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20110053733 | ENGINE STARTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid powertrain includes an engine having a crankshaft, and a hybrid transmission having an input member, an output member, and at least one motor/generator operable to provide or receive torque. A damper connects the crankshaft with the input member. A bi-directional rotational position sensing system operatively connects with either the crankshaft or an input side of the damper, and is configured to sense the rotational position and direction of the crankshaft, and provide a position signal indicative thereof. At least one controller is configured to receive the position signal and to provide a torque command to the motor/generator based at least in part on the position signal. The torque command is operable to cause the motor/generator to substantially cancel an expected engine torque pulse associated with the sensed rotational position during starting of the engine with the damper open. A method for controlling the hybrid powertrain is provided. | 03-03-2011 |
20110066308 | PREDICTIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONTROL SCHEME FOR A VEHICLE INCLUDING A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for controlling a vehicle having a hybrid powertrain includes monitoring vehicle navigation and traffic patterns associated with a predicted travel path. It extends the powertrain instantaneous controller into a predictive control framework, and utilizes previewed traffic and geographic information based on on-board sensing and navigation information. An impending road load is predicted from which a fuel cost factor is optimized under a model predictive control framework. A state-of-charge trajectory is predicted from the impending road load and operation of the hybrid powertrain system is controlled in response thereto. | 03-17-2011 |
20110301791 | ELECTRIC LAUNCH OF A HYBRID VEHICLE HAVING A BELT ALTERNATOR STARTER AND A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A controller-executable method provides an electric-only (EV) launch mode in a vehicle having an accelerator pedal, an engine, a motor generator unit (MGU), a dual-clutch transmission (DCT), and a belt alternator starter system adapted for selectively rotating the crankshaft using motor torque from the MGU. Execution of the method uses motor torque from the MGU, while the engine is off, to accelerate the crankshaft to above a calibrated launch speed when a threshold minimum force is applied to the pedal. A designated one of the odd- and even-gear clutches of the DCT are controlled until input torque to the DCT equals a calibrated level. The other DCT clutch may be modulated to dampen drivetrain oscillations. The vehicle launches in the EV launch mode via the designated DCT clutch when the crankshaft speed exceeds an input speed of the DCT. The vehicle and controller are also provided. | 12-08-2011 |
20120083950 | ENHANCED STABILITY CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN - A vehicle having an electric powertrain includes a control system for executing a driveline stability control method. A host machine determines vehicle speed prior to an electric-only (EV) mode or EV mode shift/transition, filters an initial motor torque command to the traction motor via a notch filter as a function of vehicle speed to generate a filtered motor torque command, and controls the motor during the EV mode or transition using the filtered motor torque command. The notch filter may have a center frequency and/or a damping coefficient tunable to changing vehicle speed. A control system for the vehicle includes the host machine, a notch filter, and optionally a vehicle speed-based active damping module. The host machine controls the motor during the EV mode or transition using the filtered motor torque command from the filter, and may provide the damping control during the EV mode or transition. | 04-05-2012 |
20120083951 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN EV MODE TRANSITION IN A TWO-MODE HYBRID VEHICLE - A method of executing an electric-only (EV) mode transition in a vehicle includes determining vehicle operating values using a control system, processing the values to identify the transition, and executing the transition to or from the first or second EV mode. The transition is executed by selectively engaging and disengaging the input brake to zero, and by using the first and/or second traction motor to synchronize slip across the input brake. When the transition is from the first to the second EV mode or vice versa, the control system may use multiple speed and torque control phases to enter multiple intermediate modes, e.g., a pair of engine-on electrically-variable transmission modes and a fixed gear mode. A vehicle includes an engine, an input brake, first and second traction motors, and a transmission driven via the motors in a first and second EV mode. The vehicle includes the control system noted above. | 04-05-2012 |
20120130574 | ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED VARIABLE-K CONTROL - A vehicle includes a transmission, a motor configured to provide a motor torque to the transmission, and an engine configured to provide an engine torque to the transmission. A torque converter is operably disposed between the transmission and the motor, the engine, or both. The torque converter is configured to at least partially transfer at least one of the motor torque and the engine torque to the transmission in accordance with a plurality of k-factors. The torque converter includes a clutch configured to at least partially engage to change the effective k-factor applied by the torque converter. A control processor is configured to blend the plurality of k-factors and at least partially engage the clutch based on the blended k-factor. | 05-24-2012 |
20120150371 | CONTROL OF A HYBRID VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A vehicle includes a transmission that receives torque from an engine and/or a motor. A clutch assembly that may be actuated by a driver is operably disposed between the transmission and the motor, the engine, or both. A controller is configured to control the torque provided by the motor and the engine to prevent engine stall, excessive engine flare, or both, during manual actuation of the clutch assembly by the driver of the vehicle. | 06-14-2012 |
20120174570 | TRANSMISSION HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING FLOW AUGMENTATION - A system for providing pressurized hydraulic fluid includes an engine driven main pump and an electrical motor driven auxiliary pump. The auxiliary pump provides hydraulic fluid at line pressure to shift control subsystems during a vehicle launch while the main pump provides hydraulic fluid to cooler or lubrication subsystems during the vehicle launch. A pressure regulation valve regulates the pressure of the hydraulic fluid from the main pump. Once the main pump reaches a critical speed, the main pump provides hydraulic fluid at line pressure to the hydraulic control system and the auxiliary pump is turned off. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178567 | DUAL DAMPER ISOLATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HYBRID POWERTRAIN - A hybrid transmission has an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes. The input member is driven by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178585 | FRICTION LAUNCH STRATEGY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE POWERTRAIN - A control strategy for launching a motor vehicle includes using an electric motor to provide high torque at low speeds during synchronization of launch clutches. An internal combustion engine is started and connected with the electric motor to provide additional torque capacity. Selective engagement and disengagement of an engine disconnect clutch prevents the engine start from interfering with the motor vehicle launch. | 07-12-2012 |
20120259490 | OPEN MODULAR ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN AND CONTROL ARCHITECTURE - A system to control a powertrain includes an energy management layer monitoring a plurality of potential energy storage devices and determining a reference available power for each of the potential energy storage devices. The system further includes a power management layer monitoring the reference available power for the potential energy storage devices, a power demanded of the powertrain, and an electric power constraint for the potential energy storage devices, and determining a power split based upon the monitored reference available power for the potential energy storage devices, the power demanded of the powertrain, and the electric power constraint for the potential energy storage devices. The system further includes a torque control layer controlling torque generation based upon the determined power split. | 10-11-2012 |
20120289376 | HYBRID VEHICLE WITH DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A vehicle includes an engine that generates an engine torque and a motor that generates a motor torque. A transmission can receive the engine torque, the motor torque, or both. The transmission includes a first gear set and a second gear set, as well as a first clutch that at least partially engages to transfer torque to the gears in the first gear set and a second clutch that at least partially engages to transfer torque to the gears in the second gear set. A controller can control the engine torque and the motor torque to control a speed of the engine to follow a desired speed profile. The controller can also control the engagement of the first clutch and the second clutch to optimize a desired gear state to minimize system losses. | 11-15-2012 |
20130023379 | FLUID COUPLING FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A hybrid powertrain system includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine coupled to a transmission, a fluid coupling including an impeller and a turbine wherein the impeller is mechanically coupled to a rotatable member of the electric machine and the turbine is mechanically coupled to a rotatable member of the internal combustion engine. The fluid coupling is effective to fluidically couple torque from the electric machine to the internal combustion engine when the impeller and turbine are not mechanically locked. | 01-24-2013 |
20140074329 | VEHICLE ELECTRIC RANGE ESTIMATION - A method and system of dynamically displaying a plurality of electric drive range estimations for a vehicle having an electric motor and an energy storage system configured to provide electric power to the electric motor. The display providing information to a driver such that an electric drive range of the vehicle can be optimized. | 03-13-2014 |
20140372053 | TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATING BATTERY PACK PARAMETERS - A method for a battery pack controller of an electrified vehicle, the battery pack controller including one or more processors, includes identifying N battery cells of a battery pack that includes M battery cells, the N battery cells being weakest battery cells of the battery pack, wherein N is an integer greater than zero and less than M. The method includes determining one or more first parameters for each of the N battery cells, each of the one or more first parameters indicating a parameter for a specific battery cell. The method includes estimating one or more second parameters for the battery pack based on the one or more first parameters for each of the N battery cells, each of the one or more second parameters indicating a parameter for the battery pack. The method also includes outputting the one or more second parameters for the battery pack. | 12-18-2014 |
20160052418 | MULTI-STEP MODEL PREDICTIVE ITERATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR BATTERY SYSTEM PEAK POWER ESTIMATION - An electrified vehicle and method for estimating peak power of a battery system of the electrified vehicle are presented. In one exemplary implementation, the method includes receiving, at a controller of the electrified vehicle, measured current, voltage, and temperature of the battery system and determining, at the controller, operating parameters for the battery system based on the measured current, voltage, and temperature. An initial peak current at a start of a current prediction period for the battery system is determined, at the controller, based on the operating parameters, and an instantaneous peak current of the battery system is determined based on its initial peak current by performing voltage-limited extrapolation of resistances and open-circuit voltage (VLERO) of a battery model for the battery system. The battery system and an electric motor of the electrified vehicle are controlled, by the controller, based on the instantaneous peak current. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054390 | TECHNIQUES FOR ROBUST BATTERY STATE ESTIMATION - More accurate and robust battery state estimation (BSE) techniques for a battery system of an electrified vehicle include estimating a current bias or offset generated by a current sensor and then adjusting the measured current to compensate for the estimated current bias. The techniques obtain nominal parameters for a battery model of the battery system based on a measured temperature and an estimated open circuit voltage (OCV). The techniques use these nominal parameters and the corrected measured current to estimate the OCV, a capacity, and an impedance of the battery system. The techniques utilize the OCV to estimate a state of charge (SOC) of the battery system. The techniques also estimate a state of health (SOH) of the battery system based on its estimated capacity and impedance. The techniques then control the electrified vehicle based on the SOC and/or the SOH. | 02-25-2016 |
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20080207589 | CYCLIZED DERIVATIVES AS EG-5 INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to new substituted imidazole compounds have the following Formula (I) and to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof, to compositions of the compounds together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and to uses of the compounds: | 08-28-2008 |
20090202484 | MODULATORS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 7 - The present application provides for a compound of Formula (I) or (II): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds with at least one additional active agent. | 08-13-2009 |
20100143301 | MODULATORS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS - Provided are modulators of TLRs of Formula II: | 06-10-2010 |
20110003791 | Cyclized Derivatives as EG-5 Inhibitors - The present invention relates to new substituted imidazole compounds have the following Formula (I) and to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof, to compositions of the compounds together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and to uses of the compounds: | 01-06-2011 |
20120189623 | CYCLIZED DERIVATIVES AS EG-5 INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to new substituted imidazole compounds have the following Formula (I) and to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof, to compositions of the compounds together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and to uses of the compounds: | 07-26-2012 |
20130017196 | SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to new substituted imidazole compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or prodrugs thereof, compositions of the new compounds together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and uses of the new compounds. The compounds of the invention have the following general formula: | 01-17-2013 |
20130071354 | MODULATORS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS - Provided are modulators of TLRs of Formula II: | 03-21-2013 |
20130281433 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS - Compounds disclosed herein including compounds of formula I′: | 10-24-2013 |
20130281434 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS - Compounds of formula I′: | 10-24-2013 |
20140045818 | BENZOTHIAZOLE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR PHARMACEUTICAL USE - The invention provides compounds of formula I: or a salt thereof as described herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I, processes for preparing compounds of formula I, intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula I and therapeutic methods for treating the proliferation of the HIV virus, treating AIDS or delaying the onset of AIDS or ARC symptoms in a mammal using compounds of formula I. | 02-13-2014 |
20140081022 | MODULATORS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS - Provided are modulators of TLRs of Formula II: | 03-20-2014 |
20140316132 | MODULATORS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS - Provided are modulators of TLRs of Formula II: | 10-23-2014 |
20150111891 | NAPHTHALENE ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES AGAINST HIV INFECTION - The invention provides compounds and salts thereof as d herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein, processes for preparing compounds disclosed herein, intermediates useful for preparing compounds disclosed herein and therapeutic methods for treating an HIV infection, treating the proliferation of the HIV virus, treating AIDS or delaying the onset of AIDS or ARC symptoms in a mammal using compounds disclosed herein. | 04-23-2015 |
20160024104 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS - The invention provides compounds of formula I: | 01-28-2016 |
20160075707 | METHODS OF PREPARING TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR MODULATORS - The present invention provides methods of preparing 4-amino-2-butoxy-8-(3-(pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl)benzyl)-7,8-dihydropteridin-6(5H)-one and related compounds. | 03-17-2016 |
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20100280006 | 6-O-substituted benzoxazole and benzothiazole compounds and methods of inhibiting CSF-1R signaling - Benzoxazole and benzothiazole compounds and the stereoisomers, tautomers, solvates, oxides, esters, and prodrugs thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. Compositions of the compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and uses of the compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent are also disclosed. The embodiments are useful for inhibiting cellular proliferation, inhibiting the growth and/or metathesis of tumors, treating or preventing cancer, treating or preventing degenerating bone diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and/or inhibiting molecules such as CSF-1R. | 11-04-2010 |
20120225861 | 6-O-Substituted Benzoxazole and Benzothiazole Compounds and Methods of Inhibiting CSF-1R Signaling - Benzoxazole and benzothiazole compounds and the stereoisomers, tautomers, solvates, oxides, esters, and prodrugs thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. Compositions of the compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and uses of the compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent are also disclosed. The embodiments are useful for inhibiting cellular proliferation, inhibiting the growth and/or metathesis of tumors, treating or preventing cancer, treating or preventing degenerating bone diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and/or inhibiting molecules such as CSF-1R. | 09-06-2012 |
20140154271 | Methods of Treating Glucose Metabolism Disorders - Methods of treating individuals with a glucose metabolism disorder, and compositions thereof, are provided. | 06-05-2014 |
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20080299991 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A MOBILE UNIT - The present invention provides a method of locating a mobile unit. The method may include storing, at a location outside of a mobile unit, information indicative of a last known location of the mobile unit and the associated time stamp. The method may also include transmitting, from a mobile unit, information indicative of the last known location of the mobile unit. The last known location is determined using global positioning system satellite signals. | 12-04-2008 |
20130072140 | METHOD OF IMPROVING TRANSMISSION GAIN AT A NETWORK ELEMENT HAVING A PLURALITY OF ANTENNAS - In one embodiment, the method includes reducing a beam width of transmission to increase an open-loop beamforming gain, reducing a channel bandwidth of the transmission to increase a channel bandwidth gain, and increasing a sequence length of the transmission to increase a sequence length gain. In this embodiment, a gain improvement is based on the product of the open loop beamforming gain, the channel bandwidth gain and the sequence length gain. | 03-21-2013 |
20130336232 | System And Method Of Wireless Fixed Access Using A Multiple Antenna Array - A new method is disclosed for providing wireless fixed access from an array of service antennas to a population of local terminals. In implementations, a service transceiver station (STS) performs beamform precoding using channel state information (CSI) obtained from transmissions by the local terminals, and the STS performs power allocation using slow fading coefficients which are static over the service antenna positions and over a frequency range spanning at least some carriers used for downlink transmission. | 12-19-2013 |
20140189774 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MULTICAST - In one embodiment, the method of multicast includes assigning a pilot sequence to each program from among a plurality of programs such that each program has a unique pilot sequence. The method further includes broadcasting the unique pilot sequences for the plurality of programs. | 07-03-2014 |
20140307594 | Dual-Tier Wireless Communication System - Systems and methods for communicating data over a dual-tier wireless communication system are provided. A dual-tier wireless communication system comprises an upper tier cell-free large-scale antenna system including a plurality of service-antennas distributed in a designated coverage area for providing wireless access service to mobile terminals, and a lower tier of one or more concentrated large-scale antenna system arrays arranged within a plurality of cells of the designated coverage area for providing backhaul service to the plurality of service-antennas. The upper tier and the lower tier operate in disjoint frequency bands with respect to each other. | 10-16-2014 |
20150098444 | LARGE SCALE ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH OVERLAYING SMALL CELLS - A large-scale antenna system (LSAS) base station transmits one or more first signals on one or more first channels corresponding to one or more first access terminals associated with the LSAS base station concurrently with nulling one or more second channels corresponding to one or more second access terminals associated with one or more small cells. The first signal(s) is/are transmitted synchronously with the second signal(s) transmitted by the small cell(s). | 04-09-2015 |
20150373648 | Non-Cooperative Power Control For Large-Scale Antenna Systems - A base station servicing a cell of a cellular network provides power control of a cell independent of any other cell in the network. For downlink power control, the base station transmits information at its full power and applies a downlink power control factor to each downlink channel to equalize downlink throughputs of the mobile terminals in the cell. For uplink power control, the base station transmits instructions to have the uplink channel with the worst channel condition to transmit at its full power and the other uplink channels to transmit at that same full power. Each transmission is scaled by a corresponding uplink power control factor such that uplink throughputs for the mobile terminals in the cell are equalized. The base station applies an approximation of a rigorous capacity lower bound algorithm using propagation channel conditions and channel parameters to calculate the uplink and downlink power control factors. | 12-24-2015 |
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20130171463 | LOAD BEARING MEMBER HAVING PROTECTIVE COATING AND METHOD THEREFOR - A load bearing member includes at least one elongated tension member having at least one wire and a protective coating on the elongated tension member. The protective coating includes a first corrosion inhibitor having an oxide-forming metal, a second corrosion inhibitor having a rare earth metal, and a third corrosion inhibitor having an organic material. | 07-04-2013 |
20140291076 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM BELT - A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a plurality of wires arranged into a plurality of cords. The plurality of cords includes one or more inner cords located at an innermost portion of the belt relative to a lateral end of the belt and one or more outer cords located laterally outboard of the one or more inner cords. The one or more outer cords have a construction distinct from the one or more inner cords. A jacket substantially retains the plurality of cords. | 10-02-2014 |
20150015280 | WEAR DETECTION FOR COATED BELT OR ROPE - A method of wear detection of a coated belt or rope includes connecting a wear detection unit to one or more monitoring strands and/or cords of a coated belt or rope. The coated belt or rope includes one or more baseline strands and/or cords exhibiting a first change in electrical resistance as a function of bending cycles of the belt or rope and one or more monitoring strands and/or cords exhibiting a second change in electrical resistance as a function of bending cycles of the belt or rope, greater than the first change in electrical resistance. An electrical resistance of the one or more monitoring strands and/or cords is measured via the wear detection unit. Using at least the measured electrical resistance of the one or more monitoring strands and/or cords, a wear condition of the belt or rope is determined. | 01-15-2015 |
20150191331 | FIRE-RETARDANT BELT - A belt and a method for manufacturing a belt is provided. The belt includes a plurality of lengthwise-extending tension members and a jacket. The jacket substantially retains the plurality of tension members. The jacket has a first side region, a second side region, and a center region between the first and second side regions. The first and second side regions of the jacket are more fire retardant than the center region of the jacket. | 07-09-2015 |
20150210510 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR APPLYING A SUBSTRATE ONTO AN ELEVATOR SHEAVE - An elevator maintenance kit is provided for surfacing an elevator sheave that engages with an elevator tension member. The kit includes a substrate with an adhesive backing, and a substrate applicator that is operable to apply the substrate to the sheave as the sheave is rotated. The adhesive backing is operable to attach the substrate to the sheave during the sheave rotation. | 07-30-2015 |
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20140015062 | Method for Forming Gate Structure, Method for Forming Semiconductor Device, and Semiconductor Device - An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for forming a gate structure, comprising: providing a substrate, where the substrate includes a nMOSFET area and a pMOSFET area, each of the nMOSFET area and the pMOSFET area has a gate trench, and each of the gate trenches is provided at a bottom portion with a gate dielectric layer; forming a gate dielectric capping layer on a surface of the substrate; forming an oxygen scavenging element layer on the gate dielectric capping layer; forming an etching stop layer on the oxygen scavenging element layer; forming a work function adjustment layer on the etching stop layer; performing metal layer deposition and annealing process to fill the gate trenches with a metal layer; and removing the metal layer outside the gate trenches. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015063 | Method for Forming Gate Structure, Method for Forming Semiconductor Device, and Semiconductor Device - A method for forming a gate structure, comprising: providing a substrate, where the substrate includes a nMOSFET area and a pMOSFET area, each of the nMOSFET area and the pMOSFET area has a gate trench, and each of the gate trenches is provided at a bottom portion with a gate dielectric layer; forming a gate dielectric capping layer on the substrate; forming an etching stop layer on the gate dielectric capping layer; forming an oxygen scavenging element layer on the etching stop layer; forming a first work function adjustment layer on the oxygen scavenging element layer; etching the first work function adjustment layer above the nMOSFET area; forming a second work function adjustment layer on the surface of the substrate; metal layer depositing and annealing to fill the gate trenches with a metal layer; and removing the metal layer outside the gate trenches. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015068 | Gate Structure, Semiconductor Device and Methods for Forming the Same - The disclosure relates to a gate structure, a semiconductor device and methods for forming the same. An embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for forming a gate structure, including: providing a substrate; forming an interface layer on the substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer on the interface layer; forming a gate dielectric capping layer on the gate dielectric layer; forming an etching stop layer on the gate dielectric capping layer; forming an oxygen scavenging element layer on the etching stop layer; forming an oxygen scavenging element capping layer on the oxygen scavenging element layer; performing Post-Metallization Annealing; performing etching until the etching stop layer is exposed; forming a work function adjustment layer on the etching stop layer; and forming a gate layer on the work function adjustment layer. | 01-16-2014 |
20140334687 | MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD AND MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A medical image analysis apparatus according to an embodiment includes an area motion analysis section and an object motion analysis section. The area motion analysis section configured to carry out a motion analysis on an area including an adjacent tissue of an object in a dynamic image to obtain the motion vector of the adjacent tissue. The object motion analysis section configured to determine the motion vector of the object based on the motion vector of the adjacent tissue. | 11-13-2014 |
20150041925 | P TYPE MOSFET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are P type MOSFETs and methods for manufacturing the same. The method may include forming source/drain regions in a semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming a high K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a first metal gate layer on the high K gate dielectric layer; implanting dopants into the first metal gate layer through conformal doping; and performing annealing to change an effective work function of a gate stack including the first metal gate layer, the high K gate dielectric, and the interfacial oxide layer. | 02-12-2015 |
20150048458 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method may include: forming source/drain regions in a semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming a high K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a first metal gate layer on the high K gate dielectric layer; implanting dopant to the first metal gate layer through conformal doping; and performing annealing to change an effective work function of a gate stack comprising the first metal gate layer, the high K gate dielectric layer, and the interfacial oxide layer. | 02-19-2015 |
20150255557 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The method includes forming a semiconductor fin on a semiconductor substrate. The method further includes forming an interfacial oxide layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. The method further includes forming a high K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer. The method further includes forming a first metal gate layer on the high K gate dielectric layer. The method further includes implanting dopant to the first metal gate layer through conformal doping. The method further includes performing annealing so that the dopants are diffused and accumulated at an upper interface between the high K gate dielectric layer and the first metal gate layer, as well as at a lower interface between the high K gate dielectric layer and the interfacial oxide layer, generating electrical dipoles at the lower interface through interfacial reaction. | 09-10-2015 |
20160063702 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MEDICAL IMAGE DEVICE - A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an estimation circuitry and a tracking circuitry. The estimation circuitry is configured to estimate the activity of the myocardium across a plurality of images at different time phases from a group of images where a plurality of images containing a myocardium are chronologically arranged. The tracking circuitry is configured to set a search range for tracking the myocardium in the group according to the activity of the myocardium and perform the tracking. | 03-03-2016 |
20160086946 | CMOS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An CMOS device comprises a plurality of NMOS transistors and a plurality of PMOS transistors, each of which comprises a gate stack constituted of a gate insulating layer and a gate metal layer on a substrate, a source/drain region in the substrate on both sides of the gate stack and a channel region below the gate stack, wherein the gate metal layer of each NMOS transistor comprising a first barrier layer, an NMOS work function adjusting layer, a second barrier layer, and a filling layer, and wherein the gate metal layer of each PMOS transistor comprising a first barrier layer, a PMOS work function adjusting layer, an NMOS work function adjusting layer, a second barrier layer, and a filling layer, and wherein the first barrier layer in the gate metal layer of the NMOS transistor and the first barrier layer in the gate metal layer of the PMOS transistor contain a doping ion to finely adjust the work function. The semiconductor device and the method for manufacturing the same according to the present disclosure utilize the sacrificial layer to diffuse impurity to the barrier layer so that the adjusting accuracy of the threshold voltage may be effectively improved, thereby facilitating in improving the whole performance of the device. | 03-24-2016 |
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20130338344 | PROTEIN PURIFICATION METHODS TO REDUCE ACIDIC SPECIES - The instant invention relates to the field of protein production and purification, and in particular to compositions and processes for controlling the amount of charge variants, aggregates, and fragments of a protein of interest, as well as host cell proteins, present in purified preparations by applying particular chromatography conditions during such protein purification. | 12-19-2013 |
20150110799 | LOW ACIDIC SPECIES COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - The instant invention relates to low acidic species (AR) compositions comprising a protein, e.g., an antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, and methods, e.g., cell culture and/or protein purification methods, for producing such low AR compositions. Methods for using such compositions to treat a disorder, e.g., a disorder in which TNFα is detrimental, are also provided. | 04-23-2015 |
20150132801 | LOW ACIDIC SPECIES COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - The instant invention relates to low acidic species (AR) compositions comprising a protein, e.g., an antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, and methods, e.g., cell culture and/or protein purification methods, for producing such low AR compositions. Methods for using such compositions to treat a disorder, e.g., a disorder in which TNFα is detrimental, are also provided. | 05-14-2015 |
20150140006 | LOW ACIDIC SPECIES COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - The instant invention relates to low acidic species (AR) compositions comprising a protein, e.g., an antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, and methods, e.g., cell culture and/or protein purification methods, for producing such low AR compositions. Methods for using such compositions to treat a disorder, e.g., a disorder in which TNFα is detrimental, are also provided. | 05-21-2015 |
20150141623 | PROTEIN PURIFICATION METHODS TO REDUCE ACIDIC SPECIES - The instant invention relates to the field of protein production and purification, and in particular to compositions and processes for controlling the amount of charge variants, aggregates, and fragments of a protein of interest, as well as host cell proteins, present in purified preparations by applying particular chromatography conditions during such protein purification. | 05-21-2015 |
20150259410 | LOW ACIDIC SPECIES COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - The instant invention relates to low acidic species (AR) compositions comprising a protein, e.g., an antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, and methods, e.g., cell culture and/or protein purification methods, for producing such low AR compositions. Methods for using such compositions to treat a disorder, e.g., a disorder in which TNFα is detrimental, are also provided. | 09-17-2015 |