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US20080179643 CMOS image sensor and method of manufacturing the same  
Spin-on-glass (SOG) or resist is coated on a passivation film formed on a photodiode region, and then a surface layer of the passivation film together with the SOG or the resist is etched back, to...
US20080181256 Switched Digital Video Distribution Infrastructure and Method of Operation  
A switched digital video distribution infrastructure for selectively distributing transport streams each composed of encoded pictures for decoding and presentation employs a source apparatus to...
US20080178361 PROTECTIVE KNEE COVERING  
A protective knee covering which provides motion guidance and orthotic support for a knee. The protective knee covering is made from a layer of rigid material, such as a plastic or a composite...
US20080184389 MAIZE PROMOTER P95 AND METHODS OF USE  
A promoter isolated from Zea mays provides a high level of specificity for expression in developing pollen, particularly at the mid-uninucleate stage. Compositions and methods of use are disclosed.
US20080181274 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT  
A nitride semiconductor laser element comprises; a nitride semiconductor layer that includes a first nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second nitride semiconductor layer, and that...
US20080183011 Process for preparation of perindopril erbumine in alpha crystalline form  
Processes for the production of high purity perindopril erbumine in alpha crystalline form, which is in a class of medications called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is disclosed....
US20080182218 Release agent receptacle  
The present disclosure includes method, system, apparatus, and indicator embodiments. One apparatus includes an appliance for placement over one or more teeth and a release agent receptacle...
US20080183882 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR A DEVICE SHARED BETWEEN MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT HOSTS  
The invention includes a proxy request receiver module and a proxy request command module. The proxy request receiver module executes on a designated command proxy host and receives a proxy request...
US20080184167 Method and apparatus for choosing ranges from a multi-range slider  
A multi-range slider that simplifies the process for a user to pick multiple value ranges for various applications and saves a user's display area by providing multiple value selectors arranged in...
US20080180862 METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF A MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT DEVICE  
A magnetoresistance effect device including a multilayer structure having a pair of ferromagnetic layers and a barrier layer positioned between them, wherein at least one ferromagnetic layer has at...
US20080181076 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DISC DEFECT USING TEMPORARY DFL AND TEMPORARY DDS INCLUDING DRIVE & DISC INFORMATION DISC WITH TEMPORARY DFL AND TEMPORARY DDS  
A write once disc includes a defect management area that is present in at least one of a lead-in area and a lead-out area; a temporary defect management area that is present in at least one of the...
US20080180230 Electronic horn having simulated start and end sounds  
An electronic horn for a vehicle is disclosed. The electronic horn may have a speaker, a primary power source, and a secondary power source. The primary power source may be configured to power the...
US20080183925 Memory Command and Address Conversion Between an XDR Interface and a Double Data Rate Interface  
A command translation method, apparatus and system are provided for interfacing a processor and a memory. The processor initiates a memory system command in an extreme data rate (XDR) command...
US20080180455 Image processing apparatus and image displaying device  
An RGB signal from an input terminal is supplied to a triple over-sampling/sub-pixel control processing unit and a brightness signal generating circuit in which a brightness signal is generated. A...
US20080183745 WEBSITE ANALYTICS  
Site analytics uses clickstream data collected from a panel of internet users to generate and present internet activity metrics. Data collected from a community of internet users may be augmented...
US20080182330 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARATION OF GENETICALLY TRANSFORMABLE PLANT TISSUE  
A process of mechanical separation of embryos from seeds for genetic transplantation employs counter-rotating cylinders together with one or more culling, hydration, separation, and viability...
US20080181370 TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND SERVER APPARATUS  
According to one embodiment, a telephone system includes a plurality of telephone exchange apparatuses generate call information events specifying a plurality of telephone terminals to which call...
US20080183644 LIGHTWEIGHT PHYSICAL DESIGN ALERTER  
A lightweight physical design alerter can analyze a workload and determine whether a comprehensive tuning session would result in a configuration improvement over the current configuration. The...
US20080180925 Dual-Board Case for Multi-Mainboard System  
A dual-board case for multi-mainboard system includes a rectangular-sectioned tubular housing, in which two track sets are provided; and two mainboard trays being movably mounted on the two track...
US20080180800 Device For Generating an Array of Light Spots  
The invention relates to a device for generating a periodical array of light spots from an input light beam, said device comprising—a periodical array of apertures ( 202 ) forming a plurality of...
US20080179248 Process for Cross-Linking Cellulose Ester Membranes  
The invention relates to a process for making porous cross-linked cellulose membranes and processes for coupling a chromatography ligand to cross-linked cellulose membranes. The invention provides...
US20080179127 Motorcycle  
A motorcycle including a belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) and having a reduced width. An engine unit includes an engine having a crank shaft, the belt type CVT, a clutch, an...
US20080180109 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING IC DEVICE TESTING WITH IMPROVED SPQL, RELIABILITY AND YIELD PERFORMANCE  
A method for testing an integrated circuit device includes subjecting the integrated circuit device to an applied magnetic field during the application of one or more test signals, the applied...
US20080178427 HINGE MECHANISM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE  
A hinge mechanism for motor vehicle includes a base having two parallelly extended brackets; a supporting arm having a proximal end located between the two brackets and provided with a shaft hole...
US20080182631 TOOL-LESS SNAP-IN MODULAR REPLACEABLE KEYPAD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME  
A wireless communication device includes a wireless communication device housing member, and a modular keypad removably attachable to the wireless communication device housing member without use of...
US20080180365 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE  
A display driving device includes a gradation voltage generating section which generates gradation voltage corresponding to display data, a constant current circuit section which supplies a...
US20080179215 Cosmetics Organizer  
This invention relates to a cosmetics organizer that is particularly useful with cosmetics that come in powdered form. One well-known brand of powdered cosmetics is the Bare Escentuals® line of...
US20080182383 Method of removing an oxide and method of filling a trench using the same  
A method of removing a portion of an oxide layer includes forming first byproducts by reacting a reaction gas with the oxide layer, the reaction gas including fluorine and nitrogen, reacting the...
US20080183788 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RANDOM NUMBER AND DATA INTERACTION SYSTEM THEREOF  
Embodiments of the present invention provide a random number generating apparatus, including a first level sampling module and a second level sampling module. The first level sampling module...
US20080183920 BUFFER MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS USB ISOCHRONOUS IN ENDPOINTS  
An apparatus such as a Device Wire Adapter (DWA) with improved buffer management and packaging of Wireless Universal Serial Bus (WUSB) isochronous packets for transmission to a host. The apparatus...
US20080178820 Habitat Extender  
A habitat extender comprises a floor panel which has a plurality of tabs along at least a portion of the perimeter the floor panel dimensioned to fit within the bars of a cage. A rod is inserted...
US20080179228 WASTEWATER EVAPORATOR WITH WASTE OIL BURNER  
A compact, self-contained apparatus for treating wastewater containing as impurities and pollutants various non-volatile (at water boiling points) fluids such as greases, oils and soaps. The...
US20080178901 MOLDED MASCARA BRUSH WITH OVAL CORE  
A molded brush assembly has a core with an oval cross-section and a plurality of radially outwardly fingers extending from sides of the oval core along the major axis of the core, fingers aligned...
US20080179469 Cable connector  
A cable connector having a generally tubular shape with a frontal portion and a rear portion is provided. The frontal portion is on a plane perpendicular to an axis with an undivided annular...
US20080178650 Profile element pipe for hydraulic bulging, hydraulic bulging device using the element pipe, hydraulic bulging method using the element pipe, and hydraulically bulged product  
According to a bulging device and a bulging method using a profile element pipe, for example, even when a profile steel pipe having a cross sectional shape varying in the axial direction as in a...
US20080180295 DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER  
An analog-to-digital converter has a resistor string that generates a series of voltages. An upper selector selects voltages at the upper end of the series. A lower selector selects voltages at the...
US20080180591 Liquid crystal display having protection line  
An exemplary liquid crystal display ( 200 ) includes a liquid crystal panel ( 210 ), a driver ( 280 ), and a flexible printed circuit board ( 220 ). The liquid crystal panel includes an active area...
US20080179179 HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIAL MEASURING AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR HOT WATER SYSTEMS  
A device for measuring oxidation-reduction potential at operating temperature and pressure in hot water systems is disclosed and claimed. The device includes a flow-through cell, an...
US20080181338 AMPLITUDE DETECTION APPARATUS  
This disclosure concerns an amplitude detector comprising: a maximum-minimum detector detecting a maximum and a minimum values of a digital signals; a first and a second lowpass filters...
US20080178703 TWO PIECE BOWDEN CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH ONE MOTION CONNECTION AND ADJUSTMENT  
A remote control motion transmitting cable assembly comprising a first cable sub-assembly including a first core element having a free end, a first guide length including a first guide conduit...
US20080182003 Production of Sheeted Fruit and Vegetable Snacks  
The present invention discloses formulations for sheeted, baked fruit and vegetable chips that have a light, crispy texture similar to a potato chip. The ingredients are combined with water and oil...
US20080179293 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SILICON NITRIDE ETCHING TANK  
A method and system for controlling a silicon nitride etching bath provides the etching bath including phosphoric acid heated to an elevated temperature. The concentration of silicon in the...
US20080181007 Semiconductor Device with Reduced Structural Pitch and Method of Making the Same  
A method of manufacturing structures in a workpiece includes: providing a portion of a cover layer on a predetermined section of the workpiece, providing a resist layer over the workpiece and the...
US20080183559 System and method for metadata use in advertising  
Information is elicited from a consumer electronics device purchaser at the point of sale and used to provide targeted advertising to the purchaser and/or to facilitate service provision to the...
US20080179641 COLOR IMAGE SENSORS HAVING PIXELS WITH CYAN-TYPE AND YELLOW-TYPE COLOR CHARACTERISTICS THEREIN  
Color image sensors include pixels having varying color characteristics. One of the pixels is a cyan-type pixel, which includes primary and secondary photodetectors therein. The primary...
US20080179256 System and method for chemical-free metal particle removal from a liquid media  
Disclosed are systems and methods for removing oxidizable metals from a liquid without the use of chemicals. This aeration technology maximizes the surface area-to-volume ratio of oxygen in the gas...
US20080182531 System and method for configuring a wireless module power limit  
A system for configuring a wireless module power limit comprises a wireless module having a control module configured to automatically select a power limit setting from one of a plurality of power...
US20080183689 Search method and apparatus for plural databases  
In a search method, integration metadata is newly introduced in which structure data defining an output structure of a query result, a correspondence relation between elements in the structure data...
US20080181681 LOCKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME  
A locking apparatus includes a lever unit disposed at an intermediate transfer belt frame to cause an intermediate transfer belt to contact a photosensitive medium; a locking unit disposed at a...
US20080181714 Sponge device with urethane and cellulose material combination construction  
The sponge construction ( 100 ) includes two layers ( 102, 104 ) connected together. A layer of cellulose material ( 102 ) and a layer of urethane material ( 104 ) are connected to each other. For...