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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955434 | Diamond single crystal substrate A diamond single crystal substrate obtained by a vapor-phase growth method, wherein the diamond intrinsic Raman shift of the diamond single crystal substrate surface measured by microscopic Raman spectroscopy with a focused beam spot diameter of excitation light of ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953168 | Receiver, transmission method and transmission system To reduce the influence of inter-block interference even when the order number of the channel (physically corresponding to the impulse response length of the channel) is larger than the CP length. A receiver 20 for a transmission system using a block includin... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7953135 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser diode (VCSEL) with enhanced emitting efficiency A vertical cavity surface emitting laser diode (VCSEL) is disclosed, which reduces the light scattering by the step formed at the interface between the dielectric DBR and the semiconductor that reflects the mesa shape of the tunnel junction. The dielectric DBR of th... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952029 | Insulated wire and a wiring harness An insulated wire including a conductor, an inside coat of one or more layers arranged to cover the conductor, and an outside coat arranged to cover the outermost layer of the inside coat, wherein at least the layer of the inside coat which is in contact with the co... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950931 | Electrical junction box with drainage portions The present invention provides an electrical junction box that can prevent water in a casing from attaching to a circuit board. The electrical junction box may include a casing, an upper connector housing and fuse-mounting sections that are disposed on and are open ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949021 | Light source apparatus The present invention relates to a light source apparatus having a structure to enable a short pulse optical output with high pulse energy or a high pulse peak equivalent to that of a Q switch laser light source. The light source apparatus comprises a seed light sou... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949020 | Semiconductor laser and optical integrated semiconductor device A tunable distributed feedback semiconductor laser includes a substrate; an optical waveguide structure disposed on a main surface of the substrate and including an active layer and a diffraction grating, the optical waveguide structure being divided into a first DF... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948998 | Vehicle-mounted LAN system, electronic control unit, relay connection unit, and vehicle-mounted LAN communication means A vehicle-mounted Local Area Network (LAN) system includes vehicle-mounted LANs in each of which an electronic control unit is connected to a communication line to send and receive messages. The LAN system also includes a relay connection unit that relays the messag... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947904 | Conductor and wire harness One aspect of the present invention can include a conductor to be installed on a vehicle for high current use including a stranded copper wire connected to an end portion of a single-core aluminum cable, an intermediary conductor made of copper is connected to the s... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947520 | Semiconductor laser and method of making the same In the method of making a semiconductor laser, a semiconductor region is grown on an active layer, and a part of the semiconductor region is etched to form a ridge structure. An insulating film is formed over the ridge structure, and a resin layer of photosensitive ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944290 | Trans-impedance amplifier Systems and apparatus for converting an input current signal into two or more output voltage signals on an integrated circuit. In one aspect, an integrated circuit includes a first trans-impedance amplifier that includes a first cascode amplifier; and a second trans... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940815 | Fluorescent glass, optical waveguide, optical fiber, optical coherence tomography apparatus, and optical fiber laser The present invention relates to fluorescent glass which is easily put into practical use, and optical elements including the same. In one aspect, the fluorescent glass is comprised of silica-based glass containing Bi as a dopant, and adapted to generate fluorescenc... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938694 | Connector terminal and connector with the connector terminal An object of the present invention is to provide a connector terminal which can be easily fitted to or separated from a partner terminal (partner connector) even if the space for fitting operation is limited in the fitting direction. The connector terminal has a ter... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934874 | Holder, fusion-splicing apparatus, and manufacturing method of optical connector A holder capable of protecting an optical connector ferrule from an external shock, or the like and executing a fusion-splice of a short optical fiber not to take out the optical connector ferrule from the holder is obtained. A holder for holding a connector ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7928447 | GaN crystal substrate, fabricating method of GaN crystal substrate, and light-emitting device A GaN crystal substrate is provided, which has a diameter of not less than 20 mm and a thickness of not less than 70 μm and not more than 450 μm, and has a light absorption coefficient of not less than 7 cm−1 and not more than 68 cm−1 for... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927025 | Optical fiber branch cable, method of wiring the same, and method of providing the same An optical fiber branch cable is provided that comprises a branch portion disposed stably with respect to a multi-core optical fiber cable of a trunk line from which branching is performed, that is excellent in handleability as a cable, and that exhibits high workab... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924542 | Power supply controller and semiconductor device A voltage-dividing circuit 60, which is formed of serially connected voltage-dividing resistors R1, R2, R3, is disposed between the source terminal S of a power MOSFET 15 and the ground. The divided voltage Va at a connecting point... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922545 | Press-fit terminal A press-fit terminal is adapted to be press-fitted in an through-hole of board for electrically conducting with the press-fit terminal. The press-fit terminal includes a terminal-base portion and a board inserting portion at least partially plated with tin. A thickn... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922526 | Electrical equipment It is an object to provide electrical equipment eliminating the need to change the diameter of wires, and capable of improving assembly workability. Vehicle-mounted camera equipment includes a circuit substrate having a substrate connector, and a camera housing. An ... | 04/12/2011 |
| RE42279 | Method of preparing a compound semiconductor crystal A method of preparing a compound semiconductor crystal is able to dope the crystal with carbon with high reproducibility. The method includes the steps of sealing a carbon oxide gas of a predetermined partial pressure and a compound semiconductor material in a gas-i... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919831 | Nitride semiconductor device having oxygen-doped N-type gallium nitride freestanding single crystal substrate The present invention is a nitride semiconductor device including an n-type gallium nitride single crystal substrate, an epitaxially grown nitride film on the substrate, and electrodes deposited on a top and a bottom of the substrate. In order to produce the substra... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917043 | Optical receiver applicable to multiple transmission speed The present invention provides an optical receiver that enables to vary the sensitivity depending on the transmission speed. The optical receiver provides a photodiode to generate the photocurrent, the pre-amplifier to convert the photocurrent to the voltage signal,... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915190 | Metal catalyst and method for production thereof The present invention relates to a metal catalyst containing fine metal particles, characterized in that the fine metal particles have a particle diameter of 3 nm or less and also have a proportion of metallic bond state of 40% or more, which is ascribed by subjecti... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912380 | Optical receiver The present invention provides an optical receiver able to monitor the level of the optical input signal in accurate even when the level is quite small. The optical receiver comprises a photodiode to generate a photocurrent Ipd, a current mirror circuit to reflect t... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911688 | Infrared lens, infrared camera, and night vision An infrared lens 1a includes first to third lenses L1 to L3 which are made of zinc sulfide and arranged in this order from an object side. Each of the first to third lenses L1 to L3 is configured as a positive meniscus lens ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909647 | Shielded connector A shielded connector achieving sufficient contact load between a shielded conductor and a crimp portion of an outer conductor shell without influence such as deformation of cross sections on signal wires when the crimp portion is crimped onto the conductor, and enha... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905958 | Group III-nitride semiconductor crystal and manufacturing method thereof, and group III-nitride semiconductor device A method of manufacturing group III-nitride semiconductor crystal includes the steps of accommodating an alloy containing at least a group III-metal element and an alkali metal element in a reactor, introducing a nitrogen-containing substance in the reactor, dissolv... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903710 | Nitride semiconductor light-emitting device A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device wherein a substrate or nitride semiconductor layer has a defect concentration region and a low defect density region other than the defect concentration region. A portion including the defect concentration region of the ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7903707 | Nitride semiconductor light-emitting device A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device wherein a substrate or nitride semiconductor layer has a defect concentration region and a low defect density region other than the defect concentration region. A portion including the defect concentration region of the ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902734 | Electron emission element and electron emission element fabrication method An electron emitting device 2 comprises an electron emitting portion 6 made of diamond. At an electron emission current value of 10 μA or more, a deviation of the electron emission current value over one hour is within ±20% in the electron emitting d... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901960 | Group III nitride substrate, epitaxial layer-provided substrate, methods of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A group III nitride substrate on which an epitaxially grown layer of good quality can be formed, and a method of manufacturing the same are obtained. A GaN substrate is one of the following: a group III nitride substrate, wherein the number of atoms of an acid mater... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901598 | Solid electrolyte and method of producing the same A solid electrolyte and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The solid electrolyte contains x atomic % of lithium, y atomic % of phosphorus, z atomic % of sulfur, and w atomic % of oxygen, in which the x, the y, the z, and the w satisfy the follow... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900480 | Method of determining heating amount, method of fusion splicing, and fusion splicer A method of determining a heating amount adequate for fusion splicing is provided. In the method, the melting state of the end portions of optical fibers can be monitored on a real time basis so that fewer tests need to be performed. A method of fusion splicing and ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899337 | Optical transceiver with gradual stop or start function The present invention provides an optical transmitter applicable to the WDM communication system. The optical transmitter includes a light-emitting device, an APC circuit and a processing unit. The processing unit, responding to a command TX_DISABL, which is sent fr... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898161 | Diamond electron radiation cathode, electron source, electron microscope, and electron beam exposer An object is to provide an electron emitting cathode achieving high luminance, low energy dispersion, and long life. It is therefore an object to provide a diamond electron emitting cathode graspable on a sufficiently stable basis, sharpened at the tip, and improved... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897422 | Semiconductor light-emitting device and a method to produce the same A new structure of a semiconductor optical device and a method to produce the device are disclosed. One embodiment of the optical device of the invention provides a blocking region including, from the side close to the mesa, a p-type first layer and a p-type second ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894697 | Optical fiber, optical transmission line, optical module, and optical transmission system The present invention relates to an optical fiber which has a structure for further increasing an FOM (=|dispersion|/loss) and which can be applied to a dispersion compensation module. The optical fiber is mainly composed of silica glass and has a core region includ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893454 | Method for producing structured substrate, structured substrate, method for producing semiconductor light emitting device, semiconductor light emitting device, method for producing semiconductor device, semiconductor device, method for producing device, and device A semiconductor light emitting device or a semiconductor device produced using a nitride type III-V group compound semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of second regions made of a crystal having a second average dislocation density are regularly arranged in ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892513 | Group III nitride crystal and method of its growth Affords group III nitride crystal growth methods enabling crystal to be grown in bulk by a liquid-phase technique. One such method of growing group III nitride crystal from solution is provided with: a step of preparing a substrate having a principal face and includ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892356 | Diamond composite substrate and process for producing the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a diamond substrate with high toughness, a large surface area, and high quality, for use in semiconductor materials, electronic components, optical components, and so forth, and a method for manufacturing this subs... | 02/22/2011 |
