Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7564499 | Illumination device for video presenter and video presenter having the same A video presenter includes a table, a supporting base disposed at one side of the table, a support arm formed in a generally arch shape and rotatably coupled to the supporting base, a camera head rotatably coupled at an upper end of the support arm, a lamp holder at... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7545436 | Camera rotation support apparatus for video presenter and video presenter having the same Provided is a camera support structure for a video presenter which allows rotation of a camera connected to a base of the video presenter and supports the camera in an accurate location. The camera support structure of a video presenter includes a support arm, one e... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7541664 | Lead frame and semiconductor device having the lead frame Provided is a lead frame having an improved wire bonding property of inner leads and an improved soldering property of outer leads and preventing defects with high producing yield, and a method of manufacturing the lead frame. The lead frame includes a plurality of ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540663 | Hydrodynamic fluid film bearing and bearing housing with cooling capacity A hydrodynamic fluid film bearing for supporting a rotation shaft of a turbo or rotary apparatus includes a sleeve having a circular inner opening for receiving a rotation shaft therein, at least one metallic foil member of arc shape having one end fixed to the inne... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7525581 | Compact digital zoom camera and cellular phone having the same A compact digital zoom camera includes a module base having an image sensor therein, a gear train installed at a side of an upper surface of the module base, a lens guide base installed on the module base and having a guide cylinder portion integrally formed thereon... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7518812 | Lens drive device A lens drive device includes a lens movable body provided with a lens and a drive mechanism for moving the lens movable body from a home position in an optical axis direction of the lens. The drive mechanism includes a magnet and a plurality of coils which is dispos... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7511741 | Method of managing data-files using representative voice in portable digital apparatus A method of managing user data-files in a portable digital apparatus capable of inserting and ejecting a recording medium and having a display device includes the steps of generating representative voice files and data-files in a particular (i.e., corresponding) dir... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7481625 | Radial-flow turbine wheel A radial-flow turbine wheel is provided. The radial-flow turbine wheel includes a hub having an outer radius gradually increasing from a front end to a rear end, a rear periphery of the hub being radially extended in a plane generally perpendicular to a center axis,... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7450168 | Digital camera having flash memory for setting start information signal and method of controlling the digital camera Provided is a digital camera which displays an object image while generating a digital image signal from light received from the object, stores the digital image signal in a memory card attachable to the camera, and reproduces a start information signal, which is se... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448847 | Turbine with adjustable vanes There is provided an adjustable vane turbine and turbine generator using the same, in which hydrodynamic properties are employed to adjust adjustable vanes automatically in response to flow condition such as the flow rate of the working fluid, thereby simplifying th... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7409147 | Video presenter with arch-type support A video presenter of the invention includes a table with a top surface on which an object is to be positioned; a pivot member disposed at a side of the table; an arched or arc-shaped support arm rotatably coupled with the pivot member and extended therefrom; and, a ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406257 | Video presenter including table with curved contour A video presenter of the invention includes: a table having a periphery with a substantially curved contour; a pivot member mounted at a side of the table; a support arm rotatably coupled with the pivot member and extended therefrom; and a camera rotatably coupled a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7374342 | Hydrodynamic fluid film bearing and bearing housing with cooling capacity A hydrodynamic fluid film bearing for supporting a rotation shaft of a turbo or rotary apparatus includes a sleeve having a circular inner opening for receiving a rotation shaft therein, at least one metallic foil member of arc shape having one end fixed to the inne... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7345645 | Method of manufacturing substrate for circuit board and smart label having the substrate A method of manufacturing a substrate for a circuit board includes forming a groove having a predetermined shape and pattern in at least one surface of a substrate formed of an insulating material, filling the groove with a conductive material, and forming a circuit... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341889 | Lead frame for semiconductor package and method of fabricating semiconductor package Provided is a method for fabricating a semiconductor package with a lead frame and the semiconductor package provided thereof. The method includes supplying a lead frame with a plurality of molding regions for molding a plurality of semiconductor packages, and attac... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342606 | Zoom lens system for camera A zoom lens system includes a zoom base to which an image pickup device can be coupled, a driving source for generating rotational force in accordance with a control signal of a control unit disposed in the electronic facility, plural power transmission gears dispos... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7310116 | Camera support structure of video presenter and video presenter adopting the same A camera support structure of a video presenter includes a first support rod having one end portion rotatably installed with respect to a main body of the video presenter, a second support rod rotatably extended from the other end portion of the first support rod, a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7268021 | Lead frame and method of manufacturing the same A lead frame having a structure that can discharge hydrogen adsorbed during deposition and can reduce a galvanic potential difference between plating layers and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes forming a Ni plating layer formed of... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250671 | Lead frame and method for manufacturing semiconductor package with the same Provided is a method for manufacturing a lead frame and a semiconductor package having a semiconductor chip for connecting to an outer board and having a base metal layer formed of iron and nickel as main elements. The method includes preparing the base metal layer ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7199462 | Substrate for producing semiconductor packages A parent or master substrate for a semiconductor package is provided, which can provide a plurality of unit substrates by cutting into pieces for producing a semiconductor device. The parent substrate includes an insulation layer, conductor patterns formed on first ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174719 | Gas turbine engine with seal assembly A gas turbine engine includes an interstage seal assembly positioned in a plenum between the compressor section and turbine section. The seal assembly includes an annular seal member positioned in the plenum adjacent to the compressor section for restraining a fluid... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173321 | Semiconductor package having multiple row of leads Provided is a method of producing a semiconductor package including at least two rows of leads in which the leads of each row separately connecting a semiconductor chip to an external substrate. The method includes: forming a lead frame, the lead frame including a d... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7128297 | Imaging device having stand connection Provided is an imaging device having a stand connector that can assume an open position for allowing connection with a stand or tripod and a closed position when not coupled with the stand. The stand connector of the imaging device includes a connector body includin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129719 | Apparatus for detecting defect in circuit pattern and defect detecting system having the same Provided is an apparatus for detecting a defect of a circuit pattern which includes a resonator, a first power supply unit connected to one end of the resonator to apply power to the resonator, a probe connected to the other end of the resonator to contact one end o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119285 | Flexible printed circuit board A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) which prevents a short circuit due to a crack in a bending portion is provided. The FPCB includes an end portion, a bending portion extended from the end portion, and a circuit portion extended from the bending portion. The im... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7081318 | Battery container A battery container capable of stably accommodating AA type batteries, a CRV3 battery, and a customized battery manufactured for exclusively use with a particular device. The battery container includes a main body which accommodates two AA type batteries, one CRV3 b... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070114 | Smart label and manufacturing method thereof A smart label includes an antenna formed with a narrow film or panel-like material rolled in a roll, the film having one face of conductive layer and an opposite face of nonconductive layer, and a semiconductor chip attached to a side surface of the rolled antenna, ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6965486 | Zoom camera having lens barrel assembly adjustable focus and resolution power of lens A zoom camera having a lens barrel assembly with adjustable focus and resolution power of photographing lens, the zoom camera including a zoom lens barrel assembly including a plurality of barrels for performing a zooming and focusing operation while reciprocating i... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6944943 | Surface mounter for mounting components A surface mounter includes: a component supply unit in which a plurality of components to be mounted are placed; a head unit which mounts a component on a circuit board by lifting the component from the component supply unit with suction; and a transfer unit includi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6910636 | IC card and manufacturing method thereof An IC card includes an antenna circuit pattern formed on an insulation film and having a wire-shaped antenna portion, a portion corresponding to a chip bump of a combi-chip, and an attachment portion to which an external contact pad is attached. The combi-chip is at... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6838753 | Lead-frame strip and method of manufacturing semiconductor packages using the same Provided are a lead frame strip and a method of fabricating a semiconductor package using the same. The lead frame strip includes at least one lead frame panel in which a plurality of unit lead frames are arranged to be connected with one another in matrix forms, wh... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6792204 | Electronic shutter for camera and method for controlling the same An electronic shutter for a camera includes a first driving force generating mechanism for generating driving force for moving a lens barrel in a direction of an optical axis, a lens barrel moving mechanism for moving the lens barrel by use of driving force from the... | 09/14/2004 |
| D494995 | Overhead projector | 08/24/2004 |
| 6760546 | Viewfinder mounting structure for camera A viewfinder assembly mounting system includes a mounting hole formed at least in one of a camera body and a base barrel in a direction of an optical axis, a viewfinder assembly provided with a guide hole corresponding to the mounting hole of the base barrel; and a ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6518508 | Ag-pre-plated lead frame for semiconductor package A lead frame for a semiconductor package includes a base metal layer made of copper (Cu), Cu alloy or iron-nickel (Fe-Ni) alloy, an underlying plating layer formed on at least one surface of the base metal layer and made of Ni or Ni alloy, an intermediate... | 02/11/2003 |