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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185299 | Route search device and route search method A route to a destination in which required travel time barely varies depending on weather is searched for without referring to weather forecast or weather information. A route search device comprises following means: a storage medium for storing traffic information ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185281 | Method and controller for controlling a power train of a vehicle A method and controller are provided for controlling a power train of a vehicle having a number of modes of operation. A first controller is provided for controlling of a first function of the vehicle. At least one second controller is provided for controlling of a ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184860 | Image processing device for controlling a plurality of tasks An image processing device of the present invention performs a task to execute an image processing This image processing device comprises a picture frame assigning unit that assigns an identification number to the image data to be collected by a picture collection d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184724 | Wireless communication system and wireless communication method In a wireless communication system in which a sending side derives transmit weight vectors based on feedback information and carries out precoding, performance degradation is caused when the channel at the time when the transmit weight vectors are derived and the tr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184438 | Control device A modular control device comprises a control board, a sub-module and a housing cover, with a microcomputer mounted on the control board. The sub-module has a sub-module case provided with a wiring layer that is mounted into a wall of the sub-module case. Electronic ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182087 | Pair of spectacle lenses for anisometropia A method for producing a spectacle lens or a spectacle lens pair is provided according to the invention, comprising a calculation or optimization step of at least one of the surfaces of the spectacle lens in consideration of an anisometropia of the eyes of a spectac... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181628 | Throttle valve controller for internal combustion engine A throttle valve controller for an internal combustion engine has a throttle valve driven by a motor. The target opening of the throttle valve is determined based on the operating state of the vehicle or internal combustion engine. A first lower limit is determined ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181445 | Device and method for exhaust gas aftertreatment The exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to the invention having a reforming unit for generating hydrogen by steam reforming, partial oxidation of hydrocarbons and/or mixed forms thereof is distinguished by the fact that the reforming unit is arranged directl... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660473 | Headlight for a vehicle | 05/22/2012 |
| D660336 | Detector for microscope | 05/22/2012 |
| D660217 | Wheel or wheel cover | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181268 | Scanning probe microscope and method of observing sample using the same Optical information and topographic information of the surface of a sample are measured at a nanometer-order resolution and with high reproducibility without damaging a probe and the sample by combining a nanometer-order cylindrical structure with a nanometer-order ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180908 | Platform for standardizing vehicle communications with third-party applications A business-to-vehicle platform functions as an information technology (IT) integration platform to support secure communication between a vehicle's onboard IT system and any offboard third-party IT system. In one embodiment, the a vehicle's communication hub is deco... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180569 | Car information system, map server and on-board system The present invention discloses highly accurate driving control of a vehicle using map data. A car information system for controlling a driving control unit group is located in a vehicle. The car information system includes a map database for storing map data, a sup... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180557 | Traffic state predicting apparatus A traffic state predicting apparatus, which predicts congestion states of parts of a link based on limited information (the travel time for the link), comprises storage means that stores link data including a link length of each link forming part of a road on a map ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179438 | Vehicle camera system Disclosed herein is a vehicle camera system adapted for easy position matching of an image sensor and a lens assembly, and capable of being reduced in assembling time. After accommodation of the image sensor 20 in a concave portion 16 of the len... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179309 | Method and apparatus for the optimization of status messages in a satellite navigation system In a method for optimization of status messages in a satellite navigation system, which comprises a space segment having a plurality of satellites that emit navigation signals to be received and evaluated by utilization systems for position determination, and a grou... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179308 | Method and apparatus for optimizing the accuracy of position determination and reducing the integrity risk of a receiver in a global satellite navigation system In a method for optimizing the accuracy of position determination, and/or for reducing the integrity risk, of a receiver in a global satellite navigation system having a plurality of satellites, for at least one satellite that is visible to the receiver (E), a devia... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179287 | Method and apparatus for communicating map and route guidance information for vehicle navigation A route information supply system comprises a reception module which receives information on a current position and a destination from a terminal device by communication, a map data storage module storing at least detailed map data and summary map data, a traffic in... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178840 | Specimen inspection equipment and how to make the electron beam absorbed current images An object of the present invention is to obtain a clear absorbed current image without involving the difference in gain of amplifier between inputs, from absorbed currents detected by using a plurality of probes and to improve measurement efficiency. In the p... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178836 | Electrostatic charge measurement method, focus adjustment method, and scanning electron microscope A method and a device are disclosed for suppressing error in electrostatic charge amount or defocus on the basis of electrostatic charge storage due to electron beam scanning when measuring the electrostatic charge amount of the sample or a focus adjustment amount b... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178678 | -quaternary ammonium salts and methods for modulating neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Provided are bis-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178535 | Substituted sulfonamide compounds having bradykinin 1 receptor activity and use thereof as medicaments Substituted sulfonamide compounds corresponding to the formula I′ wherein m, n, p, X, Y, Z, R1, RA and RB have specified meanings, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177467 | Fastening device having fastening element A fastening device having a fastening element includes a plug-in region and a contact area at a distance therefrom, and a shaft between the plug-in region and the contact area. The plug-in region is axially pressable through a through opening in a wall area in a plu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177361 | Spectacle glass and spectacle lens for data reflection The invention relates particularly to a spectacle lens having a first and a second surface, wherein at least the first surface of the spectacle lens has a major portion zone and at least one prism zone. The major portion zone of the first surface, together with the ... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659684 | Antenna | 05/15/2012 |
| D659628 | Wheel or wheel cover | 05/15/2012 |
| D659627 | Wheel or wheel cover | 05/15/2012 |
| D659626 | Wheel or wheel cover | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175596 | System and method of extending base station coverage Systems and methods of extending base station coverage are provided. Idle mode mobile stations supported by a base station are identified, and at least one of the idle mode mobile stations is selected based on a location of the at least one idle mode mobile station.... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175402 | Drawing apparatus A drawing apparatus which can create an exposure pattern rapidly. The drawing apparatus has a raster conversion processing module for converting vector images as wiring patterns into bitmap image data, an image cache module for temporarily storing a predetermined-si... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175032 | System and method for radio frequency resource allocation Systems and methods for allocating radio frequency resources are provided. The radio frequency resources are allocated to a mobile station in time or frequency alignment based on signal quality measures. In an orthogonal frequency division multiple access system, th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174871 | Memory cell array Disclosed is a memory cell array including word and first bit lines and second bit lines respectively connected to memory cells, wherein each memory cell includes a MOS transistor and switching element having first and second conductive layers and a gap in which a r... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174376 | Device for state dependent output of tone sequences in a motor vehicle A device for state-dependent output of tone sequences in a motor vehicle, which is capable of outputting tone sequences assigned to specific vehicle states and determinable from tone data stored in a memory unit assigned to the motor vehicle, is also capable of dire... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174221 | Motor control apparatus and control apparatus for hybrid electric vehicles To provide a motor control apparatus that uses an inverter to drive an AC motor and hybrid automotive control apparatus adapted to drive an AC motor by use of an inverter while reducing torque pulsations during switching from PWM driving to rectangular-wave driving.... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173971 | Sample transfer unit and sample transferring method There is provided a mini environment type transfer unit which can efficiently transfer a sample to a critical dimension scanning electron microscope (CD-SEM) even in the case of use of a SMIF pod which can store only one photomask. In addition to a load port, a stoc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173782 | Fusion protein comprising growth hormone and growth hormone receptor Agents which bind to cell surface receptors; methods to manufacture such agents; therapeutic compositions comprising such agents; and screening methods to identify novel agents. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173700 | Salts of substituted allophanates and their use in drugs The present invention relates to salts of substituted allophanates, methods for their production, medicaments containing said compounds and the use of said compound for the production of medicaments. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173308 | Fuel cell system and method of operating a fuel cell system In a fuel cell system a specific connection and a valve arrangement make it possible for a compressor to supply precompressed air to a fuel cell stack via a waste gas line, said air then leaving the fuel cell stack via a line which is otherwise an air feed line. In ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173164 | Oral administration forms for administering a fixed tramadol and diclofenac combination An oral administration unit containing the active substances Tramadol and Diclofenac and/or physiologically acceptable salts thereof, in which both active substances are contained in the same administration unit as two separately formulated subunits. ... | 05/08/2012 |
