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US20080137514 Optical pickup apparatus, recording/reproducing apparatus provided with the optical pickup apparatus, optical element, and information recording/reproducing method  
An optical pickup apparatus for reproducing information from an optical information recording medium or for recording information onto an optical information recording medium, is provided with a...
US20080139588 Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine cytokine inhibitors  
The present invention relates to 2,6,7-substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines which inhibit the extracellular release of inflammatory cytokines, said cytokines responsible for one or more human or...
US20080138300 COMPOSITION COSMETIQUE COMPRENANT UN POLYMERE ACRYLIQUE  
The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: a polymer resulting from the copolymerization: a) at least one monomer A chosen from esters...
US20080135680 Methods and brake disc assemblies to increase the use of friction material  
Methods and brake disc assemblies are disclosed to increase the use of friction material. A disclosed example carbon composite brake disc includes a generally annular body having an opening, an...
US20080137041 Discharge lamp lighting apparatus and projector  
A discharge lamp lighting apparatus for lighting a discharge lamp, comprises an inverter which reverses a polarity of an output voltage and applies alternating voltage to the discharge lamp, and an...
US20080134749 PSEUDO POROSITY REFERENCE STANDARD FOR CORED COMPOSITE LAMINATES  
The invention relates to pseudo porosity standards, and methods for their manufacture and use, which substantially mimic the effect porosity has on ultrasonic sound as it passes through a cored...
US20080135891 Transistor Device Formed on a Flexible Substrate Including Anodized Gate Dielectric  
A transistor device is formed on a flexible substrate such that device processing remains at a low temperature. A first gate dielectric layer is formed over gate metal by annodization, eliminating...
US20080135300 DRILL CUTTINGS HANDLING APPARATUS  
A drill cuttings handling system apparatus for use on an oil and gas drilling rig located on a drilling platform where the platform has drilling equipment that includes a system for circulating...
US20080137230 EMI protective magnetic read head  
An EMI protective magnetic read head for use in a magnetic rule position feedback system to read signal from a magnetic rule is disclosed to include a sensor for reading signal from a magnetic...
US20080139682 Styrene acrylonitrile copolymer foam with infrared attenuating agents  
Polymer foam containing styrene-acrylonitrile and containing one or more infrared attenuating agents achieves surprisingly high dimensional integrity at elevated temperatures.
US20080138984 Organometallic Precursor Compounds  
This invention relates to organometallic precursor compounds represented by the formula i-PrN═Ta(NR 1 R 2 ) 3 wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and are alkyl having from 1 to 3...
US20080138939 FORMATION OF IN-SITU PHOSPHORUS DOPED EPITAXIAL LAYER CONTAINING SILICON AND CARBON  
Methods for formation epitaxial layers containing silicon and carbon doped with phosphorus are disclosed. The pressure is maintained equal to or above 100 torr during deposition. The methods result...
US20080138995 Manufacturing Method of Semiconductor Device  
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device using a semiconductor manufacturing unit comprising a reaction chamber, a substrate mounting stage, and a high frequency power supply coupled to the...
US20080137522 STORAGE APPARATUS, CARRIAGE SHIFTING METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF  
A storage apparatus includes carriages that are arranged in a matrix and store and transport objects, and a carriage shifting mechanism that is fixed to the storage apparatus and shifts the carriages.
US20080137998 Pouch With Side Gussets For Use in Carrying Fluid for Personal Hygiene Device  
The flexible fluid-carrying pouch for use with a personal hygiene device includes a front panel portion, a rear panel portion and two side edge gussets connecting the front and rear panel portions....
US20080136129 MECHANIC'S CREEPER WITH PULL-OUT EXPANSION  
A pull-out recliner is disclosed to include a rear recliner frame unit equipped with a front pair of wheel assemblies and a rear pair of wheel assemblies, a front recliner frame unit coupled to the...
US20080139383 HYDROGENATION OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS  
A catalyst useful for hydrogenation of aromatic compounds to produce hydrogenated cyclic compound, the catalyst comprising from 4 to 10 wt. % Ni and 0.2 up to about 0.9 wt. % Cu deposited on a...
US20080139853 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALKYLENE GLYCOLS  
A process for the conversion of an alkylene oxide to the corresponding alkylene glycol in the presence of carbon dioxide, water and a catalytic composition comprising a mixture of an organic base...
US20080139866 Receptacle for medical refuse  
A medical waste receptacle includes a housing shaped to define an interior cavity into which a waste collection bin is disposed. The housing is also shaped to include a slot in communication with...
US20080140548 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM A SENDING ACCOUNT  
Provided herein are methods and systems for transferring funds from a sending account to a payee. In embodiments, the sending account may be a pre-paid wireless telephone account. The methods and...
US20080139643 SYNERGISTIC INSECTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS  
The present invention provides a synergistic insecticidal composition comprising as essential active ingredients a neuronal sodium channel antagonist in combination with one or more compounds...
US20080138244 DETECTION AND AMPLIFICATION OF LIGANDS  
A system for the detection of ligands comprising at least one receptor and an amplification mechanism coupled to the receptor wherein an amplified signal is produced as a result of receptor binding...
US20080135962 IMAGE SENSOR AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF  
An image sensor and fabricating method thereof which reduces a light intensity differential between a pixel center and a pixel edge and prevents crosstalk. The image sensor can include a plurality...
US20080134908 Reinforcing Bar Binding Machine, Wire Reel, Wire, and Method of Determining Kind of Wire  
A reinforcement binding machine ( 1 ), comprising a wire reel storage part ( 3 ) having a rotation detection lever ( 8 ) and a photo sensor ( 7 ). When a wire reel is rotated in starting binding,...
US20080137639 Localization of Telephone Subscribers Connected to a Packet Network  
The invention relates to a method for the localization of a telephone terminal for a voice link conducted via a packet network. The telephone terminal is registered with the call number and...
US20080137690 SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA STREAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES  
Aspects of the present invention are directed at establishing a multimedia network session in which the transmission of media streams is synchronized. In one embodiment, a method is provided for...
US20080134824 COUPLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME  
An image forming apparatus includes a main body unit which has an image forming unit; a door unit which couples with the main body unit to open and close the main body unit, and has a projection at...
US20080141057 CACHE COHERENCY DURING RESYNCHRONIZATION OF SELF-CORRECTING COMPUTER  
A fault-tolerant computer uses multiple commercial processors operating synchronously, i.e., in lock-step. In an exemplary embodiment, redundancy logic isolates the outputs of the processors from...
US20080138370 Solid Formulation Comprising a Phytosanitary Product  
The invention relates to a solid formulation containing a liquid composition containing a water-insoluble solid phytosanitary product. The invention especially relates to a solid formulation...
US20080137222 External light shielding film for display apparatus, method of manufacturing the same and filter for display apparatus having the same  
Disclosed are an external light shielding film with a substrate including a transparent resin, an external light shielding pattern formed on a surface of the substrate and having a plurality of...
US20080141085 PROCESS FOR IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF A BREAK IN A SCAN CHAIN IN REAL TIME  
A process for identifying the location of a break in a scan chain in real time as fail data is collected from a tester. Processing a test pattern before applying it on a tester provides a signature...
US20080141335 Provisioning software with policy-appropriate capabilities  
Apparatus and methods are described for enabling distribution of user-tailored pieces of a larger software program in a way that facilitates compliance with organizational policies around security,...
US20080137492 Optical disc apparatus  
An optical disc apparatus has a bottom cover member provided with an opening. A peripheral part of a unit mechanism deck member serving as a support member in a functional unit mechanism or a motor...
US20080138949 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH AMORPHOUS SILICON MONOS MEMORY CELL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF  
A semiconductor device with an amorphous silicon (a-Si) metal-oxide-nitride-oxide-semiconductor (MONOS) memory cell structure. The device includes a substrate, a dielectric layer overlying the...
US20080137917 Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method, Recognition Apparatus and Information Recognition Method, and Program  
The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including combination generating means for getting a first feature quantity of N dimensions, N being an integer of at least two,...
US20080140364 Computer Program Product & Computer with Program to Execute a Well-Posed Mathematical Method  
A computer determines whether a proposed mathematical model and computational requests made upon the model are well posed. The computer includes a program that determines whether the model is...
US20080136759 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY  
A liquid crystal display includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes each having a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode that face each other in a diagonal direction; a plurality...
US20080140742 METHOD FOR FINDING MINIMAL SIGNED DIGIT WITH VARIABLE MULTI-BIT CODING BASED ON BOOTH'S ALGORITHM  
Provided is a method for finding a minimal signed digit with variable multi-bit coding. The method includes the steps of: scanning and grouping given multi-bit and checking the type of each group;...
US20080139387 Fungicidal Mixtures  
The invention relates to fungicidal mixtures for the control of fungal pests harmful to plants, comprising the active components 1) the triazolopyrimidine derivative of formula (1), and 2)...
US20080137526 Systems and methods for achieving reduced inter-sector pilot interference in a mobile communication system  
The pilots of a wireless system are arranged to reduce inter-sector interference by establishing a systematic assignment of pilots across the system. In one embodiment, the pilots are differently...
US20080138094 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS  
A control unit controls a device that executes an image forming process, compares changes of each toner adhesion amount in an image-density-detection pattern image when a developing-bias control...
US20080136170 Bulkhead Connector  
The present invention relates to a bulkhead connector assembly providing a sealing arrangement for sealingly feeding a conduit between two environments. The assembly provides a first and second...
US20080135612 Learning Fare Collection System for Mass Transit  
An implementation of a system and method for regulating entry in a transit system using information from a bankcard, such as a credit card or debit card is provided.
US20080140039 PACKAGE HAVING VACUUM PACKED ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHODS THEREOF  
Vacuum packed absorbent articles including diapers, kits thereof, and retail packages including vacuum packed and non vacuum packed absorbent articles are disclosed.
US20080135329 MONOLITHIC ACOUSTICALLY-TREATED ENGINE NACELLE INLET PANELS  
An acoustic, noise-attenuating panel for an aircraft engine nacelle inlet. The panel includes at least three layers: (a) a perforated film; (b) a sound attenuating core; and (c) a structural layer....
US20080134879 Piston With A Lightweight Construction That Is Subjected To High Thermal Stress  
The invention relates to a piston of an internal combustion engine comprising an upper part ( 1 )and a lower part ( 3 )that consist of a respective light metal alloy ( 15 )and to an associated...
US20080139261 Magnetic levitation sliding structure  
A magnetic levitation sliding structure is provided. The sliding structure includes a first slider member including a guide portion with a first magnet, a second slider member including a receiving...
US20080139276 Gaming apparatus and control method thereof  
A gaming apparatus includes a server for causing a game to proceed and controlling the game, a device for causing a roulette game to proceed in accordance with instructions from the server, and...
US20080136691 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SPREAD PULSE MODULATION TO INCREASE THE CONTROL RESOLUTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE  
An apparatus and method are described to increase the control resolution of an electronic device. In one embodiment, the invention includes a spread pulse modulation module to generate a first set...
US20080134594 EXTERIOR BUILDING PANEL  
A building panel subject to interior condensation of moisture and exterior wind-driven moisture includes a sheet having an inner surface onto which condensed moisture forms. An open upper reservoir...