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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7742864 | Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus and traveling control system incorporating the apparatus A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus inputs signals indicative of images from a stereoscopic camera, a vehicle speed, a steering wheel angle and a yaw rate and estimates a traveling path of an own vehicle according to vehicle forward information and traveling... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7705003 | Cyclohexylamides as dopamine D3, D2 and 5-HTAntagonists The present invention relates to new dopamine D3 and D2 and serotonin 5-HT1A receptor subtype preferring ligands of formula (I); wherein A represents alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or a group of formula —NR1 | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704361 | Method and apparatus for isolation of ionic species from a liquid The present invention relates to a method for isolation of ionic species from a liquid and an apparatus for isolation of ionic species from a liquid. Moreover the invention relates to an electro enhanced dialysis cell and the use of the cell in the method and the ap... | 04/27/2010 |
| D614315 | Paving slab | 04/20/2010 |
| 7680576 | Driving force distribution control device for vehicle To maintain operating safety by driving force distribution control system when an abnormal state arises and to smoothly transition from a normal state to an abnormal state without sudden changes in vehicle behavior. The driving force distribution control part calcul... | 03/16/2010 |
| D611922 | Mobile phone | 03/16/2010 |
| 7675459 | Equivalent time sampling radar A dither clock generating section 1 generates a dither clock. A transmission pulse generating section 2a generates a transmission pulse emitted to the outside from a transmitting antenna 2c on the basis of the dither clock. A sampl... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7674866 | Method of producing polymer using iron complex as catalyst The object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a polymer wherein radical-polymerizable monomers can be polymerized in a quantitative manner in a relatively short time, and a polymer or a block copolymer having at its termini a functional gro... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7674611 | Modified ethylenediamine-N, N′-disuccinate: ethylenediamine lyase The present invention provides a modified ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinate:ethylenediamine lyase. The present invention also provides a protein that comprises the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; or a protein that comprises an amino acid sequence d... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7655768 | Galactose derivative, drug carrier and medicinal composition The present invention relates to a novel and useful galactose derivative constituting a drug carrier by which a medicine can be efficiently transferred into the liver, a drug carrier comprising the derivative, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the carrier ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7632083 | Anti-galling pump rotor for an internal gear pump In pump rotors and used in an internal gear pump, which includes an inner pump rotor having outer gear teeth; an outer pump rotor having inner gear teeth that mesh with the outer gear teeth ; and a casing having a pumping-in port through which a fluid is pumped in, ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7631366 | Crotch-possessing garment A long girdle includes a main body part for covering from a lumbar region to an upper part of a thigh, and a support line part stitched on the main body part. The support line part has a lower end beginning at a connecting line that connects front and rear portions ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628628 | Connector having floating structure A connector assembly having a floating structure includes a connector moveably mounted in a cradle housing. A part of this connector connects to and detaches from another connector facing, through a spacing, a connector-mounting window of the cradle housing. The con... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7622078 | Apparatus for the automated clinical analysis of samples The apparatus comprises an assembly of modules functionally interrelated with one another, and controlled by means of a central control unit in an embodiment of circular type in concentric rings of a reagent module and a rotatory carousel carrying the incubation rea... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7618257 | Auxiliary elements for the segmented distalisation of the posterior jawbone sector from canine to molar in orthodontic treatment Auxiliary element for the segmented distalisation of the posterior jawbone sector from canine to molar in orthodontic treatment. The element includes two elements, a mesial segment composed of an anterior enlargement which with its inner base is fixed to the canine ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7607946 | Micro USB receptacle A micro USB receptacle includes a housing surrounding an axis, a terminal seat extending into the housing along the axis, and an engaging unit. The engaging unit has a first engaging member provided on the terminal seat, and a resilient second engaging member provid... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7598306 | Joining structure for an acrylic rubber composition and heat-resistant hose An acrylic rubber composition in which the base material is an acrylic rubber comprising monomer units of ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, and cure site monomer, with a ratio (B/A) of the amount of n-butyl acrylate (B) with respect to ethyl acrylate (A) of 1.0 or l... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7589042 | Arylphenoxy catalyst system for producing ethylene homopolymer or copolymers of ethylene and α-olefins Disclosed is an arylphenoxy catalyst system for producing an ethylene homopolymer or copolymers of ethylene and α-olefins, and a method of producing an ethylene homopolymer or copolymers of ethylene and α-olefins having a high molecular weight under a high tempera... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7582780 | Method for the separation of intermediates which may be used for the preparation of escitalopram The invention relates to a method of separating and isolating an acylated derivative of 4-[(S)-4-dimethylamino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-hydroxybutyl]-3-hydroxymethylbenzonitrile by reaction of a mixture of the 4-[(S)-4-dimethylamino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-hydroxy-butyl]-3... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7582211 | Bacteria growth device, assembly including the same and method associated thereto A bacteria growth device (1) for use with bacteria in a substantially liquid medium, the device (1) comprising at least one strip (5) having a surface area shaped and sized for receiving bacteria present in the substantially liquid medium and fo... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7579401 | Solid polymer electrolyte An object of the present invention is to provide a practical solid polymer electrolyte that exhibits excellent thermal characteristics, physical characteristics, and ionic conductivity, and in particular, to provide a completely solid electrolyte and a copolymer com... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7578398 | Bacteria growth device, assembly including the same and method associated thereto A bacteria growth device (1) for use with bacteria in a substantially liquid medium, the device (1) comprising at least one strip (5) having a surface area shaped and sized for receiving bacteria present in the substantially liquid medium and fo... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7560285 | Micelle-controlled nanoparticle synthesis for SERS The methods and apparatus disclosed herein concern nanoparticle layers uniformly distributed on a surface or substrate. In certain embodiments of the invention, the nanoparticle layers are of use for Raman spectroscopy. In certain embodiments of the invention, a mic... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7556669 | Au-sn alloy powder for solder paste The problem is to provide an Au—Sn alloy powder for use in producing an Au—Sn alloy solder paste having reduced generation of voids. The problem is solved by an Au—Sn alloy powder for a solder paste, which has a composition consisting of Sn of 20.5-23.5% by ma... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7550262 | PTPN11 (SHP-2) mutations and cancer Diagnostic and therapeutic applications for certain types of cancer and precancerous conditions, including those deriving from hematologic cells, are described. Of particular interest are those cancers and precancerous conditions associated with increased signaling ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7546717 | Timber covering for exteriors and interiors The covering comprises a large number of strips of timber fixed by means of clips or other components to a supporting framework fixed to the surface to be covered and is characterized in that the edges of the greater sides of the strips are partially asymmetrical, h... | 06/16/2009 |
