09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100054325 | Multi-Level Pulse Width Modulation Power Amplifier Method and Apparatus - A baseband signal is processed by amplifying a first pulse width modulation radio frequency signal having a first non-negligible peak-to-peak amplitude and a second non-negligible peak-to-peak amplitude larger than the first non-negligible peak-to-peak amplitude. A second pulse width modulation radio frequency signal is also amplified, the second pulse width modulation radio frequency signal having a third non-negligible peak-to-peak amplitude approximately equal to the second non-negligible peak-to-peak amplitude of the first pulse width modulation signal when the baseband signal power is at or above the second threshold level. The amplified signals are constructively combined to form a pulse width modulation radio frequency signal comprising a plurality of non-negligible peak-to-peak amplitude levels each corresponding to a different baseband signal power range. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054327 | Data Transcoding - A system and method for transcoding data, such as an audiovisual program, audio data or video data, from a first format to a second format. Systems may accept a first data file and transcode it to create a second data file in a different format. Transcoding may occur at a time other than the time at which the system receives the data file. The later transcoding time may be user-selected. The system may generate an icon or other indicator to signify the data has been marked for later transcoding. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054329 | Method and System for Encoding Order and Frame Type Selection Optimization - A method for resource allocation for video encoder to achieve the minimum sequence cost within given resource budgets. Optimal video encoder design by deriving the optimal sequence order and frame type selection is invented. In order to achieve computationally practical resource allocation, the current invention utilizes various encoder model and buffer model. The models allow the optimization procedure to assess the best encoding design without actually performing the computationally expensive encoding. Efficient optimization algorithm is also derived to substantially reduce the computations required to search for the optimal action sequence. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054335 | Encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus - An encoding apparatus having a direct mode as a prediction mode, when a pixel with opposite parity from a top field to a bottom field, for example, is referred to for obtaining a reference vector in the direct mode, performs correction by adding or subtracting a value corresponding to a half pixel to or from a value of the obtained reference vector. The encoding apparatus, when a pixel with opposite parity is referred to for obtaining a first and a second direct vector by temporally scaling the corrected reference vector, performs correction by adding or subtracting a value corresponding to a half pixel to or from values of the obtained direct vectors. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054339 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REORDERING VIDEO INFORMATION - A method and device that allow picture slices of a video stream to be processed in an order different than the order they were received is disclosed. Information mapping the location of picture slices that are stored in the order they were received is stored to allow subsequent processing to access the picture slice in any order, including render order. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054346 | Information Processing Apparatus, Signal Transmission Method and Decoding Method - There is provided an information processing apparatus, including a data encoding unit that generates an encoded signal in partial response mode having a transmission speed Fb by encoding input data; a clock signal addition unit that synchronously adds a clock signal at frequency Fb having an amplitude value larger than that of the encoded signal to the encoded signal generated by the data encoding unit; and a signal transmission unit that transmits the encoded signal obtained by the clock signal being added by the clock signal addition unit through a predetermined transmission line. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054358 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of transmitting control information in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes configuring downlink control information including a plurality of information fields according to a format of scheduling for transmission of a single codeword in a spatial multiplexing mode, wherein the plurality of information fields include a preceding matrix indicator (PMI) confirmation filed for indicating whether preceding is performed on downlink data by using a PMI reported by a user equipment and a transmitted preceding matrix indicator (TPMI) information field for indicating a codebook index, and at least one of the PMI confirmation field and the TPMI information field indicates an offset value of power for the downlink data transmission or interference information for the downlink data transmission, and transmitting the downlink control information. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054363 | Method and Device for the Noise Shaping of a Transmission Signal - A description is given of a device and a method for the noise shaping of a transmission signal such as are employed, for example, in a data transmission system. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054381 | JOINT DEMODULATION FILTER FOR CO-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE REDUCTION AND RELATED METHODS - A joint demodulation filter for reducing co-channel interference between a desired signal and a co-channel interfering signal may include an input receiving samples of the desired signal and the co-channel interfering signal, a Viterbi decoder, and a first signal path between the input and the Viterbi decoder comprising a first filter. The joint demodulation filter may further include a second signal path between the input and the Viterbi decoder and comprising a linear finite impulse response (FIR) modeler for generating a channel impulse response estimate for the co-channel interfering signal. Additionally, a third signal path may be between the input and the Viterbi decoder and include a whitened matched filter for generating a channel impulse response estimate for the desired signal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054382 | Recovering Data From An Oversampled Bit Stream With A Plesiochronous Receiver - Data is recovered in a plesiochronous receiver from an oversampled bit stream. In one example, a bit stream is received and oversampled in blocks to produce successive sets of samples, each set of samples representing a same number of bits. Transitions are found in the samples. Positions of the found transitions are determined and a single mask of a plurality of masks is selected. The selected mask is applied to the set of samples to determine values for the block of bits. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054384 | SIGNAL DELAY STRUCTURE IN HIGH SPEED BIT STREAM DEMULTIPLEXER - A signal delay structure and method of reducing skew between clock and data signals in a high-speed serial communications interface includes making a global adjustment to the clock signal in the time domain to compensate for a component of the skew that is common between the clock and all data signals. This can include skew caused by the variation in frequency of the input clock from a nominal value, misalignment between the phase of the clock and data generated at the source of the two signals. The global adjustment is made through a delay component that is common to all of the clock signal lines for which skew with data signals is to be compensated. A second level adjustment is made that compensates for the component of the skew that is common to the clock and a subset of the data signals. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054385 | ADAPTIVE ELASTIC BUFFER FOR COMMUNICATIONS - Circuit and method for an adaptive elastic buffer for receiving data including timing signals. Received data is recovered and stored in the adaptive elastic buffer, and a recovery clock pointer is increased to identify the next buffer location for stuffing received data, responsive to a controller. When a data fetch enable condition occurs, the controller causes a receiver circuit to fetch the data stored at a location identified by a system clock pointer. Underflow and overflow conditions are detected and the controller adapts the effective elastic buffer depth to compensate for these conditions. A buffer of M/2 physical locations is adaptively operated to provide a data buffer of M virtual locations. A method of buffering received data with a buffer having M/2 physical locations so as to provide the benefit of a buffer with M virtual locations is disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054400 | MULTI-MODE TOMOSYNTHESIS/MAMMOGRAPHY GAIN CALIBRATION AND IMAGE CORRECTION USING GAIN MAP INFORMATION FROM SELECTED PROJECTION ANGLES - A multi-mode tomosynthesis/mammography system and method in which a mammography gain map is used to gain correct mammographic images of a patient's breast but enhanced gain maps for respective projection angled are used to correct tomosynthesis images acquired with the same system. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054407 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM HAVING THE APPARATUS - In order to provide a photoelectric conversion apparatus, which is an apparatus excellent in reading speed, high S/N, high tone level, and low cost, the photoelectric conversion apparatus has a photoelectric conversion circuit section comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, switching elements, matrix signal wires, and gate drive wires arranged on a same substrate in order to output parallel signals, a driving circuit section for applying a driving signal to the gate drive wire, and a reading circuit section for converting the parallel signals transferred through the matrix signal wires to serial signals to output them, wherein the reading circuit section comprises at least one analog operational amplifier connected with each of the matrix signal wires, transfer switches for transferring output signals from the respective matrix signal wires, output through each amplifier, reading capacitors, and reading switches for successively reading the signals out of the reading capacitors in the form of serial signals. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054435 | Remote Control of Electronic Devices - A controlling device (e.g., a telephony device) can remotely control various tasks associated with a controlled device (e.g., a personal computer), including the navigation of user interfaces associated with applications or an operating system associated with the controlled device. A task can be controlled at the controlled device by mapping user input received at the controlling device to control commands suitable for execution at the controlled device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SET-TOP BOX CALL CONNECTION - A system for initiating a voice call includes a set-top box operable to control a selection of a television channel for display on a television. The set-top box is further operable to initiate a voice call between a first telephone and a second telephone. The first telephone is associated with a first telephone network and the second telephone is associated with a second telephone network. The system includes a remote control in communication with the set-top box. The remote control is operable to receive a first input associated with the selection of the television channel from a user and a second input associated with the voice call. The voice call is initiated by the set-top box in response to the second input being received by the set-top box. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054448 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTION OF A COMMUNICATOIN PATH - Embodiments of systems for selecting a communication path related to a networked contact center comprise a communication module configurable to receive data indicating that a customer of a tenant is seeking to initiate a communication with the tenant, and a path selection module configurable to register a first location, the first location being a geographical location of an agent associated with the tenant, determine a second location, the second location being a geographical location of the customer of the tenant, and based on the first location and the second location, establish the communication between the agent and the customer using a communication path having low communication latency. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054452 | AGENT SATISFACTION DATA FOR CALL ROUTING BASED ON PATTERN MATCHING ALOGRITHM - Methods and systems are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center with an intelligent routing system. An exemplary method includes routing callers to agents based on a pattern matching algorithm utilizing caller data and agent data, where the agent data includes agent satisfaction data from past agent-caller pairings. The agent satisfaction data may be obtained via surveys of the agents regarding their satisfaction with past agent-caller contacts. The agent satisfaction data may be used by the pattern matching algorithm in an attempt to increase agent satisfaction for future calls, thereby potentially reducing attrition of agents and cost to the call center, increasing morale of the agents, and so on. The agent satisfaction data and output from past agent-caller pairings may be weighted by the contact center against other agent data and caller data for a desired mixing of output variables. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054453 | SHADOW QUEUE FOR CALLERS IN A PERFORMANCE/PATTERN MATCHING BASED CALL ROUTING SYSTEM - Methods and systems are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center, along with an intelligent routing system. A method for routing callers includes routing a caller, if agents are available, to an agent based on a pattern matching algorithm (which may include performance based matching, pattern matching based on agent and caller data, computer models for predicting outcomes of agent-caller pairs, and so on). Further, if no agents are available for the incoming caller, the method includes holding the caller in a shadow queue, e.g., a set of callers. When an agent becomes available the method includes scanning all of the callers in the shadow queue and matching the agent to the best matching caller within shadow queue. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054462 | INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A block key to encrypt block data is generated using an ATS (arrival time stamp) appended to each of TS (transport stream) packets included in a transport stream correspondingly to the arrival time of the TS packet. The ATS is a random data depending upon an arrival time, and so a block-unique key can be generated, which enhances the protection against data cryptanalysis. A block key is generated from a combination of an ATS with a key unique to a device, recording medium or the like such as a master key, disc-unique key, title-unique key or the like. Since an ATS is used to generate a block key, any area for storage of an encryption key for each block may not be provided in a recording medium. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054479 | DRM KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL GROUPING TECHNIQUES - A key management system is provided. The key management system includes a key server. The key server generates secret keys by constructing a rights hierarchy and a resource hierarchy, associating the rights hierarchy with the resource hierarchy, and converting a rights-resource relationship into a node in a service hierarchy. The rights hierarchy includes a rights node and the resource hierarchy includes a resource node. The rights hierarchy is set above the resource hierarchy. The right hierarchy and the resource hierarchy are in a partial order relationship. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054481 | Scalable Distributed Data Structure with Recoverable Encryption - Embodiments of the present invention store application data and associated encryption key(s) on at least k+1 remote servers using LH* addressing. At least k+1 buckets are created on separate remote servers. At least k+1 key shares are generated for each of at least one encryption key. Each encryption key has a unique key number. Each key share is stored in a different key share record. Each of the key share records is stored in a different bucket using LH* addressing. Encrypted application data is generated by encrypting the application data with the encryption key(s). The encrypted application data is stored in encrypted data record(s). Each of the encrypted data records is stored in a different bucket among the buckets using LH* addressing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054483 | ACOUSTIC IMAGE LOCALIZATION APPARATUS, ACOUSTIC IMAGE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM, AND ACOUSTIC IMAGE LOCALIZATION METHOD, PROGRAM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An acoustic image localization apparatus according to the present invention that outputs sound from a plurality of speakers so as to localize an acoustic image at a predetermined position on a space as viewed from a listener, the acoustic image localization apparatus comprising: amplitude characteristic adjusting means for adjusting an amplitude frequency characteristic of an inputted acoustic signal such that the acoustic image is localized at a position rotated by a first angle about a position of a listener toward an upper direction from a facing position of the listener; and a plurality of level adjusting means, provided so as to respectively correspond to the plurality of speakers, for adjusting a level of the acoustic signal outputted from the amplitude characteristic adjusting means and for outputting, to a corresponding speaker, the acoustic signal whose level has been adjusted, wherein each of the level adjusting means adjusts the level of the acoustic signal, which is outputted from the amplitude characteristic adjusting means, to a level of the corresponding speaker such that the acoustic image is localized at the predetermined position rotated by a second angle about the position of the listener toward one of directions orthogonal to the rotated directions from the position rotated by the first angle. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054518 | Head mounted voice communication device with motion control - A hands-free method of controlling a voice communication or music session via a sound terminal by a user employing a headset connected with said terminal. On detecting any of preselected movements, orientations and/or vibrations of the headset, at least one sensor comprised in the headset generates a corresponding signal. This signal is received and processed by a receiving/processing circuit comprised in the headset or in the sound terminal, with transforming said signal to corresponding control data. These control data are sent to the sound terminal, which generates an appropriate command, such as “Accept call”, “Reject call”, “Increase sound volume”, etc. The headset, the sound terminal and a sound system for implementing the method are also disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054519 | Audio Communication System - An audio producing device includes a receiver for wirelessly receiving a digital audio signal from an audio source device. The audio source device may transmit the digital audio signal at a variable bitrate. A logic device determines whether the bitrate at which the audio signal is received is below a predetermined threshold. A first indicator provides an indication to a user of the system when the bitrate is below the threshold. An electro-acoustic transducer utilizes information in the digital audio signal to produce audio out loud. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054529 | Methods for Extracting Identifying Information From Video and Audio Content - The presently claimed invention relates generally to extracting or computing identifying information from media content, e.g., such as video and audio. One claim recites a method including: obtaining data representing video or audio associated with an online network resource; obtaining instructions from the online network resource, the instructions are associated with the data; processing the data in accordance with at least some of the instructions; utilizing one or more processors, computing identifying information from the data, the identifying information facilitating identification of the video or audio. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054530 | System and Method for Data Acquisition and Processing - A system and method for data acquisition and processing is described which can form the basis of new and improved business and consumer services. Encoded datagram images are captured using a mobile phone or PDA or fixed line device and processed to determine authorisation and level of access to remote data services then transmitted to a remote data processing centre. The captured datagram may comprise a variety of geometric shapes and language characters and even some custom graphics such as the use of a corporate logo incorporated into a datagram structure. The method makes possible payment transactions which link the authentication of the mobile phone subscriber to pre-registered credit facilities such as credit card companies which enables the purchase of music or a software game without requiring the mobile operator to become a general financial credit service. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054532 | Apparatus For Acquiring Images of Mailpieces Bearing Both Fluorescent Marks and Marks in Contrast - Image acquisition apparatus ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054535 | Video Object Classification - Techniques for classifying one or more objects in at least one video, wherein the at least one video comprises a plurality of frames are provided. One or more objects in the plurality of frames are tracked. A level of deformation is computed for each of the one or more tracked objects in accordance with at least one change in a plurality of histograms of oriented gradients for a corresponding tracked object. Each of the one or more tracked objects is classified in accordance with the computed level of deformation. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054536 | ESTIMATING A LOCATION OF AN OBJECT IN AN IMAGE - An implementation provides a method including forming a metric surface in a particle-based framework for tracking an object, the metric surface relating to a particular image in a sequence of digital images. Multiple hypotheses are formed of a location of the object in the particular image, based on the metric surface. The location of the object is estimated based on probabilities of the multiple hypotheses. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054555 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE OF IMAGE RECOGNITION FOR HANGING PROTOCOL DETERMINATION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for determining a hanging or display protocol to display an image study. Certain embodiments provide a method for determining a protocol for display of an image study. The method includes comparing at least one query image from an image study to a database of reference images to identify at least one resultant image. The method additionally includes extracting one or more characteristics from the at least one resultant image. The method also includes applying a series of filters to a set of display protocols based on the one or more characteristics to determine a subset of the set of display protocols, at least one of the series of filters including an image recognition filter. The method further includes providing a display protocol from the subset of the set of display protocols for display of the image study. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054559 | IMAGE GENERATION BASED ON LIMITED DATA SET - A method, signal processor, device, and system for estimating a parametric or functional image | 2010-03-04 |
20100054563 | TISSUE CLASSIFICATION IN MEDICAL IMAGES - The present disclosure relates to the use of probabilistic models to classify elements of a medical image into different tissue types. The models may be based upon geometric abstractions of the different tissue types being classified. In addition, the present disclosure teaches the derivation and modification of models for tissue classification based upon the neighboring region of the voxels undergoing classification. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054565 | PARALLEL BEAM LOCAL TOMOGRAPHY RECONSTRUCTION METHOD - A method to image objects from local three-dimensional parallel beam tomographic data (line integrals) over lines parallel an arbitrary curve of directions on a sphere. Such data are used in electron microscopy, SPECT (with weighted integrals), and synchrotron tomography. The algorithm is adaptable to a number of data sets including single-axis and double-axis tilt electron tomography and truly three-dimensional curves of directions. The method stably gives pictures of the internal structure of objects and does not add strong singularities or artefacts. It is less influenced by objects outside the region of interest than standard non-local methods. The algorithm is combined with an electron microscope and computer to provide computer readable files showing the pictures of small objects such as molecules. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054583 | Method for generating a non-graphical digital image from an original digital image - A method for generating a non-graphical digital image from an original digital image includes the following steps: performing edge detection to generate a third digital image, performing screen dot detection to detect the photo regions in the original digital image, detecting color regions in the original digital image, removing the photo regions and the color regions from the third digital image to generate the non-graphical digital image. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054585 | Text localization for image and video OCR - In accord with embodiments consistent with the present invention, a first action in recognizing text from image and video is to locate accurately the position of the text in image and video. After that, the located and possibly low resolution text can be extracted, enhanced and binarized. Finally existing OCR technology can be applied to the binarized text for recognition. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054586 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Image data is divided into blocks and histogram of a color appearing in a target block is formed. A target color region is decided as significant, if the area of that region is larger than a threshold, or if that area is smaller than the threshold and if that region is located at a boundary of the target block and attribute information for the pixel at the boundary in that region indicates a preset attribute. If that region is not decided as significant, to integrate that region to a region of another color which contacts that region, the color of the pixel in that region is substituted by the other color. If that region is decided as significant and if a chrominance difference between that region and the region decided as significant in another block which contacts the target block is smaller than another threshold, these regions are integrated. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054594 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A tone conversion unit, when performing tone conversion on an image signal, performs the tone conversion so as to provide a more appropriate tone to a feature area such as a face extracted from the image signal. Specifically, a correction coefficient calculation unit performs multi-resolution decomposition on a specific signal with the extracted feature area, and sets all pixels of low-frequency component to 1, while setting high-frequency components considered to include noise to 0, so as to calculate a correction coefficient. Then, a correction coefficient processing unit performs a processing of multiplying the correction coefficient to the image signal similarly performed with multi-resolution decomposition. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054596 | IMAGE SEGMENTATION - Techniques for segmenting images are disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054600 | Tagging Images With Labels - An image to be shared with other users based on input from a first user is received. A second user is identified from a tag of the image, and information is provided, based at least in part on the tag, to one or both of the first user and the second user. Additionally, after editing of an image a determination can be made as to whether a region of the image having an associated tag has been affected by the editing. The tag associated with the region is altered if the region has been affected by the editing, otherwise the tag associated with the region is left unaltered. Furthermore, the tag can include a first portion storing data identifying a region of the image to which the tag corresponds, and a second portion storing data identifying a person shown in the region. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054601 | Image Tagging User Interface - A global tag for an image is received identifies one or more objects in the image, and a region-specific tag for the image identifies one or more objects in a region of the image. The global tag and the region-specific tag are stored with the image. Displayed, along with the image, is an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the global tag, and an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the region-specific tag. Different users are able to maintain different names for the same person, allowing the same tag of the image to be used as the basis for displaying the image with different names for the different users. Additionally, the tags can be used as a basis for generating a credits list of people that are included in a compilation of images. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054603 | DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETECTING CHARACTERS IN AN IMAGE - A device for detecting characters in an image includes a Hough transformer implemented to identify, as identified elements of writing, circular arcs or elliptical arcs in the image or in a preprocessed version of the image. The device further includes a character description generator implemented to obtain, on the basis of the identified circular arcs or elliptical arcs, a character description which describes locations of the identified circular arcs or elliptical arcs. In addition, the device includes a database comparator implemented to compare the character description with a plurality of comparative character descriptions which have character codes associated with them, so as to provide, as a result of the comparison, a character code of a detected character. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054606 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus includes an operating unit that calculates a tangent-line direction of an edge and a normal-line direction of the edge by using a vertical-direction derivative value and a horizontal-direction derivative value of a pixel value of a pixel in an input image; a converting unit that converts local coordinates positioned within a predetermined area with respect to a target pixel in the input image into rotated coordinates, by rotating the local coordinates according to an angle formed by the horizontal direction and the tangent-line direction of the edge; and a fitting unit that performs, at the rotated coordinates, a fitting process that employs a least-squares method by using a curved-plane model expressed with the pixel value of the target pixel in the input image. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054659 | OPTICAL CROSSBAR SWITCH - An optical crossbar switch for optically coupling optic fibers comprising: at least one first fiber and a plurality of second fibers; a moveable fiber-end carriage coupled to an end of the at least one first fiber and having at least one latching hook and being constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; at least one moveable slack-control carriage coupled to the body of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; an array of sockets defined by walls, at least one of which walls of each sockets formed having a latch hole for receiving the latching hook; and at least one moving device controllable to move the carriages; wherein to optically couple a first fiber to a second fiber, the at least one moving device moves the fiber-end carriage of at least one of the first and second fibers to a socket and inserts the fiber's fiber end into the socket so that the at least one latching hook latches into the latch hole and secures the carriage to the socket array. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054662 | OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE - An optical coupling device for coupling a light beam into a waveguide and a method of manufacturing the device. The device includes a grating portion having a plurality of essentially straight and essentially parallel scattering elements, wherein two or more of the scattering elements have different lengths. The method includes providing a grating layer on a substrate and forming a plurality of essentially straight and essentially parallel scattering elements from the grating layer, wherein two or more of the scattering elements have different lengths. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054663 | SPOT SIZE CONVERTER - A spot size converter has a first core, a larger second core, and a clad disposed on a substrate. The first core has a rectilinear cross-sectional shape and is embedded in the clad, except at its ends. One of these ends has a sloping surface along which the thickness of the first core tapers gradually to zero. The second core, which has a refractive index intermediate between the refractive indexes of the first core and clad, sits on the clad and covers the sloping end surface of the first core. Light propagates through the first core, then through the second core into an external optical device, or propagates from an external optical device through the second core into the first core. This arrangement provides a spot size converter having an easily manufacturable structure and no polarization dependency. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054671 | STRUCTURE COMPRISING OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID BOARD AND OPTO-ELECTRIC PACKAGE - A structure which is able to stably achieve electrical coupling, and which is capable of efficient optical coupling is provided. Optical coupling is achieved with the lower surface of an opto-electric package and the upper surface of an opto-electric hybrid board. On the other hand, electrical connection is achieved by means of contact between electrodes on the side surfaces of the opto-electric package and electrodes on the inner-wall side surfaces of a socket mounted on the opto-electric hybrid board. The electrodes are in electrical contact with electrical wiring. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054673 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector | 2010-03-04 |
20100054677 | POWER UMBILICAL - A power umbilical is shown that comprises a number of power cables ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054700 | Method and apparatus for providing in a media player a copy protection signal that negates a circumvention device and or provides improved playability - A media player provides a new copy protection signal which causes resistance to certain circumvention devices and includes improved playability. The new copy protection signal causes the certain circumvention devices to pass substantially the copy protection effects to a video recorder, or causes content control effectiveness on a compliant device. That is, the new copy protection signal from the media player causes the circumvention device to add or enhance copy protection effectiveness, which is contrary to the circumvention device's original intent of removing or reducing copy protection effectiveness. The new copy protection signal is provided by inserting or adding one or more pseudo sync pulses or one or more pseudo sync/AGC pulse pairs immediately after, one line after, or less than two and a half lines after, a vertical sync signal in at least one television line. Thus, the media player utilizes the new copy protection signal to thwart various intended functions of the circumvention device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054705 | Content data processing device, content data processing method, program, and recording/ playing device - A content data processing device includes: a stability score computing unit to compute a stability score corresponding to the stability of an image for each frame, based on the image data of each frame making up content data; and a playing segment selecting unit to select a playing segment from the content data based on the stability score computed with the stability score computing unit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054707 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISEMENT INSERTION AND PLAYBACK FOR STB WITH PVR FUNCTIONALITY - A personal video recorder (PVR) enabled set-top box (STB) may be operable to store an advertisement and associated playback control information received from a media provider into a storage device in the PVR enabled STB, schedule the stored advertisement for viewing based on the associated playback control information. The PVR enabled STB may be operable to insert the stored advertisement into media content for one or more times based on the scheduling. The PVR enabled STB may be operable to cause display of the stored advertisement and the media content in different transport formats. At a forward/reverse playback position during a PVR playback, the PVR enabled STB may be operable to cause display of the stored advertisement when a play count associated with the stored advertisement is less than a count threshold at the forward/reverse playback position. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054713 | VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A video reproducing apparatus includes: a plurality of image generating modules each configured to repeatedly generate video image from a video content simultaneously for each of chapters contained in the video content; and an image processing module configured to combine the video images generated by the image generating modules into a single video information and to output the video information. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054738 | CONTROL APPARATUS, POLARIZATION MULTIPLEXING LIGHT MODULATOR, LIGHT TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POLARIZATION MULTIPLEXING LIGHT MODULATOR - The present invention provides a control apparatus including: an output monitor which monitors polarization-multiplexed output light output from a polarization multiplexing light modulator which modulates light of two systems independent of each other, polarization-multiplexes light signals of the two systems subjected to the light modulation, and outputs the polarization-multiplexed light signals; and a control unit which controls a delay time difference at a stage where the light signals of the two systems forming the polarization multiplexing light modulator are polarization-multiplexed based on a monitor result of the output monitor. The control apparatus controls a delay time difference between polarization channels easily or surely. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054739 | METHOD FOR COORDINATING AN UPLINK TDMA ACCESS SHARED BY SEVERAL SUB-NETWORKS OF A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (PON) - A Passive Optical Network (PON) comprises at least a first sub-network ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054743 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIGITISING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL - A device for digitising an electrical signal comprising (A) at least two continuous wave lasers each being adapted to produce light at a different wavelength; (B) a dispersive optical chopper adapted to chop the output of each of the lasers into optical pulse trains, introduce a predetermined delay between each of the optical pulse trains and to combine the optical pulse trains into a single optical path; (C) a modulator having an input port adapted to receive the output of the dispersive optical chopper, an output port and at least one optical path extending therebetween, the modulator being adapted to receive a microwave signal and to modulate the amplitude of the optical signal in the optical path in response to the microwave signal; (D) an optical splitter for splitting the signal received from the output port of the modulator into a plurality of wavelength dependent signal paths; and (E) a plurality of analogue to digital converters each connected at least one wavelength dependent signal path for converting the received optical signal to a digital signal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054769 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COLOR IN MULTICOLOR MARKING PLATFORM - A multicolor marking platform may include a marking engine with a storage device storing color standard data, a non-black color separation station, marking process stations to selectively mark a color test pattern on a target substrate, and a color control logic with color control applications to selectively control color characteristics of the marking engine by controlling the non-black color separation station or a marking process station; and a spectral sensor to detect each color test pattern on the target substrate and provide corresponding color measurement data to the color control logic. The color control logic may selectively control the non-black color separation station or a marking process station in response to the color measurement data and the corresponding color standard data in relation to the selected color control application. Various embodiments of the multicolor marking platform and a method for controlling color in same are also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054771 | Image Forming Apparatus - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium; a fixing unit configured to fix the image onto the recording medium by applying heat and pressure; a re-transport unit configured to re-transport the recording medium which has passed through the fixing unit, to the image forming unit along a re-transport path; a cooling unit provided between the fixing unit and the image forming unit along the re-transport path and configured to cool the recording medium transported by the re-transport unit; a parameter signal output unit configured to output a signal corresponding to a parameter for controlling the cooling unit; and a controller configured to control the cooling unit according to the signal output from the parameter signal output unit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054775 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes first and second image forming devices each including a rotatable drum, a charging device for charging the drum, an exposure device for exposing the drum to light, and a developing device for developing with toner an electrostatic image formed on the drum, each of the image forming devices being configured to form an image on a sheet; a gradation pattern forming device for forming a first gradation pattern on a sheet by the first image forming device and forming a second gradation pattern on the sheet by the second image forming device; a density detecting device for detecting a density of the gradation patterns formed on the sheet; a correcting device for correcting an image forming condition of each of the toner image forming means depending on an output of the density detecting device; and a potential detecting device, selectively provided to the first image forming means, capable of detecting potential of a part of an area of the drum with respect to a rotational axis direction of the drum in order to adjust the potential of the drum. The gradation pattern forming device forms the first gradation pattern on the sheet so that at least a part of the first gradation pattern corresponds to the area and forms the second gradation pattern on the sheet so as not to overlap the first gradation pattern. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054799 | COVERING MEMBER AND CARTRIDGE - A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes an image bearing member; a frame; process means contactable to and actable on the image bearing member; a covering member detachably mounted to the frame to protect a surface of the image bearing member; and a spacing portion provided on the covering member and inserted between the image bearing member and the process means to space the image bearing member and the process means from each other, the spacing portion being movable relative to the covering member while being interposed between the image bearing member and the process means when the covering member is removed from the frame. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054801 | Image forming apparatus having a single device for detecting when covers of the apparatus are all closed - An image forming apparatus employs a device that detects the opening and closing of covers. Two covers are pivotally mounted to a body of the image forming apparatus, each of the two covers being movable either to its opening position to open with respect to the image forming apparatus or to its closing position to close with respect to the image forming apparatus. A movable member is positioned at a first position when both the two covers are at their opening positions. A micro switch detects whether the two covers are closed or opened with respect to the image forming apparatus. When one of the two covers has moved to its closing position causing the movable member to move to a second position and the other of the two covers is at its closing position, the detector detects that the two covers are closed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054819 | Toner Cartridge for Developing Device - A toner cartridge includes: a casing; a partitioning wall; and an operation member. The casing is configured to accommodate toner therein. The casing is formed with a first casing opening. The partitioning wall is configured to be rotatable relative to the casing around a predetermined rotational axis. The partitioning wall has a side surface that extends substantially parallel to the rotational axis and a pair of opposite ends that are arranged opposing each other along the rotational axis, a first partitioning-wall opening being formed through the side surface of the partitioning wall, the first partitioning-wall opening being selectively aligned with the first casing opening when the partitioning wall is rotated relative to the casing. The operation member rotates the partitioning wall relative to the casing, the operation member including a pair of lever members rotatably supported on the casing that when rotated apply a rotating operation to both of the pair of opposite ends of the partitioning wall. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054820 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a photoconductive drum; a developing roller that is arranged opposite the photoconductive drum and that carries toner; a detecting portion that detects an occurrence of electrical discharge between the developing roller and the photoconductive drum; a control portion that controls the apparatus, that receives an output of the detecting portion and then recognizes the occurrence of the electrical discharge; a direct voltage applying portion that is connected to the developing roller; and an alternating voltage applying portion that, when an electrical discharge detection operation is performed in which the occurrence of the electrical discharge is detected by use of the detecting portion with the alternating voltage applied to the developing roller changed step by step, applies the alternating voltage having a duty ratio and a frequency different from the duty ratio and the frequency for an image forming operation so that the electrical discharge is made to occur simply in a direction in which an increase in current induced by the electrical discharge is smaller for an increase in potential difference, grasped in advance, between the photoconductive drum and the developing roller. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054826 | WEB TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS - An aspect of the present invention provides a web transfer method comprising: a step of transferring a belt-like web; and a step of nipping both ends of the web by both end portions of a tiered roller and a pair of nip rollers, wherein the tiered roller is formed to have a larger diameter at the both end portions than at a central portion, and the pair of the nip rollers are arranged to incline outward in a transfer direction of the web to have an expansion angle. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054838 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING MEDIUM CONVEYING CONTROL METHOD IN PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus that feeds a printing medium to a printing position and executes a printing processing is provided. In the printing apparatus, a paper feed operation performed when the rear end of the printing medium is positioned in the vicinity of a paper feed roller can be conducted accurately without hindering the printing operation. The printing apparatus that feeds a printing medium to a printing position and executes a printing processing, includes: a conveying unit that performs conveying of the printing medium including the paper feed operation and that has a paper feed roller provided before a position in which the printing processing is performed in the conveying direction; and a control unit that controls the printing processing and the conveying processing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054844 | FLOW-THROUGH DISPENSER WITH HELICAL ACTUATION - A dispenser includes a flow-through gasket and a lower valve having a reservoir for containing a product. The flow-through gasket has at least aperture to provide a product delivery passage when the dispenser is selectively rotatable along a helical guide slot to a raised position. When the dispenser is selectively rotatable along the helical guide slot to a retracted position, the dispenser is in a stored state. In some examples, the flow-through gasket may be made of a material having elastomeric properties. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054851 | BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT WITH SEALING RING - A ball-and-socket or a bushing joint for a motor vehicle. The ball-and-socket joint has an essentially annular joint housing with an essentially cylindrical interior space in which a ball socket is arranged. The ball socket is fixed within the joint housing by a sealing ring and a ball, of a ball pin, is held within the ball socket. A surface of the sealing ring facing the ball socket has a radially outer portion that is smooth and a radially inner portion in contact with the ball socket that is serrated secures the ball socket from rotating within the joint housing. The ball-and-socket joint offers advantage with regard to the reduction in size, weight and manufacturing costs and the shorter tolerances in the area of the housing cover simplify production of the components and proportionally reduce manufacturing rejects. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054854 | Quick-Release Coupler - A quick-release coupler includes a rod having first and second sections. The first section includes an end for coupling with a pneumatic tool. The second section extends from the other end of the first section. A sleeve is slideably mounted around the rod and includes an end for releasably coupling a bit. The sleeve includes an axial bore having larger and smaller sections. The larger section has polygonal cross sections corresponding to polygonal cross sections of the first section. A radial bore is formed in the sleeve and in communication with the smaller section. A ball is moveably received in the radial bore and moveably received in a recess of the second section of the rod to releasably engage the sleeve with the bit. A spring is mounted in the larger section of the sleeve for biasing the sleeve towards the other end of the rod. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054855 | Connector for Coupling Adjacent Members - The present invention discloses a connector for selectively coupling a first member and a second member that are configured to move relative to each other. Each of the first member and the second member includes an opening. A connector that includes a flexible body that has a projection may be inserted within one of the members. The projection is configured to extend through the openings of the members to couple the first member to the second member. The connector also includes a mechanism that selectively couples the connector relative to the first member. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054868 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SHEET PILING COMPONENTS, AND SHEET PILING COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sheet pile wall component such as a sheet pile, a connection profile or a carrier that exhibits at least one interlock with a uniform cross-section extending across the entire length of the sheet pile wall component for engaging the interlock of an additional sheet pile wall component. According to the invention, a preliminary product is produced by forming using this method, and the interlock when viewed in its cross-section is manufactured at least in sections by shape-cutting at the section of the preliminary product that is to be provided with the interlock, whereby the cross-section of the section is dimensioned sufficiently such that the dimensional deviations caused by forming at the preliminary product are taken into account for the shape-cutting of the interlock. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054871 | TOOL - The invention relates to a hard metal tool which rotates about its own longitudinal axis, has an l/d ratio of 2 to 200 and is intended for the drilling or milling of materials. The hard metal tool contains a hard material phase and a binder phase, wherein the main binder constituents are iron, nickel and cobalt, the iron content is between 50 and 90% by weight, the nickel content is between 10 and 30% by weight, the cobalt content is at most 30% by weight and the cobalt to nickel Co:Ni ratio is less than or equal to 1, based on % by weight. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054898 | CARGO TRAIN WAGON FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF BULK MATERIAL - Cargo wagon to transport bulk material in different conditions which allows the load not to attach itself to the surface of the wagon, speeding up the unloading process, wherein said cargo wagon is formed by a defined structure which vertebral frame is conformed by a longitudinal beam, where in a transversal way to such beam ribs have been configured in a semi-rectangular shape which give the volume configuration to the wagon's load; in the Terminal ends of such ribs there are lateral beams that give firmness to the structures that define the ribs; said lateral beams have on their interior end steel plates along their whole longitude that conform an upper lateral end of the wagon; where in said steel plates and in suspended form there are a series of ropes over which there is rubber carpet in suspended form that defines the structure to receive the load. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054900 | Lifting apparatus for use in a vehicle - The invention relates to a lifting apparatus for use in a transport vehicle to lift a load at a height of a loading space of the vehicle, wherein the lifting apparatus comprises:
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20100054905 | LOAD LOCK CHAMBER FOR LARGE AREA SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention generally includes a load lock chamber for transferring large area substrates into a vacuum processing chamber. The load lock chamber may have one or more separate, environmentally isolated environments. Each processing environment may have a plurality exhaust ports for drawing a vacuum. The exhaust ports may be located at the corners of the processing environment. When a substrate is inserted into the load lock chamber from the factory interface, the environment may need to be evacuated. Due to the exhaust ports located at the corners of the environment, any particles or contaminants that may be present may be pulled to the closest corner and out of the load lock chamber without being pulled across the substrate. Thus, substrate contamination may be reduced. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054921 | TURBO ENGINE - A turbine engine is disclosed. A blade ring is surrounded by a housing wall, the housing wall being configured as an outer ring, and delimits therewith a gap, the gap being adjustable by deformation of the outer ring. The outer ring is concentrically surrounded by an adjusting element, opposite faces of the outer ring and the adjusting element having the contour of a truncated cone, and rolling bodies being positioned between the outer ring and the adjusting element, the rolling bodies being put at an oblique angle in relation to the axial direction in the radial direction and in the peripheral direction, making it possible for the adjusting element to be rotated in relation to the outer ring while simultaneously adjusting the gap. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054922 | TURBINE AIRFOIL CLOCKING - A method of operating a turbine engine, wherein the turbine engine includes at least three successive axially stacked rows of airfoils in one of a compressor and a turbine: a first airfoil row, a second airfoil row, and a third airfoil row. The first airfoil row and the third airfoil row both may comprise one of a row of rotor blades and a row of stator blades, and the second airfoil row comprises the other. The method includes: configuring the airfoils of the first airfoil row and the airfoils of third airfoil row such that at least a portion of the airfoils of the first airfoil row and at least a portion of the airfoils of the third airfoil row comprise a clocking relationship of between 25% and 75% pitch. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF A GAS TURBINE INLET - A thermal management system includes: a turbine assembly including an inlet housing, a compressor in fluid communication with the inlet housing, a power turbine in fluid communication with the compressor, and an exhaust assembly in fluid communication with the power turbine; and at least one heat pipe having a first portion disposed in thermal communication with the inlet housing and a second portion disposed in thermal communication with the exhaust assembly, the at least one heat pipe configured to transfer thermal energy from the exhaust assembly to at least one of input gas entering the inlet housing and at least one component of the inlet housing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054965 | BEARING STRUCTURE, MOTOR, AND FAN APPARATUS - A sleeve support portion is arranged to support a sleeve having a rotating shaft inserted therein such that the rotating shaft is rotatable. A plurality of ribs extending in an axial direction is provided on an inner surface of the sleeve support portion. The ribs are preferably spaced from each other in a circumferential direction centered on the rotating shaft, and arranged to make contact with at least a portion of the sleeve. The ribs include a plurality of types of ribs, each type of the ribs having a different axial position of an axial edge, on an axially opening portion side, of a contact surface thereof which is arranged to make contact with the sleeve. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054970 | Portable, remote electromagnetic power system - A portable electromagnetic power system used as a remote alternate power source includes a water tank having an oil reservoir mounted on top of the tank with four cylinders extending through the tank and the two outer cylinders denoted the pressure cylinders and the two inner cylinders serving as accumulators with electromagnets mounted at the ends of each pressure cylinder for reciprocating an internal floating piston and each inner cylinder having a permanent magnet mounted at one end for actuating a magnetized floating piston disposed therein and each magnetized floating piston dividing the inner cylinder into an air chamber portion and a fluid chamber portion with the oil reservoir and the cylinders all in fluid flow registration with each other and the inner cylinders connected to a working pressure line that connects to a device, such as a hydraulic motor, so that the outer cylinder develop working pressure concomitant with the flow of oil therein that is directed to the inner (accumulator) cylinders for providing working pressure to power a device such as a hydraulic motor. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054971 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A brushless direct current (BLDC) motor has a 3-phase winding | 2010-03-04 |
20100054988 | PHOTOCATALYTIC NANOCAPSULE AND FIBER FOR WATER TREATMENT - Systems and methods of forming photocatalytic nanocapsules and photocatalytic fibers are disclosed. The methods can include encapsulating one or more photocatalytic nanoparticles in a shell including at least one nanopore. The methods can further include forming photocatalytic fibers from a solution having one or more photocatalytic particles in a polycarbosilane melt. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054990 | GAS CONTAINER CORROSION PROTECTION - A gas container and method of maintaining gas in a container and assembling a gas container are provided. The gas container includes at least a first section and a second section with the first and second sections being substantially hollow and movable relative to each other and a liquid seal for sealing gas within the container. The liquid seal is disposed between the first section and the second section, wherein a first anti-corrosion coating is provided so as to float on the surface of the liquid in the liquid seals, such that in use, the first anti-corrosion coating is caused to be applied to at least a portion of the second section during motion of the second section relative to the first section. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054995 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING CARBON NANOTUBES IN MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL - A method includes aligning nanotubes in a microfluidic channel including supplying nanotubes to the microfluidic channel; forming at least one interface in the channel; and applying a pressure to the microfluidic channel to control orientation of the nanotubes. A microfluidic device includes a silicon chip having a outer surface further including an upper surface and a lower surface; an upper wafer attached to the upper surface of the silicon chip; and a lower wafer attached to the lower surface of the silicon chip; wherein: the silicon chip, upper wafer, and lower wafer form a microfluidic channel; one or more nanotubes are aligned on the silicon chip according to the method; and the outer surface includes probe molecules. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055019 | CALCIUM PHOSPHATE BODIES AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING CALCIUM PHOSPHATE BODIES - Among the various aspects of the present invention is a process for making calcium phosphate bodies comprising amorphous calcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite or calcium triphosphate, the bodies themselves and the use of such bodies in any of a variety of applications. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055024 | Method for making carbon nanotube film - The present invention relates to a method for making a carbon nanotube film. The method includes the following steps. An array of carbon nanotubes is formed on a substrate. The array of carbon nanotubes is pressed by a pressure head to form a carbon nanotube film having properties identical in all directions parallel to a surface of the carbon nanotube film. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055025 | Process for producing dispersible Nano Graphene Platelets from oxidized graphite - The present invention provides a process for producing nano graphene platelets (NGPs) that are dispersible and conducting. The process comprises: (a) preparing a graphite intercalation compound (GIC) or graphite oxide (GO) from a laminar graphite material; (b) exposing the GIC or GO to a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain exfoliated graphite; and (c) exposing the exfoliated graphite to a second temperature in a protective atmosphere for a second period of time to obtain the desired dispersible nano graphene platelet with an oxygen content no greater than 25% by weight, preferably below 20% by weight, further preferably between 5% and 20% by weight. Conductive NGPs can find applications in transparent electrodes for solar cells or flat panel displays, additives for battery and supercapacitor electrodes, conductive nanocomposite for electromagnetic wave interference (EMI) shielding and static charge dissipation, etc. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055029 | NANOPOROUS ICE FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE - The compositions and methods disclosed herein relate to nanoporous blocks of ice that include hydrogen hydrates for releasably storing hydrogen. The nanoporous ice includes pores with diameters in a range from about 1 nm to about 1000 nm. Hydrogen hydrates are formed in the nanoporous ice blocks under suitable conditions of high pressure and/or low temperatures. The nanopores in the ice blocks allow rapid formation of hydrogen hydrates and/or release of hydrogen due to flux of hydrogen gas through the ice blocks. In addition, the small size of the pores provides a high surface area and a high density of hydrogen storage in the ice. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055030 | REFORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a reforming apparatus and the like capable of uniformly mixing water (steam) and a raw material together, of preventing the precipitation of carbon without using a temperature controller, and of efficiently heating the water and the mixture by heating gas. Accordingly, the reforming apparatus has the following configuration. The reforming apparatus includes: a first vaporizer ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100055048 | ACUTE TREATMENT OF HEADACHE WITH PHENOTHIAZINE ANTIPSYCHOTICS - Methods of treating headache with antipsychotics are provided. A kit for treating headache is also provided, comprising an antipsychotic and a device for rapid delivery of the antipsychotic. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055051 | MALODOUR COUNTERACTING COMPOSITION - A composition for counteracting malodour due to thiols, with the composition including a polyphenol, a source of polyphenol, a composition comprising polyphenol or mixtures thereof, a base, and optionally, an enzyme, wherein the polyphenol is encapsulated. The polyhenol is preferably a green tea extract and the enzyme is polyphenol (per)oxidase acetone powder. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055057 | Artificial nail composition having improved adhesion property - An object of the present invention is to provide an artificial nail composition which can improve adhesion between a natural nail and an artificial nail, and also can suppress exfoliation or detachment. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055071 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Disclosed are compounds, stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or prodrugs thereof of having Formula (I), their preparation, use, and compositions thereof for treating an infection mediated at least in part by a virus in the Flaviviridae family of viruses, wherein A, L | 2010-03-04 |
20100055074 | Light as a Replacement for Mitogenic Factors on Progenitor Cells - The present invention generally relates to a method of using light treatment supporting specific cell types in a subject. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for stimulating the proliferation, migration, differentiation and survival of cell using specific parameter of lights. These methods are particularly useful in the cellular regeneration and replacement in a tissue injury, such as CNS or PNS injury, and in transplantation of organs, tissues and cells. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055079 | Method of Harvesting, Isolating, and Culturing Neural Stem Cells and Related Methods of Treating a Patient - The present invention provides a method of producing purified neural stem cells, comprising harvesting fluid containing neural stem cells from cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the spinal cord of an individual, isolating the neural stem cells from the fluid, culturing the neural stem cells in a culture medium effective to induce proliferation of the neural stem cells and purifying the cultured neural stem cells. Also provided is a method of treating a patient afflicted with a neurological condition, in which the purified neural stem cells are administered autologously into the same individual or heterologously to a patient other than the individual. Administration of the purified neural stem cells results in the purified neural stem cells propagating in the site of the brain region afflicted with the neurological condition. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055082 | Immunomodulatory extracts from lactobacillus bacteria and methods of manufacturing and use thereof - The present invention includes extracts from | 2010-03-04 |
20100055083 | ENCAPSULATION OF HEAT AND MOISTURE SENSITIVE SUBSTANCES - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a suspension for the encapsulation of heat and moisture sensitive substances in capsules, sachets, droplets and food compositions. It also relates to methods for encapsulating, to the encapsulated products and to methods for storing the encapsulated products. The invention is extremely suitable for the encapsulation of microbial cultures. Cultures encapsulated in capsules prepared according to the method of the invention, will stay stable for a long time. At 25 degrees C. they show a stability reduction of less than 1 log per month. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055086 | Antimicrobial Flush Solutions - The present invention provides antimicrobial solutions that comprise at least one alcohol, at least one antimicrobial agent and at least one chelator and/or anticoagulant. Also provided are methods for rapidly reducing a microbe or a virus from surfaces including surfaces of indwelling medical devices and organic surfaces such as skin and sutures, and inorganic surfaces such as hospital equipment, pipelines etc. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055092 | Preventive or Remedy for Inflammatory Disease - The present inventors obtained, from a phage library of human antibodies, an anti-mouse NR 10 neutralizing antibody-expressing BM095 clone that shows a strong proliferation-suppressing activity in an IL-31-dependent Ba/F3 cell proliferation assay system. When this anti-mouse NR 10 neutralizing antibody was administered to NC/Nga mice, a model of atopic dermatitis which is a mouse model of chronic dermatitis that arises as a result of repeated applications of picryl chloride, a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, and a mouse model of osteoarthritis, a significant effect of symptom suppression was observed. This revealed that the anti-NR 10 neutralizing antibody is indeed effective as a therapeutic agent for inflammatory diseases. In addition, the present inventors successfully obtained an anti-human NR 10 neutralizing antibody, providing extremely useful therapeutic agents with practical clinical applications. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055095 | GENETIC VARIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TUMORS - Nucleotide and amino acid variations associated with tumors are provided. Methods for detecting variations and for diagnosing and treating tumors are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055119 | PEPTIDES SEQUENCES AND COMPOSITIONS - Provided is a polypeptide having no more than 100 amino acids, which polypeptide comprises one or more sequences having at least 60% homology with any of SEQ ID 1-4, or comprises two or more epitopes having 7 amino acids or more, each epitope having at least 60% homology with a sub-sequence of any of SEQ ID 1-4 that has the same length as the epitope: | 2010-03-04 |