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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPEDITED SERVICE INTEGRATION USING ACTION TEMPLATES An approach is provided for expedited service integration using action plugin templates. Context information and a target object are determined. A plugin based on a template configured for a service provider is received. A plugin action is determined using the target ob... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110047509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING POINTS-OF-INTEREST ON A MAP An approach is provided for grouping points-of-interest on a map. Information is aggregated about a plurality of points-of-interest. The plurality of points-of-interest are categorized into a first level grouping based on a first criterion and the aggregated information... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110047492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING FAVORITE CONTACTS In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprising a processor configured to determine whether one or more contacts are identified as a favorite contact. Further, the apparatus comprises a user interface configured to display the... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043054 | MULTIHEAD-TYPE CORELESS LINEAR MOTOR A multihead-type coreless linear motor includes a permanent field magnet having P permanent magnets that are arranged such that different magnetic poles appear alternately, and an armature having M armature coils that are closely wounded and connected in three phases. O... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043053 | LINEAR AND CURVILINEAR MOTOR SYSTEM A linear and curvilinear motor system includes: linear and curvilinear guiding devices movably guiding and respectively supporting right and left of a slider, each having a guide rail configured by linear tracks and a circular arc track and slider blocks; a motor unit h... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042564 | LASER ABLATION MASS ANALYZING APPARATUS A laser ablation mass analyzing apparatus includes a sample stage, a laser irradiation unit, a pneumatic transport unit, an ion source, and an analyzer. The sample stage holds a hair sample to be positioned accurately, and the laser irradiation unit irradiates an option... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041857 | FIBROBLAST DERIVED STEM CELLS The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to the production of stem cells, derived from dedifferentiated fibroblasts, and the use of such stem cells for treatment of a variety of different disorders and conditions. The invention is based on the su... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041620 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETER An electromagnetic flowmeter comprises an exiting coil, and a signal electrode having an electrode section, an axis portion, a first member which has elasticity, a second member which is harder than the first member, and a ring shape dividing wall which is harder than t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING OBJECTS WITH TAG-BASED CONTENT An approach is provided for enhancing objects with tag-based content. One or more memory tags associated with one or more objects are detected within proximity of a mobile device. The memory tag contains supplemental information related to the one or more objects. One o... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POWER CONTROL OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL An approach is provided for power control. The sum of path gain relating to non-serving sectors is determined. Power spectrum density (PSD) is determined according to a power control scheme. A power level is set based on the power spectrum density (PSD).... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039414 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS An upper electrode 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a counter portion 22 having a counter face 22A facing a placing face 10A; a periphery portion 24 having a flat face 24A connecting to a periphe... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039157 | ANODIC CARBON MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY ANODE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY The invention aims to improve the charge/discharge cycle characteristics of an anodic carbon material for a lithium secondary battery. An anodic carbon material for a lithium secondary battery according to the present invention comprises: particles containing carbon, or... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038624 | IMAGE APPARATUS AND EVALUATION METHOD An image apparatus includes a screen, a detecting unit, a determining unit, an acquiring unit and a control unit. The screen is configured to display an image formed by an optical system and at least one detection position superimposed onto the image. The detecting unit... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037174 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT A method of manufacturing a semiconductor component of the present invention has: obtaining a semiconductor wafer having stud electrodes formed on a functional surface thereof, and a circuit board having solder bumps on one surface and having electrode pads on the other... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035130 | TORQUE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME A torque distribution control apparatus for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a vehicle-speed detector configured to detect a vehicle speed of the vehicle. A wheel-speed detector is configured to detect wheel speeds of main driving wheels and sub-driving wheels of the... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035127 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS A vehicle transmission control apparatus includes an expected-acceleration calculator configured to calculate an expected acceleration of a vehicle based on at least an engine load and a vehicle speed. An actual-acceleration calculator is configured to calculate an actu... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035126 | DRIVING FORCE CONTROLLING APPARATUS OF VEHICLE A driving force controlling apparatus includes a driving force controller configured to determine a state of a road surface. A driving force controller is configured to control a driving force of a vehicle based on the road surface state. A rear-wheel speed sensor is co... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035125 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION A control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a torque calculator configured to calculate a torque required during a speed change for a hydraulic clutch at a target speed stage based on an output torque of an engine. A supply fluid pressure calculator is co... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035090 | TORQUE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE A torque distribution control apparatus for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a torque distribution controller configured to control a sub-driving-wheel distribution torque to be transmitted to right and left sub-driving wheels via right and left torque distribution c... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035062 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME A refrigeration apparatus includes a condensing unit, a flow distributor, and an evaporator connected to the condensing unit via the flow distributor. A pressure detector is configured to detect condensation pressure of the refrigerant. A calculation unit is configured ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034164 | METHOD AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR ANALYZING CELLULAR MOBILE-TELEPHONE NETWORKS A method for analyzing cellular mobile-telephone networks includes determining a quality criterion for transmitters receivable at one location, specifying the best quality transmitter as a target transmitter, forming transmitter pairs from the target and one receivable ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032674 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS A power conversion apparatus includes a casing and an inverter unit housed in the casing. The inverter unit includes a unit case, a capacitor block removably provided at a position on an inner side of a detachable side plate of the unit case, and a fan block placed in t... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031739 | CONNECTION-STATE CHECK TOOL USED FOR ASSEMBLING A PIPE COUPLING A connection-state check tool is used for assembling a pipe coupling having a connection pipe and a coupling member. The connection-state check tool comprises a pair of arms and a frame-shaped handle. The pair of arms has claws that can clamp down on the coupling member... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031079 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL LEVER THEREFOR A control lever including a body portion, a mounting portion, at least one mounting screw, and a lever portion. The body portion has a first section configured to fit within an interior of a bar opening, where the first section is configured to house at least a portion ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031078 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS A hydraulic brake control apparatus including a body portion, a hydraulic brake control mechanism, and a lever portion. The body portion has a first section configured to fit within an interior of a bar opening and a second section configured to be mounted outside of th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031000 | RESIN COMPOSITION, CARRIER MATERIAL WITH RESIN, MULTI-LAYERED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE There is disclosed a resin composition used for forming a resin layer in a sheet-formed carrier material with a resin, comprising a polyfunctional epoxy resin (a) having three or more glycidyl ether groups with an epoxy equivalent of 100 to 300, a compound (b) having on... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030758 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF To manufacture a photovoltaic device through a first step of sequentially stacking a transparent electrode, a photovoltaic layer, and a rear surface electrode to thereby form a structure in which photovoltaic cells are serially connected, a second step of measuring char... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029985 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COORDINATING RESOURCE ACCESS An approach is provided for coordination resource access. A resource access coordinating application determines the conflict condition among a plurality of queries from a respective plurality of applications for access to an identical resource in an information space. T... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029600 | Mobile Telephone for Internet Applications A control unit for a mobile telephone includes a Web server adapted to connect to a Web browser in the mobile telephone, wherein the Web server receives information and provides the information to the Web browser when connected to the Web browser.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029207 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION A control device for an automatic transmission includes a speed change controller configured to generate a speed change instruction. A temperature calculator is configured to calculate a temperature of at least one frictional engagement element among frictional engageme... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028273 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION A hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes linear solenoid valves each configured to control a line pressure in accordance with an electromagnetic force of a solenoid. The linear solenoid valves each include a spool and are controlled under a n... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027718 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND COMPOUND A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a compound shown by a formula (1) in which R1 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 ca... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027686 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL A membrane-electrode assembly for a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a proton-conductive composite membrane including a reinforcing sheet and an electrolyte membrane. The reinforcing sheet has through-holes extending in a thickness direction of the reinforci... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026723 | ACTIVE VIBRATORY NOISE CONTROL APPARATUS An active vibratory noise control apparatus includes a basic signal generator configured to output a basic sine wave signal and a basic cosine wave signal. An adaptive finite impulse response filter is configured to output a control signal to cancel the vibratory noise.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026389 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE AND OPTICAL DISC DEVICE An optical pickup device includes an astigmatism element which sets focal line positions to be defined by convergence of laser light away from each other, a diffraction element which diffracts four light fluxes obtained by a light flux of the laser light to disperse the... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026382 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE, OPTICAL DISC DEVICE AND FOCUS ADJUSTING METHOD An optical pickup device includes an astigmatism element which imparts astigmatism to laser light reflected on a disc, a spectral element which changes propagating directions of four light fluxes obtained by dividing a light flux of the laser light reflected on the disc... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025852 | Monitoring System Monitoring system of person coming to entrance comprises camera for capturing image of the person and recorder for the captured image, the system informing the person of the image recordation for deterring a crime in bad visit case or making polite notice in goodwill vi... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025292 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POWER CONVERSION WITH PARALLEL FUNCTION An approach is provided for generating a plurality of output signals by a plurality of power modules in response to the respective temperature signals of said modules. Each of the power modules is arranged in parallel, each being configured to provide power conversion. ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024228 | SILENCER PROVIDED ON EXHAUST PIPE OF VEHICLE ENGINE A silencer includes an inner cylinder that is connected to an exhaust pipe and a partition cylinder that is accommodated in a housing and that sections an expansion chamber in the housing. A group of partition-cylinder small holes is formed in the partition cylinder, an... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024172 | MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD, INSULATING SHEET, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD Semiconductor chip mounting yield and semiconductor package reliability deteriorate due to warpage of a multilayer circuit board. A multilayer circuit board (1) using an interlayer insulating layer (6) can suppress warpage of the entire multilayer circuit ... | 02/03/2011 |
