Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8015002 | Dynamic noise reduction using linear model fitting A speech enhancement system improves the speech quality and intelligibility of a speech signal. The system includes a time-to-frequency converter that converts segments of a speech signal into frequency bands. A signal detector measures the signal power of the frequ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014775 | Method and system for implementing messaging services and a message application server A method for implementing messaging services includes receiving a message body sent by a calling user, determining whether the calling user and a called user are in the same IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) domain according to user registration information, and sending... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014488 | Shift register A shift register is disclosed, which can prevent malfunctioning of device by decreasing the load on a discharging voltage source line, and can decrease a size of stage. The shift register comprises a plurality of stages to sequentially output scan pulses through res... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014294 | System, apparatus and method for devices tracing A system for devices tracing includes multiple devices that are connected in a network, a configuration management module, and a tracing management module. The configuration management module is adapted to store and maintain tracing configuration information. The tr... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013974 | Thin film transistor substrate and fabricating method thereof A thin film transistor substrate and a fabricating method that includes an opening hole that separates a gate shorting line connected to a gate shorting bar used upon a lighting-inspecting of a gate line into an odd and an even gate shorting line is provided. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013948 | Liquid crystal display device having light emitting diode printed circuit board recessed within the bottom cover A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a printed circuit board with a bottom side surface and at least two side surfaces positioned under the liquid crystal display panel and a light emitting diode positioned on an inner surface of ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013946 | Method for fabrication liquid crystal display device and diffraction mask therefor An LCD is fabricated using a diffraction mask with transmissive, semi-transmissive, and opaque regions. The semi-transmissive region permits formation of a transmission, reflection, or pixel electrode, depending on the type of LCD being fabricated, using the same ma... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013761 | Switching matrix for an input device The invention relates to a switching matrix for an input device such as a keyboard or a cursor device for the detection of different switching states. According to the invention the switching matrix has a group electrically connected to a microcontroller, with a plu... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013588 | Reference voltage circuit Provided is a reference voltage circuit capable of generating a temperature-independent reference voltage more stably. Each of N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistors (1) and (2) has a source and a back gate that are short-circuited, and he... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013499 | Piezoelectric vibrator having a piezoelectric vibrating strip in a cavity There is provided a method of manufacturing a package 1 having a base substrate 10 and a lid substrate 20 bonded to each other and both formed of a glass base material; and a cavity C formed between the both substrates for storing an encapsulate... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013498 | Electronic device having a piezoelectric vibrating reed with a discontinuous electrode film A piezoelectric vibrating reed includes a piezoelectric plate having a pair of vibrating arms provided parallel to each other, a base portion to integrally fix the pair of vibrating arms at a base end side thereof, and groove portions formed on both principal surfac... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013023 | Charged emulsions for site-specific deposition of matter at micro and nano scale An emulsion including a continuous phase, a discontinuous phase which is immiscible in the continuous phase, and optionally a surfactant, the surfactant has a first part which is compatible with the continuous phase and a second part which is compatible with the dis... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012839 | Method for fabricating a semiconductor device having an epitaxial channel and transistor having same A transistor having an epitaxial channel and a method for fabricating a semiconductor device having an epitaxial channel, the method including forming a hardmask on a substrate and forming an opening in the hardmask. The opening is geometrically characterized by a l... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012667 | Soft mold and method of fabricating the same A soft mold may be manufactured that is used for forming a pattern. Semiconductor devices and flat panel display devices include a plurality of fine patterns on a substrate. The soft mold may be photo-curable and formed of a material with a hydrophobic property simi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012514 | Breath freshening and oral cleansing product with Magnolia Bark Extract A chewing gum composition for oral cleansing, breath freshening, and anti-microbial benefits includes Magnolia Bark extract. In a treatment process, effective amounts of Magnolia Bark extract are delivered to the oral cavity by the chewing gum composition for conven... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012391 | Process for the production of reinforced and cast, cellular or foamed concrete bodies and reinforcement support frame for the use in such a process The invention relates to a process for the production of cellular or foamed, cast concrete bodies that are reinforced with metallic reinforcements, and to a reinforcement support frame for use in the production of cellular or foamed, cast concrete bodies that are re... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012255 | Method and apparatus for controlling diameter of a silicon crystal ingot in a growth process An improvement to a method and an apparatus for growing a monocrystalline silicon ingot from silicon melt according to the CZ process. The improvement performs defining an error between a target taper of a meniscus and a measured taper, and translating the taper err... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012136 | Ophthalmic fluid delivery device and method of operation The present invention provides an ophthalmic fluid delivery device adapted to deliver an ophthalmic fluid in the form of a mist to an ocular region of a patient. The ophthalmic fluid delivery device comprises a nozzle defining an aperture through which the ophthalmi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012126 | Infusion set The application relates to an infusion set comprising an infusion part (1) comprising a base part (3) having a main plane, a head part (6) extending from the main plane of the base part and a cannula (12) extending from the base part, fir... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012122 | Elongated medical apparatus with inflatable tip An elongated medical apparatus suitable for insertion into a bodily passageway of a patient for carrying out a medical procedure. The elongated apparatus includes an elongated tubular body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion te... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011866 | Locking fastener assembly A locking fastener assembly comprising a nut and a washer. The nut and washer each have opposed load bearing surfaces which include a series of annularly extending, slightly inclined faces forming shallow undulations around each surface. The load bearing surface on ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011696 | Bent pre-tensioner tube A pre-tensioning device for a seat belt with a piston which is guided in a bent tube, and which in case of triggering is influenced by gas generated by a gas generator located in one section of the tube, to which a cable led into the tube by a cable opening is attac... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011079 | Method of incorporating a tip into an endovascular device An endovascular device tip assembly and method of making the same, incorporating a tip device with a first and second flange, usable with catheters and other suitable endovascular devices is provided. The tip assembly incorporates a tip device by providing a counter... | 09/06/2011 |
| D644805 | Steam iron | 09/06/2011 |
| D644782 | Light emitting diode lamp | 09/06/2011 |
| D644781 | Light emitting diode lamp | 09/06/2011 |
| D644763 | Light-emitting diode lamp | 09/06/2011 |
| D644762 | Light-emitting diode lamp | 09/06/2011 |
| D644760 | Light emitting diode lamp | 09/06/2011 |
| D644617 | Light emitting diode case | 09/06/2011 |
| D644546 | Biochemical analyzer | 09/06/2011 |
| D644544 | Biochemical analyzer | 09/06/2011 |
| D644508 | Product packaging | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010811 | Power controller coupling assemblies and methods A variety of power controller coupling assemblies are provided that include at least one power controller, at least one cable assembly coupled to the power controller, and a plurality of power loads coupled to the power controller and the cable assembly. Power is pr... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010626 | Method and apparatus for transporting/receiving notification messages via file delivery over unidirectional protocol A method for transporting/receiving notification messages via File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) includes: At the transmitting end, a server carries a notification content in a transport object and carries notification related information and a tran... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010547 | Normalizing query words in web search A method for normalizing query words in web search includes populating a dictionary with join and split candidates and corresponding joined and split words from an aggregate of query logs; determining a confidence score for join and split candidates, a highest confi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010323 | Information providing system and analyzer An information providing system comprises an analyzer and an information server communicatively connected to the analyzer through a network, which stores coping information regarding apparatus abnormalities of the analyzer, and the analyzer obtains the coping inform... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010255 | Movable or removable seat for a motor vehicle A movable or removable seat for a motor vehicle is disclosed which preferably takes the form of a re-movable vehicle seat (1). The removable seat incorporates a first inductor (17) which forms part of an inductive coupling between the removable seat an... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010223 | Quality control system and quality control information delivery device There is provided a quality control system capable of displaying a display screen regarding quality control of an testing, including a display control part for performing a display control of the display screen regarding the quality control, wherein the display cont... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010095 | System for managing program applications storable in a mobile terminal Management server 16 may obtain application programs from content server 20 in response to requests of mobile terminal 11. Management server 16 may transmit the obtained application programs to mobile terminal 11 with information c... | 08/30/2011 |