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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047580 | AV CONTENT VIEW SYSTEM In video/audio information such as a movie in a mobile terminal connected to a terminal of a seat terminal for a mobile terminal, the video is converted into video data and transmitted to a seat terminal of a front seat via a transmission path. The video data are decode... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110047338 | SELF-LEARNING MAP ON BASIS ON ENVIRONMENT SENSORS A self-learning map or a device for creating and storing a digital map for a transport unit on the basis of environmental sensors, vehicle-to-X communication and satellite navigation systems. The self-learning map and device create and store the digital map without the ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046996 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE OPERATING FORECAST FOR A SYSTEM According to the invention, to determine an operating forecast for a system, measurements are taken of an environmental value in an environment surrounding the system. Then these measurements are processed in a processing unit in order to determine how much of the syste... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046771 | Computer Controlled Flow Manipulation For Vacuum Infusion Processes Methods and apparatus for vacuum infusing resin into a fabric preform within a mold. The methods comprise increasing permeability in a selected region, such as by deploying a VIPR chamber in a location corresponding to the resin injection port corresponding to the resin... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045976 | BIOLOGICAL FERTILIZER, METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAME AND USE THEREOF AS A PLANT GROWTH STIMULATOR The invention relates to a novel biological fertiliser, a method for obtaining same and the use thereof as a plant growth stimulator, said fertiliser comprising a pure culture of strain C3 of Pantie dispersal, a pure culture of strain M3 of Azospirillum brasilense | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045753 | POLISHING PAD A polishing pad which comprises a laminate of an abrasive layer with a cushioning layer. The abrasive layer has a Microrubber A hardness of 75 degrees or higher and a thickness of 0.8-3.0 mm. The cushioning layer comprises an unfoamed elastomer and has a thickness of 0.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044814 | CEILING RECESSED VENTILATING FAN WITH ILLUMINATING DEVICE Disclosed is a ceiling recessed ventilating fan with illuminating device, including a body, a blower disposed horizontally within the body and an illuminating device disposed inside the body. The illuminating device is disposed around an air inlet of the blower. The ill... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044507 | METHOD AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA OF A VEHICLE A method for determining relevant objects in a vehicle moving on a roadway An assistance function is executed in relation to a position of a relevant object, and the relevant objects are determined on the basis of an image evaluation of images of a surrounding area of t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044427 | LEVEL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS The invention provides a detector assembly for use in a nucleonic level gauge comprising:
| 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ENHANCING DEPTH PERCEPTION IN HEAD BORNE VIDEO SYSTEMS Systems and methods for viewing image data. The system includes a head borne image source, a controller, an eyepiece lens assembly and a display device. The head borne image source images an object and provides the image data. The controller determines a focus adjustmen... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043304 | LEFT-HANDED RESONATOR AND LEFT-HANDED FILTER USING THE SAME A left-handed resonator according to the present invention includes: a series body in which an inductor component and a capacitor component are connected in series; and a parallel body in which an inductor component and a capacitor component are connected in parallel, w... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043195 | MAGNETIC DISPLACEMENT SENSOR A magnetic displacement sensor, where, in order to achieve an improved measurement behavior, magnets are formed in a direction of an x-axis such that a z-component (Bz) of the flux density has an essentially linear characteristic curve in a region of travel a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042863 | METHOD FOR MAKING A MOULDING CORE, AND MOULDING CORE FOR MAKING A COMPLEX PART MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL In order to make a structure of a composite material including elongated hollow shapes, such as hollow shapes associated with stiffeners of a stiffened panel, the invention comprises making cores including a bladder made of an elastomer material. The invention relates t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040307 | SURGICAL DEVICE FOR CONJUCTIVAL TISSUE CLOSURE Disclosed herein is a surgical device for closing an opening in conjunctival tissue, an instrument for applying the surgical device to close an opening in conjunctival tissue, a system for closing an opening in conjunctival tissue including the surgical device and the i... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038429 | SIGNAL BRANCHING FILTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, ANTENNA APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USED IN ALL OF THE ABOVE A signal branching filter according to the invention is a signal branching filter connected to a network having at least four terminals. The signal branching filter includes a first line one end of which is connected to a first terminal of the network, a second line one... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037569 | COVERING AND/OR SEALING FOIL FOR A PACK AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE OPEN STATE OF A PACK The invention relates to a covering and/or sealing foil for a pack, in particular blister pack, configured to seal at least one filling compartment and to enable access to the filling compartment by separation and/or tearing, wherein the film, in particular in the regio... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037485 | COVERING AND SEALING FILM FOR A PACK AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE OPENING STATE OF A PACK The invention concerns a covering and/or sealing film for a pack, in particular a blister pack, configured to seal at least one filling product chamber and allow opening access to the filling product chamber by separation and/or tearing, wherein the film, in particular ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037316 | LOAD CONTROL CIRCUIT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE A load control circuit includes one or more current regulators, in particular in an electronic motor vehicle control unit, wherein one or more preferably inductive load(s) is/are connected to a circuit located outside the control unit or inside the control unit, and whe... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037030 | NANOPARTICULATE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION The present invention relates to a nanoparticulate composition comprising nanoparticles with a particle-size distribution of d90≦10 μm, and optionally a surface-active agent. The present invention further relates to a method f... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037009 | NON-RETURN VALVE The present invention relates to a non-return valve for a liquid piping system, comprising a valve housing and a valve member, which is movable between a first position, in which a flow path is blocked, and a second position, in which the flow path is un-blocked. The no... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036495 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPLEX STRUCTURE MADE OF A COMPOSITE BY ASSEMBLING RIGID COMPONENTS To produce a complex structure made of a composite, with assembled individual parts, a method includes the steps of: producing individual parts; producing assembly components, to ensure structural bonds between the individual parts, from fibers impregnated with a resin ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036434 | HYDRAULIC UNIT A hydraulic unit for a slip-controlled braking system includes a housing body provided with a flange surface into which at least one additional bore joins. The bore, in addition to a cable through bore arranged in the housing body, is covered by an electromotor and/or a... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036071 | ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, which system comprises a monolith substrate (10) coated with a catalyst, which monolith substrate comprising a plurality of substantially parallel channels, each channel having a length extending from an upstre... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034327 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CATALYSTS A process for manufacturing a catalyst composition comprises the steps of (i) precipitating one or more metal compounds from solution using an alkaline precipitant, preferably comprising an alkaline carbonate, optionally in the presence of a thermostabilising material, ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034322 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FRACTURE-RESISTANT CATALYST FOR DESULPHURIZING GASES A method for producing a catalytically active absorber for desulphurizing hydrocarbon streams by mixing a thermally decomposable copper source, a thermally decomposable molybdenum source, zinc oxide, and water, heating the mixture to decompose the copper and molybdenum ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033322 | ELECTRICAL MOTOR ACTIVATION METHOD HAVING LOAD TORQUE ADAPTATION An electrical motor activation method for an electric motor including a rotor, connected to a motor shaft, and a stator having brushes. The stator comprises multiple commutator laminations for the commutation of windings disposed on the rotor and is activated by a pulse... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032590 | MEANDERING OSCILLATOR, OPTICAL REFLECTING ELEMENT USING MEANDERING OSCILLATOR, AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE USING MEANDERING OSCILLATOR A meandering oscillator includes a plurality of oscillating plates bent and coupled in predetermined directions and piezoelectric actuators each including a lower electrode, a piezoelectric body, and an upper electrode stacked on the oscillating plate in this order, and... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032280 | DRIVING METHOD OF PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE The driving method of the plasma display device has a plurality of combination sets for display that include a different number of combinations. Respective spatial differentiations of a red image signal, a green image signal, and a blue image signal are calculated. For ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032119 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A driver assistance system which outputs information to the driver on the traffic situation in the surroundings and provides assistance, by vehicle components, in order for the driver to handle a current traffic situation.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032108 | LARGE CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITOR HAVING A THERMAL DISCONNECT WITH A LIGHT INDICATOR A capacitor providing a thermal alert includes a wound film capacitor for carrying a large current when coupled to an AC generator. The wound film capacitor includes a hollow core extending from one end to another end of the capacitor. Also included are an in-line therm... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031427 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR A DIAPHRAGM VALVE A diaphragm valve is disclosed. The diaphragm valve includes a valve body including a housing defining a fluid flow passageway and a valve seat. A bonnet assembly including a housing is mounted to the valve body. A diaphragm, a backing cushion and a resilient member are... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030892 | VACUUM HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING VACUUM HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL, AND HEAT INSULATING BOX BODY USING VACUUM HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL Disclosed is a vacuum heat insulating material. Also disclosed is a heat insulating box using the vacuum heat insulating material. The vacuum heat insulating material includes a core member and envelope members having gas-barrier properties and including heat-seal layer... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030207 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A multilayer printed wiring board is characterized in that the interlayer connection material in the via holes has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion in the thickness direction than the electrically insulating substrate made of insulating material; the interlayer ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029240 | HOST BASED SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEMS Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a host based positioning system. The host based positioning system includes a tracker hardware interface that connects to a dedicated hardware space vehicle tracker. The tracker hardware interface receive... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028718 | PARACYCLOPHANE-BASED LIGANDS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE IN CATALYSIS A substituted paracyclophane is described of formula (I) wherein X1 and X2 are linking groups comprising between 2 to 4 carbon atoms, Y1 and Y2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halide, oxygen, nitrogen, alky... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027303 | PARTIAL PEPTIDE OF SURVIVIN PRESENTED ON MHC CLASS II MOLECULE AND USE THEROF The object aims to provide: a novel tumor antigen; a novel therapeutic agent useful in a method for treating a malignant neoplasm by utilizing the tumor antigen; and a tumor antigen which can be used as the therapeutic agent. Thus, disclosed are: a novel tumor antigen w... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026798 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF POSSIBLY MALIGNANT LESIONS AND STRATIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMORS A method and apparatus for classifying possibly malignant lesions from sets of DCE-MRI images includes receiving a set of MRI slice images obtained at respectively different times, where each slice image includes voxels representative of at least one region of interest ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026189 | Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Supercapacitor A supercapacitor comprising a cathode, an anode, a first single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) film electrode adjacent the cathode, a second SWNT film electrode adjacent the anode, and separator disposed between the first and second electrodes. The SWNT film electrodes m... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026186 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME An electrostatic discharge protection component includes an element body, a pair of discharge electrodes, and a pair of terminal electrodes. The element body includes a closed cavity therein. The discharge electrodes are formed in the element body in such a manner as to... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025888 | SMEAR CORRECTION METHOD, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE WHICH USE SAME A multiple-stage vertical CCD, a vertical transfer section for alternately transferring the first signal containing a smear signal and image signal and the second signal containing only a smear signal to each register of vertical registers, a horizontal section for alte... | 02/03/2011 |