Patents Examined by A. Roberts
  • Optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 7542646
    Abstract: There is provided an optical waveguide including: a waveguide core through which light propagates; a cavity that is present inside the waveguide core so as to be open at least one end in the thickness direction of the waveguide core; a layer-form first cladding having a lower refractive index than the waveguide core, and sealing at least one of the at least one opening of the cavity to thereby close the opening of the cavity; and a second cladding having a lower refractive index than the waveguide core, and surrounding the waveguide core. There is also provided a method of manufacturing the optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Fujii, Toshihiko Suzuki, Keishi Shimizu, Kazutoshi Yatsuda, Shigemi Ohtsu, Eiichi Akutsu
  • Sample mounts for microcrystal crystallography
    Patent number: 7542546
    Abstract: Sample mounts (10) for mounting microcrystals of biological macromolecules for X-ray crystallography are prepared by using patterned thin polyimide films (12) that have curvature imparted thereto, for example, by being attached to a curved outer surface of a small metal rod (16). The patterned film (12) preferably includes a tip end (24) for holding a crystal. Preferably, a small sample aperture is disposed in the film for reception of the crystal. A second, larger aperture can also be provided that is connected to the sample aperture by a drainage channel, allowing removal of excess liquid and easier manipulation in viscous solutions. The curvature imparted to the film (12) increases the film's rigidity and allows a convenient scoop-like action for retrieving crystals. The polyimide contributes minimally to background and absorption, and can be treated to obtain desired hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Thorne, Zachary Stum, Kevin O'Neill, Jan Kmetko
  • Liquid crystal display device with power connection stabilizer
    Patent number: 7542104
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display device (1) includes a liquid crystal module (10), a circuit board (12), a chassis (16), and a stabilizing clip (18). The circuit board and the liquid crystal module are received in the chassis. The circuit board includes a power socket (122). The liquid crystal module includes a plug (104) electrically connecting with the power socket. The stabilizing clip is detachably engaged with the chassis and the power socket, whereby movement of the plug relative to the power socket is restricted or eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Zhi-Yuan Cai, Te-Hsu Wang, Chih-Jen Sun
  • Extrusion die device for a molding machine
    Patent number: 7540735
    Abstract: An extrusion die device for a molding machine includes an accumulator which includes a housing, a core extending into the housing, and a main passage formed between the core and the housing and having interconnected upper and lower passage sections. The upper passage section has inner and outer annular passages spaced apart radially from each other. A die head has a die orifice and a die exit connected to a bottom end of the lower passage section. An extruding unit includes an annular plunger disposed movably within the housing, and dividing the upper passage section into the inner and outer passage sections. Two differently colored plastics can be extruded by the single annular plunger from the inner and outer passage sections through the die head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Jih Huang Machinery Industrial Co, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ping-Jung Lin
  • Interlocked two-part clamp
    Patent number: 7540071
    Abstract: An interlocked clamp for an elongated member such as a pipe, tube cable, or the like is provided. The two-part clamp is interlocked on one end and is secured by a fastener to a supporting surface on an opposite end. The two parts are interlocked by a T-shaped distal end of one of the clamp members that is received in an elongated slot formed in the other clamp member. A finger is provided that extends across the slot and secures the T-shaped distal end within the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Franklin Fastener Company
    Inventor: James M. Sampson
  • Systems and methods for voltage SAG compensation
    Patent number: 7541696
    Abstract: A voltage sag compensation system includes a capacitor charging and discharging module connected to an AC rectifier and to an inverter, a two stage voltage detector configured to detect a degree of voltage sag that is present on a power line, and an inverter gating module selectively connectable to the power line in response to the two stage voltage detector and configured to provide gating signals to the inverter. The system further includes a low DC bus switch out module configured to monitor an output voltage of the capacitor charging and discharging module and to disable the inverter gating module from providing the gating signals to the inverter when voltage associated with the capacitor charging and discharging module falls below a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Electronics Systems Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Albert Dawley
  • Operational transconductance amplifier (OTA)
    Patent number: 7541871
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with one or more self-biased cascode current mirrors. Applicable topologies include a current-mirror OTA and a folded-cascode OTA. In one embodiment, the self-biasing cascode current mirror is an optional aspect of the folded-cascode OTA. The self-biasing can advantageous reduce the number of biasing circuits used, which can save chip area and cost. One embodiment includes an input differential pair of a current-mirror OTA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Trygve Willassen, Tore Martinussen
  • Method and apparatus for detection of a variable parameter of a vehicle
    Patent number: 7540189
    Abstract: A method for detection of a variable parameter of a vehicle with the aid of a measurement device, by which measured values are evaluated as sensor signals of at least one sensor element which is arranged in the immediate vicinity of an actuating element with an electrical drive, in which no evaluation of the measured values is carried out or performed during an influencing time period between a time of a change in the electrical drive for the actuating element and a time in which this change is essentially still just exerting an influence on the measured values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Dieter Woerner
  • Wire hook and bungee cord with transverse pin in molded base
    Patent number: 7540070
    Abstract: A transverse pin (17) pierces the core (16, 70) of a round or flat bungee cord (12, 69) to anchor the bungee cord within a molded base (11). A single wire sharply folded near its center (20) into a double strand (21, 22) is bent in a semi-circle to form a hook (25). Bent ends (30, 31) of the double strand are molded into the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Keeper Corporation
    Inventor: Ricky W. Selby
  • Air handling system
    Patent number: 7540896
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for removing water droplets from an air stream having a high air speed. The apparatus is provided with a plurality of water separators to sequentially reduce the water droplet content of the air stream. Preferably, the apparatus is provided with a first water separator to reduce the water droplet content of the air from water droplets which have been picked up as the air is impacted with a water source. The apparatus is provided with a second water separator over which the air flows to further reduce the water droplet content of the air. An outlet duct beyond the second water separator is provided with a third water separator to further reduce the water droplet content of the air to a level which can be handled by a blower used to draw the air through the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Noga
  • Image forming apparatus having a simple cassette of image bearing photoconductors
    Patent number: 7542702
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image carrying members and an image carrier. Each of the plurality of image carrying members is configured to form and carry a toner image. The image carrier cassette is configured to be detachably installed to the image forming apparatus and includes an image carrier holder. The image carrier holder is configured to rotatably hold the plurality of image carrying members and to allow each of the plurality of image carrying members to be independently removed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Saito, Nobuyuki Yanagawa
  • Surgical cutting tool with automatically retractable blade assembly
    Patent number: 7540875
    Abstract: Innovative disposable thoracostomy and cricothyrotomy trocar systems and new and improved methods for emergency management of upper airway obstructions and chest injuries are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: AVATAR Design & Development, Inc.
    Inventor: John W. Jessen
  • High-linearity low noise amplifier and method
    Patent number: 7541875
    Abstract: Embodiments of a high-linearity low-noise amplifier (LNA) and method are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, an RF input signal may be amplified with a cascode amplifier and a common-gate stage. The common-gate stage is dynamically biased based on an output voltage of the common-gate stage to allow an output voltage swing to be shared between the cascode amplifier and the common-gate stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Stewart S. Taylor, Jon S. Duster
  • Three-way splitter including a printed element
    Patent number: 7541892
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a three-way splitter includes a printed element and a resistive network comprising discrete resistors. A first printed branch, second printed branch, and third printed branch distribute a received communication signal to respective outputs having substantially the same phase, frequency, and impedance. Each printed branch includes a number of substantially ninety-degree angles. In one embodiment, the printed branches are quarter wavelength transmission lines in a frequency range of 1.5 GHz. In one embodiment, the three-way splitter consumes less than one square inch of surface area on a printed circuit board, and can be used in a satellite receiving system, for example. In this embodiment, the three-way splitter is utilized for frequencies in the range of approximately 900 MHz to 2.2 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Jose Ignacio Gorostegui
  • Color image forming apparatus, and program and method of controlling a color image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 7542690
    Abstract: In a color image forming apparatus, a color mode is switched from a full color mode to a single color mode as follows. When the length of an image of a last page in the full color mode is less than the distance from a first-transferring position of a most downstream image forming station to a second-transferring position, if the time interval from arrival of the trailing end of an image of a page immediately previous to the last page at the second-transferring position to arrival of the leading end of the image of the last page at the second-transferring position is longer than the time needed to separate color image forming stations from the second image carrying medium, then the separating operation is started when the trail end of the image of the page immediately previous to the last page in the full color mode reaches the second-transferring position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Sugaya, Hiroaki Ogata
  • Inhibiting cellular proliferation by expressing yin yang-1
    Patent number: 7541343
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preventing or reducing cellular proliferation. The method involves administering to cells a composition which increases the level of YY1 protein, in particular YY1 mRNA, in the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Newsouth Innovations Pty Limited
    Inventor: Levon Michael Khachigian
  • Commercial aircraft passenger cabin lavatory and elements thereof
    Patent number: D593643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Airbus SAS
    Inventors: Thomas-Mathias Bock, Torsten Jaunich, Tobias Schmidt-Schaeffer
  • Commercial aircraft passenger cabin lavatory and elements thereof
    Patent number: D593647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: AIRBUS SAS
    Inventors: Thomas-Mathias Bock, Torsten Jaunich, Tobias Schmidt-Schaeffer
  • Pool themed in-counter sink
    Patent number: D593650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Kristan Marvell
  • Fluorescent lamp fixture
    Patent number: D593698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Averd Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Si Youl Noh