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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047335 | MULTIPROCESSOR, CACHE SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR There is provided a cache synchronization control method by which contents of a plurality of caches can be synchronized without a programmer explicitly setting a synchronization point, and the contents of the caches can be synchronized without scanning all cache blocks.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046442 | INSERTION PATH SECURING APPARATUS AND MANTLE TUBE It is an insertion path securing apparatus for guiding an insertion instrument to be inserted into a body-cavity, by an insertion portion having a longitudinal axis. The insertion path securing apparatus includes a first bending member configured to be bendable by opera... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045207 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON NANOWALLS To improve the crystallinity of carbon nanowalls. The method of the invention for producing carbon nanowalls, includes forming carbon nanowalls on a surface of a base in a plasma atmosphere containing hydrogen and a raw material containing ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044777 | WORKING DEVICE The present invention aims to provide a working device for deburring or chamfering easily, for example on the both sides of a gear, and for desired deburring or chamfering effectively on a large-sized gear, and comprises a base stage, a workpiece hold and rotate means m... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044007 | Heat sink, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing heat sink A heat sink 109 is configured by a plate component having a combined structure composed of a recess and a projection formed thereon, wherein the recess is formed by allowing a part of the plate component to be set back from the surface level of the residual regio... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043769 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR OPTICAL PART AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME The object of the invention is to realize highly efficient cooling by enhancing the heat transfer rate between optical parts and cooling air, and by simultaneously lowering the temperature of atmosphere around the optical parts. For this purpose, a first wind outlet for... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043705 | BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING METHOD A brightness adjusting device of the present invention includes: a brightness setting section that accepts input of brightness change information that is an instruction to change a brightness setting value; a brightness adjusting section that performs brightness adjustm... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043295 | Semiconductor device having an ESD protection circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit, includes an operational amplifier including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, a first transistor which has a source-drain route connected between an external terminal and a first voltage, and a g... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043262 | Input interface circuit An input interface circuit according to the present invention includes an input first stage circuit that is connected to a signal terminal, where the signal terminal receives external data, and a phase adjustment circuit that adjusts an external input clock and a latch ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043080 | Complex resonance circuit and oscillation circuit using the same A piezoelectric vibration device includes a single piezoelectric substrate, at least three electrode pairs formed on the single piezoelectric substrate, and two external connection terminal pairs, wherein the three electrode pairs are connected to the two external conne... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042802 | Semiconductor device, external connection terminal, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing external connection terminal A semiconductor device includes an electrode pad and an external connection terminal. The external connection terminal contains Sn equal to or more than 50 wt %, Sn and Pb equal to or more than 90 wt % in total, or Pb equal to or more than 85 wt %, and the surface there... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042749 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A first transistor includes a first gate insulating film, a first gate electrode, and a first sidewall. A second transistor includes a second gate insulating film, a second gate electrode, and a second sidewall. A capacitive element is connected to one side of source an... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042008 | PLASMA GENERATOR To provide a plasma generator having a plasma-generating zone of an increased volume. A plasma generator 100 has a casing 10 made of a sintered ceramic produced from alumina (Al2O3) as a raw material. The... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039643 | POWER TRANSMISSION CHAIN AND POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME In a power transmission chain, an increase in rigidity in connection between pins and pulleys, a reduction in looseness of the pins when the pins bite into the pulleys, a reduction in driving noise and a further increase in practical durability are attained. 02/17/2011 | |
| 20110039396 | Semiconductor device and method of fabricating semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device from a semiconductor wafer, having external connecting terminals on one side of the semiconductor wafer and a cover layer on another side of the semiconductor wafer, includes forming a groove with a first width from the one... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038979 | Die unit and method of manufacturing die unit A die unit that maintains uniform quality of a work despite continuous operation is provided. The die unit includes a lower die holder including a base hole, an upper die holder including a through hole, a pillar having an end portion inserted to the base hole and the o... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038583 | Optical fiber, tape-like optical fiber and optical module using the same An optical fiber has a single-layer coated optical fiber having an optical bare fiber including a core and a clad formed around the core, and a single coating layer provided around an outer periphery of the optical bare fiber, an inner coating layer provided around an o... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036830 | HEAT TREATING METHOD OF ROLLING BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL AND COOLING UNIT FOR INNER SHAFT In the heat treating method, a raceway surface of an outer ring is subjected to heat treatment, while an entirety of an outer peripheral face of the outer ring is cooled by injecting water. Moreover, a raceway surface of an inner shaft is subjected to heat treatment, wh... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036409 | FILTER, COOLING INJECTION MEMBER, AND COOLING WIND INJECTION METHOD Filter (304) disposed between a wind blower and injection port (302) that injects cooling wind delivered from said wind blower and in which a plurality of opening portions are formed, wherein an area of said filter (304) is greater than an area of s... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035618 | AUTOMATED TRANSITION TO A RECOVERY KERNEL VIA FIRMWARE-ASSISTED-DUMP FLOWS PROVIDING AUTOMATED OPERATING SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR A method (and structure) of operating an operating system (OS) on a computer. When a failure of the OS is detected, the computer automatically performs a diagnosis of the OS failure. The computer also attempts to automatically repair/recover the failed OS, based on the ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034770 | ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE An endoscopic device comprises: an illuminating unit which emits illuminating light from an endoscope tip portion, and includes a plurality of kinds of light sources different from one another in an emission wavelength; an imaging unit which obtains a pickup image of a ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034768 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING OPTICAL FIBERS An endoscope for imaging of an object in a body cavity by receiving image light on an image sensor is provided. In an elongated tube for entry in the body cavity, an objective lens system is incorporated for receiving the image light from the object. A fiber optic image... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033982 | Lead-forming die and method of manufacturing semiconductor device utilizing lead-forming die Provided is that a lead-forming die includes an upper die and a lower die disposed so as to oppose the upper die; a supporting unit for semiconductor package, provided on an upper face of the lower die; a moving unit provided on a lower face of the upper die and movable... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033594 | Edible oil having excellent storage stability, and method for production thereof Disclosed is an edible oil which is hardly deteriorated by oxidation and therefore has excellent storage stability. Also disclosed is a method for producing the edible oil. A nitrogen gas in the form of nanobubbles each having a diameter of less than 1000 nm (1 μm) and... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033159 | Optical fiber connecting part and optical module using the same An optical fiber connecting part has a ferrule, and a guide bore penetrating through the ferrule and configured to guide an optical fiber to be inserted. The guide bore has a first bore provided at one end of the ferrule, through which the optical fiber is inserted into... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032780 | Semiconductor device The semiconductor device includes a first pair of data lines, a second pair of data lines, a third pair of data lines, a first amplifier (SA) connected to the first pair of data lines, a first switch that controls connection between the first pair of data lines and the ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032647 | Semiconductor device including esd protection field effect transistor with adjustable back gate potential A semiconductor device includes a first circuit block powered by voltages at first and second power supply terminals, a second circuit block powered by voltages at third and fourth power supply terminals, a first ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection circuit includin... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032014 | Delay locked loop circuit and signal delay method A multiplier PLL multiplies a reference clock and outputs the multiplied clock. A DLL compares the clock output from the multiplier PLL with a clock obtained by delaying the clock output from the multiplier PLL. The DLL generates a delay signal having a given amount of ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032004 | Light-receving circuit and semiconductor device having same A light-receiving circuit includes a photodiode that converts an input optical signal to a current signal; a current-voltage converting circuit that outputs an output voltage signal obtained by adding a reference voltage to a voltage signal proportional to the current v... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031553 | Semiconductor device having transistors each having gate electrode of different metal ratio and production process thereof A semiconductor device with integrated MIS field-effect transistors includes a first transistor including a first gate electrode having a composition represented by MAx, and a second transistor including a second gate electrode having a composition represented by MAy, i... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030219 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ROLLING SLIDING MEMBER A method of producing a rolling sliding member, wherein, after a work for a rolling sliding member, which is made of a bearing steel and formed in a predetermined shape, is quenched, a heating start temperature is set to be 10 to 100° C., a heating finish temperature i... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028190 | Foldable portable information terminal A portable device includes an upper unit, a lower unit having an operation section on an operation surface, and a movable connecting mechanism which connects the upper unit and the lower unit. The movable connecting mechanism includes a rotating hinge including a rotati... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028172 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND LOCATION MANAGEMENT SERVER A communication system according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention is a communication system including a location management server for managing the location of a mobile station, a base station for deciding an exchange which accommodates the mobile station... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027987 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a laminated structure of a plurality of metal films on a semiconductor substrate using an electroless plating method. The forming of the metal films includes: performing an electroless plating process in... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027460 | TRANSFLECTIVE TYPE LCD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A method for manufacturing a transflective type LCD having a first substrate provided thereon with a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of signal lines which are substantially perpendicular to each other and a switching element arranged near each of intersectio... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027112 | Water pump The present invention provides a water pump capable of minimizing the runout of a shaft of an impeller even if a bearing supporting the shaft is provided only at one location. This water pump includes a pump cover, a motor case having a partition wall part, an impeller ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026348 | Semiconductor device having hierarchically structured bit lines and system including the same A semiconductor device includes a global bit line, a dummy global bit line that is shorter than the global bit line, a sense amplifier that amplifies a potential difference between the global bit line and the dummy global bit line, a plurality of memory blocks each incl... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026339 | Semiconductor memory device performing refresh operation and method of testing the same A semiconductor memory device includes a mask information storage circuit that stores therein mask information indicating an area for which the self refresh operation is not performed among a plurality of areas in a memory cell array, a mask determining circuit that is ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026312 | Semiconductor device including memory having nodes connected with continuous diffusion layer but isolated from each other by transistor A semiconductor device includes a memory cell which includes a first inverter and a second inverter, the first inverter includes a first drive transistor and a first load transistor, the second inverter includes a second drive transistor and a second load transistor, an... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026292 | Semiconductor device having hierarchically structured bit lines and system including the same To include memory mats each including a sense amplifier that amplifies a potential difference between global bit lines, a plurality of hierarchy switches connected to the global bit lines, and a plurality of local bit lines connected to the global bit lines via the hier... | 02/03/2011 |
