Abstract: A circuit for performing clock recovery according to a received digital signal (30). The circuit includes at least an edge sampler (105) and a data sampler (145) for sampling the digital signal, and a clock signal supply circuit. The clock signal supply circuit provides edge clock (25) and data clock (20) signals offset in phase from one another to the respective clock inputs of the edge sampler (105) and the data sampler (145). The clock signal supply circuit is operable to selectively vary a phase offset between the edge and data clock signals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 4, 2007
Date of Patent:
December 11, 2012
Assignee:
Rambus Inc.
Inventors:
Hae-Chang Lee, Jared LeVan Zerbe, Carl William Werner
Abstract: A sharpness enhancing apparatus include: an edge analyzing unit configured to receive image data separated into brightness signals and color signals, and analyze an edge state by using brightness signals and color signals of cells contained in a specific area; and a sharpness correcting unit configured to calculate a sharpness correction amount by performing a mask operation on a sharpen mask, which is set according to the edge state, and the brightness signals of the cells, sum the calculated sharpness correction amount and the brightness signals of the cells, and correct sharpness of the brightness signals of the cells.
Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for determining insulin resistance and/or pancreatic ?-cell dysfunction in a subject. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating a subject according to the insulin resistance and/or pancreatic ?-cell dysfunction in the subject.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 17, 2009
Date of Patent:
December 11, 2012
Assignee:
IKFE Institut fur Klinische Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH
Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus main body; a cover provided openably/closably with respect to the image forming apparatus main body; a conveyance passage, formed in the image forming apparatus main body, on which a recording medium is conveyed; a detection device that detects movement of the recording medium conveyed on the conveyance passage; a first recording medium guide member provided oppositely to the moving member and fixed when the cover is closed; and a second recording medium guide member, provided on a downstream side of and following the first recording medium guide member in a recording medium conveyance direction, that movably guides the conveyed recording medium.
Abstract: Provided are methods, compositions, and kits for molecular cloning of DNA using DNA topoisomerase. The methods comprise (I) combining into a mixture (A) a first polynucleotide, comprising an origin of replication, a selectable marker, two topoisomerase recognition sequences, and two nicking agent recognition sequences, each of the topoisomerase recognition sequences being within 50 nucleotides of at least one of the nicking agent recognition sequences and each of two nicking agent recognition sequences being nicked, with (B) a sequence-specific topoisomerase and (C) a second polynucleotide, having a 5? hydroxyl on each end; and (II) transforming the mixture into a host organism, thereby cloning the second polynucleotide. Formation or purification of a DNA-protein adduct prior to the addition of the second polynucleotide is not required. Also provided are vector sequences to facilitate performance of the methods and methods for modifying a vector of interest to render it useful in the disclosed methods.
Abstract: A plurality of pages viewed by a communications network user (e.g., an Internet user) are classified as pertaining to one of a plurality of topics. A count of each of the pages viewed by the communications network user for each of the topics is tracked, as is a recency with which each of the pages viewed by the communications network user was viewed for each of the topics. The communications network user is characterized as belonging to one or more behavioral segments based on the count and the recency. Advertisements are served to the communications network user based on at least advertising targeting parameters and the characterization.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 27, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
Collective, Inc.
Inventors:
Paul Harrison, James Oliphant, Hal Fulton, Armin Roehrl, Brenden Grace
Abstract: A method for repairing a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided for an LCD device whose LCD panel has a gravity defect. The method includes the steps of cutting an edge of the LCD panel, applying pressure to a surface of the LCD panel to exhaust excess liquid crystal material through the cut edge, and sealing the cut edge.
Abstract: An organic thin film transistor includes a buffer layer on a substrate, a source and drain electrodes on the buffer layer, wherein each of the source and drain electrodes is in an island shape, a tunneling barrier layer on the source and drain electrodes, an organic semiconductor layer on the tunneling barrier layer, a gate insulation layer on the organic semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode overlapping both edges of the source and drain electrodes, and formed on the gate insulation layer.
Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device maintains a cell gap and prevents press defects via the use of ball spacers. The liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of first spacers, a plurality of second spacers, and a liquid crystal layer filled between the first and second substrates. The first spacers are formed between the first and second substrates at portions of a black matrix layer of the second substrate. The first spacers include a plurality of first balls with a first diameter and a first solid to aggregate the first balls. The second spacers are formed at portions of the black matrix layer between the first and second substrates. The second spacers include a plurality of second balls with a second diameter 0.2 to 0.6 ?m smaller than the first diameter and a second solid to aggregate the second balls.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 26, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
LG Display Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Hyeon Jin Seo, Jeong Hoon Lee, Dhang Kwon, Hang Sup Cho, Ho Su Kim
Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a back light assembly that emits light on a liquid crystal panel; and an inverter that controls brightness of the light emitted from the back light assembly according to a difference between video data of at least three frames that are sequentially inputted to the liquid crystal panel.
Abstract: A system and method for conveying data include the capability to determine whether a transaction request credit has been received at a computer module, the transaction request credit indicating that at least a portion of a transaction request message may be sent. The system and method also include the capability to determine, if a transaction request message is to be sent, whether at least a portion of the transaction request message may be sent and to send the at least a portion of the transaction request message if it may be sent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 18, 2011
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
Silicon Graphics International Corp.
Inventors:
Steven C. Miller, Thomas Edward McGee, Bruce Alan Strangfeld
Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust system hanger of a vehicle, in which two protrusions facing and spaced apart from each other are integrally formed at a center portion between both distal ends of the hanger, and the two protrusions selectively contact each other to increase a spring constant, when the shape of the hanger is elastically deformed by external force beyond a predetermined elastic value.
Abstract: An injector apparatus for an engine, may include an injector body, an actuator mounted in the injection body, a rotary rod rotatably received in the injector body and selectively rotated by the actuator, wherein a fuel groove may be formed on outer surface of the rotary rod along a longitudinal direction thereof, and a nozzle hole formed at a nozzle of the injector body to selectively communicate with the fuel groove in accordance with rotation of the rotary rod, wherein the rotary rod slidably contacts with the nozzle in the injector body.
Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display. The touch screen display includes a long axis, a short axis, a portrait view and a landscape view. The computer-implemented method includes executing a calendar application. In response to detecting the portable multifunction device in a first orientation that comprises a substantially vertical orientation of the long axis, a calendar is displayed for a first time period in the portrait view. In response to detecting the portable multifunction device in a second orientation that comprises the substantially vertical orientation of the short axis, a calendar is displayed for a second time period in the landscape view. The second time period is longer than and includes the first time period.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
Apple Inc.
Inventors:
Freddy Allen Anzures, Marcel Van Os, Stephen O. Lemay, Michael Matas
Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a timing controller generating a source output enable signal that controls the drive of an input data, and a data driving circuit modulating the input data to generate a modulation data, sequentially outputting the input data and the modulation data, and adjusting output periods of the input data and the modulation data based on a gray scale level of the input data.
Abstract: The invention described the highly conducting amorphous polymer materials which are based on the pure block-type copolymers, which contain polyethylene oxide and other chemically complementary blocks and form the amorphous hydrogen-bonded intramolecular polycomplexes, and those, filled by ion conductive materials, low-molecular-weight organic plasticizer and nanometer-scale inorganic particles. The block-type copolymers are preferably the linear triblock copolymers with a central block of PEO and two side blocks of chemically complementary polyacrylamide (PAAm) or poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc). Due to existence of long side PAAm chains and their interaction with a central crystallizable block of PEO, TBC bulk structure is amorphous and fully homogeneous. It can be represented as a totality of hydrogen-bonded segments of both polymer components, uniformly distributed in PAAm matrix. Presented polymer materials can be used for solid polymer electrolyte for DSSC solar cells and lithium batteries.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 12, 2009
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
Enerize Corporation
Inventors:
Elena M Shembel, Tatyana B. Zheltonozhskaya, Larisa R. Kunitskaya, Svetlana A. Berkova, Timofiy V Pastushkin, Volodymyr I. Redko, Irina M. Maksyuta, Nataliya M. Permyakova, Alexei YU. Kolendo
Abstract: A touch-type electrophoretic display device, including: a first substrate with crossing gate and data lines, defining pixels, sensing signal lines parallel to the data lines, first touch driving voltage lines parallel to the gate lines, at each pixel: a driving thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the gate and data lines, a pixel electrode connected to the driving TFT, a switching TFT connected to the sensing signal and gate lines, and a photo TFT connected to the first touch driving voltage lines and the switching TFT and recognizing an applied touch, a lead-out driver detecting a position of the photo TFT when a sensing signal is transferred and the sensing signal lines, and outputting touch data, a gate control signal (GCS) generating unit outputting: a touch mode gate control signal when touch data is not inputted, and a driving mode GCS for converting an image if a touch is applied.
Abstract: An analog multi-tone receiver includes an interface for receiving a data transmission signal containing N sub-channel signals corresponding to N active sub-channels. The receiver includes a plurality of samplers to sample, during each time interval of a sequence of time intervals, the received signal in parallel to produce a plurality of data sets, each sampler having a distinct threshold level. The receiver includes a decoder to jointly decode the plurality of data sets to determine a plurality of data symbols including at least one data symbol for each of the N active sub-channels.
Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device employing an amorphous zinc oxide-based semiconductor as an active layer, and a method for fabricating the same, whereby device stability can be secured by employing an etch stopper structure and device characteristics can be enhanced by minimizing exposure and deterioration of the active layer excluding content regions by virtue of the design of the etching stopper in a shape like “H”. Also, the liquid crystal display device and the fabrication method thereof can further form a semiconductor pattern and an insulating layer pattern on the intersection between the gate line and the data line, so as to compensate a stepped portion, thereby preventing an occurrence of short-circuit.