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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090144125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONNAISSANCE FOR SPEND MANAGEMENT PROCUREMENT A system, method and computer program product for providing a procurement solution, including determining a maturity level of a strategic direction, procurement processes, and procurement information technology (IT) landscape of a client; identifying a prescription to a... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090143109 | MOBILE PHONE To provide a mobile phone which can be used without hampering convenience in a condition where functions of the mobile phone are switched and can improve operability. The mobile phone includes an optical sensor, a display element, a pixel circuit portion where a plurali... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090143104 | Wireless smart card and integrated personal area network, near field communication and contactless payment system A wireless smart card having a personal area network transceiver, such as a Bluetooth transceiver, to couple the wireless smart card with a mobile communication device, and a near field communication (NFC) and radio-frequency identification (RFID) transceiver to couple ... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090141522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTION DURING INVERTER SHUTDOWN IN DISTRIBUTED POWER INSTALLATIONS A protection method in a distributed power system including of DC power sources and multiple power modules which include inputs coupled to the DC power sources. The power modules include outputs coupled in series with one or more other power modules to form a serial str... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090141004 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME To provide an input device including a display screen which has an image display function and a text information input function by using a display portion in which a pixel includes an optical sensor. An optical sensor is provided in each pixel of the display portion in ... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090140715 | SAFETY MECHANISMS, WAKE UP AND SHUTDOWN METHODS IN DISTRIBUTED POWER INSTALLATIONS A distributed power system including multiple DC power sources and multiple power modules. The power modules include inputs coupled respectively to the DC power sources and outputs coupled in series to form a serial string. An inverter is coupled to the serial string. T... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090140283 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE An object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting device in which variations in an emission spectrum depending on a viewing angle with respect to a side from which luminescence is extracted are decreased. A light emitting device according to the inventio... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090140053 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A semiconductor device in which damages to an element such as a transistor are reduced even when external force such as bending is applied and stress is generated in the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first island-like reinforcement film over ... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090139453 | MULTI-STATION PLASMA REACTOR WITH MULTIPLE PLASMA REGIONS A plasma chamber is constructed to have a chamber body defining therein a plurality of process stations. A plurality of rotating substrate holders are each situated in one of the process stations and a plurality of in-situ plasma generation regions are each provided abo... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090138320 | PRODUCT CATALOG MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A product catalog management system and method is provided for managing product data associated with a plurality of products. In one embodiment, the system comprises a processor, a product information database for storing product data associated with a plurality of prod... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090136899 | DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM An implant comprising two internal anti-rotational features. One anti-rotational feature is adapted to engage a driving tools while the other anti-rotational feature is adapted to engage an abutment. An implant abutment system is provided with an angled abutment adapted... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090136445 | SUSTAINED RELEASE EYE DROP FORMULATIONS This invention provides for biocompatible, biodegradable eye drop pharmaceutical formulations useful for the treatment of ocular indications. In particular, tocopherols and their esters of low water solubility, notably α-tocopheryl acetate, are exceptional vehicles for... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090130629 | TWO-PIECE DENTAL ABUTMENT SYSTEM The present inventions is an abutment for use with a dental implant. The abutment comprises a prosthetic portion adapted to support a prosthesis thereon and an insert. The prosthetic portion has a subgingival end and a supragingival region for protruding beyond gingiva ... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090128026 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A high-quality light emitting device is provided which has a long-lasting light emitting element free from the problems of conventional ones because of a structure that allows less degradation, and a method of manufacturing the light emitting device is provided. After a... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090126249 | FIREARM MODIFICATION METHOD AND KIT ASSEMBLY A firearm modification method and kit assembly includes the removal of the pistol style hand grip mount in a manner that precludes the use of the originally mounted pistol style hand grip, the modification of the hand grip mount to add a shoulder stock mount, and the in... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090124284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEAMLESS BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS TO WEB APPLICATIONS A WiFi communication framework that is particularly suitable for mobile devices. The framework provides comprehensive tools for establishing seamless Internet access for web applications on mobile handheld devices. In addition, it can provide user location to enable app... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090123256 | ELEVATOR LINEAR MOTOR DRIVE Disclosed is a substrate processing system with a magnetic conduit configuration to improve the movement of a substrate carrier within the system. The configuration specifically provides for safe, secure movement of a carrier between multiple levels of a substrate proce... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090119137 | System and method for efficient product assessment A method, system, and computer program product for determining and increasing the accuracy of costing including determining possible components of a product; allocating each component at least one costing wherein the costing depends on the current product definition pro... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090118289 | (Biphenyl) Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives Thereof The present invention relates to compounds having the general formula (I) with the definitions of A, X, R1-R6 given below, and/or a salt or ester thereof. Furthermore the invention relates to the use of said compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090117977 | Multigame Gaming Machine With Transmissive Display Gaming machine is disclosed having a primary display and a secondary display mounted over the primary display. In one implementation, the primary display is a mechanical display and the secondary display is a transmissive display. This arrangement allows a wagering game... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090117693 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE In a semiconductor device having a raised source and drain structure, in forming a raised region by etching, etching of an island-like semiconductor film which is an active layer is inhibited. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, an insulating film is f... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114922 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, LIQUID CRYSTAL TELEVISION, AND EL TELEVISION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a semiconductor element capable of reducing a cost and improving a throughput with a minute structure, and further, a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal tele... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114915 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A separation layer containing a halogen element is formed over a glass substrate by a plasma CVD method; a semiconductor element is formed over the separation layer; and separation is then performed inside the separation layer or at its interface, so that the large-area... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114911 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF The present invention provides a manufacturing process using a droplet-discharging method that is suitable for manufacturing a large substrate in mass production. A photosensitive material solution of a conductive film is selectively discharged by a droplet-discharging ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114851 | FIB MILLING OF COPPER OVER ORGANIC DIELECTRICS Apparatus and processes are disclosed for milling copper adjacent to organic low-k dielectric on a substrate by directing a charged-particle beam at a portion of the copper and exposing the copper to a precursor sufficient to enhance removal of the copper relative to re... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114204 | CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTING DEVICE THAT HAVE DISK-LIKE CUTTING BLADE A cutting tool (20) capable of cutting or grooving an article with high accuracy independent of the thickness of a cutting disk blade used has a cutting disk blade (22) having a through-hole (21) at its center, an annular rigid plate (23) coa... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090111247 | FORMATION METHOD OF SINGLE CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, FORMATION METHOD OF CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, FORMATION METHOD OF POLYCRYSTALLINE LAYER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A method for forming a single crystal semiconductor layer in which a first porous layer and a second porous layer are formed over a single crystal semiconductor ingot, a groove is formed in a part of the second porous layer and a single crystal semiconductor layer is fo... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090108263 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF The invention relates to a semiconductor device including a plurality of thin film transistors provided on a base member having a curved surface. The surface may be bent in either a convex shape or a concave shape. All channel length directions of the plurality of thin ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090106162 | ON-LINE SHOPPING SYSTEM An on-line shopping system for selling a product over an electronic communication network such as the Internet (as detailed in | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090105430 | USE OF ALKALI METAL-SILICA GEL (M-SG) MATERIALS IN SOLVENT AND MONOMER DRYING AND PURIFICATION FOR THEIR USE IN ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION Stage I Group 1 metal/porous metal oxide compositions or Stage II Group 1 metal/porous metal oxide compositions are shown to be useful to remove impurities and act as drying agents for various types of solvents and for olefinic monomers used in anionic polymerizations. ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090105280 | Novel Aromatic Nitro Compounds Pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of e.g. the formulas (Ie) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier which is useful in a medicine wherein the symbols and substituents have the fol... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090102374 | POLYMER, ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE A novel electroluminescent polymer is represented by the following formula. A film of the polymer represented by the following formula can be formed by electrolytic polymerization, and farther emits light in a different color by an electric field when a substituent ther... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090102027 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device including an insulating layer with a high dielectric strength voltage, a low dielectric constant, and low hygroscopicity. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic applianc... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090101910 | Thin-film transistor A gate-insulated thin film transistor is disclosed. One improvement is that the thin film transistor is formed on a substrate through a blocking layer in between so that it is possible to prevent the transistor from being contaminated with impurities such as alkali ions... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090096636 | Incursion Collision Avoidance System for Vehicle Traffic Control A system to identify junctions of restricted areas to approaching vehicles, including at least one warning signal generator adapted to transmit the warning signal into areas traversed by the vehicles approaching the restricted areas, a receiver in each of the vehicles r... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090096024 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a semiconductor film formed over an insulator is doped with an impurity element to a depth less than the thickness of the semiconductor film, thereby forming an impurity doped layer; a metal silicide layer is formed ... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090092748 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE PACKAGING AND CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION A process for packaging an electronic device employs an insulating protective resin layer produced from one or more of the resin compositions: (1) 100 parts of an organic solvent-soluble resin having a polysiloxane skeleton and a polar group, 0.5 to 30 parts of an epoxy... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090091500 | Variable Dielectric Constant-Based Antenna And Array An antenna and antenna array are provided. A radiating elements and corresponding feed lines are provided over a variable dielectric constant material sandwiched between two panels. The sandwich may be in the form of an LCD. The dielectric constant in a selected area un... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090954 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Memory elements, switching elements, and peripheral circuits to constitute a nonvolatile memory are integrally formed on a substrate by using TFTs. Since semiconductor active layers of memory element TFTs are thinner than those of other TFTs, impact ionization easily oc... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090940 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A semiconductor device is provided, which includes a first insulating layer over a first substrate, a transistor over the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer over the transistor, a first conductive layer connected to a source region or a drain region of th... | 04/09/2009 |
