US07743420B2
A dynamic learning method and an adaptive normal behavior profile (NBP) architecture for providing fast protection of enterprise applications are disclosed. The adaptive NBP architecture includes a plurality of profile items. Each profile item includes a plurality of profile properties holding the descriptive values of the respective item. An application-level security system can identify and prevent attacks targeted at enterprise applications by matching application events against at least a single profile item in the adaptive NBP.
US07743417B2
A disk drive according to the invention has a processor for executing a program for identifying harmful computer code (HCC). A communication protocol with the host computer according to the invention provides means for the host to control the HCC detection process, receive information about the HCC detection from the disk drive and preferably for the HCC detection program to be transmitted to the disk drive. In a preferred embodiment a disk drive has a scanning program for scanning data for harmful computer code (HCC) using a set of HCC signatures. In one embodiment, the disk drive has means for communicating with a controlling host computer which implements the HCC protocol and a user computer which does not implement the HCC protocol, to allow the user computer to be protected from HCC in a transparent way.
US07743414B2
System and method for accurately determining security policy for an application based on dynamic code analysis of application runtime execution(s). A dynamic recorder, dynamic code analyzer and security policy analyzer can evaluate and determine the security decisions and access to secure resources made during a security event within one or more executions of an application in order to identify an existing security policy that best matches an application's security needs. Security events may be analyzed to determine which security decisions and access to secure resources are necessary and which can be eliminated or replaced with alternative decisions or resources.
US07743412B1
A computer system includes an interface and a processor. The interface is adapted to receive a request from another computer system for identification of the first computer system. The adapter also furnishes a hash value that identifies the first computer system to the other computer system. The processor is coupled to the interface and is adapted to encrypt an identifier that identifies the first computer system with a key associated with the other computer system to provide the hash value.
US07743409B2
A portable mass storage device for use in two factor authentication systems and methods. A secure portable mass storage device protects content from being freely copied with security mechanisms and firmware. The security functionality also protects confidential user credentials and passwords, as well as algorithms and seeds needed for two factor authentication or asymmetric authentication methods. A client application residing in the mass storage device acts as both a password manager and an authentication manager that seamlessly performs the authentication procedures in the background while signing a user into various institutions of his choosing. A very high level of security is integrated into a mass storage device the user has for purposes other than two factor authentication, and the convenience of highly secure password management also comes in a convenient pocket sized package easy for the user to transport. This facilitates the acceptance of two factor authentication, and increases security for a wide variety of online transactions.
US07743402B2
A data broadcast program transport stream (TS) transmission device provided in a broadcast station, and for transmitting a data broadcast program TS based on a data broadcast program TS distributed over a network by another broadcast station. The data broadcast program TS transmission device stores a selection list that shows whether data broadcast program elements of the received data broadcast program are for inclusion in the data broadcast program TS of the broadcast station, and a replacement list that shows the replacement of data broadcast program elements for inclusion with local program elements produced in the broadcast station. A separation judgment unit separates TS packets from the received data broadcast program TS, refers to the selection list, and notifies the replacement execution unit of data broadcast program elements for inclusion. Furthermore, if data broadcast program elements judged for inclusion are shown for replacement in the replacement list, the separation judgment unit sends a replacement instruction to the replacement execution unit. The replacement execution unit reads the local program elements indicated in the replacement instruction from the program element storage unit, generates TS packets, and outputs the generated TS packets together with selected TS packets to a multiplexing device as the data broadcast program TS of the broadcast station.
US07743399B1
A network-based device allows customers to receive television programming and to view summaries of the programming. A method of providing the summaries comprises: dividing a received program into program segments each identified by index marks, summarizing each program segment into summary segments identified by similar index marks, generating metadata files for delimiting a beginning and an end of summary segments and program segments, storing the summary segments and accessing the summary segments to supply the summary segments in lieu of program segments upon demand.
US07743392B2
A system for parallel asynchronous command execution is provided. The system includes a first computer system for directing a plurality of calls to at least one other computer system. The first computer system invokes a remote procedure in the other computer system and receives results from the procedure via an event triggered by the other computer system. The system may also include a distributed object architecture for communicating between the first computer system and the other computer system.
US07743389B2
According to one or more embodiments a logical virtual device may provide the desired functionality using either a virtual device or a physical device connected to a virtual machine. When the physical device is available, a guest operating system executing on a virtual machine (VM) can be instructed to utilize the physical device. When the VM is migrated between hosts of different underlying hardware, or when the physical device becomes unavailable, e.g., through dynamic reconfiguration or reallocation of physical resources, the guest operating system can be instructed to utilize the virtual device instead.
US07743386B2
To improve access to message content in a message exchange system, a context object is defined for the message as an abstraction of the message content. The context object can be assigned to many different message communication interfaces, thereby allowing context objects to be reused across various interfaces. The context object provides access both to a message payload, and parts of a message other than the payload, such as technical data. Accordingly, access to message content for various tasks and applicability to a number of different message interfaces is improved.
US07743370B1
An intermediate representation of sequences of instructions for a stacked based computer is a code graph using a numbering method on the nodes of the graph, along with a set of relations among the nodes, to determine, in a single pass, the independence of each node or sub-graph represented by the node. The numbering is a post-order that directly, by numerical comparison defines the relevant hierarchical relationships among sub-graphs. The sub-graph of a particular node may have one or more alias nodes that refers to target nodes, a target node being a node representing an argument which is the result of a previous program instruction. For a subgraph to be considered independent, any aliases generated by nodes within the subgraph must themselves be contained in it, and conversely, any aliases in the subgraph must have been generated by nodes also within it.
US07743369B1
A system for automatically counting function points is provided. The system includes an electronic document, an analysis component, and a user interface. The electronic document contains a sequence diagram that specifies interactions in a software application. The analysis component can analyze the interactions in the sequence diagram to identify a start point and an end point in the sequence diagram as a function point. The analysis component can also maintain a count of the function points. The user interface can promote counting one or more function points when more than one of the sequence diagrams involve data that is part of a set of data objects identified via the user interface.
US07743364B2
A work flow management system, a work flow management apparatus and a management method capable of managing the work flow through a plurality of devices are provided. The work flow management system includes a work flow management apparatus, and the desired job history information included in the job history information having the performance information of the job executed by the device in accordance with the work flow information is acquired from the device based on the job ID specifying the job. Even with the work flow through a plurality of devices, therefore, the job history information can be acquired thereby to manage the work flow.
US07743356B2
A method of disposing a dummy pattern includes the steps of obtaining an inter-wiring parasitic capacity and a wiring total parasitic capacity for each wiring using wiring layout data and initial dummy pattern layout data; creating a first data base based on the inter-wiring parasitic capacity; creating a second data base based on the wiring total parasitic capacity; performing dynamic and static simulations for creating a third data base storing the results of the dynamic and static simulations, the result of the dynamic simulation being information about the first wiring, and the result of the static simulation being information about the second wiring; and performing an additional insertion of dummy pattern near a third wiring, the third wiring being determined to be a wiring which is capable of be affected by voltage noise based on the data in the third data base.
US07743355B2
Disclosed is a method for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in achieving closure of large, complex, high-performance digital integrated circuits. Circuit macros are re-optimized and re-tuned in the timing closure loop by means of a reformulated objective function that allows the optimizer to improve the slack of all signals rather than just the most critical one(s). The incentive to improve the timing of a sub-critical signal is a diminishing function of the criticality of the signal. Thus all signals are improved during the optimization, with the highest incentive to improve on the most critical signals, leading to faster and more effective overall timing closure.
US07743350B2
In one embodiment, a method for satisfiability (SAT)-based bounded model checking (BMC) includes isolating information learned from a first iteration of an SAT-based BMC process and applying the isolated information from the first iteration of the SAT-based BMC process to a second iteration of the SAT-based BMC process subsequent to the first iteration.
US07743340B2
The present invention relates to a system and method to facilitate providing computer users with efficient access to electronic notifications while minimizing disruption in the context of ongoing tasks. A notification system provides visual information heralds that provide summarizations of notifications to users. An information controller considers the importance or urgency of content and a user's current and/or recent activities in decisions about the rendering and positioning of the information herald on a display screen or screens in order to facilitate user processing of the summarized notifications with minimal disruption to ongoing tasks.
US07743339B1
Methods, systems and program products for hiding the presentation of a first input field that would obscure the presentation of a distinct second input field on a display device. User input directed to the second input field is accepted and provided the first input field instead of to the second input field. The contents of the first input field are copied to the second input field. The presentation of the second input field is updated on the display device to include the copied contents.
US07743338B2
Display positions are arranged along a multidimensional path. Images and blurred versions of the images are displayed in one or more of the of the display positions. An opacity value of one or more of the blurred versions of the images is adjusted based the display positions in which the one or more blurred versions of the images are displayed.
US07743334B2
An approach to dynamically adding and removing items from a web-application list module is provided. The approach includes configuring a web page without changing to another web page, and operating a configuration program in a web browser. A user may change various user elements in a web page without accessing an edit page or refreshing the web page. The changes are incorporated while the user continues to interact with the web page. The changed information is stored and may be associated to the user's computer or the user using cookies.
US07743327B2
In a method for identifying a table of contents in a document (10), text fragments are extracted (12) from the document. There are identified (20, 30, 34, 38): (i) a substantially contiguous group of text fragments as table of content entries and (ii) a different group of text fragments as linked text fragments linked with corresponding table of content entries. During the identifying, a number of text fragments that are candidates for identification as linked text fragments is reduced based on at least one reduction criterion (130). The identified table of contents entries and linked text fragments (110) are validated based on at least one validation criterion (162) related to distribution of the linked text fragments.
US07743324B1
A text formatting system parses text and reformats it to establish optimal spacing for readability and reader comprehension. It also reduces the incidence of rivers and therefore enhances the aesthetic quality of the formatted text. The formatting applied to the text by the present invention is based on structure rules that determine key parameters of page layout including for example column width, font, font size, color, leading and kerning.
US07743319B2
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate XML data communications and processing. A diffgram data structure is provided that includes one or more states of a plurality of data records. The state information can be determined by examining one or more data sources for differences from one or more reference data sources. If differences are detected between the data sources, the diffgram can be constructed in an XML compatible format with both previous state indications and current state indications that describes the state differences between the data sources. Error information and/or other administrative information or codes can also be provided to facilitate database management and/or processing.
US07743316B2
A method and system for hiding sensitive data in an electronic spreadsheet. A first output equation expresses output data as a function of at least one first input data and at least one first intermediary result. The at least one first and second intermediary result are assigned as content of intermediary cells of the spreadsheet. A second output equation is generated and expresses the output data as a function of a subset of the at least one first and second input data with no functional dependence on the plurality of intermediary results. Generation of the second output equation utilizes the first output equation and the plurality of first intermediary equations. The output data of the second output equation is assigned as content of an output cell of the spreadsheet. The content of the intermediary cells is removed, resulting in the plurality of intermediary results not being identifiable in the spreadsheet.
US07743309B2
A process for distributed source coding (DSC) using context is presented. By forming contexts from prior coded bitplanes of both a reference and DSC coded peer, the DSC virtual channel is split into several virtual sub-channels of different characteristics. The selection of the sub-channel becomes side information that is known to the receiver. As a result, the DSC coding bitrate is reduced.
US07743308B2
A method and system for generating parity symbols and rebuilding data symbols in a RAID system. The method includes receiving a command to generate a desired parity or data symbol using an XOR relationship between some of a plurality of parity and data symbols. A symbol of the plurality of parity and data symbols is input to an XOR accumulator, the symbol being included in the XOR relationship. Additional symbols of the plurality of parity and data symbols are input to the XOR accumulator. Each time that an additional symbol is input and is included in the XOR relationship, an XOR operation is performed between the symbol in the XOR accumulator and the additional symbol, thus obtaining a resulting symbol that replaces the previous symbol in the XOR accumulator. After every symbol included in the XOR relationship has undergone an XOR operation, the symbol in the XOR accumulator is output as the desired parity or data symbol.
US07743298B1
In one embodiment of the invention, a method of scan testing an integrated circuit is disclosed. The method includes scanning a first test vector and a second test vector sequentially into a plurality of scan registers serially coupled together, each of the plurality of scan registers including a master latch, a scan latch, and a functional latch; and applying the first and the second test vectors sequentially in a delay fault test via the plurality of scan registers to a combinational logic circuit coupled to the plurality of scan registers.
US07743290B2
A nonvolatile memory system includes nonvolatile memory organized into blocks, one or more of which are designated as spare blocks and one or more of which may be defective at the time of manufacturing of the nonvolatile memory. A controller device is coupled to the nonvolatile memory for measuring the health status of the nonvolatile memory by determining the number of growing defects on an on-going basis.
US07743278B2
The present invention is directed to facilitate debugging in a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a plurality of microprocessors. A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: a plurality of processors; a plurality of debug interfaces enabling debugging of the corresponding processors; a plurality of common terminals shared by the plurality of debug interfaces; a selection circuit capable of selectively connecting the plurality of debug interfaces to the common terminals; and a controller capable of controlling selecting operation in the selection circuit in accordance with a predetermined instruction. A first selector capable of selectively connecting the plurality of debug interfaces to a TRST terminal in the terminal group conformed with the JTAG specifications, and a second selector capable of selectively connecting the plurality of debug interfaces to terminals other than the TRST terminal are provided. With the configuration, even in the case where the number of processors increases, the invention can flexibly address the increase.
US07743270B2
A method, system and computer program product reducing clock noise generated by clock signals in an integrated circuit (IC) are disclosed. Conventional IC design attempts to ensure coincident clock active edge arrival times for all clocked elements. The coincident active clock edges generate coincident noise currents, which elevates the total noise current. The current invention assigns clock arrival times for clocked elements of an IC based on a desired clock arrival time distribution such that active clock edges are not coincident. As a consequence, the total noise would be spread over a large portion of the clock cycle, thus reducing the noise magnitude substantially.
US07743266B2
Method and system for optimizing filter compensation coefficients for a digital power control system
A method and system is provided for optimizing the digital filter compensation coefficients of a digitally controlled switched mode power supply within a distributed power system. A power control system comprises at least one point-of-load (POL) regulator having a power conversion circuit adapted to convey power to a load and a digital controller coupled to the power conversion circuit though a feedback loop. The digital controller is adapted to provide a pulse width modulated control signal to the power switch responsive to a feedback measurement of an output of the power conversion circuit. The digital controller further comprises a digital filter having a transfer function defined by plural filter coefficients. The digital controller periodically stores a successive one of a plurality of samples of the feedback measurement. A serial data bus operatively connects the POL regulator to a system controller. The system controller retrieves each successive stored sample from the digital controller via the serial data bus. After retrieving a pre-determined number of the samples, the system controller calculates optimized filter coefficients for the digital filter and communicates the optimized filter coefficients to the digital controller. The digital controller thereafter uses the optimized filter coefficients in the digital filter.
US07743265B2
Disclosed are a system restart circuit and system restart method thereof. The system restart circuit includes a capacitive element, a first end of which is coupled to a first voltage level; a restart switch for coupling a second end of the capacitive element to the first voltage level selectively; a first circuit for establishing a current path between a second voltage level and the capacitive element during a restart time, and setting a voltage level of an enabling signal of a system power supplying circuit according to the voltage level of the second end of the capacitive element; and a second circuit for controlling the first circuit to continually establish the current path during the restart time. The present invention can spontaneously restart the system when a restart signal is detected, so that the hardware restart can be accomplished with low cost.
US07743263B2
The present invention describes how a trusted network routing authority, such as a VoIP inter-exchange carrier or clearinghouse can provide routing and secure access control across multiple network domains with a single routing and admission request. This technology can improve network efficiency and quality of service when an Internet Protocol (IP) communication transaction, such as a Voice over IP (VoIP), must be routed across multiple devices or administrative domains. This technology defines the technique of performing multiple route look-ups at the source of the call path to determine all possible routes across intermediate domains to the final destination. The VoIP inter-exchange carrier or clearinghouse then provides routing and access permission tokens for the entire call path to the call source.
US07743261B2
An executing device conducts playback of contents. The executing device is equipped with a highly efficient processor and reduces the processing load involved in verification by using, for the verification, only a predetermined number of encrypted units selected randomly from multiple encrypted units constituting encrypted contents recorded on a DVD. In addition, the executing device is capable of improving the accuracy of detecting unauthorized contents by randomly selecting a predetermined number of encrypted units every time the verification is performed.
US07743245B2
“Honest” is a nice word. Sadly, some people in this world are not honest. In an increasingly wired world, dishonest people have found myriad opportunities to illicitly acquire one's confidential data, to monitor or interfere with one's networking activities, e.g., to monitor what you are doing, downloading, accessing, etc., to eavesdrop on or hijack telephony control and voice data or other protocols on your network, etc. To address such risks, typically a secured communication protocol, e.g., TLS or SSL, is utilized to protect communication. Unfortunately, TLS, SSL, and many other security environments require the underlying communication protocol to be TCP/IP, while some protocols needing communication protection, such as VoIP, RTP, SNMP, etc. only operate on UDP and not TCP/IP. Thus, a network shim or other embodiments disclosed herein may be used to allow such UDP based application programs and protocols to use security environments requiring a TCP/IP type transport.
US07743233B2
Disclosed are embodiments of a system, methods and mechanism for management and translation of mapping between logical sequencer addresses and physical or logical sequencers in a multi-sequencer multithreading system. A mapping manager may manage assignment and mapping of logical sequencer addresses or pages to actual sequencers or frames of the system. Rationing logic associated with the mapping manager may take into account sequencer attributes when such mapping is performed Relocation logic associated with the mapping manager may manage spill and fill of context information to/from a backing store when re-mapping actual sequencers. Sequencers may be allocated singly, or may be allocated as part of partitioned blocks. The mapping manager may also include translation logic that provides an identifier for the mapped sequencer each time a logical sequencer address is used in a user program. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US07743224B2
Methods and apparatuses for facilitating the management of multiple controller code versions for implementing operational aspects of storage system controllers are provided. In particular, multiple versions of storage controller code are loaded into the physical memory of a storage controller. The logical region in which a particular controller code version is loaded may be designated in metadata as a primary, secondary or other region. The controller code that is associated with a logical version designated as the primary region is selected by the storage controller for execution upon a storage controller reboot. Accordingly, time consuming copy operations are not required in order to switch between different versions of storage controller code.
US07743216B2
Method and apparatus for caching and retaining non-requested speculative data from a storage array in an effort to accommodate future requests for such data. A cache manager stores requested readback data from the storage array to a cache memory, and selectively transfers speculative non-requested readback data to the cache memory in relation to a time parameter and a locality parameter associated with a data structure of which the requested readback data forms a part. The locality parameter preferably comprises a stream count as an incremented count of consecutive read requests for a contiguous data range of the storage array, and the time parameter preferably indicates a time range over which said read requests have been issued. The speculative readback data are transferred when both said parameters fall within a selected threshold range. The data structure preferably comprises a RAID stripe on a selected storage device of the array.
US07743212B2
A storage system connected to a terminal, the computer system includes: a plurality of drive devices that respectively drive a plurality of physical disks each having a physical storage area; a RAID configuration unit that configures a plurality of RAID groups by grouping two or more of the plurality of physical disks; a logical disk creation unit that creates, for the terminal through the RAID group, a logical disk having a logical storage area associated with the physical storage area; a memory for storing a RAID group control table showing, for each the RAID group, (i) a free capacity that is the amount of physical storage area remaining in the RAID group to be able to be associated with the logical disk and (ii) a power status of the RAID group; a receiver that receives a request for creating a new logical disk; and an area allocation unit that allocates to the new logical disk the physical storage area remaining in the RAID group selected by giving priority to a RAID group in a powered state over a RAID group in a non-powered state with reference to the RAID group control table.
US07743211B2
A storage system 1 includes: plural protocol transformation units 10 that transform, to a protocol within the system, a read/write protocol of data exchanged with servers 3 or hard disk groups 2; plural cache control units 21 that include cache memory units 111 storing data read/written with the servers 3 or the hard disk groups 2 and which include the function of controlling the cache memory units 111; and an interconnection network 31 that connects the protocol transformation units 10 and the cache control units 21. In this storage system 1, the plural cache control units 21 are divided into plural control clusters 70, control of the cache memory units 111 is independent inside the control clusters, and a system management unit 60 that manages, as a single system, the plural protocol transformation units 10 and the plural control clusters 70 is connected to the interconnection network 30.
US07743204B2
A non-volatile memory device, a data access circuit and a data access method are provided. The non-volatile memory device includes a main controller, a plurality of sub-controllers and a plurality of memory blocks. The sub-controllers are coupled to the main controller and are used to execute the tasks assigned by the main controller. The memory blocks are respectively coupled to the corresponding sub-controllers. The main controller is used to divide a received main data into a plurality of sub-data, and the sub-data are respectively saved in the memory blocks through corresponding sub-controllers. Therefore, the data access speed of the non-volatile memory device is substantially speeded-up.
US07743201B2
A method to assign addresses to a plurality of data storage devices, by providing a switch and (N) data storage devices, where each of those (N) data storage devices is interconnected with said switch. The method further establishes (M) arbitrated loop physical addresses (“AL_PAs”), where (M) is less than (N), and assigns a different one of each of the (M) AL_PAs to a different one of the (N) data storage devices, such that the (N) data storage devices comprise (M) AL_PA-assigned data storage devices and (P) non-address-assigned data storage devices. The method then detects a failure of an (i)th AL_PA-assigned data storage device, and transfers the (i)th AL_PA from the failed address-assigned data storage device to a (j)th data storage device, where that (j)th data storage device comprises one of the (P) previously non-addressed data storage devices.
US07743197B2
An intelligent network processor is disclosed that provides a PCI express (PCIe) host bus adapter with firmware selectable hardware capabilities and firmware enabled emulation of capabilities not supported by hardware. Support for Fibre Channel (FC) and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) protocols are provided through the same fabric ports, including multiple port trunking for both protocols. On chip protocol conversion is provided for switching and routing between FC and GbE ports. Switching using the same crossbar module is provided for both FC and GbE protocols. The crossbar module is coupled to directly access external DDR memory so that messages from FC, GbE, and PCIe interfaces may be switched directly to the DDR memory.
US07743196B2
Preemption techniques are disclosed which permit multiple high-priority packets to preempt a single low-priority packet. In one aspect, a first device is configured for communication with a second device via an interface bus. The first device comprises interface circuitry configured to receive from the second device a start indicator of a first type and a start indicator of a second type, and to allow at least one data segment associated with the start indicator of the second type to preempt at least one data segment associated with the start indicator of the first type. The start indicator of the second type may have a longer pulse width than that of the start indicator of the first type, such as a double-length pulse width. The first and second devices may comprise physical layer and link layer devices of a communication system.
US07743193B2
A logic gateway circuit is provided for a bus to support multiple interrupt request signals, including an output OR gate having a plurality of input terminals and an interrupt request signal output signal, an inverter having an input terminal connected to the interrupt request signal output terminal of the output OR gate and an output terminal, and a plurality of gateway circuits to respectively and selectively device-end interrupt request signals generated by a plurality of target devices to transmit through the gateway circuit to the output OR gate or to queue the device-end interrupt request signals in the gateway circuit. Each gateway circuit includes an AND gate and an OR gate, wherein the OR gate bases on the states of an output terminal of the AND gate and the interrupt request signal output terminal of the output OR gate to generate a gateway signal to a gateway signal input terminal of the AND gate.
US07743191B1
A method and architecture are provided for SOC (System on a Chip) devices for RAID processing, which is commonly referred as RAID-on-a-Chip (ROC). The architecture utilizes a shared memory structure as interconnect mechanism among hardware components, CPUs and software entities. The shared memory structure provides a common scratchpad buffer space for holding data that is processed by the various entities, provides interconnection for process/engine communications, and provides a queue for message passing using a common communication method that is agnostic to whether the engines are implemented in hardware or software. A plurality of hardware engines are supported as masters of the shared memory. The architectures provide superior throughput performance, flexibility in software/hardware co-design, scalability of both functionality and performance, and support a very simple abstracted parallel programming model for parallel processing.
US07743190B2
Provided is an access right managing method for a resource of a storage system, in which a management computer stores access right definition information of the resource, and resource correspondence information including information on a management program which manages another resource related to the resource managed by the management program. In case of which receiving an updating request of an access right of the resource, the management computer updates an access right based on the updating request of the access right, selects a management program of the resource whose access right is requested to be updated based on the resource correspondence information, transmits an updating request of an access right for a relative resource to a management computer which executes the selected management program, and in case of which the access right updating request of the related resource is received, updates the access right of the relative resource.
US07743180B2
Provided are a method, system, and program for managing path groups to an Input/Output (I/O) device. Indication is made of a connection path on which a processing system initially communicated an establish request to establish a connection with an I/O device, wherein attention that the processing system may own a lock for the I/O device is transmitted down the indicated connection path. A request is received from the processing system to add a path to a path group with respect to the I/O device, wherein the added path is capable of comprising the connection path the processing system used to establish the connection with the I/O device. The received path is added to the path group.
US07743179B2
Data transmission systems and methods. The data transmission system comprises a bus, a slave, a master, and a master interface. The master transmits a request comprising transfer information comprising a start address and a length. The master interface receives the request from the master. The master interface determines a burst type of a first burst according to the transfer information, and transmits the first burst with the burst type to the slave via the bus, where the first burst is aligned to at least one address boundary of the slave. The master interface receives data corresponding to the first burst from the slave, and transmits the data to the master.
US07743178B2
A system for enabling SATA drives to be utilized in FC SANs is disclosed. To send data to a SATA drive over a FC SAN, a host sends SCSI commands encapsulated in FC frames over a standard FC link to a Fibre Channel Attached SATA Tunneling (FAST) RAID controller, where the SCSI commands are de-encapsulated from the FC frames and translated to SATA FISs. The SATA FISs are thereafter encapsulated into FC frames. The IOC that performs these functions is referred to as a FAST IOC. The SATA-encapsulated FC frames are sent to multiple disk drive enclosures over another standard FC link. The FC frames are de-encapsulated by FAST switches in disk drive enclosures to retrieve the SATA FISs, and the SATA FISs are sent to the SATA drives over a SATA connection.
US07743176B1
Method and apparatus for communication between hardware blocks configured in a programmable logic device (PLD) and a computation device external to the PLD is described. A bus controller is provided for receiving words from the computation device. Each of the words includes an address component and a data component. A first-in-first-out buffer (FIFO) is configured for communication with the bus controller to store the words. A processing engine is provided having a memory space associated with the hardware blocks and being configured to receive a word at a top of the FIFO. An address decoder is provided for decoding the address component of the word at the top of the FIFO to obtain an address of a memory location in the memory space. A strobe generator is provided for coupling a strobe signal to the processing engine. The strobe signal is configured to store the word in the memory location.
US07743173B2
Provided is an apparatus for automatically installing/uninstalling peripheral devices, and a system and method for automatically detecting peripheral devices using the same. The system includes a plurality of peripheral devices for periodically transmitting each of peripheral device information for auto-detection within a predetermined network region; a peripheral installation information providing device for providing data and information required for installing each peripheral device; and a peripheral device installing/managing apparatus for determining whether the peripheral device is installed based on the peripheral device information periodically transmitted from one peripheral device within a predetermined network region, receiving data and information required for installing the peripheral device from the peripheral installation information providing device through a network, and automatically installing and managing the peripheral device.
US07743171B1
Described is a technique for initialization of a device in a data storage system. A status indicating completion of the initialization is returned after setting initialization indicators associated with tracks of the device. The indicators indicate that the tracks of the device are to be initialized. As subsequent I/O operations for the device are processed, the tracks associated with the subsequent I/O operations are initialized prior to performing the I/O operation if the initialization indicators associated with the tracks are set. A background initialization task scans the initialization indicators and initializes tracks in accordance with the initialization indicators. Once a track has been initialized, its associated initialization indicator is cleared.
US07743170B2
The present invention for data distribution relates to a network wherein a distributor, which may be an Ethernet switch, is used in combination with active taps and programmable logic controllers to increase data transfer speeds and the volumes of transmission using active branching elements, i.e., active taps, that are interconnected via a bus line.
US07743164B2
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting frequency shift key (FSK) data in packetized format. More particularly, the invention is directed to a method for using a new Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) payload type to transport FSK data used for voiceband data transmission outside of the voice RTP stream. This technique allows for data compression and reduces the possibility of packet loss for FSK data carried in-band.
US07743163B2
A download and data transfer gaming system utilizes a hybrid peer-to-peer, segmented file distribution protocol to vastly improve the download capabilities of a gaming system by improving the upload cost burdened by the download host. The system redistributes this cost to the download clients by allowing clients on the gaming system to upload pieces of a file to each other. This system is much more redundant by eliminating the possibility of a client missing a download broadcast. The system alleviates this possibility of missing packets and bad data integrity by using SHA-1 verification of the file pieces. The benefits of the improved bandwidth capabilities enable the download of much larger files, thus enhancing the game play experience.
US07743158B2
A network system includes a network edge point configured to provide a terminal with access to a network. The network edge point includes a security policy associated with the terminal, and controls communications between the network and the terminal according to the security policy. The security policy may include a personal filter downloaded from the terminal, a service filter downloaded from a service policy server, and/or a domain filter downloaded from a domain policy server. The terminal may access the network through a second network edge point. The second network edge point may download one or more of the filters from the first network edge point, and control communications between the network and the terminal according to the security policy.
US07743154B2
The invention relates to a device and a method for transmitting data over the Internet, in particular data for operating and monitoring an automation system using a bidirectional user data connection, even behind fire walls and even from a client which is not visible as a server on the Internet. The method and device transmit a first connection request for setting up a first transmission channel from a first data processing device of a client, in particular from an operator control and monitoring system to an Internet server of an automation system via an Internet connection. In addition, a second connection request for setting up a second transmission channel is transmitted to the Internet server from the client, the first and second transmission channels being provided for bidirectionally transmitting and receiving, independently of one another in terms of timing, data between the client and the Internet server over the Internet. A chronologically unlimited period of use of the transmission channels is assured by virtue of the fact that in order to maintain the transmission channels, dummy data are transmitted even in the absence of user data.
US07743152B2
To detect the presence of at least one other terminal in a data session (e.g., an RTP session), terminal a generates a request to solicit a response from each terminal, forms an APP packet in RTCP for the request, encapsulates the APP packet in at least one IP packet, and sends the IP packet(s) to the other terminal(s). Terminal a then monitors for a response from each terminal to which the request is sent. Terminal a declares a terminal to be present in the data session if a response is received from that terminal. Terminal a may send one or more additional requests to each terminal from which a response is not received. Terminal a declares a terminal to be absent from the data session if a predetermined number of (e.g., two) requests have been sent to that terminal and a response is not received from the terminal.
US07743151B2
A system and method for providing digital data communications over a wireless intra-body network is presented. A physical protocol layer is logically defined with an identifier uniquely assigned to a plurality of implantable devices in an intra-body network. Functions are specified within the physical protocol layer to transact data exchange over a wireless interface. A slave implantable device is activated in response to an activation signal transmitted through the wireless interface by a master implantable device. A wireless communications link is established between the slave implantable device and the master implantable device upon matching of the identifier assigned to the slave implantable device. Data is communicated intra-bodily over the communications link.
US07743137B2
Automatically notifying, in response to an event associated with a particular server and/or application on a network, only appropriate person(s) such as, for example, only the IT member(s) responsible for supporting the server and/or application. The work schedules and the work schedule exceptions of one or more persons may be taken into account when determining whom to notify of an event on a network. Event information may be received. In response, subscription information for a plurality of subscribers may be accessed, which may include any of: one or more applications for which the subscriber is responsible; one or more servers for which the subscriber is responsible; a work schedule of the subscriber for receiving notifications, and one or more exceptions to this schedule. At least one subscriber may be selected by comparing this information to the event information, and a notification may be sent to the at least one subscriber.
US07743134B2
A system architecture for thwarting denial of service attacks on a victim data center is described. The system includes a first plurality of monitors that monitor network traffic flow through the network. The first plurality of monitors is disposed at a second plurality of points in the network. The system includes a central controller that receives data from the plurality of monitors, over a hardened, redundant network. The central controller analyzes network traffic statistics to identify malicious network traffic. In some embodiments of the system, a gateway device is disposed to pass network packets between the network and the victim site. The gateway is disposed to protect the victim site, and is coupled to the control center by the redundant hardened network.
US07743132B2
A secure streaming content delivery system provides a plurality of content servers connected to a network that host customer content that can be cached and/or stored, e.g., images, video, text, and/or software. The content servers respond to requests for customer content from users. The invention load balances user requests for cached customer content to the appropriate content server. A user makes a request to a customer's server/authorization server for delivery of the customer's content. The authorization server checks if the user is authorized to view the requested content. If the user is authorized, then the authorization server generates a hash value using the authorization server's secret key, the current time, a time-to-live value, and any other information that the customer has configured, and embeds it into the URL which is passed to the user. A content server receives a URL request from the user for customer content cached on the content server. The request is verified by the content server creating its own hash value using the customer server's secret key, the current time, a time-to-live value, and any other related information configured for the customer. If the hash value from the URL matches the content server's generated hash value, then the user's request is valid and within the expiration time period and the content server delivers the requested content to the user.
US07743131B2
Disclosed is a communications network element that is capable of routing signaling messages and also performing inter-network management functions in a converged telephony-data network environment. A signaling gateway routing node is adapted to facilitate signaling communication between nodes in a signaling system 7 network and nodes in an Internet protocol (IP) type network. In addition to basic message routing functionality, the signaling gateway routing node is adapted to notify nodes in the IP network when a node in the SS7 network becomes congested or unavailable. In certain cases, the signaling gateway selectively notifies only IP nodes that are concerned with the status of the troubled SS7 node, while in other cases, notification messages are broadcast to all relevant IP nodes. The signaling gateway also serves to filter redundant congestion status queries or polling type messages that are conveyed from IP nodes through to the distressed SS7 node.
US07743127B2
A method for resource allocation in a data center is disclosed which employs modeling techniques that enable resource allocation in large-scale data centers. A method for resource allocation according to the present techniques includes providing a model for resource allocation which is adapted to a resource topology of a data center and an architecture of an application to be deployed in the data center. A set of resources in the data center are allocated to the application using the model in response to a set of resource requirements of the application and a set of attributes of the resources in the data center such that communication delay among the resources allocated to the application is minimized. Techniques are disclosed for decomposing the model into a set of more tractable programming models which may be solved using available mathematical programming solvers.
US07743121B2
In a cognitive radio, a method of establishing an operational policy for use in a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group, wherein the policy can be described by layers of policy parameters with progressively higher layers having a progressively increasing number of parameters, involves determining that a policy change is to be made from a current policy; requesting policy information from at least one P2P group member; receiving a policy description from the at least one P2P group member; and implementing a change in the lowest layer policy parameter to establish a new operational policy.
US07743111B2
A shared storage distributed file system is presented that provides users and applications with transparent access to shared data stored on network attached storage devices by utilizing layering techniques to inherit file management functionality from existing file systems. The present invention stores meta-data for the shared data as real-data in a standard, non-modified, client-server distributed file system, such as NFS. In effect, the standard client-server file system acts as a meta-data server. The name space consisting of inode files stored as real-data on the meta-data server acts as the name space for the shared data. Similarly, file attributes of the inode files are utilized as the file attributes of the shared data. By utilizing an existing client-server system as the meta-data server, development time and complexity are greatly reduced, while speed advances in the underlying client-server system may be incorporated without alteration of the present invention. A method for communicating with network attached storage devices over layered file systems is also presented.
US07743110B2
The present invention is directed to a system, method, and software product for ordering of digital photo services over a communication network among a plurality of photo service providers from an order terminal using a digital image provided on a digital storage device, the digital storage device being associated with one of a plurality of business entities. The method including the steps of maintaining information with respect to business relationships between the photo service providers and the plurality of business entities and providing an offering at the order terminal based on the business relationship associated with the digital storage device.
US07743104B2
The present invention provides for a messaging system that automatically identifies a forest that corresponds to a particular recipient of a message, without using a common or unified directory that maps forests with recipients. In a network with multiple forests, each forest having multiple recipients, when a message is received at a message server with a destination address that does not uniquely identify a particular forest, the present invention provides for using a standard messaging protocol for querying each forest. The forests respond with status codes that indicate whether or not a recipient associated with the destination address corresponds to the forest being queried. If a status code indicates that the recipient corresponds to the particular forest, information may be stored and used to quarry that particular forest first, before querying other forests within the network.
US07743096B2
A chat system for a digital television network comprises a digital operator head end system for broadcasting to subscriber decoders. The head end system comprises a chat room creation device which communicates with a chat server to create, cancel and/or join an event related chat room, a trigger device which may be programmed to activate itself at the occurrence of an event and automatically sends a request for creation of a chat room to the chat room creation device, a broadcast device used for preparing a transmission of information to the subscriber decoders, and a notification server to generate a notification message to be transmitted by the broadcast device, the notification message being related to the creation of an event related chat room.
US07743090B1
Systems and method are provided for testing an infrastructure. The infrastructure may include one or more computers connected by a network. Moreover, each of the computers may include an agent. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a controller, a test request to perform at least one of a plurality of predetermined tests, the predetermined test including one or more parameters associated with performing the predetermined test and one or more expected results from performing the predetermined test. The method further includes determining whether the predetermined test is available at one of the computers. The method also includes sending, by the controller, the predetermined test to one of the computers based on the results of the determining step, such that the agent at the computer performs the predetermined test sent by the controller. Furthermore, the method includes receiving, at the controller, one or more results of the predetermined test performed by the agent at the computer.
US07743088B2
Provided are a synchronization identifier generating method for synchronizing digital contents and an apparatus for the same. The synchronization identifier generating method includes setting a sampling level that indicates a frequency of sampling digital contents; sampling the digital contents on the basis of the set sampling level; generating a first message digest on the basis of data sampled during the sampling the digital contents; and generating a synchronization identifier including the set sampling level and the first message digest.
US07743080B2
An enhanced file format to store large quantities of variable-sized data records on a storage medium and to permit efficient access and control over data stored in the enhanced file format. A file format is the structure of a file that defines the way it is stored and laid out on a disk. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a file format includes a model directory containing models. Models include element lists comprising element chunks. The element chunks include elements, where elements are variable-sized data records.
US07743075B2
A method and system for coordinating content processing in a mobile delivery framework, the method having the steps of embedding, within a metadata envelope associated with content, external references to external enablers; and inserting content processing coordination rules into the metadata envelope.
US07743074B1
Context-aware computing systems and methods are described. In particular embodiments, location aware systems and methods are described. In the described embodiments, hierarchical tree structures are utilized to ascertain a device context or location. The tree structures can be stored on or accessible to mobile or stationary computing devices so that the devices can determine their own particular context or location. In one embodiment, one of the tree structures comprises a Master World tree structure that contains nodes that represent geographical divisions of the Earth. Another of the tree structures can comprise a so-called Secondary World that contains nodes that represent physical or logical entities that are organization or company specific views of the world. A computing device can automatically determine its context or location by ascertaining a node on one or more of the tree structures and then traversing the tree structure to ascertain the complete context. Once a context or location is ascertained, goods or services associated with the context or location can be accessed.
US07743063B2
Methods and systems for network-based or Internet-based software delivery are described. In one embodiment, an application program or software platform resides on a client and is configured so that it is extensible based on software extensions that are deliverable over a network such as the Internet.
US07743062B2
A system and method implemented by a computer for performing query based electronic document retrieval implementing a Markov process model adapted for determining a relationship or relevance between documents. The system ranks documents for retrieval based on their relevance measure. The model calculates the measure of relevance that a document from a given database is relevant to a given query. The method learns the Markov models mixture coefficients from the document database so as to maximize the relevance measure of the documents being retrieved. The method requires only that a similarity measure, D(d,d′), between two documents be specified. Any existing method may be used for generating a model that is at least as good as the chosen similarity measure.
US07743052B2
A database management system maintains a record of queries which can be executed against the database. For a given auxiliary database structure, an advisory function automatically reviews the query record and identifies those queries which might execute with greater efficiency using the auxiliary database structure, presenting analytical information to the user. Preferably, the auxiliary database structure is an index, and the information is used for determining whether to include the index in the database definition. Preferably, a query optimizer records potentially useful indexes when considering multiple alternative database optimizations, and this information is later retrieved to identify queries which would benefit from an index.
US07743047B2
The concept of variability pertains to whether users exhibit consistent search interaction patterns, for example, in terms of interaction flow or information targeted. Methods are provided for analyzing variability, and then adapting search-related functionality (e.g., processes and/or interfaces) to account for variability characteristics, for example, to account for predictable search interaction behavior.
US07743041B2
Various embodiments as described and illustrated herein provide data oriented navigation within software applications. Some such embodiments include navigations within objects that make the navigations available to other objects. Objects in such embodiments include a representation of a software application data model to determine an object that is responsible for maintaining data. Thus, when an object receives a navigation request based on an item of data, the object receiving the request determines which object is responsible for maintaining the item of data and routes the navigation request to the appropriate object. That object then provides a list of available navigations that are displayed for selection within a user interface.
US07743031B1
A snapshot tree structure includes a base volume storing a current user data at a current time, a first read-only snapshot descending from the base volume, and a second read-only snapshot descending from the first read-only snapshot. The first read-only snapshot is created at a first time earlier than the current time. The first read-only snapshot stores a first data of the base volume at the first time before the first data is modified in the base volume. The second read-only snapshot is created at a second time earlier than the first time. The second read-only snapshot stores a second data of the base volume at the second time before the second data is modified in the base volume.
US07743019B2
Several embodiments of the present invention employ synchronization adapters for synchronizing information between “WinFS” and non-“WinFS” data sources. Examples of adapters include an adapter that synchronizes address book information between a “WinFS” contacts folder and a non-WinFS mailbox. In these instances, adapter developers might use the “WinFS” synchronization core services API described herein for accessing services provided by the “WinFS” synchronization platform in order to develop schema transformation code between the “WinFS” schema and the non-“WinFS” data source schema. Additionally, the adapter developer provides protocol support for communicating changes with the non-“WinFS” data source. A synchronization adapter is invoked and controlled by using the synchronization controller API and reports progress and errors using this API.
US07743003B1
A system may track statistics for a number of features using an approximate counting technique by: subjecting each feature to multiple, different hash functions to generate multiple, different hash values, where each of the hash values may identify a particular location in a memory, and storing statistics for each feature at the particular locations identified by the hash values. The system may generate rules for a model based on the tracked statistics.
US07743002B2
Method and system for testing policies to determine cost savings, which in one embodiment comprises receiving identities of a set of one or more persons associated within an organization, the one or more person's travel related expenditures are to be governed by at least a first and second policy; from the set of one or more persons, identifying a first group governed by the first policy and identifying a second group governed by the second policy; identifying the travel costs incurred by the first group and costs incurred by the second group; and following the passage of a predetermined period of time, in view of the respective separate policies, performing a cost analysis on travel costs incurred by the first group during the predetermined period of time and the travel costs incurred by the second group during the predetermined period of time.
US07742992B2
A method for delivery of a licensed toolset to a software publisher for creating license-managed software products is disclosed. The method comprises providing an authorization process, and implementing the authorization process for both a toolset publisher and related toolset and a software publisher and related software product, whereby the same authorization process is used to obtain respective licenses. The authorization process includes creating a first public and private key pair for the software publisher, creating a second public and private key pair for the software product, creating an authorization program for the software program, with embedded copies of the first and second public keys, and combining the software program and the authorization program, such that when the authorization program is invoked, the authorization program obtains a license for controlling the use of the software program. The license is obtained by creating a license request, encrypting the license request using the second private key, transmitting the license request to a key authority, receiving a license from the key authority with license terms, decrypting the license, and using the license terms to control the use of the software program.
US07742989B2
In connection with a sales transaction, product information is directly collected from the product provided with a label or tag that can be electronically scanned by, for example, optical scanning technology or radio-frequency scanning technology. The product information is electronically provided to the buyer in the form of an electronic receipt.
US07742988B2
Methods and systems are provided for determining inconsistencies between two or more sets of characteristics relating to an accident. In an embodiment, sets of characteristics relating to an accident may be used to determine liability in the accident. The at least one of the sets of characteristics may be determined from witness statements. The at least one set of characteristics determined from witness statements may be compare to other sets of characteristics determined from witness statements or to other sets of characteristics determined in other ways. The comparison may determine if there are inconsistencies in the sets of characteristics.
US07742981B2
An Internet-enabled interface for receiving commitments to sell mortgage loans. The interface includes a plurality of loan commitment input fields configured to receive loan commitment data. The data input fields include at least a loan type input field, a commitment amount input field, and a commitment period input field. The interface further includes at least one loan commitment output field including loan commitment price information; and a loan commitment transaction button configured to initiate automatic processing of the loan commitment data to create a loan commitment.
US07742970B2
Regulating trade activities comprises receiving information identifying a potential trading party, normalizing at least a portion of the received identifying information to generate a normalized identifier for the potential trading party, comparing the normalized identifier with one or more other normalized identifiers corresponding to parties with whom trade should be restricted, and selectively restricting trading with the potential trading party.
US07742966B2
A method of intermediation services providing an efficient market for a class of financial products in which transactions occur in distinct origination and secondary sectors, the method including outputting a pricing schedule providing credits for transactions fees paid in one sector for redemption against the transaction fees for the other. An embodiment includes offering information, captured in the course of providing intermediation services, at prices that are reduced as transaction fees increase. The method of the invention provides an efficient market for the provisioning of financial products that not only invites lenders, loan seekers, loan traders, offerors of lines of credit, seekers of lines of credit, traders of lines of credit, insurers, insurance seekers, and reinsurers to patronize a system employing the method, but which has conventions that induce them to patronize the system employing the method. The invention further contemplates the system employing the method.
US07742963B2
The present invention relates to a tool for selecting winners and losers based on their market position using a volume/turnover filter. Using the present tool, investors may predict when to hold some stocks long and others short over various time period, thereby maximizing the profitability of a portfolio.
US07742962B1
A client device coalesces data received from an exchange, and provides a client application such as a graphical user interface with the opportunity to process fewer, but up-to-date, data updates from an exchange when a large volume of prices becomes available. Accordingly, the trader can be assured of receiving updated information that are fed to the client applications at a rate that is cohesive with that client device's processing speed.
US07742953B2
An action plan data structure for one or more selected rendered documents is described. The data structure contains information specifying an action to perform automatically in response to a text capture from any of the selected rendered documents.
US07742940B1
A method and system is used to predict a behavioral value for a forecast period based on historical pattern identification and modeling. A set of training periods is compiled, and for each of the training periods, a generalized percentage function of the behavioral values is defined and computed. The training periods and their corresponding generalized percentage functions are further normalized and generalized, respectively, so that all training periods have the same length as the forecast period. A prediction time series is computed from the generalized percentage functions. The prediction time series is used to forecast a set of values in the forecast period based on a current behavior value. In one example, the behavior values are revenue and calculated over monthly training and forecast periods.
US07742939B1
A system and method for defining a visibility index for a project. The system and method consist of a plurality of categories, each of which characterizes an aspect of the project, an assessment of the aspect, a score that quantifies the assessment, a weight that quantifies the relative importance of each category, a weighted score derived by multiplying the score by the weight, and a visibility index derived by adding the weighted scores for at least two categories. The plurality of categories might include the size, complexity, priority, duration of the project, and the flexibility of the project's schedule.
US07742933B1
A method and system for permitting a government agency or a medical research Institution to retain an independent Audit Agency to periodically audit a clinical trial testing the effect of experimental drugs on patients, being conducted by the Institution, to insure the audit conducted is in compliance with the privacy requirements of HIPAA. Prior to the audit, the Institution assembles individual electronic patient records relative to the clinical trial into an XML file in a discrete database, wherein each patient record has all personal information deleted, and such record is identified by a unique number or code assigned by the Institution. In turn, remote from the Institution, the Audit Agency transforms an appropriate search and indexing engine by adding to it libraries of text names, and synonyms, and constructs application programs containing the associated Protocol requirements and rules. The Audit Agency sends the transformed Search Engine to the Institution via the Internet or on CD's. The Institution runs the Search Engine against their database to produce a Compliance Report detailing all discrepancies found relative the Protocol course of medical treatment for each patient in the clinical trial, and sends the report to the Audit Agency. The Audit Agency processes the report to provide an Audit Report to Institution requesting comments, and if necessary, a corrective action plan.
US07742928B2
A cooperative system and an associated method are provided for resolving a distressed shipment during transport by a carrier, where the distressed shipment includes one or more parcels rendered temporarily undeliverable by an exception event while in transit from a shipper to a consignee. The inventive method involves the shipper in the task of contacting the consignee for the additional information necessary to resolve the shipment. The system creates a cooperative of participating shippers and carriers, working together to complete a shipment and thereby avoid the delay and expense associated with a premature or unnecessary return.
US07742927B2
The present invention relates to a spectral enhancement method and to an apparatus carrying out this method. The method of the invention enhanced the spectral content of a signal having an incomplete spectrum including a first spectral frequency band, the method comprising the following stages: at least one spectral content transposition of said first frequency band into a second spectral frequency band not included in said spectrum for the purpose of generating a transposed spectrum signal having a spectrum limited to said second spectral frequency band, shaping the spectrum of the transposed spectrum signal for the purpose of producing an enhanced signal, combining an incomplete spectrum signal and the enhanced signal for the purpose of producing an enhanced spectrum signal, characterized in that said spectral content is subject to a stage of whitening.
US07742925B2
Systems and methods are described for a speech system that includes one or more speech controls incorporated into one or more speech-enabled applications that run on the speech system. The controls allow applications to be developed with minimal programming effort to incorporate common speech-enabled application functions. A question control provides a customizable template for requesting information from a user. An announcer control allows a speech-enabled application to provide a user with information without having to re-create an entire announcer process each time it is used. A command control provides a simple way to attach command and control functions to speech-enabled applications. A word trainer control provides a way to associate user-selected voice tags with certain information. Providing the controls for use with speech-enabled applications ensures standardized user interfaces across multiple speech-enabled applications.
US07742915B2
An apparatus for transmitting data from a mobile communication terminal includes an audio codec which converts a voice signal into digital voice data, a detection unit which detects a pause in the digital voice data, and a modulator/demodulator which modulates a signal with non-voice data, converts the modulated signal into an analog non-voice signal, and outputs the analog non-voice signal to the audio codec during the pause in the digital voice data.
US07742914B2
A method of reducing noise in an audio signal, comprising the steps of: using a furrow filter to select spectral components that are narrow in frequency but relatively broad in time; using a bar filter to select spectral components that are broad in frequency but relatively narrow in time; analyzing the relative energy distribution between the output of the furrow and bar filters to determine the optimal proportion of spectral components for the output signal; and reconstructing the audio signal to generate the output signal. A second pair of time-frequency filters may be used to further improve intelligibility of the output signal. The temporal relationship between the furrow filter output and the bar filter output may be monitored so that the fricative components are allowed primarily at boundaries between intervals with no voiced signal present and intervals with voice components. A noise reduction system for an audio signal.
US07742905B2
Executing a simulation of a computer platform, the simulation including simulation models. A dynamic quantum is accessed whose current value specifies a maximum number of units of execution a simulation model is allowed to perform without synchronizing with another simulation model. The dynamic quantum may be received from a user. Respective simulation models are invoked for execution with the current value of the dynamic quantum provided to each of the simulation models. The method also comprises modifying the value of the dynamic quantum based on a simulation event.
US07742902B1
During operation, the system of an embodiment of the present invention receives a representation of multiple objective functions as well as a representation of a domain of interest for the multiple objective functions. Next, the system stores the representations in a memory within the computer system. The system then performs an interval optimization process to compute guaranteed bounds on a Pareto front for the multiple objective functions. During this interval optimization process, the system maintains influence information for boxes in the domain of interest, wherein for a given box, the influence information identifies other boxes which are in the range of influence of the given box and/or in the domain of influence of the given box. The system uses this influence information to identify boxes to be tested against each other for domination. After the boxes are tested, the system eliminates boxes which are certainly dominated by other boxes.
US07742897B2
A method of measuring, monitoring and comparing power generation of at least two renewable power systems, comprising the steps of; providing at least two renewable power systems, at least one data server, at least one generation monitoring device in communication with at least one at premise renewable power system and at least one communication node in communication with at least one of renewable power system, generation monitoring device and data server, determining at least one diagnostic variable for each renewable power system and saving in the data server; determining at least one system coefficient for each renewable power system and saving in the data server; determining the energy generated by each renewable power system; wherein the data server determines comparative information based upon at least one of: background constant, diagnostic variable, system coefficient and energy generated to determine a comparative value of the renewable power system.
US07742891B2
A method of compensating for hysteresis in a load cell, by: (a) pre-calibrating a load cell by: measuring load cell deflection under progressively increasing loads; determining a first set of coefficients correlating the deflection of the load cell to the measured load under the progressively increasing loads; measuring load cell deflection under progressively decreasing loads; determining a second set of coefficients correlating the deflection of the load cell to the measured load under the progressively decreasing loads; and then (b) compensating for hysteresis in the load cell, by: selecting the first set of coefficients if the load on the load cell has been progressively increasing, or selecting the second set of coefficients if the load on the load cell has been progressively decreasing; and applying a formula using the selected first or second set of coefficients to the measured load cell deflection at the particular load, thereby determining an accurate load cell deflection, and thus compensating for hysteresis in the load cell.
US07742888B2
In allocating processing units of a computer system to generate simulated diffraction signals used in optical metrology, a request for a job to generate simulated diffraction signals using multiple processing units is obtained. A number of processing units requested for the job to generate simulated diffraction signals is then determined. A number of available processing units is determined. When the number of processing units requested is greater than the number of available processing units, a number of processing units is assigned to generate the simulated diffraction signals that is less than the number of processing units requested.
US07742881B2
A method to determine eccentricity of a rotor in a turbine including: collecting sensor data of rotor eccentricity for a plurality of startup operations; establishing a baseline eccentricity value using the sensor data corresponding to a selected startup operation; determining an eccentricity value using the filtered sensor data for each of a plurality of startup operations subsequent to the selected startup operation; determining a rotor eccentricity difference between the baseline eccentricity value and each of the eccentricity values for the plurality of startup operations subsequent to the selected startup operation, and reporting a rotor eccentricity condition based on the rotor eccentricity difference.
US07742874B1
A method for configuring an electronic device comprising: (A) substantially continuously detecting motion of the electronic device using an initiating device disposed within the electronic device, the electronic device further comprising a position determining component, and a wireless communications component; (B) substantially continuously receiving at least one external radio signal by using an initially selected antenna of the position determining component; (C) if reception of at least one external radio signal is not optimized, using the antenna/power supply switch to switch radio signal path between the initially selected antenna and a subsequently selected antenna to optimize the reception of at least one external radio signal; and (D) using the wireless communications component to transmit the current status of the external/internal antenna to the position tracking station.
US07742873B2
A navigation guidance system is provided which provides direction information from a remote server to a mobile user unit for guiding user to a desired destination. The navigation guidance system maintains time-related models for traffic speeds expected on road segments of a road database. By maintaining such time-related models, the system can more accurately provide the user with road guidance instructions to arrive at a chosen destination by a given time. The system can also provide more accurate route guidance information to a destination over different routes, even during rush hour or at off peak times. These time related models can be changed as a result of changing traffic patterns or as a result of an incident on a road segment. In a preferred embodiment, therefore, the system continuously monitors each calculated route and advise the users of alternative routes or of updated departure or arrival times as appropriate.
US07742867B2
A compression ignition engine (20) has a control system (26) for processing data, one or more combustion chambers (22), and fuel injectors (24) for injecting fuel into the chambers (22). The control system (26) controls fueling using a result of the processing of certain data, such as engine speed and engine load, to select one of three fueling modes (HCCI, HCCI+CD, CD) for operating the engine (20). When the result of the processing selects the HCCI mode, the engine (20) is fueled to cause homogeneous-charge compression-ignition (HCCI) combustion in all combustion chambers (22). When the result of the processing selects the HCCI+CD mode, the engine (20) is fueled to cause HCCI combustion in some chambers (22) and CD (conventional diesel) combustion in the remaining chambers (22). When the result of the processing selects the CD mode, the engine (22) is fueled to cause CD combustion in all chambers (22).
US07742863B2
A method for controlling the gears of a vehicle that has an automatic transmission that is arranged to change gear according to a plurality of gear modes that differ in that changing to a higher gear is carried out at different minimum engine speeds or, if the changing is carried out steplessly, with different degrees of gearing, with the transmission having a forward gear position for driving the vehicle forwards and a reverse gear position for driving the vehicle backwards, comprising detection of an operating parameter and, in response to this production of a parameter signal for a control unit, selection, that is carried out by the control unit, of one of the gear modes on the basis of the parameter signal's value. The parameter signal represents the total distance that the vehicle has been driven during an individual sequence with at least one of the forward gear position and the reverse gear position.
US07742860B2
In a route planning system and method for agricultural working machines, a defined working width is assigned to the agricultural working machines to generate driving routes in a territory, and dynamic adaptation of the planned driving route is carried out thereby ensuring that the driving route to be covered is flexibly adaptable to changing external conditions such as driving around obstacles, thereby largely relieving the operator of the agricultural working machine of the task of performing laborious steering maneuvers.
US07742857B2
An information display system for a vehicle includes: a display for displaying, an operation screen for operating at least one piece of in-vehicle equipment; a first operation section including a leftward moving switch, a rightward moving switch, and a selection enter switch capable of being manipulated upward and downward and being pushed; and a controller. The controller changes a position of the operation menu selected point in the operation menus horizontally arranged on the operation screen for selecting any one of the operation menus in response to a manipulation signal from the leftward moving switch or the rightward moving switch and executes an operation relating to the selected operation menu in response to an upward or downward manipulation signal from the selection enter switch.
US07742854B2
A system for on-board anomaly resolution for a vehicle has a data repository. The data repository stores data related to different systems, subsystems, and components of the vehicle. The data stored is encoded in a tree-based structure. A query engine is coupled to the data repository. The query engine provides a user and automated interface and provides contextual query to the data repository. An inference engine is coupled to the query engine. The inference engine compares current anomaly data to contextual data stored in the data repository using inference rules. The inference engine generates a potential solution to the current anomaly by referencing the data stored in the data repository.
US07742853B2
A restricted area (60) is created based on positional information of a manned vehicle (20) traveling one of outward/return lanes (51, 52), and a detour course (72) is created based on information of the restricted area (60). Information on the detour course (72) is provided to the unmanned vehicles (10, 11) and the manned vehicle (20). Based on the positional information of the unmanned vehicles (10, 11) which proceed towards each other from the opposite directions with the restricted area (60) therebetween, the unmanned vehicle (11) on the lane (52) which is the opposite side of the restricted area (60) is blocked at a block position (61B) and at the same time a travel permission command for permitting traveling the detour course (72) is issued to the unmanned vehicle (10) traveling the lane (51) on the restricted area side so that the unmanned vehicle (10) travels the detour course (72).
US07742847B2
A method and system for context sensitive navigation of an aircraft is provided. The method comprises obtaining data for use at takeoff, enroute, or at a destination, and interpreting the data to infer conditions during takeoff, enroute, or at the destination. One or more viable flight plans are determined based on the conditions during takeoff, enroute, or at the destination. The one or more viable flight plans are then presented to a pilot for optional selection. When there is more than one viable flight plan, a prioritized selectable list of flight plans is presented to the pilot.
US07742846B2
A method of transitioning from a complex response flight state to a ground operation control state. Pilot intent is determined through collective position information to control the transition. An independent cockpit switch activates an emergency surface contact transition function for use with a fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system. Once the surface contact transition function is active, FBW control laws transition from a fully augmented flight state, through an augmentation deactivation state and into the surface contact state.
US07742845B2
A method of controlling a plurality of crafts in an operational area includes providing a command system, a first craft in the operational area coupled to the command system, and a second craft in the operational area coupled to the command system. The method further includes determining a first desired destination and a first trajectory to the first desired destination, sending a first command from the command system to the first craft to move a first distance along the first trajectory, and moving the first craft according to the first command. A second desired destination and a second trajectory to the second desired destination are determined and a second command is sent from the command system to the second craft to move a second distance along the second trajectory.
US07742839B2
A robot controller capable of automatically preparing a job program for a workpiece configured of a plurality of job elements is disclosed. A plurality of teaching programs for teaching the job for each job element making up the workpiece are stored in advance. Each teaching program has registered therein attribute information including the item number (identification information) and the sequence of application of the teaching program to each workpiece. The robot controller retrieves teaching programs having registered therein, as attribute information, the same item number as the input item number of the workpiece and prepares a main program such that the retrieved teaching programs are called sequentially as subprograms in accordance with the application sequence specified by the attribute information. Further, commands for moving to the job starting position and the job end position are added before and after the main program thereby to complete the main program. Based on the main program thus prepared, the robot controller controls the robot operation.
US07742838B2
A process is provided for controlling a robotal device, such as a multiaxial industrial robot, by a control unit, with a control core for executing control processes for the robotal device. An interface function checks whether models and/or procedures optionally contained in the control core or additional models and/or transformation procedures and/or special algorithms of kinematic structures, which can be preset at the interface are used as model modules for motion-relevant variables of the robotal device. Special and third-party kinematics can thus also be operated with a control device suitable for executing the process without the control itself having to be modified.
US07742837B2
For ensuring that a vending machine motor will continue to operate until a product has descended through a vending space or an established time interval has elapsed, an optical beam is established across the vend space through which a product must drop. A change in beam intensity is detected. By preference infra red light is emitted at one focal point of an elliptical reflector, and detected at the other focal point. The light is emitted in pulses in the preferred embodiment, and the optical sensing system has automated calibration and error detecting functions.
US07742821B1
A system and method for modifying the parameters of an implantable medical device includes an implantable medical device that communicates with a remote control device that, in turn, communicates through the browser of a computer or any other device capable of using mark-up language protocol. The computer optionally communicates with other computers and/or devices through a network.
US07742817B2
An implantable medical device, e.g., an implantable pulse generator, having a non-metal sealed housing and method of making same. An exemplary embodiment of the device includes a replenishable power source, coupling electronic components configured to generate a pulse signal to the replenishable power source, and an inorganic coating covering the electronic components and the power source to seal, preferably hermetically, the electronic components and the power source from a body environment.
US07742814B2
Cardiac pacing system for prevention of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia episode
A cardiac pacing system preventing short-long-short pacing sequences. The system providing pacing pulses where necessary. The system having dynamic event window generation to adapt to changes in heart rate. The event window adaptable to process a number of intervals. The system including provisions for other inputs, such as sensor and morphology detection. The system adaptable for single mode and dual mode applications. The system also applicable to long pause prevention in atrial pacing and ventricular pacing.
US07742807B1
Cardiac electrical activity includes intrinsic signals as well as paced or stimulated signals. Waveforms of cardiac electrical activity may be detected by a variety of systems, including surface ECG systems and various implantable cardiac devices including implantable cardiac stimulation devices. Intrinsic cardiac signals and various cardiac conditions influence these waveforms in ways that can be identified using various detection criteria, and from which cardiac markers may be generated. Musical notations are linked to these cardiac markers as appropriate, and are sounded as a function of time to generate musical sound which is indicative of the patient's cardiac function.
US07742806B2
The use of machine learning for pattern recognition in magnetocardiography (MCG) that measures magnetic fields emitted by the electrophysiological activity of the heart is disclosed herein. Direct kernel methods are used to separate abnormal MCG heart patterns from normal ones. For unsupervised learning, Direct Kernel based Self-Organizing Maps are introduced. For supervised learning Direct Kernel Partial Least Squares and (Direct) Kernel Ridge Regression are used. These results are then compared with classical Support Vector Machines and Kernel Partial Least Squares. The hyper-parameters for these methods are tuned on a validation subset of the training data before testing. Also investigated is the most effective pre-processing, using local, vertical, horizontal and two-dimensional (global) Mahanalobis scaling, wavelet transforms, and variable selection by filtering. The results, similar for all three methods, were encouraging, exceeding the quality of classification achieved by the trained experts. Thus, a device and associated method for classifying cardiography data is disclosed, comprising applying a kernel transform to sensed data acquired from sensors sensing electromagnetic heart activity, resulting in transformed data, prior to classifying the transformed data using machine learning.
US07742801B2
A method for planning a bone implant ascertains a condition of a bone to be treated, and identifies a dysfunctional part of the bone. A free-form area then can be ascertained and registered, wherein the free-form area lies below the dysfunctional part. A control data set then is produced that forms the basis for ablating the bone on the ascertained free-form area.
US07742799B2
A tracking device (20, 20′) for tracking a tip (14) of an interventional instrument such as a catheter (10) during an interventional procedure performed on an associated subject (12) and monitored by magnetic resonance imaging includes a resonant circuit (22) disposed at the tip (14) of the catheter (10). The resonant circuit (22) includes a coil (32, 32′) having a coil inductance and a light-sensitive metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitor (30) optically coupled with an optical fiber (36) and having a selected capacitance determined by an intensity of light delivered by the optical fiber (36). A selected resonance frequency of the resonant circuit (22) is determined by the coil inductance and the selected capacitance. The resonance frequency is adjusted by modulating the intensity of light delivered to the light-sensitive metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitor (30).
US07742794B2
A probe adapted to be used with a pulse oximeter is disclosed. A flexible first housing is adapted to be brought into contact with at least a nail of a finger or a toe of a subject. A flexible second housing is adapted to be brought into contact with at least a top of the finger or the toe. A flexible connecting part connects the first housing and the second housing, and is adapted to cover a tip end of the nail. A light emitting element is provided on one of the first housing and the second housing. A light receiving element is provided on the other one of the first housing and the second housing.
US07742792B2
In an in-vehicle handsfree telephone system, an in-vehicle handsfree device is capable of transferring a voice signal to a portable terminal in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. An operating state detection unit detects an operating state of the vehicle. The handsfree device is responsive to a user operation and selectively operable in one of a handsfree mode in which talking on the portable terminal through the handsfree device is allowed by the transfer of the voice signal and a portable terminal stand-alone mode in which talking on the portable terminal in isolation is allowed. The handsfree device is configured to have a switching restriction function in which the handsfree device restricts switching between the handsfree mode and the portable terminal stand-alone mode in accordance with a detected operating state of the vehicle.
US07742782B2
Provided is a device and a method for processing system-related events generated in a portable terminal. The method includes the steps of storing system-related events generated in the portable terminal, confirming specialists set in advance so that the system-related events can be processed by the specialists respectively, calling the confirmed specialists and processing the system-related events, and displaying the processing results set in advance with respect to the specialists with a text/avatar, according to the processing results which are processed by the specialists.
US07742775B2
A method of determining the location of a communication tag in a random phase multiple access communication network is disclosed. A ranging request signal that is spread using a first pseudo-noise code and offset with a first random timing offset is transmitted at a first time. A ranging response signal that is spread using a second pseudo-noise code and offset with a second random timing offset is received at a second time. A propagation delay that is dependent on the first time and the second time is calculated.
US07742770B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for per-antenna training in a multiple antenna communication system having a plurality of transmit antenna branches. A long training sequence is transmitted on each of the transmit antenna branches such that only one of the transmit antenna branches is active at a given time. The active transmit antenna branch transmits the long training sequence with an increased power level relative to a transmission of a payload by the active transmit antenna branch. The increased power level for the active transmit antenna branch compensates for the inactive transmit antenna branches being silent during the given time. Thus, the active transmit antenna branch provides approximately the same antenna power while transmitting the long training sequence as a total power of the plurality of transmit antenna branches during a transmission of the payload. The increased power level can be provided, for example, by a digital-to-analog converter associated with the active transmit antenna branch.
US07742767B2
In a method for communicating by radio, a frequency band divided up into a plurality of subcarriers is used for the communication. Messages are sent from a base station to a user station and/or from the user station to the base station. Messages are processed at some times using a first FDMA method such as for example OFDMA and at other times using a second FDMA method such as for example IFDMA. A transmitter and a receiver implement the method.
US07742766B2
A network discovery method in a heterogeneous network environment. The network discovery method includes receiving neighbor information indicating neighbor PoAs from a MIIS entity at a mobile node that includes a plurality of communication interface sections capable of communicating with different networks; checking at least one neighbor PoA using the neighbor information at the mobile node; and activating a communication interface section corresponding to the checked neighbor PoA at the mobile node. Accordingly, the neighbor networks can be discovered under the heterogeneous network environment and unnecessary power consumption can be avoided.
US07742764B2
During operation of a secondary communication system 100, a device will perform spectrum sensing of certain channels (either by itself or as part of a group of nodes 104). When activity is found on a channel from a primary user, other devices will be notified that the channel is not available for use. The device may then modify its spectrum sensing to assist another device (or group of devices) that have not yet found activity on a different set of channels. By assigning additional channels to devices with extra capacity, the overall spectrum-sensing efficiency and performance of the communication system 100 is raised.
US07742762B1
A system and method are provided for remote notification, diagnostics, and remedy management. The method includes interfacing a monitored system for an enterprise via a carrier network, and when the monitored system detects a problem, notifying the selected appropriate user by sending a notification to the user's mobile device, and confirming delivery of the notification. The method also includes authenticating the user according to at least one of 1) the user's subscriber identifier, and 2) the user's mobile device identifier. Optionally, the user may be additionally authenticated at a second layer according to a user name password identifier provided by the user at a prompt. The method additionally includes enabling access via the mobile device to the monitored system using one or more customized applications that enable diagnosis and remediation of the problem.
US07742760B2
A cellular communications network including a base station subsystem (110) including a base station controller communicably coupled to a plurality of base stations (112), a user accessible mobile wireless communications device configuration control server (140) coupled to the base station subsystem (110), an network broadcast transmitting assisting base station (130), which may be coupled to the user accessible mobile wireless communications device configuration control server or to the base station subsystem. A mobile station is configured with configuration information associated with the assisting base station when the mobile station monitors the assisting base station.
US07742754B2
Mobile terminals 201 to 203 measure strength of the received signal from plurality of base station antennas 101 to 105 and transmits it to network system 300. Network system 300 determines proximity state between plurality of base station antennas 101 to 105 based on the strength of the received signal from plurality of base station antennas 101 to 105 transmitted from mobile terminals 201 to 203. From that determination, the base station antennas proximity state matching a position or features of an antenna of the mobile terminal can be recognized.
US07742753B2
A mobile communication device 100 has a digital subsystem (110) and a radio frequency subsystem (108), and is powered by a battery (102) which is charged via a charge control circuit (106) using an external power supply (104) connected to the mobile communication device in a single path configuration. The mobile communication device permits limited operation of the mobile communication device by a user while the battery voltage is sufficient to power the digital subsystem but not yet sufficient to power the radio frequency subsystem. The delay in operation is minimized, however, because once charging commences, the battery voltage rises sufficiently fast that, typically, by the time the digital subsystem is initialized, enabled, and powered up, the battery voltage will be sufficient to enable the radio frequency subsystem.
US07742750B2
Systems and methods are presented for digital antenna diversity combining. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, at least two antenna signal paths can be communicably connected to a receiver. Each antenna signal path can be provided with an RF tuner communicably connected to a demodulator, which can estimate the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and time of arrival of its respective antenna signal. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a time alignment circuit can be communicably connected to each antenna signal path, and a maximum ratio combiner can be communicably connected to the time alignment circuit. In operation, the time alignment circuit can use the time of arrival estimate to align the multiple signals and the maximum ratio combiner can use the SNR estimate obtained for each antenna signal to respectively weight each signal and thereby generate a combined output signal. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a switch diversity combiner can be further provided, and can quickly detect when an antenna signal is entering a fade, allowing the maximum ratio combiner to set that signal's weight to zero. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a digital diversity combiner can be provided in a stand alone integrated circuit, or can be integrated in a larger integrated circuit, such as, for example, a satellite radio overlay processor.
US07742748B2
A transmission signal to be transmitted from a radio transmitter is predistorted in order to compensate for the signal distortion caused by a power amplifier. The transmission signal and a signal modeling a power supply voltage applied to the power amplifier are compared with distortion properties of the power amplifier using these signals. The distortion information is comprised in an amplitude distortion lookup table and a phase distortion lookup table. Transmission signal and power supply signal values are associated with envelope and phase predistortion information comprised in the respective lookup tables and the envelope and the phase of the transmission signal is predistorted accordingly.
US07742747B2
An integrated automatic IIP2 calibration architecture for wireless transceivers is disclosed. The architecture enables a wireless transceiver to generate a test radio frequency (RF) signal having a second order tone with minimal additional circuitry. In particular, the test RF signal is generated using a combination of native transceiver circuits and test adaptor circuits. Native transceiver circuits are those circuits implemented on the transceiver chip for executing native transceiver functions during normal operation, which can be used for generating the test (RF) signal. Test adaptor circuits are added to the transceiver chip, more specifically to the native circuits, for enabling the native circuits to generate the test RF signal in a self-test mode of operation. Circuits for implementing a particular IIP2 minimizing scheme can be included on the transceiver chip for automatic IIP2 calibration during the self-test mode of operation.
US07742742B2
A communication device is provided having wireless capabilities configured to communicate in a first communication mode via an access point and in a second communication mode directly between other communication devices without utilizing an access point. The communication device includes a detecting unit configured to detect the existence of an available wireless network; a receiving unit configured to receive a request from another communication device for transferring communication parameters in the second communication mode; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit communication parameters relating to the available wireless network to the other communication device in response to the request.
US07742737B2
Method and apparatus for identifying broadcast digital audio signals include structure and/or function whereby the digital audio signal is provided to processing structure which is configured to (i) identify a program-identifying code in the received digital audio signal, (ii) identify a program-identifying code in a decompressed received digital audio signal, (iii) identify a feature signature in the received digital audio signal, and (iv) identify a feature signature in the decompressed received digital audio signal. Preferably, such processing structure is disposed in a dwelling or a monitoring site in an audience measurement system, such as the Nielsen TV ratings system.
US07742735B2
An information processing apparatus generates printing image data of a printing image and copy-forgery-inhibited-pattern-image data of a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image to be added to the printing image. The copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image includes a latent image and a background image. The apparatus includes a selecting unit and a printing-data generating unit. The selecting unit selects either the transparent-printing designation or overlay-printing designation, the transparent-printing designation is used for generating printing data so that the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image is superimposed on the printing image, and the overlay-printing designation is used for generating printing data so that the printing image is superimposed on the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image. The printing-data generating unit generates printing data based on the printing designation selected by the selecting unit.
US07742734B2
A fixing device is provided with a heat roller (18) and a pressure roller (19) having a shaft (24) and an elastic layer (25) formed on a periphery thereof and being in pressurized contact with the heat roller (18). A concave region (25b), formed in an approximate arc shape in cross-section, is arranged on an end face (25a) of the elastic layer (25) in a longitudinal direction (X) of the pressure roller (19). Accordingly, even when the pressure roller (19) is in pressurized contact with the heat roller (18), since the concave region (25b) deforms to an approximately plane shape only, and the end face (25a) does not protrude outwards, the occurrence of cracking in the elastic layer (25) of the pressure roller (19) can be avoided.
US07742731B2
One embodiment of the present invention involves a roller drive control method for a fixing apparatus in which a separation claw for separating a recording paper and a cleaning unit for removing toner that has become residual on a surface of a heat roller are arranged near a surface of the heat roller that fixes toner onto the recording paper, wherein a predetermined period different from a fixing process period in which fixing of toner onto the recording paper is carried out is set as a toner removal period for removing toner that has adhered to the separation claw, and the heat roller is rotationally driven so that the rotation velocity of the heat roller is different in the fixing process period and the toner removal period.
US07742720B2
The invention provides a photosensitive member cartridge, that has, for example, a case including a bottom wall, an upper wall, and side walls. A photosensitive drum and a transfer roller are rotatably disposed in a space surrounded by the bottom wall, the upper wall, and the side walls. The bottom wall extends below the transfer roller. A developer cartridge, having a developing roller, is set on the extending portion of the bottom wall.
US07742713B2
Disclosed is a method and system for compensating for printer cross-process nonuniformity. The method and system provide a means to offset a cross-process uniformity profile associated with an image output device, such as a printer, where process direction noise is measured and the cross-process uniformity profile is adjusted accordingly to provide a better representation of the image output device cross-process uniformity profile.
US07742712B2
In an image forming apparatus for transferring a toner image onto a sheet by applying a transfer bias voltage to the sheet through a transfer member, there is provided a technique of preventing poor transfer from occurring by suitably controlling the transfer bias voltage according to a processing condition.
US07742710B2
An image forming apparatus includes a controller for controlling, when a developer is accommodated in a developing container, a discharging device such that an amount of developer in a first accommodating portion is not less than a first amount, in accordance with a detection result of a first detecting device and such that an amount of developer in a second accommodating portion is not less than a second amount, in accordance with a detection result of a second detecting device, and for permitting, when the developing container is substantially empty, and the amount in the first accommodating portion is less than the first amount, an image forming operation to continue until the amount in the second developer portion becomes less than the second amount.
US07742709B2
An image forming apparatus comprises a cartridge equipped with a toner reservoir, and an apparatus body. The cartridge is attached to the apparatus body when used and developer in the toner reservoir is used for image development. The cartridge comprises a storage unit which is provided inside the toner reservoir and capable of communicating with the apparatus body. The apparatus body comprises a communication unit which is capable of communicating with the storage unit and communication state between the storage unit and the communication unit varies depending on amount of residual developer in the toner reservoir. Thus there is provided a developer cartridge and an image forming apparatus surely capable of carrying out both residual-toner-amount detection and transmission of cartridge information with space saving design.
US07742708B2
An image forming device includes a device body, a cartridge detachably attached to the device body so as to accommodate material which includes one of consumable material and waste material, a sensor configured to emit and receive sensing light and give a detection value corresponding to an amount of the material in the cartridge which amount is detected based upon an intensity of the sensing light received thereby, a received light changing member configured to change the intensity of the sensing light received by the sensor, and a judging unit configured to judge based upon a change of the detection value given by the sensor whether the cartridge is a new one.
US07742702B2
A chirp switching circuit comprises a Mach-Zehnder modulator having a Y-branched part for branching an incoming optical signal into first and second optical signals and an X-branched part merging the first and second optical signals with each other, the Mach-Zehnder modulator causing phase modulation in the first and second optical signals by a modulation signal, and a directional coupling optical switch that switches first and second optical output signals output from the X-branched part of the Mach-Zehnder modulator by merging the first and second output optical signals in response to a chirp switching control signal.
US07742701B2
In an optical data transmission system, one channel is removed from a group of wavelength division multiplexed optical channels and another channel carrying different information at the same wavelength is inserted in its place. The process occurs by adding an optical signal whose electric field is the difference between the electric field of the new and old channels. The difference calculation takes into account the phase of the incoming WDM channel and phase of the laser source of the difference signal. The method has applications in optical transmission networks as add-drop nodes and optical regenerators, for generation of high bandwidth optical signals, and for secret optical communications.
US07742683B2
An information recording medium includes a file for storing object data consisting of a plurality of packets and a file for storing, as its reproduction control information, (i) correspondence definition information for defining relationship between a plurality of packets and a plurality of partial streams multiplexed on the time axis and (ii) reproduction output group definition information for defining as the reproduction output group a set of partial streams which can be switched among the plurality of partial streams. The partial streams include a plurality of channel streams wherein audio information on plural channels is recorded in one stream. The reproduction output group definition information defines the reproduction output group in such a way that a plurality of channel streams can redundantly belong to it. The reproduction output group to which plural channel streams redundantly belong is added by channel specification information.
US07742656B2
An observation system for masking a privacy zone and method thereof are provided. The observation system has a camera part that photographs a certain observation area. An operation part receives a user-set command for selecting a privacy zone among the observation area, where the privacy zone requires no observation. A control part outputs a control signal for setting a mask area that masks the privacy zone according to the user-set command. An area set part generates a plurality of vertexes forming the mask area according to the control signal. An image signal process part uses a mosaic scheme to masks the privacy zone photographed by the camera part according to the mask area formed by the plurality of vertexes set by the area set part. An output part displays the mask area masked by the image signal process part. Therefore, the privacy zone photographed from the camera part is not displayed on a screen.
US07742648B2
The present invention is directed to an image information encoding apparatus (10) used, in receiving compressed image information through network media, when processing of such compressed image information is performed on storage media. A picture sorting buffer (12) delivers information of picture type of frame Picture_type to a picture type discrimination unit (22). The picture type discrimination unit (22) transmits command to a motion prediction/compensation unit (21) on the basis of that information. The motion prediction/compensation unit (21) generates predictive picture by using filter coefficients having the number of taps lesser than that of P picture with respect to B picture for which operation quantity and the number of memory accesses are required to more degree as compared to, e.g., P picture on the basis of that command.
US07742645B2
The encoding device of the present invention comprises a type determination unit inputs each bit of the weblet co-efficient in a depth direction in parallel and determines type information indicating which the bit is, the first “1” bit when viewed from an MSB side, a bit located further on the MSB side than the first “1” bit, a bit located further on an LSB side than the first “1” bit, a buffer unit for buffering the determined type information of each bit for each bit depth and a pass determination unit for determining pass information of a type information to process, of a plurality of pieces of type information, based on the plurality of pieces of buffered type information of the same depth.
US07742636B2
In one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided. The method, comprises scaling down a Bayer domain image made up of a number of 2×2 basic units, each having a Red (R) pixel, a Blue (B) pixel, and two green (G) pixels arranged in a fixed configuration and replicated throughout the image, the method comprising (a) partitioning the image into 2M×2N input blocks, where M and N are integers greater than or equal to 1; (b) for each 2M×2N input block, averaging a selection of R pixels in the block to produce a R pixel in a scaled down image corresponding to the Bayer domain image; (c) averaging a selection of B pixels in the block to produce a B pixel in the scaled down image; and (d) partitioning the 2M×2N input block into first and second triangular regions, and averaging a selection of pixels in the first triangular region to produce a first G pixel in the scaled down image, and averaging a selection of pixels in the second triangular region to produce a second G pixel in the scaled down image.
US07742618B2
Methods and apparatus for embedding and recovering an image for use with video content are disclosed. A disclosed system embeds a real component of a spectral representation of an image into a set of video frames and embeds an imaginary component of the spectral representation of the image into a second set of video frames. The two sets of video frames are combined and broadcast. The disclosed system recovers the real component of the spectral representation of an embedded image from a first set of received video frames and the imaginary component of the spectral representation of an embedded image from a second set of the received video frames.
US07742615B1
A method of installing an audio system on a motorcycle having a windshield connected to a remainder of the motorcycle via a plurality of fasteners (and a corresponding audio system and motorcycle) comprising providing one or more audio speakers and via one or more of the fasteners fastening to the remainder of the motorcycle one or more brackets holding the one or more audio speakers.
US07742614B2
The invention regards a communication device which is adapted for placement in a users ear. The communication device comprises a shell part enclosing an input transducer for receiving an input signal, a signal processing device and an output transducer for providing a signal perceivable as sound, a battery located at a surface part of the shell which is facing away from the head of the user, a transmission and reception circuit for transmission and/or reception of electromagnetic energy. According to the invention an antenna for radiating and/or receiving electromagnetic energy is provided such that it has a first surface turned towards the surroundings and a second surface located in close proximity of the battery.
US07742613B2
The present invention provides a connecting means for hearing devices having a housing, said housing comprising at least two shells (1;2) to be connected to each other, said connecting means comprising a single-piece pin (6), extending straight along its longitudinal axis (L) and having retaining surfaces (9) arranged at the region of both ends of said pin and being tapered outwardly towards the outside of both ends of said pin (6). Said pin (6) may thus be inserted into two proximately adjacent arranged openings or bores (7) of the shells (1;2) serving as connecting means.
US07742610B1
A control signal is generated by an operating means for being operated by a driver. In response to this control signal, an input signal to rear-seat headphones is temporarily attenuated or is replaced by another given signal or a transmission signal from the driver.
US07742606B2
A system for management and control of audio-related equipment. The system is a common architecture that provides the capability to manage, monitor and control all of the audio-related equipment in an audio system. To facilitate messaging between audio-related devices, each of the audio-related devices may be assigned a node ID a sequential manner as each audio-related device powers up. The system may also include a method for discovery of audio-related devices on an audio network. In some examples, a PEM may be located geographically remote from the audio-related devices. Accordingly, error logging, alarming and system operation may be monitored to provide troubleshooting from a remote location.
US07742605B2
A system and method for establishing secure communications between two entities, such as a server and a client, may involve the use of an intermediate gateway. Each party may establish a secure communication link with the gateway, and the gateway may provide signed certificates to each party, each certificate identifying the gateway as the other party for purposes of the communication. The gateway may then facilitate the secure communications between the two parties, and may perform data translation on the communications. The identification information may be contained within the certificates used by the gateway.
US07742601B2
A method of securely communicating a digital message between first and second information processing devices. The first and second information processing devices each continuously and sequentially generate and store, in real time, the digits of a pseudo-random number such that the number of digits in the pseudo-random number generated by the first processing device and the second processing device increases with time. The first information processing device generating an encrypted message by calculating a function of the digital message and the sequentially generated digits of the pseudo-random number, the calculated function being the encrypted message. The first information processing device communicates the encrypted message to the second information processing device. The second information processing device decrypts the encrypted message by calculating the inverse of the function to obtain the digital message.
US07742594B1
An apparatus and corresponding method and computer program comprises a key mixing circuit to generate N groups of AES Blocks, each generated based upon a key, a transmitter MAC address, and a start value for a packet number. An input circuit receives N encrypted MPDUs, each comprising the transmitter address and one of N values for the packet number. Each of the N values for the packet number is greater than, or equal to, the start value for the packet number. A decryption circuit decrypts each of the N encrypted MPDUs using the respective one of the N groups of AES Output Blocks. The key mixing circuit generates each of the N groups of AES Output Blocks before the input circuit receives the respective one of the N encrypted MPDUs. The predetermined start value is initialized when the apparatus is initialized and incremented when each of the N groups of AES Output Blocks is generated.
US07742589B2
The disclosure is directed to a method of providing a distinctive call waiting tone based on a redirecting number. The method includes receiving a call from an originating device at a redirecting device; forwarding the call from the redirecting device to a destination device; and applying a distinctive type of call waiting tone to the destination device based upon determining that a data message includes a redirecting number. The forwarded call has an associated data message that includes a calling number of the origination device, a called number of the destination device, and a redirecting number of the redirecting device.
US07742587B2
A communications system and method, which may be used, for example, within a conferencing communication system, is provided. A plurality of communicators may transmit, via a network, audio streams bound from any other communicator. A server receives from the plurality of communicators a plurality of incoming streams and for each communicator transmits any mixed combination of the incoming streams. The system also may control any of the mixers to independently control a volume level of any of the incoming streams being mixed at any of the mixers to create the required mixed combination of the incoming streams. Various conference call features may be effected using such mix capacities.
US07742583B2
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for alerting of a call. A message is received that notifies of a call to a called number having an established connection to a data network. A customer-selected style and a customer-selected location of a control is retrieved that responds to the customer's action. The message and the control are processed to alert of the call to the called number.
US07742582B2
A correctional facility communication system for sending an external message to an offender of a correctional facility is disclosed. The correctional facility communication system includes a messaging system and a correctional facility system coupled together with a wide area network. The messaging system is at a first location and the correctional facility system is at a second location, different from the first location. The messaging system authenticates a sender of the external message, receives the external message in electronic form at the first location, checks the external message against criteria specified by the correctional facility, determine a second location of the offender and a corresponding printer, and sends the external message to the second location for automatic printing with the corresponding printer.
US07742578B1
A communication system comprising an access system configured to provide a plurality of end devices with access to a packet communication network, a first end device of the plurality of end devices configured to transmit a first query to the access system, receive a first response indicating a first identifier for the access system, transmit a registration message indicating the first identifier and a second identifier for the first end device, and transmit a first call request for a call wherein the first call request indicates the second identifier, and a call processing system in communication with the first end device and configured to receive the registration message, store the first identifier in association with the second identifier, receive the first call request, process the second identifier to determine the first identifier stored in association with the second identifier, and transmit a second call request indicating the first identifier.
US07742571B1
A system and method for controlling the radiation emissions from an x-ray tube having an anode, a cathode, and a grid is disclosed. The system and method uses a continuous high voltage across the cathode and the anode of the x-ray tube, so that a high voltage is continuously applied to the x-ray tube between the cathode and the anode. The flow of electrons between the cathode and the anode is then controlled by a pulsed high voltage to the grid, the pulsed high voltage being of substantially the same magnitude as the continuous high voltage and being switched at a frequency of about one microsecond to provide alternate the polarity of the switched high voltage to the grid, so that voltage between the cathode and the anode is switched by the voltage applied to the grid by the source of pulsed high voltage, so that soft radiation emissions from the x-ray tube are minimized or eliminated.
US07742560B2
A radiation imaging device includes plural individual detectors defining an irregular rectangular active area responsive to x-rays and with different widths along a length of the active area. The individual detectors may be of different rectangular shapes and mounted on a motherboard. The motherboard may be formed of a first module mounting a first of two individual detectors and a second module detachable connected to the first module and mounting a second of two individual detectors.
US07742559B2
A mammography system including a compression device, comprising two compression members to compress a breast, a sensor to sense the pressure exerted by the breast on one of the members and/or a device to determine the distance between the two members, an X-ray image acquisition system, means to adjust an initial position of the members. The system further comprises means to monitor variations in pressure and/or variations in thickness relative to their initial value, for an estimation of the risk of breast movement. The system further comprises means to present the user with information signaling breast movement, in relation to the estimation.
US07742554B2
The invention provides a PLL device comprising a PFD unit, a charging pump circuit, a loop filter, an oscillator, a feedback divider and a current compensation circuit. The PFD unit measures a phase and a frequency difference between a reference clock signal and a feedback clock signal of the PLL device to output a difference signal UP and a difference signal DN. The charging pump circuit receives and transfers the difference signals UP and DN into a current. The loop filter receives and transfers the current into a voltage. The oscillator receives the voltage and outputs an output signal. The feedback divider having a parameter N receives the output signal to generate the feedback clock signal according to the parameter N, wherein a frequency of the feedback clock signal is N times a frequency of the output signal. When the reference clock signal leads the feedback clock signal, the current compensation circuit outputs a compensation current to the loop filter.
US07742553B1
A device and a method for processing high data rate serial data includes a VCO initial frequency calibration circuit. The circuit includes a frequency detection block for indicating a difference between a reference clock and a divided VCO clock, a frequency calibration block that produces a digital output signal based upon the difference between the reference clock and the divided VCO clock, and a digital-to-analog converter for producing an analog VCO adjust signal. The frequency detection block produces a plurality of signals based upon the reference clock and the divided VCO clock. A plurality of user selected inputs selects a frequency detection lock range and hysteresis range and a coarse loop open calibration lock and hysteresis range. The frequency calibration block implements a state machine for producing the digital output signal that sets the initial operating frequency then adjusts the frequency of the VCO clock.
US07742549B2
A dual-polarization receiver for receiving polarized wave signals whose directions are different from each other has receiving demodulation units of a working system and a backup system for one of the polarized wave signals, and receiving demodulation units of a working system and a backup system for the other of the polarized wave signals. RF local oscillation circuits of frequency converting circuits of the working system are connected with a common REF oscillation circuit and RF local oscillation circuits of frequency converting circuits of the backup system are connected with a common REF oscillation circuit.
US07742544B2
A system and method that process data in a circuitry utilizing two clocks. The two clocks may be an offset version of one another. Utilizing two clocks to processes the data may consume fewer clock cycles than using only one clock. The circuitry may comprise registers and a memory, wherein one register may receive a location of information in the memory, which may then be read from the received location. The one register may utilize a first of the two clocks, and the reading from the memory may utilize the second of the two clocks. The circuitry may comprise a portion of a CABAC decoder.
US07742539B2
A radio transmitter with IQ-modulator error compensation includes a homodyne observation receiver (42) producing a first real baseband (S5) signal from a real radio frequency signal (S2). A real-value extracting element (44) and a down-sampler (46) convert a complex baseband signal (S1) into a second real baseband signal. An adapter (40) determines parameters controlling an IQ-error compensator (12) by minimizing the error between the two real baseband signals. In a preferred embodiment he transmitter also includes a phase shifter (56) providing three different phase shifts to compensate for the fact that the homodyne observation receiver produces a real and not a complex signal.
US07742537B2
A time domain symbol timing synchronization circuit is disclosed, which comprises: an autocorrelation function calculator for calculating cyclic prefix autocorrelation functions and an offset time estimator for searching peak positions of cyclic prefix autocorrelation functions to indicate symbol boundary of received communication symbols. The offset time estimator compares a current peak position and a previous peak position. If (a) the difference of the positions is larger than a threshold and (b) the current peak is smaller than a reference average peak, the current peak is determined as false; the offset time estimator weeds out and replaces the current peak position by the previous peak position; and the current peak is not introduced in the reference average peak calculation.
US07742533B2
An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal transmission apparatus which transmits OFDM signals by using a plurality of transmission antennas includes a subcarrier setting device which sets signals for subcarriers so as to use some of the subcarriers of the OFDM signals as pilot subcarriers to transmit pilot signals and use the remaining subcarriers as data subcarriers to transmit data signals, the subcarrier setting device changing polarities of signals for the pilot subcarriers for each transmission antenna.
US07742531B2
In an interlaced picture having a mixture of field structure macroblocks and frame structure macroblocks, a coding distortion removal method removes coding distortion in blocks composing the macroblock. The method removes a coding distortion in a block block which is included in a macroblock of a frame structure, and which is not adjacent to a boundary of a macroblock of field structure. A coding distortion in a block which is included in a macroblock of the field structure, and which is not adjacent to a boundary of a macroblock of the frame structure is then removed, and a coding distortion in a block which is adjacent to both a macroblock of the frame structure and a macroblock of the field structure is removed.
US07742518B2
Embodiments of the present invention pertain generally to methods and systems of processing a global positioning satellite (GPS) signal. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide an improved discriminator function that utilizes the early, prompt, and late correlator values. For example, the improved discriminator function may be normalized based on all three of the early, prompt, and late correlator values. The improved discriminator function behaves linearly across a prescribed region whose width depends on the separation between correlators.
US07742516B2
A modulator, and more particularly an HPSK modulator, is disclosed that enables the circuit scale to be reduced and also enables power consumption to be reduced. An HPSK modulator 209 incorporated in a radio communication apparatus or the like is equipped with a spreading code multiplication section 11, a complex arithmetic section 101, a coefficient determination section 51, and raised COS filters 41 and 42. Spreading code multiplication section 11 multiplies transmit data DPDCH1 by a spreading code Cd1. Complex arithmetic section 101 performs complex arithmetic on an output signal output from spreading code multiplication section 11 and a scrambling code Sn, and performs conversion to complex data. Coefficient determination section 51 determines a filter coefficient Ad1n based on a gain factor βd1 that determines transmission power. Raised COS filters 41 and 42 band-limit the complex data using the filter coefficient.
US07742506B2
A buffer circuit for use in a digital communication system includes a memory and a controller coupled to the memory. The memory is configurable for storing a plurality of data frames of a first data stream, each of the data frames including a plurality of timeslots corresponding to respective channels in the digital communication system. The controller is operative to store data from the first data stream into corresponding timeslots in the memory in a first order, to individually adjust delays of the respective timeslots as a function of respective delay control parameters, and to generate a second data stream by reading the timeslots stored in the memory in a second order.
US07742505B2
An interworking function (IWF) is coupled to a switch of a packet network and communicates with the network switch based on an Ethernet clock signal or some other type of clock signal. A primary reference clock (PRC) of the network generates a PRC signal, and a timing analyzer determines timing information indicative of timing relationships between the Ethernet clock signal and the PRC signal. The timing analyzer periodically transmits such timing information, and the IWF uses the timing information to generate a PRC signal that is traceable to the network PRC signal.
US07742504B2
Systems and techniques for transmitting data stream to a client include transmitting a data segment from one of a plurality of nodes of a continuous media server to a client according to a scheduler on the node. A system includes a plurality of data processing devices, each data processing device coupled with at least one storage device. Each data processing device includes a scheduler to schedule transmission of the data segment to a client in sequence with other data segments, and a module to transmit the data segment to the client.
US07742493B2
In a communication system comprising a mapper or other type of physical layer device coupled to a link layer device, the physical layer device comprises payload extraction circuitry and payload insertion circuitry. The payload extraction circuitry is configured to extract a payload from an ingress synchronous transport signal received over an ingress link, and the payload insertion circuitry is configured to insert a payload received from the link layer device into an egress synchronous transport signal for transmission over an egress link. The payload extracted from the ingress synchronous transport signal is transmitted by the physical layer device to the link layer device over an output serial data line of a serial interface, and the payload inserted into the egress synchronous transport signal is received by the physical layer device from the link layer device over an input serial data line of the serial interface.
US07742491B2
A packet switching network system for use in transferring information that is in the form of packets and including an originating device and a destination device for communicating therebetween through a packet switching network, the originating device including a sending device having a first buffer with a predetermined first buffer size, the first buffer being used to store information that is to be sent to the destination unit, the sending device for sending a request packet including the first buffer size, through the packet switching network, to the destination device, the destination device including a receiving device having a second buffer with a predetermined second buffer size, the second buffer size being used for storing information that is received from the originating device, the receiving device for receiving a request packet including the first buffer size from the originating device, determining whether or not the received first buffer size is supported by the destination device, and accordingly sending back a response, through the packet switching network, to the originating device, wherein, during initialization, the originating device and the destination device enter into negotiations as to a mutually-acceptable buffer size that is to be used for information transfer by the packet switching network system.
US07742478B2
A reply communication apparatus conforms to a protocol to return a reply electronic document in reply to a request electronic document sent from a communication apparatus. The apparatus has a hardware to perform a reply process in the protocol, and is operable to rewrite contents of the request electronic document to replace the request electronic document into a reply electronic document and to output the reply electronic document.
US07742474B2
A method for receiving incoming packets associated with a virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) includes receiving an incoming packet, classifying the incoming packet based on a VLAN tag embedded in the incoming packet, wherein the VLAN tag corresponds to the VLAN, and passing the incoming packet to a virtual network interface card (NIC) based on the VLAN tag.
US07742473B2
Stateless storage accelerator modules comprise network interfaces and filter functions that enable the accelerated processing of stateless protocols associated with network storage. Filter functions examine packets received over the network interface according to contexts associated with the destination of the packets. Contexts are found quickly through a fast look-up to ensure high performance of the over all system. The contexts comprise information associated with storage areas including addresses associated with the storage areas.
US07742472B2
A signal processing apparatus includes, a receiving unit which receives a stream includes compression-encoded data via a network, the stream being formed by packets to which time stamps are respectively added, a generating unit which generates a first stream from the stream received by the receiving unit, based on the time stamps added to the packets in the stream received by the receiving unit to output the first stream from an output port, a selector to which has a first port that receives the first stream output from the output port and a second port that receives a second stream including compression-encoded data and being transmitted in real time from outside, the selector selecting one of the first stream input to the first port and the second stream input to the second port, and a decoding unit which decodes the one stream selected by the selector.
US07742463B2
Admission control means for controlling admission of traffic into a voice communication network, the admission control means comprises means for examining a call control message of a call control dialogue when admission of said traffic into said voice communication network is requested, the admission control means admit a traffic into said voice communication network only if the call control message accompanying the traffic admission request satisfies a pre-determined admission criterion.
US07742462B2
A CD-ROM that records programs for setting up a general-purpose computer as an IP telephone terminal by using a CPU, a memory, an input, a network card, a sound card, and a CD-ROM drive except an HD drive, the program including parts for: making the computer start to deploy the programs in the CD-ROM over the memory by a CD-ROM boot method without booting from an HD; making the computer obtain user identification data respectively and correspondingly inputted by the users through the input; making the computer send the user identification data to a management server via a network based on a location data recorded onto the CD-ROM; making the computer receive an IP telephone terminal setup data sent from the management server via the network; and making the computer function as an IP telephone terminal by setting up the computer as such.
US07742454B2
The reassembly timer in a TCP/IP receiver is dynamically set to avoid data corruption on fast networks caused by IP identification wrap-around. A receiver independently sets the reassembly timer to a first reassembly time set by the user for fast networks or to a second reassembly timer set by the user for slow networks based on whether the receiver and sender are on the same subnet.
US07742451B2
A method of transmitting packets of data in a communication network comprising at least first to third stations, the method comprising the steps of sending a first number of the data packets from the first station to a second station; identifying which of the first number of packets are correctly received by the second station from the first station; and sending a second number of data packets from the third station to said second station commencing with the packet identified as being required after the last correctly received packet received form the first station.
US07742447B2
Techniques to efficiently attempt acquisition of a packet data system (e.g., an IS-856 system). If a terminal has acquired one or more channels in a voice/data system (e.g., an IS-2000 system), then it can attempt acquisition on channels in the packet data system that are co-located with the acquired channels in the voice/data system. Multiple acquisition modes may be used, and on-going acquisition attempts on the co-located channels may be performed using one acquisition mode at a time in order to reduce power consumption. Acquisition attempts may be performed in a “ping-pong” manner to improve the likelihood of acquisition. For a ping-pong search, an acquisition attempt is made on the most recently acquired channel prior to an acquisition attempt on each of the remaining channels. Received signal strength estimates may also be obtained for selected channels and may be used to determine whether or not to attempt acquisition on these channels.
US07742439B2
One embodiment relates to a method for automated correction of duplex mismatches. A duplex mismatch is detected at a port of a network device, and characteristics of the duplex mismatch are determined. The configuration of the mismatched port is automatically modified based upon said characteristics. Another embodiment relates to an apparatus for automated correction of duplex mismatches. The apparatus includes a duplex mismatch detector and an automated duplex mismatch fixer. The duplex mismatch detector is configured to detect a duplex mismatch at a port of a network device and to determine characteristics of the duplex mismatch. The automated duplex mismatch fixer is configured to modify a configuration of the mismatched port based upon said characteristics. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.
US07742438B1
Implementation schemes for transmitting High-Bandwidth Digital Content (HDCP) control-related data in HDCP systems over a single communication channel.
US07742435B1
Communicating for a mesh network is disclosed. A battery-powered node is assigned to communicate with a sending powered backbone node. The sending powered backbone node is assigned to either a first group or a second group. If the sending powered backbone node is assigned to the first group, then the sending powered backbone node sends a packet to either a gateway node or a second group receiving powered backbone node that is assigned to the second group and that is closer to the gateway node. If the sending powered backbone node is assigned to the second group, then the sending powered backbone node sends a packet to either a gateway node or a first group receiving powered backbone node that is assigned to the first group and that is closer to the gateway node.
US07742423B2
A method for measuring and determining the duplex modes of a network interface. The method assumes the network interface to be operating in a half-duplex mode until the bandwidth utilization reaches a threshold. When the threshold is reached, the method checks the traffic collision in the interface. If there is no collision, then the duplex mode is determined to be full-duplex. If there is collision, then the duplex mode is determined to be half-duplex and an alarm is set off. In another embodiment, the interface type is determined through SNMP. If the interface is a WAN interface, then the interface is determined to be full-duplex.
US07742404B2
Systems and methods of network monitoring are disclosed. One exemplary method includes receiving a first packet, creating a filter instance if the first received packet matches a filter template, receiving a second packet, and storing the second received packet if the second received packet matches the created filter instance. The filter instance is based at least partially on the filter template. An exemplary system includes a network interface, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores program code which programs the network monitor device to receive a first packet, create a filter instance if the first received packet matches a filter template, receive a second packet, and store the second received packet if the second received packet matches the created filter instance. The filter instance is based at least partially on the filter template.
US07742400B2
A method for detecting link failures between nodes in hybrid networks includes: establishing sub-BFD connections between nodes and edge nodes and establishing an end-to-end BFD connection. When a failure occurs in the sub-BFD connection of IP network segment, notify a peer node of the failure via the end-to-end BFD connection. When a failure occurs in the MPLS OAM mechanism of MPLS network segment, the edge node notifies the node of the failure via the sub-BFD connection. Another method includes: establishing sub-BFD connections between nodes and edge nodes. When one end of the sub-BFD connection failures, notify the IP network segment at the peer end of the failure via an extended MPLS OAM mechanism and notify the node of the failure via the sub-BFD connection of the IP network segment. An interworking between the BFD detecting mechanism and the MPLS OAM detecting mechanism in a hybrid network can be implemented.
US07742393B2
A system for bi-directional communication within a power distribution system. The system is configured to find an endpoint, the endpoint having an endpoint transceiver in electrical communication with a power distribution line. The power distribution line is within the power distribution system, and the endpoint is identified by a unique identifier (I.D.). The system comprises a substation transceiver electrically coupled to a power distribution line within the power distribution system. A substation circuit is in electrical communication with the substation transceiver. The substation circuit is programmed to map the unique I.D. endpoint to a base frequency within a bandwidth and to control the endpoint to transmit a find endpoint data packet onto the power distribution network. The find endpoint data packet includes the unique I.D. and the base frequency. The substation circuit is further programmed to assign a status to the base frequency upon receiving a signal from the endpoint, the status indicating that the substation transceiver is receiving signals in the frequency bandwidth.
US07742392B2
A blind carrier frequency offset estimator is based on a single-OFDM-symbol training sequence in multi-user OFDMA uplink. Through multiple access interference modeling and analysis, a virtual user is employed that occupies the all null sub-carriers. By minimizing the energy leakage on the virtual user in term of tentative frequency offsets, the estimator can approach the real frequency offset. The estimator performs only on frequency-domain, simplifies interference calculations, and lowers the rank of the matrix. An iterative computation method is used to approach the real frequency offset.
US07742389B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for improved short preamble formats in a multiple antenna communication system having N antennas. A short preamble format having a legacy portion and a high throughput portion is transmitted (or received) on each of the N transmit antennas, wherein the legacy portion comprises a legacy long training field and the high throughput portion comprises N−1 high throughput long training fields. The legacy long training field and the N−1 high throughput long training fields can be transmitted in N time slots using an N×N orthogonal matrix, such as a Walsh matrix or a Fourier matrix. The N time slots can optionally comprise a single symbol. Backwards compatibility is optionally maintained by including a legacy short training field and a legacy signal field in the legacy portion of the short preamble.
US07742388B2
Disclosed herein are various embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatus for increasing packet generation in a digital communication system. In one exemplary method embodiment, subcarriers are added to a packet in a wireless local area network transmission to increase the data rate.
US07742383B2
An optical pickup lens for focusing a light beam from a laser light source on an optical information recording medium is a single lens. The optical pickup lens has two surfaces, and a surface R2 opposite to a surface R1 closer to the laser light source has a continuous shape. When the surface R2 has radii h1, h2 and h3 (h1
US07742382B2
A laser converging apparatus is disclosed that comprises a polarizing hologram element having a first area defined by a numerical aperture corresponding to a thickness of a first protective layer of a first disk medium and a second area inside the first area, the second area defined by a numerical aperture corresponding to a thickness of a second protective layer (> the thickness of the first protective layer) of a second disk medium, the second area having a hologram pattern for transmitting first laser light linearly polarized in a first direction without diffracting the first laser light while diffracting and transmitting second laser light that is linearly polarized in a second direction crossing the first direction at right angles, the second laser light having the same wavelength as the first laser light; an objective lens having the numerical aperture corresponding to the thickness of the first protective layer, the objective lens converging the first laser light having passed through the first area including the second area onto an information surface on one side of the first protective layer, the objective lens converging the second laser light having passed through the second area onto an information surface on one side of the second protective layer; and a holder that holds the polarizing hologram element and the objective lens.
US07742374B2
A method of recording data on a double-layer optical recording medium having a recording layer with high light transmittance is provided. A laser beam is modulated to emit a pulse series of laser including a write pulse of a write power and a cooling pulse of a bottom power, so as to encode and write data to be recorded as recording marks of a length nT along a track of the recording layer, where n is an integer and T is one clock cycle. An nT recording mark is formed using (n−1) write pulse(s), and when forming a recording mark of 4 T or longer, a cooling pulse with a pulse width of 0.8 T to 2 T is inserted before the last write pulse. Recording marks are thereby accurately formed without heat interference between consecutive recording marks and cross erase between recording marks of adjacent tracks.
US07742373B2
An optical disk drive for scanning an optical disk having a wobbled groove and a land portion separating adjacent parts of the groove. The optical disk drive has a beam generator for generating a read beam and directing the read beam to the optical disk, a sensor for sensing a reflected beam produced by the optical disk upon receiving the read beam and for producing a sensor output signal with a sensor output signal amplitude, and an envelope analyzer to receive the sensor output signal from the sensor, to analyze an envelope (WS1e, WS2e) of the sensor output signal amplitude, and to derive from a variation of the envelope (WS1e, WS2e) as a function of time an indicator indicating whether the read beam is directed to the groove or to the land portion.
US07742372B2
A recording medium, and a method and apparatus for recording defect management information on the recording medium are disclosed. The method for recording defect management information of a recording medium includes recording a defect entry on the recording medium, wherein the defect entry includes a first field that can identify a defect entry type, a second field recording position information of a defect area within a user data area, and a third field recording position information of a replacement area within a spare area, and recording position information corresponding to the second field and/or the third field in accordance with the defect entry type decided by the first field, wherein, in case of a defect entry type having no corresponding position information, the corresponding field is set to zero (0).
US07742368B2
A near field light generating device generating near field light from incident light by using a solid immersion mirror and a heat assisted magnetic recording head with the same are provided. The near field light generating device includes a light source; a waveguide core which transmits light; and a solid immersion mirror, which generates near field light, including an upper transmission surface through which light from the waveguide core is transmitted into the solid immersion mirror, a lower reflection surface, opposite the upper transmission surface, which reflections light incident thereon, lateral reflection surfaces, facing each other at sides of the solid immersion mirror, which reflect light incident thereon, and a lower transmission region disposed at a center of the lower reflection surface. Light reflected from the lateral reflection surfaces forms a light spot on the lower transmission region.
US07742364B2
A timepiece display apparatus causes a day hand to move reciprocally by means of center wheel, driven day wheel, cam, lever, and rack. These wheels, cam, lever, and rack can be easily arranged to fit the available space on the main plate of the movement, and the construction of the display apparatus can thus be simplified. Furthermore, locating the cam between the rotary shaft and rack of the lever portion enables arranging a plurality of parts more compactly than if the cam is disposed to a different location, and affords a simple assembly.
US07742363B2
Mechanical digital display including at least one digit consisting of at least seven segments (1) for the display of alphanumeric characters. Each segment (1) is a body in the form of a bar (1) which can pivot about its longitudinal shaft (3), the said bars (1) having at least two areas resembling a first and a second strip (1′, 1″). These have different appearances, and are arranged along the length of the bar (1) in such a way that the orientation of the bar (1) by rotation about its longitudinal shaft (3) enables either the first or the second strip (1′, 1″) to be made visible. The display of an alphanumeric character is achieved as a result of the dissimilarity of the appearance between the first and second strip (1′, 1″) of the set of bars (1). The pivoting of one or more bars (1) to replace the first strip (1′) with the second strip (1″) or vice versa generates the display of different alphanumeric characters. At least one pinion (2), fixed to the bar (1), is positioned around each longitudinal shaft (3) adjacent to at least one of the ends of said bar (1). The bars (1) are pivoted by means of cams (4) interacting directly or indirectly with each pinion (2).
US07742358B2
A power supply circuit outputs different set potentials in response to control signals, wherein a voltage detecting circuit changes levels of a first reference potential and a second reference potential in response to inputs of control signals, and a clock generating circuit increases a frequency of the frequency divided clock signal when the levels of the first reference potential and the second reference potential are greatly changed in response to the inputs of the control signals.
US07742354B2
A random access memory data resetting method is provided. The method includes following steps. First, a state machine resetting signal is provided to a RAM. Next, the state machine resetting signal is extended for a predetermined time period. Afterwards, a data resetting operation is executed in the RAM within the predetermined time period.
US07742351B2
In relation to reading of data in a memory, it is an object to provide a semiconductor device mounted with a low power consumption memory. A semiconductor device including a word line, a bit line, and a memory cell electrically connected to the word line and the bit line, further includes a precharge circuit for making the bit line have an electric potential for reading data stored in the memory cell. The precharge circuit is provided for each bit line and connected to the bit line. Further, the precharge circuit is capable of making each bit line have an electric potential for reading the data stored in the memory cell for each bit line.
US07742348B2
Methods and systems are provided for improved protection of radio frequency identification tag memory by using two or more “brownout-safe” pointer registers (instead of a single pointer register) that are logically concatenated to form a complete address for the boundary between a locked portion and an unlocked portion of the tag memory. A first pointer is a coarse pointer identifying a block of memory containing the boundary. A second pointer is a fine pointer identifying a specific location within the identified coarse block of memory. The coarse pointer may be a gray-coded or linear pointer. Similarly, the fine pointer may be a gray-coded or linear pointer.
US07742343B2
The present invention discloses a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) device and a method for operating an array structure comprising the same devices. The MOS device of the present invention comprises a device layer; an ion-implanted layer formed on the device layer and providing the source, the drain and the channel; and a gate structure formed on the ion-implanted layer. Via applying a bias voltage to the gate, the carrier density in the channel region is different from that in the source region or the drain region; thereby, the MOS device of the present invention can undertake programming, erasing and reading activities. The present invention can simplify the MOS device fabrication process, reduce the operating voltage, and promote the integration density of a 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional MOS device array.
US07742338B2
A NAND architecture non-volatile memory device and programming process is described that reduces the effects of word line to word line voltage coupling by utilizing sets of two or more adjacent word lines and applying the same voltage to each in array access operations. This allows each word line of the set or pair to shield the other from word line to word line capacitive voltage coupling. In NAND memory string embodiments the various cells of strings of non-volatile memory cells are programmed utilizing modified or unmodified drain-side self boost, source-side self boost, local self boost, and virtual ground programming processes that utilize two or more “blocking” memory cells on either the source line side and drain line side of a selected memory cell. The paired blocking cells shield each other during programming to reduce coupled noise, to prevent charge leakage from the boosted channel of the selected memory cell.
US07742333B2
Disclosed is a memory device using a multi-domain state of a semiconductor material, and more particularly to a magnetic memory device, in which a ferromagnetic layer for recording magnetic data serves as a sensing layer so as to have a simple structure, shorten a manufacturing process, and reduce the unit cost of production. The planar hall effect or magneto-resistance is used to measure multi-domain states so as to read data stored in a multi-level state.
US07742318B2
A resonant switched power converter having switching frequency controlled in response to an output voltage thereof achieves over-current protection such as at start-up or under short circuit conditions using a resonant tank circuit which provides a notch filter in addition to a band pass filter. A additional band pass filter provided in the resonant tank circuit achieves increased power transfer to a load and reduced circulating resonant currents and conduction losses. The inductances of the preferred LCLCL tank circuit or other tank circuit with two pass band filters and a notch filter may be integrated into a single electrical component.
US07742312B2
An electronic device and method of fabrication are provided. The electronic device comprises a substrate, a patterned conductive layer serving as an antenna layer formed on the outer surface of the substrate, electrically connected with a printed circuit board (PCB) for sending or receiving a wireless signal, wherein the substrate is placed between the patterned conductive layer and PCB. The patterned conductive layer may be electrically connected to the PCB through a hole in the substrate by a connecting piece. The substrate may be a housing of the electronic device.
US07742304B2
A control device housing for an electronic brake system includes a lid, a housing part closable by the lid, a component support member for electronic components, and a cooling element that is in direct or indirect thermal contact with at least part of the electronic components. The cooling element may be either a planar additional cooling plate or a lid that is at least partly made of metal. The cooling element and the component support member are spaced from each other, and thin heat conductive elements are arranged in the resulting intermediate space between the cooling element and the electronic components that are to be cooled or the component support member. The heat conductive elements are configured flexibly for tolerance compensation and inhere good heat conductivity in addition.
US07742301B2
A heat dissipating assembly for dissipating heat from a plurality of electronic components, including a heat sink (10) mounted on an electronic component, a fan (40), a first holder (50), and a second holder (60). The fan has a part secured on the heat sink by the first holder that is fixed at a lateral side of the heat sink, and another part located beyond a periphery of the heat sink being secured to the heat sink by the second holder that is fixed at an opposite side of the heat sink. An airflow produced by the fan has a part blowing the heat sink to remove heat from the one of the electronic component, and another part blowing another electronic component, which is located below the another part of the fan, thus dispersing heat from the another electronic component.
US07742298B2
A passively cooled computer includes two or more components arranged in a housing frame 41, wherein each of these components is associated with a cooling body for dissipating waste heat of the component when the component is in operation. The cooling bodies each include a cooling surface, and these cooling surfaces are arranged to oppose one another with their cooling surfaces and thereby define an air channel leading vertically through the inside of the housing frame. The cooling bodies substantially separate the air channel from the remaining volume inside the housing frame.
US07742293B2
A digital music player cradle for sequentially supporting multiple digital music players includes a base with a cavity in an upper surface. The cavity accepts an end portion of a largest digital music player of the multiple digital music players. A support wall extends from the upper surface of the base for supporting one of the digital music players at a time. A trough in the back of the base extends through the support wall and into the cavity. The trough is provided to route a data cable connected to the one of the multiple digital music players. A plurality of ledges is within the cavity. The ledges are of decreasing size towards the bottom of the cavity and each ledge is sized to hold a different one of the multiple digital music players.
US07742292B1
A component positioning and securing bracket assembly includes a front rail, a rear rail, and a bottom rail to define a front, a rear, and a bottom boundary of the component positioning and securing bracket assembly. The front rail, the rear rail, and the bottom rail define a structure into which is received the component in a first direction of movement, and a lever provides leveraged motion in a second direction of movement to connect a port of the component to a component connector and to secure the component in the component positioning and securing bracket assembly. The component positioning and securing bracket assembly is in an array of a plurality of components, in which any one component can be installed or removed without installing or removing any other component in the array.
US07742289B2
A quick connect system for an electronic device, comprising a docking station configured to engage the electronic device, the docking station having a locking mechanism actuatable to an unlocked position, the locking mechanism configured to independently remain in the unlocked position and automatically return to a locking position in response to disengagement of the electronic device from the docking station.
US07742285B2
A folding portable terminal which can be changed into a desired shape depending on applications of functions such as a telephone, a digital camera, and the like. A folding portable terminal (1) comprises a case (10) with a display section (11) and a case (20) with an operating section (21), and the cases are foldably linked through a hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism comprises a first hinge section (12) formed by providing a first rotation axis at substantially the center of the case (10) that can be rotated about the first rotation axis in the folding or opening direction relative to the case (20); a second hinge section (24) formed by providing a second rotation axis at substantially the upper end part of the case (20) so as to be parallel to the first rotation axis, the case (20) being rotated in the folding or opening direction relative to the case (10); and means (13a) for linking both ends of the first rotation axis and both ends of the second rotation axis. The hinge mechanism enables the display section (11) and the operating section (21) to be folded without being faced each other, and a user can operate the operating section (21) or view the display section (11) in the folded state.
US07742284B2
Described herein are various embodiments of a fuse module for fused electrical devices. According to one exemplary embodiment, a fuse module is mounted to the housing of a fused electrical device. The fused electrical device can include at least one power output displaced along the power distribution housing with the at least one power output electrically couplable to at least one power input. The fuse module can be electrically coupled to the at least one power input and electrically couplable to the at least one power outputs. Further, the fuse module can comprise at least one fuse holder that is movable between a first position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder is electrically couplable to the at least one power output and a second position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder not electrically couplable to the at least one power output and is exposed to allow access to the fuse.
US07742280B2
A coin-shaped storage cell (1) has a pair of polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating separator (21) interposed between the polarizable electrodes, an electrolytic solution (22) impregnated in the polarizable electrodes (17, 18) and the separator (21), a metal case (11) for housing the polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating ring packing (15) arranged in the metal case, and a top lid (13) which is caulked integrally with the metal case (11) via the ring packing (15). The inner bottom surface of the metal case (11) is provided with recessed and projected portions.
US07742275B2
A capacitive device including at least one actuator structure formed on a substrate is provided. The capacitive device further includes a moveable structure formed on the substrate and mechanically coupled to the at least one actuator structure. The moveable structure includes a moveable capacitive plate and a bridge, formed substantially planar to the moveable capacitive plate. The bridge is used to mechanically and electrically couple the moveable capacitive plate to a signal line formed on the substrate such that the moveable capacitive plate moves up or down based on a force generated by the at least one actuator structure.
US07742272B2
It is realized to efficiently energize a lifting magnet device, and reduce the devices used in an energization system of the lifting magnet device in size, energy consumption, and noise as well. Other than a lifting magnet device 8, the handling machine includes an engine 1 and an electric generator 5, which form a power source; a storage battery 20 for storing electric energy from the power source; and a generator motor (or a drive source for a driven body) 18 for driving an upper rotary body in which regenerative electric energy can be produced. The power source and the storage battery 20 are connected to be capable of supplying electric energy to the lifting magnet device 8. The generator motor 18 for driving the upper rotary body is connected to be capable of supplying its own regenerative electric energy to the storage battery 20. The generator motor 18 is also connected to be capable of supplying regenerative electric energy directly to the lifting magnet device 8 without the intervention of the storage battery 20.
US07742269B2
The circuit breaker according to the present invention has first and second terminals having favorable electric conductivity and joined to each other with solder; and a heater whose circumference is insulated installed for melting the solder and supplied with electric power from the current path separate from current paths passing through the first and second terminals; wherein the first and second terminals are separated by a spring force and insulated when the solder is melted.
US07742268B2
Control apparatus of an electric vehicle controls a power supply system of the electric vehicle equipped with a first direct current power supply apparatus for supplying direct current power to a traction inverter, and a second direct current power supply apparatus connected in parallel with the first direct current power supply apparatus via a DC/DC converter. This control apparatus is also provided with a relay for cutting off supply of power from the first direct current power supply apparatus to the traction inverter in synchronization with the operation of the self-protection circuit in the event that the self-protection circuit of the traction inverter operates as a result of overcurrents supplied by the first direct current power supply apparatus.
US07742263B2
A magnetoresistance device is provided for improving thermal stability of a magnetoresistance element by preventing inter-diffusion between a conductor (such as a via and an interconnection) for connecting the magnetoresistance element to another element and layers constituting the magnetoresistance element. A magnetoresistance device is composed of a magnetoresistance element, a non-magnetic conductor providing electrical connection between the magnetoresistance element to another element, and a diffusion barrier structure disposed between the conductor and the magnetoresistance element, the magnetoresistance element including a free ferromagnetic layer having reversible spontaneous magnetization, a fixed ferromagnetic layer having fixed spontaneous magnetization, and a tunnel dielectric layer disposed between the free and fixed ferroelectric layers.
US07742258B2
A method for fabricating a magnetic head with a trapezoidal shaped pole piece tip is described. The body of the main pole piece is deposited; then one or more layers for the pole piece tip are deposited. A bed material is deposited over the pole piece tip material. A void is formed in the bed material over the area for the pole piece tip. The void is filled with an ion-milling resistant material such as alumina preferably using atomic layer deposition or atomic layer chemical vapor deposition. The excess ion-milling resistant material and the bed material are removed. The result is an ion-milling mask formed over the area for the pole piece tip. Ion milling is then used to remove the unmasked material in the pole piece tip layer and to form a beveled pole piece tip and preferably a beveled face on the main pole piece.
US07742245B2
A lens unit includes at least three lenses that are laminated and received in a lens barrel. The lenses include a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens that are laminated from the side of an object in this order. The first lens includes a first contact face that is formed at an outer peripheral portion thereof and comes in contact with the second lens, and a first opposite surface that is formed at an inner peripheral portion of the first contact face, is spaced from the second lens, and faces the second lens. The second lens includes a second contact face that is formed at a position closer to the center of the second lens than the first contact face and comes in contact with the third lens, and a second opposite surface that is formed at an outer peripheral portion of the second contact face, is spaced from the third lens, and faces the third lens.
US07742237B2
A lens barrier mechanism of a lens barrel includes a cam ring including a forward-projecting portion; a linearly movable barrel provided outside the cam ring and moves linearly by rotating the cam ring; a barrier blade provided in the linearly movable barrel and movable in an operating plane orthogonal to the optical axis to open and close an opening at the front of the linearly movable barrel; and a barrier drive mechanism which opens and shuts the barrier blade when the lens barrel moves from/to the accommodated state to/from the ready-to-photograph state, respectively. A range of opening/shutting operation of the barrier blade extends radially outside an inner periphery of the forward-projecting portion. In the accommodated state, the forward-projecting portion intersects the operating plane of the barrier blade but is positioned outside the range of opening/shutting operation of the barrier blade.
US07742216B2
Disclosed herein is an electrochromic display device comprising a pair of transparent substrates facing each other, an anode electrode and a cathode electrode respectively formed on the transparent substrates, an electrolytic layer disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, an electrochromophore layer of a nano structure formed on at least one of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, and a redox promoter layer coated with a conductive compound, on the other electrode.
US07742214B2
An optical scanning device comprises: an oscillating mirror which has a pair of electrodes and a mirror oscillator; a driving unit which applies a wave-like driving signal to the electrodes so as to oscillate the mirror oscillator correspondingly to the driving signal; a detecting unit which detects an oscillation amplitude of the oscillating mirror; an adjusting unit which changes a value of at least one of a duty ratio, a driving frequency, an amplitude, and a bias voltage of the driving signal as a parameter so as to adjust the oscillation amplitude detected by the detecting unit to a target value; and a storing unit which stores the value of the parameter changed by the adjusting unit as a reference value, wherein when the oscillating mirror is activated, the adjusting unit starts the adjusting of the oscillation amplitude with using the driving signal based on the reference value.
US07742199B2
A system and method for reproducing original documents includes scanning an original document to generate image data corresponding to the scanned original document, dividing the image data into a plurality of image data blocks, and compressing the plurality of image data blocks into respective compressed image data blocks, such that data of each compressed image data block is independent of data of each other compressed image data block. Each compressed image data block is stored in a first memory with a respective predetermined beginning address. The first compressed image data block, having a first predetermined beginning address, is accessed from the first memory and decompressed into a first decompressed image data block. At least one image processing function is performed on the decompressed first image data block.
US07742198B2
An image scanner might capture an image corresponding to scan region 263 which might be somewhat larger than original 262. Image processing circuitry might then enlarge an image corresponding to scan region 263 (arrow 279), converting it into enlarged image 271. Within enlarged image 271, the image of original 262 might have been enlarged so as to become image 273, which might be somewhat larger than printing paper 274. This enlarged original image 273 which would be present within enlarged image 271 might then be printed by a printer. Four-sided borderless copying is possible.
US07742196B2
An information processing apparatus specifies an area wherein a tint block image is applied, or an area wherein a tint block is not applied. A user selects either an application mode or a non-application mode in an area 2250 to specify a tint block application area or a tint block non-application area, and selects, in an area 2251, a shape for a tint block application area or a tint block non-application area. Then, the user employs, for example, a mouse to adjust the size and the location of the selected figure, and specifies the tint block application area or the tint block non-application area. The printer driver employs the selected area information to generate tint block application/non-application area information, and employs this information to create tint block image data while taking into account the area.
US07742194B2
The present invention includes a plurality of color correction tables respectively corresponding to a plurality of groups into which a page-background color is sorted. It is determined which group a page-background color of image data in a block that belongs to a page-background region belongs to. Consequently, color correction processing is performed by using a color correction table corresponding to the group determined. This makes it possible to carry out appropriate color correction processing according to the page-background color of an original document.
US07742193B2
The present invention relates to an automatic print inspection method in which photographic prints are scanned to obtain digitized images. The scanned digitized image of the photographic print is compared to digital image data which represents the original captured image. The resulting digital correction data indicates whether or not there are defects in the print media or faults in the printer process, including the digitizing steps. Signal processing transformations may be used to decide how to separate media defects from processing faults and how to correct for the latter. The method of the present invention can be used as a final quality check so that any defective prints can be rejected and remade before orders go out to a customer.
US07742181B2
The measured density value of a printer at the time is compared with the density measured value at the time of adjusting a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern density, and the fluctuation amount of the output density of the printer from the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern density adjustment time until the time is calculated. It is judged whether the calculated density fluctuation amount exceeds a density region (the threshold of density fluctuation amount) which becomes effective as the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image. When the density fluctuation amount exceeds the threshold of the density fluctuation amount, the user is notified that the density of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image may have inappropriate density as the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image by the density fluctuation. Thereby, the user can check whether the present copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image is appropriate.
US07742176B2
The aim of the invention is to determine the actual position and/or actual orientation of a measuring appliance (4b). To this end, at least two reference points (2b′) lying in a spatial segment (5′) scanned by a laser beam are detected and measured in terms of the distance thereinbetween and the inclination angle thereof. The actual position of the measuring appliance (4b) can be deduced from the known positions of said reference points (2b′) arranged in a detectable manner and the associated distances and inclination angle thereof. The detection, monitoring and measuring of the reference points is carried out by the measuring appliance (4b) in an automated manner, the measuring appliance (4b) and specifically embodied elements associated with the reference points (2b′) forming a local positioning and/or orientation measuring system. The inventive method and corresponding devices enable measurements to be carried out in a problem-free and automated manner, even in areas that cannot be accessed by other measuring systems.
US07742172B2
An apparatus for varying the path length of a beam of radiation, the apparatus comprising: an element (51) rotatably mounted about an axis, said element comprising two reflective surfaces in fixed relation to one another such that radiation may be reflected between said reflective surfaces and out of the element (51); and driving means (55) for rotatably oscillating said element about said axis.
US07742164B1
The present teachings provide for systems, and components thereof, for detecting and/or analyzing light. These systems can include, among others, optical reference standards utilizing luminophores, such as nanocrystals, for calibrating, validating, and/or monitoring light-detection systems, before, during, and/or after sample analysis.
US07742153B2
An opto-mechanical anemometer is particularly adapted to measure fluctuations in the flow of a turbulent fluid such as can be applied in the measurement of wind turbulence for meteorological purposes, the turbulent flow of fluid through a pipe or conduit, or the flow of air through a tube from the breath of a patient for medical diagnostics. An optical fiber is positioned in the flow path of the fluid and fixed motionless at one end. The free end is caused to bend in response to fluctuations in the flow. A beam of light is projected out the free end of the optical fiber toward a stationary optical detector placed in the path of the beam, which is sensitive to the point of maximum intensity of the beam of light. Deflection of the optical fiber translates into movement of the light beam over the detector, allowing measurement of the speed and direction of the fluid flow in two orthogonal planes.
US07742150B2
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device including a liquid immersion movement exposure of interposing a liquid between an exposure target substrate and a projection optical system of an exposure apparatus, and carrying out an exposure processing with respect to a plurality of exposure regions set on a surface of the substrate while relatively moving the substrate with respect to the system, a first liquid immersion movement of relatively moving the substrate with respect to the system while interposing the liquid between the substrate and the system, in adjacent exposure regions of said each exposure region, and a second liquid immersion movement of relatively moving the substrate with respect to the system at a speed lower than a movement speed in the first movement, while interposing the liquid between the substrate and the system, in a distance that is longer than a movement distance in the first movement.
US07742144B2
An apparatus for rubbing an alignment layer by which a defective rubbing due to a load can be prevented by installing a head at an upper portion of a frame, the apparatus including a frame, a rubbing table to which a substrate having an alignment layer is loaded, a rubbing roll disposed at an upper portion of the rubbing table inside the frame, and a head disposed at an upper portion of the frame that supports the rubbing roll.
US07742139B2
Structures of array substrate and panel of LCD are provided. In the structures, a single pixel is divided into two sub-pixels. By altering thickness of passivation layer, dielectric layer or organic layer in the two sub-pixels, the total capacitances of the two sub-pixels are different. Therefore, the goal of increasing view angles of displays is achieved.
US07742128B2
A display apparatus includes display cells, arranged in a row direction and a column direction, each having a color filter and an optical modulation device for modulating a brightness and a color of an incident light by voltage application. The optical modulation device modulates color of the incident light over at least three colors, and the color filter is provided in a set of color filters including a color filter which transmits light of two colors in the above-mentioned at least three colors. Two types of display modes consisting of a large pixel display mode using a group of display cells containing color filters of all of the above-mentioned at least three colors as a display unit and a small pixel display mode using groups of display cells each containing color filters of a part of the above-mentioned set of color filters as display units are executed.
US07742117B2
A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes: a first base substrate; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines disposed on the first base substrate and crossing each other; a pixel electrode pattern disposed on the first base substrate; a storage pattern disposed on the first base substrate, the storage pattern being positioned between consecutive gate lines and substantially in parallel with the gate lines; a second base substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second base substrate and alternately positioned with the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second base substrates.
US07742094B2
Information created by a device and recorded on a recording medium and information supplied externally to the device and recorded on the recording medium are classified according to creation date and time information. Each image data file recorded on the recording medium has an original recorded file flag added thereto which indicates whether the image data file is obtained by photographing using the device. Photographing date and time information is added to an image data file obtained by photographing using the device. Obtainment date and time information is added to an image data file supplied externally. In a classification process, an original recorded file flag is checked; an obtainment date and time is used for an image data file obtained externally; a photographing date and time is used for an image data file obtained by photographing; a classification process is performed; and a result of the classification process is displayed.
US07742092B2
A solid-state imaging device including: an imaging pixel region where a plurality of imaging pixels is disposed; a vertical selecting circuit for outputting pixel signals from imaging pixels of respective columns on a selected row of the imaging pixel region to vertical signal lines provided respectively for the columns; charge integrating amps provided respectively for the vertical signal lines of the columns so as to receive inputs of pixel signals from imaging pixels of the respective columns; holding elements that allow the input pixel signals to be held in the charge integrating amps even in periods when the charge integrating amps are in a standby state; and a horizontal selecting circuit for transferring pixel signals output from the respective charge integrating amps by a horizontal signal line.
US07742087B2
A plurality of imaging regions (104, 105 and 106) capture a plurality of images, respectively, via a plurality of imaging optical systems (101, 102 and 103) corresponding one to one to the plurality of imaging regions. An image combining means (115) eliminates a difference among the plurality of images and combines the plurality of images into a single image. Thereby, it is possible to obtain a combined image of high quality.
US07742086B2
There is provided an image processing apparatus including a first storage unit for storing a first correction data for correcting a defective pixel signal outputted from a defective pixel of an image sensor, a detecting unit for detecting a defective pixel signal outputted from a defective pixel of the image sensor in accordance with a designation set by a user, a creating unit for creating a second correction data based on the defective pixel signal detected by the detecting unit, a determination unit for determining whether the second correction data is used with the first correction data, in accordance with a designation set by a user; and a correction unit for correcting a pixel signal output from the image sensor in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit.
US07742084B2
A network configuration file is generated at a host computer and downloaded to a digital camera. This file contains instruction information for communicating with a selected destination via a communications interface. The digital camera includes a “send” button or LCD icon which allows the user to easily transmit one or more images via a wired or wireless communications interface to a desired destination, which among other possibilities may be an Internet Service Provider or a digital photofinishing center. When the user selects this option, the communications port settings, user account specifics, and destination connection commands are read from the network configuration file on the removable memory card. Examples of these settings include serial port baud rate, parity, and stop bits, as well as account name and password.
US07742073B1
A hand-held processing device, such as a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a portable computer, includes a physically or electronically adjustable camera and is operative to track a specified object of interest. Relative movement between the hand-held device and the object of interest is detected using an orientation determination device such as a gyroscope, an image-based tracking operation, or a hybrid combination of orientation determination and image-based tracking. A setting of the camera is then adjusted so as to maintain a desired framing of the object of interest within an image generated by the camera.
US07742072B2
The present invention provides a monitoring image recording apparatus capable of searching image data stored in a hard drive at high speeds. In this invention, video signals input from cameras 10 are detected by motion detector 14, and the difference of search results is stored in a hard drive 18 as incidental information of image data. When playing, based on the incidental information of image data, it is determined whether or not a motion is present within a set range. If motion is present, image data stored in the hard drive 18 is output to a monitor television 23.
US07742070B2
An improved camera for the acquisition of panoramic images is disclosed. The camera comprises a convex photochromic reflector directed towards an image capture element. Multiple incoming light sensors around the perimeter of the camera detect strong incoming light and cause the activation of a corresponding UV light. The UV light in turn activates the photochromic effect on a particular region of the photochromic reflector that corresponds to an area of strong incident light. The photochromic reflector then darkens in that area, providing compensation for a scene that has a wide range of lighting conditions. Therefore, the camera compensates for strong lighting indoors as well as outdoors.
US07742068B2
A method and system for automatic camera configuration, upon establishment of a communication session is described. A number is entered into a video phone and a first segment of a communication session is established between the video phone and a service system. The service system retrieves and stores a current default pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) setting from the video phone camera. The service system transmits the video phone's corresponding camera PTZ preset settings and the video phone configures the camera according to the preset. Upon termination of the communication session, a video relay service (VRS) transmits the default PTZ setting to the video phone and the video phone reconfigures the camera according to the original camera setting.
US07742067B2
In an early-middle stage of a photosensitive drum life cycle, an image forming apparatus uses only a second semiconductor laser having an oscillation wavelength 660 nm to perform writing of an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive drum surface. In a middle-late stage of the photosensitive drum life cycle, the image forming apparatus starts using a first semiconductor laser having an oscillation wavelength of 440 nm in addition to the second semiconductor laser to perform writing of an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum surface with a combined exposure spot formed at the same position. An exposure control unit gradually increases an output rate of the first semiconductor laser according to an increase in total output of the first and second semiconductor lasers.
US07742062B2
The invention concerns a device and an automatic resetting method using electronic means intended for a geometric model of a scene over a picture of the scene including fixed references, the electronic means comparing the picture with model having been adjusted in perspective by homography for superimposition of the references. According to the invention, the electronic device calculates a fine homography function Hf for resetting into three phases: a first preliminary phase of determination of an average resetting homography consisting in determining an average homography function Hm applicable to the model with average adjustment over a sample of pictures of the scene taken previously, a second, rough resetting phase consisting after application of the average homography function Hm, to the model in determining a rough homography function Hg, and a third, fine resetting phase consisting after application of the rough homography function Hg to the model in determining the fine homography function Hf.
US07742057B2
A method of obtaining a new color temperature point as applied in a color display device. The color display device has a brightest temperature point when its red, green, and blue components are all in their brightest states. The method of obtaining a new color temperature point uses a mathematical method to find the new point which substantially satisfies the specific color temperature and also causes a minimum loss in brightness.
US07742048B1
A method, system, and apparatus are provided for converting numbers to text and to digit shapes expressed in different languages. When a string of text is entered into an application program, the string is analyzed to determine whether the string of text includes a number expressed using digits. If the string of text includes a number expressed using digits, the number is semantically labeled with schema information. When a selection is received of the number, a list of actions may be provided identifying conversion actions available for the number. One of the conversion options may then be selected resulting in the conversion of the selected number to text in one or more languages. A conversion option may also be selected for converting the number digits to digits expressed using other digit shapes. The converted number may then be inserted into the string of text to replace the selected number.
US07742043B2
A system status display module with a level-shift circuit thereof is provided for processing signals of system status data. The level-shift circuit includes an input circuit and an output circuit for processing plural input signals that have different voltage ranges. The input circuit includes two field effect transistors (FETs) in circuit connection with an input adjusting voltage, thereby transferring the voltage ranges of the input signals into the operation voltage range of a display controller on the module. The output circuit includes another two FETs in circuit connection with two different output adjusting voltages, thereby transferring the voltage range of an output signal transmitted from the display controller into required voltage ranges for the mother board.
US07742037B2
A detection section that detects a key-tapping speed and key-tapping intensity is provided to detect a user's impatience level. An input device detects the key-tapping intensity and key-tapping speed. The input device compares the detection value of the key-tapping speed and an average key-tapping speed. When the detection value exceeds a stored normal key-tapping speed, the input device then compares the detection value of the key-tapping intensity and a reference pressure value. When the detection value exceeds a stored normal key-tapping intensity, information to be output for a user is changed over. In this case, displayed characters are enlarged and emphasized to a maximum extent. On the other hand, in the case where a detection value does not exceed the normal key-tapping speed and the detection value exceeds the normal key-tapping intensity, displayed characters are only slightly enlarged.
US07742032B2
Embodiments of the present invention can phase in image adaptations for display devices by determining a next incremental step among a plurality of incremental steps from an initial image state of a display device to a target image state, and then implementing the next incremental step.
US07742028B2
A display control apparatus that controls first and second modulation sections optically connected in series includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores information to specify a defective pixel of the first modulation section. The control unit controls the second modulation section in response to a defect of the defective pixel being stored in the storage unit.
US07742027B2
Disclosed herein is a pixel circuit, including: three pixels to which three primary colors are allocated; and a power supply line. In the pixel circuit, each of the three pixels includes a sampling transistor configured to sample an image signal, a retaining capacitor configured to retain the sampled image signal, a drive transistor configured to output drive current corresponding to the retained image signal within a predetermined light emission period, and a light emitting element configured to emit light in the color allocated to the three pixels in response to the drive current. The pixel circuit includes a single switching transistor disposed commonly to the three pixels for connecting the drive transistors of the pixels to the power supply line within the light emission period.
US07742026B2
A method of determining driving signals for a four-color organic electroluminescence device is provided. The driving signals are for displaying a predetermined color. A three-color organic electroluminescence device is a reference. The method comprises: a) defining a value of a white signal equal to the lowest value of a red reference signal, a green reference signal and a blue reference signal; b) defining a value of a red signal equal to the value difference between the red reference signal and the white signal, defining a value of a green signal equal to the value difference between the green reference signal and the white signal, defining a value of a blue signal equal to the value difference between the blue reference signal and the white signal; and c) adjusting the values of the red signal, the green signal or the blue signal for compensating color shifting.
US07742024B2
No need of lowering off-current of a switching transistor, fewer luminance variations of a light emitting element between pixels due to characteristic variations of a driving transistor, and less risk of steps due to increase in the number of wirings. A video signal for light emission or non-emission of a pixel is input to a gate of a current controlling transistor operated in a linear region, which is connected in series with the driving transistor, through a switching transistor. Since a voltage Vds between a source and a drain of the current controlling transistor is small, small changes in a voltage Vgs between a gate and a source thereof do not affect a current flowing in a load. The current flowing in the light emitting element is determined by the driving transistor operated in a saturation region, and a fixed potential is input to the gate thereof during light emission.
US07742019B2
A drive method of an EL display apparatus that includes a switching element that turns on and off a current path between a driver transistor and an EL element. The drive method aggregates image data input to the EL display apparatus, and determines a period to turn off the switching element according to an amount of the aggregate data. With the method, suppression of peak current and expansion of contrast and so on is realized.
US07742013B2
A pair of data-specs is provided. The pair of data-specs includes a pair of spectacles adapted to be worn on the face of a person, and a projection unit coupled to the spectacles. The projection unit is adapted to display data received from a computer, or a television set.
US07742011B2
A projection system for displaying an arbitrary combination of superimposed and tiled images using a plurality of projectors. A sub-frame generator generates a plurality of sub-frames corresponding to an image frame for simultaneous display by the projectors in at least partially overlapping positions on a display surface. The sub-frames are generated using optimal sub-pixel blending maps that are derived by forming a simulated image to approximate a target image subject to at least one smoothing constraint between the simulated image and the target image. The target image is formed from the image frame using at least one property (e.g., luminance or color) of each of the plurality of projectors.
US07742010B2
An antenna arrangement (1000) for use in an RF communication terminal including a plurality of resonators (1003, 1005, 1007, 1009) formed from a plurality of conducting wires (1002, 1004, 1008, 1010, 1012) the resonators being operable to provide radio frequency resonances in at least two different operational frequency bands (VHF, UHF, 700/800 MHz, GPS ranges) the wires being mutually adjacent and at least three of the wires having different lengths, and a plurality of radio frequency feed channels (113, 115, 117, 119) each being operably connected to an associated one of the resonators to deliver an RF signal between that resonator and an associated radio.
US07741987B2
An analog circuit architecture is fabricated with dual gate oxides and dual voltage supplies. In the analog circuit architecture, different kinds of devices/transistors with different gate oxide thicknesses are biased by different voltages, such that advantages of each device technology are mixed to enhance total performance of the analog circuit. For example, thin oxide 0.18 um transistors are biased at 1.8V for higher speed and lower power consumption, whereas thick oxide 0.35 um transistors are biased at 3.3V for a wider signal swing range.
US07741960B1
An apparatus and method for binary communication between a vehicle and a trailer transmits high voltage and low voltage signals detectable as high bits and low bits aggregated into messages. A controller in the vehicle and trailer subsystems each include transceivers for transmitting messages across the vehicle's powerbus that are detectable when current flows across the powerbus. The apparatus and method are useful for controlling trailer brakes via a blue wire interface.
US07741948B2
A laminated variable resistor comprises a main body, internal electrodes extending along two side edges of the main body into the main body, terminal electrodes disposed on the two ends of the main body. The mole percentage of the oxide in overlapping active regions between opposite internal electrodes is reduced and the reduced portion is replaced by a metal selected from gold (Au), silver (Ag), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh), or the alloy of any two of such metals.
US07741946B2
A metal oxide varistor with heat protection has a body, an insulated washer, a first lead, a second lead and a thermal fuse. The body has two sides and two contacts respectively on the sides. The insulated washer is attached to one contact and has a through hole. The first lead is mounted on the other contact. The second lead is mounted on the insulated washer. The thermal fuse is mounted on the insulated washer and electrically connects to the second lead and the second contact. When the body overloads and overheats, the thermal fuse causes the circuit to open quickly, and the insulated washer keeps the thermal fuse from electrically connecting to the second contact again.
US07741942B2
A magnetic element includes a drum core provided with a flange portion having a flange surface at each end portion of a winding shaft, a coil wound on the winding shaft, a terminal to connect each end portion of the coil, and a shield core provided with an engagement portion having such a shape that partially fits in along an outer circumference of the flange portion.
US07741935B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor digital communication device comprising communication drive and sense electrodes formed in a single plane, where the electrodes have relatively high sidewalls. The relatively high sidewalls permit low electrical field densities to be obtained in the sense and drive electrodes during operation, and further permit very high breakdown voltages to be obtained between the electrodes, and between the drive electrode and an underlying ground plane substrate. The device effects communications between drive and receive circuits through the drive and sense electrodes by capacitive means, and in a preferred embodiment is capable of effecting relatively high-speed digital communications. The device may be formed in a small package using, by way of example, CMOS or other semiconductor fabrication and packaging processes.
US07741926B2
A frequency synthesizer switches the frequency at a high rate, is of low power consumption, and has a high signal-to-noise ratio. CMOS quadrature VCOs 31, 32 generate and output four-phase signals 36, 37, respectively. CMOS selector 33 selects either one of two four-phase signals 36, 37 generated by CMOS quadrature VCOs 31, 32 and outputs the selected signal as output signal 38. CMOS SSB mixer 34 multiplies output signal 38 selected by CMOS selector 33 and four-phase input signal 39 input from an external source by each other to generate a signal having a frequency represented by the sum of, or the difference between, the frequency of output signal 38 and the frequency of four-phase input signal 39, and outputs the generated signal as output signal 40. CML buffer 35 adjusts the level of output signal 40 from CMOS SSB mixer 34 and outputs the level-adjusted signal to another circuit.
US07741922B2
The present invention relates to a switch, a negative resistance cell, and a differential voltage controlled oscillator using the same. The present invention includes a first signal line provided in a first direction, a second signal line provided in parallel with the first signal line, and first to fourth gate electrodes, first to third source electrodes, and first to fourth drain electrodes formed between the first signal line and the second signal line, and provides a switch having electrodes in the order of the first gate electrode, the first drain electrode, the second gate electrode, the first source electrode, the third gate electrode, the second drain electrode, the fourth gate electrode, the second source electrode, the fifth gate electrode, the third drain electrode, the sixth gate electrode, the third source electrode, the seventh gate electrode, the fourth drain electrode, and the eighth gate electrode. According to the present invention, a differential voltage controlled oscillator for RF oscillation operation in the broadband area is realized by minimizing generation of parasitic components.
US07741920B2
An oscillator circuit providing quadrature outputs and enabling instantaneous control over phase, frequency and amplitude of the output waveforms is disclosed. In one embodiment, the oscillator circuit comprises an oscillation loop, at least one capacitor switching circuit coupled to the oscillation loop, and a synchronization signal having an output coupled to the at least one capacitor switching circuit. The synchronization signal may be derived internally from the oscillation loop or externally from an external oscillator.
US07741917B2
According to an embodiment of a time to digital converter, the time difference between a signal of interest and a reference signal is measured by operating a digitally controlled oscillator at a first frequency during a first portion of the reference signal period and changing the operating frequency from the first frequency to a second frequency during the reference signal period as a function of the time difference between the signal of interest and the reference signal. The time to digital converter continuously counts how many signal transitions occur at an output of the digitally controlled oscillator during the reference signal period. The time difference between the signal of interest and the reference signal is estimated based on the number of signal transitions counted during the reference signal period.
US07741914B1
An amplifier system may include an output stage configured to provide an amplified output signal at an output thereof based on an input signal, the output stage being connected between first and second supply voltages. A dynamic power supply control system provides the first and second supply voltages, the dynamic power supply being configured to adjust the first and second supply voltages as a function of the input signal such that a difference between the first and second supply voltages remains substantially constant.
US07741913B2
An electrical component includes an amplifier that includes an output stage, and a power-supply path for powering the output stage. The power supply path includes a line that includes conductor track sections in parallel. The electrical component also includes a carrier substrate containing the amplifier and the line with the conductor tracks.
US07741899B2
Boosting operation of a charge pump is performed at a fixed period irrespective of the state of a load. A regulator for controlling a charge pump includes: a frequency dividing circuit generating a frequency-divided clock having a period that is twice that of a boost clock; a voltage dividing circuit generating a plurality of divided voltages having voltage values that differ from one another; a comparator circuit comparing each of the divided voltages and a reference voltage and outputting a plurality of comparison-result signals; a selection signal generating circuit reading in logic of each of the comparison-result signals in synch with an edge of the frequency-divided clock and outputting selection signals; a duty converting circuit outputting a plurality of clocks having different ON duties; a selector selecting any one of the plurality of clocks or “H”-level logic as a PWM signal based upon the selection signals; and a gate circuit taking the logical AND between the frequency-divided clock and the PWM signal and generating control signals for controlling series-parallel switching.
US07741894B2
An output circuit having an output transistor which switches a load current is disclosed. The output circuit includes a load current detecting block which detects a current level of the load current, and a slew rate adjustment block which adjusts a slew rate during a turn-off transition of the output transistor in response to a result of the detection by the load current detecting block.
US07741891B2
A delay locked loop increases an operation margin of a delay locked loop by using an output clock having more advanced phase than a DLL output clock. A clock delay compensation block receives an external clock signal to thereby generate a first multi clock and a second multi clock. A phase control block compares the first multi clock with the second multi clock to generate phase control signal controlling a shifting operation. A multi-phase delay control block performs a shifting operation based on the phase control signal to control the clock delay compensation block.
US07741887B2
Triangular wave oscillation circuits generate A-wave and B-wave with phases opposite to each other, and are capable of independently controlling oscillation levels of the A-wave and the B-wave. A slope switching circuit including an output voltage monitoring circuit, a slope switching control circuit, and an inverter, monitors output voltages of the triangular wave oscillation circuits, to switch an output voltage generation mode of one triangular wave oscillation circuit whose triangular wave reaches a high level, from an up-slope waveform mode to a down-slope waveform mode, and to switch an output voltage generation mode of the other triangular wave oscillation circuit, from the down-slope waveform mode to the up-slope waveform mode. An oscillation level control circuit controls an oscillation level of the other triangular wave oscillation circuit so that the output voltage of the other of the triangular wave oscillation circuit becomes a reference lower limit crest value during the switching.
US07741885B1
A device for modifying an input signal having an input signal frequency and a duty cycle is disclosed. The device determines two separate counts for each of the high and low pulses of the input signal. One of the two counts for each of the high and low pulses is divided. The divided count is then compared with the undivided count. Based on this comparison, an output module outputs an output signal that has the same duty cycle as the input signal but at a frequency that is a multiple of the input signal frequency.
US07741883B2
A solid state switching device (SSSD) for AC and DC high power solid state power controller includes, for DC applications, a MOSFET and an IGBT connected in parallel and an optional zener diode connecting a collector and a gate of the IGBT. For AC applications, the SSSD includes a “back to back” pair of MOSFETs connected in parallel with a pair of counter-parallel IGBTs, each in series with a diode, and, optionally, zener diodes “back to back” with conventional diodes connecting a collector and a gate of each of the IGBT. A method of switching establishes a sequence of turning on/off the MOSFET(s) and the IGBT(s) wherein the IGBT(s) turn on before and turn off after the MOSFET(s). A negative feedback prevents a voltage of SSSD rising above predetermined level.
US07741877B2
An embodiment of the invention relates to a circuit for distributing an initial signal, comprising an input node receiving the initial signal, a plurality of terminal nodes each providing at least one resulting signal to a circuit component, and different connection branches between the input node and the plurality of terminal nodes, to which a plurality of intermediate nodes is connected, wherein connection branch is duplicated, so that each node among the input node and the intermediate nodes comprises two inputs and two outputs allowing double propagation of the initial signal towards the terminal nodes through duplicated connection branches, each terminal node terminal node receiving two input signals, images of the initial signal and providing the resulting initial signal: an image of the input signals if said input signals are identical, or inactive, if the input signals are different from each other.
US07741874B2
An electronic circuit is provided comprising an input (VIN) for coupling a circuit of a first voltage domain to the electronic circuit, and a first, second, third and fourth transistor coupled between a supply voltage (VDD) and a voltage (VSS). The third transistor (M1) is coupled between the voltage (VSS) and a first node (tn). The second transistor (M2) is coupled between a second node (tp) and the output (VOUT). The third transistor (M3) is coupled between the first node (tn) and the output (VOUT). The fourth transistor (M4) is coupled between the supply voltage (VDD) and the second node (tp). A first reference voltage generating unit (RC) receives the voltage at the first node (tn) and the voltage (VSS) as input, and its output is coupled to the gate of the second transistor (M2). A second reference voltage generating unit (RD) receives the supply voltage (VDD) and the voltage of the second node (tp) as input, and its output is coupled to the gate of the third transistor (M3). The first and second reference voltage generating units (RD, RC) generate a reference voltage according to at least one of the logic states of the first, second, third or fourth transistor (M1-M4).
US07741864B2
New and improved methods and circuit designs for asynchronous circuits that are tolerant to transient faults, such as the type introduced through radiation or, more broadly, single-event effects (SEEs). SEE-tolerant configurations are shown and described for combinational logic circuits, state-holding logic circuits and SRAM memory circuits, among others.
US07741852B2
An ionization vacuum gauge which has at least three electrodes of a grid (2), an electron source (3) and an ion collector (1) in a vacuum vessel (4) connected in communication with a vacuum apparatus, oscillates electrons emitted front the electron source (3) within and outside of the grid (2), ionizes gas molecules flying into the grid (2) by the oscillated electrons, supplements the ionized ions by the ion collector (1) to convert into a current signal, and measures a gas molecular density (pressure) in the vacuum apparatus according to the obtained current intensity, wherein the ion collector (1) is provided with a heating device for heating the ion collector.
US07741832B2
A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) current sensor for sensing a magnetic field produced by an electrical current flowing in a conductor includes a first fixed element and a moving element. The moving element is spaced away from the first fixed element and is movable relative to the fixed element responsive to a magnetic field produced by an electrical current flowing in a conductor for providing a mechanical indication of a strength of the magnetic field. The sensor also includes a tunneling current generator for generating a tunneling current between the first fixed element and the moving element and a tunneling current monitor for monitoring a change in the tunneling current responsive to the mechanical indication to provide an indication of a value of the electrical current in the conductor.
US07741828B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting disturbances in an alternating current (AC) supply. A method includes a step of indicating a relationship between supplied AC voltage and a threshold voltage for at least a portion of each cycle of the supplied AC voltage. A circuit for detecting disturbances in supplied alternating current (AC) is provided. The circuit includes a threshold detector coupled to a source of supplied AC. The threshold detector provides a signal indicating a relationship of the supplied AC levels to a threshold level for at least a portion of each cycle of the supplied AC.
US07741826B1
A method and a device, the device has ground voltage elevation compensation capabilities and includes: multiple current consuming components; a positive voltage supply input; a negative voltage supply input; and a compensation circuit, coupled to the negative voltage supply input and to a grounding element; wherein the compensation circuit is adapted to detect a ground voltage elevation resulting from a flow of excess consumption current through the grounding element, and in response couple the negative voltage supply input to the grounding element; wherein the excess current flows through the grounding element due to an increment in a current consumption of a current consuming element of the device.
US07741825B2
A power supply circuit is disclosed herein comprising a load current path for connecting a load which has a switching element. The power supply circuit also includes a current sensor for providing a current measurement signal dependent on a current through the load current path. A drive circuit is also included which provides a clocked drive signal with a number of drive cycles, in each case having an on period and an off period, for the switching element. A temperature sensor arrangement with a temperature sensor is provided for determining an environmental temperature in the area of the temperature sensor, which provides a temperature measurement signal dependent on the environmental temperature. The clocked drive signal is dependent on the current measurement signal and the temperature measurement signal.
US07741807B2
The type of the attached batteries is determined by decision switch mechanisms. A protruding region is established in the attachment section to provide contact between charging terminals and the electrodes of short batteries. A stepped shelf region is established with the protruding region, and long batteries are mounted inside the attachment section on top of the stepped shelf region. Charging terminals are disposed in electrode alignment surface of the stepped shelf region, and decision switch mechanisms are housed inside the stepped shelf region. A decision switch mechanism is a switch that switches when pressed by the battery electrode of either a long battery or a short battery loaded in the attachment section. The control circuit switches charging current between a first charging current and a second charging current depending on the OFF or ON state of the decision switch mechanisms.
US07741805B2
An electrical power storage device provides power to crank an internal combustion engine. Thereafter available power from the electric power storage device to crank the engine again is continually updated. Remedial measures are invoked if the available power is less than a predetermined power threshold.
US07741796B2
A method for controlling brake resistors and a brake chopper, the number of brake resistors being two or more and the brake resistors being connected in series with switches to be controlled, the series connection being connected between a positive and a negative rail of a DC voltage intermediate circuit, the method comprising the step of determining a magnitude for a voltage of the DC intermediate circuit; and determining a first voltage limit and a second voltage limit. The method further comprises the steps of switching brake resistors to the intermediate circuit in a periodically alternating manner, each switch being switched during a switching period and the on-period of each switch in a switching period being responsive to the magnitude of the voltage in the DC voltage intermediate circuit when the voltage is above the first predetermined limit and below the second predetermined limit.
US07741793B2
A device includes a housing configured with a working element. The device further includes a motor configured for urging motion of the working element. The device further includes a power control module. The power control module is configurable for being in electrical connection with at least one of the motor, a first power source configuration and a second power source configuration. The first power source configuration is configurable for being electrically connected to a battery assembly having a DC power output. The second power source configuration is configurable for being electrically connected to a power inverter, the power inverter configured for receiving an AC power and further configured for outputting a DC power to the second power source configuration. The motor receives power via the power control module from the first power source configuration and/or the second power source configuration.
US07741786B2
An outdoor lighting control method and apparatus for use with an outdoor lighting fixture that automatically detects the changing length of the day and provides for automatically turning off the light after a shorter period of illumination during shorter summer nights and after a longer period of illumination during longer winter nights. The control method measures the elapsed time interval over which night sets in, for example, by sensing light levels characteristic of the onset of dusk and the onset of night and measuring the elapsed time between the two sensed light levels, and then automatically turns on the lighting fixture for nighttime operation for a duration that depends on the measured elapsed night-onset time.
US07741781B2
An RF accelerating cavity includes an accelerating cavity unit and an inductance varying device having a magnetic member connected parallel to an acceleration electrode gap. The RF accelerating cavity is tuned in such a fashion that a charged particle beam acceleration frequency matches a resonant frequency of the RF accelerating cavity by regulating inductance of the inductance varying device in accordance with a changing pattern of the charged particle beam acceleration frequency. Alternatively, impedance of the RF accelerating cavity is increased with the provision of a fixed inductance connected parallel to the acceleration electrode gap when the RF accelerating cavity has a narrow acceleration frequency range.
US07741780B2
A sealing composition for ceramic discharge vessels is described. The sealing composition contains about 20 to about 40 mole percent MgO, about 20 to about 45 mole percent Y2O3, and about 20 to about 60 mole percent Al2O3 and has a melting point of less than about 1800° C., and preferably from about 1700° C. to about 1800° C. The sealing composition may be used for making ceramic-to-ceramic or ceramic-to-metal seals in ceramic discharge vessels.
US07741771B2
A light-emitting element is provided having a layered structure composed of at least a light-emitting layer having a light-emitting region and a reflective layer for reflecting light emitted from the light-emitting region. Light emitted from the light-emitting region is extracted from a light-extracting surface distanced from the light-emitting region. A light-scattering portion is present in a part of the reflective layer.
US07741768B2
A field emission device (5) includes cathode electrodes (51), emitters (52) formed on the cathode electrodes, grid electrodes (54) formed over the cathode electrodes at a distance apart from the emitters, and isolated films (55) formed on surfaces of the grid electrodes neighboring the emitters. Preferably, the isolated film has a thickness ranging from 0.1 to 1 microns. The isolated film may be a film made of one or more insulating materials, such as SiO2 and Si3N4. Alternatively, the one or more insulating materials can be selected from a material having a high secondary electron emission coefficient, such as MgO, Al2O3 and ZnO. Additionally, the isolated film can be further formed on a second surface of the grid electrode distal from the emitter.
US07741759B2
A photomultiplier tube 1 is an electron tube comprising an envelope 5 including a frame 3b having at least one end part formed with an opening and an upper substrate 2 airtightly joined to the opening, and a photocathode 6 contained within the envelope 5, the photocathode 6 emitting a photoelectron into the envelope 5 in response to light incident thereon from the outside; wherein multilayer metal films 10b, 10a each constituted by a metal film made of titanium, a metal film made of platinum, and a metal film made of gold laminated in this order are formed at the opening and the joint part between the upper substrate 2 and opening; and wherein the frame 3b and upper side substrate 2 are joined to each other by holding a joint layer 14 containing indium between the respective multilayer metal films 10b, 10a.
US07741748B2
A device for improving the protection of a component against surface discharges includes a non-woven substrate made of fibers and configured to be electrically insulating and a coating containing silicon carbide (SiC) disposed on the substrate.
US07741737B2
A solid state power control apparatus includes a switch and a microcontroller that controls the switch. The microcontroller receives serial communication and switches between an active state and a sleep state in response to the serial communication.
US07741736B2
The present invention is a system and method for sensing the voltage at multiple sense points. The present invention acquires optimal feedback from a plurality of sources including those integrated on the same motherboard, for populated or unpopulated connectors and for adapter cards plugged into the connectors, for the purpose of controlling the voltage regulator output. The voltage regulator, connected to a logic system, provides voltage to those connectors needing the voltage.
US07741722B2
A through-wafer via structure and method for forming the same. The through-wafer via structure includes a wafer having an opening and a top wafer surface. The top wafer surface defines a first reference direction perpendicular to the top wafer surface. The through-wafer via structure further includes a through-wafer via in the opening. The through-wafer via has a shape of a rectangular plate. A height of the through-wafer via in the first reference direction essentially equals a thickness of the wafer in the first reference direction. A length of the through-wafer via in a second reference direction is at least ten times greater than a width of the through-wafer via in a third reference direction. The first, second, and third reference directions are perpendicular to each other.
US07741721B2
Electrical fuses and resistors having a sublithographic lateral or vertical dimension are provided. A conductive structure comprising a conductor or a semiconductor is formed on a semiconductor substrate. At least one insulator layer is formed on the conductive structure. A recessed area is formed in the at least one insulator layer. Self-assembling block copolymers are applied into the recessed area and annealed to form a first set of polymer blocks and a second set of polymer blocks. The first set of polymer blocks are etched selective to the second set and the at least one insulator layer. Features having sublithographic dimensions are formed in the at least one insulator layer and/or the conductive structure. Various semiconductor structures having sublithographic dimensions are formed including electrical fuses and resistors.
US07741719B2
An integrated circuit system comprised by forming a first region, a second region and a third region within a dielectric over a substrate. The first region includes tungsten plugs. The second region is formed adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the first region and the third region is formed between the first region and the second region. An opening is formed in the third region and a material is deposited within the opening for preventing erosion of the first region.
US07741711B2
A power semiconductor module includes a housing, a substrate carrier with a circuit thereon and electrical connection elements extending therefrom. The carrier has a cutout between its inner surface (facing the interior of the module) and its outer surface. The cutout is smaller at the inner surface than at the outer surface. The housing has an extension that reaches into the cutout and may be deformed to form a riveted connection. The method comprises: forming a housing with at least one extension which extends towards the exterior of the module, wherein the extension projects through the cutout and beyond the outer surface of the carrier; and deforming the end of the extension so that it widens and forms a riveted connection and at the same time lies below the outer surface of the carrier.
US07741710B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for a device having one or more power amplifier and/or LNA circuits positioned on the amplifier module.
US07741708B2
A semiconductor device having a plurality of semiconductor chips mounted on a lead frame (10) and required portions covered with seal portions in which: the plurality of semiconductor chips are divided into a first group of semiconductor chips (Dx to Dz) and a second group of semiconductor chips (Du to Dw and Thx to Thz); both groups of semiconductor chips are mounted on the lead frame (10) at a distance from each other; the seal portions are comprised of first and second resin-seal portions (41 and 42) which cover the first and second groups of semiconductor chips, respectively, along with required portions of the lead frame; both resin-seal portions are mechanically coupled with each other by coupling portions; and a group of read terminals respectively connected to circuits within the first resin-seal portion and circuits within the second resin-seal portion are led out through a gap between the first resin-seal portion (41) and the second resin-seal portion (42).
US07741701B2
A method for treating an area of a semiconductor wafer surface with a laser for reducing stress concentrations is disclosed. The wafer treatment method discloses treating an area of a wafer surface with a laser beam, wherein the treated area is ablated or melted by the beam and re-solidifies into a more planar profile, thereby reducing areas of stress concentration and stress risers that contribute to cracking and chipping during wafer singulation. Preferably, the treated area has a width less than that of a scribe street, but wider than the kerf created by a wafer dicing blade. Consequently, when the wafer is singulated, the dicing blade will preferably saw through treated areas only. It will be understood that the method of the preferred embodiments may be used to treat other areas of stress concentration and surface discontinuities on the wafer, as desired.
US07741699B2
A semiconductor device includes a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate, a lightly doped n-type source/drain (LDD) region in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent the gate stack wherein the LDD region comprises an n-type impurity, a heavily doped n-type source/drain (N+ S/D) region in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent the gate stack wherein the N+ S/D region comprises an n-type impurity, a pre-amorphized implantation (PAI) region in the semiconductor substrate wherein the PAI region comprises an end of range (EOR) region, and an interstitial blocker region in the semiconductor substrate wherein the interstitial blocker region has a depth greater than a depth of the LDD region but less than a depth of the EOR region.
US07741687B2
A microstructure includes a first structural layer and a second structural layer which faces the first structural layer with a space interposed therebetween and is partially fixed to the first structural layer. At least one of the first structural layer and the second structural layer can be displaced. Further, opposed surfaces of the first structural layer and the second structural layer are different in roughness.
US07741685B1
A micromachined actuator including a body or platform mounted to a suspension system anchored to a substrate. In one embodiment, the suspension system is comprised of a set of one or more spring flexures connecting the actuator body to the substrate with strain relief provided via connecting torsional elements. In another embodiment, the suspension system includes a first set of one or more spring flexures each with one end anchored to a largely rigid intermediate frame and the other end attached to the body. A second set of one or more flexures is attached between the intermediate frame and the substrate. A third actuator embodiment maximizes force electrode area to minimize voltage required for electrostatic actuation. A fourth embodiment provides electrical interconnect to an actuator or an actuator array using polysilicon with silicon nitride isolation. Actuators may be fabricated by combining the key features of all four embodiments or actuators may be fabricated using any combination of two or three of the embodiments.
US07741673B2
A floating body memory includes a semiconductor substrate having a cell region and a peripheral circuit region. A floating body cell is located in the cell region and a first floating body is located in the peripheral circuit region of the semiconductor substrate. A peripheral gate pattern is positioned on the first floating body. First source and drain regions are positioned at both sides of the peripheral gate pattern. First leakage shielding patterns are positioned between the first floating body and the first source and drain regions, the first source and drain regions contacting the first floating body. The first leakage shielding patterns may be positioned outside outer edges of the peripheral gate pattern.
US07741671B2
Disclosed is a capacitor for a semiconductor device, comprising: a lower electrode formed over a predetermined lower structure on a semiconductor substrate; an aluminum oxynitride film formed over the lower electrode and having a low leakage current characteristic; a yttrium oxynitride film formed over the aluminum oxynitride film and having a higher dielectric constant than the aluminum oxynitride film; and an upper electrode formed over the yttrium oxynitride film, and a manufacturing method thereof.
US07741667B2
Provided are a CMOS image sensor and a fabricating method thereof. The CMOS image sensor includes a device isolation layer, a plurality of photodiode regions, an interlayer insulating layer, a refracting layer, a planarizing layer, a color filter layer, and a plurality of microlenses. The refracting layer, with a higher refractive index than that of the interlayer insulating layer, is formed through the interlayer insulating layer on portions of the device isolation layer, to divide the interlayer insulating layer and give the divided portions thereof the characteristics of a waveguide.
US07741665B2
Provided are a high-quality CMOS image sensor and a photo diode, which can be fabricated in sub-90 nm regime using nanoscale CMOS technology. The photo diode includes: a p-type well; an internal n-type region formed under a surface of the p-type well; and a surface p-type region including a highly doped p-type SiGeC epitaxial layer or a polysilicon layer deposited on a top surface of the p-type well over the internal n-type region. The image sensor includes: a photo diode including an internal n-type region and a surface p-type region; a transfer transistor for transmitting photo-charges generated in the photo diode to a floating diffusion node; and a driving transistor for amplifying a variation in an electric potential of the floating diffusion node due to the photo-charges. The image sensor further includes a floating metal layer for functioning as the floating diffusion node and applying an electric potential from a drain of the transfer transistor to a gate of the driving transistor.
US07741660B2
An imager device that has an isolation structure such that pinned photodiode characteristics are maintained without increasing doping levels. The invention provides an isolation structure to maintain pinned photodiode characteristics without increasing doping levels around the photodiode. By creating a substrate region surrounding the charge-collection region of the photodiode, the photodiode may be electrically isolated from the bulk substrate. This region fixes the depletion region so that it does not migrate toward the surface of the substrate or the STI region. By doing so, the region prevents charge from being depleted from the substrate and the accumulation region, reducing dark current.
US07741657B2
An avalanche photodetector is disclosed. An apparatus according to aspects of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate layer including a first type of semiconductor material. The apparatus also includes a multiplication layer including the first type of semiconductor material disposed proximate to the semiconductor substrate layer. The apparatus also includes an absorption layer having a second type of semiconductor material disposed proximate to the multiplication layer such that the multiplication layer is disposed between the absorption layer and the semiconductor substrate layer. The absorption layer is optically coupled to receive and absorb an optical beam. The apparatus also includes an n+ doped region of the first type of semiconductor material defined at a surface of the multiplication layer opposite the absorption layer. A high electric field is generated in the multiplication layer to multiply charge carriers photo-generated in response to the absorption of the optical beam received in the absorption layer.
US07741650B2
The invention discloses a light-emitting diode illuminating equipment. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of the invention includes a heat-dissipating plate device, a plurality of heat-dissipating fins, a plurality of diode light-emitting devices, and a plurality of bar-shaped heat-conducting devices with high heat-conducting coefficient. The heat-dissipating fins extend from a surface of the heat-dissipating plate device. By mounting the heat-conducting devices onto the surface of the heat-dissipating plate device and disposing them among the heat-dissipating fins, a heat produced in operation by each diode light-emitting device is distributed uniformly on the heat-dissipating plate device and the heat-conducting devices due to the high heat-conducting efficiency of the heat-conducting devices, and then it is dissipated such that the diode light-emitting devices have a consistent junction temperature to make a consistency of luminous efficiency and lifetime of the diode light-emitting devices.
US07741649B2
In a semiconductor light emitting device, a semiconductor light emitting element has a light extracted surface on which a plurality of convex structures is formed. The convex structures each have a conical mesa portion constituting a refractive index gradient structure, a cylindrical portion constituting a diffraction grating structure, and a conical portion constituting a refractive index gradient structure. The mesa portion, cylindrical portion, and conical portion are arranged in this order from the light extracted surface. The period between the convex structures is longer than 1/(the refractive index of an external medium+the refractive index of the convex structures) of an emission wavelength and equal to or shorter than the emission wavelength. The circle-equivalent average diameter of the cylindrical portion is ⅓ to 9/10 of that of the bottom of the mesa portion.
US07741646B2
A liquid crystal display panel and a fabricating method thereof comprising an image sensing capability, image scanning, and touch inputting. In the liquid crystal display device, a gate line and a data line are formed to intersect each other on a substrate to define a pixel area in which a pixel electrode is positioned. A first thin film transistor is positioned at an intersection area of the gate line and the data line. A sensor thin film transistor senses light having image information and supplied with a first driving voltage from the data line. A driving voltage supply line is positioned in parallel to the gate line to supply a second driving voltage to the sensor thin film transistor.
US07741644B2
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer, a first interlayer insulation layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a gate pattern. The first interlayer insulation layer covers the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is formed on the first interlayer insulation layer and includes source regions, drain regions, and a channel region interposed between the source region and the drain region. The gate pattern includes a gate insulation layer on the channel region of the second semiconductor layer. At least one of the source regions and the drain regions includes an elevated layer having a top surface higher than that of the channel region.
US07741639B2
A multi-chambered excimer or molecular halogen gas discharge laser system comprising at least one oscillator chamber and at least one amplifier chamber producing oscillator output laser light pulses that are amplified in the at least one power chamber, having a fluorine injection control system and a method of using same is disclosed, which may comprise: a halogen gas consumption estimator: estimating the amount of halogen gas that has been consumed in one of the at least one oscillator chamber based upon at least a first operating parameter of one of the least one oscillator chamber and the at least one amplifier chamber, and the difference between a second operating parameter of the at least one oscillator chamber and the at least one amplifier chamber, and estimating the amount of halogen gas that has been consumed in the other of the at least one oscillator chamber and the at least one amplifier chamber based upon at least a third operating parameter of the other of the at least one oscillator chamber and the at least one amplifier chamber, and producing an output representative of an estimated halogen gas consumption in the at least one oscillator chamber and of the halogen gas consumption in the at least one amplifier chamber, and a halogen gas injection controller determining the amount of halogen gas injection for the at least one oscillator chamber and the at least one amplifier chamber based upon the estimated fluorine consumption outputs from the fluorine consumption estimator and a cost function comprising a plurality of weighted injection decision determinations.
US07741633B2
The present invention is related to a ferroelectric storage medium for ultrahigh density data storage device and a method for fabricating the same. A supercell having high anisotropy is formed by controlling crystal structure and symmetry of unit structure (supercell) of artificial lattice by using an ordered alignment of predetermined ions having orientation of (perpendicular) deposition direction. Unit atomic layers of oxides having different polarization characteristic are deposited so that the supercell itself shows electric polarization having only two, upward and downward directions as one block of supercell having single-directional polarization. Oxide artificial lattices can be formed so as to have solely 180 degree domain structure, thus a single electric domain having improved anisotropic characteristic can be formed, thereby allowing capability of ultrahigh density data storage and long term data retention.
US07741631B2
A phase-changeable memory device includes a substrate having a contact region on an upper surface thereof. An insulating interlayer on the substrate has an opening therein, and a lower electrode is formed in the opening. The lower electrode has a nitrided surface portion and is in electrical contact with the contact region of the substrate. A phase-changeable material layer pattern is on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode is on the phase-changeable material layer pattern. The insulating interlayer may have a nitrided surface portion and the phase-changeable material layer may be at least partially on the nitrided surface portion of the insulating interlayer. Methods of forming phase-changeable memory devices are also disclosed.
US07741630B2
An integrated circuit including a memory cell and a method of manufacturing the integrated circuit are described. The memory cell includes a buried gate select transistor and a resistive memory element coupled to the buried gate select transistor. The resistive memory element stores information based on a resistivity of the resistive memory element.
US07741621B2
There is disclosed an apparatus and method for focused electric field enhanced plasma-based ion implantation. The apparatus includes an implantation chamber, a vacuum pump for maintaining the pressure in the implantation chamber at a desired level, a sample holder, means for applying a negative potential to the sample holder, and means for supplying a gaseous or vaporized implantation material. The supplying means takes the form of a feed conduit having an exit opening located in the implantation chamber above the sample holder, and when a negative potential is applied to the sample holder the exit opening of the feed conduit is maintained at a potential that is positive relative to the sample holder.
US07741619B2
An objective is to provide a flat panel detector exhibiting high durability and less noise, which is fitted with a scintillator for radiation exhibiting high emission efficiency, wherein the scintillator is easy to be manufactured because of the simple structure. Also disclosed is a scintillator panel for radiation possessing a radiotransparent substrate and provided thereon, a phosphor layer from which light is emitted by exposing the substrate to radiation and a reflective film at which light from the phosphor layer is reflected, wherein the reflective film provided between the substrate and the phosphor layer possesses a multilayer film composed of at least two dielectric layers exhibiting a high reflectivity.
US07741616B2
A liquid in which fine solid Sn particles are dispersed in a resin is accommodated inside the heated tank 4. The resin pressurized by a pressurizing pump is conducted to a nozzle 1, so that a liquid-form resin is caused to jet from the tip end of the nozzle 1 that is disposed inside a vacuum chamber 7. The liquid-form resin which is caused to jet from the nozzle 1 assumes a spherical shape as a result of surface tension, and is solidified by being cooled in a vacuum, so that a solid-form target 2 is formed. A laser introduction window 10 used for the introduction of laser light is formed in the vacuum chamber 7, and laser light generated from a laser light source 8 disposed on the outside of the vacuum chamber 7 is focused by a lens 9 and conducted into the vacuum chamber 7, so that the target is converted into a plasma, thus generating EUV light.
US07741591B2
An optically powered drive circuit and a method for controlling a first semiconductor switch are provided. The optically powered drive circuit includes a photovoltaic cell configured to receive a first light signal from a fiber optic cable and to output a first voltage in response to the first light signal. The optically powered drive circuit further includes an energy storage device electrically coupled to the photovoltaic cell configured to store electrical energy received from the first voltage and to output a second voltage. The optically powered drive circuit further includes an electrical circuit electrically coupled to both the photovoltaic cell and the energy storage device. The electrical circuit is energized by the second voltage. The electrical circuit is configured to receive the first voltage and to output a third voltage in response to the first voltage for controlling operation of the first semiconductor switch.
US07741583B2
A method and system for positioning a wafer on a bake plate in a processing module that includes lowering a bake plate cover assembly over the wafer during a baking process, raising the bake plate cover assembly after the baking process, removing the wafer, determining whether the bake plate cover assembly requires cleaning, then either processing another wafer if the cover assembly does not need cleaning or establishing a cleaning process for the bake plate cover assembly if the cover does need cleaning. Automated sensing of the state of the cover assembly may be employed, and cleaning process may be automatically performed in response to the cleaning need determination.
US07741578B2
A solid free form fabrication (SFF) system and method is used to fabricate a three-dimensional structure in a continuous manner from successive layers of feedstock material. The system includes a gas shielding structure that is configured to protect a targeted region from oxidation. The system further includes a positioning arm coupled to the deposition head and moveable to align the deposition head with a targeted region of the three-dimensional structure and a plurality of control components coupled to the positioning arm for controlling a position of the positioning arm and operation of the deposition head. The gas shielding structure is formed as either a parallelepiped structure or a half disc structure and may be conformable to at least one surface of the three-dimensional structure.
US07741577B2
A device, method and system for generating a plasma is disclosed wherein an electrical arc is established and the movement of the electrical arc is selectively controlled. In one example, modular units are coupled to one another to collectively define a chamber. Each modular unit may include an electrode and a cathode spaced apart and configured to generate an arc therebetween. A device, such as a magnetic or electromagnetic device, may be used to selectively control the movement of the arc about a longitudinal axis of the chamber. The arcs of individual modules may be individually controlled so as to exhibit similar or dissimilar motions about the longitudinal axis of the chamber. In another embodiment, an inlet structure may be used to selectively define the flow path of matter introduced into the chamber such that it travels in a substantially circular or helical path within the chamber.
US07741572B2
A switching device module comprising a frame (2), the switching device module being adapted to be connected to another switching device module for providing a modular switching device. The frame (2) of the switching device module is provided with one or more wire troughs (8), each of which is adapted to receive at least one wire of an auxiliary circuit of said modular switching device.
US07741569B2
An electronic weight scale includes: a main scale module including a main weight sensor disposed in a main housing and outputting an output corresponding to weight acting on the main housing and sensed thereby, a controller operable in one of folded and unfolded modes in response to a control signal from an input unit, and a display unit mounted on the main housing; and an auxiliary scale unit connected pivotally to the main scale module and including an auxiliary scale module that has an auxiliary weight sensor disposed in an auxiliary housing and outputting an output corresponding to weight acting on the auxiliary housing and sensed thereby. The controller outputs weight information, that indicates the output from the main weight sensor when in the folded mode and that indicates a sum of the outputs from the main and auxiliary weight sensors when in the unfolded mode, to the display unit.
US07741561B2
In combination with a alternating-current-carrying electric power cables and a guide holding the cable. The guide is constructed such that electrical or magnetic radiation emitted by the cable can pass through the guide, an electrosmog shield has a channel formed of a material capable of blocking low-frequency electrical and magnetic radiation and dimensioned to fit with the conduit.
US07741557B2
An apparatus for obtaining energy from a polychromatic radiant energy source has a light concentrator for concentrating and redirecting incident radiant energy, having an optical axis, and a spectral separator disposed along the optical axis, apart from the light concentrator and in the path of concentrated, redirected radiant energy. The spectral separator has a first planar surface treated to reflect a first spectral band of light toward a first focal region and to transmit a second spectral band and a second planar surface spaced apart from the first planar surface and oblique with respect to the first planar surface. The second planar surface is treated to reflect the second spectral band back through the first planar surface and toward a second focal region spaced apart from the first focal region. First and second light receivers are disposed nearest each respective focal region for receiving the first and second spectral bands.
US07741555B2
A hybrid wind musical instrument is a combination of an alto saxophone and an electronic system, and a player has an option between acoustic tones and electronic tones to be produced during performance; the electronic system includes sensors monitoring selected component parts of the key mechanism so as to determine the electronic tones intended to be produced by the player, and plural combinations of pieces of magnet and Hall-effect elements serve as the sensors: However, the component parts of key mechanism are arranged in a narrow space over the surface of tubular instrument body; driven parts are attached to the selected component parts so as to bridge gap between the selected component parts and the Hall-effect elements remote from the selected component parts.
US07741548B2
A unique fusion gene is disclosed which is useful for transforming a wide range of plants, resulting in a significant alteration of the plant phenotype with respect to shoot and floral tissue response, but not affecting root growth or function. The gene construct includes an ACC oxidase promoter to drive an ipt coding sequence that expresses IPT at certain stages of plant maturation and in certain tissues of the shoot. Exemplary transformations include chrysanthemum and tobacco, both of which exhibit increased branching in the vegetative shoot and increased bud count in the generative shoot.
US07741546B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV695186. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV695186, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV695186 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV695186 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV695186.
US07741539B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing heterologous glycosylated proteins in non-animal eukaryotic cells such as in transformed bryophyte, yeast, ciliate or algae cells. In particular, the method relates to a method for producing glycosylated proteins comprising animal glycosylation patterns—comprising sialic acid residues—, such as pharmaceutical proteins for use in mammals, e.g. humans, in bryophyte cells such as those of Physcomitrella patens, the genetic material required therefore, such as DNA and RNA, vectors, host cells, methods of introducing genetic material there into, and uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to novel polypeptides and proteins obtained by the method according to the invention. Moreover, the present invention provides a method of producing sialic acid or CMP-sialic acid in a transformed non-mammalian eukaryotic cell, tissue or organism.
US07741534B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions may comprise a novel nucleic acid sequence for a promoter with tissue specificity and/or cytokinin inducibility. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequence is also provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to contain a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to the promoter of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell. Other methods provide for downregulation of cytokinin oxidase in a plant.
US07741528B2
This invention is to a process for separating condensed water and entrained solids from an olefin stream so that fouling of the separation equipment by the entrained solids is reduced or eliminated. The process involves injecting an antifouling agent into a water condensing or quench system in an amount to maintain a zeta potential of fouling liquid and a zeta potential of the surface of the quench system both in a positive range or both in a negative range.
US07741523B2
The present invention relates to a continuous method for oxidizing saturated cyclic hydrocarbons by oxygen to obtain a mixture of hydroperoxides, alcohols and ketones. It relates more particularly to a method for oxidizing cyclohexane in a column forming a bubble reactor, for the formation of cyclohexyl hydroperoxide, cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone. According to the invention, the column may be supplied with oxygen-enriched air, while meeting the maximum oxygen concentration requirements in the headspace of the reactor to avoid any risk of explosion.
US07741521B2
Various phenylamine derivatives are described as well as the use of compounds to inhibit BID protein for controlling apoptotic cascade.
US07741516B2
A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
US07741515B2
Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and the product from the oxidation reaction is crude terephthalic acid (CTA), such CTA product can be purified and separated by more economical techniques than could be employed if the CTA were formed by a conventional high-temperature oxidation process.
US07741505B2
A bisbiphenylacylphosphine oxide of formula (I) and its preparation method are provided. The formula of —Ar— is First, 10-chloro-9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene (CDOP) is prepared by using 2-phenylphenol, and then is esterified to synthesize 6-methoxy-(6H)-dibenz[c,e][1,2]oxa-phosphorin (MDOP). Next, acid chloride compounds are added for performing the Arbuzov reaction to synthesize bisbiphenylacylphosphine oxide. CDOP is hydrolyzed to be derived into 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphen-anthrene-10-oxide (DOPO), and then DOPO reacts with arylaldehyde to form secondary alcohol. Therefore, bisbiphenylacylphosphine oxide is prepared by using secondary alcohol under oxidation. Also, under a coupling reaction, DOPO reacts with the acid chloride compounds by using a Lewis acid as a catalyst to prepare bisbiphenylacylphosphine oxide.
US07741502B2
A method of manufacturing a composition of alcohol esters of linear monocarboxylic acids with 6 to 26 carbon atoms from a vegetable or animal oil, neutral or acid, virgin or recycled, with monoalcohols having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, in the presence of a phosphate type catalyst or of an organophosphorous compound of a metal selected from the group made up of zirconium, hafnium and titanium, allows to directly produce, in one or more stages, an ester that can be used as fuel and a pure glycerin.
US07741501B2
A process for carrying out heterogeneously catalyzed hydrogenation reactions in a fixed-bed reactor includes providing at least one main reactor containing a first amount of catalyst; providing a first auxiliary reactor and a second auxiliary reactor, each containing a second amount of catalyst, wherein the first amount of catalyst is relatively larger than the second amount of catalyst; passing a starting product of a fatty compound through the first auxiliary reactor and reacting the starting product with hydrogen in the presence of the catalyst; continuing the reaction through the at least one main reactor; and continuing the reaction through the second auxiliary reactor, wherein the first auxiliary reactor is reactivated. Another process provided includes a first and second main reactor, and a first and second auxiliary reactor, where relatively pure and impure starting products of a fatty compound are processed substantially continuously by cyclic switching of the reactors.
US07741497B2
The present invention is to provide a process for preparing an alkyl 3-(4-tetrahydropyranyl)-3-oxopropanoate compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or different from each other, and represent a group which does not participate in the reaction, and R1 and R2 may be bonded to form a ring, and the ring may contain a hetero atom(s), and R3 represents a hydrocarbon group, which comprises reacting 4-acyltetrahydropyran represented by the formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 have the same meanings as defined above, and a carbonic acid diester represented by the formula (3): wherein R3 has the same meanings as defined above, and two R3s may be bonded to each other to form a ring, in the presence of a base, and a process for preparing 4-acyltetrahydropyran.
US07741491B2
The invention therefore relates to compounds of the formula I in which the variables are as defined in the specification, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use for therapeutically lowering blood glucose levels.
US07741487B2
A process for preparing quaterrylene-3,4:13,14-tetracarboximides of the general formula I in which R, R′ are each independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C30-alkyl, C5-C8-cycloalkyl or aryl or hetaryl; which comprises reacting a perylene-3,4-dicarboximide of the general formula IIa in the presence of a base-stable, high-boiling, organic solvent and of an alkali metal base or alkaline earth metal base, with a perylene-3,4-dicarboximide of the general formula IIb in which X is hydrogen, bromine or chlorine.
US07741473B2
The present invention is directed to a processes for the synthesis of trans isomer of 4,6-disubstituted-tetrahydro-furo, thieno, pyrrolo and cyclopenta-[3,4][1,3]dioxoles (Formula I). The process comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a compound of Formula II, which is a mixture of cis and trans-diastereomers, and (b) chemically decomposing the compound of Formula II in a solution comprising a solvent and an acid that is a hydrogen donor or an electron pair acceptor, whereby the cis diastereomer is decomposed and the compound of Formula I is obtained. The compounds prepared by the present invention are useful in treating diseases or conditions associated with platelet aggregation and/or platelet activation.
US07741470B2
Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rational design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. Methods, compositions, and kits generated through rational design of siRNAs are disclosed including those directed to CKSF1B1.
US07741464B2
The present invention discloses a method for treating cancer by using hCRMP1 and/or active fragments thereof, as well as the active fragments of hCRMP1 that are capable of inhibiting cell proliferation, invasive activity, and metastasis of cancer. The method can also be used prior to, or in combination with, the administration a chemotherapy agent. A vector capable of expressing an hCRMP1, a variant of hCRMP1, a fragment of hCRMP1 or a variant of a fragment of hCRMP1 is also disclosed.
US07741463B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a library of template polynucleotides and use thereof in methods of solid-phase nucleic acid amplification. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for preparing a library of template polynucleotides that have common sequences at their 5′ ends and at their 3′ ends.
US07741459B2
The anchoring system generally comprises a solid support and a chemical linking moiety useful for ether formation with another chemical moiety on a nucleic acid molecule. The present invention further contemplates methods for anchoring a nucleic acid molecule to a solid support via a covalent linkage. The anchoring system of the present invention is useful inter alia in construction of nucleic acid arrays, to purify nucleic acid molecules and to anchor nucleic acid molecules so that they can be used as templates for in vitro transcription and/or translation experiments and to participate in amplification reactions. The present invention is particularly adaptable for use with microspheres and the preparation of microsphere suspension arrays and optical fiber arrays. The anchoring system permits the generation of an anchored oligonucleotide for use as a universal nucleic acid conjugation substrate for any nucleic acid molecule or population of nucleic acid molecules. The present invention further provides a kit useful for anchoring nucleic acid molecules or comprising nucleic acid molecules already anchored to a solid support.
US07741453B2
The present invention relates to C34 peptide derivatives that are inhibitors of viral infection and/or exhibit antifusogenic properties. In particular, this invention relates to C34 derivatives having inhibiting activity against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human parainfluenza virus (HPV), measles virus (MeV), and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) with long duration of action for the treatment of the respective viral infections.
US07741447B2
The present invention relates to a method of detecting cancer by use of an oncogene, a method of screening for an active compound useful to treat and/or prevent cancer, and a pharmaceutical composition for treatment and/or prevention of cancer. More specifically, the present invention provides a method of detecting cancer based on the expression of the human oculospanin gene as a marker and a pharmaceutical composition containing an antibody capable of specifically recognizing human oculospanin and having cytotoxic activity against cancer cells.
US07741444B2
The present invention features polypeptides, such as antibodies, and their use in the treatment and diagnosis of neoplasms.
US07741433B2
Novel splice variants as diagnostic markers, preferably membrane-bound. The novel variants according to the present invention may optionally be used for diagnosis of Marker-detectable disease as described herein, optionally through immunohistochemistry.
US07741429B2
A method of making a stable photoresist solution containing a polymer from a solution of a polymer containing trace metals, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a polymer solution containing a polymer, a first solvent and trace metals; (b) passing said polymer solution through an acidic cation ion exchange material to remove said trace metals therefrom and thereby forming a polymer solution containing free acid radicals; (c) precipitating said polymer from said polymer solution of step b by contacting with a second solvent wherein the polymer is substantially insoluble therein; (d) filtering said solution and said second solvent to thereby form a solid polymer cake; (e) contacting said cake from step d with sufficient quantities of additional said second solvent in order to remove free acid radicals therefrom; (f) adding a compatible photoresist solvent to said solid polymer cake from step e and mixing the two in order to dissolve said polymer in said photoresist solvent and thereby forming a photoresist solution; and (g) removing any residual first and second solvents from said photoresist solution containing said polymer to form a stable photoresist solution.
US07741425B2
The invention relates to relates to moisture-hardened hot melt adhesive which contains at least one polyurethane polymer of formula (I) which comprises aldimine groups and which is solid at room temperature, in addition to at least one polyurethane polymer P which comprises isocyanate groups, if q in formula (I) represents zero, or if X in formula (I) represents N—R8 with R8 as a substituent of formula (III). The compositions are characterised in that contain visibly less isocyanate monomers and are therefor particularly advantageous from a work-hygiene point of view.
US07741421B2
The methods for producing macromolecule identifying polymers according to the present invention comprise the steps of polymerizing a starting monomer in an aqueous solution in the presence of a macromolecule, a crosslinking agent, and a radical polymerization initiator to produce a polymer containing the macromolecule in its interior; and removing the macromolecule from the polymer containing the macromolecule to thereby produce the macromolecule identifying polymer having a molecular imprint of the macromolecule. In this method, the crosslinker has a solubility in water at 25° C. of 100% by mass or higher.
US07741411B2
A carboxyl group-containing polyurethane is capable of giving cured products excellent in adhesion with substrates, low warpage, flexibility, plating resistance, soldering heat resistance and long-term reliability. The carboxyl group-containing polyurethane includes a structure derived from a polyol compound having 1 to 10 hydroxyl groups and 18 to 72 carbon atoms per molecule. The carboxyl group-containing polyurethane is produced by reacting: (A) a polyisocyanate compound; (B) a polyol compound having 1 to 10 hydroxyl groups and 18 to 72 carbon atoms per molecule; and (C) a carboxyl group-containing dihydroxy compound (other than the compound (B)).
US07741407B2
The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer which comprises a polymer produced by a process wherein one or more monomers are contacted with a composition comprising the admixture or reaction product resulting from combining (A) a first olefin polymerization catalyst, (B) a second olefin polymerization catalyst capable of preparing polymers differing in chemical or physical properties from the polymer prepared by the first olefin polymerization catalyst under equivalent polymerization conditions, and (C) a chain shuttling agent. Golf balls of the present invention include one-piece, two-piece, and multi-layer golf balls. In two-piece and multi-layer golf balls of the present invention, the polymer may be present in a core layer, a cover layer, an intermediate layer (in the case of multi-layer balls), or a combination thereof.
US07741403B2
Disclosed herein are effect pigment PVC plastisol, uses thereof, and proceses for producing effect pigment PVC plastisol. In one embodiment, an effect pigment PVC plastisol comprises: (A) at least one finely divided PVC homopolymer having particle sizes of from 0.04 to 40 μm, and which as a dispersion in a plasticizer exhibits dilatancy, (B) at least one finely divided PVC homopolymer having particle sizes of from 1 to 400 μm, and which as a dispersion in a plasticizer exhibits pseudoplasticity, (C) at least one plasticizer, and (D) at least one effect pigment.
US07741402B2
A composition and method whereby the same group that is attached to or within the backbone of an associative thickener is reversibly switched between being hydrophilic and hydrophobic in nature. When the group that is attached to or within the backbone is rendered hydrophilic, the aqueous thickener is pourable and readily incorporated into aqueous polymer compositions. When this group is rendered hydrophobic, the thickener performs its thickening function efficiently. Switching is readily accomplished by adjusting the pH of the associative thickener composition and the aqueous polymer composition being thickened.
US07741401B2
A thickener blend composition, and method for thickening aqueous systems, comprising an associative thickener wherein the same group that is attached to or within the backbone of the associative thickener is reversibly switched between being hydrophilic and hydrophobic in nature. When the group that is attached to or within the backbone is rendered hydrophilic, the aqueous thickener is pourable and readily incorporated into aqueous polymer compositions. When this group is rendered hydrophobic, the thickener performs its thickening function efficiently. Switching is readily accomplished by adjusting the pH of the associative thickener composition and the aqueous polymer composition being thickened.
US07741381B2
A curable composition comprising: (A) 100 parts by mass of a monomer component which comprises a radically polymerizable monomer and has a water absorbing capacity of not larger than 20% by weight; (B) 0.5 to 10 parts by mass of water; (C) 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of a surfactant; and (D) an effective amount of a radical polymerization initiator. The curable composition is cured by polymerization in a state where a water layer is formed on the surfaces of the cured body that is being formed, effectively suppressing the hindrance of polymerization caused by oxygen and decreasing the formation of unpolymerized product on the surfaces of the cured body. The curable composition is particularly useful as a dental restorative which involves difficulty when it is to be polymerized while shutting off oxygen.
US07741371B2
This invention provides a class of androgen receptor targeting agents (ARTA). The compounds are selective androgen receptor modulators (SARM) useful for, inter-alia, suppressing spermatogenesis, treating a subject having a hormone related condition, treating a subject suffering from prostate cancer, delaying the progression of prostate cancer, preventing the recurrence of prostate cancer, and treating the recurrence of prostate cancer.
US07741367B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing diseases and disorders associated with expression of PPAR γ and/or infiltration of macrophages into skeletal muscle tissue and/or white adipose tissue. The method treats such diseases and disorders with abscisic acid (ABA). Exemplary diseases and disorders include diabetes, including type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, glucose intolerance insulin resistance, and diseases and disorders involving the immune system, such as inflammation, including obesity-related inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, allergies, asthma, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis.
US07741364B2
The invention relates to a series of substituted pyrrole derivatives, compositions comprising the same, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions.
US07741359B2
The present invention relates to derivatives of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) having improved anti-inflammatory properties useful in the treatment of inflammation, pain and fever. More particularly, NSAIDs are derivatized with a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) releasing moiety to produce novel anti-inflammatory compounds having reduced side effects.
US07741357B1
Reaction of nordihydroguaiaretic acid with various alkyl chlorides, 1-piperidinecarbonyl chloride, methyl chloroformate, or 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole under alkaline conditions produced the corresponding phenol ethers, carbamates and carbonates, respectively, in 67-83% yields (Scheme 1 and Scheme 2). Among these derivatives, the nitrogen-containing compounds were converted to the corresponding hydrochloride salts. Having good solubility, these NDGA derivatives were found to be stable in aqueous solution. These new compounds exerted potent activities against HIV Tat-regulated transactivation in cos-7 cells. The most active transcription inhibitor compound of this series 5b (P4N, Tetrapiperidino NDGA, meso-2,3-dimethyl-1,4-bis(3,4-[2-(piperidino)ethoxyphenyl])butane tetrakishydrochloride salt) has an IC50 of 0.88 μM.
US07741356B2
The present invention is directed to novel opioid receptor modulators of Formula (I). The invention further relates to methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of disorders that may be ameliorated or treated by the modulation of opioid receptors.
US07741345B2
The invention is related to compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, and/or phosphonate thereof, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds.
US07741342B2
Thalidomide derivative (I) and their bases or salts are new: where R represents CHR1NR2R3, CHR1NR4C(O)CHR5NR2R3, W or CHR5NR4C(O)W, where R1, R4 and R5 represent independently each other H, C1-4 alkyl, R2 is a C1-4 alkyl, R3 is a C1-4 alkyl, or R2 and R3 together represents 1,3-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,5-pentylene, 1,6-hexylene, W represents 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-mumbered, saturated or unsaturated heterocycle. The invention also relates to processes of production thereof and the use of thereof as an active pharmaceutical ingredient.
US07741337B2
The present invention is directed to azonafide derivatives obtained by reacting azonafide with aldehydes, acyl halides, thioacyl halides, monoisocyanates, isothiocyanates, sulfonyl halides, monohalogenoalkanes, monohalogenoalkenes or monohalogenoalkynes, and are useful as active ingredients of pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention and treatment of cell proliferative disorders, in particular several forms of cancer.
US07741334B2
A method of treating viral infections, particularly Hepatitis B (HBV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), by administering a low dose of Elvucitabine to a patient suffering viral infection is provided herein. The Elvucitabine dosages provided herein for effective anti-viral therapy are approximately 10-fold less than the effective dosages of currently marketed reverse transcriptase inhibitors. The Elvucitabine dosage may be given BID, daily, once every 48 hours, or once weekly. Also provided herein are packaged pharmaceutical formulations comprising Elvucitabine and instructions for treating a viral infection by administering a low BID, daily, once/48 hour, or weekly dosage of Elvucitabine. The low dose Elvucitabine formulations provided herein have the additional benefit of improving patient compliance with anti-viral therapy.
US07741330B1
Described herein are kinase inhibitor compounds, methods for synthesizing such inhibitors, and methods for using such inhibitors in the treatment of diseases. Further described herein are methods, assays and systems for determining an appropriate inhibitor of a protein, including a kinase.
US07741323B2
An indene derivative for selectively modulating the activities of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) having the following formula (I): wherein, R1 is C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkenyl, or C3-6 cycloalkyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more phenyl groups; R2 is H, CN, CO2Ra, CH2CO2Ra, CONRbRc, or phenyl; R3 is C1-6 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, naphthyl, phenyl, being each unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, NH2, NO2, ORa, phenyloxy, C1-6 alkyl, and C3-6 cycloalkyl; and R4, R5, R6, and R7 are each independently H, OH, OSO2CH3, O(CH2)mRe, CH2Rf, OCOCH2ORg, OCH2CH2ORg, OCH2CH═CHRg, or pyridine-2-yloxy, or R5 and R6 together form OCH2O.
US07741315B2
Tricyclic compounds of Formula (I) are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein bond a, ring A, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
US07741298B2
The present invention relates to compounds, small interfering RNAs and compositions and methods of inhibiting tumorigenesis using agents that inhibit the sonic hedgehog and GLI signaling pathway, including agents that inhibit GLI expression, synthesis and/or function. The present invention also relates to particular biomarkers that can be used in the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer. Methods of treating cancer, including glioblastomas, medulloblastomas, basal cell carcinomas, prostate cancer and small cell and non-small cell lung cancer are also provided using small organic compounds, siRNAs and blocking antibodies that inhibit or block the SHH/GLI pathway.
US07741297B2
Covalently lipidated oligonucleotides comprising the CpG dinucleotide unit, or an analogue thereof, may be used as immunostimulatory agents to protect against a disease caused by a cancer cell or a pathogen, either alone or in conjunction with immunogens and/or non-immunological agents.Lipidated oligonucleotides with special backbones, lipidated oligonucleotides with fewer than eight nucleotides, and lipidated oligonucleotides comprising a plurality of CpG dinucleotide-containing segments connected by a long internucleoside linkage are of particular interest. These compounds are also novel per se.
US07741292B2
A method of inhibiting the emigration of cells from the intravascular compartment into tissues (or through any membrane limiting any body compartment from another) by confronting the cells with an agonist specific for receptors involved with migration of said cells via a receptor thereby making the cell unresponsive to further activation.
US07741287B2
The present invention relates to the use of a peptide having the amino acid sequence NH2-VCVLAHHFGKEFTPPVQAAYQKVVAGVANALAHKYH-COOH (SEQ ID NO:1) as well as variants, derivatives and fragments of the peptide for the treatment of viral diseases.
US07741286B2
Modified anti-angiogenic peptides are disclosed. The modified peptides are capable of forming a peptidase stabilized anti-angiogenic peptide. The modified anti-angiogenic peptides, particularly modified kringle 5 peptides are capable of forming a conjugate with a blood protein. Conjugates are prepared from anti-angiogenic peptides, particularly kringle 5 peptides, by combining the peptide with a reactive functional group with a blood protein. The conjugates may be formed in vivo or ex vivo. The conjugates are administered to patients to provide an anti-angiogenic effect.
US07741284B2
In certain aspects, the present invention provides BMP10 propeptides for use in treating a variety of disorders including heart disorders and other disorders associated with unwanted activity of the mature BMP10 polypeptide. The present invention also provides methods of screening compounds that modulate activity of BMP10.
US07741281B2
Macrocyclic peptides are disclosed having the general formula: wherein R′, R3, R3′, R4, R6, X, Q, and W are described. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed.
US07741261B1
A cleaning composition contains all natural ingredients and is both environmentally safe and hypoallergenic. One embodiment of natural glass cleaner contains white vinegar, natural aloe vera gel, fresh rosemary, filtered water, pure eucalyptus oil, lauryl glucoside, green food color, and a preservative. One embodiment of natural scrub wash multi-purpose cleaner contains lemon juice, fresh rosemary, lauryl glucoside, filtered water, fresh peppermint and a preservative. One embodiment of natural shine furniture cleaner contains lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, pure orange oil, pure lemon oil, pure eucalyptus oil, filtered water, and a preservative.
US07741254B2
Pressureless sintered high density materials containing hexagonal boron nitride have low coefficients of friction and high wear resistance and are useful for bearings, bushings and other articles subjected to bearing loads.
US07741252B2
An oilfield treatment method is given that uses fluids that contain surfactants used as foamers and/or viscosifiers such that the fluids pass the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Directive 27 requirements for low toxicity to certain bioluminescent bacteria. Such fluids may be used in oilfield treatments, for example drilling and stimulation, near fresh water aquifers. The surfactants are certain non-ionic surfactants that are not aromatic, or certain amphoteric surfactants (that can be neutral), or certain zwitterionic surfactants, (in which both positive and negative charges are present in a single molecule so that the whole molecule is neutral).
US07741244B2
This invention relates to agricultural compositions that find particular use as a fungicide composition. The fungicide composition can include one or more fatty acids and one or more organic acids different from the fatty acid. The organic acid can but need not exhibit any fungicidal activity; however, when combined with a fatty acid, the organic acid functions as a potent synergist for the fatty acid as a fungicide. Additionally, the fungicide composition can include other components such as emulsifiers, adjuvants, surfactants and diluents. The fungicide composition significantly reduces or prevents the fungal infection of cash crops including vegetables, fruits, berries, seeds, grains and at higher application rates, can also be used as a harvest aid or desiccant for harvested crops such as potatoes.
US07741234B2
A fibrous structure product comprising one or more plies of fibrous structure; a basis weight from about 10 lbs/3000 ft2 to about 50 lbs/3000 ft2; from 16% to about 40% of hardwood fibers, in one embodiment eucalyptus fibers, wherein the starting hardwood fibers have a Runkel Ratio of from 4.5 to about 15 and a fiber count of from about 12 fibers/gram to about 35 fibers/gram; and a Residual Water Value from about 0.001 to about 0.18. In one embodiment the product comprises two or more plies of fibrous structure, a basis weight from about 25 lbs/3000 ft2 to about 50 lbs/3000 ft2 and from about 23% to about 40% of hardwood fibers. In another embodiment at least one of the piles of the fibrous structure product further comprises a plurality of embossments thereon comprising an embossment height of from about 600 μm to about 1,200 μm.
US07741221B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device includes providing a plurality of features in a layout, selecting critical features from the plurality of features, placing a first plurality of short-range dummy etch features in the layout at a first distance from the critical features to increase the feature density near the critical features, wherein each of the first plurality of short-range dummy etch features has a first width, removing at least one of the first plurality of short-range dummy etch features from the layout that will subsequently interfere with the electrical performance of at least one active feature so that a second plurality of short-range dummy etch features remains, and using the layout to pattern a layer on a semiconductor substrate.
US07741219B2
In one embodiment, a method, comprises forming a diffusion layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a selectively deposited metal or metal alloy on an aluminum gate structure by removing an aluminum oxide layer from the aluminum gate structure and depositing a zinc layer on the aluminum gate structure by a zincating process, and selectively depositing a sacrificial metal or metal alloy cap on the aluminum gate layer by displacing the zinc layer. This embodiment enables the SAC process flow on devices with Aluminum gates.
US07741215B2
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including the step of forming a hole penetrating an insulating film over a semiconductor substrate, wherein the step includes the steps of forming a pedestal at a position where a hole to be formed; forming an insulating film to bury the pedestal; forming a first hole in the insulating film so as to expose a top surface of the pedestal; and removing the pedestal to form a second hole continuous with the first hole to form a hole penetrating the insulating film.
US07741207B2
A semiconductor device comprises a first insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, a first metal pattern formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the first metal pattern, a second metal pattern formed on the second insulating film, and a third metal pattern formed in the second insulating film and connecting between the first metal pattern and the second metal pattern. The third metal pattern is a single continuous structure, and the principal orientation axes of crystals of a metal constituting the third metal pattern are parallel to the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US07741203B2
A method of forming a gate pattern of a flash memory device may include forming a tunnel dielectric layer, a conductive layer for a floating gate, a dielectric layer, a conductive layer for a control gate, a metal electrode layer, and a hard mask film over a semiconductor substrate. The metal electrode layer may be etched such that a positive slope of an upper sidewall may be formed larger than a positive slope of a lower sidewall of the metal electrode layer. The conductive layer for the control gate, the dielectric layer, and the conductive layer for the floating gate may then be etched. High molecular weight argon gas, for example, may be used to improve an anisotropic etch characteristic of plasma. Over etch of a metal electrode layer may be decreased to reduce a bowing profile. Resistance of word lines can be decreased and electrical properties can be improved.
US07741199B2
A method for introducing impurities includes a step for forming an amorphous layer at a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a step for forming a shallow impurity-introducing layer at the semiconductor substrate which has been made amorphous, and an apparatus used therefore. Particularly, the step for forming the amorphous layer is a step for irradiating plasma to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the step for forming the shallow impurity-introducing layer is a step for introducing impurities into the surface which has been made amorphous.
US07741195B2
A method includes providing a wafer having a first die and a scribe grid, where the first die has die circuitry and a bond pad electrically connected to the die circuitry, and where the scribe grid has a scribe grid pad electrically connected to the die circuitry. The method further includes accessing the scribe grid pad to stimulate the die circuitry. A wafer includes a first die. The first die includes die circuitry, a plurality of conductive layers, and a bond pad electrically connected to the die circuitry via at least one conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers. The wafer includes a scribe grid having a scribe grid pad, and an interconnect electrically connecting the scribe grid pad to the die circuitry. The plurality of die of the wafer can then be singulated, and at least one of the singulated die can be packaged.
US07741190B2
A method of fabricating integrated circuit structures utilizes selective oxygen implantation to dielectrically isolate semiconductor structures using no extra masks. Existing masks are utilized to introduce oxygen into bulk silicon with subsequent thermal oxide growth. Since the method uses bulk silicon, it is cheaper than silicon-on-insulator (SOI) techniques. It also results in bulk-silicon that is latch-up immune.
US07741182B2
The invention provides a method of fabricating an extremely short-length dual-gate FET, using conventional semi-conductor processing techniques, with extremely small and reproducible fins with a pitch and a width that are both smaller than can be obtained with photolithographic techniques. On a protrusion (2) on a substrate (1), a first layer (3) and a second layer (4) are formed, after which the top surface of the protrusion (2) is exposed. A portion of the first layer (3) is selectively removed relative to the protrusion (2) and the second layer (4), thereby creating a fin (6) and a trench (5). Also a method is presented to form a plurality of fins (6) and trenches (5). The dual-gate FET is created by forming a gate electrode (7) in the trench(es) (5) and a source and drain region. Further a method is presented to fabricate an extremely short-length asymmetric dual-gate FET with two gate electrodes that can be biased separately.
US07741181B2
A method for fabricating metal gate and polysilicon gate FET devices on the same chip is disclosed. The method avoids the use of two separate masks during gate stack fabrication of the differing gates. By using a single mask, tighter NFET to PFET distances can be achieved, and the fabrication process is simplified. After blanket disposing layers for the fabrication of the metal gate stack, a covering protective material layer is formed, again in blanket fashion. A block level mask is used to clear the surface for the gate insulator formation in the poly gate device regions. During oxidation, which forms the gate dielectric for the poly gate devices, the protective material prevents damage of the metal gate device regions. Following oxidation, a single common polysilicon cover is disposed in blanket manner for continuing the fabrication of the gate stacks. The protective material is selected in such a way to be either easily removable upon oxidation, or to be conductive upon oxidation. In this latter case the oxidized protective material is incorporated into the metal gate stack, which incorporation results in a novel CMOS structure.
US07741178B2
A method for fabricating a vertical channel transistor in a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of pillars arranged in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction over a substrate, wherein each of the pillars includes a hard mask pattern thereon, forming a bit line region in the substrate between the pillars, forming a first sidewall insulation layer on a sidewall of each of the pillars, forming an insulation layer for filling a space between the pillars, forming a mask pattern for exposing the substrate between lines of the pillars arranged in the first direction over a resulting structure including the insulation layer, etching the insulation layer and the substrate using the mask pattern as an etch barrier to form a trench for defining a bit line in the substrate, and forming a second sidewall insulation layer over a resulting structure including the trench.
US07741173B2
A method for forming a capacitor insulation film includes the step of depositing a monoatomic film made of a metal by supplying a metal source including the metal and no oxygen, and depositing a metal oxide film including the metal by using a CVD technique. The method provides the metal oxide film having higher film properties with a higher throughput.
US07741172B2
A positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN)/negative-intrinsic-positive (NIP) diode includes a semiconductor substrate having first and second main surfaces opposite to each other. The semiconductor substrate is of a first conductivity. The PIN/NIP diode includes at least one trench formed in the first main surface which defines at least one mesa. The trench extends to a first depth position in the semiconductor substrate. The PIN/NIP diode includes a first anode/cathode layer proximate the first main surface and the sidewalls and the bottom of the trench. The first anode/cathode layer is of a second conductivity opposite to the first conductivity. The PIN/NIP diode includes a second anode/cathode layer proximate the second main surface, a first passivation material lining the trench and a second passivation material lining the mesa. The second anode/cathode layer is the first conductivity.
US07741171B2
An integrated circuit structure and a method of forming the same are provided. The method includes providing a surface; performing an ionized oxygen treatment to the surface; forming an initial layer comprising silicon oxide using first process gases comprising a first oxygen-containing gas and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS); and forming a silicate glass over the initial layer. The method may further include forming a buffer layer using second process gases comprising a second oxygen-containing gas and TEOS, wherein the first and the second process gases have different oxygen-to-TEOS ratio.
US07741168B2
Systems and methods for fabricating semiconductor devices with dual-stress layers using double-stress oxide/nitride stacks. A method comprises providing NMOS and PMOS regions, selectively forming a dual-stack tensile stress layer over the NMOS region by depositing a tensile silicon nitride layer over the NMOS and PMOS regions, depositing a tensile silicon oxide layer over the tensile silicon nitride layer, removing a portion of the tensile silicon oxide layer from the PMOS region, and removing a portion of the tensile silicon nitride layer from the NMOS region and selectively forming a dual stack compressive stress layer over the PMOS region by depositing a compressive silicon nitride layer over the NMOS and PMOS regions, depositing a compressive silicon oxide layer over the compressive silicon nitride layer, removing a portion of the compressive silicon oxide layer from the NMOS region, and removing a portion of the compressive silicon nitride layer from the NMOS region.
US07741163B2
A method of fabricating a thin film transistor is provided. A gate is formed on a substrate. A gate insulator is formed on the substrate to cover the gate. A source/drain layer is formed on the gate insulator, and a portion of the gate insulator above the gate is exposed by the source/drain layer. An isolated layer is formed on the source/drain layer and has an opening to expose a portion of the gate insulator and a portion of the source/drain layer above the gate. A channel layer is formed in the opening of the isolated layer to be electrically connected to the source/drain layer, and the channel layer is exposed by the opening.
US07741162B2
This invention is a method for manufacturing a high-frequency module device. A high-frequency circuit unit (2) in which first to third unit wiring layers (5) to (7), each having a capacitor (12) or the like at a part, are stacked and formed on flattened one surface of a dummy board (30) so that a third pattern wiring is exposed from a connection surface (2a) of an uppermost layer is mounted on a mounting surface (3a) of a base board (3) where an input/output terminal part (18) is exposed, in such a manner that the third pattern wiring and the input/output terminal part are connected with each other, and after that, the dummy board is removed. A high-frequency module device is thus manufactured.
US07741159B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first diffusion region formed in the semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor element formed in the first diffusion region, and a channel formed in the first diffusion region to receive a cooling fluid.
US07741157B2
A method of forming a MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System), includes forming an ambient port through a MEMS cap which defines a cavity containing a plurality of MEMS actuators therein; and bonding a lid arrangement to the MEMS cap to hermetically seal the ambient port.
US07741154B2
An integrated circuit package system comprising: providing a module lead array; attaching a module integrated circuit adjacent the module lead array; attaching a module substrate over the module integrated circuit; and applying a module encapsulant over the module integrated circuit wherein the module lead array and the module substrate are partially exposed.
US07741152B2
A method of making a three-dimensional package, including: (a) providing a wafer; (b) forming at least one blind hole; (c) forming an isolation layer; (d) forming a conductive layer; (e) forming a dry film; (f) filling the blind hole with a solder; (g) removing the dry film; (h) patterning the conductive layer; (i) removing a part of the lower surface of the wafer and the isolation layer, so as to expose the conductive layer; (j) stacking a plurality of the wafers, and performing a reflow process; and (k) cutting the stacked wafers, so as to form a plurality of three-dimensional packages. As such, the lower end of the conductive layer is inserted into the solder of the lower wafer, so as to enhance the joint between the conductive layer and the solder, and effectively reduce the overall height of the three-dimensional packages after joining.
US07741151B2
Integrated circuit packages are formed from a panel where the panel is separated by laser cutting the panel. In some embodiments, the panel is attached to the carrier for the formation of interconnect layers on the panel. Afterwards, the panel is cut with a laser while on the carrier to separate the integrated circuit packages. A tape or other type of structure may be attached to the top of the packages after the laser cutting. The integrated circuit packages are removed from the carrier by releasing the adhesive and removing the integrated circuit packages with the tape. The packages are then removed from the tape.
US07741146B2
A method of forming a multifunction solar cell including an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell by providing a first substrate for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor material; forming a first solar subcell on the substrate having a first band gap; forming a second solar subcell over the first solar subcell having a second band gap smaller than the first band gap; forming a graded interlayer over the second subcell, the graded interlayer having a third band gap greater than the second band gap; forming a third solar subcell over the graded interlayer having a fourth band gap smaller than the second band gap such that the third subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to the second subcell; attaching a surrogate second substrate over the third solar subcell and removing the first substrate; and etching a first trough around the periphery of the solar cell to the surrogate second substrate so as to form a mesa structure on the surrogate second substrate and facilitate the removal of said solar cell from the surrogate second substrate.
US07741143B2
In an embodiment, an image sensor includes an isolation layer disposed in a semiconductor substrate to define a first active region and a second active region extending from the first active region. A photodiode is disposed in a portion of the first active region. A floating diffusion region is provided in the second active region at a position spaced apart from the photodiode. A transfer gate electrode is disposed on the second active region between the photodiode and the floating diffusion region. The transfer gate electrode is disposed to cover both sidewalls and an upper portion of the second active region. The transfer gate electrode has a region extending onto the first active region and overlapping the photodiode. The photodiode has a protrusion into the second active region at the portion adjacent to the transfer gate electrode. A deep n-impurity region of the photodiode extends in the protrusion.
US07741135B2
A method of manufacturing a light emitting display including an image display part formed on a substrate and a pad part including at least one terminal electrically connected to the image display part. The method includes forming thin film transistors and at least one electroluminescent device electrically connected to the thin film transistors and including a first electrode layer, an emission layer, and a second electrode layer on the image display part, forming a protection layer on the second electrode layer of the electroluminescent device and the pad part, sealing the image display part on the protection layer, and removing the protection layer formed at least on the pad part to expose the terminals. Therefore, it is possible to easily remove the protection layer formed of organic material or inorganic material formed on the pad part without an additional mask.
US07741125B2
A biosensor and a biosensor measuring apparatus whose performance can be easily determined by an ordinary user are provided. A biosensor 100 includes a substrate 1 having a quality deciding section 13 and a sample receiving section 15 provided on the substrate 1 to which a sample is supplied. The quality deciding section 13 includes a moisture absorbing material changed in color through absorption of moisture. The sample receiving section 15 has a reagent section 7 including an enzyme reacted with a test substance as a substrate. The quality deciding section 13 includes a recess 17 formed in the substrate 1, the moisture absorbing material 16 disposed in the recess 17 and a film 18 with no air permeability substantially covering the opening of the recess 17 and closely adhered to the moisture absorbing material 16. Cobalt salt is used as the moisture absorbing material 16.
US07741121B2
The present application is generally directed to microfluidic devices and methods for the achievement and assessment of chemical and radiochemical purity of (microfluidic) radio-synthesis products. More particularly, the current application relates to systems for purification and analysis of radiochemical products yielded by microfluidic synthesis devices.
US07741119B2
A strain of xylose-utilizing Zymomonas was engineered with a genetic modification to the glucose-fructose oxidoreductase gene resulting in reduced expression of GFOR enzyme activity. The engineered strain exhibits reduced production of xylitol, a detrimental by-product of xylose metabolism. It also consumes more xylose and produces more ethanol during mixed sugar fermentation under process-relevant conditions.
US07741116B2
A device, and method of making the device, capable of therapeutic treatment and/or for in vitro testing of human skin. The device may be used on skin wounds for burned, injured, or diseased skin, and provides structures and functions as in normal uninjured skin, such as barrier function, which is a definitive property of normal skin. The device contains cultured dermal and epidermal cells on a biocompatible, biodegradable reticulated matrix. All or part of the cells may be autologous, from the recipient of the cultured skin device, which advantageously eliminates concerns of tissue compatibility. The cells may also be modified genetically to provide one or more factors to facilitate healing of the engrafted skin replacement, such as an angiogenic factor to stimulate growth of blood vessels. The inventive device is easy to handle and manipulate for surgical transplant, can be made into large sheets to minimize the number of grafts required to cover a large surface area to be treated, and can be produced within the time frame to treat a burned individual requiring a skin graft.
US07741115B2
The invention is directed to LDCAM as a purified and isolated protein, the DNA encoding the LDCAM, host cells transfected with cDNAs encoding LDCAM, processes for preparing LDCAM polypeptides and compositions and methods for treating utilizing LDCAM polypeptides.
US07741111B2
This invention relates generally to a novel CaM multi-functional protein kinase, which has been named Pregnancy Up-Regulated, Nonubiquitous CaM Kinase (PNCK), and to the nucleotide sequence encoding it. The kinase is temporally expressed during postnatal mammary development in a spatially heterogeneous manner in certain subsets of cells, and overexpressed in a subset of primary breast cancers. The invention further relates to an analysis of a correlation between carcinogenesis and postnatal development, particularly mammary development, especially associated with parity; as well as to methods of using the kinase, or gene encoding it, as markers, prognostic tools, screening tools and therapies, in vitro and in vivo that are based upon that correlation.
US07741088B2
The present invention is directed to a process for improving the specific activity of a dehydrated enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity for hydrolysis of glycolonitrile to glycolic acid upon rehydration. In particular, a process is provided comprising pretreating an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity with glutaraldehyde, immobilizing the gutaraldehyde-preteated enzyme catalyst and chemically cross-linking the enzyme catalyst prior to dehydration. Upon rehydration, the enzyme catalyst exhibits improved specific nitrilase activity as compared to enzyme catalysts having nitrilase activity that are dehydrated and rehydrated without the processing described herein.
US07741085B2
The present invention relates to a compound WS727713, useful as a modulator of melanocortin receptors, and a process for its production by culturing in a culture medium the actinomycetes strain of the genus Pseudonocardia, deposit number FERM BP-7570 and recovering the compound.
US07741082B2
A process for production of cyclopropyl-fused pyrrolidine-based inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV is provided which employs a BOC-protected amine of the structure prepared by subjecting an acid of the structure to reduce amination by treating the acid with ammonium formate, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, dithiothreitol and partially purified phenylalanine dehydrogenase/formate dehydrogenase enzyme concentrate (PDH/FDH) and without isolating treating the resulting amine of the structure 2 with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate to form the BOC-protected amine.
US07741079B2
A method of making a genetically modified mammalian cell, the method including selecting a first codon of a parent polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide for replacement with a synonymous codon, wherein the synonymous codon is selected on the basis that it exhibits a higher translational efficiency in a first type of mammalian cell than the first codon in a comparison of translational efficiencies of codons in cells of the first type, replacing the first codon with the synonymous codon to form a synthetic polynucleotide, and introducing the synthetic polynucleotide into a mammalian cell to produce the genetically modified mammalian cell.
US07741071B2
This invention provides methods and compositions for incorporation of an unnatural amino acid into a peptide using an orthogonal aminoacyl tRNA synthetase/tRNA pair. In particular, an orthogonal pair is provided to incorporate 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan in a position encoded by an opal mutation.
US07741049B2
The present invention provides a method for analyzing agonist-activity to a cytokinin receptor, which comprises (1) bringing an examinee substance into contact with a transformed cell into which DNA coding the cytokinin receptor is introduced and (2) measuring the existence or the quantity of intracellular signal transduction from the cytokinin receptor expressed in the transformed cell, and, a method for analyzing antagonist-activity to a cytokinin receptor, which comprises (1) bringing an examinee substance and a substance having agonist-activity to the cytokinin receptor into contact with a transformed cell into which DNA coding the cytokinin receptor is introduced and (2) measuring the existence or the quantity of intracellular signal transduction from the cytokinin receptor expressed in the transformed cell, and the like.
US07741037B2
The present invention is directed generally to a method of identifying an insect pheromone. Initially, a candidate insect pheromone-binding protein is obtained and sequenced. Specific proteins may then be selected by observing the pattern of pheromone-binding protein expression in the insect stage, phase or caste; and/or in the antenna and other sensilla by, for example, in situ hybridization; and/or by comparison with sequence of known pheromone binding proteins. A composition of one or more pheromones may then be contacted with the pheromone-binding protein. Any pheromones bound to the protein may then be eluted and analyzed.
US07741036B2
Method for detecting and identifying unknown bioagents, including bacteria, viruses and the like, by a combination of nucleic acid amplification and molecular weight determination using primers which hybridize to conserved sequence regions of nucleic acids derived from a bioagent and which bracket variable sequence regions that uniquely identify the bioagent. The result is a “base composition signature” (BCS) which is then matched against a database of base composition signatures, by which the bioagent is identified.
US07741024B2
An immunogenic proteoliposome containing a transmembrane protein or oligomeric complexes containing such proteins, including viral envelope glycoproteins, in a lipid membrane around an elliptoid or spherical shape. The shape preferably also contains an attractant such as streptavidin or avidin and the lipid membrane contains a moiety that binds to the attractant such as biotin. The immunogenic transmembrane protein is bound to a ligand which is anchored in the shape. Methods for making the immunogenic proteoliposomes are provided. uses of the proteoliposome are described, including their use as immunogens to elicit immune reaction, and their use in screening assays, including their use as antigens to screen antibody libraries, as well as for drug screening and the identification of ligands.
US07741020B2
This invention relates to methods for determining the activity of Lp-PLA2 in at least one sample from an animal. The invention also relates to methods for determining the inhibition of Lp-PLA2 activity in samples from animals that are administered an Lp-PLA2 inhibitor.
US07741013B2
A process for patterning thick film electrically functional patterns using a photosensitive polymer layer. A tacky photosensitive layer is applied onto a substrate surface. The photosensitive layer is imaged with a pattern using actinic radiation, the exposed areas of the photosensitive layer become hardened and non-tacky. A subsequent application of a thick film composition sheet will cause the thick film to adhere to the remaining tacky areas. Upon peeling the sheet, a thick film print pattern will be produced. This step is followed by a processing profile prescribed by the thick film composition used which results in a pattern having electrically functional properties. The invention also extends to a process wherein a thick film composition is recovered from a used sheet.
US07741011B2
A polyurethane resin is synthesized from a compound represented by the following Formula (1), a polymerizable composition includes the polyurethane resin, a planographic printing plate precursor includes a photosensitive layer including the composition, and a method produces a diol compound that can be used as a raw material of the polyurethane resin. In Formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a single bond or an alkylene group optionally having a substituent, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and A represents a divalent or higher linking group, provided that R1 and R2 are not both a single bond.
US07741010B2
A laser-decomposable resin composition, includes: (A) a polymer compound containing a structure represented by formula (0) as a repeating unit in a main chain of the polymer compound: wherein R1 represents H or a hydrocarbyl group which may have a substituent; and (B) a photo-latent or heat-latent catalyst, and a pattern-forming material, includes: a layer containing the laser-decomposable resin composition.
US07741003B2
A resist transfer pad and method of use are described for forming a uniform photoresist on the surface of a workpiece such as a slider. The resist transfer pad includes a layer of cured polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on a cushioning layer, e.g. silicone rubber, and an optional stiffening layer. The sliders are preferably mounted on a carrier or pallet. In one preferred embodiment the loaded resist transfer pads are applied to the slider surface by roll lamination where the loaded resist transfer pad is transported by a roller system using a cover-tape and pressed against the slider surface. Subsequently the cover-tape and the resist transfer pad are lifted off and the photoresist remains on the transducer. An alternative embodiment uses a vacuum, piston laminator to press the loaded resist transfer pad onto the surface of the transducer.
US07740956B2
An organic electroluminescent device comprising: a pair of electrodes; and at least one organic layer between the pair of electrodes, the at least one organic layer between the pair of electrodes, the at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer, wherein the luminescent layer contains at least one electron injection/transport compound, at least one hole injection/transport compound, and at least one green or blue phosphorescent compound; and the electron injection/transport compound and the hole injection/transport compound each has a minimum triplet exciton energy value which is equal to or more than that of the green or blue phosphorescent compound.
US07740948B1
This disclosure addresses the issue of providing a metallic-ceramic overlay coating that potentially serves as an interface or bond coat layer to provide enhanced oxidation resistance to the underlying superalloy substrate via the formation of a diffusion barrier regime within the supporting base material. Furthermore, the metallic-ceramic coating is expected to limit the growth of a continuous thermally grown oxide (TGO) layer that has been primarily considered to be the principal cause for failure of existing TBC systems. Compositional compatibility of the metallic-ceramic with traditional yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) top coats is provided to further limit debond or spallation of the coating during operational use. A metallic-ceramic architecture is disclosed wherein enhanced oxidation resistance is imparted to the surface of nickel-based superalloy or single crystal metal substrate, with simultaneous integration of the yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) within the metallic-ceramic overlayer.
US07740942B2
The invention provides an opto-electronic device comprising at least one sulfonated aromatic condensation copolymer or at least one phosphonated aromatic condensation copolymer. The at least one sulfonated aromatic condensation copolymer is selected from sulfonated polyarylethers, sulfonated polyimides, sulfonated polyphenylene oxides, sulfonated polyarylenes, sulfonated polyphosphazenes, and the at least one phosphonated aromatic condensation copolymer is selected from phosphonated polyarylethers, phosphonated polyimides, phosphonated polyphenylene oxides, phosphonated polyarylenes, phosphonated polyphosphazenes and combinations thereof. The sulfonated polyarylether is a sulfonated polyarylether block copolymer having sulfonated polyaryletherketone blocks, sulfonated polyethersulfone blocks, or combinations thereof.
US07740925B2
The present invention provides a composite material including a substrate layer, a knit porous layer intermixed within the substrate material, and a thermoplastic layer disposed upon the porous layer. The porous layer is at least partially disposed within the thermoplastic layer. The present invention also provides a method for forming the composite material including the steps of: providing a substrate layer, providing a porous layer disposed on the substrate layer, providing a thermoplastic layer disposed on the porous layer, applying pressure and vacuum to mechanically interlock the thermoplastic layer with the porous layer; and bonding the porous layer to the substrate layer.
US07740924B2
Disclosed is an in-mold labeled thermoplastic resin container specifically so designed that the ratio of the product A of the Gurley stiffness (m·kgf) and the 3% elongation load (kgf) of the label-edge part of the labeled area thereof to the product B of the Gurley stiffness and the 3% elongation load of the label-surrounding part of the non-labeled area thereof, A/B, is at most 0.6. The container has good drop impact fracture resistance and has good producibility, and it is lightweight.
US07740920B2
Silica-based, chemically-bonded porous coatings, synthesized via the reaction of organo silanes with silica, are used as coatings for inkjet image printing. Silica is used as the base material in all cases, due to its favorable chemical properties of the surface, and the favorable pore structure. The silane-silica reaction product substantially retains the original pore structure of the pre-reacted silica. The disclosed embodiments solve the problems in the prior art in that any catalytic activity of the silica surface towards image fade is eliminated by the chemical modification of silica. This improves the image fade and humid fastness properties of the coating.
US07740904B2
This invention belongs to the field of optical chemical sensors. Specifically, it relates to sensors based on the absorbance and emission of light by an indicator molecule where the optical properties of the indicator molecule change in response to a particular analyte. These indicator molecules are immobilized in a transparent substance that is exposed to light, where the substance is typically a solid such as a sol-gel or a polymer. More specifically, it is a new process for manufacturing a material (a medium or matrix) to hold or encapsulate sensing molecules. This new material has an improved resistance to exposure to hydrocarbons. These materials are used to immobilize colorimetric and/or fluorescence indicators in a matrix that repels hydrocarbons in general and non-polar hydrocarbons (i.e. aromatics hydrocarbons) in particular.
US07740901B2
An atmospheric chemical vapor deposition method of making a zinc oxide coated glass article, made by directing one or more streams of gaseous reactants, specifically a zinc containing compound, and an oxygen containing compound, onto a surface of a transparent substrate material heated to a temperature of 400° C. or less.
US07740900B2
A method of preparing a light-absorbing layer applied to a lamp vessel of an electric lamp. At least a part of the lamp vessel is provided with a light-absorbing coating which has stabilized pigments incorporated in a sol-gel matrix. In order to stabilize the pigments, an aminosilane is added.
US07740888B2
An extract of passion fruit is prepared. The extract has the effect of lowering blood pressure and serum nitric oxide levels in mammals. The extract also provides a hepatoprotective effect, as well as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in mammals. A novel compound was identified in the extract and given the name edulilic acid.
US07740886B1
A bedsore treatment ointment comprises a mixture including aloe vera, arnica, eucalyptus oil, pine oil, methyl salicylate, phenol, and lanolin. The mixture is positioned on bedsores for the treatment thereof.
US07740885B2
The invention relates to organic chemistry area and more particularly to the polyunsaturated fatty acids area. The invention specifically relates to nutraceutical or pharmaceutical compositions rich in unsaturated fatty acids, characterized in that they contain free or combined alpha-linolenic acid, associated with fatty acids having five and six double-bonds, admixed with a diluent or vehicle suitable for oral administration. These compositions are used for preventing or treating human or animal cardio-vascular diseases, at a dose ranging from 800 to 1.000 mg of a-linolenic acid, from 80 to 120 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and from 800 to 1.000 mg of docosahexaenoic acid.
US07740884B2
The invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical formulations of a mixture of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH), and to methods of producing such formulations.
US07740882B2
The invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for delivery of a therapeutic or diagnostic agent from one bodily compartment to one or more other bodily compartment by administering one of the following conjugates: a polymer having multiple functional groups at least one of which is covalently bound to a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, and at least one cell uptake promoter covalently bound to the therapeutic or diagnostic agent; or a polymer and at least one cell uptake promoter bound thereto; the polymer further comprising multiple functional groups at least one of which is covalently bound a therapeutic or diagnostic agent.
US07740881B1
Solid controlled-release oral dosage forms comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an opioid analgesic or a salt thereof which provide an extended duration of pain relief of about 24 hours, have a dissolution rate in-vitro of the dosage form, when measured by the USP Paddle Method at 100 rpm at 900 ml aqueous buffer (pH between 1.6 and 7.2) at 37° C. of from about 12.5% to about 42.5% (by wt) opioid released after 1 hour, from about 25% to about 65% (by wt) opioid released after 2 hours, from about 45% to about 85% (by wt) opioid released after 4 hours, and greater than about 60% (by wt) opioid released after 8 hours, the in-vitro release rate being substantially independent of pH and chosen such that the peak plasma level of said opioid analgesic obtained in-vivo occurs from about 2 to about 8 hours after administration of the dosage form.
US07740879B2
A transdermal drug delivery patch has an excipient matrix containing an agonist for administration across the skin of a user, with the matrix further containing a plurality of spaced apart hollow cilia filled with an antagonist, whereby if an abuser attempts to physically remove the agonist the cilia will break releasing the antagonist, or if the abuser attempts to use a solvent to remove the agonist the cilia will dissolve releasing the antagonist, thereby blocking the effect the abuser is attempting to attain by concentrating the agonist for oral ingestion or by hypodermic needle injection.
US07740869B2
The present invention relates to antigenic polypeptides expressed by pathogenic microbes, including antigenic polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of FIG. 1, vaccines comprising the antigenic polypeptides and therapeutic antibodies directed to the antigenic polypeptides.
US07740860B2
The present invention provides multiple antigenic agents compositions and the use thereof to prevent or treat viral infections.
US07740856B2
The application disclose a method of preventing immune cells from binding to other cells, which includes contacting the immune cells and the other cells with a composition comprising Bst2 antagonist.
US07740854B2
The invention relates to a method of treating or monitoring/diagnosing a disease state mediated by activated macrophages. The method comprises the step of administering to a patient suffering from a macrophage mediated disease state an effective amount of a composition comprising a conjugate or complex of the general formula Ab-X where the group Ab comprises a ligand capable of binding to activated macrophages, and when the conjugate is being used for treatment of the disease state, the group X comprises an immunogen, a cytotoxin, or a compound capable of altering macrophage function, and when the conjugate is being used for monitoring/diagnosing the disease state, X comprises an imaging agent. The method is useful for treating a patient suffering from a disease selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammation, infections, osteomyelitis, atherosclerosis, organ transplant rejection, pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, and systemic sclerosis.
US07740852B2
Provided are binding molecules that specifically bind to rabies virus and are capable of neutralizing the virus. Further provided are nucleic acid molecules encoding the binding molecules, compositions comprising the binding molecules and methods of identifying or producing the binding molecules. The binding molecules can be used in the diagnosis, prophylaxis and/or treatment of a condition resulting from rabies virus. In certain embodiments, they can be used in the post-exposure prophylaxis of rabies.
US07740842B2
The present invention provides stable liquid formulations of antibodies suitable for parenteral administration. Also, provided are aqueous solutions which have high concentrations of therapeutical antibodies which may be used to produce therapeutical liquid formulations. The present invention also relates to uses, such as medical uses, of the stable liquid formulations and processes for the production of the stable liquid formulations.
US07740839B2
The present invention relates to an EC SOD, a cell-transducing EC SOLD, and the use thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to an EC SOD, an EC SOD fusion protein enhanced Cell-transduction ability, and the use thereof for preventing or treating skin diseases.
US07740836B2
There are disclosed methods and compositions for recovering or improving visual function in a mammal, by means of adeno-associated viral vectors suitable for gene delivery to mammalian retina.
US07740831B2
A composition for potentiating glutathione, which contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol or a glycoside thereof, a plant containing 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol or a glycoside thereof, an extract of said plant, a hydrolysate of said plant, and a hydrolysate of the extract of said plant (excluding Olea europaea and an extract thereof), and which further contains at least one member selected from among an S-containing compound that is a supply source of cysteine, a protein that contains cysteine and/or cystine, a yeast that contains cysteine and/or cystine, and a vitamin.
US07740827B2
The present invention relates generally to catalysts comprising ruthenium oxide and to processes for catalyzing the oxidation and conversion of sulfur dioxide (SO2) to sulfur trioxide (SO3) using such catalysts. SO2 at low concentrations in process gas streams can be effectively oxidized to SO3 at relatively low temperatures using the ruthenium oxide catalysts of the present invention. In one application, the ruthenium oxide catalysts are used in the final contact stage for conversion of SO2 to SO3 in multiple stage catalytic converters used in sulfuric acid manufacture.
US07740821B2
A mesoporous silicate is prepared by a method that includes combining a silicate precursor, a bifunctional catalyst, and a structure-directing surfactant in an aqueous medium having a pH of about 4 to about 10. A mesoporous silicate forms as an aqueous suspension and can then be isolated. The mesoporous silicate can be formed under mild conditions of temperature and pH, and it exhibits a surprisingly high degree of network condensation.
US07740816B1
A method for treating gases to be scrubbed, comprising filling a scrubber with a volume of lean liquid adequate to cover a sintered permeable membrane in the reaction chamber and a bit more to create a reaction zone in not only a plurality of pores in the membrane with gases but in a reaction zone above the membrane, then introducing gases to be scrubbed to the membrane, building up pressure in the reaction chamber, and passing scrubbed gas from the reaction zone to an exit port at a rate equal to the rate of gases to be scrubbed are introduced.
US07740815B2
A method of treating a gas stream containing silane or other silicon-containing gas is described, in which the gas stream is conveyed to a liquid ring pump or screw-mechanism pump, to which are also supplied an oxidant for oxidising the silicon-containing gas within the pump, and a liquid for forming a liquid ring or intermittent flushing within the pump. A liquid stream containing said liquid and a by-product of the oxidation of the silicon-containing gas is exhaust from the pump.
US07740810B2
An air treatment system includes a filter and heating element, a plasma device, and a photocatalyst and UV light that cooperate to purify an air stream flowing through the air treatment system and protect the photocatalyst from passivating effects of certain contaminants. The air treatment system operates in two different modes. In the first mode, the air treatment system primarily draws air from and returns air to a space, and the heating element and plasma device are selectively shut off. In the second mode, the air treatment system regenerates the filter using the heating element to selectively heat the filter and release adsorbed contaminants. The plasma device is selectively turned on and chemically transforms the released contaminants into solid contaminant products. The solid contaminant products are deposited on a biased electrode of the plasma device. The UV light is turned off to ensure that the photocatalyst is inoperable during the release and transformation of the contaminants. Once deposited, the essentially immobile and inert solid contaminant products are unlikely to damage the photocatalyst.
US07740808B2
The present invention concerns a process and an apparatus for continuous polymerisation of olefin monomers. In particular, the present invention concerns a process and an apparatus for continuous polymerisation olefin monomers like ethylene and other monomers, wherein an olefin monomer is polymerised in slurry phase in an inert hydrocarbon diluent in at least one loop reactor. According to the invention, a polymer slurry is continuously withdrawn from the loop reactor and concentrated. The concentrated slurry is conducted to a flash unit in order to remove the remaining fluid phase, and gas obtained is compressed in a flash gas compressor before it is being fed to a distillation section. By means of the present invention it is possible reduce the size of the flash gas compressor and the capacity of the distillation sections. This significantly reduces investment cost for a continuously operated polymerization apparatus.
US07740805B2
A device for analyzing a fluid sample is provided. The device includes a substrate, a trench formed in said substrate, and a processor. The trench includes a channel, a sample chamber, and a reagent chamber, each in fluid communication with each another. The sample chamber is configured to receive the fluid sample. The processor is integrally formed in the substrate and is in communication with the trench. The processor is configured to analyze the fluid sample. Methods for manufacturing the device are also provided.
US07740803B2
The thermoelastic response of certain materials to an incident electromagnetic excitation beam is highly sensitive to physical conditions existing at the surface of the material. Probe structures carrying probe materials are used as sensors in the analysis and investigation of biochemical molecules. Each probe structure is adapted to undergo a thermoelastic response when excited by temporally varying electromagnetic radiation, characteristics of the thermoelastic response being a function of physical properties of material binding to the surface of the probe structure. An electromagnetic excitation means directs electromagnetic energy at a selected one of the probe structures in order to elicit the excitation response. A detection means determines change in excitation response of the probe structures resulting from the binding of molecules thereto.
US07740797B2
In photo-shaping a target object executed by a photo-shaping machine (10) along with a computing device (1), a first path (P1) is generated as a light beam irradiation path on the basis of contour data of each section sliced at a specified pitch of three-dimensional CAD model data of the target object desired to be formed, and the first parameter data. A second path (P2) is generated as a removal processing path on the basis of the three-dimensional CAD model data, the second parameter data, and removing timing data showing a timing of executing the removal process. Driving programs (P3) are generated for executing the photo-shaping process including the light beam irradiation and the removal process, on the basis of the first path data, second path data and removing timing data, thereby performing the photo-shaping and removal process according to the driving programs.
US07740793B2
A method of making a radially expandable fluid delivery device includes providing a tube of biocompatible fluoropolymer material with a predetermined porosity based on an extrusion and expansion forming process, applying a radial expansion force to the tube expanding the tube to a predetermined diameter dimension, and removing the radial expansion force. The tube is radially inelastic while sufficiently pliable to be collapsible and inflatable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration upon introduction of an inflation force, such that the expanded configuration occurs upon inflation to the predetermined diameter dimension. The fluid delivery device is constructed of a microporous, biocompatible fluoropolymer material having a microstructure that can provide a controlled, uniform, low-velocity fluid distribution through the walls of the fluid delivery device to effectively deliver fluid to the treatment site without damaging tissue proximate the walls of the device.
