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| 20090098357 | Structural Insulation Sheathing - Structural insulation sheathing (SIS), preferably in the form of a panel, comprises a structural facer and an insulation member. The structural facer and insulation members are in intimate, planar contact with one another, both are plastic, and the SIS structure meets both the structural (i.e., ASTM E72) and insulation (R>2) requirements for the North American residential market. The structural facer member of the SIS structure is high-density polyolefin foam. The structural facer comprises a skin/core structure with the skins of a higher density than the core, and the structural facer has a flexural modulus typically of at least about 30,000 pounds per square inch (psi). The insulation member of the SIS is a foamed sheet of thermoplastic, e.g., polyisocyanurate. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20120011792 | HIGH STRENGTH LIGHT-FRAMED WALL STRUCTURE - A light-framed wall structure contains a wall frame of studs, a bottom plate and a single top plate that together define a stud cavity; exterior sheathing attached to the wall frame and covering the stud cavity; and a polyurethane foam within the stud cavity and affixed to the exterior sheathing, studs, bottom plate and top plate. | 01-19-2012 |
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| 20100048029 | Surface Preparation for Thin Film Growth by Enhanced Nucleation - Various processes and related systems are provided for making structures on substrate surfaces. Disclosed are methods of making a structure supported by a substrate by providing a substrate having a receiving surface and exposing at least a portion of the receiving surface to output from a remote plasma of an inert gas. The remote plasma has an energy low enough to substantially avoid etching or sputtering of the receiving surface but sufficient to generate a treated receiving surface. The treated surface is contacted with a deposition gas, thereby making the structure supported by the substrate. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100168404 | Metal Complex Compositions and Methods for Making Metal-Containing Films - The present invention provides compositions of matter useful as deposition agents for making structures, including thin film structures and hard coatings, on substrates and features of substrates. In an embodiment, for example, the present invention provides metal complexes having one or more diboranamide or diboranaphosphide ligands that are useful as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and/or atomic layer deposition (ALD) precusors for making thin film structures and coatings. Metal complex CVD precursors are provided that possess volitilities sufficiently high so as to provide dense, smooth and homogenous thin films and coatings. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110200762 | Surface Preparation for Thin Film Growth by Enhanced Nucleation - Various processes and related systems are provided for making structures on substrate surfaces. Disclosed are methods of making a structure supported by a substrate by providing a substrate having a receiving surface and exposing at least a portion of the receiving surface to output from a remote plasma of an inert gas. The remote plasma has an energy low enough to substantially avoid etching or sputtering of the receiving surface but sufficient to generate a treated receiving surface. The treated surface is contacted with a deposition gas, thereby making the structure supported by the substrate. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120107503 | Smoothing Agents to Enhance Nucleation Density in Thin Film Chemical Vapor Deposition - The present invention provides methods for making structures, including nanosized and microsized thin film structures that exhibit a high degree of smoothness useful for applications in microelectronics. Deposition processing of the invention utilize smoothing agents capable of selectively adjusting the relative rates of processes involved in thin film formation and growth to access enhanced nucleation densities resulting in smooth thin film structures, including ultrathin (e.g., <10 nm) smooth films. | 05-03-2012 |
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| 20100312055 | Endoscope combined deflection control and lock - An endoscope including a shaft having a deflectable distal end; a handle at a proximal end of the shaft; and a deflection control connected to the distal end. The deflection control includes a combined lock and deflection control member at the handle. The control member is adapted to be moved to a selected location by a single finger of a user and thereby deflect the distal end. The control member is adapted to be locked at the user selected location by movement of the control member to a locked position by the single finger of the user. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110034771 | Endoscope resilient deflection section frame - An endoscope deflection section frame including a plurality of rings and leaf springs connecting the rings to one another. Each ring includes front and rear ends with slots, wherein the slots extend into front and rear sides of the rings entirely through a wall of the ring between an interior of the wall at a central channel of the ring and an opposite exterior of the wall. The leaf springs each have opposite ends located in the slots of respective adjacent ones of the rings. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110034772 | Endoscope riveted deflection section frame - An endoscope deflection section frame including a plurality of rings and rivets. Each ring has front ears and rear ears with rivet holes through the ears. The rivets are located in the rivet holes to thereby pivotably connect the rings to one another. Each rivet includes a head at an interior side of an inner one of the ears and an opposite end at an exterior side of an outer one of the ears. The opposite end is welded to the outer ear. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110112365 | Endoscope shaft - An endoscope including a control section; and a shaft extending from the control section. The shaft includes a frame having a one-piece tube, The tube includes at least one slot into the tube to form spaced sections on opposite sides of the slot. A first one of the sections includes at least one projection which extends into at least one pocket of a second one of the sections such that the projection and pocket form an over-travel limiter to limit relative motion of the first and second sections relative to each other in at least one direction. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110230717 | Flexible endoscope external joint - An endoscope including a deflection section, an objective head, a deflection section cover and a sleeve. The deflection section comprises a flexible frame. The objective head is connected to a front end of the deflection section. The deflection section cover extends over the deflection section and extends over a portion of the objective head. The sleeve is located on an exterior side of the objective head and an exterior side of the deflection section cover at a joint between the objective head and the deflection section cover. The sleeve compresses the deflection section cover against the objective head. Another compression sleeve can be located on an exterior side of a shaft cover and the deflection section cover at a second joint, wherein the second sleeve compresses the shaft cover and the deflection section cover against a frame of a shaft of the endoscope. | 09-22-2011 |
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| 20100180019 | HOME NETWORK COMMISSIONING - Devices, systems and methods for commissioning a home network and inhibiting unaffiliated wireless communication devices that are physically proximate to each other from forming a wireless network. A wireless communication device may include a transceiver capable of communicating with at least a second device, a non-volatile memory capable of storing a network name, a controller, and a user input acceptance element capable of placing the controller in a network set-up mode. The controller may have a plurality of modes including the network set-up mode, as well as a status indicator for providing an indication of whether the device is operating with one of a parent status and a child status. A method for joining a wireless network may include entering a network set up mode, and scanning for a second device operating with a parent status. If the second device is operating with the parent status, the network name of the second device may be adopted as the network name. However, if there is no second device operating with the parent status, the network name may be established as either a new name or an existing name. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110085287 | MODULAR SYSTEM WITH APPLIANCE AND COVER HAVING ANTENNA - A modular system comprises an appliance having a visible surface, a first service interface positioned on the visible surface, a cover detachably coupled to the visible surface and disposed to overlie the first service interface, a controller configured to selectively provide operational instructions to the appliance and/or the cover, and an antenna provided within the cover and operably connected to the controller. | 04-14-2011 |
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| 20090036278 | Selectorized dumbbell having twin pin selector - A selectorized dumbbell has a handle that can be inserted into a gap between stacks of nested left and right weight plates that are provided in a plurality of nested weights. A selector determines how many left weight plates are coupled to the left end of the handle and how many right weight plates are coupled to the right end of the handle. A single left weight plate and a single right weight plate are interconnected together by an interconnection member of some type to form a single weight. The interconnection members of the different weights overlie one another and are provided with two arrays of a plurality of unique sets of holes and slots. A first connecting pin is inserted through the handle and through a selected set of holes and slots in the first array. A second connecting pin is inserted through the handle and through a selected set of holes and slots in the second array. The two pins together symmetrically couple the desired number of weights to the handle in a balanced fashion. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090163335 | Selectorized dumbbell using commodity weights - This invention relates to a selectorized dumbbell having a handle that can be dropped down between nested left and right stacks of weight plates. The weight plates can comprise individual weights or a pair of weight plates, one from each stack, can be connected together to form a single weight. A selector is provided to allow the user to select a desired number of weight plates from each stack and couple such weight plates to the handle to provide an adjustable weight dumbbell. Each weight includes a weight frame having at least one carrier to which a commodity weight can be fastened. The dumbbell can be shipped by the manufacturer with empty weight frames to reduce shipping costs. When the dumbbell with empty weight frames reaches a destination, the dumbbell can be completed by securing commodity weights to the carriers on the respective weight frames. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100261587 | SELECTORIZED DUMBBELL HAVING A SELECTOR COMPRISING A PIN HAVING FORK-SHAPED CONNECTING PRONG(S) - A selectorized dumbbell has a handle that can be inserted into a gap between stacks of nested left and right weight plates. A selector determines how many left weight plates are coupled to the left end of the handle and how many right weight plates are coupled to the right end of the handle. Each weight plate is held between a pair of flexible arms on a forked carrier. The arms allow the weight plates to deflect out of a normal, substantially upright, orientation if an impact shock is delivered to the dumbbell. The arms are restored to their normal orientation once the impact shock dissipates. Alternatively, the weight plates may comprise a metallic inner weight plate covered with an elastomer encasement and with an integral elastomer lug attaching the weight plates to at least one interconnecting member. The selector may comprise a connecting pin with at least one flexible shock absorbing prong. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100323855 | SELECTORIZED DUMBBELL USING COMMODITY WEIGHTS - This invention relates to a selectorized dumbbell having a handle that can be dropped down between nested left and right stacks of weight plates. The weight plates can comprise individual weights or a pair of weight plates, one from each stack, can be connected together to form a single weight. A selector is provided to allow the user to select a desired number of weight plates from each stack and couple such weight plates to the handle to provide an adjustable weight dumbbell. Each weight includes a weight frame having at least one carrier to which a commodity weight can be fastened. The dumbbell can be shipped by the manufacturer with empty weight frames to reduce shipping costs. When the dumbbell with empty weight frames reaches a destination, the dumbbell can be completed by securing commodity weights to the carriers on the respective weight frames. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110028285 | SELECTORIZED DUMBBELL HAVING OR CONVERTIBLE INTO KETTLEBELL CONFIGURATION - A selectorized dumbbell has nested stacks of left and right weight plates, a handle that can be disposed between the two stacks of weight plates, and a selector that couples selected numbers of the left and right weight plates to left and right planar ends of the handle. The handle has at least one loop type hand grip located above the ends of the handle and above the weight plates to allow the dumbbell to be used as a kettlebell. This loop type hand grip can be replaced with a bar type hand grip if the dumbbell is to be used like a standard dumbbell, or the handle can be provided in kettlebell or standard versions thereof. Alternatively, the loop type hand grip can be movably disposed on the handle for movement between operative and non-operative positions. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110294629 | SELECTORIZED DUMBBELL HAVING SHOCK ABSORBING SYSTEM - A selectorized dumbbell has a handle that can be inserted into a gap between stacks of nested left and right weight plates. A selector determines how many left weight plates are coupled to the left end of the handle and how many right weight plates are coupled to the right end of the handle. Each weight plate is held between a pair of flexible arms on a forked carrier. The arms allow the weight plates to deflect out of a normal, substantially upright, orientation if an impact shock is delivered to the dumbbell. The arms are restored to their normal orientation once the impact shock dissipates. Alternatively, the weight plates may comprise a metallic inner weight plate covered with an elastomer encasement and with an integral elastomer lug attaching the weight plates to at least one interconnecting member. The selector may comprise a connecting pin with at least one flexible shock absorbing prong. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110312475 | SELECTORIZED DUMBBELL WITH SELECTOR COMPRISING WEIGHT CONNECTING PINS CARRIED IN EACH END OF HANDLE - A selectorized dumbbell comprises a plurality of nested weights which have front and rear arrays of rails with the rails being vertically spaced from one another with a space beneath each rail. A handle is insertable into a gap between stacks of nested left and right weight plates. A selector comprises front and rear pin arrays in each end of the handle with the pins in these arrays being selectively movable in a horizontal direction into extended positions located in the spaces beneath the rails for coupling different weights to the handle. The pins in the arrays are movable into their extended positions by a single vertically movable member carried on a vertically rotatable shaft in the handle end or by a plurality of independently movable members in the handle end that are moved by a plurality of keys carried on a top side of the handle end. | 12-22-2011 |
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| 20090270257 | Controlled release fertilizers containing calcium sulfate and processes for making same - An extended release fertilizer that includes an absorbent material containing capillaries/voids between 10-200 microns in cross-sectional diameter which is impregnated in an amount of 40-95% of the capillaries/voids volume with an agriculturally beneficial material, or alternatively includes a holding agent retaining an agriculturally beneficial material, wherein the beneficial material at least includes calcium sulfate, and the beneficial material is selected from the group consisting of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, with the resulting material being agglomerated into granules. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100234223 | CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZERS EMPLOYING UREAFORM COMPOUNDS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - A controlled release agricultural absorbent based product including particles of an absorbent material containing capillaries/voids between 10-200 microns in cross-sectional diameter which is impregnated in an amount of 40-95% of the capillaries/voids volume with an agriculturally beneficial material, at least including ureaform, and said beneficial material being selected from the group consisting of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, being produced by a process including steps of 1) introducing water to particles of absorbent material to result in absorption of water within the absorbent material, 2) heating the absorbent particles and water to transform the water within the absorbent particles to steam, 3) introducing the absorbent particles to an agriculturally beneficial material, at least including ureaform, to saturate the beneficial material, 4) granulating the beneficial material and saturated absorbent particles to solidify and harden the mixture, resulting in the agglomeration of absorbent particles into granules, and drying the granules. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20120017659 | FERTILIZERS CONTAINING ANIMAL NUTRIENT CORE PACKET - A fertilizer supplying animal nutrients including a core particle having an outer surface and comprising compounds containing animal nutrients, and a coating of urea on the outer surface of the core particle, and further a process of making the fertilizer including the steps of: screening animal nutrient core particles comprising a powdered substance containing an animal nutrient, to a preselected particle size; spraying melted urea onto the surface of the nutrient core particles to produce a coating on the nutrient core particles; granulating the nutrient core particles with sprayed melted urea to produce nutrient core granules; and cooling the nutrient core granules. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120067094 | UREA FERTILIZER CONTAINING CENTRAL VOLATILIZATION INHIBITOR PARTICLES TO REDUCE RELEASE OF AMMONIA AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - A urea fertilizer having reduced ammonia volatilization upon application to soil including a central particle having an outer surface and comprising ammonia volatilization inhibiting compounds containing one or more of boron and iodine, and a coating of urea on the outer surface of the central particle, and further a process of making the fertilizer including the steps of: granulating ammonia volatilization inhibiting compounds containing one or more of boron and iodine, with a binder to produce volatilization inhibitor particles; screening the inhibitor particles to a preselected particle size; spraying melted urea onto the surface of the inhibitor particles to produce a coating on the inhibitor particles; granulating the coated inhibitor particles with sprayed melted urea to produce granules of urea coated central volatilization particles; and cooling the granules. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120090366 | CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZER WITH BIOPOLYMER COATING AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A controlled release fertilizer including a fertilizer granule, having an outer surface, a coating of biopolymer composition on the outer surface of the fertilizer granule, wherein the biopolymer composition includes at least one biopolymer, and a process of making the controlled release fertilizer including the steps of screening fertilizer granules to a preselected granule size, heating a biopolymer to become substantially fluid, and applying the biopolymer onto the surface of the fertilizer granule to produce a coating on the granule of a predetermined amount. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090367 | COATED FERTILIZER PARTICLES - A composition has a core of at least one fertilizer substance and at least one layer of a coating material surrounding the core. The core may contain nitrogen and the coating material may include one or more linear, saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids. | 04-19-2012 |
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| 20100159085 | Method of extending color life of modified atmosphere packaged fresh red meat using labiatae plant extracts - The color life of modified atmosphere packaged fresh red meat is extended by contacting the fresh red meat with an extract of a | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100197812 | Compositions and methods for enhancing the stability of foods, beverages, nutritional supplements and cosmetics - The present invention provides metal-chelating or sequestering antioxidant compositions, derived from edible herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables and/or grains, useful for incorporating into foods, beverages, nutritional supplements and cosmetics for the purpose of enhancing the stability of said food, beverage or cosmetic. This invention provides processes for preparing these antioxidant, stability-enhancing compositions. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110282083 | Process of converting esterified xanthophylls from capsicum to non-esterified xanthophlls in high yields and purities - The present invention is concerned with a process to convert xanthophyll esters derived from | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120107380 | METHODS OF SAPONIFYING XANTHOPHYLL ESTERS AND ISOLATING XANTHOPHYLLS - This invention relates to a practical and effective process for converting esterified xanthophylls, including zeaxanthin, to non-esterified xanthophylls through saponification. In addition, the invention provides a process for obtaining esterified zeaxanthin in high yields and purities, isolating the xanthophylls from interfering substances such as waxes, oils, and fats. A product of this process is a zeaxanthin rich substrate that is suitable for use in foods, nutritional supplements, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and related products. | 05-03-2012 |
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| 20080298251 | INTEGRATING LOCAL CONGESTION AND PATH INTERFERENCE INTO QoS ROUTING FOR WIRELESS MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS - A method and apparatus is provided for using a distributed multi-path QoS-aware routing scheme that considers basic MANET characteristics to meet transport service requirements of real-time applications and makes use of multiple discovered paths to calculate a next-hop decision. The QoS Routing scheme superimposes distributed neighborhood congestion, neighborhood density, and link stability and delay information over the multiple discovered paths when the next-hop decision is calculated. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090059816 | Topology aware manet for mobile networks - Systems and methods provide adaptability in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET), based on an existing protocol, such as adaptive hybrid domain routing (AHDR). The systems and methods are especially suited for fast changing topologies that may change after a reactive route discovery has been completed. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100284274 | System and method for determining a transmission order for packets at a node in a wireless communication network - A wireless communications network comprising a plurality of nodes and effective to provide quality of service requirements for packets being transmitted. An ingress node calculates variables based on quality of service requirements and places those variables in a header of a packet to be transmitted. The packet is then transmitted to a core node. The core node reads the variables in the packet and calculates a holding time for the packet based on the variables and the quality of service requirements. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110211472 | TOPOLOGY AWARE MANET FOR MOBILE NETWORKS - Systems and methods provide adaptability in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET), based on an existing protocol, such as adaptive hybrid domain routing (AHDR). The systems and methods are especially suited for fast changing topologies that may change after a reactive route discovery has been completed. | 09-01-2011 |
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| 20090080268 | Integrated Circuit with Separate Supply Voltage for Memory That is Different from Logic Circuit Supply Voltage - In one embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises at least one logic circuit supplied by a first supply voltage and at least one memory circuit coupled to the logic circuit and supplied by a second supply voltage. The memory circuit is configured to be read and written responsive to the logic circuit even if the first supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage during use. In another embodiment, a method comprises a logic circuit reading a memory cell, the logic circuit supplied by a first supply voltage; and the memory cell responding to the read using signals that are referenced to the first supply voltage, wherein the memory cell is supplied with a second supply voltage that is greater than the first supply voltage during use. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100231267 | Input/Output Driver with Controlled Transistor Voltages - In an embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises core circuitry and at least one driver circuit. The core circuitry is powered by a first supply voltage during use, and comprises a control circuit configured to generate a pull up control signal, a pull down control signal, and at least one reference voltage. The driver circuit is powered by a second supply voltage during use, the second supply voltage having a greater magnitude than the first supply voltage. The driver circuit is connected to a pad to be connected to a pin on a package of the integrated circuit. The driver circuit comprises a cascode connection of a first transistor and a second transistor, and a capacitor coupled between a first gate terminal of the first transistor and a second gate terminal of the second transistor. The first gate terminal is coupled to receive the pull down control signal. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100238745 | Integrated Circuit with Separate Supply Voltage for Memory That is Different from Logic Circuit Supply Voltage - In one embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises at least one logic circuit supplied by a first supply voltage and at least one memory circuit coupled to the logic circuit and supplied by a second supply voltage. The memory circuit is configured to be read and written responsive to the logic circuit even if the first supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage during use. In another embodiment, a method comprises a logic circuit reading a memory cell, the logic circuit supplied by a first supply voltage; and the memory cell responding to the read using signals that are referenced to the first supply voltage, wherein the memory cell is supplied with a second supply voltage that is greater than the first supply voltage during use. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100264975 | Level Shifter with Rise/Fall Delay Matching - In one embodiment, a level shifter circuit is provided that may include approximately matched rising edge and falling edge delays through the level shifter. The level shifter may also have a low delay and low power consumption. The level shifter circuit may include a pair of low voltage input inverters coupled to a pulldown transistor, where a node between the low voltage input inverters is coupled through another pulldown stack to a pullup transistor. Including an output inverter, both rising transitions and falling transitions may include about 4 gate delays in one embodiment. The level shifter may include keeper transistors to turn off the pullup transistor after the pullup is performed, and the pulldown transistor may be turned off as the pullup transistor is turned on. The pullup and pulldown transistors may not drive against each other during operation, which may reduce power consumption in the circuit. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100279645 | Receiver to Match Delay for Single Ended and Differential Signals - In one embodiment, a receiver circuit is provide that may receive either a differential input or a single-ended input corresponding to an interface. The receiver circuit may include at least two current sources to control a gain of an amplification stage in the receiver. If the receiver circuit is receiving a differential input, one of the current sources may be used. If the receiver circuit is receiving a single-ended input, both of the current sources may be used. A larger gain may thus be provided for the single-ended input as compared to the differential input. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110204922 | Receiver to Match Delay for Single Ended and Differential Signals - In one embodiment, a receiver circuit is provide that may receive either a differential input or a single-ended input corresponding to an interface. The receiver circuit may include at least two current sources to control a gain of an amplification stage in the receiver. If the receiver circuit is receiving a differential input, one of the current sources may be used. If the receiver circuit is receiving a single-ended input, both of the current sources may be used. A larger gain may thus be provided for the single-ended input as compared to the differential input. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110235442 | Integrated Circuit with Separate Supply Voltage for Memory That is Different from Logic Circuit Supply Voltage - In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes at least one logic circuit supplied by a first supply voltage and at least one memory circuit coupled to the logic circuit and supplied by a second supply voltage. The memory circuit is configured to be read and written responsive to the logic circuit even if the first supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage during use. In another embodiment, a method includes a logic circuit reading a memory cell, the logic circuit supplied by a first supply voltage; and the memory cell responding to the read using signals that are referenced to the first supply voltage, wherein the memory cell is supplied with a second supply voltage that is greater than the first supply voltage during use. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110304363 | Input/Output Driver with Controlled Transistor Voltages - In an embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises core circuitry and at least one driver circuit. The core circuitry is powered by a first supply voltage during use, and comprises a control circuit configured to generate a pull up control signal, a pull down control signal, and at least one reference voltage. The driver circuit is powered by a second supply voltage during use, the second supply voltage having a greater magnitude than the first supply voltage. The driver circuit is connected to a pad to be connected to a pin on a package of the integrated circuit. The driver circuit comprises a cascode connection of a first transistor and a second transistor, and a capacitor coupled between a first gate terminal of the first transistor and a second gate terminal of the second transistor. The first gate terminal is coupled to receive the pull down control signal. | 12-15-2011 |
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| 20090255861 | Filtration device with a pressure-activated means for bypassing serial filter layers - A serial-flow filtration device is provided with pressure-activated means for by-passing at least one of its constituent layer (or layers) of filtration material. The filtration device comprises a housing, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least an upper and a rearmost filter layer. The upper filter layer divides the interior of the housing into an upstream zone and a downstream zone, with the rearmost filter layer residing in the downstream zone. The fluid inlet enables the introduction of fluid into said upstream zone. The fluid outlet enables releases of the fluid from said downstream zone. The upper filter layer, but not the rearmost filter layer, has integrated thereinto a pressure-activated means capable of allowing substantially non-selective passage of fluid from the upstream zone into the downstream zone upon the attainment of a predetermined pressure differential across said upper filter layer. The bypass means can be embodied, for example, as a pressure-breachable seal or as a pressure-activated gate. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110303592 | Filtration Device with Pressure-Activated Means for Bypassing Serial Filter Layers - A serial-flow filtration device is provided with pressure-activated means for by-passing at least one of its constituent layer (or layers) of filtration material. The filtration device comprises a housing, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least an upper and a rearmost filter layer. The upper filter layer divides the interior of the housing into an upstream zone and a downstream zone, with the rearmost filter layer residing in the downstream zone. The fluid inlet enables the introduction of fluid into said upstream zone. The fluid outlet enables releases of the fluid from said downstream zone. The upper filter layer, but not the rearmost filter layer, has integrated thereinto a pressure-activated means capable of allowing substantially non-selective passage of fluid from the upstream zone into the downstream zone upon the attainment of a predetermined pressure differential across said upper filter layer. The bypass means can be embodied, for example, as a pressure-breachable seal or as a pressure-activated gate. | 12-15-2011 |
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| 20100160341 | HETEROARYL, HETEROCYCLIC AND ARYL COMPOUNDS WHICH INHIBIT LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MEDIATED BY VLA-4 - Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100160343 | HETEROARYL, HETEROCYCLIC AND ARYL COMPOUNDS WHICH INHIBIT LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MEDIATED BY VLA-4 - Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis. | 06-24-2010 |
