British merchant Peter Durand invented the tin can in 1810.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7352382 | Thermal printer A thermal printer includes an upstream conveying device and a downstream conveying device that are respectively arranged upstream and downstream of a recording device. The upstream conveying device conveys a recording sheet while a first half of a print region that ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7274849 | Three-dimensional photonic crystal and functional device including the same A three-dimensional photonic crystal of the present invention has a complete photonic band gap in a wide wavelength region and that can be easily produced. A three-dimensional photonic crystal in which a plurality of layers including a periodic-refractive-index stru... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7116492 | Imaging apparatus A lens-controlling device controls a first lens unit which moves for zooming and a second lens unit which moves for correcting the displacement of an image plane caused by zooming and for focusing. The lens-controlling device includes a memory which stores data for ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114800 | Ink supply system and ink cartridge An ink supply system includes a recording apparatus and an ink cartridge. The recording apparatus has a recording head, configured to discharge ink, includes an ink storage chamber for storing ink therein and a plurality of ink receiving portions communicating with ... | 10/03/2006 |