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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922781 | Hydrogen generation apparatus and method for using same A compact hydrogen generator for use with fuel cells and other applications includes a hydrogen membrane reactor having a combustion chamber and a reaction chamber. The two chambers are have a fluid connection and a heat exchange relationship with one another. The h... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7912510 | Terminal for multimedia ring back tone service and method for controlling terminal Disclosed is a method for controlling a terminal for a multimedia Ring Back Tone (RBT) service, which allows RBT sound sources previously set in a sound source-providing server by a called subscriber to be reproduced to an originating terminal by means of a Home Loc... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7898564 | Video telephony service method in mobile communication network The video telephony service method includes the step of the mobile communication system, which stores profile information, setting up a call between culling and called mobile communication terminals; the step of the mobile communication system transmitting the profi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7816910 | Test handler having size-changeable test site A test handler (122) of the present invention includes a main body, a window (142) formed on a surface of the main body and having a size corresponding to a Hi-Fix board of M×N array (where M and N represent an integer greater than a value of =), a co... | 10/19/2010 |
| D624712 | Animal toy retriever | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792416 | Encoding apparatus of audio signal, audio disc and disc reproducing apparatus DVD-video data and DVD-audio data are recorded in a DVD-Avd disc. The DVD-audio data is composed of an audio manager having an audio manager information, an audio manager menu, a first audio title set including first audio data and a second audio title set including... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785203 | Communication game system, communication system, communication apparatus, and communication state indication method A communication game system controlling a development of a game by establishing communication between plural terminal apparatuses and displaying shared information at the terminal apparatuses is provided, the system enabling easy recognition of a communication state... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780225 | Seating apparatus for arrangement in a driver's cabin A seating apparatus is described for arrangement in a driver's cabin of a construction vehicle, especially a soil compacting machine, comprising a treading surface and an operating desk. The seating apparatus comprises a driver's seat and an adjusting device, and th... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780153 | Connecting bearing A connecting bearing for elastic connection between at least two elements. The connecting bearing includes a first fastening device and a second fastening device. The first fastening device and second fastening device are each mechanically coupled by a elastomer mea... | 08/24/2010 |
| D622422 | Floor tile | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776542 | Methods for the detection of hepatitis B and C viruses A method for treating a virus-containing sample, characterized by treatment of a virus-containing sample with a treatment solution containing (1) an anionic surfactant and (2) an amphoteric surfactant, nonionic surfactant or protein denaturant; a virus assay method ... | 08/17/2010 |
| D621074 | Floor tile | 08/03/2010 |
| D620797 | Beverage topper | 08/03/2010 |
| D620149 | Floor tile | 07/20/2010 |
| D620148 | Floor tile | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744919 | Block copolymer micelle composition having an enhanced drug-loading capacity and sustained release A micelle drug composition having an enhanced drug-loading capacity and improved sustained-release characteristics comprising an amphiphilic block copolymer including at least one hydrophilic blocks and at least one hydrophobic blocks. The block copolymer comprises ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741323 | Indene derivatives and process for the preparation thereof An indene derivative for selectively modulating the activities of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) having the following formula (I): wherein, R1 is C1-6 ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7732203 | Method for transdifferentiating mesenchymal stem cells into neuronal cells This inventive discloses a method for transdifferentiating mesenchymal stem cells into neuronal cells, which comprises increasing the level of a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor in the mesenchymal stem cells, said cells being useful in cell therapy... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7708897 | Device and installation for injecting particulate matter into an enclosure and associated method Device, system and method for injecting organic matter into a reaction enclosure (2) of a reactor for treatment using a supercritical water oxidation method. The device comprises a body having an inner volume defining a pressurizing capacity (24) in wh... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708482 | Method for controlling the operation of a printer connected to an automatic sheet feeder or roll paper holder A printer has an ASF connection/disconnection sensor 18a as a sheet feeding device detector which detects if an ASF 60 is installed to the main printer unit 1, a roll paper holder connection sensor 38 as a roll paper holder detecto... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7696675 | Surface acoustic wave device and electronic apparatus A surface acoustic wave device includes: a quartz substrate; and at least a single-type IDT electrode provided on a surface of the quartz substrate for exciting a Rayleigh surface acoustic wave in the upper limit mode of the surface acoustic wave stop band with the ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695206 | Printer with a peeler mechanism A printer having an opening/closing cover for providing access to a roll paper compartment, a peeler mechanism for peeling printed labels from a web and for dispensing the peeled printed labels from the printer and an opening and closing mechanism 50 which lo... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694797 | Printed note processing machine and system A printed note deposit machine, comprises: a user recognition unit identifying a user with an authenticated person; an inlet unit serving as a receiving teller in which printed notes are deposited; a dispensing unit receiving printed notes deposited in the inlet uni... | 04/13/2010 |
| RE41201 | Audio disc of improved data structure and reproduction apparatus therefor An optical audio disc comprises the first pack (A Pack), the second pack (A-CONT Pack), the third pack (V Pack), and the fourth pack (CONT Pack) in which the A-(CONT Pack is placed at the head of a data array and a plurality of the A and V Packs follow the A-CONT Pa... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7689461 | Printing apparatus, POS system and printing apparatus control method A printing apparatus and method for printing receipts and for controlling the cutting of each receipt in succession from a recording medium such as print paper at an appropriate position determined from the print data received from a host computer. The printing appa... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683329 | Method and system for determining the density and dimensional characteristics of an object and application to checking of nuclear fuel pellets during manufacturing The system for automatic determination of the density of an object (100) comprises: an apparatus (2) to determine a significant dimension (x) of said object (100), an apparatus (30) to d... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7662810 | 2-arylmethylazetidine carbapenem derivatives and preparation thereof A 2-arylmethylazetidine carbapenem derivative of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof exhibits a wide spectrum of antibacterial activities against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and excellent antibacterial activities against resistant ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7655307 | Resin composition for mold used in forming micropattern, and method for fabricating organic mold therefrom A resin composition for a mold used in forming micropatterns comprises (A) 40 to 90 parts by weight of an active energy curable urethane-based oligomer having a reactive group; (B) 10 to 60 parts by weight of a monomer reactive with the urethane-based oligomer, (C) ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7632780 | Solvothermal method for preparing vanadia-titania catalyst having nano structure for decomposing chlorinated organic compounds The present invention relates to a method for preparing a vanadia-titania catalyst having a core-shell structure, which is highly active in decomposing chlorinated organic compounds such as dioxin present in the exhaust of an incinerator. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7632456 | Phase change material for high density non-volatile memory The present invention provides a phase change non-volatile memory material comprising a base material and at least one non-metallic light element selected from the group consisting of boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, wherein the base material has a composition wh... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624714 | Engine lubrication method The present invention is directed to a four-cycle engine including a lightweight aluminum alloy engine block having a cylindrical bore and an oil reservoir formed therein. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted in the engine block for rotation about a crankshaft axis. A ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7616866 | Encoding apparatus of audio signal, audio disc and disc reproducing apparatus DVD-video data and DVD-audio data are recorded in a DVD-Avd disc. The DVD-audio data is composed of an audio manager having an audio manager information, an audio manager menu, a first audio title set including first audio data and a second audio title set including... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7605186 | Non-acidic, non-basic colloid solution containing dispersed titanium dioxide method of manufacturing the same, and coating material comprising the colloid solution A method of manufacturing a neutral and transparent metal oxide colloid solution containing dispersed titanium dioxide nano particles comprising the steps of (i) adding a titanium compound and a stabilizer to alcohol to produce a titanium-containing solution and (ii... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604426 | Paper cutting device and a printer with a paper cutting device A paper cutting device for cutting sheet material from the lengthwise edges of the material toward the middle comprising a stationary blade and first and second movable blades with the sheet material placed between the stationary blade and the first and second movab... | 10/20/2009 |
| D602355 | Two part lid for a beverage container | 10/20/2009 |
| 7588710 | Mold made of amorphous fluorine resin and fabrication method thereof A mold for use in forming a target patterning on a substrate by using a pattern formed at one side of the mold is made of amorphous fluorine resin. The mold is fabricated through a compression molding technique by using a master mold (104) with a pattern stru... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7588073 | Aluminum alloy-based extruded multi-path flat tubes for the heat exchanger and method of manufacture thereof An aluminum alloy-based extruded multi-path flat tube having a multiple number of passageways extending internally through the flat tube in parallel with one another and adapted to be coupled to other such flat tubes to form a heat exchanger after performing a brazi... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7583835 | Process for gripping an object by means of a robot arm equipped with a camera A reconnaissance process for taking successive images (7, 10) of an object using a camera by pairing optimally points (A, B) into a single movement (Δm) compatible with the movement of the camera that has taken two images to calculate the position of the obj... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7579294 | Synthesis of supported transition metal catalysts A highly active and recyclable supported transition metal catalyst can be prepared by a simple process comprising mixing with heating a transition metal complex, a metal-chelating agent and an alkoxide of Ti, Al or Si, followed by treatment with water to induce a so... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7579050 | Method for focusing patterning nano-sized structure A nano-structure can be focus-patterned while minimizing the generation of a noise pattern by the inventive method which comprises the steps of: (i) mounting a plate having a nano-scale pattern formed thereon by a patterned photoresist layer on an electrode placed i... | 08/25/2009 |
