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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7509443 | Storage management system and method using performance values to obtain optimal input/output paths within a storage network A CPU of a performance management server, upon receipt of a request from a keyboard or a mouse to newly assign an application to a specified application server, acquires an I/O path between the requested application server and a storage subsystem combined with the a... | 03/24/2009 |
| 6602736 | Method and apparatus for separating semiconductor chips In an apparatus for separating semiconductor chips, a semiconductor wafer stuck to an adhesive sheet with its silicon mirror surface facing downwards is sucked as a whole through its circuit surface side by means of a sucker plate capable of sucking the w... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6576512 | Method of manufacturing an EEPROM device A MISFET capable of a high speed operation includes a metal silicide layer in a high concentration region aligned with a gate side wall layer on a self-alignment basis. A MISFET which can be driven at a high voltage includes an LDD portion having a width ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6508174 | Electrostatic printing aid The invention relates to an electrostatic printing aid to assist with the transfer of printing ink that contains flammable solvents during printing with a high-voltage generator for generating an electrostatic high voltage and with a voltage device to tra... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6378310 | Combustion chamber of a gas turbine working on liquid fuel A combustion chamber of a gas turbine working on liquid fuel includes a tubular enclosure (2) having at least one pressurized air inlet, a liquid fuel injection means (6) positioned on or in proximity to the longitudinal axis (XX') of the tubular enclosur... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6326561 | Thin-film multilayer wiring board with wiring and via holes in a thickness of an insulating layer A thin-film multilayer wiring board with first and second metallic wiring layers formed on a substrate and an organic insulating layer interposed between the metallic wiring layers. The insulating layer has the first metallic wiring layer and via holes in... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6307780 | Semiconductor non-volatile storage The present invention proposes a non-volatile semiconductor storage, comprising a plurality of main bit lines, a plurality of sub bit lines connected to the main bit lines, and a plurality of memory cell arrays, each including a plurality of non-volatile ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6236210 | Magnetic resonance imaging system A magnetic resonance imaging system includes a lower body which has a flat upper surface, and contains a first magnetic pole, an upper body which has a lower surface disposed in opposed relation to the upper surface of the lower body, and contains a secon... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6189782 | Electronic purse A processor 29 automatically sets a direction of transferring electronic money information depending on the existence of IC cards 1a, 1b connected to IC card connecting portions 11a, 11b, and the existence of an external device connected to an external de... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6091582 | Thin film magnetic recording head with very narrow track width performing high density recording at high driving frequency A thin film magnetic head is providing for recording with less blur having a high recording magnetic field, for use in a recording/reproduction separation type magnetic head and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. The thin film magnetic head, in w... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6062193 | Process for controlling the quantity of fuel injected into a diesel engine A process for controlling the quantity of fuel injected into a diesel engine comprising at least one cylinder includes the steps of determining the pressure variation (.increment.P) within at least one cylinder around a specific time of the engine cycle, ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6035414 | Reliability of crossbar switches in an information processing system An information processing apparatus includes a crossbar switch having a plurality of switching circuits for data transfer; connection lines having address data transfer paths of m-bit unit connected to each of the input/output ports of the switching circu... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6021128 | Asynchronous transfer mode switching system An asynchronous transfer mode switching system for improving switching throughput and averting complicated and difficult timing design. In operation, synchronous cell strings from external transmission lines are converted to asynchronous cell strings whic... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5978546 | Digital/analog compatible video tape recorder A VTR compatible with the current analog VTR and capable of recording and reproducing digital signals identifies the type of a tape cassette by the presence or absence of a cassette identification hole formed in a digital recording tape cassette determine... | 11/02/1999 |