US08872756B2
A backlight unit according to the present invention includes a plurality of LED drivers (5a) to (5i), an LED controller (61) that generates a control information group in which lighting control information for selected LED drivers is arranged and a cascade line that connects the LED drivers in cascade. The LED controller (61) enables the selected LED drivers (5), and feeds the control information group to the cascade line, and the enabled LED drivers (5) perform an operation (acquisition operation) of acquiring the lighting control information on itself among the control information group whereas the LED drivers (5) that are not enabled do not perform the acquisition operation. According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the performance of unnecessary operations of the backlight unit. The present invention can be utilized in a liquid crystal display device that uses LEDs as a light source of backlight.
US08872750B2
There is provided a driving circuit which is simple and has a small occupied area. A shift register circuit of the present invention includes a plurality of register circuits. Each of the register circuits includes a clocked inverter circuit and an inverter circuit. Both are connected in series with each other so that an output signal of the clocked inverter circuit becomes an input signal of the inverter circuit. Further, the register circuit includes a signal line by which an output signal of the inverter circuit is transmitted. Since a number of elements are connected to the signal line and parasitic capacitance is large, it has a high load. The shift register circuit of the present invention uses the fact that since the parasitic capacitance of the signal line is large, it has a high load.
US08872749B2
A shift register circuit has a plurality of shift pulse generation circuits, and a scanning voltage generation circuit has a plurality of base circuits. The base circuits are presented with a first shift pulse generated by a shift pulse generation circuit, and a scanning line clock. The base circuits have a first transistor in which the first shift pulse is input to a first electrode, and a first power supply voltage is input to a control electrode; and a second transistor in which a control electrode is connected to a second electrode in the first transistor, a scanning line clock is input to the first electrode, and the second electrode is connected to a scanning voltage output terminal. The base circuits output a selected scanning voltage synchronized with the scanning line clock from the scanning voltage output terminal when the first shift pulse is at a first voltage level.
US08872739B2
A pixel includes a load, a transistor which controls a current supplied to the load, a storage capacitor, and first to fourth switches. By inputting a potential in accordance with a video signal into the pixel after the threshold voltage of the transistor is held in the storage capacitor, and holding a voltage of the sum of the threshold voltage and the potential, variations of a current value caused by variations of threshold voltage of a transistor can be suppressed. Consequently, a predetermined current can be supplied to the load such as a light-emitting element. Further, by changing the potential of a power supply line, a display device with a high duty ratio can be provided.
US08872734B2
A 2D/3D switching system contains a 2D/3D switching device having a display area for selectively processing lights from 2D images and 3D images. The 2D/3D switching device includes a first substrate, a plurality of first electrodes formed on the first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of second electrodes formed on the second substrate and arranged corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes and separated with a distance, and a liquid crystal layer placed between the first substrate and the second substrate to provide the display area. A driving unit is configured to provide driving voltages to the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. The driving unit applies a plurality of voltages on the first electrodes and the second electrodes to enable the liquid crystal layer to operate in one of a full-screen 2D mode, a full-screen 3D mode, and a 2D/3D mode.
US08872732B2
Each liquid crystal display device of a multi-display system includes a light intensity correcting section, which performs a light intensity correction in which backlight intensity of each of light intensity control areas belonging to a liquid crystal display device including the light intensity correcting section is corrected in accordance with backlight intensities of adjacent areas which are adjacent to the light intensity control area. In a case where another liquid crystal display device which is adjacent to the liquid crystal display device including the light intensity correcting section includes one of the adjacent areas, the light intensity correcting section accesses to the another liquid crystal display device via the communication section so as to obtain the backlight intensity of the one of the adjacent areas, in order to perform the light intensity correction in accordance with the obtained backlight intensity of the adjacent area.
US08872730B2
A method for controlling a portable device and which includes detecting one of a first unlock command for switching a state of a first display unit to an active state and maintaining a state of a second display unit in a locked state or a second unlock command for switching the state of the first display unit to the active state and switching the state of the second display unit to a ready-to-activate state; switching the states of the first and second display units to the active state and the ready-to-activate state, respectively, when the second unlock command is detected; detecting an unlock trigger; and switching the second display unit to the active state according to the detected unlock trigger.
US08872719B2
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for phased array antenna communications. A phased array antenna tile includes a plurality of antenna elements. A beamformer module is integrated into the phased array antenna tile. The beamformer module is electrically coupled to each antenna element to process directional signals for the plurality of antenna elements. A plurality of cascadable connection points are disposed along a perimeter of the phased array antenna tile for connecting the phased array antenna tile to one or more additional phased array antenna tiles.
US08872717B2
An apparatus that achieves high isolation between dipoles and feed systems is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of transmission lines, a first dipole electrically connected to a first set of the plurality of transmission lines, and second dipole electrically connected to a second set of the plurality of transmission lines. The electric field of the first dipole is parallel to an electric field of the first set of the plurality of transmission lines, and an electric field of the second dipole is parallel to an electric field of the second set of the plurality of transmission lines.
US08872715B2
Directive gain antenna elements implemented with an aperture-fed patch array antenna assembly are described. A feed network for the aperture-fed patch array may include offset apertures and may also include meandering feed lines. Scalable aperture shapes and orientations that can be used with antennas operating at any frequency and with dual orthogonal polarizations are also disclosed. Directive gain antenna elements implemented with arrays of orthogonal reflected dipoles are also described with optimal feed networks and parasitic elements to achieve desired directive gain characteristics. Such arrayed dipole antennas feature dual orthogonal polarizations with assembly tabs that lower cost and improve reliability. Backhaul radios that incorporate said antennas are also disclosed.
US08872712B2
Methods and systems for extending a bandwidth of a multi-band antenna of a user device are described. A multi-band antenna includes a single radio frequency (RF) input coupled to a first antenna, the first antenna configured to provide a first resonant mode. The multi-band antenna also includes a second antenna parasitically coupled to the first antenna to provide additional resonant modes of the multi-band antenna.
US08872710B2
A satellite dish heating system is installed on the rear side of a residential or commercial satellite dish to generate enough heat to keep the front face of a satellite dish reflector and the extension arm leading to the Lnbf warm enough to defrost the dish and arm during winter weather conditions including snow, ice, frost and ice fog, which interfere with satellite dish reception.
US08872707B2
A multi-band antenna for tablet computers is revealed. The antenna includes a first path, a second path, a third path, a fourth path, a fifth path, a sixth path, a seventh path, an eighth path and a grounding portion, connected to one another. Thereby the antenna can cover the GSM 850/900/1800/1900/ UMTS and LTE 700/2300/2700 operations.
US08872704B2
An integrated antenna is provided. The integrated antenna includes a first resonant element disposed on a chip, and receiving a first signal having a frequency from the chip; and a second resonant element disposed on a substrate, wherein the chip is disposed on the substrate, and the first signal enables a non-contact resonant coupling to be established between the first resonant element and the second resonant element due to the frequency to cause the second resonant element to generate and radiate a second signal.
US08872699B2
Performing power quality and synchrophasor analysis on a resampled signal. A first signal may be initially received which corresponds to a power system. The first signal may have a plurality of cycles and may have a frequency that varies over time. One or more parameters may be determined from the first signal. Based on the one or more parameters, the first signal may be resampled to produce an even angle signal. Various power quality measurements may be performed on the even angle signal. Similarly, further processing may be performed to perform synchrophasor measurements, e.g., to determine phasor, frequency, and/or rate of frequency change for the first signal. In some embodiments, the resampling processing elements (e.g., circuitry, programmable hardware elements, processors and memories, etc.) may be shared between the two analyses.
US08872680B2
Calibrating timing, gain and bandwidth mismatch in interleaved ADCs using injection of random pulses
A method and a corresponding device for calibrating an interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) involve injecting a pulsed, substantially-random signal into a plurality of channels in the ADC. After the substantially-random signal is injected, a gain correlation value is determined for each channel, which value indicates a degree of correlation between the injected substantially-random signal and an output of the respective channel. The gain correlation values are then compared to determine a degree of mismatch between the channels. At least one of the channels is calibrated as a function of the determined degree of mismatch.
US08872676B2
In one embodiment, a capacitive switching system may include a plurality of capacitive switches and at least one processor. Each of the capacitive switches may include an activation surface offset from an energized conductor by a dielectric region and a capacitance that is dependent upon an electric field generated by the energized conductor. The at least one processor may execute machine readable instructions to transform a change in the capacitance of one of the capacitive switches into a first control signal indicative of a first active state. A rejection delay may be activated by the at least one processor after the change in the capacitance of the one of the capacitive switches. The rejection delay can remain activated for a predetermined time period. A second control signal may be prevented from indicating a second active state while the rejection delay is activated.
US08872674B1
A method of using a directional sensor for the purposes of detecting the presence of a vehicle or an object within a zone of interest on a roadway or in a parking space. The method comprises the following steps: transmitting a microwave transmit pulse of less than 5 feet; radiating the transmitted pulse by a directional antenna system; receiving received pulses by an adjustable receive window; integrating or combining signals from multiple received pulses; amplifying and filtering the integrated receive signal; digitizing the combined signal; comparing the digitized signal to at least one preset or dynamically computed threshold values to determine the presence or absence of an object in the field of view of the sensor; and providing at least one pulse generator with rise and fall times of less than 3 ns each and capable of generating pulses less than 10 ns in duration.
US08872670B2
A communication system for communicating information with a compliant medium is disclosed, the communication device includes a constrained fluid, a valve, a modulator, a sensor and a demodulator. The constrained is fluid distributed along a length. The valve is configured to operatively engage a second point relative to the length. The modulator configured to actuate the valve according to information. The sensor configured to measure pressure at a first point relative to the length, where the first point is distant from the second point. The demodulator is coupled to the sensor to recover the information.
US08872665B2
A sanitization compliance monitoring system comprises care giver badges, patient bed beacons associated with patient beds, dispenser beacons associated with sanitization dispensers, and a central unit for wirelessly communicating with the badges.
US08872660B2
A powered item attachment device includes an onboard power supply and alarm system that sounds in the event a protected device is tampered with or removed from a retail display. The powered item attachment device may also track the location of a protected device if it is removed from the display device.
US08872634B2
A tag reader system, method and timing system for determining a time of detection of a passive RFID tag relative to a detection line located along a route traveled by the RFID tag.
US08872631B2
A method and an identification system used for communicating between a reader and a plurality of transponders are disclosed. The reader has a transmitter for transmitting a signal and each transponder includes a receiver for receiving the reader signal and a transmitter for generating a transponder signal. When the reader recognizes a transponder signal from one of the transponders it immediately issues a mute instruction, muting all other active transponders and passing control to the said transponder, without the need for a specifically timed acknowledgement to the said controlling transponder. The reader may issue a single disable/wakeup instruction which disables the controlling transponder returning control to the reader and reactivated all muted (but not disabled) transponders.
US08872614B2
A transformer includes a leg iron core including a plurality of magnetic sheets stacked in one direction (Z axis direction), and a coil wound around the leg iron core. A slit is formed in at least a magnetic sheet which faces an inner peripheral surface of the coil in a stacking direction of the plurality of magnetic sheets, of the plurality of magnetic sheets. Since eddy current is divided by the slit, eddy current density can be reduced. By reducing the eddy current density, loss density in an iron core can be reduced. By reducing the loss density in the iron core, loss in the transformer can be reduced.
US08872605B2
The invention relates to an improved HF cavity filter characterized by the following features: the housing cover (17) is made of a circuit board (21); the at least one additional hole (29) is made in the circuit board (21), in which a tuning bushing soldered at the outer circumference to an electrically conductive layer (25) on the circuit board is inserted; the tuning element (37) can be threaded to a varying depth into the tuning bushing (31); at least one electrically conductive structure is implemented on the circuit board (21); and the dielectric conductive structure comprises at least one conductor and/or at least one SMT component and/or at least one HF overcoupling device.
US08872604B2
A device includes: a first electrode having a first electrode thickness; a first acoustic propagation layer disposed on the first electrode, the first piezo-electric layer having a first acoustic propagation layer thickness; a second electrode having a second electrode thickness; a second piezo-electric layer disposed on the first electrode, the second piezo-electric layer having a second acoustic propagation layer thickness; and a third electrode having a third electrode thickness, wherein the second electrode thickness is between 1.15 and 1.8 times the first electrode thickness. The first and third electrode thicknesses may be equal to each other, and the first and second piezo-electric layer thicknesses may be equal to each other. The first and third electrodes may be connected together to provide two acoustic resonators in parallel with each other.
US08872595B2
A binary bi-phase shift modulator having an input piezoelectric transducer and an output piezoelectric transducer connected in series between a radio frequency input and a radio frequency output. A fixed DC pole voltage having a first polarity is connected to one of the transducers. A DC switched pole voltage is connected to the other transducer which switches between the pole voltage of the first polarity and a pole voltage of the opposite polarity in accordance with a binary data signal. The polarity of the radio frequency input relative to the radio frequency output varies as a function of the polarity of the DC switched pole voltage.
US08872594B2
A pulse width modulation device includes a switching transistor for defining modulation phases, a capacitor, and switches arranged to: a) in a first phase, charge the capacitor to a voltage corresponding to the on/off threshold of the switching transistor, and b) in a second phase, connect the capacitor between a terminal for applying a setpoint voltage and the gate of the switching transistor. A constant current source is connected to apply a current in the capacitor tending to bring the gate of the switching transistor toward the on/off threshold.
US08872591B2
A temperature compensation circuit is adapted to be used in an electronic device including a processing circuit. The temperature compensation circuit includes a thermistor, a compensation capacitor and a compensation diode. The thermistor has two ends, one of which is adapted to be electrically connected to the processing circuit. The compensation capacitor has two ends, one of which is electrically connected to the other one of the two ends of the thermistor. The compensation diode has an anode electrically connected to the other one of the two ends of the compensation capacitor, and a cathode to be grounded. The impedance of the thermistor varies with temperature so as to compensate and stabilize an output of the electronic device.
US08872587B2
Apparatuses for generating negative impedance compensation are provided. Embodiments include a differential amplifier having a first output and a second output; a capacitor coupled between the first output and the second output of the differential amplifier; a first negative impedance cross-coupled circuit having a first output and a second output; and a resistance control circuit coupled in series between the first output and the second output of the differential amplifier and the first output and the second output of the first negative impedance cross-coupled circuit.
US08872583B2
An amplifier is provided. The amplifier includes an input matching unit suppressing harmonic components of an input signal; a high power amplification unit amplifying a signal suppressed by the input matching unit; and an output matching unit suppressing harmonic components of an output signal amplified by the high power amplification unit.
US08872573B2
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving an increment signal at a first integrator when a second integrator overflows; receiving a decrement signal at the first integrator when the second integrator underflows; and incrementing or decrementing a gain applied to an analog signal based on receipt of the increment or decrement signal. A system according to one embodiment includes a first integrator configured to cause incrementing of a gain applied to an analog signal based on receipt of an increment signal when a second integrator overflows, the first integrator being configured to cause decrementing of the gain applied to the analog signal based on receipt of a decrement signal when the second integrator underflows; and the second integrator.
US08872568B2
A method for setting an offset gain of analog output module configured to convert a digital signal outputted from an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) to an analog signal and to output the converted analog signal is proposed, the method including outputting, by the MPU, a digital signal value to the analog output module, calculating an offset gain by measuring, by the analog output module, an analog signal value outputted by receipt and conversion of the digital signal value, and entering the measured analog signal value to an offset gain inverse function preset by the MPU, and setting the offset gain of the analog output module as the calculated offset gain.
US08872565B2
Digital signals with higher resolution are generated from dual-phase encode signals indicating phase changes of a position or an angle of a target. A signal processing apparatus for processing dual-phase encode signals indicating changes in position of a target, comprises: a first noise reduction unit configured to remove high frequency noise from each of the dual-phase encode signals before interpolation processing; an interpolating unit configured to apply interpolation processing to the dual-phase encode signals output from the first noise reduction unit to generate dual-phase encode signals with higher resolution; and a second noise reduction unit configured to remove noise from the dual-phase encode signals output from the interpolating unit.
US08872562B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first differential amplifier and a second differential amplifier. The first differential amplifier charges the first output terminal with a second voltage different from a first voltage. The first differential amplifier uses a first clock signal, stopping the charging at the first output terminal, receives first complementary data of the first voltage at the rising edge of a second clock signal, and outputs the first complementary data at the second voltage. The second differential amplifier charges the second output terminal with the second voltage. The second differential amplifier uses a third clock signal, stopping the charging at the second output terminal, receives second complementary data of the first voltage at the rising edge of a fourth clock signal, and outputs the second complementary data at the second voltage.
US08872560B2
Disclosed herein is a device that includes: a first circuit configured to operate on a first power voltage to produce a first set of slew rate control signals; a second circuit configured to operate on a second power voltage to produce a second set of slew rate control signals in response to the first set of slew rate control signals; and a third circuit configured to operate on the second power voltage to produce a signal at a rate that is controllable in response to the second set of slew rate control signals.
US08872558B1
A method of controlling a hybrid phase-locked loop may include generating a first control signal based on an offset signal and a second control signal and determining a difference between the first and the second control signals. The method may further include adjusting a value of the offset signal based on the difference between the first and the second control signals to drive a level of the first control signal to a level of the second control signal. The method may further include determining when the level of the first control signal crosses the level of the second control signal. After the level of the first control signal crosses the level of the second control signal, the method may include adjusting the value of the offset signal based on a number of occurrences of the level of the first control signal crossing the level of the second control signal.
US08872557B2
A data output timing control circuit for a semiconductor apparatus includes a phase adjustment unit. The phase adjustment unit is configured to shift a phase of a read command as large as a code value of the delay control code in sequential synchronization with a plurality of delayed clocks obtained by delaying the external clock as large as predetermined delay amounts, respectively, delay the shifted read command as large as the variable delay amount, and output the result of delay as an output enable flag signal.
US08872554B2
Externally configurable power-on-reset systems and methods for integrated circuits are disclosed that utilize internal power-on-reset circuitry and reset control circuitry to provide operational configurations determined by external connections. In one configuration where no dedicated external reset signal is desired, the reset control circuitry relies upon the internal power-one-reset circuitry to generate the internal reset control signal. In another configuration where an external reset signal is utilized, the reset control circuitry relies upon the external reset signal, which overrides the internal power-on-reset circuitry, to generate the internal reset control signal. In further configurations, the reset control circuitry utilizes logic circuitry controlled through a digital interface to determine when the internal reset control signal can be de-asserted.
US08872553B1
A frequency multiplier includes: a multiphase signal generator configured to generate multiphase signals in response to a source signal; a pulse generator configured to generate a plurality of pulse signals in response to the multiphase signals; and a synthesizer configured to generate a frequency multiplication signal in response to edges of the pulse signals. Each of the plurality of pulse signals is generated in response to a corresponding multiphase signal, and the frequency multiplication signal is obtained by multiplying a frequency of the source signal.
US08872551B2
An integrated circuit includes a clock control unit configured to selectively output an external clock or a delayed clock acquired by delaying the external clock as an input clock in response to a divided clock generated by dividing the external clock, when a test mode is entered; and an internal circuit operating in response to the input clock.
US08872549B2
A circuit includes multiple input sub-circuits coupled to a common output node. Each input sub-circuit includes a transconductance cell. A diode is coupled between the output of the transconductance cell and a common output node. A feedback circuit is coupled between the common output node and a second input of the transconductance cell. A voltage follower is coupled between the common output node and a reference voltage, with an input coupled to the output of the transconductance cell.
US08872543B2
A configurable logic block (CLB) and an operation method of the CLB are provided. The CLB includes memory units and a selecting circuit. The memory unit includes a first resistive non-volatile memory (RNVM) element and a second RNVM element. Top electrodes (TEs) of the first and second RNVM elements are coupled to an output terminal of the memory unit. Bottom electrodes (BEs) of the first and second RNVM elements are respectively coupled to a first bias terminal and a second bias terminal of the memory unit. The selecting circuit selects one of the memory units according to an input logic value and determines an output logic value of the CLB according to an output logic value of the selected memory unit.
US08872542B2
A semiconductor device comprises: reconfigurable logic circuit that includes plurality of resistance change elements; logical configuration of the reconfigurable logic circuit being decided depending on whether each of plurality of resistance change elements is in first resistance state or in second resistance state whose resistance value is lower than resistance value of first resistance state; resistance value monitor circuit that includes resistance change element pre-programmed to the first resistance state; the resistance value monitor circuit detecting whether or not pre-programmed resistance change element retains the first resistance state; and controller that, in case it is detected that resistance change element provided in resistance value monitor circuit doe not retain first resistance state, applies voltage used in programming from second resistance state to first resistance state to resistance change element retaining first resistance states, out of plurality of resistance change elements provided in reconfigurable logic circuit.
US08872532B2
Wafer cassette systems and methods of using wafer cassette systems. A wafer cassette system can include a base and a probe card assembly. The base and the probe card assembly can each include complementary interlocking alignment elements. The alignment elements can constrain relative movement of the base and probe card assembly in directions parallel to a wafer receiving surface of the base, while permitting relative movement in a direction perpendicular to the receiving surface.
US08872511B2
An angle of rotation detection device includes an electrical angle detector (resolver and R/D converter) having the electrical angle of 360° set smaller than the mechanical angle of 360°, and providing a two-phase encoder signal corresponding to the electrical angle of a rotor; a two-phase encoder counter counting a two-phase encoder signal, and providing a digital value corresponding to the electrical angle, and a multiplication factor detector detecting which position of the mechanical angle the electrical angle indicated by the signal output from the detector corresponds to, based on a change of the count value from the two-phase encoder counter. Thus, there can be provided an angle of rotation detection device that can identify the position of the mechanical angle while using the two-phase encoder output.
US08872507B2
The present application discloses an integrated circuit comprising a circuit portion (100) coupled between first and second power supply lines (110; 120); a first switch (115, 135) coupled between the first power supply line (110, 120) and the circuit portion (100) for disconnecting the circuit portion from the first power supply line during an inactive mode of the circuit portion; and an arrangement (315, 335, 410) for, during said inactive mode, providing the circuit portion (100) with a fraction of its active mode power supply at least when averaged over said inactive mode to prevent the circuit portion voltage to drop below a threshold value. The present application further discloses a method for controlling such an integrated circuit.
US08872504B2
Embodiments of this invention include a test and measurement instrument and associated methods for automatically setting frequency span in a spectrum analyzer. For example, starting with a high reference level, the power level can be automatically measured for each band. If a suitable minimum power is not found in one of the bands, the reference level can be automatically and iteratively decreased until the suitable minimum power is found, or until the most sensitive power level is reached. This assures enough sensitivity to correctly determine the signal power level and not make decisions based on noise. When power on any band is greater than the predefined noise criteria, then the band having the highest power level can be selected, and the center frequency and span for the band measuring the most power can be automatically set.
US08872497B2
Disclosed is a switched-mode power supply including an inductor which is connected between a voltage input terminal to which a DC voltage is input and an output terminal to which a load is connected, a driver switching element which intermittently feeds a current to the inductor and a control circuit which generates a control pulse according to a feedback voltage from output side and controls on/off of the driver switching element. The control circuit includes a voltage comparison circuit which compares the feedback voltage to a predetermined voltage and a pseudo ripple generator circuit which generates a pseudo ripple voltage having a predetermined amplitude, and the control circuit injects a ripple component in a transmission path of the feedback voltage based on the pseudo ripple voltage generated by the pseudo ripple generator circuit.
US08872496B2
A DC-DC converter includes a drive circuit configured to drive a first switching element, and a second switching element coupled between a low potential power terminal of the drive circuit and a first node corresponding to the input voltage or the output voltage. A current detecting section detects a load current flowing in the output terminal. A control circuit turns on a third switching element, which is coupled between the low potential power terminal of the drive circuit and a second node having a potential lower than both the input voltage and the output voltage, in a case where a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage is lower than a threshold. The control circuit controls the second and third switching elements based on a detection result of the current detecting section in a case where the difference is equal to or greater than the threshold.
US08872495B2
A DC-DC converter circuit includes a DC-DC converter IC that inputs, via an input terminal connected to a power supply input line, a direct-current voltage converted from an alternating-current voltage and supplied by the power supply input line. The DC-DC converter IC outputs a direct-current voltage having a value converted by operation of the DC-DC converter IC. The DC-DC converter IC is able to operate when a voltage of a specified threshold value or greater is input from an enable terminal. The DC-DC converter circuit also includes an enable control circuit that makes the voltage input to the enable terminal equal to the threshold voltage or greater when the direct-current voltage supplied from the power supply input line reaches a specified value.
US08872489B2
A regulator includes a current path unit coupled between an input terminal and a ground terminal and including a first current determination unit coupled between the input terminal and a control node and configured to supply the high voltage to the control node so that a first or second current path is selected depending on a voltage of the control node, and a second current determination unit coupled between the control node and the ground terminal and configured to control the voltage of the control node depending on an input voltage, a voltage supply unit configured to supply the high voltage to an output terminal depending on the voltage of the control node, a voltage division unit configured to create a division voltage, and an amplification unit configured to amplify a difference between the division voltage and a first reference voltage.
US08872483B2
In a power generation controlling method, if a first peak of the inverse of the rotation number measured in a first cycle following a plurality of successive cycles is not equal to or lower than a second threshold, it is judged whether or not the first peak is equal to or higher than a third threshold, which is higher than the first threshold. Furthermore, if a second peak of the inverse of the rotation number measured in a second cycle following the first cycle is equal to or lower than a fourth threshold, a target voltage of power generation by a generator a rotating shaft of which is connected to a crank shaft of the four-stroke engine is changed from a normal state voltage to an in-acceleration voltage, which is lower than the normal state voltage.
US08872464B2
A motor control method comprises: inputting a PWM signal into a control unit for the control unit to obtain a direction command and a speed command by an identification rule, and generating a control signal according to the direction and speed commands by the control unit; and generating a driving signal according to the control signal by the driving unit for driving a motor to operate according to the direction and speed commands.
US08872461B2
An improper wiring detecting system of a parallel inverter system can include two polyphase inverters connected in parallel, and voltage detectors to detect an output voltage of each of the phases of each of the inverters. Control units can control turning-on and -off of semiconductor switching devices of the inverters, and a wiring condition deciding means can operate at least one control unit to turn-on specified switching devices in at least one inverter to form a closed circuit between arbitrary two phases of the at least one inverter. The system can carry out comparisons among values of output voltages of the two inverters corresponding to respective phases and detected by the voltage detectors, and make a decision as to whether wiring is correct or not on the basis of the results of the comparisons.
US08872452B2
A method for operating a motor of a motor-driven power steering (MDPS) includes: generating, by an inverter operating unit, a two-phase operation command by projecting a Q-axis command onto a two-phase operation axis, when an error occurs in any one of three phases; converting, by the inverter operating unit, coordinates of the two-phase operation command into an actual operation axis; calculating, by the inverter operating unit, a two-phase operation voltage by performing proportional integral (PI) control on the two-phase operation command converted into the actual operation axis; and operating, by the inverter diving unit, a motor by applying the two-phase operation voltage to an inverter unit.
US08872439B2
Systems and methods are provided for providing a substantially constant and equal current to a plurality of current driven loads. In one embodiment, a system is provided that comprises a plurality of current regulated outputs and a plurality of current driven loads. The plurality of current regulated outputs and the plurality of current driven loads are arranged in a single current loop configuration with a respective current regulated output providing an output voltage to a respective current driven load of the plurality of current driven loads.
US08872434B2
A constant-current-drive LED module device includes a rectifier configured to receive and rectify an alternating current power source; a unidirectional LED module unit configured to connect to one end of the rectifier; and a constant current unit configured to connect between the unidirectional LED module unit and the other end of the rectifier to control constant current.
US08872433B2
An electronic control system for operating lighting is rated and operable from normal AC mains supply voltages. A street light controller is adapted to activate a luminaire when ambient light levels are considered too dark and, conversely, when ambient light levels are sufficient, the luminaire is turned off.
US08872432B2
A lighting system and method for controlling illumination of the same upon detection of a user in at least one of a first detection area and a second detection area. The lighting system can include a lighting fixture having one or more lighting sources and at least two sensors associated with separate detection areas. Each sensor can send a signal to a controller associated with the lighting fixture, and the controller can be configured to vary the illumination of one or more of the lighting sources depending on the each sensor's detection area. The present subject matter facilitates energy savings since areas away from an occupied area are not illuminated. Communication between neighboring lighting fixtures is not required since each lighting fixture can detect the presence of a user in an area proximate an adjacent lighting fixture in order to trigger illumination of the lighting fixture.
US08872428B2
A plasma source includes upper and lower portions. In a first aspect, an electrical power source supplies greater power to the upper portion than to the lower portion. In a second aspect, the plasma source includes three or more power couplers that are spaced apart vertically, wherein the number of plasma power couplers in the upper portion is greater than the number of plasma power couplers in the lower portion. The upper and lower portions of the plasma source can be defined as respectively above and below a horizontal geometric plane that bisects the vertical height of the plasma source. Alternatively, the upper and lower portions can be defined as respectively above and below a horizontal geometric plane that bisects the combined area of first and second workpiece positions.
US08872426B2
An apparatus for powering and TRIAC dimming of a gas discharge lamp includes an electronic ballast for powering a gas discharge lamp from a TRIAC based dimmer connected to an AC line, an EMI filter for protecting the AC line from EMI generated by the ballast and the lamp, a DC bus without a smoothing electrolytic capacitor, a resonant DC-to-AC inverter connected to the DC bus for powering the gas discharge lamp with a high frequency current, wherein an auxiliary DC-to-DC power supply input is connected to the DC bus and a first resonant tank having in series a first resonant inductor and a first resonant capacitor, wherein the gas discharge lamp is connected in parallel to the resonant capacitor.
US08872423B2
An electroluminescent device is provided with an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer having at least a light-emitting layer and held between the anode and the cathode. A layer with a nitrogen-containing heterocycle derivative therein is arranged between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The layer with the nitrogen-containing heterocycle derivative contained therein has a thickness greater than a hole supply layer arranged between the anode and the light-emitting layer.
US08872416B2
A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display panel displaying an image, a window positioned on the display panel and protecting the display panel, and a protection film attached under the display panel and reflecting light transmitted from the outside. The protection film may comprise a first base layer, a metal layer positioned on the first base layer, and, optionally, a second base layer formed on the metal layer. The base layers may be formed of an organic polymer, and the metal layer may be formed of a metal that imparts light reflectivity. A method for manufacturing such a display device is also presented.
US08872412B2
An ultrasound transducer according to an embodiment has two-dimensionally arranged ultrasound vibrators. A wiring board block is a laminate of wiring boards which are arranged along the row direction in the arrangement. The wiring board has a first surface facing a rear surface of the ultrasound vibrators and a second surface on its opposite side. First connection parts are provided on the first surface corresponding to the arrangement, and are conducted with back electrodes of the vibrators. Second connection parts are provided on the second surface, and are provided corresponding to the first connection parts. Connecting leads establish conductivity between the first and second connection parts through a fourth surface which is perpendicular to the second and third surfaces. Electronic circuits are connected to the second surface of the wiring board block, and are conducted with the second connection parts.
US08872393B2
The present invention provides a voice coil motor comprising a carrier, upper and lower spring plates, magnets, a base and a conductor. The carrier comprises a main body and a coil surrounding said main body. The upper spring plate is provided on the top of the main body and the lower spring plate is provided on the bottom of the main body. The lower spring plate comprises a lower securing portion and a lower actuating portion; the lower actuating portion is adjacent to the bottom of the base. The magnets are arranged outside of the coil; the conductor between the lower spring plate and the base comprises an attachment plate and two conductive legs. The attachment plate is attached to the lower securing portion and the two conductive legs are integrally formed with the attachment plate such that assembly of the voice coil motor is greatly facilitated.
US08872392B1
A method includes receiving a direct current (DC) signal at an inverter control system from a bus. The inverter control system includes an inverter and an inverter controller. The received DC signal is compared to a reference value. Based at least in part on the comparison, the inverter controller determines whether to adjust a magnitude of the DC signal received through the bus. The DC signal is converted to an alternating current (AC) signal with the inverter, and the AC signal is provided to a load.
US08872389B2
Presented is a backup power system for a building that selectively provides power to particular circuits according to a power distribution priority profile. Power is applied sequentially to each particular circuit depending on the measured current loads of the particular circuits to which power has already been applied.
US08872388B2
A discharge apparatus for auxiliary power is applied to an alternating current power apparatus and a switching power supply. The switching power supply includes an auxiliary power unit. The auxiliary power unit will not discharge to the discharge apparatus for auxiliary power when the alternating current power apparatus supplies power to the discharge apparatus for auxiliary power and the auxiliary power unit. The auxiliary power unit will discharge to the discharge apparatus for auxiliary power when the alternating current power apparatus stops supplying power to the discharge apparatus for auxiliary power and the auxiliary power unit.
US08872387B2
The present invention relates to a non-contact switch which is used for an elevator or general automatic doors, and comprises: buttons B including a push button or an optical sensor button for selecting an elevator movement or opening an automatic door; a pair of long sensor blocks 10, which are installed adjacent to or above the push button and arranged so as to face each other with a gap 12 equivalent to the width of one to two human fingers therebetween; and a plurality of sensors S which are installed in a single file on the surfaces of the sensor blocks that face each other, wherein a sensor detects movement of a human finger moving with the gap 12 at or above a predetermined length or at or above a predetermined speed and selects an upward or downward movement for a destination floor for the elevator or opens the automatic door.
US08872384B2
An electric power system includes N electric power sources and N switching circuits, where N in an integer greater than one. Each switching circuit includes an input port electrically coupled to a respective one of the N electric power sources, an output port, and a first switching device adapted to switch between its conductive and non-conductive states to transfer power from the input port to the output port. The output ports of the N switching circuits are electrically coupled in series and to a load to establish an output circuit. Each of the N switching circuits uses an interconnection inductance of the output circuit as a primary energy storage inductance of the switching circuit.
US08872382B2
A system and a method for compensating harmonic components or a reactive power of an electrical network. The system comprises a measurement unit (1) configured to measure an electrical quantity to be compensated, a control unit (2) configured to determine harmonics contents or a reactive power need of the measured electrical quantity to be compensated as well as to determine, as relative values, desired values corresponding with the harmonics to be compensated or the reactive power to be compensated, one or more compensation units (5, 6) configured, responsive to the desired values provided by the control unit (2), to generate harmonic components or a reactive current according to the desired values given as relative values, and a communications connection (3) configured to communicate the desired values determined by the control unit (2) to the compensation units (5, 6).
US08872380B2
An energy storage system includes a plurality of battery units; a plurality of thermistors detecting a temperature of the plurality of battery units; a multiplexer performing multiplexing on the plurality of thermistors, and connecting a thermistor selected from among the plurality of thermistors to a reference resistor; a power switch unit arranged between the reference resistor and a power voltage terminal; and a control signal input unit receiving a control signal applied to the multiplexer and the power switch unit, and receiving two or more control bits contained in the control signal. In the energy storage system, a temperature measurement operation is performed at a plurality of measurement positions, whereby a current state of a battery may be accurately detected, an entire circuit may be reduced and simplified, and low power consumption may be realized.
US08872377B2
An autotransformer (AT) traction power supply system equipped with 2×27.5 kV outdoor modularized electric apparatus comprises a traction substation located beside an electrified railway, which connects with an up and a down line traction network at output terminal, a parallel apparatus located in the middle and the end of a feeder in the up and down line traction network, which functions as parallel power supply operation, and an over-zone apparatus located around a neutral section insulator between feeders of the up and down line traction network of two adjacent traction substations, which functions as over-zone power supply operation. The parallel apparatus connected with an AT equipment is a modularized electric apparatus which comprises four parallel power supply units. The AT equipment comprises four integrated AT substations which include the first AT, the second AT and an AT modularized electric apparatus.
US08872372B2
A method for controlling operation of a wind turbine included within a power generation and delivery system is described. The method includes receiving, by a controller, a power command signal, wherein the power command signal indicates recovery from the grid contingency event; and increasing, in a non-uniform manner, power injected into a grid by a power conversion assembly in response to the power command signal wherein the controller controls the power conversion assembly.
US08872368B1
Provided is a power generating system that includes at least one power generator connected to a first rotating shaft having at least one of a first gear, a first pulley, a first crankshaft, or a first eccentric shaft, the first rotating shaft connected to a second rotating shaft of at least one of a moving object or a rotating machine producing wasting mechanical energy and having at least one rotating wheel, the second rotating shaft having a second gear, a second pulley, a second crankshaft, or a second eccentric shaft.
US08872355B2
This disclosure relates generally to a semiconductor device and method of making the semiconductor device by pressing an electrical contact of a chip into a bonding layer on a carrier. The bonding layer is cured and coupled, at least in part, to the electrical contact. A molding layer is applied in contact with the chip and a first major surface of the bonding layer. Distribution circuitry is coupled to the electrical contact.
US08872354B2
A method of forming through silicon vias (TSVs) uses a low-k dielectric material as a via insulating layer to thereby improve step coverage and minimize resistive capacitive (RC) delay. To this end, the method includes forming a primary via hole in a semiconductor substrate, depositing low-k dielectric material in the primary via hole, forming a secondary via hole by etching the low-k dielectric in the primary via hole, in such a manner that a via insulating layer and an inter metal dielectric layer of the low-k dielectric layer are simultaneously formed. The via insulating layer is formed of the low-k dielectric material on sidewalls and a bottom surface of the substrate which delimit the primary via hole and the inter metal dielectric layer is formed on an upper surface of the substrate. Then a metal layer is formed on the substrate including in the secondary via hole, and the metal layer is selectively removed from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US08872351B2
Provided are semiconductor devices with a through electrode and methods of fabricating the same. The methods may include forming a via hole at least partially penetrating a substrate, the via hole having an entrance provided on a top surface of the substrate, forming a via-insulating layer to cover conformally an inner surface of the via hole, forming a buffer layer on the via-insulating layer to cover conformally the via hole provided with the via-insulating layer, the buffer layer being formed of a material whose shrinkability is superior to the via-insulating layer, forming a through electrode to fill the via hole provided with the buffer layer, and recessing a bottom surface of the substrate to expose the through electrode.
US08872347B2
The semiconductor device has insulating films 40, 42 formed over a substrate 10; an interconnection 58 buried in at least a surface side of the insulating films 40, 42; insulating films 60, 62 formed on the insulating film 42 and including a hole-shaped via-hole 60 and a groove-shaped via-hole 66a having a pattern bent at a right angle; and buried conductors 70, 72a buried in the hole-shaped via-hole 60 and the groove-shaped via-hole 66a. A groove-shaped via-hole 66a is formed to have a width which is smaller than a width of the hole-shaped via-hole 66. Defective filling of the buried conductor and the cracking of the inter-layer insulating film can be prevented. Steps on the conductor plug can be reduced. Accordingly, defective contact with the upper interconnection layer and the problems taking place in forming films can be prevented.
US08872345B2
A method of forming an interposer includes providing a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate having a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface; forming one or more through-silicon vias (TSVs) extending from the front surface into the semiconductor substrate; forming an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer overlying the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and the one or more TSVs; and forming an interconnect structure in the ILD layer, the interconnect structure electrically connecting the one or more TSVs to the semiconductor substrate.
US08872342B2
A device including a dielectric layer overlying a substrate, a conductive line with a sidewall in the dielectric layer, a Ta layer adjoining the sidewall of the conductive line, and a metal oxide formed between the Ta layer and the dielectric layer.
US08872341B2
One or more embodiments relate to a method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a structure, the structure including at least a first element and a second element; and forming a passivation layer over the structure, the passivation layer including at least the first element and the second element, the first element and the second element of the passivation layer coming from the structure.
US08872330B2
A thin-film semiconductor component having a carrier layer and a layer stack which is arranged on the carrier layer, the layer stack containing a semiconductor material and being provided for emitting radiation, wherein a heat dissipating layer provided for cooling the semiconductor component is applied on the carrier layer. A component assembly is also disclosed.
US08872324B2
Some embodiments include a device having a number of memory cells and associated circuitry for accessing the memory cells. The memory cells of the device may be formed in one or more memory cell dice. The associated circuitry of the device may also be formed in one or more dice, optionally separated from the memory cell dice.
US08872321B2
One implementation of present disclosure includes a semiconductor package stack. The semiconductor package stack includes an upper package coupled to a lower package by a plurality of solder balls. The semiconductor package stack also includes a lower active die situated in a lower package substrate in the lower package. The lower active die is thermally coupled to a heat spreader in the upper package by a thermal interface material. An upper active die is situated in an upper package substrate in the upper package, the upper package substrate being situated over the heat spreader. The thermal interface material can include an array of aligned carbon nanotubes within a filler material. The heat spreader can include at least one layer of metal or metal alloy. Furthermore, the heat spreader can be connected to ground or a DC voltage source. The plurality of solder balls can be situated under the heat spreader.
US08872320B2
A semiconductor device is made by forming first and interconnect structures over a first semiconductor die. A third interconnect structure is formed in proximity to the first die. A second semiconductor die is mounted over the second and third interconnect structures. An encapsulant is deposited over the first and second die and first, second, and third interconnect structures. A backside of the second die is substantially coplanar with the first interconnect structure and a backside of the first semiconductor die is substantially coplanar with the third interconnect structure. The first interconnect structure has a height which is substantially the same as a combination of a height of the second interconnect structure and a thickness of the second die. The third interconnect structure has a height which is substantially the same as a combination of a height of the second interconnect structure and a thickness of the first die.
US08872314B2
A method for producing a component and device including a component is disclosed. A basic substrate having paper as substrate material is provided, at least one integrated circuit is applied to the basic substrate, the at least one integrated circuit applied on the basic substrate is enveloped with an encapsulant, and at least parts of the basic substrate are removed from the at least one enveloped integrated circuit.
US08872305B2
A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes: forming a vent via extending through a shallow trench isolation (STI) and into a substrate; selectively removing an exposed portion of the substrate at a bottom of the vent via to form an opening within the substrate, wherein the opening within the substrate abuts at least one of a bottom surface or a sidewall of the STI; and sealing the vent via to form an air gap in the opening within the substrate.
US08872304B2
A semiconductor device in which misalignment does not cause short-circuiting and inter-wiring capacitance is decreased. Plural wirings are provided in a first interlayer insulating layer. An air gap is made between at least one pair of wirings in the layer. A second interlayer insulating layer lies over the wirings and first interlayer insulating layer. The first bottom face of the second interlayer insulating layer is exposed to the air gap. When a pair of adjacent wirings whose distance is shortest are first wirings, the upper ends of the first interlayer insulating layer between the first wirings are in contact with the first wirings' side faces. The first bottom face is below the first wirings' upper faces. b/a≦0.5 holds where a represents the distance between the first wirings and b represents the width of the portion of the first interlayer insulating layer in contact with the first bottom face.
US08872301B2
The presented principles describe an apparatus and method of making the same, the apparatus being a semiconductor circuit device, having shallow trench isolation features bounding an active area and a periphery area on a semiconductor substrate to electrically isolate structures in the active area from structures in the periphery area. The shallow trench isolation feature bounding the active area is shallower than the shallow trench isolation feature bounding the periphery area, with the periphery area shallow trench isolation structure being formed through two or more etching steps.
US08872285B2
Disclosed herein are various embodiments of an improved metal gate structure for semiconductor devices, such as transistors. In one example disclosed herein, a transistor has a gate structure consisting of a gate insulation layer positioned on a semiconducting substrate, a high-k insulation layer positioned on the gate insulation layer, a layer of titanium nitride positioned on the high-k insulation layer, a layer of aluminum positioned on the layer of titanium nitride and a layer of polysilicon positioned on the layer of aluminum.
US08872278B2
In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a plurality of trench metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFET) devices formed within an epitaxial layer of a substrate, and a gate-runner trench disposed around the plurality of trench MOSFET devices and disposed within the epitaxial layer. The apparatus can also include a floating-field implant defined by a well implant and disposed around the gate-runner trench.
US08872276B2
An electronic device, including an integrated circuit, can include a buried conductive region and a semiconductor layer overlying the buried conductive region, wherein the semiconductor layer has a primary surface and an opposing surface lying closer to the buried conductive region. The electronic device can also include a first doped region and a second doped region spaced apart from each other, wherein each is within the semiconductor layer and lies closer to primary surface than to the opposing surface. The electronic device can include current-carrying electrodes of transistors. A current-carrying electrode of a particular transistor includes the first doped region and is a source or an emitter and is electrically connected to the buried conductive region. Another current-carrying electrode of a different transistor includes the second doped region and is a drain or a collector and is electrically connected to the buried conductive region.
US08872274B2
An upside-down p-FET is provided on a donor substrate. The upside-down p-FET includes: self-terminating e-SiGe source and drain regions; a cap of self-aligning silicide/germanide over the e-SiGe source and drain regions; a silicon channel region connecting the e-SiGe source and drain regions; buried oxide above the silicon channel region; and a gate controlling current flow from the e-SiGe source region to the e-SiGe drain region.
US08872273B2
An integrated circuit containing a gate controlled voltage divider having an upper resistor on field oxide in series with a transistor switch in series with a lower resistor. A resistor drift layer is disposed under the upper resistor, and the transistor switch includes a switch drift layer adjacent to the resistor drift layer, separated by a region which prevents breakdown between the drift layers. The switch drift layer provides an extended drain or collector for the transistor switch. A sense terminal of the voltage divider is coupled to a source or emitter node of the transistor and to the lower resistor. An input terminal is coupled to the upper resistor and the resistor drift layer. A process of forming the integrated circuit containing the gate controlled voltage divider.
US08872271B2
According to one embodiment, a pass gate provided between a data holding unit of an SRAM cell and a bit line, includes a first tunnel transistor and a first diode connected in series between the data holding unit and the bit line, and a second tunnel transistor and a second diode connected in series between the data holding unit and the bit line and connected in parallel to the first tunnel transistor and the first diode. Gate electrodes of the first tunnel transistor and the second tunnel transistor are connected to a word line. The first diode and the second diode have rectification in mutually opposite directions between the data holding unit and the bit line.
US08872258B2
A semiconductor memory device includes: a sense amplifier; a plurality of memory cell arrays; a shared MOS transistor that connects/disconnects the sense amplifier and a bit line included in the memory cell arrays; and a control circuit that controls operation of the shared MOS transistor. A part or whole of an in-sense-amplifier bit line that is a bit line connecting the sense amplifier and the shared MOS transistor is embedded in a semiconductor substrate.
US08872257B1
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first region including: a first semiconductor layer; a first semiconductor region; a second semiconductor region; a third semiconductor region having higher impurity concentration than the first semiconductor region; a first electrode; a second electrode; an insulating film; a third electrode; a fourth electrode, a second region including a pad electrode, and the third region including: the first semiconductor layer; the first semiconductor region; a third semiconductor region; the first electrode; the second electrode; and a first insulating layer.
US08872254B2
A semiconductor device includes word lines and interlayer insulating layers alternately stacked, a channel layer penetrating the word lines and the interlayer insulating layers, a tunnel insulating layer surrounding the channel layer, and first charge trap layers surrounding the tunnel insulating layer, interposed between the word lines and the tunnel insulating layer, respectively, and doped with first impurities.
US08872250B2
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device including nanodots and a capacitor. A semiconductor device includes a channel layer, a tunnel insulating layer formed on the channel layer, a memory layer formed on the tunnel insulating layer and including first nanodots, a charge blocking layer formed on the memory layer, a gate electrode conductive layer formed on the charge blocking layer, and a buffer layer located, at least one of, inside the tunnel insulating layer, inside the charge blocking layer, at an interface between the tunnel insulating layer and the memory layer and at the interface between the charge blocking layer and the memory layer, wherein the buffer layer includes second nanodots.
US08872239B2
An image pickup device according to the present invention is an image pickup device in which a plurality of pixel are arranged in a semiconductor substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element, a floating diffusion (FD) region, a transfer gate that transfers charges in the first semiconductor region to the FD region, and an amplification transistor whose gate is electrically connected to the FD region. The photoelectric conversion element has an outer edge which has a recessed portion in plan view, a source region and a drain region of the amplification transistor are located in the recessed portion, and the FD region is surrounded by the photoelectric conversion region or is located in the recessed portion in plan view.
US08872236B2
Bipolar transistor structures, methods of designing and fabricating bipolar transistors, methods of designing circuits having bipolar transistors. The method of designing the bipolar transistor includes: selecting an initial design of a bipolar transistor; scaling the initial design of the bipolar transistor to generate a scaled design of the bipolar transistor; determining if stress compensation of the scaled design of the bipolar transistor is required based on dimensions of an emitter of the bipolar transistor after the scaling; and if stress compensation of the scaled design of the bipolar transistor is required then adjusting a layout of a trench isolation layout level of the scaled design relative to a layout of an emitter layout level of the scaled design to generate a stress compensated scaled design of the bipolar transistor.
US08872232B2
There is embodied a high-reliability high-voltage resistance compound semiconductor device capable of improving the speed of device operation, being high in avalanche resistance, being resistant to surges, eliminating the need to connect any external diodes when applied to, for example, an inverter circuit, and achieving stable operation even if holes are produced, in addition to alleviating the concentration of electric fields on a gate electrode and thereby realizing a further improvement in voltage resistance. A gate electrode is formed so as to fill an electrode recess formed in a structure of stacked compound semiconductors with an electrode material through a gate insulation film, and a field plate recess formed in the structure of stacked compound semiconductors is filled with a p-type semiconductor, thereby forming a field plate the p-type semiconductor layer of which has contact with the structure of stacked compound semiconductors.
US08872229B2
A thin film transistor includes a substrate and an active layer formed on the substrate. The active layer includes a channel region, a source region and a drain region. A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed on the source region and the drain region respectively. A gate insulating layer is formed between a gate electrode and the channel region. The thin film transistor further includes a nitride conductive layer formed between the drain electrode and the drain region, and between the source electrode and source region. The nitride conductive layer has a carrier concentration higher than that of the active layer, thereby reducing contacting resistances between the drain electrode and the drain region and between the source electrode and source region.
US08872219B2
A multi-dimensional solid state lighting (SSL) device array system and method are disclosed. An SSL device includes a support, a pillar having several sloped facets mounted to the support, and a flexible substrate pressed against the pillar. The substrate can carry a plurality of solid state emitters (SSEs) facing in various directions corresponding to the sloped facets of the pillar. The flexible substrate can be a flat substrate prepared using planar mounting techniques, such as wirebonding techniques, before bending the substrate against the pillar.
US08872216B2
An organic light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The organic light emitting device comprises: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a hole function layer disposed on the first electrode; a first emission layer disposed on the hole function layer; a second emission layer disposed on the first emission layer; an electron function layer disposed on the second emission layer; and a second electrode disposed on the electron function layer, wherein the hole function layer and the first emission layer are melted.
US08872207B2
An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; a counter electrode disposed on the pixel electrode and capable of transmitting light; an organic emission layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode so as to emit light toward at least the counter electrode; and a light-transmitting layer disposed on the counter electrode along a path of light emitted from the organic emission layer and including at least one inorganic film and organic films separated by the inorganic film. At least two of the organic films each include a first material having a first refractive index and a second material having a second refractive index. The first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index, and the first material is dispersed in the second material in the form of plurality of particles.
US08872206B2
An organic light emitting display device includes a thin film transistor (TFT), a first insulating layer covering the TFT, a first electrode formed on the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the TFT, a second insulating layer that is formed on the first insulating layer and covers the first electrode and has an opening to expose a portion of the first electrode, an organic layer formed on a portion of the second insulating layer and the first electrode, a second electrode formed on the second insulating layer and the organic layer and composed of a first region and a second region, a capping layer formed on a first region of the second electrode and having first edges, and a third electrode formed on a second region of the second electrode and having second edges whose side surfaces contact side surfaces of the first edges of the capping layer.
US08872204B2
A light-emitting device comprises a substrate, an epitaxial structure formed on the substrate including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. A trench is formed in the epitaxial structure to expose a part of side surface of the epitaxial structure and a part of surface of the first semiconductor layer, so that a first conductive structure is formed on the part of surface of the first semiconductor layer in the trench, and a second conductive structure is formed on the second semiconductor layer. The first conductive structure includes a first electrode and a first pad electrically contacted with each other. The second conductive structure includes a second electrode and a second pad electrically contacted with each other. Furthermore, the area of at least one of the first pad and the second pad is between 1.5×104 μm2 and 6.2×104 μm2.
US08872200B2
Disclosed herein is a display device including a plurality of pixels configured to have a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode in that order over a substrate, wherein: the plurality of pixels include a first pixel having a first light emitting layer common to the pixels and a second pixel having the first light emitting layer and a second light emitting layer provided on each second pixel basis; and a surface of the first electrode in the first pixel is closer to the substrate than a surface of the first electrode in the second pixel.
US08872198B2
According to one embodiment, the light-emitting apparatus is provided with a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a phosphor layer. The plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted on the substrate. The phosphor layer is formed of a translucent resin containing a phosphor and includes a phosphor portion that is formed in a convex shape and covers a predetermined number of the light-emitting device. Bases of the adjacent phosphor portions are formed by being linked with one another.
US08872194B2
An illumination device is disclosed. The illumination device includes a light source a pre-dip material that at least partially encapsulates the light source. The pre-dip material may include one or both of thermally-conductive particles and a cyclo-aliphatic composition. The pre-dip material may further include a resin and a hardener for the resin. Methods of manufacturing an illumination device are also disclosed.
US08872193B2
The present invention provides a technique capable of realizing a silicon carbide semiconductor device having high performance and high reliability. By constituting a channel region by an n−-type, intrinsic, or p−-type channel region and a p+-type channel region, a high channel mobility and a high threshold voltage are realized. Further, by constituting a source region by an n+-type source region and an n++-type source region, and forming the n+-type source region between the p+-type channel region and the n++-type source region, an electric field in the p+-type channel region is relaxed to suppress deterioration of a gate insulating film, and also by electrically connecting a source wiring electrode to the n++-type source region, a contact resistance is decreased.
US08872179B2
To improve switching characteristics of a transistor in which a channel is formed in an oxide semiconductor layer. A parasitic channel is formed at an end portion of the oxide semiconductor layer because a source and a drain of the transistor are electrically connected to the end portion. That is, when at least one of the source and the drain of the transistor is not electrically connected to the end portion, the parasitic channel is not formed at the end portion. In view of this, a transistor having a structure in which at least one of a source and a drain of the transistor is not or less likely to be electrically connected to an end portion of an oxide semiconductor layer is provided.
US08872168B2
Disclosed are an organic light emitting display that enables realization of a thin film shape and flexibility, and exhibits superior contact properties in touch pads based on an improved structure, and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein a distance between the outermost surface of the touch pad portion and the outermost surface of the dummy pad portion in the touch pad portion is smaller than the distance in a neighboring portion adjacent to the touch pad portion.
US08872163B2
A compound for an organic thin film transistor having a structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 are respectively combined with each other to form an aromatic hydrocarbon ring having 6 to 60 carbon atoms or an aromatic heterocyclic ring having 3 to 60 carbon atoms; the ring being fused to the ring to which the groups are bonded, whereby the structure of the formula (1) has 5 or more aromatic rings that are fused; and the fused rings formed by R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 each may have a substituent.
US08872162B2
A field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor layer containing carbon nanomaterials; a first electrode and a second electrode formed in contact with the semiconductor layer; a third electrode for controlling current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an insulating layer formed between the semiconductor layer and the third electrode. The insulating layer contains an aromatic polyamide comprising a substituent containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
US08872161B1
The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit (IC). The IC includes a substrate having a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) region. The IC further includes first gate, source and drain regions, having a first length, and second gate, source and drain regions, having a second length. A first nanowire set is disposed in the first gate region, the first nanowire set including a nanowire having a first diameter and connecting to a feature in the first source region and a feature in the first drain region. A second nanowire set is disposed in the second gate region, the second nanowire set including a nanowire having a second diameter and connecting to a feature in the second source region and a feature in the second drain region. The diameters are such that if the first length is greater than the second length, the first diameter is less than the second diameter, and vice versa.
US08872160B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe structures and techniques to increase carrier injection velocity for integrated circuit devices. An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first barrier film coupled with the semiconductor substrate, a quantum well channel coupled to the first barrier film, the quantum well channel comprising a first material having a first bandgap energy, and a source structure coupled to launch mobile charge carriers into the quantum well channel, the source structure comprising a second material having a second bandgap energy, wherein the second bandgap energy is greater than the first bandgap energy. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US08872159B2
Ultraviolet or Extreme Ultraviolet and/or visible detector apparatus and fabrication processes are presented, in which the detector includes a thin graphene electrode structure disposed over a semiconductor surface to provide establish a potential in the semiconductor material surface and to collect photogenerated carriers, with a first contact providing a top side or bottom side connection for the semiconductor structure and a second contact for connection to the graphene layer.
US08872158B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and a light emitting part. The n-type semiconductor layer includes a nitride semiconductor. The p-type semiconductor layer includes a nitride semiconductor. The light emitting part is provided between the n-type and the p-type semiconductor layers and includes an n-side barrier layer and a first light emitting layer. The first light emitting layer includes a first barrier layer, a first well layer, and a first AIGaN layer. The first barrier layer is provided between the n-side barrier layer and the p-type semiconductor layer. The first well layer contacts the n-side barrier layer between the n-side and the first barrier layer. The first AIGaN layer is provided between the first well layer and the first barrier layer. A peak wavelength λp of light emitted from the light emitting part is longer than 515 nanometers.
US08872155B2
A nanostructured thin film used in a surface light source, including a dielectric layer, and nanostructures that are arranged periodically in the dielectric layer, wherein light emitted from the nanostructured thin film has directivity according to the nanostrucures.
US08872153B2
A memristor includes a first electrode formed of a first metal, a second electrode formed of a second material, wherein the second material comprises a different material from the first metal, and a switching layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. The switching layer is formed of a composition of a first material comprising the first metal and a second nonmetal material, in which the switching layer is in direct contact with the first electrode and in which at least one conduction channel is configured to be formed in the switching layer from an interaction between the first metal and the second nonmetal material.
US08872149B1
A memory cell and method includes a first electrode formed in an opening in a first dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer being formed on a substrate including a metal layer, the opening being configured to allow physical contact between the first electrode and the metal layer, the first electrode having a first width W1 and extending a distance beyond a region defined by the opening, a resistive layer formed on the first electrode and having substantially the first width W1, a capping layer, having a second width W2 less than the first width W1, formed on the resistive layer, a second electrode formed on the capping layer and having substantially the second width W2, a first composite spacer region having at least two different dielectric layers formed on the resistive layer between the first width W1 and the second width W2, and a via coupled to the second electrode.
US08872145B2
A target supply device according to an aspect of the present disclosure may include a target generator having a holding space and a first through-hole that communicates with the holding space, a porous filter having a thermal expansion coefficient that is substantially the same as a thermal expansion coefficient of the target generator, and a holder portion having a thermal expansion coefficient that is substantially the same as the thermal expansion coefficient of the target generator, that is configured to hold the porous filter and that is provided so as to form a seal against an inner surface of the target generator.
US08872129B2
Electron microscope support structures and methods of making and using same. The support structures are generally constructed using semiconductor materials and semiconductor manufacturing processes. The temperature of the support structure may be controlled and/or gases or liquids may be confined in the observation region for reactions and/or imaging.
US08872124B2
A system for assaying an eluate for Technetium-99m and Molybdenum-99 content includes an inner ionization chamber including a well configured to receive the eluate, an outer ionization chamber concentric with the inner ionization chamber, and attenuating material positioned between the inner and outer ionization chambers. A computing device is configured to determine a Technetium-99m content of the eluate based on a first current measured in the inner ionization chamber, and determine a Molybdenum-99 content of the eluate based on at least a second current measured in the outer ionization chamber.
US08872120B2
An imaging device capable of obtaining image data with a small amount of X-ray irradiation is provided. The imaging device obtains an image using X-rays and includes a scintillator and a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix and overlapping with the scintillator. The use of a transistor with an extremely small off-state current in the pixel circuits enables leakage of electrical charges from a charge accumulation portion to be reduced as much as possible, and an accumulation operation to be performed substantially at the same time in all of the pixel circuits. The accumulation operation is synchronized with X-ray irradiation, so that the amount of X-ray irradiation can be reduced.
US08872118B2
A radiographic image detecting apparatus and a radiographic image capturing system are provided. The radiographic image detecting apparatus includes photoelectric conversion elements for generating electric charge by emission of radiation, a bias line through which a bias voltage is supplied to the photoelectric conversion elements, a power supply for applying the bias voltage to the photoelectric conversion elements through the bias line, a current detector for detecting a bias current flowing through the bias line based on a voltage drop across a resistor inserted in the bias line, a first amplifying circuit, a second amplifying circuit connected to an output of the first amplifying circuit, and a controller for correcting the electric signal by increasing a gain of the second amplifying circuit depending on decrease in a sensitivity of the photoelectric conversion element, the decrease being caused by the voltage drop.
US08872108B2
In a radiation monitoring apparatus having a radiation monitor composed of a radiation detector and a measurement section, and a testing apparatus, an accumulated value setting circuit which forcibly sets an accumulated value of an up-down counter of the measurement section is provided, whereby in a test mode, a test is conducted after the accumulated value of the up-down counter is set at a value corresponding to a start count rate by the accumulated value setting circuit.
US08872101B2
A small-sized first translucent plate overlapped on an image display region and a plate-like cover are provided on a first substrate. Engagement plate portions of the plate-like cover are engaged with a frame so that the plate-like cover is bonded to the frame. The plate-like cover constitutes a ventilation path which extends along an extending direction of a side end surface of the first substrate and is opened at both sides of the extending direction together with a side end surface of the first translucent plate, an exposed portion of an electrooptic panel from the first translucent plate, and the frame.
US08872098B2
A touch-sensitive apparatus operates by FTIR (Frustrated Total Internal Reflection) to detect touches on a surface of a light transmissive panel. An illumination arrangement is controlled to propagate light by internal reflection from an elongated incoupling site on the panel to an elongated outcoupling site on the panel, and a detection arrangement is controlled to detect light reaching the outcoupling site. The illumination arrangement is controlled to sweep a first set of individual beams of light along different subsets of the incoupling site to generate a full beam sweep along the incoupling site. Thereby, the individual beams are be controlled to generate a “sub-sweep” of the incoupling site, which enables a compact design of the illumination arrangement and/or use of comparatively simple sweep generating devices and/or identical re-direction components in the illumination arrangement.
US08872096B2
The subject matter disclosed herein describes an optical sensor used in a safety system. The sensor includes two pixel matrices on a single substrate. Each of the pixel matrices are arranged in a row and column format, and pixels from one matrix are interspersed with pixels from the other matrix such that alternating pixels in each row and column belong to separate matrices. Two sets of selection logic allow each matrix to be enabled separately. Additional monitoring logic is included to detect shorted pixels and/or shorted selection lines. In addition, the frames generated by each pixel array may be compared to detect variation in performance between arrays.
US08872092B2
A photo-electric conversion device comprises a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels, each including a photo-electric converter, are arrayed to form rows and columns; signal lines respectively corresponding to the columns of the pixel array; load transistors respectively corresponding to the signal lines; and capacitances respectively corresponding to the load transistors. Each signal line is connected to the pixels of the corresponding column. Each capacitance includes a first electrode and a second electrode. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to a light-receiving surface of the photo-electric converter, the first electrode is arranged within a region which is surrounded by (i) the adjacent signal lines which are arranged closest to each other, (ii) the pixel array, and (iii) a virtual line connecting end portions of the adjacent signal lines, so as to not overlap the adjacent signal lines.
US08872083B2
A back sheet comprises an interconnect circuit coupling a plurality of solar cell tiles. A tiled solar cell, comprising a solar cell and encapsulating and glass layers, is inserted into the solar cell tiles. Each solar cell is individually addressable through the use of the interconnect circuit, The interconnect circuit is programmable and allows for dynamic interconnect routing between solar cells. As such, the dynamic interconnect routing may be configured so as to create strings of solar cells such that solar cells with an output specification are matched to solar cells with similar output specifications.
US08872081B2
A relative navigation system projects a grid into space from a grid generator and an object, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, may use the projected grid to aid in the landing of the object. Methods of adjusting the projected grid including stabilizing the projected grid and orienting the grid generator relative to the earth.
US08872078B2
Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs may include a removable portion defined by one or more lines of disruption that enable the removable portion to be separated from the remainder of the blank, sleeve, container, or other construct.
US08872077B2
An induction cook top may include a heat management system. The heat management system controls heat produced both internally by the electronic components within the cook top as well as heat produced above the cook top when cooking. The heat management system provides improved air flow past and around the internal electronic components. The cook top features an efficient removal of generated heat and may optionally provide a vented housing and direct airflow into and out of the housing or provide a thermoelectric cooling device which permits a ventless housing.
US08872073B2
An image forming apparatus includes a heat source of a fixing device to heat when an alternate current signal is supplied thereto; a conduction control circuit for controlling an alternate current power source with a conduction control signal, and for supplying the alternate current signal to the heat source; and a control unit for outputting the conduction control signal in a specific pattern. The conduction control circuit includes a conduction control element for switching between conduction and non-conduction at a zero cross timing of the alternate current power source according to the conduction control signal, and for supplying the alternate current signal.
US08872066B2
A method of drilling holes through a solid material in such manner as to give holes in a first area a first profile and distribution and holes in a second area a second profile and distribution comprising the steps of: —defining a first area in which holes have a first profile and distribution; —defining a second area in which holes have a second profile and distribution at least one of which is different from that in the first area; —defining a transition zone in which holes have a profile and/or distribution as the case may be which undergo a continuous and gradual transition from that in the first area to that in the second area; —drilling holes in all of the first area, the transition zone and the second area via a continuous process.
US08872064B2
A positioning control system for positioning a moving element on a basis of position command data is provided with a feedback loop. The system is also provided with a loop gain modifier for determining a loop gain, which is to be used in a following positioning operation, on a basis of a difference between an amount of overshoot measured in a current positioning operation and a predetermined tolerance or on a basis of a difference between an amount of overshoot measured in a current positioning operation and a first predetermined tolerance and a difference between an amount of undershoot measured in the current positioning operation and a second predetermined tolerance. The first and second tolerances may preferably be the same in absolute value. The moving element may specifically be a steerable mirror for drilling holes in a work by reflecting a laser beam. Also disclosed is a laser drilling machine including the system.
US08872058B2
An improved laser shock hardening method and apparatus which can eliminate spattering of a liquid and waving of the liquid surface upon laser irradiation, and can stably irradiate a workpiece with a laser beam. In a laser shock hardening method for carrying out surface processing of a workpiece in contact with a liquid by irradiating through the liquid the surface of the workpiece with a pulsed laser beam intermittently emitted from a laser irradiation device, the disclosed method provides a solid transparent to the wavelength of the laser, serving as an entrance window to the liquid surface; allowing the liquid to be present in the light path of the laser beam between the solid and the surface of the workpiece; and allowing the laser beam to enter through the solid and irradiating through the liquid the surface of the workpiece with the laser beam.
US08872057B2
An electrode of an inductive output tube (IOT) is provided with channels for guiding cooling fluid. In one aspect of the invention, the channels are in a confronting relationship with a jacket surrounding the electrode and spaced from the electrode so as to define an interior region. Cooling fluid such as oil is circulated in the channels in fluid communication with the interior region, providing an escape mechanism for trapped bubbles in order to prevent localized heating of the electrode. In another aspect of the invention, the channels form multiple intersecting helical patterns of different pitches, with the steeper-pitched channels providing a more direct escape route for the bubbles.
US08872056B2
A method for metalworking using an adjustable vacuum and support system for evacuating particulate matter, smoke, excess gas, and molten metal from a work area during welding and for providing adjustable support to a welding head. The vacuum system has a vacuum head and a vacuum nozzle. An adjustable mounting bracket has a first portion fixed to the vacuum head and a second portion securable to the welding head. The bracket arrangement establishes pivotal and slidable couplings between the welding head and the vacuum head. The vacuum nozzle has a support surface for being rested on a surface of a workpiece to support the vacuum head and the welding head. The support surface can be a base bevel surface at the tip of the nozzle, and an opposed suction bevel surface can have a nozzle aperture interposed therealong.
US08872050B2
A circuit breaker is disclosed, in particular for low voltages, having a switch shaft and a contact lever rotationally mounted and extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the switch shaft and protruding out of the switch shaft, the shaft carrying a movable contact on a side of the outer contour of the contact piece, and including a recess on the opposite side of the outer contour thereof for suspending a pin having a force applied thereto on both sides of the contact lever by way of one spring each, each applying a torque to the contact lever in the closing direction. The two springs each include a cover element extending along the spring and each disposed between the spring and the arc formed between the contact pieces when the circuit breaker is opened.
US08872048B2
An electric switch assembly comprises a circuit board; a light source mounted on the circuit board; a thumbwheel knob rotatably mounted on the circuit board; a transparent surface that moves with the thumbwheel knob and on which a symbol is applied or formed; and a light guide for directing light from the light source to the transparent surface to illuminate the symbol.
US08872039B2
A conductive element includes a base having a first wavy surface, a second wavy surface, and a third wavy surface, a first layer provided on the first wavy surface, and a second layer provided on the second wavy surface. The first layer has a multilayer structure including two or more stacked sublayers, the second layer has a single-layer or multilayer structure including part of the sublayers constituting the first layer, and the first and second layers form a conductive pattern portion. The first, second, and third wavy surfaces satisfy the following relationship: 0≦(Am1/λm1)<(Am2/λm2)<(Am3/λm3)≦1.8 (Am1: mean amplitude of first wavy surface, Am2: mean amplitude of second wavy surface, Am3: mean amplitude of third wavy surface, λm1: mean wavelength of first wavy surface, λm2: mean wavelength of second wavy surface, λm3: mean wavelength of third wavy surface).
US08872035B2
A hermetic feedthrough for an implantable medical device includes a sheet having a hole, where the sheet includes a ceramic comprising alumina. The feedthrough also includes a second material substantially filling the hole, where the second material includes a platinum powder mixture and an alumina additive. The platinum powder mixture includes a first platinum powder having a median particle size of between approximately 3 and 10 micrometers and a second platinum powder that is coarser than the first platinum powder and has a median particle size of between approximately 5 and 20 micrometers. The platinum powder mixture includes between approximately 50 and 80 percent by weight of the first platinum powder and between approximately 20 and 50 percent by weight of the second platinum powder. The first and second materials have a co-fired bond therebetween that hermetically seals the hole.
US08872032B2
A bundled flexible flat circuit cable includes a flexible substrate that forms at least one cluster section having an end forming at least one first connection section and an opposite end forming at least one second connection section. Both the first and second connection sections or one of the first and second connection sections form a stack structure. The flexible substrate can be of a structure of single-sided or double-sided substrate and may additionally include an electromagnetic shielding layer. A bundling structure is provided to bundle the cluster section at a predetermined location to form a bundled structure. The bundling structure can be made of a shielding material, an insulation material, or a combination of shielding material and insulation material.
US08872029B2
An innerduct (10) for insertion into a conduit includes at least one cell (11) which forms a compartment (14). A self opening stiffener (15) includes branches (16) attached at their ends (17). When the innerduct (10) is on a roll, the branches (16) are positioned adjacent to each other. When the innerduct (10) is being inserted into the conduit, the branches (16) move away from each other to open the compartment.
US08872026B2
A connecting arrangement for connecting supply lines across a gap between railway vehicles is disclosed. The connecting arrangement electrically and pneumatically connects railway vehicles or pantographs of a train. The connecting arrangement may include at least one flexible electrical power line and at least one flexible fluid line. The at least one power line and the at least one fluid line may be preassembled to form an integral unitary structure.
US08872025B2
A waterproof structure of an electronic unit includes a case that defines a housing portion housing a first terminal, and a connector that includes an insulating body attached to the case. The connector includes a second terminal that is supported by the insulating body and connects a conductor end portion of a cable to the first terminal. The insulating body includes a wall portion that partitions a part of the housing portion by covering an open portion of the case. The insulating body includes a cable lead-in portion that defines a cable lead-in hole for leading the cable into the case and is joined to the wall portion. A potting resin is filled in a space between the inner periphery of the cable lead-in hole and the outer periphery of the cable and the housing portion and cured.
US08872018B1
A flexible space structure such as a solar array is composed of multiple solar cell modules (SCMs) each supporting an arrangement of solar cells on a frontside layer and incorporating a backside layer with a surface opposite from the frontside layer having a conductive coating. A selected portion of the SCMs have structural ground extension harnesses intermediate the frontside layer and backside layer. Conductive tapes secure vertically adjacent SCMs by attachment to the conductive coating and electrical jumpers interconnect the structural ground extension harnesses across gapped hinge lines of laterally adjacent SCMs.
US08872015B2
In one embodiment, a cymbal system includes a cymbal and a transducer couplable to the cymbal. The transducer has a sound pressure microphone, and a casing hermetically sealing the sound pressure microphone to prevent communication of air pressure differentials into the sound pressure microphone. The cymbal may be a perforated low volume cymbal. In one embodiment, a method for making a cymbal transducer includes sealing a sound pressure microphone in an airtight enclosure, and configuring the sealed sound pressure microphone for attachment to a cymbal.
US08872012B2
A music data processing method applied to an electronic apparatus includes obtaining a time data; retrieving a partial music data from an input music data according to the time data; and performing a pre-end-play processing on the partial music data to output an output music data. With the pre-end-play processing performed, the output music data is substantially different from the partial music data.
US08872004B2
A soybean cultivar designated S110126 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S110126, to the plants of soybean cultivar S110126, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S110126, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S110126. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110126. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110126, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S110126 with another soybean cultivar.
US08871995B2
The present invention provides a method for screening an agent being useful for the treatment of dry eye and/or corneal and conjunctival lesion of dry eye severity level 3 or more according to the report of the International Dry Eye WorkShop (DEWS Report) (2007) and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the agent. The present invention further provides a method for the treatment of dry eye and/or corneal and conjunctival lesion of dry eye severity level 3 or more according to DEWS Report (2007) using the agent.
US08871993B2
The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive composition for skin application. The adhesive composition comprises 10-50% (w/w) based on the total adhesive composition of a polar part; 10-50% (w/w) based on the total adhesive composition of an apolar part; and 0-60% (w/w) based on the total adhesive composition of hydrocolloid.
US08871981B2
A method for oxidizing an alcohol, wherein oxidation is performed in the presence of a compound represented by the following formula (I) and a bulk oxidant, which enables efficient oxidation of secondary alcohols as well as primary alcohols, and can attain high reaction efficiency even when air is used as a bulk oxidant.
US08871976B2
The invention includes a compound represented by the following structural formula: wherein is described herein. The compounds of the invention are useful in staining embryonic stem cells.
US08871973B2
To provide a catalyst composed of a salt of a phosphazenium cation and an active hydrogen compound anion, which can be easily synthesized, does not contain metal components at all, and does not leave any odor on a resulting product; a method for its production; an economical and efficient method for producing a polyalkylene oxide by means thereof; and a salt of a phosphazenium cation and an active hydrogen compound anion, represented by the following formula (2): [in the above formula (2), each of R1 and R2 which are independent of each other, is a C1-10 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C6-10 phenyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted C6-10 phenylalkyl group, provided that R1 and R2, or R2's, may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, n is a real number of from 1 to 8, and Yn− is an anion of an active hydrogen compound which is obtained by removing n protons from an active hydrogen compound Y] is used as a polyalkylene glycol producing catalyst.
US08871971B2
The invention provides compositions comprising sulindac, R-epimer sulindac, S-epimer sulindac, derivatives, metabolites, and structural analogs thereof which protect normal cells against damage caused by solar rays, oxidative damage, environmental factors, diseases and organisms.
US08871968B2
The present invention relates to a process of producing oxalate by CO gas phase method for chiefly solving the technical problem of the low utilization efficiency of nitrogen oxides or nitrous acid esters in the prior art. The present invention solves the problem in a better way by using the following steps including: a gas phase stream V containing NO and methanol and oxygen enter a supergravity rotating bed reactor II and are subjected to the oxidative esterification reaction to produce an effluent VI containing methyl nitrite; a methyl nitrite effluent VII obtained from separating said effluent VI together with a CO gas II enter a coupling reactor II and is contacted with a catalyst II to react to form a dimethyl oxalate effluent VIII and a gas phase effluent IX containing NO; the resultant dimethyl oxalate effluent VIII is separated to obtain a dimethyl oxalate product I; optionally, the gas phase effluent IX containing NO is returned to the step above so as to be mixed with the gas phase stream V containing NO for being recycled. Therefore, the process is applicable to the industrial production of oxalate by CO gas phase method.
US08871963B2
The invention provides a process for preparing carbamatoorganosilanes (S) of the general formula (7) in which a haloorganosilane (S1) of the general formula (8) is reacted with a metal cyanate (MOCN) and an alcohol (A) of the general formula (9) in the presence of at least one aprotic solvent (L), where R1, R3 and R4 are each an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted hydrocarbyl radical having 1-10 carbon atoms, R2 is a divalent unsubstituted or halogen-substituted hydrocarbyl radical which has 1-10 carbon atoms and may be interrupted by nonadjacent oxygen atoms, X is a halogen atom, and x is a value of 0, 1, 2 or 3, where the removal of the solid metal halides formed as by-products and of any solid metal cyanate residues still present is preceded by distillative removal of at least 50% of the solvent (L).
US08871962B2
Provided are a method for producing a sanshool, which method has a short process and exhibits high stereoselectivity, as well as an iron carbonyl complex compound that is an intermediate useful for the production method.A diene iron complex compound characterized by being represented by the following general formula (I): (in which A represents CO, P(RA)3, CN, NO, SO(RA)3, or N(RA)2; RA represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; and one of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom and the other one thereof represents a structure represented by the following formula (II)): (in which R represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a methyl group).
US08871961B2
A process for continuous production of biodiesel from vegetable oils or animal fats by transesterification with methanol or ethanol to give crude fatty acid alkyl esters, subsequent washing with water in a wash column to remove water-soluble impurities, subsequent drying by vaporization of the water content and subsequent removal of steryl glycosides by adsorption onto calcium bentonite, wherein the adsorption column(s) used is/are regenerated in a first step, for desorption of the steryl glycosides, by rinsing with a mixture consisting of fatty acid alkyl esters and methanol or ethanol, and in a subsequent second step, for removal of methanol residues, by rinsing with fatty acid alkyl esters or with gaseous nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
US08871956B2
The invention relates to a method for preparing 3-keto-benzofurane derivatives of the general formula: Formula (I), where R is an alkyl or aryl group, R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl or aryl group, and R2 is a substituted alkyl or phenyl group. Said preparation method involves coupling a derivative of Formula III, where X is chlorine, bromine, or iodine or a sulfonate grouping: Formula (III) with a sulfonamide derivative of the formula R—SO2—NH2 in the presence of a basic agent and a catalytic system formed of a complex between a palladium compound and a ligand.
US08871952B2
The invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, A1, A2, A3, A4, Z1, Z2, Z3, V, a, b and c have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I, and to electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium of this type.
US08871950B1
The present invention relates to a method for preparing (+)-polyoxamic acid and a novel intermediate compound synthesized during preparation thereof.The preparation method according to the present invention allows preparation of (+)-polyoxamic acid with high optical purity in high yield. In particular, the preparation method is useful for mass production because the process is simple.
US08871934B2
The present invention provides an agent for the prophylactic or treatment of diabetes, diabetic complications, insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, cardiac failure, cardiomyopathy, myocardial ischemia, brain ischemia, cerebral apoplexy, pulmonary hypertension, hyperlactacidemia, mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy or cancer, namely, a PDHK inhibitor and the like. A compound represented by the following formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification.
US08871928B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds that inhibit Lp-PLA2 activity, processes for their preparation, to compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of diseases associated with the activity of Lp-PLA2, for example atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and/or diabetic macular edema.
US08871924B2
This invention relates a cellulose solution comprising cellulose and at least one tetraalkylammonium alkylphosphate and processes to produce the cellulose solution. Another aspect of this invention relates to shaped articles prepared from a cellulose solution comprising cellulose and at least one tetraalkylammonium alkylphosphate. Another embodiment of this invention relates to compositions comprising derivatives of cellulose prepared from a cellulose solution comprising at least one tetraalkylammonium alkylphosphate. Another embodiment of this invention relates to compositions comprising regioselectively substituted cellulose esters prepared from a cellulose solution comprising cellulose and at least one tetraalkylammonium alkylphosphate. In another embodiment of the invention, the cellulose esters of the present invention are used as protective and compensation films for liquid crystalline displays.
US08871922B2
A molecule possessing a primary or secondary amino group and an additional functionality capable of providing a novel or improved property to a cellulose material has been permanently attached to the cellulose material in aqueous media using a water-soluble carbodiimide as the coupling agent/activator. One such molecule is 5-aminofluorescein (abbreviated as “A-fluo”) and one such cellulose material is a papermaking pulp. Papers made from a pulp furnish containing, for example, 0.01 wt. % of the “A-fluo”-attached pulp show an embedded marker feature authenticable upon UV or visible light excitation. The “A-fluo”-attached pulp can also be used for the marking and identification of a pulp furnish.
US08871921B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to reporter compositions which are synthetic nucleotides that comprise nucleotides with a high charge mass moiety attached thereto via a linker molecule. The linker molecules can vary in length in part to enable the high charge mass moiety to extend out from a DNA polymerase complex so that polymerization may not be influenced.
US08871918B2
Provided are antisense molecules capable of binding to a selected target site in the human dystrophin gene to induce exon skipping, and methods of use thereof to treat muscular dystrophy.
US08871915B2
The present invention provides modulators of TNF, particularly peptides and their derivatives, particularly GEP peptides, which antagonize TNF and TNF-mediated responses, activity or signaling. The invention provides methods of antagonizing TNF and the modulation of TNF-mediated diseases or responses, including inflammatory diseases and conditions. Compositions of GEP peptides, including in combination with other inflammatory mediators, are provided. Methods of treatment, alleviation, or prevention of TNF-mediated diseases and inflammatory conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel diseases, Chrohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, uveitis, inflammatory lung diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are provided.
US08871913B2
Antigen binding proteins that interact with Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) are described. Methods of treating hypercholesterolemia and other disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of PCSK9 in a sample using an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described.
US08871911B2
The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same.
US08871909B2
The present inventions relates to a process for the selection of anti c-Met antibodies capable to inhibit both ligand-dependent and ligand-independent activation of c-Met. More particularly, said process is based on the inhibition of the c-Met dimerization. In another aspect, the present invention concerns such antibodies and compositions comprising such antibodies for the preparation of a medicament to treat cancer. Diagnosis process and kits are also part of the invention.
US08871903B2
Methods to synthesize self-assembling peptides embedded with complex organic electronic subunits are provided.
US08871899B2
The present invention relates to a peptide having one or more stable, internally-constrained HBS α-helices, where the peptide mimics at least a portion of a class I C-peptide helix or at least a portion of a class I N-peptide helix of a viral (e.g., HIV-I) coiled-coil assembly. Methods of inhibiting viral infectivity of a subject by administering these peptides are also disclosed.
US08871879B2
The invention provides novel organometallic complexes useful as olefin metathesis catalysts. The complexes have an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and a chelating carbene ligand associated with a Group 8 transition metal center. The molecular structure of the complexes can be altered so as to provide a substantial latency period. The complexes are particularly useful in catalyzing ring closing metathesis of acyclic olefins and ring opening metathesis polymerization of cyclic olefins.
US08871875B2
A polycarbonate resin includes a repeating unit in its main chain of the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification.
US08871868B2
Propylene impact copolymers (ICPs) are provided which comprise: (a) a matrix phase which comprises from 60 to 95 weight % of a polypropylene polymer containing from 0 to 6 mole % of units derived from one or more alpha-olefins other than propylene, and (b) a dispersed phase which comprises from 5 to 40 weight % of a copolymer derived from a first comonomer which can be either propylene or ethylene together with a second alpha-olefin comonomer. The ICP is further characterized by having a beta/alpha ratio less than or equal to 1.1. The ICPs of the present invention are particularly well suited for applications requiring clear, tough polymers such as thin walled injection molded articles for frozen food packaging applications.
US08871866B2
Disclosed herein is covered conductors with a normal to large conductor cross-section area (AWG 5 to AWG 24). The thickness of the coating can be, for example, 0.25 to 8.0 millimeter (mm). Also disclosed are a thermoplastic composition comprising a poly(arylene ether) having an intrinsic viscosity greater than 0.25 dl/g as measured in chloroform at 25° C., a styrenic resin, a polyolefin resin, and optionally a flame retardant, a compatibilizer, or a combination of a flame retardant and a compatibilizer. The coating comprises the thermoplastic composition described above.
US08871857B2
A coating composition contains (A) a water-based emulsion containing (a) amino group-containing polyorganosiloxane having a self crosslinking property, (b) chlorinated polyolefin, and (c) a water dispersible polyurethane resin, and (B) spherical particles made up of a rubbery elastic body mixed and dispersed in the water-based emulsion (A). The water-based emulsion (A) can be obtained by mixing a first emulsion containing the amino group-containing polyorganosiloxane (a), a second emulsion containing the chlorinated polyolefin (b), and the water dispersion of the polyurethane resin (c). The coating composition can form a coating film excellent in preservation stability, coating uniformity, working life, having good non-tackness, water repellancy, lubricity, and excellent in adhesiveness and abrasion resistance.
US08871855B2
A terminally unsaturated polyolefin satisfying the following (1) to (4): (1) the mesopentad fraction [mmmm] of propylene chain unit or butene-1 chain unit is 20 to 80 mol %; (2) the number of terminal vinylidene groups per molecule is 1.3 to 2.5; (3) the weight-average molecular weight Mw is 500 to 100,000; and (4) the molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn is 1.1 to 2.6.
US08871853B2
Dispersions of nanoparticles in a resin component are described. The nanoparticles have a multimodal particle size distribution including at least a first mode and a second mode. The number average particle diameter of the particles in the first mode is greater than the number average particle size distribution in the second mode. The use of multimodal nanoparticle size distributions and the relative number of particles in the first and second mode to reduce or eliminate particle stacking behavior is also described.
US08871850B2
There is provided a highly dielectric film which has high dielectric property, can be formed into a think film and is excellent in winding property (flexibility). The highly dielectric film comprises (A) a vinylidene fluoride polymer, (B) barium titanate oxide particles and/or lead zirconium titanate oxide particles, and (C) an affinity improving agent, wherein the barium titanate oxide particles and/or lead zirconium titanate oxide particles (B) and the affinity improving agent (C) are contained in amounts of 10 to 500 parts by mass and 0.01 to 30 parts by mass, respectively based on 100 parts by mass of the vinylidene fluoride polymer (A).
US08871849B2
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition obtained by compounding phosphoric acid and/or monosodium phosphate (D) with a resin composition including a styrenebased resin (A), a graft copolymer (B), and an aliphatic polyester resin (C), wherein the thermoplastic resin composition is excellent in mechanical properties (e.g., impact resistance) and thermal stability, and, in addition, can be molded without any problem in terms of safety and hygiene.
US08871848B2
A coating composition for a golf ball and a coated golf ball are disclosed. The coating composition comprises a polyurethane and a boron-containing compound that improves the adhesion of the coating to a printed image.
US08871830B2
A pourable glue formulation is provided. The pourable glue formulation includes a first urethane polymer, wherein the first urethane polymer is operative to provide adequate tensile strength to the formulation; a second urethane polymer, wherein the second urethane polymer is operative to provide adequate flexibility to the formulation; propylene glycol; an ester alcohol; a biocide; a crosslinking agent; a defoamer; and a viscosity modifier.
US08871829B2
A radio-opaque marker for medical implants comprising between 10 and 90 weight percent of a biodegradable base component, between 10 and 90 weight percent of one or more radio-opaque elements selected from the consisting of I, Au, Ta, Y, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir and Bi as a marker component and 10 weight percent of residual components, the aforementioned components amounting to 100 weight percent.
US08871825B2
There is provided a polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene polymer (A) containing 0 to 70% by mass of a propylene homopolymer (A-1) and 30 to 100% by mass of a propylene-ethylene block copolymer (A-2) defined below, an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) defined below, and an inorganic filler (C), wherein the proportion of the amount of the (A), the proportion of the amount of (B), and the proportion of the amount of (C) relative to the total amount of the (A), the (B) and the (C) are 40 to 94% by mass, 5 to 30% by mass, and 1 to 30% by mass, respectively, the propylene-ethylene block copolymer (A-2) is a mixture of a propylene homopolymer component and a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component, wherein the intrinsic viscosity, as measured in Tetralin of 135° C., of the propylene-ethylene random copolymer component is within the range of 2.0 to 8.0 dl/g, the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) is a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, the copolymer having a density of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cm3 and a melt flow rate, as measured at 190° C. under a 2.16 kg load in accordance with JIS K7210, of more than 10 g/10 min and not more than 40 g/10 min.
US08871814B2
Grease-like compositions are provided for repelling insects and preventing undesirable behavior in hoofed animals. The compositions utilize nontoxic mineral, synthetic, or vegetable oil based gels containing silica, clay, urea, polytetrafluoroethylene, or metallic soap thickeners and capsaicin.
US08871811B2
A composition to be used as a permeation enhancer is provided. The composition may be added to topical cosmetics or pharmaceutical formulations that are topically applied. The composition comprises about 0.05-5% w/w of one or more phospholipids, 1-20% w/w of one or more oils having essential fatty acids, behenic acid, and oleic acid, 0.1-3% w/w of one or more skin lipids, and 1-10% w/w of a butter having linoleic acid and linolenic acid. One of the oils used in the composition is Pracaxi oil.
US08871805B2
The disclosure herein provides the compounds of Formulas 1 and its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, and hydrates thereof. These salts may be formulated as pharmaceutical compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated for oral administration, transdermal administration, and/or injection. Such compositions may be used for the treatment of metabolic conditions, cystinosis, non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, hypertriglyceridemia, and/or neurodegenerative disorders, and/or their associated complications.
US08871783B2
This invention relates to 2-Aza-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-3-carboxylic acid (cyano-methyl)-amides of formula 1 and their use as inhibitors of Cathepsin C, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of diseases connected with dipeptidyl peptidase I activity, e.g. respiratory diseases.
US08871781B2
Methods of treating lymphatic malformations using a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors are also provided.
US08871777B2
The present invention relates to a class of phenylpyrimidone compounds, the pharmaceutical composition, the preparation method and the use thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a type of phenylpyrimidone compounds of the following formula I, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and to the pharmaceutical composition as well as the preparation method of the compounds. The compounds of formula I according to the present invention can effectively inhibit type V phosphodiesterase (PDE5), and thus can be used for the treatment of various vascular disorders, such as male erectile dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension and the like.
US08871772B2
The invention provides diketopiperazines of formula I. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the diketopiperazines, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, as the active ingredient. The invention further provides therapeutic treatments that utilize the diketopiperazines of formula I, including inhibition of a proliferative disease or condition, inhibition of angiogenesis, treatment of an angiogenic disease or condition, treatment of cancer and precancerous conditions, treatment of a fibrotic disorder, treatment of a viral infection, treatment of an Akt-mediated disease or condition, inhibition of the production, release or both of matrix metalloproteinase-9, and inhibition of Akt activation.
US08871770B2
Disclosed are carboxamide compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. One embodiment is a compound having the structure in which R1, R2, R3, R4, D, J, Z, T, p, q, w and x are as described herein. In certain embodiments, a compound disclosed herein activates the AMPK pathway, and can be used to treat metabolism-related disorders and conditions.
US08871766B2
The present invention provides a compound useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of neurodegenerative disease and the like, or a salt thereof.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US08871762B2
The present invention provides a composition having an excellent controlling activity on plant disease. The composition comprising the compound represented by the formula (1) and one or more carboxamide fungicidal compound selected from the group (A) shows an excellent controlling activity on a plant disease. Group (A): a group consisting of thifluzamide, oxadixyl, pencycuron, benalaxyl-M, fenhexamid, furametpyr, isopyrazam, isotianil, mepronil, tecloftalam, boscalid, fluopyram, fluopicolide, carpropamid, diclocymet, mandipropamid, dimethomorph, flumorph, penthiopyrad, and bixafen.
US08871761B2
The present invention is directed to novel compounds of formula I and their use as therapeutic compounds.
US08871756B2
A compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R10, A, Q, X and Y are as defined in the specification and claims, and their use as a pharmaceutical for the treatment or prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus disease.
US08871753B2
The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or quaternary ammonium salts thereof wherein constituent members are provided hereinwith, as well as their compositions and methods of use, which are JAK/ALK inhibitors useful in the treatment of JAK/ALK-associated diseases including, for example, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, as well as cancer.
US08871752B2
In one embodiment, provided is a composition including a prostaglandin compound for modulating stem cell proliferation and/or differentiation in a mammalian subject. In another embodiment, the instant application is directed to a composition which includes a prostaglandin compound for modulating proliferation and/or differentiation of stem cells of a mammalian subject, in which the stem cells are contacted directly or indirectly with the composition of the invention.
US08871750B2
Aromatase inhibitors are administered to a female patient prior to endometrial ablation or resection procedures in order to thin the endometrium to a thickness of less than 6 mm, and preferably less than 4 mm, so as to enhance the treatment outcome. Of course, administration of aromatase inhibitors would be useful for other surgical procedures on the endometrial cavity and the uterus. Commercially available aromatase inhibitors, including, the nonsteroidal preparations, anastrozole and letrozole, and a steroidal agent, exemestane, are well-tolerated, and have been shown to decrease serum estrogen levels. The aromatase inhibitor can be used alone, or in combination with other aromatase inhibitors or pharmaceutical agents, such as hormones.
US08871743B2
A composite of bacterial cellulose and capsules embedded therein is prepared, for example calcium alginate capsules encapsulating functional components being discretely embedded in a matrix of Gluconacetobacter xylinus cellulose. The functional components may be drugs, probiotics or nutrients, such as fungal polysaccharide.
US08871729B2
Methods and compositions for the treatment of pathologic conditions of the central nervous system (CNS) by means of intranasal administration of a composition that modulates, by means of RNA interference, the expression and/or activity of genes involved in above-mentioned conditions.
US08871728B2
Compounds of Formula I or II, and methods of making and using thereof, are described herein. M represents a macrolide subunit, E is a C1-6 group, optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, D is an alkyl or aryl group, A is a linking group connected to D, B is an alkyl, alkylaryl or alkylheteroaryl spacer group, ZBG is a Zinc Binding Group, R1, R2 and R4 are independently are selected from hydrogen, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C2-6 alkenyl group, a C2-6 alkynyl group, a C1-6 alkanoate group, a C2-6 carbamate group, a C2-6 carbonate group, a C2-6 carbamate group, or a C2-6 thiocarbamate group, R3 is hydrogen or —OR5, R5 is selected from a group consisting of Hydrogen, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C2-6 alkenyl group, a C2-6 alkynyl group, C1-6 alkanoate group, C2-6 carbamate group, C2-6 carbonate group, C2-6 carbamate group, or C2-6 thiocarbamate group.
US08871727B2
Provided are novel methods and formulations for topically controlling ectoparasite infestations in animals using spinetoram or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US08871724B2
The present invention provides an oligopeptidic compound comprising a PCNA interacting motif, or a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding said oligopeptidic compound, for use in therapy, wherein the PCNA interacting motif is X1X2X3X3′X1′- (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein X1 and X1′- are independently selected from the group of basic amino acids, X2 is a lipophilic amino acid and X3 and X3′ are independently selected from the group of uncharged amino acids; and wherein the oligopeptidic compound is further characterized by at least one of the following: (i) the oligopeptidic compound comprises at least one signal sequence; (ii) the PCNA interacting motif is [K/R]-F-[L/I/V]-[L/I/V]-[K/R] (SEQ ID NO: 27). Particularly the therapy may be the treatment of a disorder or condition where it is desirable to inhibit the growth of cells, for example a hyperproliferative disorder, or a treatment which involves cytostatic therapy e.g., myeloablation. In certain aspects the compounds of the invention may be used as cytostatic agents in their own right. In other aspects of the invention oligopeptidic compounds comprising such a motif may be used in conjunction with cytostatic agents or with radiotherapy.
US08871723B2
An invention relates to a glycan-modified soluble receptor or binding protein of a cytokine, growth factor, lipoprotein or oxidized lipoprotein, modified to carry a terminal Gal, GlcNAc or GalNAc.
US08871719B2
Isolated peptides composed of the amino acid sequence of the modified MELK epitope peptide or immunologically active fragments thereof that bind to HLA antigens and have higher cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) inducibility than that of the wild type MELK epitope peptide and thus are suitable for use in the context of cancer immunotherapy or endometriosis immunotherapy, more particularly cancer or endometriosis vaccines are described herein. The present invention further provides peptides that include one, two, or several amino acid insertions, substitutions or additions to the aforementioned peptides or fragments, but yet retain the requisite cytotoxic T cell inducibility. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding any of these aforementioned peptides as well as pharmaceutical substances and compositions including any of the aforementioned peptides or nucleic acids. The peptides, nucleic acids, pharmaceutical substances and compositions of this invention find particular utility in the treatment of cancers, tumors, and endometriosis.
US08871717B2
Personal care compositions comprising a dipeptide and methods of using such compositions to treat the condition of keratinous tissue. The C terminal amino acid of said dipeptide is threonine. The personal care composition can be applied topically, ingested orally, injected, or used as part of a combined treatment regimen.
US08871711B2
The present invention provides methods for treating hair loss, treating, inhibiting, or suppressing a degenerative skin disorder, treating androgenetic alopecia (AGA), generating new hair follicles (HF), and increasing the size of existing HF. The methods comprise epidermal disruption or administration of wnt, and administration of a fibroblast growth factor-9 polypeptide or another compound that upregulates sonic hedgehog gene signaling.
US08871704B2
An industrial cleaning composition is provided that includes: (a) from 5 to 50% by volume of an anionic surfactant having a log10P value in the range 5 to 7; (b) from 5 to 50% by volume of a first non-ionic surfactant having a log10P value in the range 0.1 to 3 and having the general formula, R′—(A0)n—OH, wherein R′ is C9 to C20 alkyl, each AO unit is either —OCH2CH2— or —OCH2CH(CH3)—, the molar ratio [—OCH2CH(CH3)—]/[—OCH2CH2—] is in the range up to 8 and n is greater than 6; and (c) from 5 to 50% by volume of a second non-ionic surfactant having a log10P value in the range 0.1 to 3 having the general formula, R′—(OCH2CH2)n—OH wherein R′ is C9 to C20 alkyl, and n is less than 6, each of said volume percentages being with respect to the total volume of (a), (b) and (c). Corresponding cleaners derived therefrom by water dilution are also disclosed.
US08871698B2
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a solubilizing agent for the removal of burnt-on, cooked-on, baked-on, dried-on and charred organic food and oil residues from surfaces comprising alcohol, a coupling agent, water, an anti-deposition agent, a pH buffer and a surfactant system that preferably includes a fermentation supernatant, where the supernatant contains essentially stress proteins. Further enclosed are methods of cleaning for ovens, industrial cooking equipment and the like.
US08871691B2
Methods of treating flowback water from a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore are provided, comprising: (a) providing remediated flowback water having a ferrous iron (Fe+2) ion concentration of less than about 100 milligrams of ferrous iron ion per liter of flowback water, a barium ion (Ba+2) concentration of less than about 500 milligrams of barium ion per liter of flowback water, and a calcium ion (Ca+) concentration of at least about 1,000 milligrams of calcium ion per liter of remediated flowback water; and (b) treating the flowback water with: (i) at least one friction reducing agent; and (ii) at least one scale formation inhibiting agent and/or at least one iron precipitation control agent to provide treated flowback water which can be reused as fracturing fluid in a well drilling operation.
US08871690B2
A composition that includes a product resulting from a condensation reaction of quebracho with at least one organophilic species that includes a reactive amine is disclosed.
US08871682B2
Disclosed herein are methods of accelerating root growth in a plant, the method comprising applying to the plant root a composition comprising a) a mixture of proteins and polypeptides, and b) a surfactant, whereby root growth is accelerated as compared to an untreated plant. Also disclosed herein are methods of improving the foliar uptake of a biologically active compound by a plant, the method comprising applying to the plant foliage a composition comprising a) a mixture of proteins and polypeptides, and b) a surfactant, whereby root growth is accelerated as compared to an untreated plant.
US08871679B2
Fungicidal mixtures, comprising as active components 1) at least one 1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxanilide of the formula I where R1═C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, R2=hydrogen or halogen, X=hydrogen or halogen, Q=direct bond, a cyclopropylene or an anellated bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane ring; R3═C1-C6-alkyl, cyclopropyl or phenyl substituted with two or three halogen atoms or a trifluoromethylthio radical; and 2) at least one active compound II, selected from the active compound groups A) to K): A) organo(thio)phosphates; B) carbamates; C) pyrethroids; D) growth regulators; E) GABA antagonist compounds; F) macrocyclic lactone insecticides; G) METI I acaricides; H) METI II and III compounds; J) oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor compounds; K) various compounds; in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi using mixtures of at least one compound I and at least one active compound II, the use of a compound I or compounds I with active compounds II for preparing such mixtures, and also compositions and seed comprising such mixtures.
US08871677B2
A carrier having at least three lobes, a first end, a second end, a wall between the ends and a non-uniform radius of transition at the intersection of an end and the wall is disclosed. A catalyst comprising the carrier, silver and promoters deposited on the carrier and useful for the epoxidation of olefins is also disclosed. A method for making the carrier, a method for making the catalyst and a process for epoxidation of an olefin with the catalyst are also disclosed.
US08871659B2
A temporary ground covering for displacement on sandy, muddy or boggy ground. The covering includes a woven structure formed of warp and weft. The weave is such that each warp thread interlaces with the weft thread, following approximately half the intersections of the rows and columns of the weave. The warp thread is left in the remaining intersections for each warp thread to obtain at least one simple tight weave area followed by an area of floats. The alternation of the different areas causes contractions of the weft thread creating a significant relief of the obtained fabric. The covering includes flat threads over at least one part of the width of the woven structure on at least one of the surfaces. Each thread is taken, steadily or not, by weft threads placed at the end of the projections of the woven surface structure.
US08871639B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a workpiece including an insulating material layer disposed thereon. The insulating material layer includes a trench formed therein. The method includes forming a barrier layer on the sidewalls of the trench using a surface modification process and a surface treatment process.
US08871635B2
Integrated circuits and processes for forming integrated circuits are provided. An exemplary process for forming an integrated circuit includes providing a substrate including an oxide layer and a protecting layer disposed over the oxide layer. A recess is etched through the protecting layer and at least partially into the oxide layer. A barrier material is deposited in the recess to form a barrier layer over the oxide layer and protecting layer in the recess. Electrically-conductive material is deposited over the barrier layer in the recess to form the embedded electrical interconnect. The embedded electrical interconnect and barrier layer are recessed to an interconnect recess depth and a barrier recess depth, respectively, within the substrate. At least a portion of the protecting layer remains over the oxide layer after recessing the barrier layer and is removed after recessing the barrier layer.
US08871634B2
This disclosure relates generally to an electronic device and method having can include a method of making a chip package. An insulator layer comprising an insulator material, the insulator layer positioned with respect to a first conductive line, forming a second conductive line with respect to the insulator layer, wherein the insulator layer is positioned between the first conductive line and the second conductive line, forming a opening in the insulator layer between the first conductive line and the second conductive line, at least some of the insulator material within the opening being exposed, and chemically bonding a conductor to the at least some of the insulator material within the opening, wherein the conductor electrically couples the first conductive line to the second conductive line.
US08871626B2
FinFETS and methods for making FinFETs with a vertical silicide structure. A method includes providing a substrate with a plurality of fins, forming a gate stack above the substrate wherein the gate stack has at least one sidewall and forming an off-set spacer adjacent the gate stack sidewall. The method also includes growing an epitaxial film which merges the fins to form an epi-merge layer, forming a field oxide layer adjacent to at least a portion of the off-set spacer and removing a portion of the field oxide layer to expose a portion of the epi-merge-layer. The method further includes removing at least part of the exposed portion of the epi-merge-layer to form an epi-merge sidewall and an epi-merge spacer region and forming a silicide within the epi-merge sidewall to form a silicide layer and two silicide sidewalls.
US08871625B2
A method of fabricating a spacer structure which includes forming a dummy gate structure comprising a top surface and sidewall surfaces over a substrate and forming a spacer structure over the sidewall surfaces. Forming the spacer structure includes depositing a first oxygen-sealing layer on the dummy gate structure and removing a portion of the first oxygen-sealing layer on the top surface of the dummy gate structure, whereby the first oxygen-sealing layer remains on the sidewall surfaces. Forming the spacer structure further includes depositing an oxygen-containing layer on the first oxygen-sealing layer and the top surface of the dummy gate structure. Forming the spacer structure further includes depositing a second oxygen-sealing layer on the oxygen-containing layer and removing a portion of the second oxygen-sealing layer over the top surface of the dummy gate structure. Forming the spacer structure further includes thinning the second oxygen-sealing layer.
US08871623B2
Methods are provided for forming a nanostructure array. An example method includes providing a first layer, providing nanostructures dispersed in a solution comprising a liquid form of a spin-on-dielectric, wherein the nanostructures comprise a silsesquioxane ligand coating, disposing the solution on the first layer, whereby the nanostructures form a monolayer array on the first layer, and curing the liquid form of the spin-on-dielectric to provide a solid form of the spin-on-dielectric. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08871622B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate that has a surface. The semiconductor further includes a fin disposed on the surface and including a semiconductor member. The semiconductor further includes a spacer disposed on the surface, having a type of stress, and overlapping the semiconductor member in a direction parallel to the surface. A thickness of the spacer in a direction perpendicular to the surface is less than a height of the semiconductor member in the direction perpendicular to the surface.
US08871620B2
Solar cell structures that have improved carrier collection efficiencies at a heterointerface are provided by low temperature epitaxial growth of silicon on a III-V base. Additionally, a solar cell structure having improved open circuit voltage includes a shallow junction III-V emitter formed by epitaxy or diffusion followed by the epitaxy of SixGe1-x passivated by amorphous SiyGe1-y:H.
US08871613B2
In one embodiment, semiconductor die are singulated from a semiconductor wafer by forming trenches along singulation lines and initiating a cracks from within the trenches, which propagate through the semiconductor wafer in a more controlled manner.
US08871612B2
Embodiments disclose a method including forming at least one compound semiconductor layer on a top r-face of a substrate, forming a line for cleavage on a bottom r-face of the substrate along a length of a guide line, wherein the guide line extends in a (11-22)-plane direction of the substrate, wherein the guide line extends from one portion of an edge to another portion of the edge, and wherein the edge is disposed between the top r-face and the bottom r-face of the substrate, and applying a force to the bottom r-face of the substrate to cleave the substrate along the line for cleavage in the (11-22)-plane direction and to form a cleaved facet along a c-plane of the at least one compound semiconductor.
US08871611B2
A method for bonding first and second wafers by molecular adhesion. The method includes placing the wafers in an environment having a first pressure (P1) greater than a predetermined threshold pressure above which initiation of bonding wave propagation is prevented, bringing the first wafer and the second wafer into alignment and contact, and spontaneously initiating the propagation of a bonding wave between the wafers after they are in contact solely by reducing the pressure within the environment to a second pressure (P2) below the threshold pressure.
US08871610B2
To increase adhesion between a single crystal semiconductor layer and a base substrate and to reduce bonding defects therebetween. To perform radical treatment on a surface of a semiconductor substrate to form a first insulating film on the semiconductor substrate; irradiate the semiconductor substrate with accelerated ions through the first insulating film to form an embrittlement region in the semiconductor substrate; form a second insulating film on the first insulating film; perform heat treatment after bonding a surface of the second insulating film and a surface of the base substrate to perform separation along the embrittlement region so that a semiconductor layer is formed over the base substrate with the first and second insulating films interposed therebetween; etch the semiconductor layer; and irradiate the semiconductor layer on which the etching is performed with a laser beam.
US08871599B2
Disclosed is an integrated circuit and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising a bipolar transistor, the method comprising providing a substrate comprising a pair of isolation regions separated by an active region comprising a collector; forming a base layer stack over said substrate; forming a migration layer having a first migration temperature and an etch stop layer; forming a base contact layer having a second migration temperature; etching an emitter window in the base contact layer, thereby forming cavities extending from the emitter window; and exposing the resultant structure to the first migration temperature in a hydrogen atmosphere, thereby filling the cavities with the migration layer material.
US08871597B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor substrate and forming a plurality of dummy gate structures in the substrate. The method further includes forming sidewall spacers on sidewalls of the dummy gate structures and forming a plurality of epitaxial growth regions between the dummy gate structures. After forming the plurality of epitaxial growth regions, one of the dummy gate structures is removed to form an isolation trench, which is filled with a dielectric layer to form an isolation feature. The remaining dummy gate structures are removed to form gate trenches, and gate structures are formed in the gate trenches.
US08871591B2
According to example embodiments of inventive concepts, a method includes forming cell patterns and insulating interlayers between the cell patterns on the substrate. An upper insulating interlayer including initial and preliminary contact holes is formed on an uppermost cell pattern. A first reflection limiting layer pattern and a first photoresist layer pattern are formed for exposing a first preliminary contact hole while covering inlet portion of the initial and preliminary contact holes. A first etching process is performed on layers under the first preliminary contact hole to expose the cell pattern at a lower position than a bottom of the first preliminary contact hole. A partial removing process of sidewall portions of the first reflection limiting layer pattern and the first photoresist layer pattern and an etching process on exposed layers through bottom portions of the preliminary contact holes are repeated for forming contact holes having different depths.
US08871587B2
A process of forming a CMOS integrated circuit by forming a first stressor layer over two MOS transistors of opposite polarity, removing a portion of the first stressor layer from the first transistor, and forming a second stressor layer over the two transistors. A source/drain anneal is performed, crystallizing amorphous regions of silicon in the gates of the two transistors, and subsequently removing the stressor layers. A process of forming a CMOS integrated circuit by forming two transistors of opposite polarity, forming a two stressor layers over the transistors, annealing the integrated circuit, removing the stressor layers, and siliciding the transistors. A process of forming a CMOS integrated circuit with an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor using a stress memorization technique, by removing the stressor layers with wet etch processes.
US08871586B2
In one example, the method includes forming a plurality of isolation structures in a semiconducting substrate that define first and second active regions where first and second transistor devices, respectively, will be formed, forming a hard mask layer on a surface of the substrate above the first and second active regions, wherein the hard mask layer comprises at least one of carbon, fluorine, xenon or germanium ions, performing a first etching process to remove a portion of the hard mask layer and expose a surface of one of the first and second active regions, after performing the first etching process, forming a channel semiconductor material on the surface of the active region that was exposed by the first etching process, and after forming the channel semiconductor material, performing a second etching process to remove remaining portions of the hard mask layer that were not removed during the first etching process.
US08871575B2
A method of fabricating a field effect transistor with a fin structure is described. At least a fin structure is formed on a substrate. A planar insulation layer covering the fin structure is formed. A trench is formed in the insulation layer and intersects the fin structure both lengthwise. The trench is disposed over portions of the fin structure, and a lengthwise direction of the trench intersects a lengthwise direction of the fin structure, and thereby an upper portion of the fin structure is exposed to the trench. The exposed upper portion of the fin structure will serve as a gate channel region. A gate structure covering the upper portion is formed within the trench. The upper portion of the fin structure may be further trimmed.
US08871574B2
Some embodiments include memory cells including a memory component having a first conductive material, a second conductive material, and an oxide material between the first conductive material and the second conductive material. A resistance of the memory component is configurable via a current conducted from the first conductive material through the oxide material to the second conductive material. Other embodiments include a diode comprising metal and a dielectric material and a memory component connected in series with the diode. The memory component includes a magnetoresistive material and has a resistance that is changeable via a current conducted through the diode and the magnetoresistive material.
US08871572B2
Embodiments described herein relate to manufacturing a device. The method includes etching at least one recess pattern in an internal surface of a lead frame, the at least one recess pattern including a perimeter recess that defines a perimeter of a mounting area. The method also includes attaching a component to the internal surface of the lead frame such that a single terminal of the component is attached in the mounting area and the single terminal covers the perimeter recess, wherein the perimeter recess has a size and shape such that the recess is proximate a perimeter of the single terminal.
US08871567B2
The present invention achieves a formation of a metal oxide film of a thin film transistor with a simplified process. The present invention is concerned with a method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor comprising a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel layer and a gate insulating layer wherein the channel layer is formed by using a metal salt-containing composition comprising a metal salt, a polyvalent carboxylic acid having a cis-form structure of —C(COOH)═C(COOH)—, an organic solvent and a water wherein a molar ratio of the polyvalent carboxylic acid to the metal salt is in the range of 0.5 to 4.0.
US08871564B2
Provided are resistive random access memory (ReRAM) cells having diffusion barrier layers formed from various materials, such as beryllium oxide or titanium silicon nitrides. Resistive switching layers used in ReRAM cells often need to have at least one inert interface such that substantially no materials pass through this interface. The other (reactive) interface may be used to introduce and remove defects from the resistive switching layers causing the switching. While some electrode materials, such as platinum and doped polysilicon, may form inert interfaces, these materials are often difficult to integrate. To expand electrode material options, a diffusion barrier layer is disposed between an electrode and a resistive switching layer and forms the inert interface with the resistive switching layer. In some embodiments, tantalum nitride and titanium nitride may be used for electrodes separated by such diffusion barrier layers.
US08871562B2
According to the present invention, there is provided an organic thin film transistor array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same and a display device. The method for manufacturing the organic thin film transistor array substrate comprises: forming a pattern comprising a source electrode, a drain electrode, a data line and a pixel electrode on a transparent substrate through a first patterning process; forming an organic semiconductor pattern, a gate insulating layer pattern, a pattern comprising a gate electrode and a gate line through a second patterning process on the transparent substrate after the first patterning process; depositing a passivation layer on the transparent substrate after the second patterning process, and forming a pattern comprising a data line pad region, a gate line pad region and a pixel pad region through a third patterning process; and forming a pattern of a common electrode on the transparent substrate after the third patterning process through a fourth patterning process. The technical solutions of the present invention can increase production efficiency of the organic thin film transistor array substrate and reduce production costs.
US08871548B2
A diode has a first contact of a material having a first conductivity type, a second contact of a material having a second conductivity type arranged co-planarly with the first contact, a channel arranged co-planarly between the first and second contacts, a gate arranged adjacent the channel, and a voltage source electrically connected to the gate. A diode has a layer of material arranged on a substrate, a first region of material doped to have a first conductivity type, a second region of material doped to have a second conductivity type, a channel between the first and second regions formed of an undoped region, a gate arranged adjacent the channel, and a voltage source electrically connected to the gate. A method includes forming a layer of material on a substrate, forming a first region of a first conductivity in the material, forming a second region of a second conductivity in the material, arranged so as to provide a channel region between the first and second regions, the channel region remaining undoped, depositing a layer of gate dielectric on the layer of material, arranging a gate adjacent the channel region on the gate dielectric, and electrically connecting a voltage source to the gate.
US08871547B2
A method for fabricating a vertical light-emitting diode (VLED) structure includes the steps of providing a carrier substrate, and forming a semiconductor structure on the carrier substrate having a p-type confinement layer, a multiple quantum well (MQW) layer in electrical contact with the p-type confinement layer configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, and an n-type confinement layer in electrical contact with the multiple quantum well (MQW) layer. The method also includes the steps of removing the carrier substrate using a laser pulse to expose an inverted surface of the n-type confinement layer, and forming a metal contact on the surface of the n-type confinement layer.
US08871536B2
It is known that a light-emitting element utilizing organic EL deteriorates due to moisture. Therefore, a sealing technique to prevent moisture permeation is important. A light-emitting device including a light-emitting element utilizing organic EL is manufactured over a support substrate having flexibility and a high heat dissipation property (e.g., stainless steel or duralumin), and the light-emitting device is sealed with a stack body having moisture impermeability and a high light-transmitting property or with glass having moisture impermeability and a high light-transmitting property and having a thickness greater than or equal to 20 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm.
US08871519B2
The present invention relates to methods for qualifying material for using in the cleaning of alkylene oxide equipment. Qualified material is not expected to contribute to the formation of determinable amounts of alkylene oxide by-products. Methods of cleaning alkylene oxide equipment, and alkylene oxide processes incorporating these methods are also provided.
US08871514B2
In one aspect, a method is provided for producing an improved nutritive medium comprising an adsorbent material for culturing plant embryos.
US08871512B2
Sugar-acrylic monomers are synthesized to have a carbohydrate moiety linked to an acrylate group. The sugar-acrylic monomers may be polymerized to form polymers, adhesives, hydrogels, and the like. The sugar-acrylic monomers and polymers may be used in tissue engineering, adhesives and sealers, wound healing, and the like.
US08871504B2
Provided is a method of selecting highly safe pluripotent stem cells that do not exhibit differentiation resistance, comprising the steps of (1) inducing a pluripotent stem cell to differentiate, (2) culturing the cell under conditions for maintaining undifferentiated state, (3) detecting the generation of an undifferentiated cell by the cultivation, and comparing the finding with a control, and (4) selecting a pluripotent stem cell whose detected value is not more than a control generation value.
US08871497B2
A device and method for automating the handling and testing of microbiological specimens are provided. A portable specimen collection vehicle (SCV) is provided which comprises a protective housing, a specimen chamber for receiving a biospecimen sample, a plurality of culturing chambers each for receiving a portion of the biospecimen sample and each containing a different culture medium, a system of fluid ducts connecting the specimen chamber to each of the culturing chambers, and an actuator that facilitates flow of portions of the biospecimen sample from the specimen chamber through the system of fluid ducts and into each of the culturing chambers, wherein biological organisms in the biospecimen begin to grow in one or more of the culturing chambers and cultured portions of the biospecimen sample can be withdrawn selectively from the apparatus.
US08871486B2
The present invention relates to methods for producing a secreted polypeptide having biological activity, comprising: (a) transforming a fungal host cell with a fusion protein construct encoding a fusion protein, which comprises: (i) a first polynucleotide encoding a signal peptide; (ii) a second polynucleotide encoding at least a catalytic domain of an endoglucanase or a portion thereof; and (iii) a third polynucleotide encoding at least a catalytic domain of a polypeptide having biological activity; wherein the signal peptide and at least the catalytic domain of the endoglucanase increases secretion of the polypeptide having biological activity compared to the absence of at least the catalytic domain of the endoglucanase; (b) cultivating the transformed fungal host cell under conditions suitable for production of the fusion protein; and (c) recovering the fusion protein, a component thereof, or a combination thereof, having biological activity, from the cultivation medium.
US08871482B2
Functionalized substrate materials, for example inorganic particles and/or synthetic polymeric particles, are used to enhance bioprocesses such as saccharification and fermentation.
US08871480B2
The present invention relates to a mutant microorganism with enhanced sugar utilization and methods for preparing the same. The mutant strain is capable of effectively utilizing various sugars including cellobiose and xylose, and can thus be useful in the production of biofuels, physiologically active materials, medicinal materials or industrial chemicals from cellulosic biomass. It also reduces the need for addition of one out of the three enzymes used in the saccharification of lignocellulose. It also eliminates the need for separate reactors to ferment pentose and hexose sugar.
US08871471B2
The present invention provides methods and primer pairs for rapid, high-resolution forensic analysis of DNA and STR-typing by using amplification and mass spectrometry, determining the molecular masses and calculating base compositions of amplification products and comparing the molecular masses with the molecular masses of theoretical amplicons indexed in a database.
US08871465B2
The present invention relates to a method for identifying bacteria of the Bacillus cereus group, comprising the following steps: (a) providing a sample that may contain bacteria of the Bacillus cereus group, a reaction medium comprising at least one fluorescent phosphatidylcholine phospholipase C (PC-PLC) substrate and an inhibitor of Gram-negative bacteria; (b) inoculating the reaction medium with the sample; (c) incubating the inoculated reaction medium; and (d) identifying the bacteria of the Bacillus cereus group by detecting the PC-PLC substrate hydrolysis reaction, in which the pH of the reaction medium and the time necessary for detecting the PC-PLC substrate hydrolysis reaction are adapted such that said hydrolysis reaction by bacteria of the Bacillus cereus group is detected before hydrolysis of the PC-PLC substrate by any Gram-positive bacteria other than those belonging to the Bacillus cereus group, that may be present in the sample.
US08871462B2
The present invention relates to organotypic cultures of epidermal cells and the use thereof for the screening of pharmaceutical and cosmetic agents. Specifically, means for the improvement of the long-term stability of such cultures are disclosed. Thus, the present invention contemplates a skin equivalent comprising (a) a dermal equivalent comprising a matrix comprising nonwoven viscose fabric and fibroblasts and (b) keratinocytes. Moreover, the present invention contemplates a method for manufacturing the skin equivalent and a method for screening agents capable of influencing skin, such as a therapeutic or cosmetic agent.
US08871455B2
Methods and kits are provided for assessing radiation injury and exposure in a subject. The methods comprise measuring the levels of at least two (2) protein biomarkers from different biological pathways and correlating the levels with an assessment of radiation injury and exposure. Additional use of peripheral blood cell counts and serum enzyme biomarkers, evaluated in the early time frame after a suspected radiation exposure, and use of integrated multiple parameter triage tools to enhance radiation exposure discrimination and assessment are also provided. The information obtained from such methods can be used by a clinician to accurately assess the extent of radiation injury/exposure in the subject, and thus will provide a valuable tool for determining treatment protocols on a subject by subject basis.
US08871452B2
This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure.
US08871450B2
The present invention relates to new methods for predicting the clinical outcome or determining the treatment course in a subject afflicted with solid tumors, like colorectal cancer, and for monitoring the progression of solid tumors, like colorectal cancer, in a subject. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for stratification of therapy regimen of a subject afflicted with solid tumor entities, such as colorectal cancer, for determining its susceptibility to the treatment with an inhibitor of angiogenesis. Further, the present invention relates to kits allowing performance of the above methods. In particular, the present invention is based on the finding that determining the level or amount of angiopoietin-2 protein in a sample of a subject is useful for conducting the above referenced methods.
US08871433B2
The disclosed method for producing a microstructure can form a complicated three-dimensionally formed microstructure with few steps.A first mask pattern (22) containing a light transmitting section and a light blocking section is disposed along an unexposed photosensitive resin (42), and a second mask pattern (32) containing a light transmitting section and a light blocking section is disposed on the reverse side of the first mask pattern (22) from the photosensitive resin (42). Additionally, by means of integrally rotating the photosensitive resin (42) and the first mask pattern (22) around a central axis (Z) that passes through the photosensitive resin (42) and the first mask pattern (22), and at the same time radiating exposure light from the reverse side of the second mask pattern (32) from the photosensitive resin (42) and the first mask pattern (22) in a direction that is inclined obliquely with respect to the direction of the central axis (Z), the light beam of the exposure light that is transmitted through the light transmitting section of the second mask pattern (32) and the light transmitting section of the first mask pattern (22) exposes the photosensitive resin (42).
US08871430B2
The present invention relates to a photoactive compound having a novel structure and a photosensitive resin composition including the same, and the photoactive compound according to the present invention has excellent sensitivity due to efficient absorption to a UV light source by including a nitro group and a phosphonate structure, and has excellent retention rate, mechanical strength, heat resistance, chemical resistance and developing resistance by improving solubility of the photosensitive resin composition by excellent compatibility of the phosphonate structure and a binder resin. Therefore, the photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention is useful to cure a column spacer, an overcoat, a passivation material and the like of a liquid crystal display device, and is useful in view of a high temperature process property.
US08871427B2
There is disclosed a positive resist composition comprising (A) a resin having repeating units shown by the following general formulae (1) and (2) as repeating units that contain acid labile groups and being capable of increasing its alkaline solubility by an acid, (B) a photoacid generator, (C) a compound shown by the following general formula (3), and (D) a solvent. There can be a positive resist composition having high resolution, and at the same time giving an excellent pattern profile; and a patterning process in which an immersion lithography is carried out using a formed top coat.
US08871424B2
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed generally to a polymeric film that comprises at least one laser imageable marking layer. The marking layer comprises a polyolefin, a photochromatic pigment, and an additive. It has been surprisingly discovered that a polyolefin film comprising a marking layer formulated with a photochromatic pigment and an additive offers a substantial advantage over prior art methods of laser imaging polyolefin films.
US08871423B2
A photoresist composition for fabricating a probe array is provided. The photoresist composition includes a photoacid generator having an onium salt and an i-line reactive sensitizer.
US08871421B2
A positive resist composition comprising: (A) a resin which comes to have an enhanced solubility in an alkaline developing solution by an action of an acid; (B) a compound which generates an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or a radiation; (C) a fluorine-containing compound containing at least one group selected from the groups (x) to (z); and (F) a solvent, and a method of pattern formation with the composition: (x) an alkali-soluble group; (y) a group which decomposes by an action of an alkaline developing solution to enhance a solubility in an alkaline developing solution; and (z) a group which decomposes by an action of an acid.
US08871413B2
An object of the invention is to provide a toner which is effective in improving image quality while inhibiting white-background fouling, residual-image phenomenon (ghost), blurring (suitability for solid printing), and the like that occur depending on the proportion of a fine powder having a particle diameter not larger than a specific value, and which has satisfactory removability in cleaning, mitigates problems concerning fouling, etc. in long-term use even on a high-speed printer, and attains excellent image stability. Another object is to provide an image-forming apparatus and a toner cartridge each employing the toner. The invention provides a toner for electrostatic-image development satisfying all of the following (1) to (4) or a toner for electrostatic-image development which is a toner containing a charge control agent and satisfying all of the following (5) to (7). The invention further provides an image-forming apparatus and a toner cartridge each employing the toner.(1) To have a volume-median diameter (Dv50) of from 4.0 μm to 7.5 μm.(2) To have an average degree of circularity of 0.93 or higher.(3) A volume-median diameter (Dv50) of the toner and population number % of toner particles having a particle diameter of from 2.00 μm to 3.56 μm (Dns) in the toner satisfy the relationship Dns≦0.233 EXP(17.3/Dv50).(4) To have a coefficient of variation in number of 24.0% or lower.(5) To have a volume-median diameter (Dv50) of from 4.0 μm to 7.5 μm.(6) A volume-median diameter (Dv50) of the toner and population number % of toner particles having a particle diameter of from 2.00 μm to 3.56 μm (Dns) in the toner satisfy the relationship Dns≦0.233 EXP(17.3/Dv50).(7) When the charge control agent on the toner surface is cleaned, the resultant depressions have an average diameter of 500 nm or smaller.
US08871406B2
A highly proton conductive polymer electrolyte composite membrane for a fuel cell is provided. The composite membrane includes crosslinked polyvinylsulfonic acid. The composite membrane is produced by impregnating a mixed solution of vinylsulfonic acid as a monomer, a hydroxyl group-containing bisacrylamide as a crosslinking agent and a photoinitiator or thermal initiator into a microporous polymer support, polymerizing the monomer, and simultaneously thermal-crosslinking or photo-crosslinking the polymer to form a chemically crosslinked polymer electrolyte membrane which is also physically crosslinked with the porous support. Further provided is a method for producing the composite membrane in a simple manner at low cost as well as a fuel cell using the composite membrane.
US08871405B2
When assembly is carried out by clamping a stacked product made up of a plurality of unit cell modules, paired end plates respectively disposed on both the sides thereof and the like by a plurality of fastening members, first coupling portions of one end portion of each of such plurality of fastening members and second coupling portions of the other end portions are combined to each other, and coupled with one pin member. Thus, a plurality of such fastening members are coupled.
US08871393B1
A regenerative fuel cell is provided by the present invention. In the methods and systems described herein, a source of fuel is partially oxidized to release protons and electrons, without total oxidation to carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide. The partially oxidized fuel can be regenerated, by reduction, when the fuel cell is reversed. Other variations of the invention provide a convenient system for hydrogen storage, including steps for both release and recapture of hydrogen.
US08871392B2
A fuel cell system includes a hydrogen path for supplying odorant-added hydrogen to the fuel cell, an estimating unit to estimate the depositing of the odorant in the fuel cell, and control unit to heat the fuel cell up to a temperature at which at least part of the odorant deposited in the fuel cell evaporates when the depositing of the odorant is estimated.
US08871390B2
Disclosed are gel electrolytes comprising a polymer, which is polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polyethylene oxide (PEO); a lithium salt; and a solvent, which is a carbonate solvent, a lactone solvent, or mixtures thereof.
US08871388B2
A negative electrode for a lithium battery and a lithium battery including the negative electrode, the negative electrode including: a matrix of a Sn grain and a metal M grain; and a carbon-based material grown on the matrix.
US08871385B2
An electrode comprising a polyphosphazene cyclomatrix and particles within pores of the polyphosphazene cyclomatrix. The polyphosphazene cyclomatrix comprises a plurality of phosphazene compounds and a plurality of cross-linkages. Each phosphazene compound of the plurality of phosphazene compounds comprises a plurality of phosphorus-nitrogen units, and at least one pendant group bonded to each phosphorus atom of the plurality of phosphorus-nitrogen units. Each phosphorus-nitrogen unit is bonded to an adjacent phosphorus-nitrogen unit. Each cross-linkage of the plurality of cross-linkages bonds at least one pendant group of one phosphazene compound of the plurality of phosphazene compounds with the at least one pendant group of another phosphazene compound of the plurality of phosphazene compounds. A method of forming a negative electrode and an electrochemical cell are also described.
US08871384B2
There is provided a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte salt, a specific fluorine-containing solvent and a fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate represented by the formula (A1): wherein X1 to X4 are the same or different and each is —H, —F, —CF3, —CHF2, —CH2F, —CF2CF3, —CH2CF3 or —CH2OCH2CF2CF3; at least one of X1 to X4 is —F, —CF3, —CF2CF3, —CH2CF3 or —CH2OCH2CF2CF3, and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution has further excellent noncombustibility and is suitable for lithium secondary batteries.
US08871381B2
A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plates, a can having at least one groove portion on an inner surface thereof, the electrode assembly being inserted into the can through an opening of the can to face the inner surface of the can, a cap assembly configured to seal the opening of the can, and an insulation case positioned in the can between the electrode assembly and the cap assembly, the insulation case including at least one protruding portion inserted into the groove portion of the can.
US08871377B2
A battery comprises a plurality of individual cells whose poles are electrically interconnected with each other in series and/or in parallel and form a cell assembly. A sealing element is arranged at least in one edge region between the poles of adjacent individual cells.
US08871368B2
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium with SNR improved by reducing noise due to an auxiliary recording layer so that a higher recording density can be achieved. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium 100 includes a base, at least a magnetic recording layer 122 having a granular structure in which a non-magnetic grain boundary portion is formed between crystal particles grown in a columnar shape; a non-magnetic split layer 124 disposed on the magnetic recording layer 122 and containing Ru and oxygen; and an auxiliary recording layer 126 that is disposed on the split layer 124 and that is magnetically approximately continuous in an in-plane direction of a main surface of the base 110.
US08871367B2
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes at least a soft-magnetic underlayer, a non-magnetic underlayer, a ferromagnetic intermediate layer, a non-magnetic intermediate layer, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer sequentially stacked on a non-magnetic substrate. In an embodiment, the ferromagnetic intermediate layer is formed of a CoCr based alloy, a product Bs·t of a saturation magnetic flux density and film thickness of the ferromagnetic intermediate layer is within a range of 0.15 to 3.6 T·nm, and the non-magnetic intermediate layer has a film thickness of 3 nm or more.
US08871359B2
An organic electroluminescence device wherein a light emitting layer exists between electrodes composed of an anode and a cathode, a layer (L) containing a polymer compound exists between the light emitting layer and the anode and the polymer compound contains a repeating unit of formula (1): wherein, Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4 represent each independently an arylene group or divalent heterocyclic group; E1, E2 and E3 represent each independently aryl group (A) or heterocyclic group (B); a and b represent each independently 0 or 1, and 0≦a+b≦1; aryl group (A) is an aryl group having three or more substituents; and heterocyclic group (B) is a monovalent heterocyclic group having one or more substituents in which the sum of the number of the substituents and the number of hetero atoms of the heterocycle is 3 or more.
US08871357B2
A method for generating a closed-pore metal foam and a component in which such a metal foam is used are provided. To form the metal foam having closed pores, the component is provided with a composite of metal particles that may have a layer of a blowing agent. Alternatively the metal and the blowing agent can also be arranged in layers of a sheet, or as a mixture of particles. A heat treatment is the applied whereby the blowing agent liberates a propellant gas, the blowing agent including fullerenes or nanotubes to which the blowing agent is chemically or physically bound. Due to the high temperature stability of the nanotubes or fullerenes, blowing agents may be thereby generated which liberate propellant gas at temperatures of above 1000 DEG C., such that even metals with high solidus temperatures of above 1000 DEG C. may be processed to metal foams.
US08871343B2
A partial-discharge-resistant insulating varnish has a polyamide-imide enamel varnish and an organo-silica sol that are dispersed in a solvent. The solvent has 50 to 100% by weight of γ-butyrolactone. An insulated wire has a conductor, and a partial-discharge-resistant insulation coating film formed on the surface of the conductor. The partial-discharge-resistant insulation coating film is made of the partial-discharge-resistant insulating varnish.
US08871334B2
An exterior surface covering has a colored outer layer that transmits infrared radiation and an inner layer with a thermochromic pigment that absorbs heat at low temperature and reflects at high temperatures. The outer layer conceals the color change of the thermochromic pigment.
US08871320B2
A manufacturing process for flexible tube skirts including the steps of providing a multi-layer plastic film, cutting out a strip from the multi-layer plastic film, producing a cylindrical sleeve by rolling-welding the strip, and cutting out the sleeve to the desired length to obtain the tube skirts. The strip is cut out from a multi-layer plastic film which has a symmetrical structure in relation to its median plane, with symmetrical layers having the same thickness and made of the same plastic, having the same chemical composition and the same molar mass.
US08871319B2
Disclosed herein are flexible barrier packages composed of materials that are substantially free of virgin, petroleum-based compounds. The flexible barrier packages contain a sealant that has a biobased content of at least about 85%. The sealant is laminated to an outer substrate that has a biobased content of at least about 95% via a tie layer that can further include an extruded substrate. The extruded substrate has a biobased content of at least about 85%. Ink optionally can be deposited on either side of the outer substrate, and the exterior surface of the outer substrate can further include a lacquer. A barrier material layer can be deposited or laminated between the first tie layer and the outer substrate. The flexible barrier packages of the invention are useful for enclosing a consumer product, for example, food, drink, wipes, shampoo, conditioner, skin lotion, shave lotion, liquid soap, bar soap, toothpaste, and detergent.
US08871317B2
An adhesive system including a synergistic combination of a light curable silicone-containing adhesive composition and an amine-containing primer composition that provides desirable bond strength between two articles preferably one of the articles including a polyolefin or polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer. Methods of connecting articles, preferably those utilized in fluid transfer applications, utilizing the adhesive system and the resulting adhered assemblies are disclosed.
US08871316B2
Certain example embodiments relate to improved spacers for insulated glass units. Certain example embodiments relate to corrugated spacers that extend around a periphery of an IG unit. In certain example embodiments, the spacer includes at least one structured concave cavity. When positioned in conjunction with a substrate, the cavity may be filled with a sealant. In certain example embodiments, the sealant may be a thermoplastic sealant. In certain example embodiments, another cavity may be provided that may accept a structural sealant. In certain example embodiments, the thickness of the corrugated faces of a spacer may be less than the thickness of the shoulders of spacer.
US08871313B2
The present invention relates to an optical sheet for use in a liquid crystal display. The optical sheet of the present invention allows for ease of handling, reduces defective proportions and manufacturing costs, improves throughput, and prevents the deterioration of luminance attributable to the damage of the optical sheet.
US08871304B2
The present invention relates to an (amide amino alkane) metal compound represented by the formula (1): wherein M represents a metal atom; R1 represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 may be the same as, or different from each other, and each independently represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or R2 and R3 may form a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered ring together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound; Z represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (a part of which may optionally form a ring); and n represents a number of the ligands, which is equal to the valence of the metal (M), and represents an integer of from 1 to 3; with the proviso that the metal compounds in which M is Li (Lithium), Be (Beryllium), Ge (Germanium) or Nd (Neodymium) are excluded; the metal compounds in which M is Mg (Magnesium) and R1 is methyl group are excluded; the metal compounds in which M is Zn (Zinc) and R1 is methyl group are excluded; the metal compounds in which M is Bi (Bismuth) and R1 is t-butyl group are excluded; and in cases where n is two or greater, two or more ligands may be the same as, or different from each other; and a method of producing a metal-containing thin film using the metal compound.
US08871297B2
A method of applying a nanocrystalline coating to a gas turbine engine component is described. The method comprises the steps of applying an intermediate bond coat to at least a portion of the component, and then applying the nanocrystalline coating to at least the portion of the component overtop of the intermediate bond coat. The component may include, for example, a blade of which a dovetail portion of the blade root is protected by applying the intermediate bond coat and the nanocrystalline coating thereto.
US08871295B2
A method for moving high aspect ratio molecular structures (HARMS), which method comprises applying a force upon a dispersion comprising one or more bundled and individual HARM-structures, wherein the force moves the bundled and/or the individual HARM-structure based on one or more physical features and/or properties for substantially separating the bundled and individual HARM-structures from each other.
US08871293B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for making touch panel. A substrate having a surface is provided. The substrate defines two areas: a touch-view area and a trace area. An adhesive layer is formed on the surface of the substrate. The adhesive layer on the trace area is solidified. A carbon nanotube layer is formed on the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer on the touch-view area is solidified. The carbon nanotube layer on the trace area is removed. At least one electrode and a conductive trace is formed.
US08871267B2
The present invention relates to protein matrix materials and devices and the methods of making and using protein matrix materials and devices. More specifically the present invention relates to protein matrix materials and devices that may be utilized for various medical applications including, but not limited to, drug delivery devices for the controlled release of pharmacologically active agents, encapsulated or coated stent devices, vessels, tubular grafts, vascular grafts, wound healing devices including protein matrix suture material and meshes, skin/bone/tissue grafts, biocompatible electricity conducting matrices, clear protein matrices, protein matrix adhesion prevention barriers, cell scaffolding and other biocompatible protein matrix devices. Furthermore, the present invention relates to protein matrix materials and devices made by forming a film comprising one or more biodegradable protein materials, one or more biocompatible solvents and optionally one or more pharmacologically active agents. The film is then partially dried, rolled or otherwise shaped, and then compressed to form the desired protein matrix device.
US08871262B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for treatment of subjects having or at risk of osteoporosis or other conditions. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide. The nitric oxide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto a suitable portion of the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US08871258B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for transdermal drug delivery, including treatment and prevention of learning and memory disorders, and enhancement of learning or memory. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide. The nitric oxide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US08871256B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for treatment of various inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory dermatoses and other conditions, e.g., using nitric oxide. Examples of such dermatoses include psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and contact dermatitis. The nitric oxide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin, e.g., onto an inflammation site, or other suitable portion of the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US08871232B2
A wipe that includes a bacteriostatic agent that contains cations having an affinity for the negatively charged cell walls of bacteria is provided. The affinity of the bacteriostatic agent for the bacteria allows the wipe to capture bacteria, thereby removing them from a surface and also inhibiting their spread to other surfaces that may contact the wipe. Of particular advantage, the bacteriostatic agent may help protect against the spread or infection of pathogens without the use of chemicals, such as antiseptics or antibiotics. Still further, the wipe of the present invention also contains a solvatochromatic indicator that undergoes a color change in the presence of a broad spectrum of bacteria. Thus, when the wipe captures bacteria, the indicator undergoes a color change that signals to the user that the wipe is functioning properly. The lack of a color change may likewise provide the user with the assurance that the area is generally free of bacteria and clean.
US08871227B2
A process for formulating certain epothilones and analogs thereof for parenteral administration is provided wherein the pH of the formulation for administration can be controlled to enhance the stability and thus, potency of the epothilone, or analog thereof.
US08871226B2
The invention provides methods of treatment of prion disease, cancers and other conditions, the methods comprising administration of an anti-Candida agent. Also disclosed are methods of diagnosing prion disease and cancers, said methods based on the determination of the presence of Candida infection, in particular systemic candidiasis.
US08871224B2
Methods for treating skin disorders by local administration of a Clostridial toxin, such as a botulinum toxin, to a patient with a skin disorder.
US08871219B2
Recombinant vectors which are based on the Modified Ankara Virus (MVA) as preventive and therapeutic vaccines against AIDS. The recombinant viruses contain sequences which are inserted at an MVA insertion site and enable simultaneous expression of antigens, a HIV-1 Env protein consisting of a gp120 protein lacking sequences corresponding to protein gp 41 and a chimeric fusion protein of Gag, Pol and Nef. These viruses are stable and can trigger immune responses against a large variety of antigens. Viruses having a chimeric protein from HIV-1 are suitable for the preparation of vaccines against AIDS.
US08871216B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of use comprising hexavalent DNL complexes. Preferably, the complexes comprise anti-CD20 and/or anti-CD22 antibodies or fragments thereof. More preferably, the anti-CD20 antibody is veltuzumab and the anti-CD22 antibody is epratuzumab. Administration of the subject hexavalent DNL complexes induces apoptosis and cell death of target cells in diseases such as B-cell lymphomas or leukemias, autoimmune disease or immune dysfunction disease. In most preferred embodiments, the DNL complexes increase levels of phosphorylated p38 and PTEN, decrease levels of phosphorylated Lyn, Akt, ERK, IKKα/β and IκBα, increase expression of RKIP and Bax and decrease expression of Mcl-1, Bcl-xL, Bcl-2, and phospho-BAD in target cells. The subject DNL complexes show EC50 values for inhibiting tumor cell growth in the low nanomolar or even sub-nanomolar concentration range.
US08871215B2
The use of flagellin and flagellin related polypeptides for the protection of mammals from the effects of apoptsis is described.
US08871214B2
Detoxified variants of the pathogenic E. coli ‘AcfD precursor’ (orf3526) have been identified that raise a substantially similar immune response in a subject as the native AcfD (orB526) protein. The detoxified variants may be further modified to have increased solubility as compared to the native AcfD (orf3526) protein.
US08871209B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods which involve specifically antagonizing GDF8 and Activin A. In certain embodiments, compositions are provided which comprise a GDF8-specific binding protein and an Activin A-specific binding protein. For example, the invention includes compositions comprising an anti-GDF8 antibody and an anti-Activin A antibody. In other embodiments, antigen-binding molecules are provided which comprise a GDF8-specific binding domain and an Activin A-specific binding domain. For example, the invention includes bispecific antibodies that bind GDF8 and Activin A. The compositions of the present invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions characterized by reduced muscle mass or strength, as well as other conditions which are treatable by antagonizing GDF8 and/or Activin A activity.
US08871195B2
Bacteria thyA(−) mutants with increased vitamin K and use of these thyA(−) mutants for making a composition/product for treatment and/or prevention of vitamin K deficiency in a mammal (e.g. a human).
US08871194B2
To provide a transformed hair follicle and a method for transferring a gene to a mammal by means of the transformed hair follicle.The invention provides a method for producing a transformed hair follicle including transferring a gene into a hair follicle by use of a virus vector, characterized by including providing a lentivirus pseudo-typed with VSV-G as a virus vector and transfecting a hair follicle with the lentivirus ex vivo.
US08871190B2
Pheromone compositions comprising a combination of squalene, linoleic acid and 1-docosanol are described, along with methods of using the pheromone compositions to modify behavior in mammals. The compositions are useful for behavior modification in mammals that exhibit undesirable or harmful stress-related behaviors.
US08871182B2
The invention relates to nanocrystals, containing one or more metals as defined in the specification; having a size of 2 to 200 nm; having a defined, three-dimensional polyhedral structure, optionally functionalized by ligands and/or embedded crystals. The invention further relates to monodisperse assemblies of such nanocrystals, to formulations and devices comprising such nanocrystals as well as to the manufacture and use thereof.
US08871179B2
The present invention relates to novel modified fatty acid analogs, where a positron or gamma-emitting label is placed at a position on a fatty acid backbone and an organic substituent is substituted at the 2,3; 3,4; 4,5; 5,6 and other sequence positions of a fatty acid backbone. These novel fatty acid analogs are designed to enter the tissues of interest by the same long chain fatty acid carrier mechanism as natural fatty acids, however, functional substituents in the 2,3; 3,4; 4,5; 5,6 and other sequence positions, block the catabolic pathway, thus trapping these analogs in a virtually unmodified form in the tissues of interest.
US08871178B2
A new family of crystalline microporous metallophosphates designated AlPO-57 has been synthesized. These metallophosphates are represented by the empirical formula R+rMmn+EPxSiyOz where R is an organoammonium cation such as the DEDMA+, M is a divalent framework metal such as an alkaline earth or transition metal, and E is a framework element such as aluminum or gallium. The microporous AlPO-57 compositions are characterized by a new unique ABC-6 net structure and have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for separating at least one component.
US08871170B2
A process for producing KNO3 from polyhalite to is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the process comprises steps of (a) contacting polyhalite with HNO3; (b) adding Ca(OH)2 to the solution, thereby precipitating as CaSO4 at least part of the sulfate present in said solution; (c) precipitating as Mg(OH)2 at least part of the Mg2+ remaining in said solution by further addition of Ca(OH)2 to the remaining solution; (d) concentrating the solution, thereby precipitating as a sulfate compound at least part of the sulfate remaining in solution; (e) separating at least part of the NaCl from the solution remaining; and (f) crystallizing as solid KNO3 at least part of the K+ and NO3-contained in the solution. The process enables direct conversion of polyhalite to KNO3 of purity exceeding 98.5% and that is essentially free of magnesium and sulfate impurities.
US08871164B2
SOx removal equipment for reducing sulfur oxides from flue gas from a boiler, a cooler which is provided on the downstream side of the SOx removal equipment, for reducing the sulfur oxides from the flue gas and for decreasing a gas temperature, CO2 recovery equipment including: an absorber for bringing CO2 in the flue gas into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid so as to be reduced; and a regenerator for causing the CO2 absorption liquid to emit CO2 so as to recover CO2 and regenerate the CO2 absorption liquid, and a wet type electric dust collector for reducing a mist generation material which is a generation source of mist that is generated in the absorber of the CO2 recovery equipment before introducing the flue gas to the CO2 recovery equipment, are included.
US08871162B2
The present invention relates to a process of gold and copper recovery from gold-containing copper ores obtained from mixed oxide-sulfide copper ore bodies by a series of flotation stages. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process of gold and copper recovery whereby gold-containing ores obtained from mixed oxide-sulfide copper ore bodies, and/or copper flotation by-products thereof, are subjected to at least one flotation step following a dewatering step. In particular, it recovers copper and gold from the oxidized zone of porphyry and other mixed ore deposits. Likewise, the present process allows recovery of copper and gold from the tailings and scavenger concentrates which, in conventional process are no longer viable for further treatment.
US08871134B2
A labeler for labeling plastic containers in the blow mold in a rotary blow molder, with a blow wheel having arranged thereon a plurality of blow molds with a lowerable blow mold bottom, and at least one label dispenser used for providing tubular labels. The blow mold bottom is implemented such that a label can be introduced via the blow mold bottom into the blow mold before the blowing process takes place, which facilitates a spatial separation of the label supply from the feeder star wheel of the blow wheel and allows a substantially simultaneous insertion of the label and of the preform.
US08871132B2
A method of shaping a green body provides a shaped green body comprised of a plurality of sinterable particles and an organic binder. Such a method includes: (1) molding a mixture of sinterable particles and organic binder into the shape of an initial green body or intermediate, wherein the sinterable particles include at least one of metal particles or ceramic particles; and (2) shaping the green body intermediate with at least one of a stream of energy or a stream of matter, wherein the shaping yields a green body having a desired shape. The shaped green body can be sintered in order to provide a hardened body having substantially the shape of the shaped green body.
US08871130B2
Draw a polymer composition by providing a polymer composition containing an orientable polymer having a softening temperature and a filler; conditioning the temperature of the polymer composition at or below its softening temperature; and drawing the polymer composition at a draw rate of at least 127 centimeters per minute in order to achieve an oriented filled polymer composition demonstrating a stable extent of cavitation with draw rate.
US08871125B2
A process to produce a laminate comprising coextruding a dynamically vulcanized alloy (DVA) film with an adhesive layer comprising a vulcanizable elastomeric composition through a die to produce the laminate. The process provides a residence time of the vulcanizable elastomeric composition in the melt to partially scorch the vulcanizable elastomeric composition. A melt of the DVA is in contact with the melt of the vulcanizable elastomeric composition in the die for at least 5 seconds, optionally also with a change in the area of the contact between the DVA film and the adhesive layer as it passes through the die, to increase the adhesion between the adhesive layer and the DVA layer relative to a shorter co-residence time. A laminate and a pneumatic tire comprising the laminate are also disclosed.
US08871124B2
A method for producing a filament yarn from a para-aromatic polyamide, having an optically anisotropic aramid spinning solution filtered within a spinneret arrangement by using a filter having passage openings and extruded within the spinneret arrangement through a plurality of spinning orifices. The extruded anisotropic aramid spinning solution is guided via an air gap, stretched in the process, and collected in an aqueous coagulation bath. The optically anisotropic aramid spinning solution in the spinneret arrangement is fed to the spinning orifices via a flow resistor. The flow resistor is arranged closer to the spinning orifices than the filter, and the flow resistor and the filter are arranged at a distance to one another. The method may also include a para-aromatic polyamide filament yarn.
US08871113B2
A positive active material includes first and second lithium nickel complex oxides. A positive electrode and lithium battery include the positive active material. The positive active material, and the lithium battery including the positive active material have increased filling density, are thermally stable, and have improved capacity.
US08871110B2
A fire extinguishing composition generating fire extinguishing substance through chemical reaction of ingredients at high temperature, wherein: the fire extinguishing composition comprises a flame retardant, an oxidant, a reducing agent and an adhesive; contents of each ingredient are: the flame retardant: 50 wt % to 90 wt %; the oxidant: 5 wt % to 30 wt %; the reducing agent: 5 wt % to 10 wt %; the adhesive: 0% to 10 wt %. In a usage of the fire extinguishing composition, a pyrotechnic agent is adopted as a heat source and a power source; and the purpose of fire extinguishing is achieved by: igniting the pyrotechnic agent, and the oxidant and the reducing agent in the fire extinguishing composition are reacted to generate the in the use of high temperature produced by burning the pyrotechnic agent. by burning the pyrotechnic agent, so as to implement fire extinguishing. Different from the traditional aerosol generating agent, there is no external heat source, and the composition itself does not burn. Compared with the traditional aerosol generating agent, the fire extinguishing composition of the present invention is more efficient and safer.
US08871109B2
A donor wafer, for example of silicon, has an irregular surface following cleaving of a lamina from the surface, for example by exfoliation following implant of hydrogen and/or helium ions to define a cleave plane. Pinholes in the lamina leave column asperities at the exfoliated surface of the donor wafer, and the beveled edge may leave an edge asperity which fails to exfoliate. To prepare the surface of the donor wafer for reuse, mechanical grinding removes the column and edge asperities, and minimal additional thickness. Following cleaning, growth and removal of an oxide layer at the surface rounds remaining peaks. The smoothed surface is well adapted to bonding to a receiver element and exfoliation of a new lamina. A variety of devices may be fabricated from the lamina, for example a photovoltaic cell.
US08871105B2
A method is provided for etching silicon in a plasma processing chamber, having an operating pressure and an operating bias. The method includes: performing a first vertical etch in the silicon to create a hole having a first depth and a sidewall; performing a deposition of a protective layer on the sidewall; performing a second vertical etch to deepen the hole to a second depth and to create a second sidewall, the second sidewall including a first trough, a second trough and a peak, the first trough corresponding to the first sidewall, the second trough corresponding to the second sidewall, the peak being disposed between the first trough and the second trough; and performing a third etch to reduce the peak.
US08871101B2
First and second liquids are separated from mixtures thereof in a holding tank that holds quantities of the two liquids after they have been separated and a quantity of the mixture that has not been separated. A first transfer conduit receives a pressurized mixture of the first and second liquids which is discharged into the holding tank. A venturi passageway is located in the first transfer conduit. A liquid conductor has an entry opening positioned so that at least a portion of the entry opening is located within the quantity of the mixture that is held in the holding tank and an exit opening that is in fluid communication with the venturi passageway. The increase in the velocity of the pressurized mixture flowing through the venturi passageway and the accompanying reduced pressure causes the mixture held in the holding tank to flow through the liquid conductor into the venturi passageway.
US08871099B1
A coal slurry dewatering arrangement includes a filter belt press with a filter belt having first and second sides, the first side being water-impermeable and the second side having pores and being water-permeable, wherein the water-permeable side includes a layer of water-absorbent material.
US08871097B2
A method of reclaiming a formate brine may include increasing the pH of a spent formate brine fluid comprising water-soluble polymers; treating the fluid with an oxidizing agent; and removing at least a portion of suspended solids from the fluid. Further, a method of reclaiming a formate brine may include lowering the pH of the spent formate brine fluid comprising water-soluble polymers; increasing the pH of the spent formate brine fluid to initiate precipitation of materials solubilized in the fluid; treating the fluid with an oxidizing agent to break down remaining water-soluble polymer; and recovering at least a portion of the formate brine.
US08871094B2
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as BTEX methanol and other non-phase separable hydrocarbons may be removed from wastewater obtained from oil or gas exploration or production operations by way of a bioreactor. The bioreactor may employ anaerobic microorganisms that metabolize various VOCs. In some embodiments, such a bioreactor may be configured to treat process flow rates of thousands of barrels of wastewater per hour. Such a bioreactor may comprise a large vessel at a larger water treatment site.
US08871079B2
The present invention relates to systems, methods, and devices for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. The use of linear, cyclic, or acyclic voltammetric scans and/or semi-integral, derivative, or semi-derivative data treatment may provide for increased accuracy when determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. Hematocrit compensation in combination with the data treatments may reduce the hematocrit effect with regard to a glucose analysis in whole blood.In another aspect, fast scan rates may reduce the hematocrit effect.
US08871077B2
Methods of providing a corrosion-resistant plating on a steel bumper are provided. A galvanized zinc layer is deposited over a steel substrate. A plurality of nickel layers is deposited over the zinc layer. The plurality of zinc layers has at least a first porosity and a second porosity. A chrome layer is applied over the plurality of nickel layers. The porous nickel layer is immediately adjacent the chrome layer such that a stress applied to the chrome layer is distributed over the porous nickel layer. The porous nickel layer delocalizes a stress applied at an impact area to a dispersed area and the dispersed area is larger than the impact area.
US08871073B2
An electrodeionization apparatus for producing deionized water comprises a deionization treatment unit including deionization chamber D and a pair of concentration chambers C1 and C2 placed adjacent to deionization chamber D on opposite sides thereof and those concentration chambers are filled with anion exchangers. The deionization chamber D is partitioned by an ion exchange membrane into first small deionization chamber D-1 adjacent to concentration chamber C1 and second small deionization chamber D-2 adjacent to concentration chamber C2. First small deionization chamber D-1 is filled with an anion exchanger. Second small deionization chamber D-2 is filled with an anion exchanger and a cation exchanger in a sequence such that the ion exchanger, through which water that is to be treated finally passes, is the anion exchanger.
US08871072B2
Flow step focusing isolates and concentrates a molecule of interest by flowing a liquid comprising a molecule of interest through a main channel having an inlet and an outlet with application of a first pressure at the inlet; applying a voltage along the channel during the flowing, wherein the voltage is configured to have a polarity such that it drives the molecule of interest in a direction opposite the flow of the liquid; controlling the first pressure and/or the voltage in a manner so as to trap and concentrate the molecule of interest in a region of the main channel; and removing the concentrated molecule of interest from the channel by recovering a portion of the liquid from a side channel diverging from the main channel, wherein the side channel is maintained at a pressure lower than the first pressure. Also disclosed is an apparatus for such.
US08871067B2
The present invention relates to a sensor for detecting hydrogen peroxide, comprising: (a) a gold (Au) nanoparticle conjugated with a conducting oxide substrate comprising a conduction oxide; (b) a cytochrome c immobilized on the gold nanoparticle. In the performance of the present sensor, current values are increased in parallel with increased hydrogen peroxide concentration. Such performance enables to easily analyze the presence or concentration of hydrogen peroxide.
US08871060B2
The invention relates to a method of producing a structured fibrous web of paper. The method comprises forming a fibrous web and conveying the formed fibrous web on a water receiving felt (5) to a dewatering nip. An endless belt (11) with a polyurethane surface is passed through the nip together with the fibrous web and the water receiving felt (5). After the dewatering nip, the fibrous web is conveyed by the endless belt (11) to an endless textured fabric (12) which is permeable to air and to which the web is transferred from the endless belt (11) in a transfer nip. The textured fabric (12) rans at a lower speed than the endless belt (11). After the transfer to the textured fabric (12), the fibrous web is carried by the textured fabric (12) to a drying cylinder (17). The transfer nip is formed by two rolls of which one is a suction roll within the loop of the textured fabric. The transfer nip has a length which is 5 mm-40 mm. The endless polyurethane belt (11) has a width that exceeds the width of the textured fabric (12). The invention also relates to a corresponding machine.
US08871051B2
A mild inexpensive process for treating lignocellulosic biomass involves oxidative delignification of wood using an aqueous solution prepared by dissolving a catalytic amount of manganese (III) acetate into water and adding hydrogen peroxide. Within 4 days and without agitation, the solution was used to convert poplar wood sections into a fine powder-like delignified, cellulose rich materials that included individual wood cells.
US08871045B2
A method for controlling the winding of an elongated element onto a collection reel with the interposition of a service fabric, includes rotating the collection reel and simultaneously winding the elongated element and the service fabric onto the collection reel, wherein the simultaneous winding includes determining the actual winding diameter of the collection reel and preferably, the actual unwinding diameter of a storage reel of the service fabric. The rotation speed of the collection reel is adjusted according to the actual winding diameter and preferably, also to the variation in length of the portion of elongated clement about to be deposited onto the collection reel.
US08871037B2
The present invention relates to a method for diffusion treatment of a coating on an engineering part resistant to marine climate, comprising: Step 1. pretreating the part; Step 2. preheating the part in a protective atmosphere furnace; Step 3. immersing the pre-heated part in a plating solution in a way that the part is rotated in the submerging process; Step 4. carrying out diffusion treatment, i.e., placing the immersion-plated part into a vacuum furnace, maintaining at 800 to 950° C. for 1 to 3 hours, and then cooling it down prior to discharge, such that atoms at an interface are diffused to form a diffusion layer on a substrate, achieving metallurgical bonding between the coating and the substrate. Treatment by the method of the present invention enables the part to have full resistance to corrosion and scouring erosion under marine climate.
US08871035B2
A process for producing grain oriented magnetic sheets by subjecting a steel slab ≦100 mm, containing 2.5-3.5% si, to the following operations: optional first heating, to a temperature T1≦1250° C.; first rough hot-rolling at T2 between 900 and 1200° C., the reduction ratio (% Rid) being at least 80% in the absence of a subsequent heating or, in the presence of a subsequent heating to T3≦1300° C., at least 60% determined by % Rid=80−(T3−T2)/5; second finishing hot-rolling at T4<1300° C. to a rolled-section thickness of 1.5 3.0 mm; cold-rolling, in one or more stages with optional intermediate annealing and with a cold reduction ratio ≧60% applied in the last stage; primary recrystallization annealing, optionally in a decarburizing atmosphere; second recrystallization annealing.
US08871030B2
A cleaning path guidance method combined with a dirt detection mechanism is performed in an automatic cleaning device to generate a cleaning path, so as to guide the automatic cleaning device to clean an area to be cleaned, in which plural grids are defined in the area. The method includes: moving the automatic cleaning device in the area to clear dirt away, and continuously detecting a flow of the dirt cleared away to obtain a dirt level of a current gird; if the dirt level of the current gird exceeds a threshold, marking the grid as a dirty grid; performing an algorithm and finding a shortest path passing through all dirty grids as a cleaning path according to the marked dirty grids; and moving the automatic cleaning device to pass through each dirty grid according to the clean path, so as to clean each dirty gird sequentially.
US08871028B2
Process and system for removing printing in metallic packages used in drinks, food and other applications in general, comprising the removal of ink before the cure thereof, by means of spray with ink remover liquid and non abrasive friction. Preferably, said liquid is an alkaline aqueous solution, which is sprayed onto the package surface simultaneously with the friction thereof with a soft and non abrasive element. In a preferred embodiment, said friction results in the rotation of the package around the longitudinal axis thereof, which is mounted on a rotative support, and the soft non abrasive element in contact with the surface thereof keeps motionless.
US08871012B2
A packed column includes a regular packing (8) and a liquid distribution plate (5). The regular packing (8) is constructed by combining two or more hollow columns, and the hollow columns each have a cross section of circular shape, hexagonal shape or other shapes. The liquid distribution plate (5) has small holes under which liquid guide tubes (4) are connected. The liquid guide tubes (4) lead to all hollow columns of the packing (8). The liquid distribution plate (5) is horizontally installed above the regular packing (8) in a column body (2). Each gas guide plate (11) is made by rotating and twisting a rectangular plate and has several protrusions (12) on its side. The gas guide plates (11) are installed in the hollow columns of the regular packing (8) with the height slightly smaller than that of the hollow columns. A gas outlet (3) is located between the regular packing (8) and the liquid distribution plate (5).
US08871009B2
A method of reducing siloxane contamination in an effluent gas is described, where one embodiment of the method comprises directing the effluent through a reactor comprising a dialkyl terminated glyme solvent having a molecular size less than about 300 Daltons, the dialkyl terminated glyme serving to physically absorb the siloxanes from the effluent; polymerizing the siloxanes by directing them through a packed bed of acidic resin catalyst media housed within the reactor and immersed within the solvent so as to create polymerized siloxanes having a molecular size greater than about 300 Daltons, that are soluble in the solvent; and separating the polymerized siloxanes from the solvent via nanofiltration; and recycling the solvent into the reactor for further physical absorption of incoming siloxanes.
US08871006B2
The invention relates to a solid mineral composition of heavy metals, in particular mercury, in flue gas, to a method for preparing such a solid mineral compound and to the use thereof for reducing heavy metals, in particular mercury, in flue gas, by placing the flue gas in contact with the solid mineral composition.
US08871003B2
A process for producing a ferric containing solution by the controlled oxidation of a ferrous containing solution, said process including providing a solution containing at least ferrous ions; treating the solution with one or more inlet gases containing sulfur dioxide and oxygen in order to oxidize said ferrous ions to ferric ions, wherein the delivery rate of the sulfur dioxide gas is oxidation rate limiting; and controlling the concentration of dissolved oxygen in said solution at an optimum value.
US08870996B2
The invention provides inter alia a mineral complex comprising about 40 wt. % to about 60 wt. % SiO2, about 6 wt. % to about 16 wt. % Fe2O3, about 4 wt. % to about 12 wt. %. CaO, about 2 wt. % to about 8 wt. % MgO, wherein at least 85% of the mineral complex has a particle size of about 10 to about 6000 mesh, related compositions and methods for their use, including for growth medium augmentation and remediation.
US08870992B2
A filter for precipitating solid materials from a pressure medium or a gas includes an inlet and an outlet channel implemented in a filter housing. A filter element is disposed in the filter housing. Pressure medium flows through an outer surface of the filter element by means of the inlet channel into an interior area, and from the area to the outlet channel. The outer surface of the filter element, together with an inner surface of the filter housing, delimits an inlet chamber in which the pressure medium encompasses the filter element. The inlet channel and/or the inlet chamber are thereby embodied such that a centrifugal force acting approximately radially to the filter housing acts on the medium flowing into the inlet chamber, whereby the particles can be filtered out of the pressure medium in addition to the filter element.
US08870984B2
The invention provides a blend of FT derived diesel, crude derived diesel, and CFPP improving additive, wherein the FT diesel is from 1 vol % to 50 vol % of the blend, said blend having a CFPP of below −18° C. The invention extends to use of FT diesel as a blend component for a compression ignition fuel blend, said blend including the FT diesel, a crude derived diesel fuel and a CFPP improver additive, wherein the FT diesel is from 1 vol % to 50 vol % of the blend, which blend has a CFPP of below −20° C.
US08870977B2
A method of manufacturing a rechargeable battery includes continuously supplying a first electrode plate, the first electrode plate including a plurality of first active material portions with gaps therebetween on a first current collector, continuously supplying a first separator and a second separator to respective surfaces of the first electrode plate, bending the first electrode plate with the first and second separators to form a zigzag structure with bent portions, supplying a second electrode plate to an inside of each bent portion of the zigzag structure, the second electrode plate including a second active material portion on a second current collector, aligning and stacking the first electrode plate, the first separator, the second separator, and the second electrode plate, and taping the aligned and stacked first electrode plate, first separator, second separator, and second electrode plate at an outermost side thereof.
US08870970B2
A dynamic support apparatus having a frame, a dynamic interface, a temperature control mechanism, and a control system. The dynamic interface is capable of changing its geometry and is disposed on the top surface of the frame. The control system is operably connected to the dynamic interface and controls the changing geometry of the dynamic interface. There is also a temperature control mechanism disposed on the top surface of the frame for maintaining a comfortable temperature and moisture environment between the apparatus and the user's body.
US08870965B2
An embodiment of a bone stabilization and distraction system of the present disclosure includes a light-sensitive liquid; a light source for providing light energy; a light-conducting fiber for delivering the light energy from the light source to cure the light-sensitive liquid; a delivery catheter having a proximal end in communication with the light-conducting fiber and the light-sensitive liquid, an inner lumen for passage of the light-conducting fiber, and an inner void for passage of the light-sensitive liquid; and an expandable body removably engaging a distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the expandable body has a closed end, a sealable open end, an inner cavity for passage of the light-sensitive liquid, an external surface and an internal surface, and wherein the expandable body has an insertion depth with a fixed dimension, a width with a fixed dimension, and a thickness with a changeable dimension.
US08870955B1
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgical repair technique involves the use of a single femoral and tibial tunnel and an implant that separates and positions two distinct bundles. This allows for the surgeon to create a more anatomic reconstruction with a procedure that is less technically demanding, can be performed using a transtibial or anteromedial approach, minimizes tunnel widening, and decreases operative time. The result is a strong fixation option for soft tissue grafts, with circumferential graft compression at the aperture, high pull-out strength, and ease of use. The graft bundles are positioned in a more anatomic orientation through the above noted single femoral and tibial tunnel.
US08870950B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a prosthetic valve that is designated for implantation at a patient's native heart valve, including a valve ring having a plurality of ring segments, each of the segments being hingedly coupled to an adjacent segment at a pivot joint. The valve ring is placed adjacent to a surface of the native heart valve, the prosthetic valve having been coupled to the valve ring. In an expanded state thereof, the valve ring defines a ring, all of the pivot joints being disposed in a plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the ring. The valve ring is foldable into a shape that has a generally circular cross-section that defines and surrounds at least in part a central lumen, by folding the segments with respect to each other, at the pivot joints. Other embodiments are also described.
US08870948B1
A prosthetic mitral valve includes a proximal anchor, a distal anchor, and a central portion therebetween. The proximal and distal anchors each include a first outer frame and a second outer frame. The first outer frame includes a plurality of first arcs joined together, and the second outer frame includes a plurality of second arcs joined together. The plurality of first arcs are out of phase relative to the plurality of second arcs.
US08870947B2
An implantable medical device includes a frame that includes at least one elongate member. The implantable medical device also includes a fixation member that has a first cuff, a second cuff, a tissue engagement member configured to anchor to tissue at an implant site to thereby hold the implantable medical device in a position at the implant site, and a cuff joining member that has an arcuate shape and that is connected at a first end to the first cuff and at a second end to the second cuff. The first cuff substantially surrounds a perimeter of a first portion of the at least one elongate member, the second cuff substantially surrounds a perimeter of a second portion of the at least one elongate member, and the cuff joining member does not substantially surround a perimeter of any portion of the at least one elongate member.
US08870937B2
Embodiments are described for closing vascular access ports, such as arteriotomies, which involve placement and deployment of an expandable device configured to prevent blood flow across a subject arteriotomy while also keeping disturbance of intravascular flow to a minimum. Suitable prostheses may comprise one or more frames constructed from lengths of flexible materials, such as shape memory alloys or polymers. Such frames may be coupled to sheetlike or tube-like structures configured to spread loads, minimize thrombosis which may be related to intravascular flow, and maintain hemostasis.
US08870934B2
Embodiments apply a cross-linking agent to a region of corneal tissue. The cross-linking agent improves the ability of the corneal tissue to resist undesired structural changes. For example, the cross-linking agent may be Riboflavin or Rose Bengal, and the initiating element may be photoactivating light, such as ultraviolet (UV) light. In these embodiments, the photoactivating light initiates cross-linking activity by irradiating the applied cross-linking agent to release reactive oxygen radicals in the corneal tissue. The cross-linking agent acts as a sensitizer to convert O2 into singlet oxygen which causes cross-linking within the corneal tissue. The rate of cross-linking in the cornea is related to the concentration of O2 present when the cross-linking agent is irradiated with photoactivating light. Accordingly, the embodiments control the concentration of O2 during irradiation to increase or decrease the rate of cross-linking and achieve a desired amount of cross-linking.
US08870930B2
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of stabilizing a spine including providing a coupling element having an uppermost end defining a first plane, a lowermost end defining a second plane, and at least one bore extending from said uppermost end toward said lowermost end, wherein said first and second planes intersect one another, assembling said coupling element with an anchoring element, and after the assembling step, securing said anchoring element in bone.
US08870923B2
A rod to rod connector includes a connector body containing a rod retaining insert. An interconnecting portion inner connects to a body to at least one other connector body. The insert is snap locked within the connector body simultaneously while retaining a rod within the insert in a locked condition.
US08870905B2
A method is described for the reproduction of hair by removing hair in the anagen phase in such a way that the hair stem cells which are responsible for hair growth are still attached to the hair removed, bringing these into contact with extracellular matrix components or substitutes therefor, and implanting the hair in the scalp. The application of extracellular matrix components or substitutes therefor for the reproduction of hair is also described.
US08870904B2
A surgical access device includes a seal housing and a roller disposed in the housing and defining a working channel. The roller may be stationary or movable within the seal housing to form both a zero seal in the absence of an instrument, and an instrument seal in the presence of an instrument. Rotation of the roller is contemplated and low-friction surfaces are discussed to reduce instrument insertion forces. Multiple rollers, wiper elements, low-friction braid, pivoting elements and idler rollers are contemplated. The rollers will typically be formed of a gel material in order to facilitate the desired compliance, stretchability and elongation desired.
US08870903B2
A device for sampling and/or analyzing blood or other body fluid of a subject. A housing contains a plurality of lancets and optionally includes test elements to take up a sample of blood, an evaluation system and a display. A complete system that can be handled as a single device, for example in the form of a wristwatch, includes a multiplicity of test elements and lancets, which can be brought successively to a working position to perform multiple measurements. A cassette or carrier includes multiple lancets and/or test elements, for insertion into the device.
US08870902B2
Disclosed is a four-jawed combinational scissor-grasper surgical tool for use in laparoscopy. Cutting and grasping functionalities are respectively enabled via movement of a pair of such specially contoured jaw members sliding against or splaying apart from the other pair. Also disclosed are means for achieving selectable interlocking of jaw members and mechanical linkage for their actuation by human user.
US08870901B1
Vascular treatment and methods include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Joints between woven structures and hypotubes include solder. Woven structures include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures are heat treated to include at least shapes at different temperatures. A catheter includes a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Heat treating systems include a detachable flange. Laser cutting systems include a fluid flow system.
US08870900B2
Devices, systems and methods related to endoscopic surgery, particularly related to robotic surgical operations, provide a tissue stabilizer for endoscopically stabilizing a target tissue within a patient's body. For stabilizing a beating heart during a closed-chest coronary artery bypass grafting procedure, a stabilizer is inserted through an endoscopic cannula and provides sufficient surface area to contact the heart and effectively stabilize the target tissue area. The stabilizer can straddle a blood vessel, such as a coronary artery, which is targeted for an anastomosis. Vessel occlusion fasteners may occlude the target blood vessel prior to the anastomosis procedure.
US08870889B2
A system and method for developing customized apparatus for use in one or more surgical procedures is disclosed. The system and method incorporates a patient's unique anatomical features or morphology, which may be derived from capturing MRI data or CT data, to fabricate at least one custom apparatus. According to a preferred embodiment, the customized apparatus comprises a plurality of complementary surfaces based on a plurality of data points from the MRI or CT data. Thus, each apparatus may be matched in duplicate and oriented around the patient's own anatomy, and may further provide any desired axial alignments or insertional trajectories. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus may further be aligned and/or matched with at least one other apparatus used during the surgical procedure.
US08870884B2
A method for repairing a soft tissue or bone defect can include selecting one of a plurality of sizing guides having a base perimeter size corresponding to a size of the defect, where each base has a different perimeter size and a plurality of apertures spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other, with the predetermined distance being the same for each of the sizing guides. The selected sizing guide base can be positioned against a distal end of the femur relative to the defect. A plurality of guide wires can be positioned through the plurality of apertures in the sizing guide base and the guide wires can be fixed to the femur such that the guide wires are parallel to each other. A first guide can be positioned over the guide wires and against the distal end of the femur to guide a first cutting member relative to the femur.
US08870883B2
Various method and apparatuses may be used to perform a procedure, such as a resection of a portion of the anatomy for preparation of the implants of a prosthetic. Various resecting member, including saw blades having selected geometries and shapes, can be used to assist in the resection of an anatomy to provide for implantation of a prosthetic. In addition, a cutting block assembly may be used to guide the resecting member. The cutting block assembly may be moveably mounted relative to the portion to be resected.
US08870871B2
The invention relates to novel internal fixation devices, such as bone plates, generally and novel craniomaxillofacial bone plates more specifically and systems for bonding the same. More specifically, the invention relates to bone plates made of a polymer blend of (poly)lactic acid and Ecoflex as well as a novel hot-melt adhesive polymer blend of the same material.
US08870868B2
Ankle distraction or load bypassing devices include a shoe or shoe insert that securely holds a patient's foot, and a cuff that securely holds the patient's lower leg. A load bypassing device can transmit force between the cuff and the shoe or shoe insert bypassing a portion of the load around the joint. A distraction force generating mechanism between the cuff and the shoe or shoe insert can distract the patient's ankle, while permitting the ankle to flex at a joint which joins together the cuff and the shoe.
US08870864B2
An electrosurgical apparatus includes two assemblies, one of which is the primary assembly intended for a first surgical procedure, such as cutting tissue, and a secondary assembly intended for a second type of electrosurgical procedure, such as tissue coagulation. The secondary assembly fits over the electrode tip of the primary assembly and makes electrical contact with the electrode tip of the primary assembly. This allows for single instrument surgery whereby the secondary (coagulation) assembly provides bleeding control after the primary assembly has cut tissue. This combination significantly reduces operating time. The secondary assembly has a snap fit over the primary assembly so that it may be readily attached and detached several times during any surgical procedure, as the surgeon alternates between cutting tissue and coagulating the resulting incisions using the apparatus.
US08870862B2
A method of regulating temperature at a tissue site comprising measuring sphincter tissue temperature at or near a tissue site, comparing the measured sphincter tissue temperature to a desired temperature, increasing an existing flow rate of a cooling solution to the tissue site if the measured tissue temperature exceeds the desired temperature, and maintaining the existing flow rate of the cooling solution to the tissue site if the measured temperature does not exceed the desired temperature.
US08870859B2
Apparatus and methods for insulating tissue during therapeutic procedures.
US08870852B2
A medical device for providing direct port-like endoscopic access to the urinary bladder of a patient and a method of utilizing and inserting the medical device. The medical device can include a hollow tube with a main channel and a separate channel, a cap with an inflation port and a hollow flexible stem fluidly connecting the inflation port and the separate channel. A method can include inserting a needle above the pubic symphysis of a mammal, threading a guide wire through the needle, removing the needle and inserting the medical device. The method can optionally include determining measuring the depth between the skin surface of the patient's suprapubic region and urinary bladder.
US08870848B2
A delivery system for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient includes a catheter, a stop feature, a container and a bar. The catheter has a proximal end and a distal end and includes a body defining a lumen that extends to the distal end of the catheter. The stop feature is in proximity to the distal end of the catheter. The container is configured to house the therapeutic agent and is insertable and slidably disposable in the lumen of the catheter. The container is also configured to engage the stop feature of the catheter. The bar is slidably disposable in the lumen of the catheter. Sliding of the bar distally in the lumen forces the therapeutic agent out of the container and out of the lumen when the container is engaged with the stop feature. The stop feature is configured to inhibit the container from exiting the lumen.
US08870844B2
The invention provides a device (10) for conserving and extemporaneously preparing at least one active principle prior to administration, the device comprising: a body (12) that is constituted by at least one compartment for containing at least one volume of pharmaceutical solvent (22) that is less than 5 mL; a head (14) constituted by at least one compartment for containing at least one active principle (24), in particular a very small dose, and, in its top portion, by at least one dose-taking chamber (32) provided with a filter (40), the head (14) being capable of taking up a first position P1 for conservation, in which said head (14) is in its distal position relative to the body (12), and a second position P2 for preparation, in which said head (14) is in its proximal position relative to the body (12); at least one wall (16) separating the body (12) and the head (14); and rupture means (18) for rupturing said wall (16) so that the active principle (24) enters into contact with the solvent (22) and dissolves therein. The invention also seeks to use the device for conserving and extemporaneously preparing at least one active principle with a view to administering it.
US08870840B2
A protective diapering system is provided for the prevention of migration and introduction of stool with a male's genital area. The protective diapering system including a diaper having an anterior flap, a posterior flap, and a fenestrated flap disposed between the anterior and posterior flaps.
US08870827B2
An automatic injector dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament without a user having to manually force the needle into an injection site. The automatic injector includes a needle cover having a locked retracted position with respect to the injector housing prior to a medicament dispensing operation. The needle cover is operative to engage an injection site prior to a medicament dispensing operation.
US08870825B2
An external end device for permanent catheters includes a container that houses two taps being provided with knobs and having, at one hand, a first connector for the connection to the catheters and, at the other hand, second connectors projecting from the container for the connection to an external equipment. The first connector is connected to the catheter by a coupling exiting the container and externally holding a subcutaneous cuff designed to be positioned in the subcutaneous tissue of the patient's body. The second connectors are provided with caps surrounded by the disposable absorbent material being received in the closure lid and having spaces for housing the caps for protecting them externally from a bacterial attack by the antiseptic substance by which it is impregnated. Further an implantation method of the device in a patient is disclosed.
US08870820B2
A template for locating a proper place for inserting a needle. The template has two reference indicators that are placed on a person's body and an elongated body, with incremental markings on each side of the elongated body, that moves relative to the two reference indicators. The incremental markings on each side of the elongated body can be scaled differently. One reference indicator is placed over the clavicle and the other is placed over the nipple on the same lateral side. The elongated body is moved until the reference indicators are each lined up with equivalent incremental markings on each half of the elongated body. When the reference indicators are lined up with matching incremental markings, a fixed target, positioned between the two sets of incremental markings, will indicate a proper location for inserting a pneumothorax relief needle.
US08870811B2
Peritoneal dialysis systems and related methods are disclosed. The methods can include combining a first solution having a first concentration of a solute with a second solution having a second concentration of the solute to form a custom dialysate, e.g., according to a specific prescription for a patient.
US08870807B2
Devices, methods, and systems for treating Type-2 Diabetes and/or obesity by facilitating the delivery of under-digested nutrients within the gastro-intestinal tract without substantial tissue removal are disclosed. In one aspect, the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient is modified by a gastro-intestinal treatment device comprising an elongate element configured to extend within the gastro-intestinal tract, a first attachment element and a second attachment element disposed on the elongate element, wherein the first attachment element and the second attachment element are configured to attach to the gastro-intestinal tract such that a portion of the gastro-intestinal tract is compressed between the first and the second attachment elements. The length of the gastro-intestinal tract modified by the device is effectively shortened, and its surface area is reduced.
US08870805B2
One disclosed embodiment comprises a method for treating lesions in the carotid artery of a mammalian body. The method comprises transcervical access and blocking of blood flow through the common carotid artery (with or without blocking of blood flow through the external carotid artery), shunting blood from the internal carotid artery and treating the lesion in the carotid artery.
US08870804B2
A proposed blood treatment apparatus includes a blood treatment unit, at least one fluid pump and at least one blood pump. The fluid pumps are configured to pass blood treatment fluid through the blood treatment unit, while the blood pumps are configured to extract untreated blood from a blood source, e.g. a patient, pass the extracted blood through the blood treatment unit and deliver treated blood to a target vessel, e.g. likewise represented by a patient. Each blood pump includes a pumping chamber, which is separated into a first accumulation container and a second accumulation container by a flexible member. The flexible member is further movable within the pumping chamber so as to vary a volume relationship between the first and second accumulation containers. The second accumulation container is configured to receive an amount of blood treatment fluid to act on the flexible member and thus pump blood from the first accumulation container.
US08870799B2
An array of mechanical force reduction assemblies sized and configured to independently mechanically manipulate a fractured bone region. Each assembly functions independently of the other assemblies, to apply and maintain one of the prescribed mechanical reduction forces to the fracture, to thereby mechanically reduce the fracture in a desired way. A carrier coupled to the assembly accommodates temporary attachment of an orthotic brace, residing thereon, partially or fully assembled in a region of the bone fracture. A linkage mechanism accommodates the rotational articulation of the brace in response to the application of one or more mechanical force vectors, to move the bone fracture into a desired anatomic orientation. A locking mechanism maintains the orientation of the brace to maintain the desired anatomic orientation. After release from the carrier, the brace serves in an ambulatory fashion to maintain the desired anatomic orientation after reduction and as healing occurs.
US08870798B2
A brace includes a closed loop feedback system that provides electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) to a joint of a human patient in response to feedback from the joint and surrounding muscles. In one aspect, a brace for treating a human joint of a patient is provided. The brace includes one or more sensors in physical contact with the skin of the patient and configured to obtain a galvanic reading of resistance of the skin. The brace also includes brace control electronics in communication with the sensor(s) to form a closed loop system via a combination of bracing the joint and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). The brace control electronics is configured to receive the galvanic reading of the resistance of the skin of the patient and is further configured to instruct the sensor to apply a current/voltage/power onto the skin based on the galvanic reading.
US08870797B2
A method for improving the cardiac output of a patient who is suffering from pulseless electrical activity or shock and yet still displays some myocardial wall motion including sensing myocardial activity to determine the presence of residual left ventricular pump function having a contraction or ejection phase and a filling or relaxation phase. In such cases, a compressive force is repeatedly applied to the chest based on the sensed myocardial activity such that the compressive force is applied during at least some of the ejection phases and is ceased during at least some of the relaxation phases to permit residual cardiac filling, thereby enhancing cardiac output and organ perfusion. Also incorporated may be a logic circuit capable of utilizing multiple sensing modalities and optimizing the synchronization pattern between multiple phasic therapeutic modalities and myocardial residual mechanical function.
US08870777B2
An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a frame data generation device configured to generate a frame data of a blood flow image based on echo signals obtained by transmissions and receptions of ultrasonic waves on a same acoustic ray, a processed frame data generation device configured to generate a processed frame data using current data excluding an error data having a higher brightness, a faster blood speed, or a higher blood flow power than a brightness, a blood speed, or a blood flow power of standard data within pixel data corresponding to each other in a plurality of frame data at different time phases, and an image display control device configured to display a blood flow image based on the processed framed data.
US08870775B2
A generating unit generates a plurality of ultrasonic cross-sectional images at a plurality of angles when an ultrasonic wave emitting surface in an ultrasonic probe is rotated. A regenerating unit saves information on the angle of the ultrasonic wave emitting surface when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and rotates the ultrasonic wave emitting surface from the angle of the ultrasonic wave emitting surface different from the saved angle information to the angle based on the saved angle information.
US08870770B2
The prostate gland or other region of interest is stimulated with either a light source or an ultrasound source, resulting in photoacoustic or ultrasound acoustic waves which are focused by an acoustic lens and captured by a specific 1- or 2D sensor array and subsequently displayed as a C-scan on a computer screen. The amplitude of the waves generated by the stimulation is proportional to the optical absorption of the tissue element at that spatial location. Variability in tissue absorption results in C-scan image contrast.
US08870765B2
A computerized veracity testing system including a subject observation subsystem operative to provide an output representing at least one characteristic of a subject, the subject observation subsystem including a hand engagement unit including at least one physiological parameter sensor and having a selectable immobilizer for selectably immobilizing at least a portion of a hand of the subject and an automatically operable computerized analysis subsystem responsive to the output of the subject observation subsystem for providing an indication relevant to veracity of the subject.
US08870758B2
An endoscope with adjustable viewing angle includes a light outlet device on the distal end of the endoscope to radiate illuminating light at an angle of illumination and a light conductor to transmit illuminating light to the light outlet device such that the light outlet device can be moved to adjust the angle of illumination in relation to the endoscope and such that a flexible portion of the light conductor is configured and positioned in order to be elastically reshaped when the light outlet surface is moved.
US08870752B2
A medical device sheath that includes a relatively inelastic body having a proximal end longitudinally separated from a distal end and defining a first lumen, an aperture located at the proximal end in fluid communication with the lumen and configured to admit an elongate endoscope body into the first lumen, and a transparent tip located longitudinally adjacent to an endoscope lens when the elongate endoscope body is located within the first lumen. The endoscope sheath may also include an elongate secondary tube defining a secondary lumen. A method of using the medical device sheath is also described.
US08870740B2
A sleep mask is configured to provide light therapy to a subject. The sleep mask provides a comfortable delivery mechanism for the light therapy, and may deliver the light therapy to the subject while the subject is asleep, in the process of going to sleep, and/or waking from sleep. In one embodiment, the sleep mask includes one or more of a shield, a strap, a first lighting module, and/or a second lighting module.
US08870738B2
A cardiac function variation evaluation apparatus includes: a continuous flow type auxiliary artificial heart 20 connected to a ventricle (10A); a pressure sensor 30 for detecting ventricle (10A) internal pressure; and means (a personal computer 40) for evaluating contractile variation of the ventricle, to which the auxiliary artificial heart 20 is connected, based on internal area APMp of a closed-loop of a relationship between the ventricle internal pressure detected by the pressure sensor 30 and a consumption power of the auxiliary artificial heart 20. Thus, the contractile variation of the ventricle, to which an auxiliary artificial heart is connected, can be continuously evaluated not by use of an ultrasonic echo apparatus or a conductance catheter but by use of a non-invasive method.
US08870729B2
An apparatus for applying drinking straws on prefabricated packaging containers includes a drive device for continuous belts of drinking straws wrapped in protective sleeves or envelopes, a conveyor for moving packaging containers past the drinking straw applicator, a separator for separating drinking straws from the belt, as well as an applicator for applying the drinking straw on a side wall of the packaging container. The drinking straw applicator include at least one eccentric which is eccentrically disposed on a shaft mounted adjacent the drive device. During rotation of the shaft, the eccentric is moved from an inner position to an outer position, a drinking straw is picked up at the inner position and is applied on a packaging container at the outer position.
US08870723B2
One example embodiment includes a pulley for providing resistance in an exercise system. The pulley includes a wheel, where the wheel is configured to rotate about an axis, and includes a groove, where the groove is located along the circumference of the wheel. The pulley also includes a cable, where the cable makes contact with at least a portion of the groove. The pulley further includes a resistance adjustment, where the resistance adjustment is configured to change the force required to rotate the wheel about the axis.
US08870716B2
An exercise machine includes a base, an axle rotationally supported on the base and two cranks connected to the axle. The cranks are rotational synchronously with the axle. A drive wheel unit includes an active wheel provided on the axle so that the active wheel is rotational synchronously with the cranks. A passive wheel unit includes a load wheel supported on the axle so that the load wheel is rotational relative to the axle and a passive connected to the load wheel so that the passive wheel is rotational synchronously with the load wheel. A step-up device includes a shaft rotationally supported on the base and small and large wheels connected to the shaft so that they are rotational synchronously. The small wheel is connected to the active wheel so that they are rotational together. The large wheel is connected to the passive wheel so that they are rotational together.
US08870712B2
A method of controlling a shift of an automated group gearbox having a multi-step main transmission and a trailing two-step range group. An input shaft of the main transmission is driven by a drive device. The main transmission and a range group have synchronization devices with shift clutches. Each synchronization device, for the main transmission, has two shift positions for respective gear ratio steps and a neutral position and the range group synchronization device has only two shift positions to shift between two gear ratios steps. To accelerate range shifts, when synchronizing the range group, the main transmission input shaft is synchronized by controlling external synchronization aids to a target rotational speed at which either after the synchronization and shifting of the gear ratio step of the range group or independently from the current synchronization condition of the range group, the target gear ratio is engaged in the main transmission.
US08870704B2
A transmission comprising a transmission (7) and a reduction stage. Sun of set (P1) is connected to the input (1), which can be releasably connected, via clutch (A), to shaft (6) connected to sun of set (P2) and sun of set (P3), and, via clutch (B), is connectable to shaft (5) connected to carrier of set (P2) and ring of set (P3). Shaft (5) is coupled to housing (G) via brake (F). Carrier of set (P1) is connected to shaft (4) connected with ring of set (P2) and is couplable, via brake (E), to housing (G). Ring of set (P1) is connected to shaft (3) which is couplable, via brake (D), to housing (G). Output (2) is connected to carrier of set (P3). Carrier of set (P4) is connected to output (2), ring of set (P4) is couplable, via brake (H), to housing (G), and sun of set (P4) is connected to the shaft (6).
US08870696B2
A transmission is provided having a housing, a plurality of planetary gear sets, a structural member, a sprocket member, a first dog clutch member, a second dog clutch member, and a biasing member. The structural member is secured to the housing and includes a plurality of splines and defines a cavity. The sprocket member is rotationally supported by the structural member. The first dog clutch member is disposed in the cavity of the structural member and includes splines and dogteeth. The splines are engaged with the splines of the structural member. The second dog clutch member includes dogteeth that are aligned with the dogteeth of the first dog clutch member. The biasing member is disposed between the structural member and the first dog clutch member.
US08870693B2
A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member, a movable member movably coupled to the base member, and a chain guide coupled to the movable member for rotation around a rotational axis. A resistance-applying element applies resistance to rotational movement of the chain guide, and a resistance control element moves between at least different first and second positions. The resistance control element is operatively coupled to the resistance-applying element so that the resistance-applying element applies different first and second resistances to rotational movement of the chain guide when the resistance control element is disposed in the respective first and second positions. A jolt element is disposed within the movable member and is operatively associated with the resistance control element to provide a tactile jolt to a user as the user moves the resistance control element from the first position to the second position.
US08870690B2
An American style football including an inflatable bladder, at least two cover panels surrounding the bladder, a lacing coupled to the at least one cover panel, and an electronic circuit. Each of the cover panels includes an outermost layer and a lining. The electronic circuit is coupled to at least one of the cover panels. The electronic circuit includes at least one sensor. The electronic circuit is configured to produce a signal to enable the position and movement of the football to be monitored during use.
US08870685B2
A golf ball is formed including a core and a cover. The cover includes a thermoplastic inner cover layer and having a hardness between 55 and 60 Shore D, an outer cover layer having a hardness between 55 and 60 Shore D, and a non-ionomeric thermosetting polyurethane or polyurea intermediate cover layer disposed between the inner and outer cover layers. The intermediate cover layer has a hardness greater than the inner cover layer hardness and the outer cover layer hardness. The inner cover is formed from a partially- or fully-neutralized ionomer and the outer cover layer is formed from a polyurethane, a polyurea, or a urethane-urea blend.
US08870682B2
A golf club head formed of multiple materials is disclosed. Those portions of the club head that are subject to high stresses during normal use of the golf club head are formed of a metallic material. Most of the material beyond what is required to maintain structural integrity, however, is removed and replaced with a lightweight material. This freed-up mass that can be redistributed to other, more beneficial locations of the club head. The lightweight material also damps vibrations generated during use of the golf club. This vibration damper may be retained in a state of compression to enhance the vibration damping. One or more weight members may be included to obtain desired center of gravity position, moments of inertia, and other club head attributes. An insert formed of multiple materials and having regions of varying thickness may also be included on a rear surface of the club head.
US08870681B2
A golf club head with a hollow portion therein, includes a head main body provided with at least one opening which includes at least a part of a sole portion forming a bottom of the head, a resin member composed of a fiber reinforced resin which is attached to the head main body so as to close the opening, and a reinforcing member across the opening having a specific gravity greater than that of the resin member.
US08870677B2
A golf club may include a front surface, a rear surface having a recess, and an insert at least partially disposed in the recess. The insert may comprise a durometer hardness of less than about 95 Shore A and a cavity having a reinforcement member disposed therein. Preferably, the durometer hardness of the reinforcement member is also less than about 95 Shore A. The insert may further comprise an anterior perimetric boundary having a first length and a posterior perimetric boundary having a second length. The ratio of the first length to the second length may be less than 1 and greater than 0.5. In one example, the insert may have a triangular front profile and a triangular side profile.
US08870674B1
A golf club head having an adjustable hosel and a level is disclosed herein. The adjustable hosel is movable between a plurality of positions to adjust at least one feature of the golf club head, such as loft, lie, and/or face angle, and is held in place by an adjustment knob or adjustment lever. The level preferably is a bubble level that is disposed proximate a scale to indicate to a golfer an optimal loft, lie, and/or face angle of the golf club head.
US08870667B2
A torque transmitting telescopic shaft (1) has an inner profile tube (2), an intermediate profile tube (3) and an outer profile tube 4. The tubes (2, 3, 4) are displaceably arranged with respect to each other for length adjustment. A connection element (5), with at least one axial elongated hole (6), is axially non-displaceably held in the intermediate profile tube (3). An engagement mechanism (7) connects with the inner profile tube (2). The engagement mechanism (7) engages the at least one axial elongated hole (6) of the connection element (5) to limit a displacement path between the inner profile tube (2) and the connection element (5).
US08870659B2
Various techniques are disclosed for operating a gaming device of a casino gaming network. In at least one embodiment, the gaming device includes a tournament manager and a first meter. In at least one embodiment, the first meter is operable to: receive a first meter update request for changing meter state information and/or meter data associated with the first meter; determine whether at least one condition exists for denying the first meter update request; and/or prevent execution of the first meter update request in response to a determination that at least one condition exists for denying the first meter update request. In at least one embodiment, the gaming device is operable to: receive a request from an entity for initiating start of a first game at the gaming device; obtain approval from the tournament manager for starting the first game at the gaming device; and/or prevent the first game from starting at the gaming device in response to detecting that the tournament manager has not approved start of the first game at the gaming device.
US08870641B2
A system and method for tracking customer activity without need for an extensive interconnecting network. The system includes a plurality of gaming devices that are communicatively isolated from one another. Information, including tracked customer activity, bonus requirements, and in one embodiment, personal information, is stored on a memory device communicable with the gaming devices. This allows implementation of an incentive program at reduced cost because the service devices themselves need not be networked together.
US08870640B2
A method for use with a gaming machine including presenting an outcome by displaying a plurality of game symbols in a plurality of symbol positions. Displaying a further symbol as travelling along a path and stopping in a stopping position that overlies at least one of the game symbols. An award is paid or changed if there is a particular relationship between the further symbol and the at least one of the game symbols that the further symbol overlies.
US08870637B1
The foldable filleting board is comprised of a first member hingedly engaged to a second member that can both fold flat to form a filleting board surface. The first member and the second member can fold close to form a container for the storage of utensils and objects associated with filleting a fish. A filleting knife, a sharpening stone, and clamp are provided and can be secured along an interior surface of either member between uses. The clamp is used to clamp the head of a fish for filleting purposes. A tray is included within the container, and may be removed for placement of fillets, or waste generated from filleting. The first member and the second member include a magnetic closure that seals close the container formed there between, and which is operable in cold or wet conditions.
US08870633B2
A cryogen-blanching technique involves brief exposure of an oyster shell to a cryogen. The cryo-blanching weakens the oyster's muscles that close the bivalve tightly shut, but preserves the natural condition of the bulk of the oyster meat. The weakening of the oyster's holding muscles allows shucking the oyster meat in its fresh or natural state without damage or shell fragments.
US08870627B2
To propose a method for realizing appropriate delivering of works to carriers in the conventional transfer process. Specifically, in a polishing method for polishing a work retained in a carrier, at least one carrier for retaining a work to be polished is placed between an upper plate and a lower plate; the work is fit in a hole of the carrier; the carrier and the work are inserted between the upper plate and the lower plate; and at least one of the upper plate and the lower plate is rotated while supplying a polishing agent to a space between the upper plate and the lower plate. In fitting the work in the hole of the carrier, an end portion of the work is held and the work is carried to a position above the lower plate; the work is positioned with respect to the hole of the carrier on the lower plate; and the work is released from the hold and guided by a guide to be slowly carried down toward the hole.
US08870619B1
A surf disc has a planar bottom surface and parallel top surface with an upwardly extending hemispherical dome. An annular thumb recess is formed in the top surface and a frusto-conical rocker is formed in the bottom surface.
US08870613B2
In an intake device of an outboard motor that supplies outside air taken in through an outside air intake port to a throttle body to get the outside air sucked, an intake chamber communicating with the outside air intake port and the throttle body is isolated from an engine room, and is disposed above an engine unit in the engine room.
US08870602B2
An electrical connector assembly or cable assembly that carries a combination of radio frequency signals, high speed digital communication signals, and direct current DC power signals is disclosed. The electrical connector assembly exhibits environmental protection. Other features include providing blind mate connection that may be used in a radio transport or fiber transport repeater system for a wireless network.
US08870600B2
A connector includes at least one first contact and at least one second contact. Each of the at least one first contact and the at least one second contact includes a tail with a leg extending therefrom and an arm with a contact section arranged to electrically couple with a corresponding contact when the connector is mated to an electrical device or another connector. The leg of each of the at least one first contact is offset with respect to the leg of each of the at least one second contact.
US08870595B2
An electrical connector assembly is provided with a shielding cage member having an upper port and a lower port configured to receive pluggable modules therein. The cage member has side walls that extend along sides of the upper and lower ports. The cage member includes a separator member that extends between the side walls and between the upper and lower ports. The separator member has an upper plate and a lower plate with a channel therebetween. A light pipe organizer is positioned within the channel. An RF absorber is positioned within the channel in engagement with the light pipe organizer. The RF absorber reduces an amount of electromagnetic interference (EMI) emitted from the channel.
US08870593B2
An electrical connector suitable for correspondingly housing an electronic module, the electrical connector having an insulation body, a plurality of conductive terminals installed on the insulation body, and a shielding housing, wherein the insulation body is a square frame enclosed by four side walls, and the shielding housing is installed beneath the insulation body, comprising a bottom wall and four side walls extending upwards from the bottom wall, wherein the tops of the four side walls of the shielding housing are correspondingly joined to the bottom of the four side walls of the insulation body so as to jointly form an electronic module receiving space which opens upward, and wherein each of the conductive terminals has a docking part extending into the receiving space, a welded part extending out of the insulation body, and a fixed part fixed onto a side wall of the insulation body.
US08870590B2
An electrical-conductive assembly for a signal cable and a connecting line, includes a signal cable, a connecting line and an electrical-conductive means. The signal cable includes an outer insulation cover and a plurality of cores located in the outer insulation cover. The signal cable is continuous and provided with at least one electrical-conductive portion. A portion of the outer insulation cover on the electrical-conductive portion is removed to bare the cores. The connecting line has cores therein. One end of the connecting line is provided with a connecting portion. The cores of the connecting line are bare in the connecting portion. The electrical connection means electrically connects the cores of the connecting portion to the cores of the electrical-conductive portion.
US08870589B2
A cable connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1) and a cable (3) connecting to the contacts (2). The insulative housing (1) includes a first body (11) and a positioning block (13). The first body (11) has a number of inserting slots (1331) passing downwardly therethrough. The positioning block (13) has a plurality of receiving passageways (1301) passing therethrough along a front-to-back direction to retain to the cable (3) therein. The contacts (2) each has a sharp top end (21). The positioning block (13) is retained in the first body (11) downwardly. The sharp top ends (21) of the contacts (2) pierce the cable (3) to connect with the cable (3) reliably.
US08870587B2
An electrical cord covering system includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The housing portions each include compression portions around their respective rims. The compression portions each have two recessed areas. When the housing portions are in a closed position a hollow region is formed to cover mated electrical cord plugs. A rim seal is formed with the compression portions. Two apertures are formed in the rim seal from the recessed apertures. The cable apertures form seals against electrical cords running to the electrical cord plugs.
US08870580B2
A connector is adapted to be interposed between a first connection object and a second connection object for establishing electrical connection therebetween. The connector comprises a plurality of connecting members each having a plurality of elastically deformable conductive portions formed at a predetermined interval along a longitudinal direction thereof, a beam holding the connecting members, and a support portion supporting the beam. The connecting members, each having its longitudinal direction extending in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which the first and second connection objects and are caused to approach each other, are arranged in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The beam is disposed with its longitudinal direction extending in the third direction so as to perpendicularly cross the connecting members. The beam has engaging portions, engaging with the connecting members, at positions where the beam crosses the connecting members.
US08870576B2
The present invention provides surgical training aids formed from hydrogels and adapted to exhibit realistic mechanical properties mimicking those of real organs. Surgical training aids are preferably fabricated by subjecting a concentration of polyvinyl alcohol to freeze-thaw cycles in a mold designed to approximate the shape of an organ, and process parameters are selected to tailor the mechanical properties of the formed hydrogel to those of the organ simulated by the surgical aid. The mechanical properties of the hydrogel forming the surgical training aid may be tailored by incorporating bacterial cellulose and by applying strain during hydrogel formation, thereby producing controlled anisotropy.
US08870574B2
A method of creating a 3-D anatomic digital model for determining a desired location for placing at least one dental implant in a patient's mouth. The method comprises the act of obtaining a first dataset associated with hard tissue of the patient's mouth. The method further comprises the act of obtaining a second dataset associated with soft tissue of the patient's mouth. The method further comprises the act of combining the first dataset and the second dataset to create a detailed structure of hard tissue and soft tissue having variable dimensions over the hard tissue.
US08870565B2
The invention relates to a candle burning device, for example, a candle follower, which comprises a substantially planar body defining an outer rim, a plurality of vent openings, and an approximately centralized depressed recess, the recess defining an aperture for receiving a candle wick; a flange extending downward from the outer rim of the body; and wherein the device is formed of a heat conducting material.
US08870554B2
A pump is disclosed, comprising: a pump block defining a cylinder in which a piston is mounted for reciprocation and positive displacement of fluids from an intake port of the pump block to a discharge port of the pump block; an intake valve located in the intake port of the pump block and a discharge valve located in the discharge port of the pump block; the intake valve having a valve plug that has a closed position in which the valve plug is seated on a valve seat in the intake port; a wear sleeve lining at least a portion of the intake port upstream of the valve seat; a pressure sensor upstream of the intake valve for detecting a pressure condition indicative of failure of the intake valve to provide a seal when the intake valve is in the closed position; and a controller responsive to the pressure sensor to send a signal to stop operation of the pump upon detection of the pressure condition.
US08870552B2
A pump assembly and estimation and control system therefor, the pump adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form, the pump is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller is entirely sealed within the pump housing and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspended therein against movement in three translational and two rotational degrees of freedom as the impeller rotates within the fluid urged by electromagnetic means external to the pump cavity. Hydrodynamic suspension is assisted by the impeller having deformities therein such as blades with surfaces tapered from the leading edges to the trailing edges of bottom and top surfaces thereof.
US08870547B2
The present invention provides a structural element, in particular for an aircraft and spacecraft, comprising a core, the rigidity of which varies at least in portions for optimising the aeroelastic characteristics of the structural element The present invention also provides a method for producing a structural element, in particular for an aircraft and spacecraft, which comprises the following steps: provision of a structural element comprising a core; determination of the aeroelastic behavior of the structural element; and variation, at least in portions, of the rigidity of the core of the structural element such that the aeroelastic behavior of the structural element is optimised. The present invention further provides an aircraft and spacecraft comprising a structural element of this type, and a rotor blade, in particular for a wind turbine, comprising a structural element of this type.
US08870536B2
An airfoil includes a platform and an exterior surface connected to the platform. A plurality of trench segments are on the exterior surface, and each trench segment extends less than 50% of a length of the exterior surface. A cooling passage in each trench segment supplies a cooling media to the exterior surface.
US08870534B2
The invention concerns a propeller device with a flow profile body assigned to a propeller and a multiple eccentric arrangement functionally coupled to the flow profile body, which has two eccentric components coupled with one another and able to rotate in opposite directions, and which is configured so as to convert a common rotational movement of the eccentric components in opposite directions into an oscillating movement of the flow profile body along a movement path between two end positions, and vice versa. Furthermore the invention concerns a vehicle drive unit with a propeller device, and also an energy conversion unit with a propeller device.
US08870526B2
A stator blade carrier for a gas turbine is provided. The stator blade carrier includes a plurality of axial segments. At least one axial segment is designed as a tubular lattice structure. This allows a simpler design technically and a more flexible adaptation to the temperature profile present on the stator blade carrier to maintain operational safety.
US08870514B2
A semiconductor handling system including a vacuum workpiece handling system having a vacuum environment therein, the vacuum workpiece handling system including at least two workpiece handling robotic facilities, a mid-entry station positioned between the at least two workpiece handling robotic facilities, the mid-entry station including vertically stacked load locks, where the at least two workpiece handling robotic facilities are configured to transfer workpieces between the vertically stacked load locks, at least one workpiece loading station connected to the vacuum handling system, and a workpiece delivery system having an internal environment different from the vacuum environment, the workpiece delivery system being configured to transport the workpieces between each of the vertically stacked load locks of the mid-entry station and the at least one workpiece loading station.
US08870513B2
A transport arrangement (100) for bi-directionally transporting substrates towards and from a load lock (5) comprises a first substrate handler (1) swivelable about a first axis (A1) and with at least two first substrate carriers (1a, 1b). A second substrate handler (20) swivelable about a second axis (A20) comprises at least four second substrate carriers (20a to 20d). First and second substrate carriers are mutually aligned respectively in one position of their respective swiveling trajectory paths as one of the first substrate carriers is aligned with one of the second substrate carriers and the other of the first substrate carriers is aligned with the load lock (5). The first substrate carriers (1a, 1b) are movable towards and from the load lock (5) once aligned there with and thereby form respectively external valves of the load lock (5).
US08870512B2
An electronic device manufacturing system is disclosed. The system includes a processing tool having one or more processing chambers each adapted to perform an electronic device manufacturing process on one or more substrates; a substrate carrier adapted to couple to the system and carry one or more substrates; and a component adapted to create a sealed environment relative to at least a portion of the substrate carrier and to substantially equalize the sealed environment with an environment within the substrate carrier. Methods of the invention are described as are numerous other aspects.
US08870508B2
A bolt-hole cap for sealing the bolt hole of a rail includes a top face and a bottom face from which multiple protrusions extend. Each protrusion extends radially from inner portion toward outer portion of the bolt-hole cap. Each protrusion has two side faces and an end face connected between the two side faces. The end face has a first width. When the bolt-hole cap is inserted into a bolt hole and the top face of the bolt-hole cap is in flush with the top face of the rail, the end face of each of the protrusions contacts the bolt in the bolt hole. The protrusions are plastically deformed toward the side faces and the end face has a second width which is wider than the first width, so that the bolt-hole cap has sufficient strength to keep the top thereof flushing the top of the rail.
US08870497B2
The invention relates to an ice worthy jack-up rig with a conical piled monopod working together to drill wells and produce hydrocarbons in ice prone locations. The inventive rig would work like a conventional jack-up rig while in open water with the hull jacked up out of the water. However, in the event of ice conditions, the legs are held in place by cans embedded in the sea floor to resist lateral movement of the rig. Both the hull and conical piled monopod are shaped with ice-bending surfaces to bend and break up ice that comes into contact.
US08870490B2
The invention disclosed is an adjustable support adapted to support an access hatch frame for access to a sub-surface chamber or the like. The support has a lower frame member that at least in part defines a first aperture, the first aperture having or defining a first plane, the lower frame member having at least one upper interface surface. A similar upper frame is present that defines a second aperture, a second plane, and a lower interface surface. Upper frame member also has number of height adjustable mount points. The upper and lower interface surfaces define an interface plane. Rotation of the upper frame member, relative to said lower frame member on the interface plane, adjusts the relative angle of the two.
US08870489B2
The invention relates to a device (1, 1′) for the rotationally fixed connection of a drive-effective pin (3) of a gearbox to an articulated body (2) of a drive coupling of a drive shaft. In order to allow cost-effective and compact production and in order to simplify assembly and disassembly, the invention provides for the pin (3) and the articulated body (2) of the drive coupling to have respective mutually corresponding external axial toothings (11) and internal axial toothings (8) which are able to mesh with one another, and for an axial securing of the articulated body (2) and the pin (3) to be made possible by an axially displaceable bushing (12) arranged on the pin (3), which bushing (12) can be attached to a connecting portion (4) of the articulated body (2).
US08870486B2
Exchangeable attachments and apparatus and methods for retaining exchangeable and tradable attachments, such as attachments that are removably attached to a retainer. Retainers may be located on, for example, the non-marking end of a writing implement, hair barrettes, shoe laces, bracelets, broaches, earrings, keychains, necklaces, rings, etc. Attachments may be coupled to a receptacle located in the retainer, wherein the attachment is inserted into a receptacle and rotated in a first direction to couple the attachment to the retainer, and wherein the attachment is rotated in a second direction and removed from the receptacle to uncouple the attachment from the retainer. Attachments may be stored internal to the apparatus to which the retainer is attached. Attachments may include identifying indicia or other designs. The retainer may include protrusions or another type of stand to allow the attachments to be displayed while the retainer is removed from the writing implement.
US08870484B2
A method for using a lip coloring apparatus includes inserting a lip coloring applicator into a reservoir of lip color and twisting a cap attached to the lip coloring applicator relative to a body containing the reservoir. The method further includes mating a tab of the cap with a cut-out in the body to secure the cap and body to one another.
US08870483B2
According to an aspect of the present invention, a thermal printer includes a housing in which a space is formed, printing means disposed in the housing, a cover disposed in the housing and which comes into contact with and separates from the housing when rotated, thereby opening and closing the space, urging means for urging the cover in a direction away from the housing, an engaging part which is disposed in the housing and which prevents the movement of the cover in a direction away from the housing when engaged with the cover, a pressed part which is disposed rotatably in the cover and which moves the engaging part when pressed, thereby releasing engagement between the cover and the engaging part, and elastic means arranged to urge the pressed part in a direction away from the engaging part.
US08870480B2
A roll-to-roll printing system includes driven rolls to apply a feeding force to a flexible substrate so that the flexible substrate is fed from an unwinder to a rewinder, nip rolls respectively disposed above two opposite end portions of each of the driven rolls to pressurize two opposite side portions of the flexible substrate, nip roll driving motors connected to the nip rolls to rotate the nip rolls, and a control unit to receive information regarding change of torque values of the nip roll driving motors and control tension of the flexible substrate based on the information.
US08870473B2
A method of terminating a fiber optic cable includes removing a portion of an outer jacket from an end of a fiber optic cable to expose an end portion of an optical fiber so that an end of the optical fiber extends a first axial length from the outer jacket. A portion of the fiber optic cable is coiled about a spool so that the end of the optical fiber extends a second axial length from the outer jacket. The second axial length is greater than the first axial length. A second optical fiber is spliced to the optical fiber of the fiber optic cable. The portion of the fiber optic cable is uncoiled so that the optical fiber retracts into the outer jacket of the fiber optic cable.
US08870471B2
In a receptacle cage, a front EMI finger in a tubular shape serving as a first shield member is provided on the entire periphery of a substantially rectangular module slot. In addition, a gap between the peripheral edge of a slot of a cover, into which a plug connector for the optical module connected to a receptacle connector in a receptacle connector accommodating portion is inserted, and a peripheral surface of a plug connector and a gap between a lower surface of the cover and a surface, on which a printed wiring board is mounted, are shielded by an EMI gasket serving as a second shield member and an EMI gasket serving as a third shield member, respectively.
US08870468B2
An inner sleeve has a main body with an opening therein and a front and back end. The back end has projections or extensions to engage corresponding cavities on another inner sleeve to allow for movement of the inner sleeves relative to a outer portion into which the inner sleeves have been inserted. The outer portion may accommodate any number of inner sleeve pairs.
US08870449B2
A watch includes a watch movement, a dial supported on the watch movement, hands moveable by the watch movement with a watch case receiving the watch movement. The watch case includes a cylindrical main body configured to receive the watch movement therein, a bezel supported on the main body and a crystal supported by the main body. The watch case further includes a frame receiving the main body, wherein the frame comprises a back frame plate configured to be adjacent the user, a top frame plate spaced from the back frame plate and including a central opening therein for receipt of the main body, a pair of lugs on opposed ends of the frame, wherein each lug extends between the spaced top frame plate and the back frame plate, a bar extending between each pair of lugs, wherein each bar is configured to receive a strap of a wrist watch.
US08870448B2
A bracelet strand (1) for a wristwatch has a first end (2) suitable for a connection to a watchcase (29). A comfort pad (10) is arranged on the inner surface of the bracelet strand (1) towards this first end (2). This comfort pad (10) has a longitudinal opening (15).
US08870440B2
An LCD device includes a panel module and a back light module. The back light module includes a light guide plate having a light incident surface; a bezel for receiving the light guide plate, including a bottom plate and side walls surrounding the bottom plate; a reflective sheet disposed between the light guide plate and the bottom plate of the bezel; at least one lighting unit disposed in a position corresponding to the light incident surface; and a fixing unit including at least two fixing members, each fixing member has a base position and a bent portion vertically extending from at least one end of the base position. The top surface and the inner surface of the base position are closely attached to the light guide plate and the outer surface of the bent portion opposite to the inner surface thereof is closely attached to the side wall.
US08870435B2
A light guide comprising: a main light-guide housing that is elongated shaped, having a first end face, a second end face, and a first lateral face connecting the first end face and the second end face, and the main light-guide housing being elongated in a predetermined direction from the first end face to the second end face; and a protrusion that is connected to the main light-guide housing, having a third end face in an opposite direction from the predetermined direction and a second lateral face connecting the third end face to the first end face, and the protrusion projecting from the first end face in the opposite direction from the predetermined direction, wherein, light emitted toward the third end face by a light source in part exits the protrusion from the second lateral face, then enters the main light-guide housing from the first end face, and thereafter exits the light guide from the first lateral face.
US08870433B2
The present invention relates to a backlight unit including a plurality of light guide plates, each discretely arranged with an interval, one or more light sources formed at a lateral surface of the plurality of light guide plates, and a filling material filled among the plurality of light guide plates and having a lower refractive index than that of the light guide plate, whereby each of the plurality of light guide plates can be split-driven to guarantee a uniform luminance at an interval among the plurality of light guide plates.
US08870431B2
A mixing light module includes a matrix, a fluorescent film, and a plurality of micro-structures. The matrix includes an incidence surface, an emission surface and a reflective surface. The fluorescent film disposed on or above the emission surface has an upper surface and a lower surface and includes a plurality of fluorescent particles. The matrix receives a first light having a first wavelength, and the reflective surface reflects the first light to make the first light to be emitted from the emission surface. Since the plurality of fluorescent particles receives a part of the first light from the emission surface, the plurality of fluorescent particles is excited to emit a second light having a second wavelength. The second light and the first light are mixed into a predetermined light. The plurality of micro-structures is used to make the first light or the second light uniform.
US08870422B2
A lighting device includes a light source, an elongated panel member, an elongated light guide member provided to the panel member, a first light transmission portion provided in the panel member and through which the light from the light guide member transmits toward the first portion to be illuminated, and a second light transmission portion provided in the panel member to be farther away from the light source than the first light transmission portion and through which the light from the light guide member transmits toward the second portion to be illuminated, the second light transmission portion and the second portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the light exit portion. The light guide member and the second portion are provided to be closer to each other as they are farther away from the light source.
US08870415B2
An LED-based tube light suitable for replacing a conventional 48-inch fluorescent tube light includes LEDs connected into a complete illumination circuit that runs exclusively through connectors at one end of the light. In an alternative embodiment, two LED groups are used, each group being connected exclusively to its own set of end connectors.
US08870406B2
A cover for a compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb is provided. The cover includes a housing formed of clamshell sections that are mutually engageable about the CFL bulb and, when engaged, define an upper body portion having an interior for receiving the CFL bulb and a cylindrically-shaped neck extending downwardly from the upper body portion for encircling a base of the CFL bulb. A resilient member extends inwardly from opposite sides of the cylindrically-shaped neck and is biasable against the base of the CFL bulb to grip and retain the base when the clamshell sections are mutually engaged to secure the cover to the CFL. The cover may also include a flange defining a rectangular slot through which the CFL bulb is extendable to facilitate securing the bulb to a light socket.
US08870403B2
A handheld electronic device and a flashlight module are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a flashlight element and an elastic conductive terminal set, wherein the flashlight element and the elastic conductive terminal set together form the flashlight module. The housing has an accommodating opening. The circuit board is disposed at a bottom of the housing. The flashlight element is inserted into the accommodating opening. The elastic conductive terminal set is disposed between the circuit board and the flashlight element. The circuit board and the flashlight element are electrically interconnected through the elastic conductive terminal set. A distance is formed between the circuit board and the flashlight element, and the distance is adjustable by the elastic conductive terminal set.
US08870398B2
A collapsible snoot assembly for motion picture lighting fixture having a cylindrical body of a fabric material configured to expand and collapse along a longitudinal axis between expanded and collapsed positions having a biasing means for biasing the cylindrical body into an expanded position and a lighting fixture attachment means for securing the cylindrical body to a lighting fixture such that light projected from the lighting fixture is directed through the collapsible snoot assembly.
US08870395B2
A face shield for a light-emitting diode (LED) display screen is provided, which comprises a base and an appearance surface arranged on the base. The appearance surface comprises a plurality of high shading edges, a plurality of low shading edges, and a plurality of light-absorbing black slits formed between the high shading edges and the low shading edges. The appearance surface of the face shield for the LED display screen is made of black matte thermal polyurethane (TPU) elastomer and absorbs a large amount of luminous light or sunlight through the light-absorbing black slits and small light-absorbing slits, thereby dramatically reducing a glare phenomenon and increasing a contrast.
US08870388B2
A light modulation device side lens group has different power in the longitudinal and lateral directions and different magnifications in the longitudinal and lateral directions. Therefore, it is possible to make the aspect ratio of an image of the liquid crystal panel different from the aspect ratio of an image projected on a screen. That is, conversion can be performed on an aspect ratio which is a ratio of width to height using the optical projection system. At this time, a distance p and a distance p′ between a diaphragm and the screen SC side end surface of the light modulation device side lens group satisfies predetermined conditional expressions, so it is possible to achieve a predetermined or higher telecentricity in both states, that is, a first operating state and a second operating state.
US08870382B2
Disclosed is a method for reducing speckling in liquid crystal displays with coherent illumination. The method consists of providing a liquid-crystal display illuminated, e.g., with a laser light, in which the image is formed by passing the light through the light redirecting holographic elements arranged in a matrix pattern, then changing the direction of the beams emitted from the holographic elements by passing the emitted beams through the polarization-changing liquid crystal elements, and converting the image-carrying beams produced by the liquid crystal elements into a visible image by passing them to a viewer through a polarization analyzer.
US08870364B2
A printer apparatus in the present invention includes a feeding mechanism having a feed roller provided at substantially the same height as an upper face of a medium support means and a plurality of roller assemblies having a pinch roller disposed above the feed roller and a printing medium placed on the medium support means is pinched between the feed roller and the pinch roller to be fed in the front and rear direction. The roller assembly is structured of an assembly main body and a roller member which includes the pinch roller and is attachable/detachable with respect to the assembly main body, and a clamp state can be changed by exchanging the roller member depending on material and/or thickness of the printing medium.
US08870352B2
A piezoelectric device includes: a substrate; a first electrode formed over the substrate; a first piezoelectric element formed over the first electrode; a low density region which is formed at a side of the first piezoelectric element and has density lower than that of the first piezoelectric element; a second piezoelectric element which is formed to cover the first piezoelectric element and the low density region; and a second electrode formed over the second piezoelectric element.
US08870345B2
A device and method for preparing a device having a superoleophobic surface are disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate; coating a lift-off resist layer on the substrate; baking the lift-off resist layer; layering a photoresist layer on the lift-off resist layer; performing photolithography to create a textured pattern in the photoresist layer and the lift-off resist layer, and chemically modifying the textured pattern to create a superoleophobic surface.
US08870344B2
A method includes applying a nominal back pressure to a fluid ejection assembly and nozzles to form a first amount of back pressure therein by a back pressure regulator. The method also includes applying a first pressure to lower the first amount of back pressure within the fluid ejection assembly and the nozzles to form a second amount of back pressure therein by a pressurization module in response to an activation of a cleaning operation. The method also includes moving at least one of the fluid ejection assembly and a wicking member against each other to perform the cleaning operation. The wicking member moves relative to the fluid ejection assembly against and across the nozzle surface to transfer fluid residue from at least one of the nozzle surface and the nozzles to a portion of the wicking member to form a used wicking member portion.
US08870343B2
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a carriage, a wiping unit, and a control unit. The recording head includes a discharging port surface provided with a first discharging port row group having at least one discharge port row formed by arraying a plurality of discharging ports in a predetermined direction and a second discharging port row group having at least one discharge port row formed by arraying a plurality of discharging ports in a predetermined direction. The carriage causes the recording head to scan reciprocally in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction. The wiping unit includes a sheet member for wiping the discharge port surface and a winding device to wind the sheet member. The control unit controls the winding device so that the first discharge port row group and the second discharge port row group are wiped with different areas of the sheet member.
US08870332B2
A transport device includes a plurality of transporting sections to transport a printing medium; a divided accelerating interval setting section to set a transportation speed in a divided accelerating interval corresponding to a time generated by dividing a time where the transportation speed of the printing medium changes from 0 to a given value in accordance with an acceleration rate; a divided decelerating interval setting section to set a transportation speed in a divided decelerating interval corresponding to a time generated by dividing a time where the transportation speed of the printing medium changes from the given value to 0 in accordance with an decelerating rate; including a basic shaft transporting section configured to be driven at the transportation speed set for every divided accelerating interval or for every divided decelerating interval for transporting the printing medium; and a controller for controlling the foregoing sections.
US08870328B2
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed conveying unit having an outlet for a recording medium on one side; at least one image forming unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side and an outlet for the recording medium on the other side; and a sheet eject conveying unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side, wherein the sheet feed conveying unit, the image forming unit, and the sheet eject conveying unit are arranged along a conveying direction of the recording medium; the outlet of the sheet feed conveying unit matches the inlet of the image forming unit; the outlet of the image forming unit matches the inlet of the sheet eject conveying unit; and the sheet feed conveying unit, the image forming unit, and the sheet eject conveying unit are connected to each other in a separable manner.
US08870311B2
A track-bearing cabinet fastener having: a track holder with a baseplate; a clamping device provided with (a) a clamping box which is securely fixed at the baseplate for development of an accommodating space inside and has through slots at both top and bottom sides through which the accommodating space is accessed and two ports at its front side, one of which abuts a hook piece, (b) a clamping block which is held in the accommodating space and resisted by springs and has two protruded resisting parts located at its front side and corresponding to the ports, and (c) a clamping plug securely fixed behind the clamping box and the clamping block and closely contacting the springs by which the protruded resisting parts extend into the ports. As such, the track holder can be assembled, positioned and operated easily and safely.
US08870306B2
A hospitality environment item, namely, interchangeable decorative panels that include laminates and their placement on underbar furniture/equipment. The decorative panels may each have their own laminate finish. Flanges attached to the underbar furniture/equipment extend to conceal edges of the decorative panels and extend over a peripheral region of the face of the decorative panel. The decorative panels have holes arranged to allow draw-pull handles to be secured to a drawer/door and a lock to penetrate into the drawer/door. Other decorative panels have holes that allow light to shine through from lights in backsplash sections.
US08870304B2
An idler key for a track roller assembly is disclosed. The idler key may have a flange portion, and an elongated protrusion extending from the flange portion in a direction generally orthogonal to the flange portion. The idler key may also have at least one shoulder disposed between the flange portion and a base of the elongated protrusion. The at least one shoulder may have at least one machined surface configured to transfer load to a mating component.
US08870299B2
A service brake device of a vehicle, including at least one ABS pressure control valve which is controlled for slip-regulated braking by an electronic control unit, has at least one inlet valve and one outlet valve and is arranged upstream of a pressure medium actuated brake cylinder, a pressure medium line which supplies the ABS pressure control valve with pressure medium and into which a pressure controlled by a valve device arranged upstream of the ABS pressure control valve is feedable, wherein the valve device feeds a pressure derived from a reservoir pressure of a pressure medium reservoir into the pressure medium line as a function of an activation by the electronic control unit.
US08870297B2
A kicker paddle is disclosed for use with a reclaiming drum. The kicker paddle may have a block with a first end and a second end. The kicker paddle may also have a mounting mechanism located between the first and second ends. The kicker paddle may be symmetric relative to a plane passing through the mounting mechanism that is parallel to the first and second ends.
US08870287B2
An engagement section of a pole and a protruding section of an upper arm restrict movement of the pole outward in the radial direction and disable meshing of outer teeth and inner teeth, when the relative rotation angle of a lower arm and the upper arm is within a prescribed range. Outer teeth and the inner teeth of poles cannot engage as a result of the restriction on movement of the pole outward in the radial direction. The amount of movement by the poles separating from the inner teeth along the radial direction is set so as to be greater than the amount of movement by the pole separating from the inner teeth along the radial direction, when the pole reaches a position corresponding to where the outer teeth and the inner teeth cannot mesh as a result of the protruding section, etc., during the unlock operation.
US08870286B2
An adjusting device (10) is provided for a vehicle subassembly to be adjusted. The adjusting device has an adjusting motor which, via an adjusting mechanism, drives a toothed rocker (12) assigned to the vehicle subassembly to be adjusted. The adjusting mechanism structurally reinforces the vehicle subassembly to be adjusted, and an adjusting worm (20) of the structurally reinforcing adjusting mechanism acts directly on the toothed rocker (12).
US08870284B2
An adjustable booster seat can raise and lower to provide a variable height so that a seat belt can properly fit a child as they grow. Therefore, as the child grows, the booster seat height can be adjusted, providing the shoulder strap of the seat belt a proper, safe, and non-irritating fit about the child. The adjustable booster seat could include a knob for manual adjustment of the height of the seat, or could include a motor to provide for motorized adjustment of the height of the seat.
US08870280B2
A fully articulable table apparatus for personal use is configured for attachment to a chair, such as a recliner chair. In one embodiment, the table apparatus has a mounting bracket configured to attach to the chair and a mounting post configured to attach to the mounting bracket. The table apparatus also includes an elbow that has a vertical leg configured to rotatably connect to the mounting post. The table apparatus also includes a swing arm having an outer circumferential notch formed on a proximal end of the swing arm which is configured to rotatably connect to a horizontal leg of the elbow. The table apparatus also includes a hinge configured to rotatably connect to a distal end of the swing and a table portion configured to rotatably connect to the hinge.
US08870279B2
A passenger seat recline mechanism including a fixed seat frame member supporting a pivot shaft about which a seat back link and a tray table link independently pivot, a seat back pivotally connected to the seat back link such that the seat back link pivots forward as the seat back reclines, and a tray table leg pivotally connected to the tray table link such that the tray table link pivots along with the seat back link when the tray table leg is stowed and pivots independently of the seat back link when the tray table leg is deployed.
US08870276B2
A locking mechanism for a movable member of an open roof construction for a vehicle comprises a stationary part having a first guide, a locking lever movable in a first direction drives said movable member and locks and an operating part movable in said first direction to control the locking lever. The locking lever comprises a first cam engaging the first guide comprising a first guide part extending substantially parallel to said first direction and a second guide part connecting to said first guide part in a second direction and capable of receiving the first cam of the locking lever to prevent movement of the locking lever. The operating part generates a force on the locking lever in/opposite the second direction when the operating part is moved in a first/second sense along said first direction, such that the first cam moves into/out of the locking second guide part.
US08870266B2
A vehicle rear outlet structure includes: an outer member constituting an outer surface of a rear vehicle body and defining a flow path space inside of the vehicle body; and a protrusion portion provided on an outer surface of the outer member to protrude in an outboard direction. The outer member is provided with an air outlet opening through which the flow path space and a space outside of the vehicle body communicate with each other. The protrusion portion is arranged forward of the air outlet opening in the vehicle longitudinal direction and continuously in a vertical direction of the vehicle, such that the flow of air flowing along the outer surface of the outer member sucks out air in the flow path space through the air outlet opening to an outboard side thereof.
US08870262B2
In the case of a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger motorcar, with a body in which at least one opening, such as a door opening, a trunk opening or the like is provided, which can be closed off by a pivotably articulated covering element, such as a door, a tail gate, a trunk lid or the like, which has an outer skin and a support structure and at least one function element arranged in between, which is connected to the outer skin, the function element is provided to stiffening structures and directly connected to the support structure.
US08870256B2
A cab includes a side panel, an operator seat, a rear panel and a utility base. The utility base includes: a base main body having a placement surface; and a front wall formed along a front side of the placement surface. The base main body has a cut-out portion formed in a front side corner thereof adjacent to an entrance in a plan view of the placement surface. The front wall has a stepped portion formed along the cut-out portion in a side view of the base main body.
US08870254B2
A self-supporting chopsticks utensil. In one aspect, the utensil includes: a base comprising: a first body having a first bottom surface; and a second body having a second bottom surface, the second body rotatably coupled to the first body, the first and second bottom surfaces collectively defining a support plane; a first elongated rod extending from the first body and terminating in a first distal portion; a second elongated rod extending from the second body and terminating in a second distal portion; and wherein the utensil is weighted to be self-standing so that when the support plane is positioned atop a substantially horizontal support surface, each of the first and second distal portions of the first and second rods are maintained a distance above the substantially horizontal support surface.
US08870252B2
A detachable handle for holding or carrying a paint can or other similar container having a bail provides multiple handgrip positions to allow full access to the opening of the container, while allowing for distortion of the bail. The design may accept containers of varying sizes and shapes and requires a minimum number of steps and effort to secure the device to the container. A detachable handle according to the invention may remain secured to the container when not actively in use by the user.
US08870244B2
A sash lock comprises a housing, latch member, activator arm, and trigger. The latch member is spring biased to slide from an unlocked position towards a locked position. The activator arm and trigger are pivotally mounted within the housing, with a torsion spring biasing the trigger relative to the activator arm, to cause the activator arm to pivot and contact the latch member. When the latch member is moved to the unlocked position, the biased activator arm engages the latch member to retain it in the unlocked position, while the biased trigger member pivots to have a portion protrude out of the housing. Upon closing the sash member, an angled surface of a keeper contacts a curved surface of the protruding trigger to cause it to counter-rotate and drive the activator arm to disengage from the latch member and automatically permit biasing of the latch member into the locked position.
US08870230B2
A single use wall pass-through system having first and second fixed wall parts attached through an opening in a wall, each including a tubular body and a mounting flange for connection to the wall. A connection is located at facing ends of the tubular bodies to allow them to be connected together within the wall that allows adjustability to compensate for the various thicknesses of walls. The fixed wall parts further include clamping flanges used to provide a sealed connection between one or both of the fixed wall parts and the hose or tube which carries the material from an outside area into another area defined on the inside of the wall. A gasket is used here along with a clamp plate for connection to the clamping flange via a clamping ring. The transfer hose and the gasket are disposable. The clamp ring and clamp plate can be re-used.
US08870229B2
A system for connecting hose lines, including a plug-in connector (2) and an electric heating element (36), wherein the plug-in connector (2) has at least one first (4) and one second connection (6) which are connected to one another by a tube (8), and wherein at least one section of the tube (8) can be heated by the electric heating element (36). The electric heating element (36) is embedded into a clamping ring (10) having a gap (12). The tube (8) is pushed through the gap (12) of the clamping ring (10) in such a way that the clamping ring (10) reaches around at least one section of the tube (8) and bears against the tube (8).
US08870228B2
A bound document has front, back, and interior sheets with spine edges. The document has a binding strip and fasteners binding the sheets and the binding strip together. The strip has a flexible substrate with a face-attachment portion through which the fasteners are driven, and a wraparound portion that is bent so adhesive on the wraparound portion contacts the back sheet farther from the spine edge of the book than the feet of the fasteners. The strip also has a first spacer affixed to the interior surface opposite the face-attachment portion so that a fastener area is defined, the spacer at least as thick as the protrusion of the heads of the fasteners above the face-attachment portion.
US08870225B2
A safety device for a vehicle, which provides a more simple optimized mechanism to function as a load limiter having stable operation characteristics, and allows a reference load for releasing the webbing to vary depending on a change in collision speed, thereby providing increased protection to an occupant. More specifically, the safety device includes a roller, an electric generator, a magnetic force generator and a resistance generator. The roller comes in contact with a webbing and is configured to rotate with movement of the webbing. The electric generator generates electric current via the rotation of the roller, and the magnetic force generator generates a magnetic force via the electric current generated by the electric generator. The resistance force generator provides a resistance force to the rotation of the roller based on a shear force altered by the magnetic force generated by the magnetic force generator.
US08870224B2
A cradle for mounting an engine in a vehicle has left and right side members, and a rear cross member and front cross member extending between the left and right side members. The cradle has left and right front body mounts. Left and right deflector devices are mounted respectively on the cradle adjacent the left and right body mounts and forwardly of the vehicle wheels. Each of the left and right deflector devices including an impact receiving member that projects outwardly and rearwardly from the cradle to receive an impact load offset outboard from the body mounts. Each impact receiving member has an upper and lower sheet metal shell providing a top wall welded to a top wall of the cradle and a bottom wall welded to the bottom wall of the cradle, and a front impact receiving wall extending vertically between the top wall and the bottom wall.
US08870221B2
The present invention provides a gas generator including: a housing including an inner cylindrical member for defining an ignition chamber therein, a first combustion chamber and a second combustion chamber provided outside the inner cylindrical member and being charged with the first and second gas generating agents, respectively, a plenum chamber located between the first combustion chamber and the second combustion chamber and being defined by the partition member, a first communication nozzle and a second communication nozzle provided in the inner cylindrical member, an axial position of the first communication nozzle being adjusted to be farther away from the plenum chamber than an axial position of the second communication nozzle, a first gas generating agent to be burn up earlier than a second gas generating agent.
US08870207B2
A pivotable passenger peg assembly that is mountable to a motorcycle includes an elongate arm with a cylindrical opening. The elongate arm is pivotally mounted on a first cylindrical member that is mountable to a motorcycle. The first cylindrical member is configured with a stepped outer cylindrical surface that cooperates with a detent formed within the cylindrical opening of the arm to limit the pivotal range of the arm. The first cylindrical member may be incorporated into a motorcycle mount or may be adapted to attach to a motorcycle mount.
US08870206B1
Disclosed herein is a novel suspension concept specifically designed for handling quality as well as travel and articulation. The foundation for this concept can be viewed as the integration of two different types of independent suspension systems—the double wishbone independent suspension system and Ford's twin I-beam front suspension system. Included in this concept is a novel configuration of two pairs of links per wheel whereby the length of each link in one of the two pairs pair is analogous to the vehicle's track width. Both spring and damping functions for the suspension system are provided by the novel segmented air shock absorber, this shock absorber being disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/854,055. This concept discussed herein is suitable for use on either the front or rear of a vehicle, that uniquely offers the handling quality like an independent suspension system and the travel and articulation capabilities potentially superior to that of a solid axle.
US08870201B2
A stabilizer link in which weight reduction can be achieved and the circumferential position and the distance between both housings can be adjusted, and a method for manufacturing same, are provided. A solid bar made of a light weight metal or a fiber reinforced plastic is used for a support bar. An end portion of the support bar is inserted into a mold as a core, and a housing is formed at the end portion of the support bar by injection molding. In this case, the resin is mold-shrunk, whereby a boss portion of the housing covers and adheres to the whole circumference of the end portion of the support bar thereof. Therefore, the boss portion is rigidly fixed to the end portion.
