Patents Represented by Attorney Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • Patent number: 7968800
    Abstract: A passive component incorporating interposer includes a double-sided circuit board (1) having a wiring layer (8) on both sides, a passive component (2) mounted on the wiring layer (8) on one surface of the double-sided circuit board (1), a second insulating layer (3) made of woven fabric or non-woven fabric or inorganic filler and thermosetting resin laminated on the surface of the double-sided circuit board (1) mounted with the passive component (2), a first insulating layer (4) made of woven fabric or non-woven fabric or inorganic filler and thermosetting resin laminated on the other surface of the double-sided circuit board (1) not mounted with the passive component (2), first and second wiring layers (5, 6) formed on the first and second insulating layers (3, 4), and a through hole (7) for electrically connecting the wiring layers (8) disposed on both surfaces of the double-sided circuit board (1) and the first and second wiring layers (5, 6), where the first wiring layer (5) is formed to enable mounting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sasaoka, Yasuhiro Sugaya, Eiji Kawamoto, Kazuhiko Honjo, Toshiyuki Asahi, Chie Sasaki, Hiroaki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7964475
    Abstract: A modified layer 5 and an altered layer 8 are formed outside a dicing point of a dicing area 3. Thus without forming another interface between different physical properties on the dicing point, it is possible to prevent chipping from progressing along a crystal orientation from an interface between a semiconductor element 2 and a semiconductor substrate 1 and from a surface of the semiconductor element during dicing, thereby suppressing the development of chipping to the semiconductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Haraguchi, Takahiro Kumakawa, Takashi Yui, Kazumi Watase
  • Patent number: 7961585
    Abstract: By increasing the width of a lead terminal 2 connected to a die pad 1 in the vicinity of the die pad 1 and forming a slit 9 and a projecting plate in the lead terminal in the region where resin 5 is formed, it is possible to ensure the holding strength of the lead terminal by the resin 5, as well as ensuring the strength of the lead terminal during the manufacturing process and achieving a reduction in thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 7960271
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device that can suppresses poor connection caused by the variation of the heights of bumps during reflow heating, can be applied to a narrow array pitch, and can freely adjust the heights of the bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Takehara, Yoshihiro Tomita, Seiji Fujiwara, Takahiro Nakano, Hikari Sano
  • Patent number: 7959523
    Abstract: A hollow wood-type golf club head having an increased weight budget and improved mass characteristics at minimum structural mass is disclosed. The club head has a striking face portion, a sole portion, a skirt portion, and a crown portion having a total surface area. A hosel portion joins the club head for connecting a shaft to the club head. The crown portion has a major crown portion and a minor crown portion, the major portion having greater surface area than the minor portion, and the major portion being displaced vertically lower relative to the minor crown portion. The major crown portion may have a generally concave curvature and the minor crown portion may have a generally convex curvature such that the major crown portion is in effect inverted with respect to the minor crown portion. The major crown portion may be upwardly inclined from the heel to the toe of the head. The head may exhibit a parabolic top view silhouette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
    Inventors: John J Rae, Nathaniel J. Radcliffe, Daniel J. Stone, Trent E. Garner, Brad S. Hooley, Robert J. Horacek, Michael J. Wallans
  • Patent number: 7960496
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel stabilizer for preparing a polymer polyol, which is used to prepare polyurethane foam having improved physical properties. The stabilizer is prepared by allowing maleic anhydride to react with a polyether polyol, having an OH functionality of 3-8 and a molecular weight of 3,000-15,000, and then adding ethylene oxide to the reaction solution. Because the molecular weight and functionality of the stabilizer are increased through aging and dimerization, the stabilizer has a high molecular weight of 5,000-30,000, a high OH functionality of 6-10 and a viscosity of 3,000-15,000 cps/25° C. A polymer polyol derived from the stabilizer has low viscosity compared to those of prior products and contributes to the improvement in the physical properties of the resulting polyurethane foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang Hyun Choi, Seung Moo Huh, Jeon Koo Lee, Jong Yeol Choi
  • Patent number: 7962385
    Abstract: An intelligent electronic subrogation network (“ESN”) automates intra-organization workflow, inter-organization workflow and collaboration for insurance subrogation. This ESN is facilitated by a novel system architecture and process that includes an inter-organizational workflow management system, an inter-organizational transaction processing system, and a unique mechanism for optimizing and enriching web-based user interaction within any such system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Arbitration Forums, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Falk, Richard J. Radi
  • Patent number: 7956828
    Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence display device (30) comprising an organic EL element (26) having a structure wherein an organic luminescent medium (24) is sandwiched between a top electrode (20) and a bottom electrode (22), and a driving circuit (14) for driving the organic EL element (26), the organic luminescent medium (24) comprises a host compound and a triplet-related luminous compound and the driving circuit (14) applies a electric pulse voltage or pulse current having a frequency of 30 Hz or more and a duty ratio of 1/5 or less. In this way, it is possible to provide an organic EL display device which consumes a low electric power and has a long luminous life span, and a method for driving the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Matsuura, Chishio Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7955974
    Abstract: When forming a resin material in a through hole, an electrode pad is formed in the bottom portion of the through hole, an insulating material is formed about the periphery of the through hole and a conductive material is formed in the central portion by an inkjet method, inkjet-ejected resins being ejected in such a manner that concavo-convex indentations and projections are formed in the surface thereof, whereby the adhesiveness between the insulating material and the conductive material and the adhesiveness between the insulating material and the inner walls of the through hole can be improved. Therefore, it is possible to suppress mechanical defects such as detachment of conductive material at the interfaces between the inner surface of the through hole and the resin or conductor layer, or electrical defects such as insulation defects, conduction defects, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kazushi Higashi
  • Patent number: 7951158
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for retracting, lifting, compressing, supporting or repositioning tissues, organs, anatomical structures, grafts or other structures within the body of human or animal subjects for the purpose of treating a diseases or disorders and/or for cosmetic or reconstructive purposes and/or for research and development purposes or other purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Neotract, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Catanese, III, Theodore Charles Lamson, Joshua Makower, Amik Nagpurkar, Amrish Jayprakash Walke, Claude Vidal, Russell J. Redmond, Michael Collinson, Jacqueline Nerney Welch
  • Patent number: 7950999
    Abstract: An embedded additional user interface 10 includes a web page display screen 20 and an embedded processor 30, and is incorporated into a gaming machine 40 that in turn includes a gaming screen 50 and a gaming processor 60. The embedded processor 30 employs an internal operating system and communicates with the gaming processor 60. The embedded processor reads incoming data, translates the data into a web authoring language, and maps the data to the web page display screen. The display screen 20 presents web page information to a user via the display screen, thereby increasing user excitement by providing a richer gaming experience. This provides a dramatic improvement over traditional system components 70 (input/output peripherals) that have been used in the past to access service and system information, such as a 2-line, 20-character VF display and a 12-digit keypad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: James Morrow, Carmen Dimichele
  • Patent number: 7951252
    Abstract: A method/apparatus closes and finishes an open end of a product that can be fused together with heat. The apparatus includes a bending stage, a fusing stage, and a pressing/cooling stage, which all can be integrally formed, with the bending stage positioned upstream of the fusing stage, and the pressing/cooling stage positioned downstream of the fusing stage. The apparatus can further include a trimming stage positioned upstream of the bending stage for preparing the ends of a panel. The product has a pair of spaced layers with edges that form an open end. Either one or both of the layers can be heated and rolled toward the other layer while being heated so that they contact and fuse together. The layers can overlap and fuse at their contact surfaces, or the edges can abut to form a butt joint, or the edges can overlap slightly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventor: Peter Danko
  • Patent number: 7947227
    Abstract: A nitric oxide delivery system, which includes a gas bottle having nitrogen dioxide in air, converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide and employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. A nitric oxide delivery system may be used to generate therapeutic gas including nitric oxide for use in delivering the therapeutic gas to a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Geno LLC
    Inventors: David H. Fine, David P. Rounbehler, Greg Vasquez
  • Patent number: 7948118
    Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply including at least one first input, a power supply output, a first converter which is shut down when operating in economic mode, a reversible second converter, a branching and/or selection circuit for connecting an input directly to the power supply output when operating in economic mode, and control units for use when operating with the input disconnected from the power supply output, and switching between some of the units to regulate the current at the input when operating in economic mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: MGE UPS Systems
    Inventor: Patrick Chambon
  • Patent number: 7948722
    Abstract: A differential protection device comprising: differential current measuring means, processing means connected to the measuring means and comprising operating rating selection means and time delay selection means to select tripping curves, actuating means, and test means connected to the measuring means. In the protection device the test means are associated with the operating rating selection means and with the time delay selection means to select a minimum or reduced operating rating and to select a minimum or reduced time delay when said test means are actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventor: Mustapha Chelloug
  • Patent number: 7943380
    Abstract: A leak detection material and method of introducing the leak detection material into a fluid system such as a climate control system, an engine oil system, or a fuel system is described. The leak detection material can be a dye delivery composition including a mixture of leak detection dye and a solid carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Bright Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Morton A. Westman, John A. Andrews, Charles Allen Steele, Terrence D. Kalley
  • Patent number: 7944022
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device of the present invention, a first base region 16 is extended to a part under a gate electrode 7 while having a vertical concentration profile of an impurity that increases from the surface of a semiconductor layer 3 and becomes maximum under an emitter region 5, and the length in the lateral direction from a point where the impurity concentration becomes maximum located under an end of the gate electrode 7 to the boundary with a second base region 15 is not smaller than the length in the vertical direction from the point where the impurity concentration becomes maximum to the boundary with the second base region 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Teruhisa Ikuta, Yoshinobu Sato
  • Patent number: D639976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Alere San Diego, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Francis, Paul Crivelli, Emily Parker
  • Patent number: D639977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Alere San Diego, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Francis, Paul Crivelli, Emily Parker
  • Patent number: D640389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Alere San Diego, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Francis, Paul Crivelli, Emily Parker