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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7678633 | Method for forming substrates for MOS transistor components and its products The present invention provides a method for forming substrates for MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) transistor, comprising the following steps: (A) In a reduced-pressure environment having a pressure lower than 1×10−6 Torr, a base for accomplishing the ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7664191 | Method of symbol detection for MIMO dual-signaling uplink CDMA systems The invention provides a block-wise successive interference cancellation (SIC) detection algorithm for a general multi-input multi-output (MIMO) CDMA system over the frequency-selective channels, in which each user's data stream can be simultaneously applied with or... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7653041 | Method for power-efficient transmission supporting integrated services over wireless local area network This invention provides a method for power-efficient transmission supporting integrated service over WLAN. The said invention combines the polling-based and the contention-based mechanisms, named on-demand polling (ODP). In the ODP scheme, a voice station is in the ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7631529 | Device for the selective and progressive locking of metal containers A device (10) for selective and progressive locking of metal containers (18) to be submitted to mechanical deformations along an extended part of side surface and provided at the bottom by a notch (20), the device having: a circular plan support... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7631250 | Method and apparatus for self-compensation on belief-propagation algorithm A self-compensation method includes: firstly using a min-sum algorithm to derive multiple output values in order to approach a operational result of the checking side of a belief-propagation; and then checking the present iteration number of decoding based on a chec... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7607675 | Suspension fork for bicycle A fixed member is non-rotatably attached to a suspension fork, and a rotatably installed movable member is attached to the fixed member so as to be operable in the up-down direction. An index mechanism enables the state of the movable member to be selected from eith... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7581878 | Measuring system and screening method for thermal conductive efficiencies of thermal conductive devices The measuring system generates a temperature difference between a heating terminal and a terminal conductive device by setting the temperature of a metal heated block at the heating terminal and the temperature of a heat dissipating water jacket at a heat dissipatin... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578158 | Process for the shaping of the surface of a metal container A process for the shaping of the side surface of a metal body or container (10) such as an aerosol or a beverage bottle for food or technical use, obtained by progressive deformation operating steps of its side surface carried out in sequence on a machine hav... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7564202 | Door opener error-start prevention device A door opener error-start prevention device, the output shaft of the door opener is formed as a hollow accommodation portion, a pair of axial sliding slots are formed on the periphery, and a sliding pin radially inserted; a pair of elastic elements, abutting against... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7548190 | Obstacle sensor operating by collimation and focusing of the emitted wave An obstacle sensor operating by collimation and focusing of the emitted wave comprises: a device (I) for insulating the electromagnetic waves emitted by a generator (1); a device for the automatic control (12, 12′) of the transmitter and of the senso... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543629 | Type of loop heat conducting device This invention relates to a type of loop heat conducting device, comprising an evaporator and a condenser which are connected together by means of a loop pipe, in order to form a cyclic loop for a liquid working medium, wherein the evaporator has a wick network core... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7537281 | Bicycle saddle The finding regards a bicycle saddle of the type which has two identical portions (1′, 1″), longitudinally symmetrical. Each of these two portions has a rear part (2), a part (5) of transversal middle plane as well as a front part (6)... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537038 | Release control mechanism for emergency exit A release control mechanism installed in a rolling door-controlled emergency exit, which includes a driving mechanism, a release control lever provided outside the driving mechanism for releasing a brake of the driving mechanism from a torsion spring member, and a r... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7532034 | Mixed voltage input/output buffer having low-voltage design A mixed-voltage input/output buffer having low-voltage design comprises a pre-driver, a tracking unit, a driving unit, and input/output pad, a floating-well unit and a transporting unit. The pre-driver receives first data signal and enable signal and outputs first a... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531887 | Miniature inductor suitable for integrated circuits A miniature inductor suitable for integrated circuits comprises a semiconductor substrate having a coplanar strip line and a plurality of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors, wherein the plurality of MIM capacitors are connected between the transmission lines of ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527860 | Vertical aligned nano-scale diamond structure and process for fabricating the same A vertical aligned nano-scale diamond structure comprising diamond nanotip or nanotube is provided. More particularly, apparatus and method are disclosed for depositing such diamond structure on a rugged polycrystalline substrate. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527374 | Slim frame of spectacle having electronic device thereon, and spectacle having the same A frame of spectacle having electronic device thereon, comprising: a pair of eyewires, along the inside of each eyewire is formed with an engaging section for engaging with a glass, and a bridge section is interlinked between the pair of eyewires; a pair of temples ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7517543 | Process for the preparation of a vegetable yogurt There is described a process for the production of a vegetable yogurt formed by fermentation of vegetable products such as green vegetables and fruits under the action of lactic acid bacteria. In the first phase the vegetable substrate is prepared whereby the green ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515574 | Scheduling method for supporting quality of service (QoS) in wireless local area network (WLAN) A method for polling of stations in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), including the steps of: obtaining Quality of Service (QoS) information related to the stations; assigning two timers to each WLAN service requiring QoS guarantee, one for uplink transmission a... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503102 | Pulling chain storage device of a scrolling door machine A pulling chain storage device for a scrolling door machine is provided to tie the chain that can be pulled manually when the scrolling door machine is malfunctioned. The storage device includes a vertical fixing section at an end and a horizontal tying end at the o... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7483088 | Tunable terahertz wavelength selector device using magnetically controlled birefringence of liquid crystals The present invention provides a tunable terahertz (THz) wavelength selector device, which includes a fixed phase retarder, a tunable phase retarder and a pair of linear polarizers to form a unit. The fixed phase retarder and tunable phase retarder basically utilize... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7475940 | Support rail for a bicycle saddle shell The invention relates to a support rail for a bicycle saddle shell of the type that presents two portions (1′, 1″) perfectly symmetrical in relation to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the saddle. Thanks to its particular shape, both professional and... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7437924 | Wind vane device A wind vane device comprises a horizontal portion that can swivel by the propeller blades provided at one end, a vertical portion with one end attached to the bottom of the horizontal portion and the other end extending downwardly, a supporting frame supporting the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435388 | Applicator of a fluid sample on a substrate Applicator of a fluid sample on a substrate, wherein at least an applying blade substantially of rectangular shape in its turn defining a body of the blade, a tip of the blade and two facing side edges of the blade, wherein each blade has a drain of the body of the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7427079 | Snowboard binding There is disclosed a snowboard binding which is equipped with a single strap which acts as a collar for the boot and which is hinged at one side on the base of the binding and at the opposite side it is fastened to a triangularly-shaped fastening system which, in tu... | 09/23/2008 |
| D576196 | Housing for videocamera | 09/02/2008 |
| D576195 | Housing for videocamera | 09/02/2008 |
| D575347 | Clipboard with organizer box | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395554 | Mask for eyes A mask for eyes is disclosed to include a mask body, a support member formed of an elastic material and fixedly fastened to the mask body at the back, the support member having a thin flap containing a natural mineral stone powder or blocks that emits negative ions,... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388190 | Fiber Bragg grating sensored segmented deflectometer for ground displacement monitoring The invention provides a monitoring device mainly for sensing ground displacement, including the fiber Bragg grating sensored deflectometer and the signal interrogator/computer system. The device uses a segmented design that consists of a flexible tube (referred to ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382951 | Method for sequentially writing fiber Bragg grating by using real-time side-diffraction optical fiber position monitoring The present invention provides a fiber Bragg Grating sequential writing method with real-time optical fiber position monitoring, characterized in that the relative phase between a fiber grating and a writing interference beam at each positioning point is determined ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374312 | Bottom lighting backlight module having uniform illumination and process for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a bottom lighting backlight module comprising: a light reflecting plate, a plurality of light sources such as lamp and LED; and a diffusion sheet; wherein said diffusion sheet has an excavated structure of shape with cross-section of a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374139 | Retractable support tube structure A retractable support arm structure, which is applied between a base and a steering mechanism of a LCD stand includes an upright arm having a hollow part, an telescopic arm having one end inserted into the hollow part, and a spring member located between the upright... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363037 | Vertical handover control algorithm for WLAN and UMTS In this invention, a novel vertical handover control algorithm, consisting of a throughput-based mapping function, QoS-based dynamic handover thresholds, and performance-based trigger timers, are proposed to resolve uncommon pilot problem, QoS requirements, and ping... | 04/22/2008 |
| D566394 | Briefcase | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337729 | Modular shelving A modular shelving made of metal or other suitable material, having a plurality of risers or vertical elements with a polygonal section connected by horizontal elements such as longitudinal members with a lower side facing the floor surface and cross members to form... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339436 | Ultra broad-band low noise amplifier utilizing dual feedback technique This invention relates to a low noise amplifier, used in radio frequency integrated circuit design, especially low noise amplifiers for ultra broad-band wireless communication, comprising at least a transistor of the core circuit of a low noise amplifier structure, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326841 | Percussion instrument An improved percussion instrument, typically a drum (10) of whatever diameter and height, includes a cylindrical body (12) or barrel provided with a drum skin (14) secured to each of its opposite faces through respective rings (16-18 | 02/05/2008 |
| D557490 | Pen holder | 12/18/2007 |
| D557497 | Card holder | 12/18/2007 |