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| 20100197141 | NOVEL SELF-ALIGNED STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (SRAM) ON METAL GATE - A method for fabricating an integrated circuit providing an enlarged contact process window while reducing device size is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate including a first region and a second region, the first and second regions having one or more gate structures including a dummy gate layer; removing the dummy gate layer from at least one of the one or more gate structures in the first and second regions to form one or more trenches in the first and second regions; filling the one or more trenches in the first and second regions with a conductive layer; selectively etching back the conductive layer of the one or more gate structures in the second region of the substrate; forming a protective layer over the etched back conductive layer of the one or more gate structures in the second region; and forming one or more contact openings in the first and second regions. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100234975 | ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL FOR GATE PROFILE CONTROL - A method for fabricating a integrated circuit with improved performance is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate; performing a plurality of processes to form a gate stack over the substrate, wherein the gate stack comprises a gate layer; measuring a grain size of the gate layer after at least one of the plurality of processes; determining whether the measured grain size is within a target range; and modifying a recipe of at least one of the plurality of processes if the measured grain size of the gate layer is not within the target range. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100270636 | ISOLATION STRUCTURE FOR BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSOR - A backside illuminated image sensor includes an isolation structure passing through a substrate, a sensor element formed overlying the front surface of the substrate, and a color filter formed overlying the back surface of the substrate. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100279459 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CONTACT RESISTANCE OF CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - A method for performing a CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) silicide process is provided to reduce pixel contact resistance. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a Resist Protect Oxide (RPO) layer on the CIS, forming a Contact Etch Stop Layer (CESL), forming an Inter-Layer Dielectric (ILD) layer, performing contact lithography/etching, performing Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) at a pixel contact hole area, annealing for silicide formation at pixel contact hole area, performing contact filling, and defining the first metal layer. The Resist Protect Oxide (RPO) layer can be formed without using a photo mask of Cell Resist Protect Oxide (CIRPO) photolithography for pixel array and/or without silicide process at pixel array. The method can include implanting N+ or P+ for pixel contact plugs at the pixel contact hole area. The contact filling can comprise depositing contact glue plugs and performing Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP). | 11-04-2010 |
| 20120288982 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CONTACT RESISTANCE OF CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - This description relates to a method for reducing CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) contact resistance, the CIS having a pixel array and a periphery. The method includes performing Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) at a pixel contact hole area, annealing for silicide formation at the pixel contact hole area and performing contact filling. This description also relates to a method for reducing CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) contact resistance, the CIS having a pixel array and a periphery. The method includes implanting N+ or P+ for pixel contact plugs at a pixel contact hole area, performing Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) at pixel contact hole area, annealing for silicide formation at the pixel contact hole area, performing contact filling and depositing a first metal film layer, wherein the first metal film layer links contact holes for a source, a drain, or a poly gate of a CMOS device. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130076385 | Semiconductor Test Structures - A resistive test structure that includes a semiconductor substrate with an active region, a gate stack formed over the active region, a first electrical contact in communication with the active region on opposing sides of the gate stack, the first electrical contact providing an electrical short across a first dimension of the gate stack, and a second electrical contact in communication with the active region on the opposing sides of the gate stack, the second electrical contact providing an electrical short across the first dimension of the gate stack, the first and second electrical contacts spaced along a second dimension of the gate stack perpendicular to the first dimension. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20140151835 | BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSORS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A backside illuminated image sensor includes a substrate with a substrate depth, where the substrate includes a pixel region and a peripheral region. The substrate further includes a front surface and a back surface. The backside illuminated image sensor includes a first isolation structure formed in the pixel region of the substrate, where a bottom of the first isolation structure is exposed at the back surface of the substrate. The backside illuminated image sensor includes a second isolation structure formed in the peripheral region of the substrate, where the second isolation structure has a depth less than a depth of the first isolation structure. The backside illuminated image sensor includes an implant region adjacent to at least a portion of sidewalls of each isolation structure in the pixel region. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140203282 | Semiconductor Test Structures - A method performed using a resistive device, where the resistive device includes a substrate with an active region separated from a gate electrode by a dielectric and electrical contacts along a longest dimension of the gate electrode, the method comprising, performing one or more processes to form the resistive device, measuring a resistance between the electrical contacts, and correlating the measured resistance with a variation in one or more of the processes. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206113 | Semiconductor Test Structures - A method performed using a resistive device, where the resistive device includes a substrate with an active region separated from a gate electrode by a dielectric and electrical contacts along a longest dimension of the gate electrode, the method comprising, performing one or more processes to form the resistive device, measuring a resistance between the electrical contacts, and correlating the measured resistance with a variation in one or more of the processes. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140246758 | NITROGEN-CONTAINING OXIDE FILM AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming a nitrogen-containing oxide film is disclosed. The method comprises (a) exposing a substrate to a first gas pulse having one of an oxygen-containing gas and a metal-containing gas; (b) exposing the substrate to a second gas pulse having the other of the oxygen-containing gas and the metal-containing gas to form an oxide film over the substrate; and (c) exposing the oxide film to a third gas pulse having a nitrogen-containing plasma to form a nitrogen-containing oxide film, wherein the nitrogen-containing oxide film has a nitrogen concentration between about 0.1 and about 3 atomic percent (at %). | 09-04-2014 |
| 20150111334 | METHOD OF MAKING BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSORS - A method of making a backside illuminated image sensor includes forming a first isolation structure in a pixel region of a substrate, where a bottom of the first isolation structure is exposed at a back surface of the substrate. The method further includes forming a second isolation structure in a peripheral region of the substrate, where the second isolation structure has a depth less than a depth of the first isolation structure. Additionally, the method includes forming an implant region adjacent to at least a portion of sidewalls of the first isolation structure, where the portion of the sidewalls is located closer to the back surface than a front surface of the substrate, and where the second isolation structure is free of the implant region. | 04-23-2015 |
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| 20110033403 | COMPOSITION USED FOR SKIN WHITENING, PLANT EXTRACTED SKIN WHITENING COMPOSITION AND COMPOSITION HAVING A SKIN WHITENING EFFECT - A composition used for skin whitening includes: an effective amount of spermidine derivative, wherein a structure of the spermidine derivative is shown as Structure (I): | 02-10-2011 |
| 20140171443 | Monohydrate Crystalline Form of 3-(5-(4-(3-Fluoropropyl)-Piperazin-1-YL)Benzimidazol-2-YL)-1-Azaazulen-2-- One, Preparation, and Pharmaceutical Composition Thereof - The disclosure is directed to a monohydrate crystalline form of 3-(5-(4-(3-fluoropropyl)piperazin-1-yl)benzimidazol-2-yl)-1-azaazulen-2-one, possessing diffraction peaks of about 12.9°, 15.9°, 17.9°, 21.2°, 22.9°, 23.5° and 24.5°. Its preparation method and pharmaceutical composition thereof are also provided. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140199369 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - The disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition includes a chitosan with palmitoyl groups and an active agent. According to another embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition can further include a gelling accelerating agent. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the active agent of the disclosure can be administered in the form of a nano-drug, liposome, micelle, or microparticle. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20150118322 | BIOMEDICAL COMPOSITION - The disclosure provides a biomedical composition, including: a hyaluronic acid; a modified histidine; and a polymer or C | 04-30-2015 |
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| 20120084373 | COMPUTER DEVICE FOR READING E-BOOK AND SERVER FOR BEING CONNECTED WITH THE SAME - A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120210212 | COMPUTER DEVICE FOR READING E-BOOK AND SERVER FOR BEING CONNECTED WITH THE SAME - A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20150195359 | COMPUTER DEVICE FOR READING E-BOOK AND SERVER FOR BEING CONNECTED WITH THE SAME - A device, server, method, and computer program product for reading an e-book are provided. The e-book may include at least a content identifier corresponding to a content in the e-book. The device may include a content navigator configured to present the content according to a command from a user and a processing unit configured to acquire the content identifier corresponding to the content presented by the content navigator, send the content identifier to a server, and receive from the server a message associated with the content. An output unit configured to output the message to the user may be provided. | 07-09-2015 |
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| 20140028247 | ANGLE ADJUSTABLE CONNECTING MODULE - An angle adjustable connecting module comprises a casing and a connecting assembly. The casing has an opening. The connecting assembly includes a connecting portion, a shaft and at least an elastic member. The connecting portion is connected with the shaft, an end of the elastic member is connected with the shaft and the other end of the elastic member is connected with the casing, and the shaft is rotatably disposed at the casing for allowing a part of the connecting portion to be movably exposed to the opening. Thus, the wear problem generated as connecting with the game controller can be reduced for ensuring that the functions are normally operated to extend the lifetime of the game controller. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140062888 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR A KEYBOARD AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A signal processing device for a keyboard and a signal processing method thereof. The signal processing device for a keyboard includes a key scanning unit, a pointer rod scanning unit, an analog-to-digital conversion unit and a processing unit. The key scanning unit is connected with the keys for generating a first digital input signal. The pointer rod scanning unit is connected with the pointer rod for generating an analog input signal. The analog-to-digital conversion unit is connected with the pointer rod scanning unit and receives the analog input signal, and converts the analog input signal into a corresponding second digital input signal. The processing unit is connected with the key scanning unit and the analog-to-digital conversion unit for receiving the first digital input signal and the second digital input signal, and processes the first digital input signal and the second digital input signal by time sharing. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140160042 | TABLET COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a tablet computer and a method for controlling the same. The method includes steps of receiving a first video signal outputted from an external device; converting the first video signal into a first low voltage differential signal; receiving a second video signal outputted from a processor; converting the second video signal into a second low voltage differential signal; making the tablet computer selectively operate in a tablet computer mode or an external device mode; outputting the second low voltage differential signal to a display module to display corresponding data when the tablet computer operates in the tablet computer mode; and outputting the first low voltage differential signal to the display module to display corresponding data when the tablet computer operates in the external device mode. | 06-12-2014 |
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| 20120169639 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A touch panel device includes a display module with a touch function and an anti-solar radiation film. The anti-solar radiation film is disposed on a side of the display module and in the touch panel device, so as to prevent solar radiation that passes through the display module to increase an inside temperature of a housing of the touch panel device. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130027873 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body and a rotating base. The rotating base has a first vent and is pivoted at the main body and adapted to rotate between an operating position and a retracted position relatively to the main body. When the rotating base is located at the operating position, the first vent is exposed out of the main body, and when the rotating base is located at the retracted position, the first vent is retracted into the main body. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130148298 | DOCKING STATION - A docking station suitable for a portable electronic device includes a base, a supporting component and a first fan. The base includes an airflow guiding slope. The supporting component is disposed on the base and has an airflow guiding structure, in which the portable electronic device is configured to be supported on the supporting component. The first fan is disposed in the base and provides a cooling airflow, in which the airflow guiding slope and the airflow guiding structure guide the cooling airflow to flow into the portable electronic device. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20140076529 | HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE - A heat dissipation structure includes a first heat-conducting sheet, a second heat-conducting sheet and a meshed heat-conducting layer. The meshed heat-conducting layer is adhered between the first heat-conducting sheet and the second heat-conducting sheet. The meshed heat-conducting layer includes a plurality of first heat-conducting mediums and a plurality of second heat-conducting mediums, the first heat-conducting mediums and the second heat-conducting mediums are alternately arranged, and the thermal conductivity of each of the first heat-conducting mediums is less than the thermal conductivity of each of the second heat-conducting mediums. | 03-20-2014 |
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| 20090200560 | Light emitting device and method of forming the same - An embodiment of present invention discloses a light-emitting device comprising a first multi-layer structure comprising a first lower layer; a first upper layer; and a first active layer able to emit light under a bias voltage and positioned between the first lower layer and the first upper layer; a second thick layer neighboring the first multi-layer structure; a second connection layer associated with the second thick layer; a connective line electrically connected to the second connection layer and the first multi-layer structure; a substrate; and two or more ohmic contact electrodes between the first multi-layer structure and the substrate. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090261377 | METHOD FOR BONDING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH SUBSTRATE AND HIGH EFFICIENCY PHOTONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME METHOD - A method for bonding a semiconductor structure with a substrate and a high efficiency photonic device manufactured by using the same method are disclosed. The method comprises steps of: providing a semiconductor structure and a substrate; forming a composite bonding layer on the semiconductor structure; and bonding the substrate with the composite bonding layer on the semiconductor structure to form a composite alloyed bonding layer. The semiconductor structure includes a compound semiconductor substrate and a high efficiency photonic device is produced after the compound semiconductor substrate is removed. Besides, the composite bonding layer can be formed on the substrate or formed on both the semiconductor structure and substrate simultaneously. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110300337 | SUBSTRATE FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A substrate for light-emitting diode (LED) has a top surface being divided into a plurality of first units and a plurality of second units. The first units respectively have a plurality of first microstructures, and the second units respectively have a plurality of second microstructures different from the first microstructures of the first units. Any two adjacent ones of the first units have one second unit located therebetween, while the second units are located around each of the first units. The second units are micro-roughened surfaces that have a relatively small average height difference between tops and bottoms thereof, allowing bridging structures formed on the second units to have bottom portions with uniform thickness, which in turn enables increased good yield of LED production. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120181546 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A light-emitting diode includes a first electrode, a conductive substrate layer, a reflective layer, a first electrical semiconductor layer, a active layer, a second electrical semiconductor layer, and at least one second electrode. The conductive substrate layer is formed on the first electrode. The reflective layer is formed on the conductive substrate layer. The first electrical semiconductor layer is formed on the reflective layer. The active layer is formed on the first electrical semiconductor layer. The second electrical semiconductor layer is formed on the active layer. The at least one second electrode is formed on the second electrical semiconductor layer. At least one third electrode is additionally disposed under the second electrical semiconductor layer. At least one connection channel is disposed between the second electrode and the third electrode, so that the second electrode and the third electrode are electrically connected. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130105844 | FLIP-CHIP LIGHT EMITTING DIODE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20140327033 | FLIP-CHIP LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A flip-chip light emitting diode comprises a transparent base-plate, at least a first electrical semi-conductive layer, a light emitting layer, a second electrical semi-conductive layer, at least a first ohmic contact, a second ohmic contact and a third ohmic contact are installed above the transparent base-plate. The at least first ohmic contact is electrically connected to the third ohmic contact through a connection passage. A first electrode area is formed above the second electrical semi-conductive layer. The second ohmic contact is disposed above the transparent base-plate and adjacent to a side of the first ohmic contact. A second electrode area is formed on the second ohmic contact. | 11-06-2014 |
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| 20090132676 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR WIRELESS VIRTUAL STORAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - A communication device capable of sharing data in a remote storage server with an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device communicates with the remote storage server via the communication device. The communication device comprises a wireless communication module for communicating with the remote storage server with a communication protocol, an interface for communicating with the electronic device with an interface protocol, and a converter for generating a mapping table between two different transmission formats according to the communication protocol and the interface protocol. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100216428 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS HAVING ANTI-THEFT AND AUTO-NOTIFICATION FUNCTIONS - A mobile communication apparatus comprises an anti-theft control circuit and a transmission control circuit. The anti-theft control circuit has an information management module and a security module. The information management module is used for storing a user personal database comprising at least one of a phonebook database, a schedule database, and an e-mail database. The transmission control circuit is used for transmitting data and/or signals. When the transmission control circuit receives a remote message, the security module examines whether the remote message is a predetermined legitimate remote control message; wherein if YES, the transmission control circuit sends out at least one record of the phonebook database, the schedule database, and the e-mail database to an electronic apparatus indicated by the remote message. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20160094987 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS HAVING ANTI-THEFT AND AUTO-NOTIFICATION FUNCTIONS - A mobile communication apparatus comprises an anti-theft control circuit and a transmission control circuit. The anti-theft control circuit has an information management module and a security module. The information management module is used for storing a user personal database comprising at least one of a phonebook database, a schedule database, and an e-mail database. The transmission control circuit is used for transmitting data and/or signals. When the transmission control circuit receives a remote message, the security module examines whether the remote message is a predetermined legitimate remote control message; wherein if YES, the transmission control circuit sends out at least one record of the phonebook database, the schedule database, and the e-mail database to an electronic apparatus indicated by the remote message. | 03-31-2016 |
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| 20100219908 | DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTING METHOD AND DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTOR UTILIZING THE SAME - A digital to analog converter for converting a digital input signal provided by a host to an analog output signal includes a modulator receiving the digital input signal, modulating the digital input signal, and outputting a modulated signal, and a filtering circuit receiving the modulated signal, low pass filtering the modulated signal, and outputting the analog output signal to an output node. The filtering circuit includes a first switching circuit for adjusting the bandwidth of the filtering circuit according to a bandwidth switching signal. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100306447 | DATA UPDATING AND RECOVERING METHODS FOR A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY ARRAY - Methods for updating and recovering user data of a non-volatile memory array such as a flash memory are disclosed. An indication for indicating a mapping relationship for a logical address is established when original user data of the logical addresses is updated into new user data. The indication records new pointers, which record the mapping relationships between logical addresses and physical addresses storing the new user data of the logical addresses. Alternatively, the indication records memory positions of the non-volatile memory array which are defined as designated memory positions and a sequence for using these designated memory positions. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110119429 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR WRITING DATA TO NONVOLATILE MEMORY - The invention provides a nonvolatile memory controller. In one embodiment, the nonvolatile memory controller receives new data for writing a nonvolatile memory from a host, and comprises a signature calculating circuit, a signature buffer, a signature comparison circuit, a data comparison circuit, and a nonvolatile memory interface circuit. The signature calculating circuit calculates a first signature according to the new data. The signature buffer outputs a second signature corresponding to old data stored in the nonvolatile memory, wherein the old data has the same logical address as that of the new data. The signature comparison circuit determines whether the first signature is identical to the second signature. The nonvolatile memory interface circuit writes the new data to the nonvolatile memory when the first signature is determined to be different from the second signature by the signature comparison circuit. | 05-19-2011 |
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| 20090085793 | Method and system for predicting air-to-surface target missile - A method and system for predicting a trajectory of an air-to-surface target missile is provided, including detecting a plurality of echo wave signals from the target missile through a plurality of sensors deployed at various locations relative to the target missile, extracting at least one range distance and at least one radial velocity, respectively, from the detected echo wave signals from the sensors by using a hybrid FSK/LFM unit, using a two-stage Kalman filter to filter the computed range distance and radial velocity to obtain a relative distance, a relative velocity and a relative acceleration, respectively, of the target missile, and finally applying trilateration on the relative distance, relative velocity and relative acceleration of the target missile from each two-stage Kalman filter to obtain a location, velocity and acceleration along the x, y, z directions. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090171586 | Detection method for preventing automobile from colliding - A detection method for preventing an automobile from colliding is applied to an automobile. The detection method includes the following steps: step (a): providing at least two detection devices, each detection device is used to measure a predetermined information of the automobile. A one-stage linear Kalman filter in each device is used to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of the predetermined information. In step (b): utilizing the one-stage linear filter to receive the predetermined information and obtain a corrected information from the predetermined information after the signal-to-noise ratio is enhanced. In step (c): calculating the corrected information to obtain a component information having vector components of a first direction and a second direction. In step (d): enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio to enable the component information to be a contrast information. Accordingly, the convergence time of calculating the contrast information can be substantially reduced. The position variation of the surrounding moving objects can be accurately estimated to prevent the sudden collision in a short time. | 07-02-2009 |
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| 20120207817 | SMALL INTERFERING RNAS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTION, INHIBITION AND/OR TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT PROGRESSION OF BREAST CANCER - The invention found that overexpression and activation of α9-nAChR are associated with tumorigenesis of breast cancer and create a number of small interfering RNAs to inhibit the expression of α9-nAChR so as to inhibit breast cancer. Therefore, the invention provides small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) for inhibiting expression of α9-nAChR so as to inhibit breast cancer, methods to prevent/inhibit/treat malignant progression of nicotine-derived-compound-induced breast cancer and method of determining malignant level of such breast cancer. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120208872 | USE OF TEA POLYPHENOLS FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING NICOTINE OR NICOTINE-DERIVED COMPOUNDS OR ESTROGEN INDUCED BREAST CANCER - This invention relates to methods of treating and/or preventing nicotine or nicotine-derived compounds or estrogen induced breast cancer, which comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of a tea polyphenol. The invention uses catechins (such as epigallocatechin gallate (“EGCG”), epigallocatechin (“EGC”), epicatechin gallate (“ECG”), epicatechin (“EC”), gallocatechin gallate (“GCG”), gallocatechin (“GC”), catechin gallate (“CG”) and catechin (“C”)) in treating and/or preventing nicotine or nicotine-derived compounds or estrogen induced breast cancer. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120208873 | TEA POLYPHENOLS PRODUCTS FOR CEASING SMOKING AND TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING NICOTINE OR NICOTINE-DERIVED COMPOUNDS OR ESTROGEN INDUCED BREAST CANCER - This invention relates to methods of aiding smoking cessation and/or treating and/or preventing smoking addition or methods of treating and/or preventing nicotine or nicotine-derived compounds or estrogen induced breast cancer, which comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of a tea polyphenol. The invention uses catechins (such as epigallocatechin gallate (“EGCG”), epigallocatechin (“EGC”), epicatechin gallate (“ECG”), epicatechin (“EC”), gallocatechin gallate (“GCG”), gallocatechin (“GC”), catechin gallate (“CG”) and catechin (“C”)) in aiding smoking cessation and/or treating and/or preventing smoking addition or treating and/or preventing nicotine or nicotine-derived compounds or estrogen induced breast cancer. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120270799 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A CANDIDATE COMPOUND WHICH MAY INHIBIT a9-nAchR OVEREXPRESSION OR ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-DEPENDENT TRANSCRIPTION IN NICOTINE-DERIVED-COMPOUND-INDUCED BREAST CANCER CELLS - The invention relates to methods of identifying a candidate compound which may inhibit estrogen receptor-dependent transcription or α9-nAChR overexpression and proliferation of nicotine-derived-compound-induced breast cancer cells by using an activating protein 1 (AP1) polypeptide. The invention found that α9-nAChR has an activating protein 1 (AP1)-binding site, that the α9-nAChR promoter is located at the AP1-binding site, and that ERs specifically bind to the α9-nAChR promoter at the AP1-binding site, indicating that ER-induced α9-nAChR up-regulation plays a central role in the response to endogenous (E2) or exogenous (nicotine) stimulation. | 10-25-2012 |
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| 20140166460 | KEY STRUCTURE - A key structure comprises a bottom portion, a keycap and an elastic element. The bottom portion includes a pressing portion. The keycap includes a conducting portion and a fixing portion. The elastic element is a hollow structure formed by linear winding, and it is disposed between the bottom portion and the keycap. The conducting portion passes through the hollow structure and corresponds to the pressing portion, and the fixing portion is used to fix the elastic element. The keycap is movably fixed to the bottom portion, and the conducting portion is connected to the pressing portion when the keycap moves towards the bottom portion. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140183016 | LIGHTING MODULE - A lighting module is adapted to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a light transmitting portion. The lighting module comprises a light source and a microstructure. The light source is disposed in the electronic device, and the light source includes a light emitting surface facing the light transmitting portion. The microstructure is disposed between the light emitting surface of the light source and the light transmitting portion. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140216906 | KEY STRUCTURE - A key structure including a bottom portion, a keycap, an elastic element and a positioning unit is provided. The keycap includes a plurality of fixing portions. The elastic element is configured between the bottom portion and the keycap. The positioning unit is fixed on the bottom portion and is assembled with the fixing portions. The keycap moves relative to the bottom portion via the positioning unit. | 08-07-2014 |
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| 20150370400 | LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE HAVING TOUCH FUNCTION - A light guide device having touch function, including: a reflective plate having one or more conductive areas; a light source unit having a light output side; a light guide plate, located above the reflective plate and having a light input side and a light output face, wherein the light input side is adjacent to the light output side of the light source unit; and a control circuit having a touch detection unit, wherein, the touch detection unit is coupled with the one or more conductive areas of the reflective plate for detecting a touch event on the light output face. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160034096 | FLAT SELF-LUMINOUS TOUCH SWITCH - A flat self-luminous touch switch, including: a self-luminous touch unit, including at least one flat self-luminous pixel and a pixel driving interface; and a switch control unit, including a first driving interface and a second driving interface, wherein, the first driving interface is coupled with the pixel driving interface to provide at least one pixel driving signal and transmit a touch detection signal; and the second driving interface provides an analog switch channel and/or at least one digital output signal according to a detection result of the touch detection signal. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160084486 | LIGHTING DEVICE CONTROLLABLE BY HOVER OPERATION - A lighting device controllable by hover operation, including: a shell body; a light source unit; at least one conductive sensor; and a circuit board, which includes a capacitive touch detection circuit, a light source driver circuit, and a control unit; wherein, when a finger or a palm of an operator approaches at least one active region of the shell body during a control operation, each of the at least one active region being opposing one of the at least one conductive sensor, the capacitive touch detection circuit will detect a capacitance change signal via the at least one conductive sensor and generate an operation signal accordingly, and the control unit will control the light source driver circuit in response to the operation signal to determine a light emitting status of the light source unit. | 03-24-2016 |
