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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100100960 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING DATA OF NETWORK USERS A system and method for protecting data of network users are provided. A user end device is connected to a routing device. Then, the routing device directs data packets of the user end device into a data protection device connected to the routing device in series, accor... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100100443 | User classification apparatus, advertisement distribution apparatus, user classification method, advertisement distribution method, and program used thereby It is an object to provide user classification apparatus, a user classification method, and a program used thereby, which classify users based on search log and support the analysis of customer trends, and advertisement distribution apparatus, an advertisement distribut... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100099541 | Assisted Stair Training Machine and Methods of Using An assisted stair training machine. The machine includes a stationary platform having a planar upper surface positioned parallel to a reference plane and at a predetermined distance above the reference plane; a movable platform having a planar upper surface and being co... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100099394 | Method of unlocking a mobile electronic device A method of unlocking a mobile electronic device and a mobile electronic device are disclosed. The mobile electronic device is operable in a locked state with the touch screen of the mobile electronic device being deactivated. In an embodiment, the mobile electronic dev... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100099106 | CELL DEATH INHIBITOR The cell death inhibitor comprising a substance capable of binding to macrophage migration inhibitory factor is useful as a preventive/therapeutic agent for, e.g., heart diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, central nervous infections, traumati... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100099086 | Method and apparatus for determining a probability of colorectal cancer in a subject A method of determining a probability that a human test subject has colorectal cancer as opposed to not having colorectal cancer is disclosed. The method comprises, for each gene of a set of one or more genes selected from the group consisting of ANXA3, CLEC4D, IL2RB, L... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100098977 | CURRENT COLLECTOR OF END PLATE FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME The present invention provides a current collector of an end plate for a fuel cell and a method for controlling the same, in which a plurality of current collector plates having different resistance values is mounted on an end plate so that the current of a fuel cell is... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100098742 | FABRICATION OF TISSUE LAMINA USING MICROFABRICATED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOLDS Methods and materials for making complex, living, vascularized tissues for organ and tissue replacement, especially complex and/or thick structures, such as liver tissue is provided. Tissue lamina is made in a system comprising an apparatus having (a) a first mold or po... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100098699 | Methods of using LRR superfamily genes and proteins The instant application provides methods and compositions for the treatment of inflammation, for modulating the activity or expression of proinflammatory cytokines, for increasing the rate of wound healing, for treating infection, and for treating septic shock. The inve... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100098489 | PREFORMED SCREED SYSTEM The present disclosure relates to a system comprising preformed screed elements, which can be made of any suitable material, but is particularly adapted to being formed from a cementitious material. Alternative materials from which the screed elements can be formed incl... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100098079 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BACKUP SERVER AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS In order to distribute multicast packets, using different multicast addresses and avoiding fault points, a backup server is installed close to a master and converts backup multicast packets and sends them as master multicast packets to the client. At this time, backup m... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100097305 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: scanning wires, provided so as to correspond to a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix manner, to which scanning signals are applied; and signal wires to which data signals are applied, wherein the scanning wires and the sig... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100097037 | POWER GENERATION CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE A power generation control method of a hybrid construction machine capable of maintaining voltage of a capacitor in an appropriate range while minimizing capacitance of the capacitor and of surely preventing a system from being rendered inoperative, and the hybrid const... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100096791 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING PARTICLE FROM CONNECTING ROD A device for removing particles from a connecting rod includes a clamp for fixing a rod of a connecting rod disposed on a base plate, a vibration cylinder disposed to the clamp and a driving unit connected to the vibration cylinder for reciprocating a cap of the connect... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100096537 | INTEGRATED KEY USING OPTICAL SENSOR The present invention relates to an integrated key using an optical key, in particular, to an integrated key which enables a more subdivided manipulation for the movement to the outside based on a center point, and to perform the operation of rotation and push. An integ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100096287 | Immune Response Modifier Compositions and Methods A pharmaceutical composition comprising 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine that is stable to sterilization and suitable for topical application directly to tissue sites where the dermis has been breached, and has been sterilized, packaged compositions ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100096092 | Garage door assembly A garage door assembly including a door for enclosing an opening, and a mechanism for selectively deploying the door in a closed position to cover the opening, and an open position with the door stored leaving the opening open. A position reading assembly monitors a pos... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100096031 | FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS There is provided a fluid control apparatus which can reduce the number of members and can improve the assembling operation efficiency. A pressure indication device 4 to be replaced with a relatively-higher frequency is coupled to a ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100095517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING METAL SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL The present invention provides an apparatus and method for manufacturing a metal separator for a fuel cell, which can manufacture large-sized metal separators in large quantities using metal plates such as stainless steel by thermoplastic deformation using an incrementa... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100095201 | ELECTRONIC BOOK CONTENTS RECORDING MEDIUM WITH ELECTRONIC BOOK CONTENTS RECORDED THEREON, ELECTRONIC BOOK TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC BOOK DISPLAY APPARATUS An electronic book data includes a body data unit (12) and a part data unit (13). The body data unit (12) includes event data (124) having a description for designating a display region and a first identifier for designating contents displaye... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100094445 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING GLASS ANTENNA The present invention features a technique comprising the design of a glass antenna having a desired performance regardless of the kind of vehicle and the glass size and the shape of vehicle, by operating an EM (engineering model) simulation tool with an optimization al... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100094187 | Apparatus and method for treating ulnar neuropathy An apparatus and method for treating ulnar neuropathy are disclosed. An apparatus for treating ulnar neuropathy includes an inner face for engaging an arm with an upper end terminating above the elbow and a lower end terminating below the elbow; a plurality of mechanica... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100093803 | SUBSTITUTED DIPYRIDYL-DIHYDROPYRAZOLONES AND USE THEREOF The present application relates to novel substituted dipyridyldihydropyrazolone derivatives, processes for their preparation, their use for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and their use for the preparation of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of dise... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100093777 | SPIRO-RING COMPOUND The present invention aims to provide a compound having an acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) inhibitory action, which is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiac failure, diabetic complications, metabolic syndrome, s... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100093728 | NOVEL SUBSTITUTED BIPYRIDINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS ADENOSINE RECEPTOR LIGANDS The present invention relates to novel substituted 2,4′- and 3,4′-bipyridine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxi... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100093675 | NOVEL METHOD There is provided a method of prevention of adhesions, eg surgical adhesions, which comprises using a vitamin D compound.... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100093014 | SCREENING FOR BONE ANABOLIC FACTORS A method for screening for modulators of the secretion by an osteoclast of a wnt or a wnt signal enhancer comprises exposing osteoclasts in culture to a compound to be screened, exposing a wnt sensitive detection system to conditioned medium from said osteoclast culture... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092999 | XANTHURENIC ACID DERIVATIVE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO The present invention relates to diuretic pharmaceutical compositions and methods and in particular to certain derivatives of the formula I:
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| 20100092984 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF GENE TRANSCRIPTS IN BLOOD AND USES THEREOF The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present invention al... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092983 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF GENE TRANSCRIPTS IN BLOOD AND USES THEREOF The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present invention al... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092966 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PYROPHOSPHATE BY MEANS OF BIOLUMINESCENCE DETECTION The invention relates to methods for detecting pyrophosphate by means of bioluminescence detection. In addition, methods for measuring chemical, especially enzyme-catalyzed, reactions in which pyrophosphate is formed or consumed are described. Such reactions are catalyz... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092513 | Methods and compositions for inducing an immune response to HIV and models for testing The invention provides methods and compositions for raising an immune response in a subject by administering an HIV antigen. The HIV antigens include HIV clade C polynucleotides and polypeptides. The invention also provides for recombinant HIV viral particles and compos... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092483 | Compositions monovalent for CD40L binding and methods of use The invention relates to antibody polypeptides that monovalently bind CD40L. Antibody polypeptides that are monovalent for binding of CD40L can inhibit CD40L activity while avoiding potential undesirable effects that can occur with antibodies capable of divalent or mult... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092482 | Compositions monovalent for CD40L binding and methods of use The invention relates to antibody polypeptides that monovalently bind CD40L. Antibody polypeptides that are monovalent for binding of CD40L can inhibit CD40L activity while avoiding potential undesirable effects that can occur with antibodies capable of divalent or mult... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092432 | CELL PREPARATION CONTAINING MULTIPOTENTIAL STEM CELLS ORIGINATING IN FAT TISSUE [Problems] To provide a novel use of multipotential stem cells originating in a fat tissue. [Means for Solving Problems] It is intended to provide a cell preparation which contains multipotential stem cells originating in a fat tissue and i... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092401 | IMMUNE RESPONSE MODIFIER FORMULATIONS The present invention provides a pharmaceutical foam formulation. Generally, the formulation includes a therapeutically effective amount of imiquimod and a fatty acid.... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092266 | CAN MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND CAN MANUFACTURING METHOD A can manufacturing device in which a tool supporting base has: a plurality of working tool units that support a plurality of working tools; a supporting member that supports a plurality of working tool units; and a linear driving mechanism that reciprocates the working... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100091773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING NETWORK-CONNECTED USER A system and method for identifying a network-connected user are disclosed. The method includes connecting a user end device to a routing device and guiding the user end device to a specific routing path by the routing device according to a programmed file of the user e... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100091638 | Optical information recording medium reproducing apparatus, method for reproducing optical information recording medium, program for reproducing optical information recording medium, and computer readable recording medium An optical information recording medium reproducing apparatus 1 includes: a signal detecting/extracting section 15 extracting, from reproduction signal data, extracted reproduction signal data corresponding to a predetermined data pattern; a calculating ci... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100091410 | Magnetic read/write head and magnetic read/write apparatus having same A magnetic read/write head includes: a slider having an ABS, a surface at an leading edge, and a surface at an trailing edge; a piezoelectric device arranged on the surface at the trailing edge of the slider; and a magnetic read/write element arranged on the piezoelectr... | 04/15/2010 |