Patents Represented by Attorney Lahive & Cockfield, LLP
  • Patent number: 7842275
    Abstract: After AlH3 is synthesized, ball milling is performed under a condition in which a force of 2 G to 20 G (G represents the acceleration of gravity) is applied, to thereby provide AlH3 having an X-ray diffraction pattern in the form of a halo pattern. That is, for example, nanostructured AlH3 is provided, in which a grain boundary phase intervenes in a matrix phase, a side length t2 of the matrix phase is not more than 20 nm, and a width w2 of the grain boundary phase is not more than 10 nm. Alternatively, amorphous AlH3 may be provided. Further, hydrogen is released from AlH3 on which ball milling has been completed, and then the hydrogen is absorbed to induce a change into AlHx (provided that 0<x?3 is satisfied). A dopant may also be added. A hydrogen storage container is constructed accommodating the hydrogen absorbing material, which is obtained as described above, inside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuya Hosoe, Yusuke Sogawa
  • Patent number: 7843713
    Abstract: When the three U-, V-, W-phase arms of a DC/DC converter are turned on, they are alternately turned on by gate drive signals. When the U-, V-, W-phase arms are alternately turned on, an upper arm switching device of the U-phase arm, for example, is turned on, and thereafter a lower arm switching device of the U-phase arm is turned on. Thereafter, an upper arm switching device of the V-phase arm which is next to the U-phase arm is turned on, and thereafter a lower arm switching device of the V-phase arm is turned on. The upper and lower arm switching devices are thus turned on in a rotation switching process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Takenaka, Toshihiro Sone
  • Patent number: 7844943
    Abstract: An electronic device with a graphical language environment that includes a method which examines a graphical model to identify textual items having intrinsic executable computational meaning within the graphical model is discussed. The method identifies at least one textual item with intrinsic executable computational meaning. The method further provides an indicator for the at least one identified textual item with intrinsic executable computational meaning in a display of the graphical model. The indicator may be based upon a characteristic of the identified textual item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Ryan Torgerson, Ebrahim Mehran Mestchian, Vijay Raghavan
  • Patent number: 7841313
    Abstract: An engine balancer system is provided in which a balancer housing (17) disposed so as to face an oil pan beneath a crankshaft is formed by joining an upper housing (29) and a lower housing (30) via mating faces (P), and the height of the mating faces (P) is lower on a vehicle front side than on a vehicle rear side. Oil discharge holes (45a, 46) for discharging oil that is within the balancer housing (17) are formed in the mating faces (P) on the higher side of the balancer housing (17) and in the upper housing (29) above the mating faces (P) on the lower side of the balancer housing (17). This enables the position of the oil discharge hole (45a) on the lower side to be as high as possible, thereby suppressing penetration of oil into the interior of the balancer housing (17) through the oil discharge hole (45a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisayuki Hashimoto, Tomoji Suganami, Haruo Watanabe, Kazuhito Okazaki
  • Patent number: 7840913
    Abstract: The present invention provides a user of a state diagramming environment with the ability to specify if the user wants to develop a Moore machine or a Mealy machine. To achieve this, a set of predefined requirements is provided that restricts the state diagram semantics to either semantics of a Moore or Mealy machine. When a user provides a state diagram that does not conform to the set of requirements, the state diagram is identified as non-conforming and the user is notified of the non-conformance. The user is given information describing what aspects of the state diagram do not conform, thereby, allowing the user to quickly identify any errors that have been made. As a result of the present invention, the burden placed on the user is reduced and the time spent debugging is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya Agrawal, Zhihong Zhao, Beth Cockerham, Vijay Raghavan
  • Patent number: 7839914
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for channel estimation regarding electromagnetic wave multi-path characteristics between a sender and a receiver by using a chirp signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Orthotron Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Kuk Lee
  • Patent number: 7838657
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions capable of blocking the inhibitory effect of a newly-identified intronic inhibitory sequence element, named ISS-N1 (for “intronic splicing silencer”), located in the SMN2 gene. The compositions and methods of the instant invention include oligonucleotide reagents (e.g., oligoribonucleotides) that effectively target the SMN2 ISS-N1 site in the SMN2 pre-mRNA, thereby modulating the splicing of SMN2 pre-mRNA to include exon 7 in the processed transcript. The ISS-N1 blocking agents of the invention cause elevated expression of SMN protein, thus compensating for the loss of SMN protein expression commonly observed in subjects with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Ravindra N. Singh, Natalia N. Singh, Nirmal K. Singh, Elliot J. Androphy
  • Patent number: 7840938
    Abstract: A method for retaining state information of a digital filter object in a dynamically typed text-based programming environment is disclosed. The digital filter object retains state information which includes the minimal amount of information that is necessary to determine the output of the digital filter object. The digital filter object generates the output of the object in response to the input of the object depending on the state information of the object. The state of the filter is stored in a memory and provided to the object as an initial value of the state of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Paulo Pacheco, Ricardo Losada, Donald Paul Orofinio, II
  • Patent number: 7837249
    Abstract: The vehicle is equipped with a front window having a light transmission characteristic and separated into a first area and a second area provided below the first area, wherein a boundary between the first area and the second area is provided so that a looking-down angle from a driver is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uematsu, Isao Uematsu
  • Patent number: 7834022
    Abstract: The present invention provides active metabolites of 3-(4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentylpropanenitrile that modulate the activity of Janus kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to activity of Janus kinases including, for example, immune-related diseases, skin disorders, myeloid proliferative disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Rodgers, Argyrios G. Arvantis, Jack Guoen Shi, Stacey Shepard
  • Patent number: 7835889
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for generating a variable transport delay for use in modeling a dynamic system. The variable transport delay of the present invention may be calculated using a variety of means, including the use of a lookup table generated at a variety of time steps such that an accurate variable transport delay can be calculated by interpolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Fu Zhang, Murali Yeddanapudi
  • Patent number: 7832167
    Abstract: A door and window system comprising a door, a window, a bracket, and a retainer. The door has a portal, and the window is adapted to fit within the portal. The window having a first face and a second face. The bracket has a first window support, and the retainer has a second window support. The first window support includes a surface upon which the first face of the window is supported, and the second window support includes a surface upon which the second face of the window is supported. The door includes first and second outer skins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Secura-Seal Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Don S. Salerno
  • Patent number: 7834876
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a block for use in a block diagram in a graphical modeling environment which is capable of rendering a parameterized graphic annotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Paul Orofino, II
  • Patent number: 7833547
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods of making compositions of ibuprofen in combination with a narcotic analgesic. Specifically provided is a pharmaceutical tablet composition comprising ibuprofen; a narcotic analgesic; colloidal silicon dioxide; a filler selected from the group consisting of microcrystalline cellulose and powdered cellulose; a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, and sodium starch glycolate; a binder consisting of an akylhydroxy methylcellulose; a starch; and a lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregory P. Kushla, Jin-Wang Lai, Gerald P. Polli
  • Patent number: 7835895
    Abstract: A method is provided for extending the capability of signals in a graphical model environment. Features of a first signal type and features of a second signal type are combinable to form a combined signal type while allowing existing blocks in the graphical model environment to process the combined signal type without modification of the existing blocks. A block intended to process a signal of the first type that receives the composite signal type process the portion of the signal corresponding to the first type without regard for the second signal type portion of the combined signal. Moreover, the method allows for modification or creation of blocks that add features to a signal to form a combined signal type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald P. Orofino, II, Steven G. Conahan, Navan Ruthramoorthy
  • Patent number: 7830150
    Abstract: An airborne electromagnetic prospecting system (10) is disclosed. The system (10) comprises a transmitter loop structure (12) hat is attached to, and arranged to be towed by, a helicopter (14). A transmitter (22) is fitted to the transmitter loop structure (12) for transmitting a primary electromagnetic field. A high drag bird (26) is attached to, and arranged to be towed by, the transmitter loop structure (12). A receiver (38) is fitted to the high drag bird (26) for receiving a primary and secondary resulting electromagnetic field, the secondary field arising from the interaction of the primary field with ground conductors that are traversed by the helicopter (14). Significantly, the high drag bird (26) is also attached to, and arranged to be towed by, the helicopter (14), so as to keep the position of the receiver (38) relative to the transmitter (22) substantially constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Inventor: Philip Samuel Klinkert
  • Patent number: 7829673
    Abstract: Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to human CD38, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Genmab A/S
    Inventors: Michel De Weers, Yvo Graus, Judith Oprins, Paul Parren, Jan Van De Winkel, Martine Van Vugt
  • Patent number: 7824817
    Abstract: A power generation cell of a fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and a first separator and a second separator sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. First supply holes, first discharge holes, second supply holes and second discharge holes extend through the membrane electrode assembly in a stacking direction. The first supply holes connect a fuel gas supply passage and a fuel gas flow field. The first discharge holes connect a fuel gas discharge passage and the fuel gas flow field. The second supply holes connect an oxygen-containing gas supply passage and an oxygen-containing gas flow field. The second discharge holes connect an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage and the oxygen-containing gas flow field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eri Ishikawa, Seiji Sugiura
  • Patent number: 7823122
    Abstract: A system and method are provided to enable a user to specify function signatures for automated code generators to generate code based on a model representation. The method for automatically generating a function based on the model representation includes providing at least a portion of the model representation. A function signature is received for the model representation. The function signature is generated by a user. The function is generated based on the model representation and the function signature. A user interface can be provided to enable the user to enter the function signature and also to present a preview of a function that results from the function signature as modifications are made to the function signature. The user can enter the function signature using regular expressions, if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Englehart
  • Patent number: 7819178
    Abstract: A vehicular air conditioner includes a housing having a rear seat discharge passage for supplying mixed air to rear seats in a vehicle and a plurality of dividing ribs disposed in a face outlet which is open upwardly in the housing. Each of the dividing ribs has a communication path defined therein in the longitudinal direction thereof, the communication path being concave in confronting relation to the interior of the housing. Mixed air produced in a mixing portion in the housing is supplied from the face outlet to front seats in the vehicle. Part of the mixed air is supplied through the communication paths to the rear seat discharge passage, from which the mixed air is supplied to the rear seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Keihin Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Sawamukai, Shintaro Ikeda