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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183789 | Lighting system for avionics applications and control method thereof Disclosed herein is a lighting system, in particular for an avionics apparatus, having at least a light source and a control unit coupled to the light source and controlling operation thereof based on a management PWM signal; the management PWM signal may have a sha... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176251 | Dynamic optimization of cache memory The present invention includes dynamically analyzing look-up requests from a cache look-up algorithm to look-up data block tags corresponding to blocks of data previously inserted into a cache memory, to determine a cache related parameter. After analysis of a speci... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172787 | Method and apparatus to detect biocontamination in an insufflator for use in endoscopy An apparatus to provide a regulated pressurized gas for introduction into the body of a patient during a medical procedure comprises an internal flow path through which to convey the pressurized gas, a regulator in the flow path to regulate the pressurized gas, and ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171622 | Flexible printed circuit and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed is a flexible printed circuit, comprising a substrate, and a silver foil and a reinforcement plate attached on said substrate in order, wherein there is an ink layer between said silver foil and said reinforcement plate. According to the invention, by prin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171480 | Method and apparatus for allocating shared resources to process domains according to current processor utilization in a shared resource processor In a processing system which includes a physical processor that includes multiple logical processors, multiple domains are defined for multiple processes that can execute on the physical processor. Each of the processes is assigned to one of the domains. Processor u... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166257 | Automated continuous provisioning of a data storage system Methods and systems for mapping data-management requirements to the provisioning of a data storage system to conform to a set of user-defined data-management policies. A conformance engine with storage system awareness translates the set of data-management policies ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8149175 | Multiple band antenna The present invention provides a multiple band antenna, including a first radiation element adapted to resonate at a first resonant frequency band by employing a resonant length, which is reduced by a coupling effect with a neighboring radiation element, a power fee... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149071 | Radio frequency switch and apparatus containing the radio frequency switch The present invention relates to A radio frequency (RF) switch and an apparatus including the RF switch. In an aspect of the present invention, an RF switch includes a transmission line having one end connected to an input terminal or an output terminal and the othe... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148050 | Method for fabricating probe needle tip of probe card Disclosed herein is a method for fabricating a probe needle tip of a probe card, in which, in order to prevent a poor grinding effect caused by irregular removal or flexibility of the photoresists laminated to be high in the course of polishing a first metal loaded ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142323 | Continuously variable transmission In a continuously variable transmission (“CVT”) using a toroidal-race continuously variable ratio device and a planetary gear mechanism, the rotation of the input shaft (12) is directly transmitted to the carrier C of the planetary gear mechanism (6 | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138769 | Method and device for measuring the thickness of a layer of material Described herein is a method for measuring, via a microwave sensor, the thickness of a layer of first material, said method envisaging: acquiring at least one frequency response of the layer of first material via a microwave sensor; setting the microwave sensor on a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137315 | Self-contained pump A self-contained pump is disclosed that is an integrated pump. It has a reservoir, a pumping mechanism, and at least one outlet. The pumping mechanism is for controlled compression of the reservoir to force a required volume of fluid in the reservoir through the at ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8129948 | Protective circuits for secondary battery packs This invention discloses a charging/discharging protective circuit for a secondary battery pack, having an over-charging/discharging voltage comparator, a reference voltage source and a battery status decision circuit. There is also a sampling circuit having a seque... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125548 | Analog image signal processing circuit for CMOS image sensor An image signal processing circuit for CMOS image sensor comprises a differential operational amplifier, input stage capacitors, and output stage capacitors. The input stage capacitors comprise a first positive input stage switching capacitor array and a first negat... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124325 | Methods and apparatus for the manufacture of microstructures A method of manufacturing microstructures is disclosed, the method comprising a applying a mask to substrate; forming a pattern in the mask; processing the substrate according to the pattern; and mechanically removing the mask from the substrate. A polymer mask is d... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116628 | Wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network for embodying wavelength-independent operation of wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot laser diodes by injecting a low noise broadband light source The present invention relates to a wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network (WDM-PON) which embodies wavelength-independence of wavelength-locked Fabry Perot-Laser Diode (F-P LD). A WDM-PON of the present invention comprises an optical fiber being use... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108108 | Method of controlling a continuously variable transmission There is described a method of controlling a continuously variable ratio transmission of the type comprising a continuously variable ratio unit (“variator”) which has rotary input and output members though which the variator is coupled between an engine and a dr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106830 | Antenna using electrically conductive ink and production method thereof Disclosed is an antenna having an antenna radiator formed by printing electrically conductive ink on a substrate. An antenna radiator according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed to the same thickness as a skin depth with respect to an operation fre... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102221 | RF switch The present invention provides an RF switch, including a diode adapted to operate as a switch when a control current is applied thereto, a first CRLH transmission line of a Φ degree phase, which provides one signal transfer path from a terminal 1 to a termin... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100793 | Vehicle belt drive torsion bar tensioner with an improved damping device A tensioner (1; 50; 60) for a vehicle belt drive, having a housing (2) defining a cavity (3) having an axis (A); at least one arm (4) fitted to the housing (2) to rotate about the axis (A); an idle pulley (5) fitted to the a... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096918 | Variator A variator (10) has two races (12, 12) mounted for rotation about a common axis. Opposed, shaped faces (14, 18) of the races define an annular space containing at least one roller (38, 40) which runs upon the races to transfer drive betwe... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088349 | Clean method for preparing layered double hydroxides Disclosed is a clean method for preparing layered double hydroxides (LDHs), in which hydroxides of different metals are used as starting materials for production of LDHs by atom-economical reactions. The atom efficiency of the reaction is 100% in each case because a... | 01/03/2012 |
| D651558 | Automobile tire | 01/03/2012 |
| 8073334 | Optical modulation method and system in wavelength locked FP-LD by injecting broadband light source using mutually injected FP-LD The present invention relates to an optical modulation method and optical modulation system of a wavelength locked Fabry Perot-Laser Diode (FP-LD) by injecting a broadband light source (BLS) using mutual injection of FP-LDs. More specifically, the present invention ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071240 | Heating device for a battery and battery assembly having the same Disclosed are a heat-generating device for a battery and a battery assembly enabling a battery to stably produce electricity even under low-temperature conditions. The heat-generating device for a battery includes a heating element positioned on one side of the batt... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067269 | Method for fabricating at least one transistor A method for fabricating transistors such as high electron mobility transistors, each transistor comprising a plurality of epitaxial layers on a common substrate, method comprising: (a) forming a plurality of source contacts on a first surface of the plurality of ep... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061503 | System for conveying fruit and vegetable products The system comprises a first conveyor and singularization line for fruit and vegetable products defined within a V-slot made in a body and presenting two first motorised belts installed on opposite walls which define the slot near the bottom of the slot and two moto... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061441 | Autonomous excavating apparatus Disclosed is a novel autonomous excavating apparatus capable of solving conventional problems. The autonomous excavating apparatus comprises an apparatus body including a lower body 101 formed in a cylindrical shape and combined with a conical-shaped lower en... | 11/22/2011 |
| D648673 | Automobile tire | 11/15/2011 |
| D648672 | Automobile tire | 11/15/2011 |
| 8037309 | Portable data storage device with encryption system A portable data storage device has a non-volatile memory 3 for storing user data, an interface section 7 for receiving and transmitting data to a host, and a master control unit 1 for transferring data to and from the non-volatile memory 3. | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037117 | Random number derivation method and random number generator using same Disclosed is a method for deriving random numbers at a higher speed than ever before while maintaining desired randomness without spoiling uniformity of the occurrence frequency of each random number. One pulse included in one of two or more mutually-independent ran... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034643 | Method for fabrication of a semiconductor device A method for fabrication of a semiconductor device on a substrate, the semiconductor having a wafer. The method includes the steps:(a) applying a seed layer of a thermally conductive metal to the wafer;(b) electroplating a relatively thick layer of the conductive me... | 10/11/2011 |
| D646625 | Automobile tire | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029439 | Disposable attachable light source unit for an endoscope An LED based light source unit for an endoscopic imaging system produces illumination for a camera through an endoscope. The light source unit includes an array of LEDs mounted to a thermally conductive substrate, a light guide to collect light emitted from the LEDs... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8014915 | Vehicle management system and method using ECU Disclosed is a vehicle management system using a wireless network system the system comprising, a WCDMA service unit having a specified ID and obtaining access to a network wirelessly, an ECU system associated with the WCDMA service module for controlling all kinds ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012904 | Acid resistant ceramic materials, filter using the same, and preparation of them The present invention provides porous ceramic materials having good resistance to heat, acid and base, comprising three or more oxides selected from an oxide of silicon (SiO), an oxide of aluminum (AlO), an oxide of a transition metal, MxOy, [wherein M represents a ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010973 | Class loader for managing a network Methods, apparatuses, and systems for managing a network with a non-system class loader via remote method invocation are described. A method includes transferring the Java remote method invocation (RMI) call to a network element in order to obtain a version of the m... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004001 | Fabrication of semiconductor devices for light emission A semiconductor device for light emission having a plurality of epitaxial layers with an n-type layer for light emission and a p-type layer for light reflection. The p-type layer has at least one seed layer for an outer layer of a conductive metal. The at least at l... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001685 | Method for manufacturing probe card needles Disclosed are probe card needles manufactured using microfabrication technology, a method for manufacturing the probe card needles, and a probe card having the probe card needles. The probe needles are manufactured by forming, on a ceramic board, probe needle bases ... | 08/23/2011 |
