| 23rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
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| 20100146394 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Browsing Using A Geospatial Map Metaphor - Methods and systems are described for browsing using a geospatial map metaphor. In one aspect, input for indicating a content provider associated with a location on a map being presented via a user interface is received. A geospatial identifier associated with the content provider associated with the location on the map is determined. A network address for the content provider is determined based on the determined geospatial identifier. Content from the content provider is requested via the determined network address. Content from the content provider is received in response to the request. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100146404 | METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE AND SYNCHRONOUS DISPLAY SESSION - A system for interactively displaying and distributing information. The information may relate to consumer products, any type of article of commerce, marketing and advertising layouts, floor plans, planograms or any other type of information that is capable of being illustrated graphically. A consumer engages in an Interactive Information Session with an attendant, such a help desk attendant. During the Interactive Information Session, the attendant and consumer see synchronized displays of images or animations of the information, which may be manipulated by either one of them. The attendant and the user can communicate interactively by voice or text during at least part of the Interactive Information Session. In another embodiment, two or more users of a system according to the invention can collaboratively design a product, marketing or advertising layouts, planograms, floor plans or other graphical information in an Interactive Design Session. During the session one of the users controls the design at any time. Different users may have control at different times. The users can engage in interactive voice or text communications during at least part of the Interactive Design Session. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100146407 | AUTOMATED AVATAR MOOD EFFECTS IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - A method for automated avatar mood effects in a virtual world may include detecting occurrence of a mood changing condition relatable to a user's avatar. The method may also include determining an avatar mood effect from a plurality of predefined avatar mood effects to be applied to the user's avatar in the virtual world based on the detected mood changing condition. The method may further include automatically applying the avatar mood effect to the user's avatar in the virtual world in response to detecting occurrence of the mood changing condition and determining an applicable avatar mood effect based on the detected mood changing condition and presenting the automatically applied avatar mood effect in association with the user's avatar in the virtual world. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100146418 | ABSTRACTED DISPLAY BUILDING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A machine can be accessed and controlled with the help of an interface device. The customizable interface device contains device elements that define features relating to the external representation and internal functionality of the interface device, as linked to one or more machines. An operator can use a configuration station to implement single or reoccurring queries that interact with the interface device and corresponding machines. In particular, the queries target the configuration of device elements in the interface device. The process can include temporarily unloading unused features from active memory and mirroring property changes initialized by a source. An emulator can assist in the configuration process by providing a preliminary software representation of the interface device hardware. A user can develop, test, and reconfigure functions on the emulator before loading the finalized platform to the interface device. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100146461 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and a displaying method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a sensor which senses user information, and a controller which reads out item information based on the sensed user information, determines a display method of item content corresponding to the read-out item information, and controls the item content to be displayed in the determined display method. Accordingly, actual goods are displayed along with information regarding the actual goods so that the user can realize a displayed image as actual goods and can easily obtain goods information. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100146468 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING MULTIPLE CLOCK DOMAIN CIRCUITS - A Hardware Description Language (HDL) utilizing a Term Rewriting System (TRS) is provided that simplifies handling of clocks, and signaling between various clock domains of a multi-clock domain circuit specification. A specific clock data type is supplied for use with clock signals. Using the clock data type, and other requirements of a circuit specification, clock domain crossing between domains of clocks of the same clock family is handled implicitly. For clock domain crossing between clock domains driven by clocks of different clock families, a “hardware approach” and a “linguistic approach” are provided. A “hardware approach” provides facilities to explicitly specify a synchronizer, using, in part, TRS rules. A “linguistic approach” allows a designer to abstracts the instantiation of synchronizers and instead specify a circuit specification in terms of differently clocked interfaces. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100146578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN EMBEDDED TEST SIGNAL FROM A MULTIMEDIA PROCESSOR - A computer readable medium is disclosed containing computer program instructions that when executed by a computer concurrently send a plurality of test signals from a multimedia processor, the computer program instructions including but not limited to instructions to accept a test initiation signal at the multimedia processor; and instructions to concurrently send at least one of a plurality of test signals from each one of a plurality of output ports on the multimedia processor. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100146591 | CONVERGED ACCESS CONTROL METHOD USING NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE AT PENETRATION NODE OF IP NETWORK OF CONVERGENCE ALL-IP NETWORK - There is provided a converged access control method using a network access device at an edge node of an IP network of a convergence ALL-IP network that performs authentication control, QoS control, traffic control and mobility control in a consistent manner using a network access device located at penetration nodes of an IP network of a convergence ALL-IP network to effectively accommodate a subscriber network in various access environments, thereby ensuring network flexibility and scalability. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100140776 | TRIAXIAL THROUGH-CHIP CONNECTON - A method performed on a wafer having multiple chips each including a doped semiconductor and substrate involves etching an annulus trench, metalizing an inner and an outer perimeter side wall of the annulus trench, etching a via trench into the wafer, making a length of the via trench electrically conductive, thinning a surface of the substrate. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100140823 | PROCESS FOR MAKING MOLDS - The invention disclose a process for making molds which do not generate toxic gas in pouring a molten metal into the molds equipped with casting cores or the like even when the binder contained therein decomposes and which are excellent in the disintegration characteristics after casting. The process comprises mixing a particulate aggregate with one or more water-soluble binders, a surfactant, a crosslinking agent and water under stirring and foaming to prepare a foamed aggregate mixture, charging the foamed aggregate mixture into a mold-foaming cavity, solidifying the charged mixture by evaporating the water contained in the mixture to form a mold, and taking the mold out of the cavity. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100140831 | Molded object-forming apparatus and method - An apparatus and method for forming a molded object, e.g., a channel letter trim and trimmed face. A shape is stored in a processor. A mold material is held by vacuum on a table, movably supported on a support frame. The table moves to a second position on the support frame, where the mold material is cut into a mold having the stored shape. The table and mold are moved to a third position on the support frame. Heated synthetic material is drawn over the mold by vacuum. After the synthetic material hardens, excess material is cut off, if necessary, and the synthetic material, now in the shape of the mold, is removed from the mold. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100140850 | Compositions for 3D printing - Described is a composition for solid freeform fabrication (SFF) at a given dispensing temperature. The composition comprises: a curable component having a monofunctional (meth)acrylic functional group; a photo-initiator, and a sulfur-containing additive. The viscosity of the composition, as measured at the given dispensing temperature, changes by no more than 3 cps during 30 days of aging at 40° C. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100140962 | MORTISE LOCK - Disclosed is a mortise lock having a latch bolt serving as a dead bolt. The mortise lock comprises a case including a front wall having an opening and a lateral wall having a latch tongue hook hole; a latch bolt including a body and heads, the heads having a first part extended from the body and exposed to the outside of the case through the opening formed in the front wall and a second part obliquely extended from an end of the first part; and a latch tongue including a protrusion rotatably fixed to the body of the latch bolt and protruded to be in contact with a striking plate of a door frame prior to the heads of the latch bolt and a hook hanging on the latch tongue hook hole of the case, the latch tongue being provided with a rotational shaft nearer to the case than the protrusion, wherein the rotational shaft of the latch tongue is rotatably moved into the case by a force, which is given to allow the striking plate of the door frame to push the protrusion of the latch tongue, so as to insert the first part of the heads of the latch bolt into the case, and the striking plate of the door frame pushes an inclined surface of the second part of the heads of the latch bolt so as to insert the second part of the heads into the case. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100140964 | LATCHING DEVICE FOR MULTIPART HOUSINGS - The invention proposes a latching device for at least two housing parts, in which a snap-on connection as well as a latching connection between the housing parts is produced by means of a correspondingly designed rotary knob/pushbutton function. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100140997 | Automobile Seat for Children With Visual Indicator of Harness Tightness and Corresponding Visual Indicator - The present disclosure relates to an automobile seat for children. The seat includes a safety harness and a system of tightening the safety harness. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141004 | Stand Up Seat Assembly with Retractable Rear Leg - A seat assembly is provided for supporting an occupant above a floor in a vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion extending between front and rear ends. The front end is adapted to be pivotally coupled to the floor for pivoting the seat cushion between a seating position and a kneeling position. A seat back is pivotally coupled to the rear end of the seat cushion and is adapted to be releasably secured to the floor. A drive link is pivotally coupled between the floor and the seat back. The drive link urges the seat back to pivot relative to the seat cushion as the seat cushion pivots between the seating and kneeling positions thereby maintaining the seat back in a generally vertical orientation. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141006 | SEAT RECLINER ASSEMBLY - The problem to be solved is to provide a compact and robust seat recliner assembly and the problem is solved by providing a seat recliner assembly with a guide plate, a pivotable plate, four pawls, a shaft, a cam, a retractor plate and a pre-tensioned spring wherein the pawls engage with the pivotable plate to lock the seat back from moving and the four pawls share the load on the assembly. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141060 | AXIAL MOTOR - An axial motor includes an armature side stator ( | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141088 | ELASTIC BOUNDARY WAVE DEVICE - An elastic boundary wave device of the present invention includes a plurality of elastic boundary wave elements. The elastic boundary wave elements each include a piezoelectric material layer, an electrode disposed over the piezoelectric material layer, a first dielectric layer formed over the piezoelectric material layer so as to cover the electrode, and a second dielectric layer formed over the first dielectric layer. An acoustic velocity of the second dielectric layers is faster than an acoustic velocity of the first dielectric layers, and the acoustic velocity of the second dielectric layer of at least one elastic boundary wave element from among the plurality of elastic boundary wave elements is different from the acoustic velocity of the second dielectric layer of another of the elastic boundary wave elements. This enables improving the degree of suppression in use as a filter in the elastic boundary wave device. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141112 | ELECTRON EMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING THE SAME - An electron emission device including a first substrate, a second substrate, a gas, a sealant, and a phosphor layer is provided. The first substrate has a cathode thereon, and the cathode has a patterned profile. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate and has an anode thereon. The sealant is disposed at edges of the first substrate and the second substrate to assemble the first and second substrates. The gas is disposed between the cathode and the anode and configured to induce a plurality of electrons from the cathode, wherein the pressure of the gas is between 10 torr and 10− | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141162 | LED DRIVER CIRCUIT WITH SEQUENTIAL LED LIGHTING CONTROL - An LED driver circuit powers a plurality of LED arrays coupled in parallel, each LED array having one or more LEDs coupled in series. A power converter converts an input signal from a power source into an output signal across the LED arrays. A switching element is coupled in series with each of the LED arrays and alternates between first and second switch states in response to lighting control signals. A control circuit generates the lighting control signals and supplies them to the switching elements to sequentially operate one or more of the switching elements in the first switch state during each of a plurality of predetermined time periods in a light emitting state for the LED driver circuit. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141228 | Power Converter with Power Switch Operable in Controlled Current Mode - A power converter and method of controlling a power switch therein to improve power conversion efficiency at low output current. In one embodiment, the power converter includes a first power switch coupled to a source of electrical power and a second power switch coupled to the first power switch and to an output terminal of the power converter. The power converter also includes a controller configured to alternately enable conduction of the first and the second power switches with a duty cycle in response to an output characteristic of the power converter. The controller is configured to control a level of current in the first power switch when the second power switch is substantially disabled to conduct. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141229 | Semiconductor Device - The present invention provides a non-insulated type DC-DC converter having a circuit in which a power MOS·FET for a high side switch and a power MOS·FET for a low side switch are connected in series. In the non-insulated type DC-DC converter, the power transistor for the high side switch, the power transistor for the low side switch, and driver circuits that drive these are respectively constituted by different semiconductor chips. The three semiconductor chips are accommodated in one package, and the semiconductor chip including the power transistor for the high side switch, and the semiconductor chip including the driver circuits are disposed so as to approach each other. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141297 | Configuration of Reconfigurable Interconnect Portions - Configuring reconfigurable interconnect resources employing a switch matrix and configuration bit look-up table are disclosed. Reconfigurable interconnect resources include multiplexors to decrease the number of bits needed to load a configuration. Distributed processing resources configure a selected reconfigurable interconnect resource, interconnecting each input of the reconfigurable interconnect resource with a particular output of the reconfigurable interconnect resource using configuration bits scalably extracted from a row of configuration bits of a look-up table. Use of a configuration bit look-up table allows for compression of the bits needed to load the configuration for a reconfigurable interconnect resource. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141299 | XOR LOGIC CIRCUIT - An XOR logic circuit includes a first transfer unit configured to transfer a logic high level data to an output terminal in response to data applied to first and second input terminals; a multiplexing unit configured to output a power voltage or a ground voltage in response to the data applied to the first and second input terminals; and a second transfer unit configured to transfer a logic low level data to the output terminal in response to an output signal of the multiplexing unit and the data applied to the first and second input terminals. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141310 | OPERATING CLOCK GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUDIO APPLICATIONS - A clock signal generator ( | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141369 | Planar Inductor | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141384 | BOTTLE CAP HAVING ANTI-COUNTERFEIT FUNCTION AND BOTTLE USING THE SAME - A bottle cap having anti-counterfeit function comprises a cap body and an RFID tag. The cap body has a cap portion, a ring neck portion and at least one joint portion, there is an interval between the cap portion and the ring neck portion, and the joint portion crosses through the interval and couples the cap portion and the ring neck portion. The RFID tag is disposed at the cap body and has an antenna and a chip electrically connected with the antenna. The antenna has a first antenna portion, a second antenna portion and a third antenna portion, the first antenna portion and the chip are disposed at the cap portion of the cap body, the second antenna portion is disposed at the ring neck portion of the cap body, and the third antenna portion crosses through the interval and bridge connects the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141390 | RFID INTERROGATOR DEVICE - An RFID interrogator device has a transmission section for transmitting a command to an RFID tag and a reception section for receiving an RF signal from the RFID tag and is configured to perform backscatter radio communication with the RFID tag. The RFID interrogator device comprises a time window setting section configured to set a time window at timing of receiving preamble data added to a head of response data transmitted from the RFID tag in response to the command, and an identifying data storage section storing preamble identifying data. The RFID interrogator device compares the data received within the time window, with preamble identifying data stored in the identifying data storage section, thereby determining whether the data received is identical to the preamble data transmitted from the RFID tag. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141469 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING HOME NETWORK BY USING BUILDING STRUCTURE DRAWING - An apparatus for operating a home network includes a plurality of devices connected through the home network; and a building structure drawing DB for storing a building structure drawing regarding the inside of the building. Further, the apparatus for operating a home network includes a home network management system for generating service execution scheme information to provide an application service by using each device based on home network state information, determining building structure and home network configuration information based on building structure drawing information and the generated service execution scheme information, and controlling each device by determining whether to operate the application service. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141494 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER HAVING EFFICIENT SWITCH CONFIGURATION - A DAC includes a gamma voltage generator for generating a plurality of gamma voltages, and a decoder for receiving an M-bit digital value for selecting one of the gamma voltages, wherein the decoder comprises a first thermometer encoder, a first selector and a second selector. The first thermometer encoder is utilized to receive N bits of the digital value to generate a first thermometer code with 2 | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141519 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE RF FRONT-END FOR GPS, GALILEO, AND GLONASS - A wireless receiver receives satellite signals from a plurality of different satellite systems comprising GPS, GLONASS, and GALILEO. A single analog RF front-end is used to process the received satellite signals. The single analog RF front-end uses a single fix-valued analog frequency generated internally for simultaneously receiving the satellite signals comprising signals from a GPS frequency band, a GLONASS frequency band, and/or a GALILEO frequency band. The received satellite signals are separated into single frequency band signals within the GPS frequency band, the GLONASS frequency band, and/or the GALILEO band. Particular satellite channels associated with the single frequency band signals are determined based on corresponding satellite channel frequencies and satellite channel codes. The single analog RF front-end filters the received satellite signals to generate an upper sideband signal comprising signals within the GLONASS bands and a lower sideband signal comprising signals within the GPS bands and/or the GALILEO bands. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141542 | Antenna With High K Backing Material - An antenna is disclosed. The antenna may have a slotted conductive reference sheet, a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material. The first dielectric material may reside on a first side of the reference sheet, and the second dielectric material may reside on the second side of the reference sheet. The first dielectric material has a first K-value, and the second dielectric material has a second K-value. The second K-value is larger than the first K-value. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141550 | ANTENNA MODULE, METHOD FOR MAKING THE ANTENNA MODULE, AND HOUSING INCORPORATING THE ANTENNA MODULE - An antenna module includes, a carrying layer made of resin, at least one dielectric layer, and at least two antenna layers, one of the antenna layers attached to the carrying layer. The dielectric layer and the antenna layers are alternately laminated on each other. The invention also discloses a method for making the antenna module, and a housing integrating the antenna module. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141606 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK IN A TOUCH SCREEN - Disclosed is a method for providing a haptic feedback in a touch screen, which includes displaying a plurality of soft buttons on a touch screen; applying a first pattern vibration to the touch screen if a pressing detection value for a corresponding soft button according to contact of a user input means reaches a predetermined first threshold value; and applying a second pattern vibration to the touch screen if a pressing detection value for the corresponding soft button reaches a predetermined second threshold value, the second pattern vibration being different from the first pattern vibration, the second threshold value being different from the first threshold value. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141615 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - In a plasma display device, the scan electrode drive circuit is mounted at least on a first circuit board generating a sustain pulse and a second circuit board outputting a scan pulse to the scan electrodes. The first circuit board includes a plurality of first metal fittings, each having a screw hole, as an output terminal. The second circuit board includes a plurality of second metal fittings, each having a through-hole, as an input terminal. The first circuit board and the second circuit board are connected to each other by inserting and screwing screws into the screw holes of the first metal fittings via the through-holes of the second metal fittings. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141639 | Source Driver and Display Device Having the Same - A source driver and a display device having the same are provided. The source driver shares several outputs by using a time division method and has an analog voltage stored in a buffer supplied to each data line multiple times during a horizontal scanning interval. Accordingly, by supplying an analog voltage to a data line a first time in a first activation interval and supplying an analog voltage to a data line a second time in a second activation interval, a target voltage of each pixel may be achieved quickly and accurately. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141679 | System to Compose Pictorial/Video Image Contents With a Face Image Designated by the User - A system for composing pictorial/video image contents where the Face Image which the User designates (FIU) is reflected is disclosed. The system provides a series of pictorial/video image composing pipe line for changing the face of a specific source character that appears in pictorial/video image contents to a FIU pattern and guides a video related company (for example, a producer, a distributor, a sales agency (provider), etc.) to establish a base infra for producing/manufacturing/marketing a video on demand (VOD) content that reflects individual desire of a user so that it can satisfy user needs in changing the face image of a specific character appearing in pictorial/video image contents into the face image of a favorite person (or the user designates, for example, his/her own face image, the face image of his/her acquaintance, the face image of a specific celebrity, the face image of a specific politician, and so on). | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141774 | Apparatus for Determining Information in Order to Temporally Align Two Information Signals - An apparatus for determining information in order to temporally align first and second information signals, each including one or several information values for successive sampling times, the apparatus including a characteristic extractor for extracting a characteristic per sampling time or per subsequence of sampling times from the first information signal within a first search pattern to obtain a first characteristic curve, and for extracting the characteristic per sampling time or per subsequence of sampling times from the second information signal within a second search pattern to obtain a second characteristic curve and a determiner for determining the information for temporal alignment based on similarities between the first and second characteristic curves of the characteristic by means of a first search for a search pattern from one of the first and second characteristic curves of the characteristic within the other of the first and second characteristic curves of the characteristic. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141777 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING POWER COMSUMPTION THEREOF - A display apparatus which displays its power consumption and a method of displaying power consumption thereof, are provided. The method of displaying power consumption of a display apparatus which includes a display, the method including: measuring power consumption of the display apparatus; displaying power consumption information about a measured power consumption and a settings menu to adjust a setting value involved in controlling the display apparatus on the display; and displaying power consumption information which is changed in accordance with an adjusted setting value on the display. The display apparatus and the method provide displaying power consumption on a screen, the power consumption being changed by adjusting setting values involved in controlling the display apparatus. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141791 | VIDEO CAMERA - A video camera includes an image sensor. The image sensor repeatedly outputs an object scene image produced on an imaging surface having a plurality of pixels lined up in a vertical direction. A driver repeatedly executes an exposing operation for exposing the imaging surface for each pixel lined up in a vertical direction. A CPU repeatedly detects a plurality of luminance values respectively corresponding to a plurality of flicker evaluation areas allocated to the imaging surface in a manner to be located at positions different from one another in a vertical direction, based on the object scene image outputted from the image sensor. Moreover, the CPU determines the presence or absence of a flicker based on the plurality of luminance values thus detected. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141844 | RELATIVE EXPOSURE VALUE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a method which comprises the steps of providing a video-signal output device ( | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141896 | WAVELENGTH CONVERTER AND GREEN LIGHT SOURCE AND PROJECTION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A wavelength converter includes a supporting substrate and a ferroelectric substrate, the ferroelectric substrate includes at least one waveguide facing the supporting substrate and at least one wavelength-filtering pattern positioned between the waveguide and the supporting substrate, the waveguide includes a plurality of inverted domains and non-inverted domains configured to convert an infrared light into a green light, and the infrared light emitted from the semiconductor laser enters the waveguide of the wavelength converter. For example, the wavelength-filtering pattern includes a Bragg grating. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141897 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display apparatus includes an LD for emitting and modulating visible light, an optical scanning device for two-dimensionally scanning the light from the Ld on a screen in synchronism with the LD, an imaging device for picturizing an image of the image displayed on the screen, and an image processor for judging presence or absence of the pointing element such as a finger or fingers which is/are used to point out an optional position on the image based on temporal change of the image picturized by the imaging device. Even when the finger or fingers of a person is/are used as the pointing element, it is possible to judge the presence or absence of the pointing out of the image by the finger or fingers. Thereby, a number of components can be reduced. In addition, in comparison with an image display apparatus that emits invisible light detects a position of a pointing element corresponding to a photoreception timing of the invisible light reflected by the pointing element, a complex detection circuit having a high time-resolution becomes unnecessary, and it enables to simplify the configuration and to reduce manufacturing cost. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141899 | Projection apparatus - A projection apparatus includes a housing, a connector, a control module, and an optical module. The housing provides a battery chamber. An interface aperture is inside the battery chamber. The connector is disposed in the housing and provides a signal transmitting interface located in the interface aperture inside the battery chamber. The control module includes an error-detecting circuit and a microprocessor. The error-detecting circuit is electrically connected to the signal transmitting interface and the microprocessor, and the microprocessor is electrically connected to the signal transmitting interface through the error-detecting circuit. The optical module is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the control module. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141926 | Optical system,exposure system, and exposure method - An optical system is able to achieve a substantially azimuthal polarization state in a lens aperture while suppressing loss of light quantity, based on a simple configuration. The optical system of the present invention is provided with a birefringent element for achieving a substantially circumferential distribution or a substantially radial distribution as a fast axis distribution in a lens aperture, and an optical rotator located behind the birefringent element and adapted to rotate a polarization state in the lens aperture. The birefringent element has an optically transparent member which is made of a uniaxial crystal material and a crystallographic axis of which is arranged substantially in parallel with an optical axis of the optical system. A light beam of substantially spherical waves in a substantially circular polarization state is incident to the optically transparent member. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100141930 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURING APPARATUS UTILIZING OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY, AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE AND STRAIN USING THE APPARATUS - A physical quantity measuring apparatus utilizing optical frequency domain reflectometry of the invention includes a tunable laser; a first polarization-maintaining fiber; a polarization-maintaining coupler; a second polarization-maintaining fiber; a third polarization-maintaining fiber; a sensor consists of fiber Bragg gratings formed at a core of the third polarization-maintaining fiber; a fourth polarization-maintaining fiber; a photodiode detects Bragg reflected light from the sensor and reference light from the referential reflecting end; a controller detects a modulation of an interference intensity between the Bragg reflected light and the reference light, based on an intensity change of multiplexed light of the Bragg reflected light and the reference light; an incidence part inputs the measuring light; and an optical path-length adjuster arranged on the third polarization-maintaining fiber; the incidence part provided on the first polarization-maintaining fiber, or on both the second and third polarization-maintaining fibers. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142014 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION OF AN OBJECT FROM RECEIVED ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - An apparatus and method to produce a hologram of an object includes an electromagnetic radiation assembly configured to receive a received electromagnetic radiation, such as light, from the object. The electromagnetic radiation assembly is further configured to diffract the received electromagnetic radiation and transmit a diffracted electromagnetic radiation. An image capture assembly is configured to capture an image of the diffracted electromagnetic radiation and produce the hologram of the object from the captured image. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142020 | SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a scanner and an image forming apparatus employing the same. The scanner may produce bidirectional scanning of light by oscillating a deflecting mirror about a first axis substantially parallel to the mirror surface, and may compensate for skewing of the scan lines by rotating the mirror about a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis so as to allow the light to be scanned at an angle. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142064 | VIBRATION ACTUATOR, LENS BARREL AND CAMERA - A vibration actuator comprising: an electromechanical conversion element excited by a driving signal; an elastic body to which the conversion element is jointed and on a driving face of which vibration waves are generated by the excitation; and a relative moving element pressure-contacted with the driving face of the elastic body, and which is driven by the vibration waves, and wherein: a joining face of the conversion element which is joined to the elastic body has an electrode portion, and a joining strength improving portion which improves the joining strength between the elastic body and the conversion element; and the electrode portion is formed on at least one of two edge portions of the joining face, through the edge portions, an imaginary straight line pass, the line pass the improving portion and is orthogonal to a relative moving direction of the elastic body and the moving element. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142112 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY - An apparatus for modification of the atmospheric humidity profile via creating updrafts of moistened air is provided. The apparatus is based on a capacitor of a Van der Graaf generator which, with the aid of air ionizers comprising a source of alpha particles, produces a unipolar atmospheric electric current of a magnitude sufficient to achieve selective moisture transport. Operating such an apparatus augments or creates a moisture updraft, which may lead to the formation of new clouds and/or an increase in supersaturation in existing clouds, thus enhancing the development of precipitation and/or facilitating the inflow of the evaporated moisture from a water reservoir inland. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142173 | Signal filter module - A signal filter module includes an electrically insulative housing having protruding blocks respectively protruded from the bottom edge of each of two opposite vertical sidewalls thereof and a wire groove defined between each two adjacent protruding blocks, metal terminals each having a base partially embedded in one of the vertical sidewalls of the electrically insulative housing and partially exposed to the outside of the associating vertical sidewall to provide a bonding surface and a bonding tip extended from one end of the base and suspending outside the electrically insulative housing for bonding to an external circuit board, and filter elements each having coils wound thereon with lead ends of the coils respectively inserted through the wire grooves of the electrically insulative housing and bonded to the bonding surfaces of the bases of the metal terminals. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142236 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR ELIMINATING LOW FREQUENCY RIPPLE CURRENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an integrated control method for eliminating a low frequency ripple in a power conversion system for a fuel cell, more particularly, a control method of a power conversion system capable of eliminating a low frequency ripple, controlling a DC link voltage, and controlling an output power and a system using the same control method. A power conversion system (PCS) that converts an output of a DC power supply received from an external power supply includes a converter that converts a voltage of the input power supply; an inverter that converts an output voltage of the converter into an AC voltage; and a converter control module that outputs a PWM signal for controlling a switch of the converter, and after receiving a power instruction value, the converter control module generates the PWM signal for controlling the converter based on the power instruction value. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142244 | MEMORY MODULE AND DATA INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM - A memory module is configured to include a first rank installed with a first memory chip and a second rank installed with a second memory chip. When the first and second memory chips are in a first data output mode, the first memory chip is configured to externally output lower order data of a plurality of data via lower data output pins. Also, when the first and second memory chips are in the first data output mode, the second memory chip is configured to externally output data that has the same order as the lower order data output by the first memory chip via upper data output pins. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142248 | Buffering systems for accessing multiple layers of memory in integrated circuits - Embodiments of the invention relate generally to data storage and computer memory, and more particularly, to systems, integrated circuits and methods for accessing memory in multiple layers of memory implementing, for example, third dimension memory technology. In a specific embodiment, an integrated circuit is configured to implement write buffers to access multiple layers of memory. For example, the integrated circuit can include memory cells disposed in multiple layers of memory. In one embodiment, the memory cells can be third dimension memory cells. The integrated circuit can also include read buffers that can be sized differently than the write buffers. In at least one embodiment, write buffers can be sized as a function of a write cycle. Each layer of memory can include a plurality of two-terminal memory elements that retain stored data in the absence of power and store data as a plurality of conductivity profiles. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142270 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY SYSTEM STORING MULTILEVEL DATA - A first memory cell stores data of k bits in one cell. A second memory cell stores data of h bits (h| 2010-06-10 | |
| 20100142336 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND OPTICAL DISC DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROVIDED WITH SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DRIVING CIRCUIT - An output voltage of a cathode driving type semiconductor laser driving circuit is made minimum, power consumption of a driving circuit section is suppressed, and heat generation of an optical head or an optical disc device is reduced. In addition to the conventional constitution, the semiconductor laser driving circuit permits the output voltage of the semiconductor laser driving circuit to be at a prescribed level by measuring a cathode voltage (Vout) of a semiconductor laser ( | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142368 | FAILOVER AND FAILBACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A ROUTER AND A NETWORK SWITCH - A router is provided. The router includes a primary interface, a backup interface, a processor, and a memory. The primary interface and backup interface may be used to communicate with a network switch. The router may be configured to determine whether the primary interface is stable. The primary interface is stable when the primary interface may be used to exchange information with a network switch over a primary network segment. The router may be configured to activate the primary interface when the primary interface is determined to be stable. The router may also be configured to activate the backup interface when the primary interface is determined to be not stable. The backup interface may be activated for the exchange of information with the network switch. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142401 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Determining A Network Identifier Of A Node Providing A Type Of Service For A Geospatial Region - Methods and systems are described for determining a network identifier of a node providing a type of service for a geospatial region. In one aspect, input indicating a query region and a type of service is received. A query message is generated, including information identifying the type of service and the region, and sent for delivery to a network directory service representing a domain having a domain region at least partially including the query region. A response message from the network directory service is received including a network identifier of a node, in the domain, providing the identified type of service. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142459 | METHOD FOR SELECTING MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME - A method for selecting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) applied to a multiple-antenna system. The method calculates the throughout of a plurality of MCSs based on the signal to noise ratio of the multiple-antenna system and selects a MCS from the plurality of MCSs accordingly. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142461 | BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECEPTION METHOD - A disclosed base station includes a management unit for managing frequency blocks, a scheduler for generating scheduling information for each of the frequency blocks to allocate one or more resource blocks to each of selected communication terminals having good channel conditions, a channel generating unit for generating control channels including the scheduling information for the respective frequency blocks, a multiplexing unit for frequency-multiplexing the control channels in a system frequency band, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the frequency-multiplexed control channels according to a multicarrier scheme. The control channels transmitted by the base station includes a general control channel to be decoded by communication terminals in general and specific control channels to be decoded by selected communication terminals that are allocated one or more resource blocks. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142527 | Scalable IP-Services Enabled Multicast Forwarding with Efficient Resource Utilization - Methods and apparatus are provided for managing multicast Internet Protocol (IP) flows. According to one embodiment, a multicast IP flow is identified at an interface of a network device using information from a packet header. For any newly identified multicast IP flow, if flow-specific services are required, a new first transmit control block (TCB), which includes one or more attributes relating to flow-specific services required by the newly identified multicast IP flow, is created for the newly identified multicast IP flow. Otherwise, if flow-specific services are not required by the newly identified multicast IP flow, a default second TCB, which excludes any attributes relating to flow-specific services and which includes one or more attributes related to a virtual interface (VI) serving as an outbound interface (OIF) for the newly identified multicast IP flow, is used. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142539 | PACKET PROCESSING INDICATION - A network, network devices, and methods are described for packet processing indication. A method includes tunneling a packet from a first network device to a second network device associated with a first checking functionality. The second network device has an address different than an original destination address of the packet. The method also includes return-tunneling the packet from the second network device to the first network device with an indication of whether the packet was processed by the first checking functionality. The method includes tunneling the packet from the first network device to a third network device associated with a second checking functionality in response to the indication being that the packet was not processed by the first checking functionality. The third network device has an address different from the original destination address of the packet. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142544 | DATA CENTER NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus (“utility”) for facilitating connection of rack-mounted data devices ( | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142560 | DATA PACKET HEADER COMPRESSION - A transmitter for transmitting data packets including a Media Access Control (MAC) address extractor configured to extract one or more MAC addresses from packet headers included in data packets, a MAC compression unit configured to provide compressed MAC data including one or more pointers associated with each of the one or more extracted MAC addresses respectively, a packet modifier configured to modify the data packets by adding the compressed MAC data to the data packets, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the modified data packets. A receiver for receiving data packets including compressed MAC data, the compressed MAC data including pointers associated with MAC addresses, including a receiving unit configured to receive data packets, a compressed MAC data extractor configured to find and extract compressed MAC data from received data packets, and a packet modifier configured to modify the received data packets by removing the compressed MAC data from the received data packet. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142575 | EDGE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER WITH PHOTONIC-BANDGAP STRUCTURE FORMED BY INTERMIXING - A separate-confinement heterostructure, edge-emitting semiconductor laser having a wide emitter width has elongated spaced apart intermixed and disordered zones extending through and alongside the emitter parallel to the emission direction of the emitter. The intermixed zones inhibit lasing of high order modes. This limits the slow axis divergence of a beam emitted by the laser. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FFT WINDOW TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION FOR AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLEXED DATA STREAM - A system and method for determining an FFT window location for reception of an OFDM signal received over a transmission channel. The OFDM signal includes a plurality of symbols each having a guard interval. The system includes a correlation module that determines a location of maximum correlation in a first symbol, an FFT module to perform an FFT on the OFDM signal based upon an initial FFT window location, and an adjustment module. The adjustment module determines a plurality of permissible echo location options based upon the initial FFT window location, selects a permissible echo location option that corresponds most closely to the location of maximum correlation, and adjusts the initial FFT window location based upon the selected permissible echo location option so that the adjusted FFT window location includes substantially all of a useful symbol length of the first symbol while a maximum number of echoes are included within the guard interval of the first symbol. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142695 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND CRBT CENTER FOR PLAYING CRBT AND CRT - Embodiments of the invention relate to the technical field of communication services. The disclosure relates to a method, system, and apparatus for playing tones. An embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for playing a CRBT, including: receiving, by a CRBT center, a call request from a caller, and obtaining a group identification from a standard compliant group management component; obtaining a CRBT for the caller based on the group identification, and playing the CRBT. The disclosure also provides a method for playing a CRT, including: receiving, by a CRT center, a call request from a caller, and obtaining a group identification from a standard compliant group management component; obtaining a CRT for the callee based on the group identification, and playing the CRT. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142744 | BOARD MOUNTING OF MICROPHONE TRANSDUCER - A portable communication device assembly comprising a housing and a PCB provided therein. A microphone is provided at least partly within an aperture in the PCB, which aperture is positioned adjacent to a sound input of the housing. The microphone may be attached to a carrier element also attached to the PCB, and additional electronic components may be attached to the carrier element. Acoustic and/or electromagnetic shielding may be provided. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142759 | A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING A DAMAGED OR MISSING MACHINE PART - A system and a method for detecting a damaged or missing machine part. The system includes an image capturing device for capturing images of the machine and a processor for processing the captured images. The system may further include a sensible output for providing an indication of a damaged or missing machine part. The method includes capturing images of the machine against a background which moves relative to the machine over time, selecting a pair of time-separated images from the captured images, generating a displacement image from the pair of images, comparing the machine from the displacement image with a machine model, and identifying a damaged or missing machine part from the comparison of the displacement image with the machine model. The method may further include providing a sensible output which indicates a damaged or missing machine part. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142773 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING VERY SMALL VOLUME OF BLOOD - A method and system for accurately measuring a very small volume of blood is used for accurate evaluation of an amount (volume) of blood collected by a lancing device, evaluation of a scientific very small amount of blood, and so on. The method includes the steps of collecting the very small volume of blood, absorbing the very small volume of collected blood into an absorption medium, drying the absorption medium, scanning the dried absorption medium using an image scanner connected to a computer to obtain a digital image, and calculating the very small volume of blood from the digital image using an analysis program. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142779 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A PHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURE OF INTEREST IN IMAGE DATA - In a method and apparatus for locating a physiological or anatomical feature of interest in image data of a subject, intensity projection line along a specified axis of an image volume of the image data is generated from the image data. The projection line is compared to at least one predetermined reference projection line for that specified axis, and the comparison is used to delineate an estimated feature region, containing the feature of interest, within the image volume. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142780 | OPTICAL IMAGE MEASURING DEVICE, OPTICAL IMAGE MEASURING PROGRAM, FUNDUS OBSERVATION DEVICE, AND FUNDUS OBSERVATION PROGRAM - An optical image measuring device which can form a highly reliable image even if an object moves during scanning of a signal light is provided. An optical image forming device | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142900 | SSC CHIP, FIBER ARRAY ATTACHED WITH SSC, PLC MODULE ATTACHED WITH SSC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SSC - There is provided a SSC chip whose yield may be improved and whose processing steps may be simplified as compare to those of a prior art PLC chip having a light waveguide circuit to which a spot-size converter (SSC) is added, a fiber array attached with the SSC chip, a PLC module attached with the SSC chip and a method for manufacturing the SSC chip. The SSC chip has four spot-size converters and is fabricated separately from a PLC chip. Each SSC has a straight waveguide having the same core width and height with an end of an input/output waveguide of the PLC chip, a horizontally tapered waveguide in which the core width is enlarged in a tapered shape in the horizontal direction from the core width of the straight waveguide, a vertically tapered waveguide in which the core height is enlarged in a tapered shape in the vertical direction from the core height of the horizontally tapered waveguide and a spot-size enlarged portion whose core width and core height are both enlarged. Because it is unnecessary to fabricate the SSC at the end of the input/output waveguide of the PLC chip, a yield of the PLC chip may be improved. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142915 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN PROVIDING PLAYBACK OF VARIABLE LENGTH CONTENT IN A FIXED LENGTH FRAMEWORK - The present embodiments methods and systems for use in providing supplemental content to be played back with a portable storage medium through a playback device that conforms to a fixed length content framework, by receive request for supplemental content from a playback device; identifying the supplemental content; retrieve supplemental content; accessing a predefined clip template defined prior to receiving the request; processing the supplemental content and generating a plurality of clips of supplemental content that have a playback length that is a fraction of a playback length of the supplemental content; and forward supplemental content clips to the requesting playback device. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142922 | DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING ANTI-CAMCORDER SWICH - A method and apparatus are described for controlling anti-camcording features for individual pixels of a digital content display system, including receiving pixel component values, receiving an indication of whether anti-camcording is enabled, adjusting the pixel component values in response to the anti-camcording indication and based on the pixel component values and loading a bitmap with the adjusted pixel component values. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100142965 | DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN A DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A data transmission system has a light-emitting transmitter, a light-receiving receiver and a data transmission channel based on incoherent light. A pre-equalization device connected upstream of the transmitter is provided for the purpose of pre-equalizing a data signal which is to be transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver via the data transmission channel. The data transmission channel has constant transmission conditions within prescribed limits. The data signal to be transmitted is transmitted using a prescribed maximum bandwidth of the transmitter. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143031 | MECHANICAL FASTENER HAVING A THREAD STAKING MECHANISM - A mechanical fastener includes a main body having an outer diametric portion and an inner diametric portion and a plurality of threads provided on at least one of the outer and inner diametric portions. The mechanical fastener further includes at least one staking mechanism formed in the main body at the at least one of the outer and inner diametric portion. The at least one staking mechanism extends into and bisects at least a portion of the plurality of threads. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143065 | Fastener with anti-rotation clip - A fastener with a threaded nut, a clip, a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature. The nut has front and rear surfaces and a first lock structure that is disposed between the front and rear surfaces. The clip has a body, which defines an aperture, a second lock structure and an engagement member. The second lock structure is coupled to the body and engages the first lock structure to axially retain the clip to the nut. The engagement member extends into the aperture in the body. The first engagement feature is coupled to either the nut or the clip and comprises at least one tooth. The second engagement feature is associated with the other one of the nut and the clip and is engaged with the first engagement feature to inhibit rotation between the nut and the clip. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143066 | FASTENING ELEMENT FOR A THREADED BOLT - Disclosed is a fastening element ( | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143096 | Wind manipulator and turbine - A vertical axis turbine machine for converting fluid flow into rotational energy and having a housing with an inlet, a turbine rotor having two spiral turbine blade sets, namely an upper blade set and a lower blade set, mounted on a common vertical axis in the housing, and in which the upper blade set twists in one direction and in which the lower blade set twists in the opposite direction, the upper and lower blade sets meeting at a central area of the rotor midway between top and bottom, and flow guides in the housing guiding incoming fluid flow onto the turbine rotor, and the rotor being surrounded by a plurality of impeller vanes extending vertically within the housing, and the housing having upper and lower outlet ducts, and outlets rearwardly of said housing. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143170 | FAN HAVING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143196 | MICROCANTILEVER SENSOR FOR ANALYTE DETECTION - Microcantilever sensors having protected microcantilever arms are described. The sensors are well suited for analyte detection and measuring other small movements. The protected arm reduces damage due to handling and assists in assembly of the microcantilever sensor with a transducer. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143215 | EXTRUDED BODY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FLUID PROCESSING - Disclosed is a device for processing fluids, the device comprising an extruded body having multiple elongated cells therein, the body having a first fluidic passage therethrough defined principally within at least some of said cells, the first fluidic passage having a longitudinally serpentine path back and forth along the at least some of said cells. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143296 | PODOPHYLLOTOXIN INHIBITORS OF TOPOISOMERASE II - The present invention relates to new podophyllotoxin inhibitors of topoisomerase II, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143305 | TREATMENT OF HIV AND AIDS USING PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI - A method for treating or preventing a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, or treating or preventing Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), in a subject in need thereof, is disclosed. The method involves colonizing a genetically modified probiotic | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143309 | VIRAL VECTORS - The present invention provides a herpes virus which lacks a functional ICP34.5 encoding gene and which comprises two or more of—(i) a gene encoding a prodrug converting enzyme; (ii) a gene encoding a protein capable of causing cell to cell fusion; and (iii) a gene encoding an immunomodulatory protein. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143363 | CD161 LIGAND, PILAR, FOR MODULATING ACTIVATION AND PROLIFERATION OF T CELLS - The invention relates to a CD161 ligand known as Proliferation-Induced Lymphocyte-Associated Receptor (PILAR), which is crucial for a robust expansion of human lymphocytes. PILAR is markedly up-regulated on both CD4 and CD8 T cells upon TCR engagement and increases the expression of anti-apoptotic genes and glucose transporters through CD161, which globally results in a dramatic enhancement of T cell proliferation. Agents which stimulate or block this activity are also provided as are methods for manipulating PILAR signaling in the treatment of disease. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143377 | PRODUCTS FOR PROPHYLAXIS AND/OR TREATMENT OF VIRAL DISEASES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The invention relates to an immunoglobulin composition suitable for prophylaxis and/or treatment of a viral mediated disease, disorder or condition and to methods of its preparation. In one embodiment, the invention provides a potent intravenous immunoglobulin composition useful for the treatment or prevention of a West Nile virus mediated disease, disorder or condition. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143434 | MECHANICALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPORTED POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYER FILMS - The invention concerns a mechanically responsive supported polyelectrolyte multilayer film, comprising:—an elastic substrate, on which are alternately coated:—at least one exponentially growing film; and—at least one mechanically responsive barrier film. It further concerns a process for its preparation and the use of such films notably for mechanically responsive mixing or delivery of active substances. It further concerns dosage forms of a drug, biosensors and implants comprising such films. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143491 | Organic Peracid Polymer Composition and Process for Producing the Same - It is intended to provide an organic peracid polymer composition which is stable, odorless and has sufficient water solubility and is suitably used as a bactericide, a bleaching agent and a cleaning agent. By mixing and dissolving an organic acid polymer, hydrogen peroxide and an inorganic acid and maintaining the mixture for a period ranging from 1 hour to 1 month at a temperature ranging from 10 to 80° C., the organic peracid polymer-containing composition containing an organic peracid polymer (2 to 50% by weight) and, in some cases, the hydrogen peroxide (2 to 50% by weight) and the inorganic acid (0.1 to 10% by weight) is obtained. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143516 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING BLOWN FILMS - A device for producing blown films, including an extrusion device generating a tubular film and a flattening device, associated with the tubular film, having two flattening elements, arranged on diametrically opposite zones of the tubular film and adjustable in relation to each other at an acute angle, for transforming the cross-section of the tubular film, which is first circular, then oval, to a double-layer film web. The device further includes a pair of draw-off rolls, mounted downstream of the flattening device, for drawing off the film web. This invention has guide blades that are interposed between the flattening elements and enclose the edge fold which is formed when the tubular film is flattened. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143569 | CEREAL BAR HAVING A CRUNCHY TEXTURE - A cereal bar having as a binder an aqueous solution of starch, another (poly)saccharide, or protein solution. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143589 | AQUEOUS INKJET INKS WITH IONICALLY STABILIZED DISPERSIONS AND POLYURETHANE INK ADDITIVES - Inks that contain ionically stabilized dispersions and selected polyurethane ink additives are described. These ionically stabilized dispersions are obtained from polymeric dispersants where the hydrophilic components are minimized. These stabilized dispersions can be utilized to prepare ink jet inks which when printed result in improved optical density, chroma, gloss and especially distinctness of image. The stability of the ionically stabilized dispersions are sufficient for ink jet inks. The polyurethane ink additives are chosen from polyurethanes which are urea terminated or crosslinked. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143654 | ADHESIVE ARTICLES AND RELEASE LINERS - The present application is directed to adhesive articles and release liners. Namely, the present application is directed to an article comprising an adhesive layer with a structured surface. The structured surface comprises a first groove and a second groove recessed into the adhesive layer from a reference plane defined by the adhesive surface on either rim of the groove. In some embodiments, the second groove is contained within the first groove, and in other embodiments the grooves are separate. The first groove and the second groove have walls. The wall angle of the first groove with respect to the reference plane is non-zero and is smaller than the wall angle of the second groove with respect to the reference plane. The application is also directed to release liners for the adhesive article, wherein the surface of the release liner is the inverse of the adhesive surface. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143684 | FIBROUS VEIL IMPREGNATED WITH SURFACE FINISH FORMULATION - An impregnated fibrous veil comprises a nonwoven fibrous veil including a prebinder and reinforcing fibers. The fibers are selected from a group consisting of glass fibers, ceramic fibers and mixtures thereof. The nonwoven fibrous veil has at least one face impregnated with a surface finish formulation. The surface finish formulation includes about 50 to about 95 weight percent filler, about 5 to about 50 weight percent binder and about 0 to about 10 percent optical brightener. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143697 | ELASTIC PARTICLE FOAM BASED ON POLYOLEFIN/STYRENE POLYMER MIXTURES - Thermoplastic particle foams which have cells having a mean cell size in the range from 20 to 500 μm and in which the cell membranes have a nanocellular or fibrous structure having pore or fiber diameters below 1500 nm, and also processes for producing them. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143700 | COLD SPRAY IMPACT DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND COATING PROCESS - A cold spray apparatus is provided that includes a nozzle having a converging section and a diverging terminal section. A gas supply meters a majority by atomic percent helium gas to the nozzle at an incident gas temperature of less than 30° Celsius and at an incident velocity of between 2 and 6 MPa. A particulate feeder provides ductile material particulate having a mean x-y-z axially averaged linear dimension of between 0.9 and 95 microns to the nozzle. A composition is also provided that includes a substrate and a coating of ductile metal. The coating has a void density of less than 1% by volume, and an average domain size of between 0.9 and 95 microns. The coating has a compressive residual stress. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143737 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE HEAT TREATMENT OF A WOOD PRODUCT AND TREATED WOOD PRODUCT - A process and apparatus for treatment of wood, typically moist wood, using a heated bioester derived from vegetable oil or animal fat. The bioester exhibits a decreased viscosity versus other methods of heated oil treatment thereby providing for deep penetration of the heated bioester into the wood. | 2010-06-10 |
| 20100143758 | FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATE FOR PREVENTING FLOODING - The present invention provides a fuel cell bipolar plate in which an air gap or a material layer having a heat transfer coefficient lower than that of the bipolar plate is provided so as to reduce total amount of liquid water generated in a fuel cell, thereby preventing the occurrence of flooding and reducing the time required for cold start, enhancing durability, decreasing parasitic purge requirements, and enhancing operational stability. | 2010-06-10 |
