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  • Wave power components
    Patent number: 8287323
    Abstract: A wave-powered water vehicle includes a surface float, a submerged swimmer, and a tether which connects the float and the swimmer, so that the swimmer moves up and down as a result of wave motion. The swimmer includes one or more fins which interact with the water as the swimmer moves up and down, and generate forces which propel the vehicle forward. The vehicle, which need not be manned, can carry communication and control equipment so that it can follow a course directed by signals sent to it, and so that it can record or transmit data from sensors on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Liquid Robotics, Inc
    Inventors: Roger G. Hine, Derek L. Hine, Joseph D. Rizzi, Kurt A. F. Kiesow, Robert Burcham, William A. Stutz
  • Method for fabricating semiconductor device
    Patent number: 8288263
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a multilayer, forming a plurality of patterns by etching the multilayer and a portion of the substrate, forming a supporter to support the plurality of patterns, and removing residues formed during the etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Gyu-Hyun Kim, Kwon Hong, Cha-Deok Dong
  • N1-pyrazolospiroketone acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors
    Patent number: 8288405
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, David Andrew Griffith, Daniel Wei-Shung Kung
  • Insert and method for reducing fouling in a process stream
    Patent number: 8286695
    Abstract: An insert for reducing sulfidation corrosion and depositional fouling is disclosed. The insert is formed from a corrosion and fouling resistant steel composition containing a Cr-enriched layer and having a surface roughness of less than 40 micro inches (1.1 ?m).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Greaney, James E. Feather, Thomas Bruno, ChangMin Chun, Clifford Hay
  • Verifying and programming method of nonvolatile memory device
    Patent number: 8284611
    Abstract: A method of operating a nonvolatile memory device includes precharging bit lines coupled to strings, supplying a first verification voltage to a selected word line and supplying a pass voltage to word lines other than the selected word line, supplying a first sense pulse to switching elements coupled between the bit lines and sense nodes and detecting memory cells, each having a threshold voltage higher than the first verification voltage, supplying a second verification voltage higher than the first verification voltage to the selected word line and supplying the pass voltage to the word lines other than the selected word line, and supplying a second sense pulse to the switching elements and detecting memory cells, each having a threshold voltage higher than the second verification voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Eun Joung Lee
  • Rare earth recovery from phosphor material and associated method
    Patent number: 8282703
    Abstract: A method for recovering at least one rare earth element from a phosphor is presented. The method includes a halogenation step (a) and a reduction step (b). The phosphor is first halogenated in a molten salt to convert at least one rare earth constituent contained therein to a soluble rare earth halide. Then, the rare earth halide in the molten salt can be reduced, to convert the rare earth halide to a rare earth element in its elemental state. A method for individually recovering multiple rare earth elements from a phosphor is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Karthick Vilapakkam Gourishankar, Alok Mani Srivastava, Prasanth Kumar Nammalwar, Satya Kishore Manepalli
  • System and method for base station initiated call setup
    Patent number: 8285331
    Abstract: A system and method for performing base station initiated call setup is provided. A base station initiated call setup may be utilized to establish a test call, to deliver a packet data services call to a subscriber unit, or to reactivate a dormant packet call. The base station transmits a BS Service Request message to the mobile switching center, requesting initiation of the call. The mobile switching center will authorize the call if the call to be set up is directed to a subscriber unit located within the service area of the base station and if the service option to be used is authorized for the particular subscriber unit. The mobile switching center will allow or disallow the call depending on the state of the subscriber unit. The mobile switching center transmits a BS Service Response message to the base station, conveying the result of processing the BS Service Request message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rajeev Krishnamurthi, Roy F. Quick, Bibhu Mohanty, Robert H. Kimball
  • Cleaning implement with erodible foam substrate and controlled release system of active agent
    Patent number: 8283305
    Abstract: A cleaning implement comprises an erodible foam substrate, such as a melamine foam substrate and a controlled release system comprising an active agent. The controlled release system comprises a component selected from the group consisting of a polymer matrix, a microcapsule, a particulate porous carrier, a complexing agent, a semi-permeable film and a combination thereof and the active agent is selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a bleaching agent, a limescale reducing agent, a biocide, a solvent and a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Denis Alfred Gonzales, Iris Bogaerts, Vincenzo Tomarchio
  • Purifying carbon dioxide using activated carbon
    Patent number: 8282715
    Abstract: Carbon dioxide-containing feed stream such as flue gas is treated to produce a high-purity carbon dioxide stream by a series of steps including removing SOx and NOx with activated carbon, carrying out subambient-temperature processing to produce a product stream and a vent stream, and treating the vent stream by pressure swing adsorption or by physical or chemical absorption to produce a product stream which is recycled to the feed stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Joseph Degenstein, Minish Mahendra Shah, Bernard Thomas Neu
  • On die thermal sensor in semiconductor memory device
    Patent number: 8283609
    Abstract: An on die thermal sensor in a semiconductor memory device includes: a reference voltage generating unit for generating a band gap voltage and generating a reference voltage by using the base band gap voltage; a voltage amplifying unit for outputting a temperature voltage by amplifying the band gap voltage; and a temperature information code generating unit for generating a temperature information code corresponding to a voltage level of the temperature voltage, wherein voltage variation of the temperature voltage is amplified as much as a preset amplifying value and a maximum voltage level of the temperature voltage is maintained lower than that of a power supply voltage used in the semiconductor memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Seok Jeong
  • Inter-cell power control for interference management
    Patent number: 8285216
    Abstract: A system and method for inter-cell power control for interference management in an OFDM system is provided. The system provides for a combination use of open loop and closed loop PSD control algorithms. The open loop control is a function of path loss from the serving cell as well as the neighboring cells. The closed loop control updates the end node transmit PSD by listening to the load indicators from the serving cell and at least one other neighboring non-serving cell which generates the highest level of interference. The system thus provides a fast and tight control with multi-cell information that allows improved inter-cell interference control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Durga Prasad Malladi, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Refresh control circuit and method for semiconductor memory device
    Patent number: 8284614
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a refresh counter for counting a refresh signal and outputting a refresh address in response to an active mode signal enabled in an active mode, an external address input buffer for buffering an external address to output an internal address in response to a mode selection signal enabled in an external address refresh mode, an address selector for outputting the refresh address from the refresh counter as a selection row address in a normal refresh mode and outputting the internal address from the external address input buffer as the selection row address in the external address refresh mode in response to the refresh signal and the mode selection signal, and a row address decoder for generating a row address selection signal for sequentially accessing word lines by decoding the selection row address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Young-Bo Shim
  • Testing system for self-contained breathing apparatus regulator
    Patent number: 8281641
    Abstract: A Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) regulator is tested using a breath simulator having (i) a cup-shaped housing defining an interior volume and an open end, and (ii) an empty syringe with a plunger disposed therein and terminating in a dispensing tip coupled to the housing for sealed fluid communication with the interior volume thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jack Wooten, Mark Black, Tommy Hosea
  • Ureteral access sheath
    Patent number: 8282622
    Abstract: A ureteral access sheath adapted for insertion into a urethra includes an elongate tube extending between a proximal end and a distal end. A handle assembly is disposed at the proximal end and includes enlarged portions which inhibit migration of the sheath into the urethra. The enlarged portions are shaped like the bell of a horn with a concave, distally-facing outer surface and a convex, proximally-facing inner surface. The inner surface functions as a funnel while the outer surface is sized and configured to receive adjacent fingers of a user's hand held in its natural position. In an associated method, this shape of the handle assembly facilitates maintaining the sheath in a stationary position during insertion and removal of instrumentation. The handle assembly can be movable on the tube to facilitate variation of the sheath link in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Gary R. Dulak, Ralph V. Clayman
  • Data input device of semiconductor memory appartus and control method thereof
    Patent number: 8284618
    Abstract: A data input device of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes: a differential amplifier configured to compare an input to a reference voltage and output a differential signal based on the comparison; and a control circuit configured to adjust a current driving capacity of the differential amplifier by turning on a first current path connected to the differential amplifier in response to a first enable signal and turning off a second current path connected to the differential amplifier in response to a second enable signal in a standby mode, wherein, during a time that a plurality of external command signals toggle back and forth between a status of all being high signals and a status of all being low signals repeatedly, the second enable signal is controlled to be maintained at a low state signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ki-Ho Kim, Young-Jun Ku
  • Nonvolatile memory device and method of operating the same
    Patent number: 8286055
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array configured to comprise memory cells coupled by bit lines and word lines, a page buffer unit configured to comprise page buffers and flag latches, wherein the page buffers, coupled to one or more of the bit lines, each are configured to comprise a plurality of latches for storing logic operation results for error correction and configured to store data read using a read voltage, and the flag latches each are configured to classify the page buffers into some page buffer groups each having a predetermined number and to store flag information indicating whether an error has occurred in each group, and an error detection code (EDC) checker configured to determine whether an error has occurred in each of the page buffer groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Rye Rho
  • Refresh control circuit and method for semiconductor memory device
    Patent number: 8284615
    Abstract: A refresh control circuit for a semiconductor memory device includes a refresh controller configured to control the number of times a refresh signal is enabled during one refresh period in response to a refresh mode entering signal which indicates the start of a refresh mode, and a mode determination signal having refresh mode information, a refresh counter configured to output a row address for a refresh operation by counting the refresh signal in response to an active signal enabled in an active mode, and a row address decoder configured to decode the row address to generate a row address selection signal for sequentially accessing word lines within a cell array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Young-Bo Shim
  • Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 8283658
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a conductive layer formed in the junction region and a boundary layer arranged to wrap a side and a bottom of the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ki-Beom Choe
  • Thermal labels
    Patent number: 8283283
    Abstract: A direct thermal label and methods of making thereof are provided. In one embodiment, a direct thermal label comprising a first substrate and a thermal barrier coating is provided, wherein the first substrate has a thermally sensitive coating situated over the thermal barrier coating on at least a first side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Keeton, Paul C. Blank, Timothy W. Rawlings, David Jarvis
  • Stimulator
    Patent number: D669188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: ElectroCore LLC
    Inventors: Joseph P Errico, Michael Dudasik