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US20080104971 Method and apparatus for thermal storage using heat pipes  
A thermal storage and transfer system includes a cooling system and method using ice or other frozen material with heat pipes to produce a cool airstream. Preferably, the ice is disposed in a...
US20080108981 Shaped tip illuminating laser probe treatment apparatus  
A treatment apparatus has a probe needle at a distal end of the apparatus and a laser fiber. A plurality of illumination fibers are provided. The laser fiber and the plurality of illumination...
US20080107724 Method of inhibiting side effects of pharmaceutical compositions containing amphiphilic vehicles or drug carrier molecules  
A method is provided for inhibiting or preventing toxicity and other unwanted effects (a) caused by solvents for pharmaceuticals which solvents or emulsifier which contain amphiphilic molecules...
US20080105382 Apparatus For Producing A Reinforcement For A Pneumatic Tire  
An apparatus for producing a pneumatic tire reinforcement, said apparatus being intended to produce a reinforcement consisting of a thread ( 2 ) delivered substantially continuously and on demand...
US20080105875 Method For Forming Pattern, Thin Film Transistor, Display Device And Method For Manufacturing The Same, And Television Device  
A method for forming a pattern according to the invention comprises the steps of: forming a mask over a substrate having light-transmitting properties; forming a first region having a substance...
US20080108071 Methods and Systems to Determine Fetal Sex and Detect Fetal Abnormalities  
Non-invasive methods for determining the sex of a human fetus and predicting other genetic abnormalities are disclosed. The methods include screening a maternal sample for biomarkers known to be...
US20080105401 Structure for Producing Castings  
The invention relates to a structure for producing castings, which comprises an organic fiber, carbon fiber, inorganic particles, and at least one kind of thermosetting resin selected from the...
US20080109739 Automated documentation system and method  
An automated documentation system and method includes a computer having a display providing first and second work areas. Narratives are generated in predefined formats from text placed within the...
US20080108733 Method and formulation for reinforcing elastomers  
A rubber composition has a base rubber, a filler which is a protein, including soy protein, derived from byproducts resulting from the manufacture of biodiesel fuel and a coupling agent.
US20080105041 Method an Device for Determination of Moisture Content and Solid State Phase of Solids Using Moisture Sorption Gravimetry and Near Infrared or Raman Spectroscopy  
A method and apparatus for measuring isotherms and determining solid state phase changes comprising a humidity generator having a temperature controlled internal chamber, a microbalance mounted...
US20080106916 Switching power supply unit and method for setting switching frequency  
A switching power supply unit is provided which provides improved response for frequency switching with a smooth rise in voltage. The switching power supply unit includes: a rectifier circuit for...
US20080108005 Method and apparatus for forming nano-particles  
Nano-scale particles of materials can be produced by vaporizing material and allowing the material to flow in a non-violently turbulent manner into thermal communication with a cooling fluid,...
US20080107141 Wavelength conversion laser apparatus  
A wavelength conversion laser apparatus including: a laser light source emitting primary wavelength light; a non-linear optical crystal including: a light waveguide region having a first...
US20080105386 Tire mounting apparatus  
An adjustable tire mounting apparatus can be universally used to assemble various types of wheels and tires to each other. The apparatus includes a cone restricting movement of a wheel, a housing...
US20080105864 Ferroelectric Memory Device and Method For Manufacturing the Same  
Disclosed relates to a ferroelectric memory device that is manufactured easily, operates at low voltage and has excellent data preservation period, and a method of manufacturing the same. In the...
US20080105469 Battery powered mobility scale with wireless display  
A scale has a base with strain gages to sense the weight of a user positioned on the base. A battery-powered processing system receives signals from the base and, through a wireless transmitter,...
US20080109356 Fraud detection system and method for loading stored value cards  
A database is provided for maintaining card loading merchant information including a merchant security rating as well as a cardholder information and card activity data. A fraud detection program...
US20080106174 Safety cabinet  
A safety cabinet comprises an enclosure defining an opening and a door rotatably attached to the enclosure. The door is movable between an open position and a closed position, the door configured...
US20080109770 HIGH-PERFORMANCE FET DEVICE LAYOUT  
A fast FET and a method and system for designing the fast FET. The method includes: selecting a reference design for a field effect transistor, the field effect transistor including a source, a...
US20080107554 Pump Control Using Overpressure Source  
A rotary positive displacement pump employs the higher pressure available at a region he rotor chamber after the outlet port to augment the force of a biasing spring in a control A biasing spring...
US20080104927 Packaging Machine and Method for Packaging Containers and Lids  
An apparatus for use in packaging containers and associated lids together includes a moveable gantry with a first support portion and a second support portion alongside the first support portion....
US20080107212 Method for Implementing Phase Rotator Circuits and Phase Rotator Circuit With Embedded Polyphase Filter Network Stage  
A method for implementing phase rotator circuits and phase rotator circuit of the invention includes a polyphase filter network to create a quadrature phase version of the input signal. The...
US20080105087 Method for supplying cover gas  
In order to provide a method for supplying a cover gas which has sufficient preventive effects of oxidation-combustion and prevents cost-increase by containing a necessary and sufficient amount of...
US20080109153 GPS-Generated Traffic Information  
Disclosed herein is a traveler information monitoring and dissemination system. The system disclosed herein provides real time information to a traveler, wherein the real time information may be...
US20080108051 Methods and Reagents for Diagnosing Hantavirus Infection  
Novel methods and immunodiagnostic test kits for the detection of hantavirus infection are disclosed. The methods and kits employ combinations of recombinant N and/or G1 antigens from at least six...
US20080107164 SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT PROVIDE FREQUENCY DOMAIN SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING OF THE TIME DOMAIN EQUALIZER FOR DMT  
Using a known or later developed time domain equalizer coefficient training algorithm, a least square solution for the time domain equalizer coefficients is taken at a starting point and...
US20080108022 System and method for automatic driver evaluation  
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for automatic driver evaluation of a person's driving capabilities and render an outcome of pass, fail, or pass with restrictions...
US20080104949 Apparatus for Emissions Control, Systems, and Methods  
Methods, constructions, and systems for treating engine emissions. An engine includes a crankcase, an air intake, a blow-by vent, and an exhaust port; the crankcase emits blow-by gases through the...
US20080109469 AUTOMATED METHOD FOR HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF A MEMORY STATE  
An automated method for historical analysis of a memory state, including tracking all memory write accesses by an application under test. Then, recording a directed graph having values in a...
US20080109225 Speech Synthesis Device, Speech Synthesis Method, and Program  
A speech piece editing section ( 5 ) retrieves speech piece data on a speech piece the read of which matches that of a speech piece in a fixed message from a speech piece database ( 7 ) and...
US20080108648 Novel imidazo[1,5-a] pyridine derivatives, method for preparing same and pharmaceutical compositions containing same  
The invention concerns compounds of formula I, a method for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing same and the therapeutic uses thereof.
US20080106112 Tractor  
An object is to provide an assist grip for an operator to easily ride on/off an operation section. An assist grip for supporting a weight of an operator riding on/off an operation section is...
US20080108933 Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Relieving Pressure in an Organ  
Methods, systems and apparatus for relieving pressure in an organ such as, but not limited to, the eye are disclosed. The method includes implanting a bioabsorbable, channel into the selected area...
US20080109917 CARD-DOMAIN CONTAINING POLYPEPTIDES, ENCODING NUCLEIC ACIDS, AND METHODS OF USE  
The invention provides caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, encoding nucleic acid molecules, and specific antibodies. Also provided are...
US20080108905 SYSTEM FOR SENSING, DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND METHODS  
One method for diagnosing a cardiovascular-related condition in a breathing person comprises interfacing a valve system to the person's airway. The valve system is configured to decrease or prevent...
US20080107806 Method for Coating a Wall Flow Filter With a Coating Composition  
Wall-flow filters can be reproducibly provided with a catalytically active coating by providing a defined quantity of a coating composition and sucking this coating composition through the openings...
US20080108123 MAGNETIC SUBSTANCE-BIOSUBSTANCE COMPLEX STRUCTURE, PEPTIDE FRAGMENT CAPABLE OF LINKING TO MAGNETIC SUBSTANCE AND GENE THEREFOR, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE COMPLEX STRUCTURE  
A magnetic substance-biosubstance complex structure comprises a magnetic substance-containing carrier and a biosubstance immobilized on the carrier, the biosubstance being immobilized through a...
US20080109375 POSITION-ENHANCED WIRELESS TRANSACTION SECURITY  
Methods and apparatus for enhancing the security of wireless transactions through the use of position information are provided. In particular, methods and apparatus are provided for wirelessly...
US20080105045 System And Method For Identifying The Solar Potential Of Rooftops  
A system and method for identifying the solar potential of rooftops. In one embodiment, solar-potential criteria and three-dimensional spatial data and tabular data, for a selected area including...
US20080107050 NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEDIA ACCESS RESOLUTION FOR ASYNCHRONOUS TRAFFIC IN A HALF-DUPLEX BRAIDED-RING  
A half-duplex communication network comprises a plurality of communication links, each link being configured a priori to communicate in one direction; and a plurality of nodes, each node coupled to...
US20080106616 Image taking device with removable optical unit  
There is provided an image taking device with removable optical unit, with which it is possible to switch the operating mode of an image taking device body to playback mode without operating an...
US20080109622 Point in Time Remote Copy for Multiple Sites  
A method for copying data to multiple remote sites includes transmitting data from a first volume in a primary storage system to a back-up volume provided in a secondary storage system. The primary...
US20080105035 Device for determining soil moisture content  
The device comprises a housing with two humidity sensors. A first opening of the housing is placed onto or into the soil, while a second opening is located outside the soil in communication with...
US20080105311 Distributor for Liquids  
A distributor for liquids has a base member having an intake and at least two outlets. At least one branch member is connected to one of the at least two outlets in a position that is changeable...
US20080108184 PLANAR SUBSTRATE WITH SELECTED SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL ORIENTATIONS FORMED BY LOCALIZED AMORPHIZATION AND RECRYSTALLIZATION OF STACKED TEMPLATE LAYERS  
A method utilizing localized amorphization and recrystallization of stacked template layers is provided for making a planar substrate having semiconductor layers of different crystallographic...
US20080105728 Pneumatic Nail Gun  
A pneumatic nail gun includes a gun body having an immovable cylinder therein; a hitting piston disposed in the cylinder; a main air housing collecting a compressed high pressure air with a...
US20080105652 CMP of copper/ruthenium/tantalum substrates  
The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate. The polishing composition comprises an abrasive, an oxidizing agent, an amphiphilic nonionic...
US20080107951 FUEL CELL DEVICE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF  
The present invention provides a fuel cell device, which at least comprises: at least one membrane electrode assembly, at least one fuel flow board, and at least one permeability membrane; wherein,...
US20080107219 Electronic articles surveillance system synchronization using global positioning satellite signal  
A method and system for synchronizing the operation of a plurality of electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) units that includes receiving a global positioning satellite reference signal,...
US20080106213 Method of operating a lamp with a power controller having current limited RMS regulated output  
A method for converting a line voltage to an RMS load voltage in a lamp includes providing a a control circuit which includes a switch and a microcontroller that operates the switch to establish an...