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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070075852 | Sensor for the detection of the position of a mechanical force-transmitting device A device for the wire-free determination of a position (4, 5, 6) of a mechanical force-transmitting device (2a), having at least one storage device (11) for storing electrical energy, at least one sensor element (10) which detects the ... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20060294537 | Fingerprint-based technique for surveying an audience A fingerprint reading mechanism is utilized so as to determine which audience members are present during various stages of an audio, visual, or audiovisual program. The fingerprint reading mechanism is associated with a processing mechanism, an “enter” button, an ... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060293948 | Technique for correlating purchasing behavior of a consumer to advertisements A system for correlating a consumer's purchasing behavior to his/her exposure to advertisements. The advertisements are disseminated to consumers via the Internet, radio, television and direct mail. Monitoring data of the consumer's exposure to such advertisements are o... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060205241 | Electrical connection system between a wheel and a bearing-hub assembly Electrical connection system between a wheel and a bearing-hub assembly, the wheel being mounted on an outer flange of the bearing-hub assembly, and the bearing-hub assembly comprising a rotationally fixed outer ring attached to the vehicle's suspension and an inner rin... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060192860 | Digital photographic device for controlling compression parameter of image data and method of deciding compression parameter value of image data This device includes an image data creator that creates a first type of image data for test shooting and creating a second type of image data for real shooting; a compressor that compresses the image data in a predetermined compression format; and a processor; wherein t... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060180820 | Light-emitting semiconductor chip and method for the manufacture thereof A semiconductor chip, particularly a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, comprises an active thin-film layer in which a photon-emitting zone is formed, and a carrier substrate for the thin-film layer is arranged at a side of the thin-film layer faces away from the em... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060179506 | In vivo assay for neurite outgrowth in zebrafish and its application in drug screening A genetically modified zebrafish embryo, comprising a HBNF cDNA or a NGF cDNA or a GDNF cDNA together with a cDNA encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP) so as to induce neurite outgrowth during said zebrafish embryonic development, and a method of using such genetical... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060177048 | Foldable cellular phone A foldable cellular phone with a plastic housing having an operation section and a plastic housing having a main display section that are joined by a hinge on one end side to freely open and close, comprising an impact resistant handle composed of elastic material protr... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060168419 | Method for updating entries of address conversion buffers in a multi-processor computer system A method for the updating of entries of address conversion buffers in a multi-processor computer system, wherein each processor exhibits an address conversion buffer and wherein a page-by-page virtually addressable main memory is provided. A table is provided in the mai... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060138941 | Electrolumenscent organic light emitting device and production method thereof An electroluminescent organic device with an electromagnetic radiation emitting front side and having at least one pixel divided into at least two sub-pixels for emitting light with respectively different colors is disclosed. The device comprises a substrate; a first el... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060142550 | Antibodies to interleukin-20 and method for inhibiting interleukin-20 induced cell proliferation Antibody to human IL-20 protein, a method for generation thereof and cells producing this antibody are disclosed. The antibody of the present invention has specificity to neutralizing hIL-20W-induced CPAE proliferation activity, and is useful for treating IL-20-induced ... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060124215 | Tire for heavy vehicle The invention relates to a tire for heavy vehicle of the agricultural or construction type, comprising a carcass reinforcement radially surmounted by a crown reinforcement, itself topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060128042 | Method for encapsulating at least one organic light-emitting (OLED) device and OLED device A method for encapsulating at least one organic light-emitting (OLED) device (22) comprising the step of forming a concave region (24) on a plate (6) by applying a negative pressure to a predetermined area of the plate. The plate is attached to a su... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060082333 | Illumination device An illumination device comprising at least four luminous units (1, 2), the light emitted by at least two of the four luminous units (1, 2) being suitable for being mixed to form white light. Moreover, an apparatus (3) for dimming at least one of the... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060061707 | Light adjuster and laminated glass A light adjuster, according to which the dependence of the haze on the viewing angle when applying a voltage can be reduced, and high shielding ability when not applying a voltage, driving with a low voltage when applying a voltage, and reduced haze when applying a volt... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060039075 | Method for editing of a digital film using an electronic data processing apparatus A method for editing a digital film using an electronic data processing apparatus, comprising the steps of: setting a first editing mark; setting a second editing mark; and deleting a film section between the first editing mark and the second editing mark. At least one ... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20060018354 | Optically pumped surface emitting semiconductor laser device A surface emitting semiconductor laser device, having at least one monolithically integrated pump radiation source (20), in which the pump radiation source (20) has at least one edge emitting semiconductor structure (9) that is suitable for emission... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050289384 | Apparatus and method for controlling the delivery of an event message in a cluster system An apparatus and a method for controlling the delivery of an event message of an event in a cluster system is provided. The apparatus delivers a received event message to the receivers registered for the event message in a specific order. The specific order is determine... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050253155 | Optoelectronic semiconductor chip and method for forming a contact structure for making electrical contact with an optoelectronic semiconductor chip An optoelectronic semiconductor chip, comprising a plurality of semiconductor function regions (10) arranged on a common carrier layer (1, 7), at least one of the semiconductor function regions being a defect region (12), and a contact structure ( 11/17/2005 | |
| 20050211678 | Method for the connection of two wafers, and a wafer arrangement A method for the connection of two wafers (11, 12), in which a contact area (15) is formed between the wafers (11, 12) by placing the two wafers one on top of the other, and in which the contact area (15) is heated locally and for a limited t... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050208149 | Use of arsenic-containing pharmaceutical composition in combination with radiation therapy for cancer treatment The present invention discloses the combination use of arsenic-containing pharmaceutical composition and radiation therapy on cutaneous metastases. ... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050196886 | Process for the production of light-emitting diode light sources with a luminescence conversion element A plurality of light-emitting diode light sources of the same kind are produced simultaneously. Each light source includes a light-emitting diode chip and a luminescence conversion element, which converts the wavelength of at least part of an electromagnetic radiation e... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050193351 | Varying-content menus for touch screens A method and system implementing menus for touch screens. A touch screen shows at least one menu that can be touched with a probe, which is the user's finger, for example. When the touch time of a menu reaches a predetermined time limit, a user is preferably given feedb... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050189062 | Oscillating-arm apparatus for producing a tire reinforcement from a single thread The thread 4, intended to form a carcass reinforcement, is laid in continguous hoops on a rigid core 1 by a system with at least two oscillating arms transporting an orifice 6 so as to enable it to pass over a core 1 and thus lay adjacent hoo... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050188219 | Method and a system for communication between a terminal and at least one communication equipment A method of communicating data securely between a terminal and at least one communicating equipment. The communicating equipment in communication with the terminal is identified by at least one first security device installed in the terminal to recognize the nature of t... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050105709 | Method and system for intelligent routing of telephone calls A method of intelligent routing of telephone calls and a system for implementing the method. The method of intelligent routing of telephone calls includes, during a first or configuration step, assigning an identification number to a user who may be called on at least o... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050092423 | Method of manufacturing a core for molding a tire A method of manufacturing a core for molding a tire, wherein the core (1) comprises an annular membrane (4). The membrane is placed in a rotomolding form (2), and a fusible material (6) is introduced into the interior of the membrane. The mel... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050082825 | Hollow plastic product having a connector pipe A hollow plastic product including a hollow main body, a reinforce member and a connector pipe is provided. Such a hollow plastic product is, for example, used advantageously as a component of an air-intake system or fuel supply system of an automobile. In one example, ... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050086479 | System and method for providing services A system for providing secure services to a user via a communications network comprises an applications device including a data processor operable to provide a user service in accordance with an applications program requiring sensitive data. The system includes a smart ... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050075943 | Method and arrangement for calculation of author royalties A method and system for payment of the copyright levy for a copyrighted work in digital form permits and promotes copying and further distribution of the copyrighted work to customers who are encouraged to register and pay the copyright levy by the ability to collect a ... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050065810 | Evaluation of reputation of an entity by a primary evaluation centre The invention relates to a system and a method for evaluating the reputation of a given entity by a primary evaluation centre, comprising the following steps: reception at the primary evaluation centre of a request by an applicant transmitting a request for an evaluatio... | 03/24/2005 |
