Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| 8088995 | Electrolyte composition for photoelectric conversion device and photoelectric conversion device using the same An ionic liquid which is high in ionic conductivity and high in safety without an anxiety of ignition or the like and an electrolyte composition containing the same are provided. The present invention concerns an electrolyte composition for photoelectric conv... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8063238 | Diamine compound having phosphorylcholine group, polymer thereof, and process for producing the polymer Highly polymerizable diamine compounds having a phosphorylcholine group are disclosed. High-molecular weight polymers are obtained from the highly polymerizable diamine compound having a phosphorylcholine group as a monomer, and the polymers have improved mechanical... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7745613 | Method for preparing peritoneal dialysate Carbonyl compounds generated and accumulated in the peritoneal dialysate can be inactivated or eliminated by a carbonyl compound-trapping agent such as aminoguanidine. Carbonyl compounds generated during sterilization and storage of the peritoneal dialysate can be e... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736472 | Method and device for generating ultra-high pressure A pressure source material is loaded into a space having constraint device 1, which is formed partly by optically transparent material 1a, 1b, and is disrupted under volume constraint. Light energy is externally supplied to the pre... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7699568 | Screw attachment, fastening assembly having screw attachment, and process of releasing fastening assembly A screw attachment (10, 10′, 10″) disposed around a fastening piece (17) secured to a main fastening body (25a), the screw attachment sandwiched between a head (17b) of the fastening piece and a securing object (22 | 04/20/2010 |
| 7169407 | Carbonyl stress-decreasing agent The present invention provides agents that decrease carbonyl stress comprising biguanides, such as metoformin. Through oral administration and such, the carbonyl stress-decreasing agents of the present invention are useful as drugs directly acting against carbonyl s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6919326 | Carbonyl-stress improving agent and peritoneal dialysate Carbonyl compounds generated and accumulated in the peritoneal dialysate can be inactivated or eliminated by a carbonyl compound-trapping agent such as aminoguanidine. Carbonyl compounds generated during sterilization and storage of the peritoneal dialysate can be e... | 07/19/2005 |
| 7368251 | MEGSIN protein A gene expressed specifically in mesangial cells. A DNA expressed specifically in mesangial cells; a protein encoded by this DNA; an antibody binding to this protein, etc. These substances are indigenous to mesangial cells and, therefore, useful in, for example, ide... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332727 | Method and device for generating ultra-high pressure A pressure source material is loaded into a space having constraint device 1, which is formed partly by optically transparent material 1a, 1b, and is disrupted under volume constraint. Light energy is externally supplied to the pre... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7297689 | Method for preparing peritoneal dialysate Carbonyl compounds generated and accumulated in the peritoneal dialysate can be inactivated or eliminated by a carbonyl compound-trapping agent such as aminoguanidine. Carbonyl compounds generated during sterilization and storage of the peritoneal dialysate can be e... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7281287 | Prop-type damping device There is disclosed a prop-type damping device which effectively consumes energy of up-and-down vibration on a main girder of a bridge caused by earthquakes, winds, passing vehicles or the like to prolong a life of the bridge and improve comfort for bridge users with... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7214408 | Method of producing carbon fiber aggregate A method of producing an aggregate of hollow or solid carbon fibers is provided, which comprises the step of (i) heating a solution comprising carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur as components; or (ii) heating a vapor of a solution comprising carbon, oxygen, hydrog... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211777 | Confocal microscope apparatus to measure a stereoscopic shape of a sample A confocal microscope apparatus has a confocal scanner for scanning a sample with shifting a focal position of a light beam in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a moving mechanism for moving the focal position of the light beam in an optical axis directi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205519 | Confocal microscope display device for displaying a plurality of slice images A confocal microscope apparatus has a confocal scanner for scanning a sample with shifting a focal position of a light beam in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a moving mechanism for moving the focal position of the light beam in an optical axis directi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7132692 | Nanosilicon light-emitting element and manufacturing method thereof An object of the present invention is to allow the three primary colors of light (red, green, blue) to be emitted, and particularly to allow blue light to be emitted clearly and in a stable manner at a low voltage. An amorphous SiOx film 2 consisti... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7072732 | Multi-item multi-process lot size scheduling method A computer solves an item-based one-dimensional sub-optimization problem independently of the other items. For the item-based solution found, the computer determines whether machine interference between the items is eliminated and whether a work-in-process inventory... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6986412 | Tuned cradle type damping device A tuned cradle type damping deice which can be tuned with low-order (e.g., 1 Hz or lower) vibration, and exhibits higher performance for maintenance and inspection with a simple constitution than a conventional one. This tuned cradle type damping device comprises: a... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6987906 | Optical connection device An optical connection device according to the invention is an optical connection device for optically coupling light propagated through an optical waveguide to an optical element arranged outside the optical waveguide and with the following configuration. Part of th... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6974309 | Straight wing type wind and water turbine A Straight blade type turbine has at least one two-dimensional blade positioned in parallel with and around a central axis of the turbine. The two-dimensional blade has a cross section with a blade chord turned around a center of the two-dimensional blade by an angl... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6913435 | Integrated vane for use in wind or water and process for producing same In an integrated vane 1 for use in wind or water, main blades 3 arranged around an axial shaft 2 of the vane and support blades 4 for joining the main blades to the axial shaft are integrally formed with light and high strength fiber mate... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6899678 | Puncture difficulty evaluating device The present invention aims to provide a puncture difficulty evaluating device which can readily evaluate the difficulty of puncture in a measuring point. To this end, a puncture difficulty device receives the ultrasound backscattered at the measurement point, determ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6864594 | Fluid power generator In a fluid power generator system using operative fluid energy, a measured tip speed ratio and a reference tip speed ratio are compared with each other. If the measured tip speed ratio is smaller than the reference tip speed ratio, a generator is placed in a no-load... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6831374 | Fluid power generator A fluid power generator system includes an operating mode in which a continuously variable output corresponding to a wide range of a flow rate is given by selectively combining generators with optimum rated outputs from said plurality of generators according to natu... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6654695 | Dementia test apparatus, dementia test server, dementia test client and dementia test system The present invention relates to a dementia test system and the like for testing a dementia degree of a testee, and provides a dementia test system which is effective for preventing and finding, at early stage, an initial sign (initial dementia) of senile... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6440155 | Device for heating a biotissue employing a strong light A device for heating a biotissue employing a strong light, characterized in that, in thermotherapy comprising leading a biotissue to necrosis by heating the biotissue by a strong light from a light source, in order to lead a predetermined biotissue to nec... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6084848 | Two-dimensional near field optical memory head Disclosed is an optical memory head in which a vertical cavity surface emitting laser array constituted by laying out, in a matrix form, a large number of vertical cavity surface emitting laser elements each having a laser output part with an ultra fine h... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6046626 | Voltage transfer circuit and a booster circuit, and an IC card comprising the same A voltage transfer circuit comprises a first MOS transistor of a first channel type having a drain terminal connected to a first node supplied with a predetermined voltage, a source terminal connected to a second node, and a gate terminal, a second MOS tr... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5444442 | Method for predicting traffic space mean speed and traffic flow rate, and method and apparatus for controlling isolated traffic light signaling system through predicted traffic flow rate A method for predicting a traffic flow rate at a point on a road to control a traffic light signaling system measures a traffic density on the road to predict a traffic flow rate by utilizing the fact that a velocity of a vehicle on the road is restricted... | 08/22/1995 |
