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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185954 | Resisting the spread of unwanted code and data A method or system of receiving an electronic file containing content data in a predetermined data format, the method comprising the steps of: receiving the electronic file, determining the data format, parsing the content data, to determine whether it conforms to t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185887 | System and method for printer driver distribution with searchable map database Improved techniques which enable a user of an information terminal to select a printer for printing a print job are provided. Map images are provided to the user to aid in the selection of an appropriate printer. An appropriate printer driver corresponding to the se... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185320 | Systems and methods for automated analysis of cells and tissues Systems and methods for rapidly analyzing cell containing samples, for example to identify morphology or to localize and quantitate biomarkers are disclosed. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185124 | Base station system performance measurement system in a GSM radio communication network The invention relates to a system an a method for self optimizing a radio communication network comprising a plurality of radio cells, the system means for monitoring the network resource consumption and quality parameters individually for each cell, and means for d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184494 | Cell inferiority test circuit A cell inferiority test circuit includes a compression data generator configured to compress selected data in response to selection signals and to generate compression data including information about cell inferiority, a strobe signal delayer configured to delay a s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183563 | Organic transistor, organic transistor array and display apparatus A disclosed organic transistor includes a substrate; a gate electrode; a gate insulating film; source-drain electrodes; and an organic semiconductor layer. The gate electrode and the gate insulating film are disposed on the substrate in the stated order, and the sou... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183217 | Methods and means for obtaining modified phenotypes Methods and means are provided for reducing the phenotypic expression of a nucleic acid of interest in eukaryotic cells by providing aberrant, preferably unpolyadenylated, target-specific RNA to the nucleus of the host cell. Preferably, the unpolyadenylated, target-... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182154 | Fluid dynamic bearing system The invention relates to a fluid dynamic bearing system that comprises at least one stationary part that has a shaft and two bearing plates disposed on the shaft at a mutual spacing, and at least one rotating part that is supported so as to rotate about a rotational... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182070 | Liquid ejecting print head, liquid ejecting device including the same, and image forming apparatus including the same A liquid ejecting print head, which may be included in a liquid ejecting device and/or an image forming apparatus, includes a plurality of print head units arranged across a longitudinal direction of the liquid ejecting print head and aligned in a zigzag manner in a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182061 | Apparatus having head cleaning unit for enhanced capability for cleaning liquid dispensing head A cleaning unit for use in an inkjet recording apparatus, having an inkjet head including a nozzle face, includes a first wiping member and a second wiping member. The first wiping member slides on the nozzle face in a given direction while in contact with the nozzl... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179414 | Surface-emitting laser array, optical scanning device, and image forming device A surface-emitting laser array includes a plurality of light emitting parts arranged in a two-dimensional formation having two orthogonal directions. When the plurality of light emitting parts are orthogonally projected on a virtual line parallel to one of the two o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178759 | Barely with reduced SSII activity and starch and starch containing products with a reduced amylopectin content Barley with reduced SSII activity has a starch structure with reduced amylopectin content and a consequent high relative amylose content. Additionally the grain can have a relatively high β glucan content. The structure of the starch may also be altered in a number... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178293 | Uses of BNIPXL-beta in premature canities The present invention concerns the use of a polypeptide comprising a sequence having at least 90% identity with all or part of BNIPXLβ, for cosmetic or therapeutic applications, in the treatment or prevention of premature canities in humans, said portion comprising... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178266 | Electrophotographic photoreceptor, image forming apparatus using the electrophotographic photoreceptor, and method of producing electrophotographic photoreceptor An electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided that contains a conductive substrate, an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer, wherein the under coat layer contains a binder resin and multiple inorganic pigments each having diffe... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178127 | Stable laquinimod preparations The subject invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising N-ethyl-N-phenyl-1,2,-dihydro-4-hydroxy-5-chloro-1-methyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamide or the salt thereof; a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and not more than 0.5% w/w relative to N-ethyl-N... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177601 | Peek-a-boo doll with dual activation The invention provides a toy that talks when activated. The toy may be activated by simulating play with the toy or by changing the illumination of the toy's environment. Through electronic circuitry, the toy produces a sound output when its magnetic sensor detects ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177404 | Edge-lit back plate for a product rack An edge-lit back plate has two mounting frames coupled to opposite longitudinal side surfaces of a back plate including a laminate body with a reflector, a light guide and a diffuser. At least one light source assembly is located within a recess of each mounting fra... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177353 | Sheet transport device and image forming apparatus A sheet transport device and an image forming apparatus using the sheet transport device are disclosed. The sheet transport device includes a transport belt rotating around rollers that transports a sheet by attaching the sheet to the transport belt by an electrosta... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177343 | Liquid tank with vent-to-atmosphere mechanism A liquid tank includes a vent-to-atmosphere mechanism configured to open and close a vent-to-atmosphere passageway for venting an internal reservoir space connected to a liquid spray head to atmosphere, the vent-to-atmosphere mechanism including a cylindrical member... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177313 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a print head to eject droplets, a subtank to supply ink to the print head, a main tank to supply the ink to the subtank, a supply pump to supply the ink from the main tank to the subtank, a pump driver to drive the supply pump, an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175697 | Catheter for insertion into the human body A catheter for insertion into the human body and which includes one or more optionally scanning ultrasonic transducers (7) and a needle guide, which can be operated from the outside and used for collecting tissue samples from the human body. The catheter incl... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175364 | Medical image display device and program that generates marker and changes shape of region of interest to contact marker A medical image display device is configured to set first reference information for starting extraction of a desired region on a medical image displayed on a display and second reference information for terminating the region extraction, generate a marker with finit... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175217 | X-ray CT apparatus An X-ray CT apparatus is provided with an X-ray tube current modulation pattern calculation means that calculates an X-ray tube current modulation pattern based on a 3-dimensional model of an object calculated based on a scanogram image of the object, start-up shape... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174802 | Switching regulator and operations control method thereof A switching regulator is disclosed. In the switching regulator, when a power source voltage is lowered to a first predetermined value due to an overcurrent, a voltage boost operation is temporarily stopped, and a delay timer of a delay circuit is not reset. When the... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174319 | Amplifier An amplifier includes a first amplifier comprising an N-type field-effect transistor receiving a reference voltage at a gate, a P-type field-effect transistor connected between a drain of the N-type field-effect transistor and a power supply voltage line, and a cons... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174263 | Magnetic resonance imaging with unnecessary material suppression using multiple RF pulses A magnetic resonance imaging device includes a predetermined pulse sequence, the predetermined pulse sequence including an unnecessary material suppressing sequence unit for canceling a signal from an unnecessary material which is not a measurement target and a main... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173615 | TRPM-2 antisense therapy It has now been determined that antisense therapy which reduces the expression of TRPM-2 provides therapeutic benefits in the treatment of cancer. In particular, such antisense therapy can be applied in treatment of prostate cancer and renal cell cancer. Addition of... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173229 | Intermediate transfer medium, and image forming apparatus using the intermediate transfer medium An intermediate transfer belt, which receives plural color toner images from one or more image bearing members and then transfers the plural color toner images onto a receiving material. The intermediate transfer belt includes a substrate; and an outermost layer loc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172362 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes an idle ejection receiving part for receiving idle-ejected waste liquid from a liquid jet head and a waste liquid tank provided below the idle ejection receiving part for collecting the waste liquid dropping from the idle ejecti... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171373 | Coding circuit for recording data on DVD disk A coding circuit that includes a buffer manager and a coding block is provided for generating product codes for parity checks as error correction code and adding the product codes to digital data to be recorded in a record medium. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170460 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and printing medium An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, an adhesion processing device, an adhesion device, and a fixing device. The image forming device forms an image on a light-transmitting medium with image formation toner. The adhesion processing device set... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170449 | Image forming apparatus and process cartridge An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member which has an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer overlying the electroconductive substrate and a cross-linked resin surface layer overlying the photosensitive layer and bears a latent elect... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169039 | Semiconductor device A disclosed semiconductor device includes an MOS transistor having an N-type low-concentration drain region, a source region, an ohmic drain region, a P-type channel region, an ohmic channel region, a gate isolation film, and a gate electrode. The N-type low-concent... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168774 | Control of gene expression The present invention relates generally to a method of modifying gene expression and to synthetic genes for modifying endo gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the inventi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168750 | Subunits of the adenovirus fiber protein and uses thereof as vaccines A nucleic acid sequence encoding a fragment of the adenovirus fiber capsid protein, a DNA construct including a replicable expression vector and at least one heterologous nucleic acid, and recombinant protein including fragment of the adenovirus fiber capsid protein... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168619 | Hormonal composition based on a progestational agent and an oestrogen and use thereof A method of preventing estrogen deficiencies and osteoporosis in menopausal women by continuously orally administering without interruption to menopausal women in need thereof an amount of 0.3 to 3 mg of 17β-estradiol or esters thereof and 0.3 to 1.25 mg of nomeges... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168607 | Methods of treating eye diseases in diabetic patients The present invention provides novel molecules, compositions, methods and uses for treating microvascular disorders, eye diseases and respiratory conditions based upon inhibition of the RTP801 gene and/or protein. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168565 | Thermal recording adhesive label A thermal recording adhesive label, including a substrate; a thermal recording layer located overlying one side of the substrate, including a leuco dye and a color developer; a back coat layer located overlying the other side of the substrate; an adhesive layer loca... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167307 | Image forming apparatus Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that includes an image forming unit that forms an image and a conveyance unit that conveys a medium to be recorded opposing the image forming unit. The conveyance unit includes a platen member that guides the medium to be reco... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166852 | Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench has a handle, a transmitting device, a torque adjusting device and a ratchet head. The transmitting device is connected to the handle and has a barrel, a transmitting seat and a transmitting shaft. The barrel is connected to the handle and has two t... | 05/01/2012 |
