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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149225 | Display apparatus for refrigerator The present invention discloses a display apparatus (30) for a refrigerator which can be operated by using a touch screen (60). The display apparatus for the refrigerator includes a control unit (40) for controlling the refrigerator, a display u... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8124990 | Semiconductor light emitting device having an electron barrier layer between a plurality of active layers Provided is a semiconductor light emitting device. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. The active layer comprises a first active layer, a se... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8033830 | Vehicle simulation system A vehicle simulation system equipped to display information on the rear side of a driver (rider). The simulation system includes a dummy bicycle operated by the rider, a monitor on the front side for displaying a scene based on the operations of the dummy bicycle, a... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7884898 | Optical sheet for backlight, backlight, and display device An optical sheet for a backlight is provided on a surface light source in the backlight. An optical reflection layer has a plurality of through grooves formed on a transparent substrate and arranged at a prescribed interval. The width of the through hole is narrowed... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879901 | Sublingual Formulations of Ketorolac or Salts Thereof The present invention refers to pharmaceutical compositions based on ketorolac or one of its salts pharmaceutically acceptable, as well as the use of ketorolac or one of its salts acceptable from pharmaceutical viewpoint, for preparation of a pharmaceutical composit... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7835552 | Image capturing apparatus and face area extraction method When a comparison is made between each partial image in frame images output in a frame order from a solid-state image capturing element and plural types of face patterns 25, 26, which are prepared in advance, according to pattern matching to extract an area o... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7766994 | Ultrasonic solution separating method and ultrasonic separating apparatus used in this method An ultrasonic solution separating method wherein a solution is ultrasonically vibrated and atomized into mist in a carrier gas in an ultrasonic atomizing chamber (4) and the carrier gas including atomized mist is transferred to a collecting part (5) an... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7728890 | Photoelectric conversion film laminated color solid-state imaging apparatus A photoelectric conversion film laminated color solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a semiconductor substrate in which a first signal read circuit for a first color among the three primary colors, a second signal read circuit for a second color and a third sig... | 06/01/2010 |
| D614677 | Refrigerator | 04/27/2010 |
| 7605147 | Acyclic nucleoside phosphonate derivatives, salts thereof and process for the preparation of the same The present invention relates to an acyclic nucleoside phosphonate derivative represented by the following formula (1): in which represents single bond or double bond, R1, R2, R3, R7 | 10/20/2009 |
| D581505 | Humidifying unit case | 11/25/2008 |
| 7386169 | Method for edge detection and contour stroke generation A method for contour stroke generation. First, edge pixels of an image are detected. The connected edge pixels are traced to generate non-branched edges. Each non-branched edge represents a list of connected edge pixels without branches. Thereafter, the non-branched... | 06/10/2008 |
| D568273 | DVD player | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362308 | Modular scroll wheel with integral detent-engaging spring tab A single-piece component rotatably supports a scroll wheel and includes an integral follower arm extending into a well within which the scroll wheel rotates. Formed on a circumferential surface of the scroll wheel are regularly spaced detents or other structures for... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7332434 | Semiconductor device having diffusion barrier layer containing chrome and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device is provided which is capable of preventing a constitutional material of a diffusion barrier layer from diffusing into a bottom electrode during a high thermal process and of preventing an increase in contact resistance of a contact plug by sup... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329475 | Method of selecting photomask blank substrates Provided that a pair of strip-like regions extend from 2 mm to 10 mm inside each of a pair of opposing sides along an outer periphery of a top surface of a substrate on which a mask pattern is to be formed, with a 2 mm edge portion excluded at each end in a lengthwi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314115 | Lubricating system for internal combustion engine A lubricating system for an internal combustion engine includes a recovery pump by which a lubricating oil dropping to and dwelling in a bottom portion of a crankcase after lubricating individual portions of the internal combustion engine is sucked through a pump su... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7244879 | Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics in response to cold The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby that are useful for making transgenic plants. The transgenic plants produced have increased tolerance to cold, low temperature or chilling conditions. Such plants have a highe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235357 | Method of reducing background in fluoresence detection The present invention provides a method for detecting fluorescence by using a solid support to which a probe molecule to be detected is fixed, wherein background is reduced by using a quenching agent. By using present invention, detection sensitivity of a DNA chip c... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227815 | Optical disk and optical disk drive device An optical disk physical has a recording region divided into zones, each zone including physical tracks adjacent to each other. An integer number of sectors are provided in each physical track. The angular recording density is higher in the more outward zones such t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7149031 | Polarizing filter and producing method thereof In order to produce a polarizing filter, first and second protective films are adhered to respective surfaces of a polarized film. When M1, M2 are determined as respective coefficients of expansion by water absorption of the first and second protective... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143110 | Information terminal, server, information display system and information display method An information terminal includes a history management section for recording history information about communication; an information management table for recording history related information indicating a processing state of the history information; and an informatio... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7094161 | Golf ball Golf ball 1 includes a core 2 formed by crosslinking a rubber composition and a cover 3 comprising a resin composition. The cover 3 has a two-layered structure including an outer cover layer 4 and an inner cover layer 5. A n... | 08/22/2006 |
| D520045 | Projector | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021666 | Transferable greeting cards The invention relates to a greeting card containing a thermal transfer sheet. The transfer sheet of the present greeting card includes a (1) a support; (2) optionally at least one transfer layer; and (3) an image or an image receiving layer. According to the present... | 04/04/2006 |
| D515059 | Handheld electronic device | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994063 | Variable valve unit for internal combustion engine The invention includes a first arm which opens and closes a valve, a second arm which is driven by a cam, a third arm which drives the first arm upon receiving a displacement of the second arm, and a variable mechanism which varies a supporting point of the second a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6877344 | Preparation of optical fiber An optical fiber is prepared by applying a liquid electron beam-curable resin composition to a bare optical fiber or a coated optical fiber having a primary or secondary coating on a bare optical fiber, irradiating electron beams to the resin composition on the opti... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6849506 | Non-volatile memory device and fabrication method A non-volatile memory device includes a floating gate formed over a semiconductor substrate. At one end of the floating gate, there is a tapered protrusion having a horn-like or bird's beak shape. A control gate covers the floating gate except for the tapered protru... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6747651 | System and method for creating bounding volume hierarchies utilizing model simplification This invention integrates model simplification and bounding volume hierarchy construction for collision detection in interactive 3D graphics. In particular, it provides general framework and a preferred method to construct bounding volume hierarchy using outputs of ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6540243 | Front wheel steering system for automotive three- and four-wheeled vehicles To reduce the cost of a front wheel steering system for automotive three- and four-wheeled vehicles by utilizing a steering angle ratio varying means having a simple construction. In a front wheel steering system for automotive four-wheeled vehicles, a st... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6486923 | Color picture display apparatus using hue modification to improve picture quality A color picture display apparatus employs an array of light-emitting diodes or other light-emitting elements emitting different colors. A television signal is converted to monochromatic signals of the different colors. A color converter modifies the monoc... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6209627 | Cooling device for radiator of motorcycle To reduce noise caused by exhausted cooling air as well as to maintain a necessary amount of cooling air of a cooling fan. A cooling fan is positioned behind a radiator. A shroud surrounds an impeller coupled to a motor and a rotating shaft. The shroud ha... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6211415 | Process for thermal decomposition of hexafluoropropylene oxide oligomers A hexafluoropropylene oxide oligomer of the formula: RfO[CF(CF3)CF2 O]n CF(CF3)COF in which Rf is a group represented by the formula: F(CF2)m -- in which m is an integer of 1 to 8, or the f... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6171878 | Method of fabricating semiconductor laser using selective growth In a self-aligned structure semiconductor laser in which a pair of optical guide layers are respectively formed on both faces of an active layer, the optical guide layers having a bandgap which is wider than that of the active layer, a pair of cladding la... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6121365 | Polymer fine particles and ink composition containing the same Polymer fine particles are obtained by emulsion-polymerizing one or more monomers having a carboxylate group represented by the following formula and an unsaturated group that is radical polymerizable: --COO- X+ ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6077481 | Automatic pretreatment system for analyzing component of specimen The automatic pretreatment system for analyzing component of a specimen includes a pouring section for pouring a predetermined solvent into a distribution vial in which the specimen is accommodated, a shaking section for shaking the distribution vial afte... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5754666 | Method for reproducing audio signals and an apparatus therefore When reproducing an audio signal with a conventional audio signal reproducing system, an unnaturalness in the quality of the reproduced sound occurs. The unnaturalness is caused by the frequency spectrum of the reproduced sound which is decreased or cut o... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5678731 | Discharge container with nozzle The present invention relates to an improvement of a discharge container with a nozzle for housing a liquid, for example, an instantaneous adhesive or another moisture curing type adhesive, various adhesives such as solvent volatilizing type adhesive, var... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5672584 | Cyclic prodrugs of peptides and peptide nucleic acids having improved metabolic stability and cell membrane permeability Provided are cyclic prodrugs of biologically active peptides and peptide nucleic acids exhibiting improved cell membrane permeability and enzymatic stability, containing 3-(2'-hydroxy-4',6'-dimethyl phenyl)-3,3-dimethyl propionic acid and its deriveatives... | 09/30/1997 |
