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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090132431 | SYSTEM FOR MAPPING FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE DATA INTO COMPLIANCE INFORMATION A system for creating tagged financial documents which are computer readable. The system extracts compliance information and inserts tags related to particular financial data. The tags may be computer readable so the tagged information may be easily found and manipulate... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090131071 | Data Communication Apparatus, Data Communication Method, and Data Communication Packet A data communication apparatus capable of creating a new type of communication is provided. Motion information obtaining means 33 obtains information on the motion of an arbitrary apparatus. An other-party apparatus motion determination section 21 makes a ... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090129487 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND PROCESSING TRANSMITTER SIGNALS Transmitter signals are modulated with one or more codes which may represent a pulse even though the code(s) are not shaped as pulses. The code(s) may be generated by defining a pulse by its Fourier components, and then adding random phases to the Fourier components. A ... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090127589 | Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes using large scale FET arrays Methods and apparatus relating to very large scale FET arrays for analyte measurements. ChemFET (e.g., ISFET) arrays may be fabricated using conventional CMOS processing techniques based on improved FET pixel and array designs that increase measurement sensitivity and a... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090077403 | Integrated device, layout method thereof, and program An integrated device includes at least one data processing device and at least one memory macro accessible by the data processing device. The data processing device and the memory macro are laid out so that a memory address and a power consumption have a correlation.... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090077295 | Card-type peripheral device A card-type peripheral device having a plurality of specifications of external interfaces includes a connector configured to connect the card-type peripheral device to a connectable device connectable to the card-type peripheral device, the connector including a dedicat... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090075980 | Pyrazolopyridines and Analogs Thereof Pyrazolopyridin-4-amines, pyrazoloquinolin-4-amines, pyrazolonaphthyridin-4-amines, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrazoloquinolin-4-amines, and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making, and methods of use of these com... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090075407 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME A microelectronic device and a method for producing the device can overcome the disadvantages of known electronic devices composed of carbon molecules, and can deliver performance superior to the known devices. An insulated-gate field-effect transistor includes a multi-... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090075390 | LIQUID CONTAINMENT FOR INTEGRATED ASSAYS Microfluidic systems including liquid containment regions and methods associated therewith for performing chemical, biological, or biochemical analyses are provided. Liquid containment regions of a microfluidic device may include regions that capture one or more liquids... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074770 | Amino acid sequences that bind to serum proteins in a manner that is essentially independent of the pH, compounds comprising the same, and uses thereof The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that binding to serum proteins such as serum albumin; to compounds, proteins and polypeptides comprising or essentially consisting of such amino acid sequences; to nucleic acids that encode such amino acid sequences,... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074748 | Immunological control of beta-amyloid levels in vivo Disclosed herein are compositions and methods useful for controlling β-amyloid levels. In particular, the instant invention relates to an antibody that catalyzes hydrolysis of β-amyloid at a predetermined amide linkage are provided. The present invention also provides... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074204 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program According to the present invention, a parameter adjustment section setting, in accordance with a first parameter indicating a variant factor for playback speed that is input, a second parameter and a third parameter, and a signal processing section adjusting at least on... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073299 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE MODE DRIVERS In one aspect, a method of transferring charge from a photosensitive array using a plurality of vertical shift registers each having a plurality of vertical elements including a first vertical element and a last vertical element, each of the plurality of vertical elemen... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073286 | Image-pickup apparatus and image-pickup-control method An image-pickup apparatus includes an image-pickup section that picks up images to obtain picked-up-image-data items, a temporarily retaining section that temporarily retains the picked-up-image-data items, a storage-process section that performs a storage process on th... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090072284 | IMAGE SENSOR COMPRISING ISOLATED GERMANIUM PHOTODETECTORS INTEGRATED WITH A SILICON SUBSTRATE AND SILICON CIRCUITRY In accordance with the invention, an improved image sensor comprises an array of germanium photosensitive elements integrated with a silicon substrate and integrated with silicon readout circuits. The silicon transistors are formed first on a silicon substrate, using we... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090072100 | SPREADER FOR A STAND AND SET COMPRISING THE SPREADER AND A TRIPOD A spreader device and a modular stand system including the spreader device are disclosed. The spreader device is configured to detachably couple with and support a stand unit, and to function independently as a stand when detached from the stand unit. Each arm of the sp... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090070029 | Information delivery apparatus, information receiving apparatus, information delivery method, information receiving method and information delivery system There is provided an information delivery apparatus including an event information storage portion to store event information including a place, date and time of an event held in a predetermined place on predetermined date and time, a location information receiving port... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090069314 | Hydroxyalkyl Substituted Imidazoquinoline Compounds and Methods Certain imidazoquinolines with a hydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl substituent at the 2-position, and an aryl or heteroaryl substituent at the 7-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making and methods of use of these comp... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090069299 | Pyrazolo[3,4-c]Quinolines, Pyrazolo[3,4-c]Naphthyridines, Analogs Thereof, and Methods Pyrazolo[3,4-c]quinolines, pyrazolo[4,5-c]naphthyridines, and analogs thereof, eg., 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro pyrazolo[3,4-c]quinolines, and, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making these compounds, and methods of use of these com... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068992 | Information delivery apparatus, information receiving apparatus, information delivery method, information receiving method and information delivery system There is provided an information delivery apparatus including a receiving portion to receive location information of a mobile communication terminal at a given time and acquired date and time of the location information from the terminal, an event information storage po... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068740 | AMORPHOUS CELL DELIVERY VEHICLE TREATED WITH PHYSICAL/PHYSICOCHEMICAL STIMULI Provided are compositions and methods for in vitro generation and in vivo use of tissue for the repair of defective tissue, especially cartilage. Chondrocytes or other cells are cultured in vitro in a biodegradable amorphous carrier within the confines of a space bounde... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068568 | Magnesium ion-containing non-aqueous electrolyte and a production process thereof, as well as electrochemical device A magnesium ion containing non-aqueous electrolyte in which magnesium ions and aluminum ions are dissolved in an organic etheric solvent, and which is formed by: adding metal magnesium, a halogenated hydrocarbon RX, an aluminum halide AlY3, and a quaternary a... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068170 | DROPLET-BASED SELECTION The present invention generally relates to fluidic droplets, and techniques for screening or sorting such fluidic droplets. In some embodiments, the fluidic droplets may contain cells (e.g., hybridoma cells) that can secrete various species, such as antibodies, for exam... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090067662 | Speaker unit and audio output robot device A speaker unit includes: a speaker that contains a magnet for vibrating a diaphragm to output sound; a speaker housing unit that houses the speaker so that the front of the diaphragm is exposed outside; an opening-and-closing unit that is attached to the speaker housing... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090065582 | Card holder and communication method A card holder is provided, which includes a holding section holding, in an attachable/detachable manner, a plurality of non-contact type IC cards capable of non-contact communication with an external unit, an antenna for external communication communicating contactlessl... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090064596 | Opening-and-closing device and robot device When the opening-and-closing unit is pushed toward the base unit as if making them close such that the facing surfaces of the rotational body pinching units cover the outer surfaces of the rotational body to attach the opening-and-closing unit to the rotational body, th... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090063743 | Card-type peripheral device A card-type peripheral device includes an electronic component including a memory disposed in a case, a terminal part including connection terminals connectable with a to-be-connected device, and a switch for disabling writing to the memory. The card-type peripheral dev... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090062328 | Oxime and Hydroxylamine Substituted Imidazo[4,5-c] Ring Compounds and Methods Imidazo[4,5-c] ring compounds, (e.g. imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines, imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines, imidazo[4,5-c]naphthyridine, and 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro imidazo[4,5-c]naphthyridine compounds) having an oxime or hydroxylamine substituent a... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090062272 | IMIDAZOQUINOLINYL SULFONAMIDES Imidazoquinolinyl, imidazopyridinyl, and imidazonaphthyridinyl sulfonamide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, and methods of making and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090062236 | Programmable genotoxic agents and uses therefor The compositions and methods disclosed herein provide heterobifunctional programmable genotoxic compounds that can be designed to kill selected cells present in a heterogenous cell population. The present compounds comprise a first agent that inflicts damage on cellular... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090061688 | Card-type peripheral device A card-type peripheral device includes an electronic component disposed in a case, and a terminal part including connection terminals connectable with a to-be-connected device, wherein a function of the electronic component and the number of terminals of the terminal pa... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090057502 | L-character stand There is provided an L-character stand. The L-character stand is provided with columns supporting one electronic product; a base combined with the columns like an L-character; one fixture provided on the columns; and another fixture provided on the rear face of another ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090055110 | LITHIUM SULFUR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY FUEL GAUGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Systems and methods for accurately determining the state of charge and the relative age of lithium sulfur batteries are provided. The cell resistance and taper input charge of a particular type of lithium sulfur battery are respectively measured to determine the state o... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090053280 | COATING STENTS WITH CYCLIC RGD PEPTIDES OR MIMETICS It is an object of the present invention to overcome certain disadvantages of stents, such as drug eluting stents. In particular, it is an object to provide a stent with improved re-endothelialization ability and/or simultaneous reduced rate of restenosis and/or minimal... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090053263 | Inhibitors of Enveloped Virus Infectivity The present invention relates to treatment of infection by enveloped viruses through the use of papain-like cysteine protease inhibitors and kits thereof. Specifically, methods for treatment of filoviruses as well as other enveloped viruses such as Nipah, in particular ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052722 | Speaker system and fitting device A speaker system includes a cabinet, a front baffle, a speaker unit, a rear baffle, and a fitting member fitted in the rear baffle. The front baffle includes a front duct segment extending backward from the rear thereof. The rear baffle includes an opening portion, a du... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052695 | Signal processing device, signal processing method, and program therefor A signal processing device includes a bass signal extractor, a harmonic wave generator, a level detector, and an adjustment controller. The bass signal extractor first extracts a bass signal from an input audio signal. Natural-sounding bass enhancement is achieved as a ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052632 | CENTER OFFICE WIDEBAND DEVICE WITH SELF-DETECTION FUNCTION AND DETECTING METHOD THEREOF The present invention discloses a center office wideband device with a self-detection function and a method of detecting XDSL ports, where at least one control switch group is provided in the device. The respective XDSL center office ports are connected through the cont... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090051788 | Image-capturing apparatus and image-capturing method An image-capturing apparatus includes an image-capturing unit configured to capture image data of a subject and to store the captured image data in an image-capturing operation; a speed detector configured to detect speed information; and a controller configured to cont... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090051785 | Imaging apparatus and imaging method An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to perform, as an image capturing operation, a process of obtaining captured image data of a subject and save the captured image data; a position detecting unit configured to detect current position information; a... | 02/26/2009 |
