6-alkyl), C1-12-alkenyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl; or R2 and R3: N-containing heterocyclic/heteroaromatic ring; R4 and R4*: H, C1-12-alkyl, C1-12-alkenyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, and their use in the treatment of diseases/conditions caused by an elevated level of NAMPRT (inflammatory and tissue repair disorders, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma and CPOD, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and fibrotic diseases; dermatosis; autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosis, multiple sclerosis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tissue and organ rejection, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, restenosis, diabetes, glomerulonephritis, cancer, cachexia, inflammation associated with infection and viral infections, adult respiratory distress syndrome, ataxia telengiectasia).
US09006420B2	Method for concentrating and isolating biomolecules or viruses A simple and convenient method for concentrating a biomolecule, including protein or nucleic acid molecules, from a sample. Purified and isolated biomolecules obtained by this method. Methods for improving the specificity or sensitivity of detecting a biomolecule by concentration and/or purification or isolation of the biomolecule according to the method of the invention.
US09006418B2	Antisense oligonucleotides (ODN) against Smad7 and uses thereof in medical field The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotidic sequences (ODN) against Smad7 suitably modified, and their uses in medical field as therapeutic biological agents, in particular in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
US09006417B2	Non-liposomal systems for nucleic acid delivery The present invention provides novel, stable lipid particles having a non-lamellar structure and comprising one or more active agents or therapeutic agents, methods of making such lipid particles, and methods of delivering and/or administering such lipid particles. More particularly, the present invention provides stable nucleic acid-lipid particles (SNALP) that have a non-lamellar structure and that comprise a nucleic acid (such as one or more interfering RNA), methods of making the SNALP, and methods of delivering and/or administering the SNALP.
US09006413B2	PCP2 mini-promoters Isolated polynucleotides comprising a PCP2 mini-promoter are provided. The mini-promoter may be operably linked to an expressible sequence, e.g. reporter genes, genes encoding a polypeptide of interest, regulatory RNA sequences such as miRNA, siRNA, anti-sense RNA, etc., and the like. In some embodiments a cell comprising a stable integrant of an expression vector is provided, which may be integrated in the genome of the cell. The promoter may also be provided in a vector, for example in combination with an expressible sequence. The polynucleotides find use in a method of expressing a sequence of interest, e.g. for identifying or labeling cells, monitoring or tracking the expression of cells, gene therapy, etc.
US09006410B2	Nucleic acid for plant expression of a fusion protein comprising hydroxyproline O-glycosylation glycomodule Methods of increasing the yield in plant expression of recombinant proteins comprising engineering glycosylation sites into cloned genes or cDNAs for proteins using codons that drive post-translational modifications in plants and engineering the cloned genes or cDNAs to contain a plant secretory signal sequence that targets the gene products (protein) for secretion are present. The methods result in increased recombinant glycosylated protein yields. Proteins produced according to these methods are also present.
US09006407B2	Therapeutic ribonucleases The present invention relates to the use of ribonucleases (RNases) in the treatment or prevention of disease.
US09006387B2	Anti-viral compounds Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
US09006381B2	Impact-resistant polyamide composition and process for production of same Provided are: an impact-resistant polyamide composition which exhibits improved toughness and improved impact strength and which can be easily polymerized in-situ in a molding stage; and a novel process for the production of the same. The novel process comprises initiating the anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam in the presence of (A) an anionic polymerization catalyst, (B) an anionic polymerization activator, (C) 2.0 to 30% by weight (relative to the ε-caprolactam) of an N,N-disubstituted vinylbenzylamine, and (D) a radical polymerization initiator, and subjecting the resulting system to reaction under conditions comprising a reaction temperature of the reaction system of 120 to 180° C. and a reaction time of 10 seconds to 120 minutes. Since radical polymerization in the process is conducted without hindering the anionic polymerization, an alloyed polyamide composed of both polycaprolactam and poly (N,N-disubstituted vinylbenzylamine) can be obtained.
US09006377B2	Resin composition and uses of the same A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises: an epoxy resin; and a hardener, which is a stable solution obtainable from the following steps: (a) adding a N,O-heterocyclic compound of formula I or II and a DOPO-based compound into an organic solvent to provide a reaction solution: wherein R1 to R3, W1, W2, m, n, p and q are as defined in the specification; (b) heating the reaction solution to carry out a ring-opening reaction to provide a polymer solution; and (c) cooling the polymer solution to obtain the stable solution, wherein the organic solvent is unreactive to the N,O-heterocyclic compound and the DOPO-based compound, and the amounts of the DOPO-based compound and the hardener are as defined in the specification.
US09006375B2	Accelerated cure of isocyanate terminated prepolymers A method for preparing a polyurethane elastomer, the method comprising mixing an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and a nitrogen-containing organic salt to form a prepolymer mixture and reacting the prepolymer in the prepolymer mixture with a methylenedianiline metal salt coordination complex chain extender to form the polyurethane elastome. The nitrogen-containing organic salt is selected from the group consisting of an ammonium salt, an imidazolium salt, a pyridinium salt, a pyrrolidinium salt, a piperidinium salt, and a morpholinium salt.
US09006374B2	Curable composition This application relates to a curable composition and its use. The curable composition may exhibit excellent processibility and workability. The curable composition has excellent light extraction efficiency, crack resistance, hardness, thermal and shock resistance and an adhesive property after curing. The curable composition may provide a cured product exhibiting stable durability and reliability under severe conditions for a long time and having no whitening and surface stickiness.
US09006371B1	Synthesis of oligomeric silsesquioxane monomers for high performance polymers A formulation and methods for making formulation of a series of oligomeric silsesesquioxane (OS) diamine monomers which have been synthesized and purified in a highly time, energy, and atom efficient manner.
US09006369B2	Water based lignin epoxy resins, methods of using and making the same Water based lignoepoxy resins, and methods for their preparation and use are provided. Methods of making lignoepoxy resins without the use of volatile organic compounds are also provided.
US09006364B2	Supramolecular polymers from low-melting, easily processable building blocks The present invention relates to a supramolecular polymer comprising 1-50 4H-units, said supramolecular polymer being obtainable by reacting at least one monomeric building block with a prepolymer. The present invention further relates to articles or compositions comprising the supramolecular polymer, in particular articles or compositions selected from the group consisting of decorative, thermo-reversible, or self-healing coatings, adhesive compositions, sealing compositions, thickeners, gelators and binders.
US09006361B2	Aqueous dispersions of polymers which comprise a fluorescent dye, process for their production and their use for marking materials Aqueous dispersions of polymers which obtained by free radical suspension polymerization or free radical miniemulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in an oil-in-water emulsion whose disperse phase comprises at least one fluorescent dye dissolved in at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and has an average particle diameter of at least 1 μm, in the presence of at least one surface-active compound and at least 0.5% by weight, based on the monomers, of at least one hydrophobic, nonpolymerizable, organic compound, of a hydrophobic polymer of at least one C2- to C˜-olefin having a molar mass Mw of up to 10000, of a siloxane having a molar mass Mw of up to 5000 and/or polystyrene having a molar mass Mw of up to 10000, and of the powders obtainable from these polymer dispersions in each case by drying and comprising at least one fluorescent dye for marking of materials.
US09006360B2	Controlled-release amine-catalyzed, sulfur-containing polymer and epdxy compositions Compositions comprising sulfur-containing polymers such as polythioethers and polysulfides, polyepoxides, and controlled-release amine catalysts useful in aerospace sealant applications are disclosed. The compositions exhibit extended pot life and the rate of curing can be tailored for specific applications.
US09006358B2	Compositions of resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymers A process for preparing resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymers is disclosed. The process involves an initial hydrosilylation reaction to link a linear organosiloxane block with a resin organosiloxane portion to form the resin-linear block copolymer. The resulting resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymer is further crosslinked to provide copolymer compositions that are useful as coatings for various electronics and lighting components.
US09006356B2	Curable compositions of resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymers Curable compositions of resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymers having improved shelf stability are disclosed. A stabilizer compound is added to the resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymer which increases the temperatures needed to effect final cure of the compositions. In other embodiments, the present disclosure provides curable compositions of resin linear organosiloxane block copolymers having improved physical properties, such as improved toughness.
US09006341B2	Polyolefin fibres A polyolefin composition comprising: A) 20-95 wt % of a propylene homo-polymer or a crystalline co-polymer of propylene with ethylene and/or an alpha-olefin having 4-10 carbon atoms, containing 85 wt % or more of propylene, having an isotactic index equal to or higher than 80; B) 5-80 wt % of a copolymer of butene-1 with ethylene and/or an alpha-olefin having 3-10 carbon atoms having: a content of butene-1 derived units of 80 wt % wt or more, molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of less than 3 flexural modulus of 60 MPa or less. Fibres and spun bond (woven non woven), disposable sanitary items (e.g. diapers) thereof.
US09006336B2	Curable polysiloxane coating composition A curable composition comprises (a) at least one polyorganosiloxane, fluorinated polyorganosiloxane, or combination thereof comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least two hydroxysilyl moieties; (b) at least one polyorganosiloxane, fluorinated polyorganosiloxane, or combination thereof comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least two hydrosilyl moieties; and (c) a catalyst composition comprising at least one carbene; wherein at least one of the components (a) and (b) has an average reactive silane functionality of at least three.
US09006332B2	Weatherable and flame-resistant thermoplastic vulcanizates and methods for making them A weatherable, flame-resistant thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprising a thermoplastic matrix; and dispersed within said matrix, an at least partially cured rubber, a flame retardant, and carbon black.
US09006330B2	Thermal stabilizer-free thermoplastic resin composition and method of preparing the same Disclosed are a thermal stabilizer-free thermoplastic resin composition and a method of preparing the same. The thermal stabilizer-free thermoplastic resin composition has superior impact resistance, falling ball impact resistance and gloss without using a separate thermal stabilizer. Particularly, the thermal stabilizer-free thermoplastic resin composition improves production efficiency when applied to a squeezing dehydrator because the thermoplastic resin composition is prepared without using a drying process.
US09006328B2	Fluororubber composition The present invention provides a fluororubber composition that has excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The fluororubber composition comprises 100 parts by mass of a peroxide cross-linkable fluororubber (A); 5 to 50 parts by mass of a carbon black (B); 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a peroxide cross-linking agent (C); and 10 parts by mass or smaller of a bisolefin (D).
US09006326B2	Rubber composition and pneumatic tire Provided are a rubber composition capable of achieving a balanced improvement in fuel economy, tensile strength at break, and processability, and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. The invention relates to a rubber composition including a conjugated diene polymer and silica, the conjugated diene polymer being obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound in the presence of a polymerization initiator represented by the following formula (I): to produce a copolymer, and reacting a compound containing a nitrogen atom and/or a silicon atom with an active terminal of the copolymer, wherein the rubber composition includes the conjugated diene polymer in an amount of not less than 10% by mass per 100% by mass of a rubber component of the rubber composition, and the silica in an amount of 10-70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
US09006323B2	Dispersion containing flame-resistant polymer, flame-resistant fiber, and carbon fiber A dispersion contains a flame-resistant polymer, which can improve shaping stability of the flame-resistant polymer during ejection from a die orifice, and physical stability of a shaped product in a washing step. The dispersion containing a flame-resistant polymer is a dispersion in which a flame-resistant polymer is dispersed in an organic solvent, an in-water tensile strength thereof per unit cross-sectional area is 1.0 MPa or more and 6.5 MPa or less, the flame-resistant polymer can be preferably obtained by heat-treating an acrylonitrile polymer in the presence of at least one kind of acid, acid anhydride or acid chloride in an organic solvent, and a suitable organic solvent is a polar organic solvent.
US09006318B2	Flame-retardant polyamide composition The present invention relates to a polyamide composition comprising (amounts are based on the total composition) (A) polyamide, (B) melamine cyanurate and (C) talcum as mineral filler wherein the amount of talcum is higher than 25 wt %, and the weight ratio melamine cyanurate/talcum is higher than ⅓ and to articles made wholly or partly of this polyamide composition. The polyamide is preferably polyamide 6. The composition is commonly used in the industry of for instance electrical and electronic parts and preferably in miniature circuit breakers.
US09006315B2	Thermoplastic starch compositions The present invention relates to improvements in prevention of discoloration of thermoplastic starch materials and their blends with other thermoplastic materials.
US09006314B2	Thermoset particles with enhanced crosslinking, production, and their use in oil and natural gas drilling applications Use of two different methods, either each by itself or in combination, to enhance the stiffness, strength, maximum possible use temperature, and environmental resistance of thermoset polymer particles is disclosed. One method is the application of post-polymerization process steps (and especially heat treatment) to advance the curing reaction and to thus obtain a more densely crosslinked polymer network. The other method is the incorporation of nanofillers, resulting in a heterogeneous “nanocomposite” morphology. Nanofiller incorporation and post-polymerization heat treatment can also be combined to obtain the benefits of both methods simultaneously. The present invention relates to the development of thermoset nanocomposite particles. Optional further improvement of the heat resistance and environmental resistance of said particles via post-polymerization heat treatment; processes for the manufacture of said particles; and use of said particles in the construction, drilling, completion and/or fracture stimulation of oil and natural gas wells are described.
US09006296B2	Metal nanoparticle dispersion usable for ejection in the form of fine droplets to be applied in the layered shape According to the present invention, a metal nanoparticle dispersion suitable to multiple layered coating by jetting in the form of fine droplets is prepared by dispersing metal nanoparticles having an average particle size of 1 to 100 nm in a dispersion solvent having a boiling point of 80° C. or higher in such a manner that the volume percentage of the dispersion solvent is selected in the range of 55 to 80% by volume and the fluid viscosity (20° C.) of the dispersion is chosen in the range of 2 mPa·s to 30 mPa·s, and then when the dispersion is discharged in the form of fine droplets by inkjet method or the like, the dispersion is concentrated by evaporation of the dispersion solvent in the droplets in the course of flight, coming to be a viscous dispersion which can be applicable to multi-layered coating.
US09006294B2	Oral pharmaceutical formulation of pelubiprofen with improved dissolution rate and stability Disclosed is an oral pharmaceutical formulation of pelubiprofen which is improved in dissolution rate and stability. As a result of an improvement in the dissolution rate of pelubiprofen, the oral pharmaceutical formulation can show high bioavailability and thus exert pharmacological effects thereof rapidly. It also can be stored with high stability as a result of the minimal generation of related compounds.
US09006292B2	Metadichol® liquid and gel nanoparticle formulations The present invention provides methods of regulating physiological and metabolic parameters and of treating diseases by administering metadichol to a subject in need of such regulation and/or treatment. Metadichol can be administered as a liquid or gel formulation.
US09006289B2	Levothyroxine formulations A levothyroxine composition includes levothyroxine sodium and mannitol. The composition is a solid. The composition may include from 100 to 500 micrograms levothyroxine sodium and from 1 to 5 milligrams mannitol. The composition may include from 100 to 200 micrograms levothyroxine sodium, and the mass ratio of mannitol to levothyroxine sodium in the composition may be at most 40:1. The composition may include about 500 micrograms levothyroxine sodium, and the mass ratio of mannitol to levothyroxine sodium in the composition may be at most 10:1.
US09006284B2	Combination therapy for treating proliferative diseases A pharmaceutical composition of a tubulin polymerisation inhibitor and an mTOR inhibitor and a method of treating proliferative disease with a combination of a tubulin polymerisation inhibitor and an mTOR inhibitor.
US09006279B1	Substituted imidazolium compounds for treating disease The present disclosure relates to therapeutic compositions comprising substituted imidazoliums having multiple acidic groups. The compounds may be used to treat diseases or conditions such as those associated with bone, cancer, or pain. Compositions, dosage forms, methods of treating diseases or conditions, methods of preparation, and other related embodiments related to the substituted imidazoliums are also described herein.
US09006272B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and method for treating inflammation in cattle and other animals Novel transdermal preparations combining a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as flunixin, are disclosed. Methods for using and administering such preparation in the treatment of inflammatory conditions in bovines, including bovine respiratory disease, are also disclosed.
US09006262B2	Therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cachexia A therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cachexia includes as an effective ingredient a compound having a specified morphinan skeleton represented by a compound of the following structure: or a pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
US09006220B2	23-yne-vitamin D3 derivative To provide a novel vitamin D3 derivative useful as a therapeutic agent for osteoporosis.Provided is a vitamin D3 derivative represented by the following formula (1) or a medicinally acceptable solvate thereof: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyloxyalkyl group with each alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an arylcarbonyloxyalkyl group with the aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms and the alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or, together with the other R2 and the carbon atom to which they are bound to, may form a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or, together with the other R3 and the carbon atom to which they are bound to, may form a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents an oxygen atom or a methylene group; and n represents an integer of 1 or 2.
US09006218B2	Nucleoside phosphonate salts The present invention relates to compounds and methods for treating viral diseases. Some compounds of the invention are described by Formula I: (I), wherein M+ is Na+, Li+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, or NRcRdReRf+ and Rc, Rd, Re and Rf are each independently hydrogen or C1-5 alkyl, or a stereoisomer, a diastereomer, an enantiomer or racemate thereof.
US09006205B2	Antisense oligonucleotides against neutral sphingomyelinase and neutral sphingomyelinase inhibitor GW4869 for degenerative neurological disorders Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common human neurodegenerative disease of the CNS resulting in progressive neuronal death and memory loss. Despite intense investigations, no effective therapy is available to stop its onset or halt its progression. It was discovered that antisense oligonucleotide against neutral sphingomyelinase and GW4869, a chemical inhibitor of neutral sphingomyelinase, inhibit activation of glial cells and protect neurons in AD cell culture and animal models. These results suggest the following new treatment options for AD patients: Antisense oligonucleotide against neutral sphingomyelinase and GW4869.
US09006203B2	Method of reducing inflammatory infiltration in subjects with inflammatory lung disease The present disclosure relates to oligodeoxynucleotides that suppress an immune response. Methods are disclosed for reducing neutrophil infiltration in subjects with inflammatory lung disease-by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a suppressive oligodeoxynucleotide.
US09006202B2	Method and compositions for treating HIV infection A method for treating latent HIV infection is disclosed. The method includes administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-IκBα agent, an anti-IκBε agent or both; and administering to the subject an effective amount of an antiviral agent. A pharmaceutical composition for treating latent HIV infection is also disclosed.
US09006201B2	Prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diabetes The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for diabetes, which contains a polynucleotide such as miR-199b* and the like. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for screening for a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for diabetes, which includes measuring an expression level of a polynucleotide such as miR-199b* and the like. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for determining the susceptibility to a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for diabetes, which includes measuring an expression level of a polynucleotide such as miR-199b* and the like.
US09006194B2	Compositions and methods for diminishing viral infection and inflammation associated with viral infection The invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing and diminishing virus infection. The invention further relates to compositions and methods for diminishing inflammation associated with viral infection. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for interfering with TLR activation, and thereby diminishing inflammation associated with viral infection.
US09006185B2	Use of cell-permeable peptide inhibitors of the JNK signal transduction pathway for the treatment of various diseases The present invention refers to the use of protein kinase inhibitors and more specifically to the use of inhibitors of the protein kinase c-Jun amino terminal kinase, JNK inhibitor sequences, chimeric peptides, or of nucleic acids encoding same as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same, for the treatment of various diseases or disorders strongly related to JNK signaling, wherein these diseases or disorders are selected from autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancerous diseases, diabetes, including diabetes type 1 or type 2, inflammatory diseases, hair loss, including Alopecia areata, diseases of the lung, neuronal or neurodegenerative diseases, diseases of the liver, diseases of the spine, diseases of the uterus, viral infectious diseases and depressive disorders.
US09006183B2	Methods of protecting against apoptosis using lipopeptides The use of lipopeptides as inducers of NF-κB for the protection of mammals from the effects of apoptosis is described.
US09006162B1	Cleansing composition with increased conditioning effect The present invention is directed to a cleansing composition containing: (a) from about 6% to about 20% of at least one nonionic surfactant; (b) from about to about 10% of at least one amphoteric surfactant; (c) from about 2% to about 8% of at least one anionic surfactant; and (d) from about 0.01% to about 5% of at least one cationic conditioning polymer; wherein the amount of nonionic surfactant (a) present in the final composition is greater than the amount of the amphoteric surfactant (b), and the ratio of nonionic surfactant (a) to anionic surfactant (c) is at least 1.9, based on the weight percent of each surfactant in the final composition.
US09006159B2	Star polymer lubricating composition The invention provides a lubricating composition containing (a) 0.001 wt % to 15 wt % of a polymer with radial or star architecture; (b) an overbased detergent; (c) a dispersant; and (d) an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further provides a method for lubricating a mechanical device with the lubricating composition.
US09006154B2	Methods for determining reactive index for cement kiln dust, associated compositions and methods of use A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of treating a well comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a blended cementitious component, wherein the blended cementitious component comprises kiln dust from two or more different sources; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore.
US09006153B2	Oxidative internal breaker system with breaking activators for viscoelastic surfactant fluids Compositions and methods are given for delayed breaking of viscoelastic surfactant gels inside formation pores, particularly for use in hydraulic fracturing. Breaking inside formation pores is accomplished without mechanical intervention or use of a second fluid. Bromate oxidizing agents are used along with selected breaking activators for the bromate breaking compounds. Useful bromate breaking activators include acid-generating breaking activators, oxidizing sulfur containing breaking activators, and reducing agent breaking activators.
US09006140B2	Floral preservative An electrochemically treated solution and method for cut flower and plant preservation, the solution having potassium, hypochlorous acid, and dissolved oxygen.
US09006133B2	Electrochemical catalysts for fuel cells The present invention relates to electrochemical catalyst particles, including nanoparticles, which can be used membrane electrode assemblies and in fuel cells. In exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides electrochemical catalysts supported by various materials. Suitably the catalysts have an atomic ratio of oxygen to a metal in the nanoparticle of about 3 to about 6.
US09006131B2	Composite oxide for exhaust gas purification catalyst, method for manufacturing the same, coating material for exhaust gas purification catalyst, and filter for diesel exhaust gas purification A composite oxide for an exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided which can burn PM in diesel engine exhaust gas at low temperatures and has a good S desorption property. The composite oxide for an exhaust gas purification catalyst is composed of Ce, Bi, Pr, R, and oxygen in a molar ratio of Ce:Bi:Pr:R=(1−x−y−z):x:y:z. The ratios of Ce, Bi, Pr, and R satisfy 0
US09006124B2	Process for synthesis of doped titania nanoparticles having photocatalytic activity in sunlight Present disclosure provides a process for the synthesis of doped titania nanoparticle having photocatalytic activity greater than 90% at 2 hours under sunlight irradiation. The process involves step a) milling a mixture containing anatase titania and a precursor compound, the compound selected from the group consisting of metal and non-metal salts, in the presence of water and oxide milling media, at a temperature in the range of 20 to 50° C. for a period of 60-120 minutes, to form a slurry, wherein the amount of water is in the range of 15 to 25% by weight of the total mixture; and b) filtering the slurry to separate the oxide milling media and obtain a filtrate containing doped titania nanoparticles.
US09006122B2	Dielectric ceramic and dielectric filter having the same There are provided a dielectric ceramic having a high Qf value in a relative permittivity ∈r range of 35 to 45, and a small absolute value of a temperature coefficient τf which indicates change of the resonant frequency in a wide temperature range from a low temperature range to a high temperature range, and a dielectric filter having the dielectric ceramic. A dielectric ceramic includes: a main component, molar ratios α, β, and γ satisfying expressions of 0.240≦α≦0.470, 0.040≦β≦0.200, 0.400≦γ≦0.650, and α+β+γ=1 when a composition formula of the main component is represented as αZrO2.βSnO2.γTiO2; and Mn, a content of Mn in terms of MnO2 being greater than or equal to 0.01% by mass and less than 0.1% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the main component.
US09006120B2	Ultra-broad bandwidth laser glasses for short-pulse and high peak power lasers The invention relates to glasses for use in solid laser applications, particularly short-pulsed, high peak power laser applications. In particular, the invention relates to a method for broadening the emission bandwidth of rare earth ions used as lasing ions in solid laser glass mediums, especially phosphate-based glass compositions, using Nd and Yb as co-dopants. The invention further relates to a laser system using a Nd-doped and Yb-doped phosphate laser glass, and a method of generating a laser beam pulse using such a laser system.
US09006115B2	Silicon oxide film forming method and apparatus A method of forming a silicone oxide film includes: forming a silicon oxide film on a plurality of target objects by supplying a chlorine-containing silicon source into a reaction chamber accommodating the plurality of target objects; and modifying the silicon oxide film, which is formed by forming the silicon oxide film, by supplying hydrogen and oxygen or hydrogen and nitrous oxide into the reaction chamber and making an interior of the reaction chamber be under a hydrogen-oxygen atmosphere or a hydrogen-nitrous oxide atmosphere.
US09006102B2	Hybrid TSV and method for forming the same Generally, the subject matter disclosed herein relates to conductive via elements, such as through-silicon vias (TSV's), and methods for forming the same. One illustrative method of forming a conductive via element disclosed herein includes forming a via opening in a substrate, the via opening extending through an interlayer dielectric layer formed above the substrate and a device layer formed below the interlayer dielectric layer, and extending into the substrate. The method also includes forming a first portion of the conductive via element comprising a first conductive contact material in a bottom portion of the via opening, and forming a second portion of the conductive via element comprising a second conductive contact material different from the first conductive contact material in an upper portion of the via opening and above the first portion.
US09006100B2	Middle-of-the-line constructs using diffusion contact structures An approach for providing MOL constructs using diffusion contact structures is disclosed. Embodiments include: providing a first diffusion region in a substrate; providing, via a first lithography process, a first diffusion contact structure; providing, via a second lithography process, a second diffusion contact structure; and coupling the first diffusion contact structure to the first diffusion region and the second diffusion contact structure. Embodiments include: providing a second diffusion region in the substrate; providing a diffusion gap region between the first and second diffusion regions; providing the diffusion contact structure over the diffusion gap region; and coupling, via the diffusion contact structure, the first and second diffusion regions.
US09006098B2	Impedance controlled electrical interconnection employing meta-materials A method of improving electrical interconnections between two electrical elements is made available by providing a meta-material overlay in conjunction with the electrical interconnection. The meta-material overlay is designed to make the electrical signal propagating via the electrical interconnection to act as though the permittivity and permeability of the dielectric medium within which the electrical interconnection is formed are different than the real component permittivity and permeability of the dielectric medium surrounding the electrical interconnection. In some instances the permittivity and permeability resulting from the meta-material cause the signal to propagate as if the permittivity and permeability have negative values. Accordingly the method provides for electrical interconnections possessing enhanced control and stability of impedance, reduced noise, and reduced loss. Alternative embodiments of the meta-material overlay provide, the enhancements for conventional discrete wire bonds while also facilitating single integrated designs compatible with tape implementation.
US09006092B2	Semiconductor structure having fluoride metal layer and process thereof A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a dielectric layer and a fluoride metal layer. The dielectric layer is located on the substrate. The fluoride metal layer is located on the dielectric layer. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a semiconductor process to form said semiconductor structure.
US09006091B2	Method of forming semiconductor device having metal gate A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided. A first interfacial material layer is formed by a deposition process on a substrate. A dummy gate material layer is formed on the first interfacial material layer. The dummy gate material layer and the first interfacial material layer are patterned to form a stacked structure. An interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed to cover the stacked structure. A portion of the ILD layer is removed to expose a top of the stacked structure. The stacked structure is removed to form a trench in the ILD layer. A second interfacial layer and a first high-k layer are conformally formed at least on a surface of the trench. A composite metal layer is formed to at least fill up the trench.
US09006090B2	Method for forming shielded gate of MOSFET A method for forming a shielded gate of a MOSFET includes steps as following: providing a semiconductor substrate having at least one trench, forming a bottom gate oxide region and a shielded gate poly region in the trench of the semiconductor substrate, forming an inter-poly oxide region on the shielded gate poly region through high temperature plasma deposition, poly etching back and oxide etching back; and forming a gate oxide region and a gate poly region on the inter-poly oxide region. By utilizing the etching back processes in replace of traditional chemical mechanical polishing processes, the manufacturing cost of manufacturing a shielded gate structure is reduced, and the total cost of manufacturing a FET is also reduced. Meanwhile, the gate charge is effectively reduced due to the shielded gate structure, so that the performance of a MOSFET is enhanced.
US09006088B2	Method for forming semiconductor gate structure and semiconductor gate structure A method for forming a semiconductor gate structure and a semiconductor gate structure are provided. The method includes: providing a substrate with a Ge layer as a surface thereof; forming a Sn layer on the Ge layer, in which an interface between the Ge layer and the Sn layer is a GeSn layer; removing the Sn layer to expose the GeSn layer; forming a GeSnOx passivation layer by performing an oxidation treatment for the GeSn layer, or forming a GeSnN or GeSnON passivation layer by performing a passivation treatment for the GeSn layer; and forming a gate stack on the GeSnOx , GeSnN or GeSnON passivation layer.
US09006079B2	Methods for forming semiconductor fins with reduced widths A method includes forming Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) regions extending from a top surface of a semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, and after the forming the STI regions, oxidizing an upper portion of a semiconductor strip between the STI regions. A width of the upper portion of the semiconductor strip is reduced by the oxidizing. The STI regions are recessed, until a portion of the upper portion of the semiconductor strip is higher than a top surface of remaining portions of the STI regions to form a semiconductor fin.
US09006077B2	Gate length independent silicon-on-nothing (SON) scheme for bulk FinFETs Methods for fabricating integrated circuits and FinFET transistors on bulk substrates with active channel regions isolated from the substrate with an insulator are provided. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method for fabricating an integrated circuit includes forming fin structures overlying a semiconductor substrate, wherein each fin structure includes a channel material and extends in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end. The method deposits an anchoring material over the fin structures. The method includes recessing the anchoring material to form trenches adjacent the fin structures, wherein the anchoring material remains in contact with the first end and the second end of each fin structure. Further, the method forms a void between the semiconductor substrate and the channel material of each fin structure with a gate length independent etching process, wherein the channel material of each fin structure is suspended over the semiconductor substrate.
US09006073B2	Fabrication method of phase change memory device having self-aligned bottom electrode A semiconductor memory device and a fabrication method thereof capable of improving electric contact characteristic between an access device and a lower electrode are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes an access device formed in a pillar shape on a semiconductor substrate, a first conductive layer formed over the access device, a protection layer formed on an edge of the first conductive layer to a predetermined thickness, and a lower electrode connected to the first conductive layer.
US09006061B2	Vertical metal insulator metal capacitor A method of forming a capacitor comprises forming a first electrode of the capacitor over a substrate. The first electrode includes a bottom conductive plane and a plurality of first vertical conductive structures on the bottom conductive plane. The method also comprises forming an insulating structure over the first electrode. The method further comprises forming a second electrode of the capacitor over the insulating structure. The second electrode includes a top conductive plane and a plurality of second vertical conductive structures under the top conductive plane. The first vertical conductive structures of the plurality of first vertical conductive structures and the second vertical conductive structures of the plurality of second vertical conductive structures are interlaced with each other.
US09006059B2	CMOS transistor and method for fabricating the same The invention provides a method for fabricating a CMOS transistor and a method for fabricating an array substrate. The method for fabricating a CMOS transistor comprises a step of forming channels, which comprises: depositing an amorphous silicon layer on a substrate, and crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer into a poly-silicon layer; implanting boron atoms into the poly-silicon layer and then forming an N channel region and a P channel region by etching the poly-silicon layer implanted with the boron atoms; forming a photoresist-partially-retained region corresponding to the N channel region and a photoresist-completely-retained region corresponding to the P channel region through a single patterning process; and removing the photoresist in the photoresist-partially-retained-region and retaining a part of the photoresist in the photoresist-completely-retained region using an ashing process, implanting phosphorus atoms through ion implantation thereby forming an N channel and a P channel.
US09006055B2	High voltage FINFET structure Methods for forming FIN-shaped field effect transistors (FINFETs) capable of withstanding high voltage applications and the resulting devices are disclosed. Embodiments include forming a source and a drain on a substrate, forming a thin body (FIN) on the substrate and connecting the source and the drain, forming a gate over top and side surfaces of a first part of the FIN, thereby defining a drain-side FIN region of the FIN between the gate and the drain, and forming a shielding region over top and side surfaces of a second part of the FIN in the drain-side FIN region.
US09006053B2	Method of making MOSFET integrated with schottky diode with simplified one-time top-contact trench etching Method for fabricating MOSFET integrated with Schottky diode (MOSFET/SKY) is disclosed. Gate trench is formed in an epitaxial layer overlaying semiconductor substrate, gate material is deposited therein. Body, source, dielectric regions are successively formed upon epitaxial layer and the gate trench. Top contact trench (TCT) is etched with vertical side walls defining Schottky diode cross-sectional width SDCW through dielectric and source region defining source-contact depth (SCD); and partially into body region by total body-contact depth (TBCD). A heavily-doped embedded body implant region (EBIR) of body-contact depth (BCD)
US09006050B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A first resist pattern is formed by exposure using a first multi-tone photomask, and a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer, a first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer are etched, so that an island-shaped single layer and an island-shaped stack are formed. Here, sidewalls are formed on side surfaces of the island-shaped single layer and the island-shaped stack. Further, a second resist pattern is formed by exposure using a second multi-tone photomask, and a second conductive layer and the second semiconductor layer are etched, so that a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode, and a connection terminal are formed. After that, a third resist pattern is formed by exposure from a rear side using metal layers of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer as masks, and the third insulating layer are etched, so that a protective insulating layer is formed.
US09006049B2	Fabricating photonics devices fully integrated into a CMOS manufacturing process Disclosed are process enhancements to fully integrate the processing of a photonics device into a CMOS manufacturing process flow. A CMOS wafer may be divided into different portions. One of the portions is for the CMOS devices and one or more other portions are for the photonics devices. The photonics devices include a ridged waveguide and a germanium photodetector. The germanium photodetector may utilize a seeded crystallization from melt process so there is more flexibility in the processing of the germanium photodetector.
US09006047B2	Method for providing lateral thermal processing of thin films on low-temperature substrates A method for thermally processing a minimally absorbing thin film in a selective manner is disclosed. Two closely spaced absorbing traces are patterned in thermal contact with the thin film. A pulsed radiant source is used to heat the two absorbing traces, and the thin film is thermally processed via conduction between the two absorbing traces. This method can be utilized to fabricate a thin film transistor (TFT) in which the thin film is a semiconductor and the absorbers are the source and the drain of the TFT.
US09006042B2	Functional thin film for touch screen and method for forming the same Provided is a functional thin film forming method comprising: (a) forming a transparent semiconductor layer on a substrate; (b) adjusting a surface resistance of the transparent semiconductor layer by performing a n-type doping process on the transparent semiconductor layer formed in the step (a); and (c) forming an insulating protective film of SiOx on the transparent semiconductor layer of which the surface resistance is adjusted in the step (b), wherein the surface resistance of the transparent semiconductor layer is in a range of from 10 MΩ/□ to 100 MΩ/□.
US09006035B2	Method for manufacturing package structure with electronic component A fabrication method of manufacturing a package a plurality of electronic components in an encapsulation body, firstly, mounting the plurality of electronic components and one ends of a plurality of metal resilient units on a substrate. After that, the plurality of electronic components and the plurality of metal resilient units are encapsulated on the substrate to form an encapsulation body with another ends of the plurality of metal resilient units exposed on an exterior surface of the encapsulation body. Then etching remaining epoxy resin on the other ends of the plurality of metal resilient units.
US09006033B2	Method of making package with interposer frame A method of forming a package on package structure includes bonding a semiconductor die and an interposer frame to a substrate, and the interposer frame surrounds the semiconductor die. The semiconductor die is disposed in an opening of the interposer frame, and the interposer frame has a plurality of TSHs. The plurality of TSHs is aligned with a plurality of bumps on the substrate. The method also includes positioning a packaged die over the semiconductor die and the interposer frame. The packaged die has a plurality of bumps aligned with the plurality of TSHs of the interposer. The method further includes performing a reflow process to allow solder of the plurality of bumps of the substrate and the solder of the plurality of bumps of the packaged die to fill the plurality of TSHs.
US09006030B1	Warpage management for fan-out mold packaged integrated circuit An integrated circuit includes a stacked conductive layer interposer and a first die at least partially encapsulated in a mold material. The first die is mechanically and electrically attached to a top surface of the stacked conductive layer interposer using solder bumps. The integrated circuit further includes a first warpage correction layer.
US09006029B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor devices According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip having electrode pads formed on a first major surface and a bonding layer provided on a second major surface, and a substrate having the semiconductor chip mounted on the substrate. The manufacturing method can include applying a fillet-forming material to a portion contacting an outer edge of the second major surface of the semiconductor chip on a front face of the substrate. The method can include bonding the second major surface of the semiconductor chip to the substrate via the bonding layer.
US09006026B2	Atomic layer deposition of metal oxides for memory applications Embodiments of the invention generally relate to nonvolatile memory devices and methods for manufacturing such memory devices. The methods for forming improved memory devices, such as a ReRAM cells, provide optimized, atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes for forming a metal oxide film stack which contains at least one hard metal oxide film (e.g., metal is completely oxidized or substantially oxidized) and at least one soft metal oxide film (e.g., metal is less oxidized than hard metal oxide). The soft metal oxide film is less electrically resistive than the hard metal oxide film since the soft metal oxide film is less oxidized or more metallic than the hard metal oxide film. In one example, the hard metal oxide film is formed by an ALD process utilizing ozone as the oxidizing agent while the soft metal oxide film is formed by another ALD process utilizing water vapor as the oxidizing agent.
US09006024B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device In a semiconductor device in which transistors are formed in a plurality of layers to form a stack structure, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device formed by controlling the threshold voltage of the transistors formed in the layers selectively is provided. Further, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device by which oxygen supplying treatment is effectively performed is provided. First oxygen supplying treatment is performed on a first oxide semiconductor film including a first channel formation region of a transistor in the lower layer. Then, an interlayer insulating film including an opening which is formed so that the first channel formation region is exposed is formed over the first oxide semiconductor film and second oxygen supplying treatment is performed on a second oxide semiconductor film including a second channel formation region over the interlayer insulating film and the exposed first channel formation region.
US09006018B2	Method of manufacturing a solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device including a substrate; a wiring layer formed on a front side of the substrate in which pixels are formed; a surface electrode pad section formed in the wiring layer; a light-shielding film formed on a rear side of the substrate; a pad section base layer formed in the same layer as the light-shielding film; an on-chip lens layer formed over the light-shielding film and the pad section base layer in a side opposite from the substrate side; a back electrode pad section formed above the on-chip lens layer; a through-hole formed to penetrate the on-chip lens layer, the pad section base layer, and the substrate so as to expose the surface electrode pad section; and a through-electrode layer which is formed in the through-hole and connects the surface electrode pad section and the back electrode pad section.
US09006010B2	Radiation detectors and methods of fabricating radiation detectors Radiation detectors and methods of fabricating radiation detectors are provided. One method includes mechanically polishing at least a first surface of a semiconductor wafer using a polishing sequence including a plurality of polishing steps, wherein a last polishing step of the polishing sequence includes polishing with a slurry having a grain size smaller than about 0.1 μm to create a polished first surface. The method also includes applying (i) an encapsulation layer on a top of the polished first surface to seal the polished first surface and (ii) a photoresist layer on top of the encapsulation layer on the polished first surface. The method further includes creating undercuts of the encapsulation layer under the photoresist layer. The method additionally includes partially etching the polished first surface of the semiconductor via the openings in the photoresist layer and in the encapsulation layer to partially etch the semiconductor creating etched regions.
US09006007B2	Method for producing an optoelectronic assembly and optoelectronic assembly A method for producing an optoelectronic assembly (12) is provided, in which an optoelectronic component (16) is arranged on a carrier (14). Electrical terminals of the optoelectronic component (16) are electrically coupled to electrical contacts of the carrier (14) corresponding thereto. A dummy body (20) is arranged on a first side of the optoelectronic component (16) facing away from the carrier (14). A potting material (22) is arranged on the carrier (14), which potting material at least partially encloses the optoelectronic component (16) and at least partially encloses the dummy body (20). The dummy body (20) is removed, after the potting material (22) is dimensionally stable, whereby a recess (23) results, which is at least partially enclosed by the dimensionally stable potting material (22). An optically functional material (24) is decanted into the recess (23).
US09006001B2	Simple scatterometry structure for Si recess etch control Dimensions of structures in integrated circuits are shrinking with each new fabrication technology generation. Maintaining control of profiles of structures in transistors and interconnects is becoming more important to sustaining profitable integrated circuit production facilities. Measuring profiles of structures with many elements in integrated circuits, such as MOS transistor gates with recessed regions for Si—Ge epitaxial layers, is not cost effective for the commonly used metrology techniques: SEM, TEM and AFM. Scatterometry is technically unfeasible due to the number of elements and optical constants. The instant invention is a simplified scatterometry structure which reproduces the profiles of a structure to be profiled in a simpler structure that is compatible with conventional scatterometric techniques. A method of fabricating a transistor and an integrated circuit using the inventive simplified scatterometry structure are also disclosed.
US09005998B2	Laser annealing apparatus and method, and display apparatus manufactured by this method A laser annealing apparatus reduces laser annealing time and has a simple configuration. A laser annealing method is used to manufacture a display apparatus. The laser annealing apparatus includes a mounting unit, a substrate mounted on the mounting unit, first and second driving modules installed on the mounting unit and adjusting locations of first and second mark masks to be placed on a part of the substrate, first and second image modules that may obtain image data regarding the first and second mark masks to be location-adjusted by first and second driving modules, and a laser module that radiates a laser beam to the substrate and changes at least a part of an amorphous silicon layer of the substrate to crystalline silicon.
US09005997B2	Magneto resistive element, digitizer sensing panel including the same, display device including the same, and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a magneto resistive element and a method of manufacturing the same, and in particular, a magneto resistive element and a method of manufacturing the same that may be applied to a digitizer sensing panel. The magneto resistive element includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a first hole transport layer disposed on the first electrode, a first magneto resistive layer disposed on the first hole transport layer, wherein the first magneto resistive layer comprises an organic material, a first transport layer disposed on the first magneto resistive layer, a second magneto resistive layer disposed on the first transport layer, wherein the second magneto resistive layer comprises an organic material, a first electron transport layer disposed on the second magneto resistive layer, and a second electrode disposed on the first electron transport layer.
US09005983B2	Electro-chemical sensor The present invention provides an electrochemical sensor having a solid electrically conductive substrate and a compound immobilized thereon which has binding affinity for an analyte species to be detected and also displays electrochemical behavior which is modified upon binding of that analyte species, so that binding of an analyte species can be detected by measuring electrochemical properties, such as by voltammetry. Desirably the immobilized compound contains both a first moiety with binding affinity for the analyte and a separate second moiety which is a redox system whose electrochemical oxidation/reduction properties become modified when the first moiety binds the analyte. The analyte binding moiety may be a diol or polyol and preferably is a sugar. The electrochemical sensor finds use in methods of analyzing reservoir and process fluids, particularly at a subterranean location. The electrochemical sensor may be a component of a downhole tool, adapted for deployment downhole.
US09005980B2	Traceability for automated staining system A method including automatically displaying information obtained from a first identifier associated with a slide and a second identifier associated with a reagent cartridge. The method further including generating a staining log based on the information obtained from the first identifier and the second identifier. A further method includes displaying a location of a slide within a sample processing system and information obtained from a first identifier associated with the slide in a first table and displaying a location of a reagent cartridge within a sample processing system and information obtained from a second identifier associated with the reagent cartridge in a second table. The first table is then aligned with the second table.
US09005979B2	Method for determining origin of alcohol or sugar containing products A method for determining origins of food products, and more specifically for determining geographic and/or biological origin of food products containing alcohols or sugars includes preparing an alcohol sample from a product in question, removing exchangeable hydrogen/deuterium atoms from alcohol molecules of the sample, determining the isotopic composition of non-exchangeable hydrogen/deuterium atoms from sample alcohol, and analyzing results for adulteration or determination of product origin. In addition, alcohol δ13C and δ18O isotopic values, along with δ18O isotopic value of the product water are used for the analysis. Products containing sugar are also subjected to tightly controlled fermentation.
US09005976B2	Selection method of induced pluripotent stem cells The present invention relates to a method for selecting induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. More particularly, the present invention provides: a method for selecting an iPS cell, comprising the steps of: (1a) measuring the expression level of an exogenous nuclear reprogramming gene(s) in a test iPS cell; and (2a) selecting an iPS cell in which the expression level(s) of an exogenous nuclear reprogramming gene(s) is/are less than or equal to the expression level(s) in control iPS cells; and a method for selecting an iPS cell, comprising the steps of: (1b) measuring the expression level of an exogenous nuclear reprogramming gene(s) and the sum the expression levels of the exogenous nuclear reprogramming gene(s) and the corresponding endogenous gene iPS cell; and (2b) selecting an iPS cell in which the ratio of the expression level of an exogenous nuclear reprogramming gene(s) relative to the sum of the expression levels of the exogenous transgene(s) and the corresponding endogenous gene(s) is less than 1 to the ratio in the control iPS cell.
US09005965B2	Stem cells culture systems Provided are systems and methods for providing human cell cultures. Further provided are cultures of feeder cells for use in stem cell technology, as well as cultures, culture systems and methods for maintenance and propagating of stem cells in an undifferentiated state as well as for the development of somatic cells cultures from stem cells, the somatic cell cultures being free of extraembryonic cells.
US09005954B2	Methods for isolating bacteria The present invention relates to compositions and methods to identify novel bacteria and metabolites derived therefrom. More specifically, the invention describes a novel method to isolate bacteria producing metabolites of interest from environmental samples. Particularly, the invention discloses a method to select rare antibiotic producing bacteria. The invention can be used from any sample and allows the isolation of bacteria having e.g., pharmaceutical or agrochemical interest.
US09005952B2	Microorganism producing L-methionine precursor and the method of producing L-methionine precursor using the microorganism The present invention relates to a microorganism producing L-methionine precursor, O-acetylhomoserine, and a method of producing L-methionine precursor using the microorganism.
US09005946B2	Variant endoglucanases and related polynucleotides The invention provides variants of the Clostridium thermocellum endoglucanase (CelG) that have improved endoglucanase activity compared to the wild type enzyme. Also provided are related polynucleotides, compositions, vectors, host cells, and methods of use.
US09005942B2	Enhanced animal cell growth using ultrasound A method of increasing the rate of growth of an animal cell or cell culture include the use of ultrasound at a frequency greater than about 1 MHz.
US09005932B2	Mutational analysis A method for analysing genetic mutations, and in particular single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and/or somatic mutations, is described, as well as methods for preferentially amplifying one allelic form compared with another form. The methods use an oligonucleotide probe which hybridises to a first allele with a lower melting temperature (Tm) than that with which it hybridises to a second allele, together with amplification primers which flank the oligonucleotide probe binding site and which bind to the sample with a higher Tm than that of the probe and the first allele. An amplification reaction may be carried out at a temperature such that the probe is preferentially hybridised to the second allele, thereby amplifying the first allele. The amplified sequences may be detected using the same probe as acted as the blocking probe during amplification.
US09005905B2	Method of identifying transmembrane protein-interacting compounds A method for screening compounds for their ability to interact with transmembrane proteins is provided. Also provided is a method for determining whether proteins such as transmembrane proteins are able to oligomerise.
US09005901B2	Assay with internal calibration Provided herein are kits and methods for assays with internal calibration.
US09005897B2	Method of deriving progenitor cell line We disclose a method comprising: (a) providing an embryonic stem (ES) cell; and (b) establishing a progenitor cell line from the embryonic stem cell; in which the progenitor cell line is selected based on its ability to self-renew. Preferably, the method selects against somatic cells based on their inability to self-renew. Preferably, the progenitor cell line is derived or established in the absence of co-culture, preferably in the absence of feeder cells, which preferably selects against embryonic stem cells. Optionally, the method comprises (d) deriving a differentiated cell from the progenitor cell line.
US09005892B2	Labelling strategies for the sensitive detection of analytes The present invention relates to methods and reagents for detecting analytes, e.g. nucleic acids. The new methods and reagents allow a simple and sensitive detection even in complex biological samples.
US09005877B2	Method of forming patterns using block copolymers and articles thereof A method for patterning a layered structure is provided that includes performing photolithography to provide a developed prepattern layer on a horizontal surface of an underlying substrate, modifying the prepattern layer to form spaced apart inorganic material guides, casting and annealing a layer of a self-assembling block copolymer to form laterally-spaced cylindrical features, forming a pattern by selectively removing at least a portion of one block of the self-assembling block copolymer, and transferring the pattern to the underlying substrate. The method is suitable for making sub-50 nm patterned layered structures.
US09005861B2	Electrostatic latent image developer, developing apparatus, image forming apparatus and image forming method An electrostatic latent image developer contains: an electrostatic-latent-image-developing toner that has toner particles formed by aggregating and fusing particles of a polyester resin, particles of a styrene resin and particles of a coloring agent in a starting material dispersion liquid of those particles dispersed in an aqueous solvent; and a carrier having a core particle and a resin coating layer to coat the surface of the core particle, wherein the ratio of the exposed area of the core particle to the surface of the carrier is about 7% or less.
US09005858B2	Toner to develop electrostatic latent images A toner to develop electrostatic latent images, which has surface characteristics that may simultaneously improve charge uniformity, charge stability, transferability, and cleaning ability. The toner to develop electrostatic latent images may include core particles comprising a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent; and an external additive including silica particles and titanium dioxide particles, wherein the external additive is attached to external surfaces of the core particles, wherein an iron intensity [Fe], a silicon intensity [Si], and a titanium intensity [Ti] that are measured by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) satisfy both conditions, 0.004≦[Si]/[Fe]≦0.009 and 0.8≦[Ti]/[Fe]≦2.
US09005855B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate; a charge generating layer provided on the conductive substrate; a charge transporting layer provided on the charge generating layer; and an outermost surface layer provided on the charge transporting layer, wherein the charge transporting layer includes a charge transporting material and a polycarbonate copolymer having a solubility parameter as calculated by a Feders method of from 11.40 to 11.75, and the outermost surface layer includes a charge transporting material, fluorine-containing resin particles, and a fluorine-containing dispersant.

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