Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Squire, Sander & Dempsey L.L.P
  • Patent number: 8108087
    Abstract: An aircraft control system is delineated for a host aircraft, the system comprising a processor for executing one or more instructions that implement one or more functions of the aircraft control system, a transceiver for transmitting information from and receiving information for the host aircraft, and memory for storing the one or more instructions for execution by the processor to implement the one or more functions of the aircraft control system to: receive from the transceiver information from another aircraft, and generate from the received information a signal for use in the host aircraft to control separation between the host aircraft and the other aircraft while the aircraft are within a predefined range of a location where the aircraft plan to land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems LLC
    Inventors: Cyro A. Stone, Gregory T. Stayton, Charles C. Manberg
  • Patent number: 8098195
    Abstract: A transmitter provides a plurality of output signals. The transmitter includes a processor, a modulator, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The modulator provides a modulated signal responsive to the processor. The modulated signal includes an amplitude modulated radio frequency for transmitting a pulse. The first circuit provides a first output signal, responsive to and with higher power than the modulated signal. The first output signal has a first phase during transmitting of the pulse. The second circuit provides a second output signal, responsive to and with higher power than the modulated signal. The second output signal has a second phase during transmitting of the pulse. The second phase is controlled by the second circuit in accordance with the first phase, the second phase, and indicia of a third phase provided by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Aviation Communication&Surveillance Systems LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Smith, Gregory T. Stayton
  • Patent number: 7897195
    Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: David Rego, Kurt Kilchenmann, Sang joon Park, Mark Haight, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Thomas David Esbeck, Bryan D. Glenn, Patrick A. Tuohy, Richard Baillargeon, Edward P. Garcia, Steven E. Lehner
  • Patent number: 7887871
    Abstract: A method and system for modifying a drug delivery polymeric substrate for an implantable device, such as a stent, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Houdin Dehnad
  • Patent number: 7884066
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for enhancing bone mineralization for bone repair or regeneration and compositions and grafts therefor. Methods for screening agents that enhance or modulate NELL-1 gene expression or NELL-1 protein production in a cell are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Kang Ting
  • Patent number: 7884368
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a thin film transistor having a gate electrode formed on an insulating substrate, a gate wire connected to the gate electrode, a capacitor electrode, a capacitor wire connected to the capacitor electrode, a gate insulator formed on the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor pattern formed on the gate insulator, a sealing layer formed on the oxide semiconductor pattern, a drain electrode and a source electrode formed on the sealing layer, a drain wire connected to the drain electrode and a pixel electrode connected to the source electrode, the drain wire and the pixel electrode being in the same layer as the drain electrode and the source electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Ishizaki, Manabu Ito, Masato Kon, Osamu Kina, Ryohei Matsubara
  • Patent number: 7885799
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for building an MOS transistor model enclosing statistical variation of noise, including: measuring noise in MOS transistors from different dies; creating a noise distribution diagram in accordance with the obtained noise data of the MOS transistors; adding a variation of noise parameter in at least one noise model file into a library file of MOS transistor to simulate noise in MOS transistors; if a simulation result does not cover the noise data in the noise distribution diagram, changing the variation of the noise parameter until the simulation result covers the noise data in the noise distribution diagram; if the simulation result covers the noise data in the noise distribution diagram, adding corresponding variation of the noise parameter into the library file of MOS transistor as the MOS transistor model enclosing statistical variation of noise. The model obtained by the present invention is more precise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Juncheng Huang, Fangfang Zhao
  • Patent number: 7885695
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a first part having a first surface and a second part having a second surface confronting the first surface. The electronic device further comprises a slide module comprising a sledge part fixed on the first surface and a base part fixed on the second surface. The slide module permits a linear movement of said first part and said second part, wherein a maximum overlap of the sledge part and the base part occurs with a minimum overlap of said first part and said second part and a minimum overlap of the sledge part and the base part occurs with a maximum overlap of said first part and said second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ilpo Kauhaniemi, Antti Ronkko, Antti Salo, Markus Kettunen
  • Patent number: 7885788
    Abstract: An apparatus for weighing a stent includes a buffer for storing a stent support with a stent mounted thereon, a stent mounting and dismounting assembly that mounts and dismounts the stent from the stent support, a robotic arm for moving the stent support with the stent between the buffer and the stent mounting and dismounting assembly, and a scale assembly for weighing the stent. The stent mounting and dismounting assembly moves the stent into the scale assembly after the stent has been dismount from the stent support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignees: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Russell Hemphill, Andrew James McKay, Sang joon Park, Aaron Meyer Waese, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver
  • Patent number: 7885752
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine in which fuel containing alcohol is used. In the control system, a maximum opening of a throttle valve of the engine is set, and a target opening of the throttle valve is set to a value which is equal to or less than the maximum opening. An opening of the throttle valve is controlled so as to coincide with the target opening. The maximum opening is according to a concentration parameter indicative of a concentration of alcohol in the fuel, a temperature parameter indicative of a temperature of the engine, and a number of ignitions performed after start of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Kawamura, Futoshi Nishioka, Osamu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 7877843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a handle, in particular for use in a screwdriver. Such handle comprises an outer region having a first stiffness and an inner region comprising a second stiffness. According to the invention the second stiffness is smaller than the first stiffness. The inner region might be built with chambers and ribs wherein the chambers might be hollow or filled with a soft material, e.g. a gel or a soft porous or non-porous plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Felo-Werkzeugfabrik Holland-Letz GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Holland-Letz
  • Patent number: 7878292
    Abstract: A steering system includes a steering unit which can be configured to convert an operation input to an input shaft into an arbitrary amount of rotation or an arbitrary turning force and output the arbitrary amount of rotation or the arbitrary turning force from an output shaft. A steering handlebar can be configured to be coupled to the input shaft. A support bracket can be configured to be coupled to the output shaft and to support a front wheel of the vehicle. A housing can be configured to accommodate the steering unit. The steering unit can be configured to be mounted to a front end portion of a vehicle body frame of the vehicle integrally therewith by the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toichiro Hikichi, Satoru Kiyota, Takuya Tagami, Makoto Araki
  • Patent number: 7881830
    Abstract: Nonlinear functions (table and map) of a temperature estimation model are corrected based on outputs from a temperature sensor. An electronic control system calculates, for a plant model constructed to calculate an estimated temperature value of the plant, an estimated temperature value using a correlation model between a first parameter regarding the plant and a second parameter regarding the plant model. This control system controls the temperature of the plant based on the calculated estimated temperature value of the plant. The control system also defines a plurality of functions (Wi) in a range of a plurality of the first parameters for the correlation model, calculates correction coefficients (Kli, Kci) that adjust the height of the plurality of functions based on the output of the temperature sensor and the calculated estimated temperature value of the plant, and corrects the correlation model by the plurality of functions (Wi) and correction coefficients (Kli, Kci).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Yasui, Ikue Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 7879386
    Abstract: A support device for a stent and a method of coating a stent using the device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pacetti, Plaridel K. Villareal
  • Patent number: 7880382
    Abstract: An organic EL panel is provided which enables transparent sealing accompanied by low moisture permeability, and can be used also for sealing a top emission panel without deterioration for a long period of time even in the case of a panel having a narrow frame area. In an organic EL panel produced by covering the face of a supporting substrate 1, which is provided with an organic EL element 101, via an adhesive layer 8 by a sealing substrate 9 to permit sealing, a first partition 4 that protrudes toward the sealing substrate 9 is formed on one face of the supporting substrate 1 so as to surround the circumference of the organic EL element 101, and further, a second partition 10 that protrudes toward the supporting substrate 1 is formed on the face of the sealing substrate 9 opposing to the one face of the supporting substrate 1 so as to surround the circumference of the organic EL element 101.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7879953
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a medical device and a method of forming the medical device. The medical device comprises a coating comprising a type-one polymer and a type-two polymer. The type-one polymer comprises at least two different blocks, at least one L1 block with the formula ; and at least one L2 block with the formula Medical devices comprising these polymers, mixtures of these polymers with therapeutic agents, and methods of making these polymers and mixtures are within the scope of this disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen D. Pacetti
  • Patent number: 7875283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stent fabricated of or coated with a composition comprising a biodegradable hydrophobic polymer containing water-labile bonds such that a device fabricated of the composition or the surface of a device coated with the requisite mechanical characteristics required of a stent and the polymer erodes from its outer surface inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Syed F. A. Hossainy, Debashis Dutta
  • Patent number: 7875233
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a radially expandable stent, including radial expansion and axial elongation of a polymer tube, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale
  • Patent number: 7875285
    Abstract: A coating for a medical device, particularly for a drug eluting stent, is described. The coating can include a polymer having in a dry state a glass transition temperature within a range of between about 20° C. and about 55° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Wouter E. Roorda, Ni Ding, Stephen D. Pacetti
  • Patent number: 7875505
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-die semiconductor package structure and a manufacturing method thereof, which includes providing at least two dies and a lead frame including a die pad and a lead wire located at the periphery of the die pad, the die pad has a via hole at the edge thereof, binding a base opposite side of a first die to the die pad; electrically connecting the first die to the lead wire through the via hole; binding a base side of a second die to the die pad, the first and second dies are disposed on the opposite sides of the die pad respectively; electrically connecting the second die to the lead wire; stacking other dies above the first or second die and electrically connecting them to the lead wire; and encapsulating said at least two dies and the lead frame to form a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Tsing-Chow Wang