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US20090109402 Light reflex testing device  
A calorimetric pupil light reflex testing device for diagnostic assessment of the ocular and central nervous system diseases based on melanopsin and non-melanopsin spectral light properties. The...
US20090108103 Needle Valve Assembly for Spray System  
A spray system with an improved valve assembly for various liquid spray applications is provided. The improved needle valve assembly includes a variable orifice and a fixed orifice for enhanced...
US20090111022 ELECTRODE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS  
Provided is an electrode composition comprising an active material that includes cobalt, tin, and carbon along with methods of making and using the same. Also provided are electrodes that include...
US20090109016 WIRELESS SMOKE AND FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD  
A smoke detector system employs smoke detectors that enter a “lockout period” following receipt of an alarm signal, during which time a detector will not receive a RF alarm signal and will not...
US20090111388 Co-existing Multi-radio System and Method of Establishing the Same  
A co-existing multi-radio system and a method of establishing the same are provided. The co-existing multi-radio system includes a base station system and at least one first mobile device. The...
US20090107535 SOLID STATE TRANSPORT-BASED THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTER  
A solid state thermoelectric converter includes a thermally insulating separator layer, a semiconducting collector and an electron emitter. The electron emitter comprises a metal nanoparticle layer...
US20090112322 Spacer device and insertion instrument for use in anterior cervical fixation surgery  
An intervertebral spacer has curvate upper and lower rough surfaces that stimulate bone growth and is formed from a porous material that facilitates bone growth thereinto. The spacer has a...
US20090107571 Flexible Hose Article And Related Methods  
The present invention generally relates to flexible hose articles and methods. Some embodiments include hoses that can be reversibly bent and/or shaped. Furthermore, some embodiments can comprise...
US20090109182 TEXT SELECTION USING A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN OF A HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE  
A system and method is disclosed that provides for character or text selection and editing. The text and character selection is made by user contact with a touch sensitive screen. In order to allow...
US20090107196 Control of Particle Formation  
A method of prilling or spray drying comprising calculating and controlling the viscosity of a shear-thinnable fluid stream at a particle-forming section of a dispersion device. The method...
US20090109586 MONITORING A LOAD DRIVEN BY A POWER SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH  
A method and an apparatus for monitoring a load driven by a power semiconductor switch. The method may comprise, for example: driving a control electrode of the power semiconductor switch, in such...
US20090112645 MULTI OBJECTIVE NATIONAL AIRSPACE COLLABORATIVE OPTIMIZATION  
Systems and methods for planning and optimizing air traffic flow within an airspace are provided. In one embodiment, a system ( 200 ) includes: (1) a stakeholder objective evaluation module ( 212 )...
US20090113103 CASCADE TYPE CHARGE ASSEMBLY  
A cascade type charge assembly is provided. The cascade type charge assembly is shaped in an expansion card and can be detached according to different purposes. The cascade type charge assembly...
US20090108501 Polymerization Process  
A fluoropolymer [polymer (F)], a polymerisation process for its manufacture, and a moulding process using such fluoropolymer [polymer (F)]. The polymerisation process comprises polymerising at...
US20090107919 APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TREATING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS  
Apparatus, process and article for treating an aqueous solution containing a chemical contaminant. The process includes contacting an aqueous solution containing a chemical contaminant with an...
US20090106972 APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING RIVETS IN BELT FASTENERS  
A system for splicing a conveyor belt with belt fasteners is disclosed. A base assembly aligns the belt, belt fasteners and rivet holes thereof with swage structures for securing the rivets. A...
US20090108611 TAILGATE FOR VEHICLE  
A tailgate for a vehicle includes an upper panel having a shape such that it acts as a spoiler, and a lower panel attached to the upper panel. The lower panel may define a windshield mounting hole....
US20090112200 Hemostatic surgical blade, system and method of blade manufacture  
A hemostatic surgical blade is described which is formed of five symmetrically disposed layers. A martensitic stainless steel core is provided with oppositely disposed faces which are bonded to...
US20090112604 Automatically Generating Interactive Learning Applications  
Systems and methods are described for generating an interactive voice response (IVR) application from a state transition table and set of extensible markup language templates. Embodiments include...
US20090113302 METHOD OF MANIPULATING MEDIA OBJECT IN MEDIA PLAYER AND APPARATUS THEREFOR  
Provided is a method for manipulating a media object in a media player and an apparatus using the same. The method includes generating a rendering map for managing a region of a media object in a...
US20090112352 EQUIVALENT GATE COUNT YIELD ESTIMATION FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES  
A storage medium including a method of modeling yield for semiconductor products includes determining expected faults for each of a plurality of library elements by running a critical area analysis...
US20090112800 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL CONTEXTUAL SEARCH  
The present invention is directed towards systems, methods, and computer readable media for searching and retrieving one or more visual representations and contextual data associated with a given...
US20090107929 Apparatus Having A Bioreactor And Membrane Filtration Module For Treatment Of An Incoming Fluid  
An apparatus for treatment of an incoming fluid, comprising a bioreactor with a basin ( 2 ) with a fluid space and a membrane filtration module ( 12 ) comprising a housing ( 13 ) with one or more...
US20090108627 FRONT BODY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE  
A front body for a motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a bumper carrier and a hood lock carrier that are solidly connected to one another. An energy absorber structure that is supported...
US20090113562 Novel T7 Phage Peptide Display System and Uses Thereof  
A bacteriophage T7 display vector for expressing and displaying an exogenous peptide, wherein the display vector comprises a polynucleotide encoding a bacteriophage T7 tail fiber protein p17 in...
US20090111192 BIOGENIC SUBSTANCE DETECTOR AND BIOGENIC SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD  
A biogenic substance detector with high reaction efficiency and detection sensitivity is obtained. The biogenic substance detector includes: a plurality of chambers 1011 for hybridizing a target...
US20090113335 DIALYSIS SYSTEM USER INTERFACE  
A dialysis system includes a dialysis instrument including a pump actuator; a disposable dialysis fluid carrying set including a pump chamber operable with the pump actuator; and a graphical user...
US20090110376 DATA CONVERSION METHOD AND DATA CONVERSION DEVICE, DATA RECORDING DEVICE, DATA PLAYING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM  
A data conversion method for an information processing device to generate data for copying of defined format data of a clip including playback segment data includes the steps of: performing data...
US20090113315 Multimedia Enhanced Instant Messaging Engine  
A method to provide additional media objects for two or more users intercommunicating over a network is described. The intercommunication messages are analyzed to determine additional related media...
US20090109180 ARRANGEMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING USERS IN A MULTI-TOUCH SURFACE ENVIRONMENT  
Arrangements to identify, in some form, multiple participants by an interactive surface system utilizing multi-touch technology are disclosed. The interactive surface system could identify...
US20090111734 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING HEMOSTASIS AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES  
Compositions that include nanoscale structured materials or precursors thereof (e.g., self-assembling peptides) are described. The compositions can include other substances (e.g., a...
US20090108110 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING GRINDING EFFICACY IN GRAVITY-FED GRINDING MACHINES  
The present invention regulates the delivery of feedstock to the fragmentation zone in a gravity-fed comminuting machine and reduces the ejection of feed materials by means of a rotating cylinder...
US20090110129 SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFYING CIRCUIT FOR OFFLINE POWER CONVERTER  
A synchronous rectifying circuit is provided for power converter. An integrated synchronous rectifier has a rectifying terminal, a ground terminal a first input terminal and a second input...
US20090111131 Method of detecting protein losing enteropathy in animals  
The present invention provides a method and kit for the detection of Protein Losing Enteropathy (PLE) in animals. The method includes the steps of (a) obtaining a biological sample from an animal...
US20090111019 ANODE AND BATTERY  
A battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator...
US20090112391 RETARDER CONTROL DEVICE FOR WORKING VEHICLE  
A retarder control system for a working vehicle includes: an input shaft revolution speed detector ( 121 ) for detecting an input shaft revolution speed of a transmission; a running state acquirer...
US20090109499 Scanner Having Driven Member Tension  
An apparatus in an example comprises a guide, a driven member, and a carriage. Tension in the driven member generates a moment that biases the carriage against the guide.
US20090107264 Automated Battery Plate Inspection  
A quality inspection system and method for identifying faulty battery plates is provided, wherein the plates comprise lead grids that have undergone a pasting process. In various embodiments, the...
US20090111806 Azaquinolone based compounds exhibiting prolyl hydroxylase Inhibitory activity, compositions, and uses thereof  
are useful as inhibitors of HIF prolyl hydroxylases where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
US20090113465 Electronic Apparatus and Optical Disk Drive  
According to one embodiment, an optical disc drive includes a disc tray, a cover, an advancing/retreating mechanism, a driving unit and an optical head. The cover includes a flat plate portion, an...
US20090109875 Network Topology Management System, Management Apparatus, Management Method, Management Program, and Storage Media That Records Management Program  
A network topology management system includes information processing units, storage units, connection units that control connection switching between the information processing units and the...
US20090107538 Collector grid and interconnect structures for photovoltaic arrays and modules  
An interconnected arrangement of photovoltaic cells is achieved using laminating current collector electrodes. The electrodes comprises a pattern of conductive material extending over a first...
US20090108130 JAM TOLERANT ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATION  
In a vehicle, having a fixed supporting structure and a load movable relative thereto, a jam tolerant actuating system, a method for controlling this system including: Locating a physical...
US20090110528 LIFT MECHANISM  
A lifting mechanism having a first frame and a second frame. The second frame is movable relative to the first frame. A pulley is rotatably attached to one of the frames and a means for rotating...
US20090111064 Burner System And Method Of Operating A Burner For Reduced NOx Emissions  
A burner system and method of operating a burner for reduced NOx emissions. The burner system comprises a flame stabilizer, at least one fuel staging lance, an actuated valve, a temperature sensor...
US20090110289 IMAGE PROCESSING OF APPARATUS CONDITION  
In one embodiment, a method of continually monitoring and detecting in real-time a condition of an apparatus is detailed. In one step, an apparatus is continually monitored in real-time using...
US20090107347 Egg breaker  
A tool for breaking and opening comprises first and second complementary concave egg-receiving container members pivoted to one another at a first axis, and first and second concave egg-confining...
US20090108390 Image Sensor and Method for Manufacturing Thereof  
An image sensor may include a semiconductor substrate including a device isolating film and a light receiving device; an insulating film on the semiconductor substrate; a barrier; a metal wire...
US20090112543 METHOD FOR THE SELECTION OF A SUBSTITUTE COMPONENT FOR A MODIFIED SINGLE PHASE SYSTEM BASED UPON A COMPARISON WITH AT LEAST ONE PREDETERMINED DESIRED PROPERTY OF THE MODIFIED SYSTEM  
A material useful as a substitute component for a modified single phase system is selected. The substitute component exhibits a sigma profile that produces a selected property of the modified...
US20090107658 Metallic material for brazing, brazing method, and heat exchanger  
A brazing method is provided for brazing a metallic material for brazing to another metallic material. The metallic material for brazing includes a base material portion made of copper or a copper...