Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7949710 | System and method for instant messenger to make friend by cyber pet A method by which a service system including an instant messenger server provides users with a service for raising a cyber pet and making friends through the cyber pet, includes the service system's providing and installing an instant messenger program to a user; re... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949402 | Neuro-stimulation and ablation system The invention provides a system for treating chronic pain including a lead configured and adapted to be percutaneously implanted into an epidural space of a spinal cord, a stimulation generator that delivers electrical stimulation to the spinal cord through the lead... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949289 | Image forming apparatus and image forming adjustment method Multiple photoconductive drums on which images with different color components are formed respectively are rotated using individual motors, multiple adjustment images are formed at a predetermined interval along the cycle length of one rotation of each photoconducti... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949263 | Image forming apparatus having maintenance method setting function An image forming apparatus of which maintenance work can always be conducted appropriately independent of time-degradation of the apparatus is provided. In the image forming apparatus of which maintenance work is done in accordance with either a user mode or a servi... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948852 | Optical storage medium, optical read/write apparatus, and optical read/write method An optical read/write apparatus causes a read/write light beam from illuminating means to strike only one side of an optical storage medium including stacked data storage layers each of which is readable/writeable separately from the other layers. In this case, the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948851 | Optical storage medium, optical read/write apparatus, and optical read/write method An optical read/write apparatus causes a read/write light beam from illuminating means to strike only one side of an optical storage medium including stacked data storage layers each of which is readable/writeable separately from the other layers. In this case, the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948850 | Optical storage medium, optical read/write apparatus, and optical read/write method An optical read/write apparatus causes a read/write light beam from illuminating means to strike only one side of an optical storage medium including stacked data storage layers each of which is readable/writeable separately from the other layers. In this case, the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948512 | Image forming apparatus with separate controllers for independently controlling an irradiating section A main controller controls drive of an LSU for irradiating laser light onto a charged photoreceptor, based on control data read from a non-volatile memory. The main controller causes the LSU to irradiate a beam of light onto the photoreceptor so as to form on the ph... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947819 | B-raf polynucleotides The invention relates to mutations in B-Raf gene products. The mutations described are identified in human tumors of natural origin. These mutations are associated with cancerous phenotypes and can be used as a basis for the diagnosis of cancer, cancerous cells or a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947504 | Tumor marker for pancreatic cancer and method of testing the same The determination (test, diagnosis) of pancreatic cancer can be performed with high accuracy by detecting a fucosylated sugar chain (N-glycan) present in a specific site of the human haptoglobin and using an amount of the fucosylated sugar chain as a tumor marker fo... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946329 | Automated system for manufacturing part of fuel cell stack The present invention realizes an automated system which automatically performs all processes including an inputting process, a bonding process, and a punching process using a robot in manufacturing an integrated part of an MEA and GDLs. Accordingly, with the automa... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944176 | Voltage adjusting apparatus For providing a reliable voltage adjusting apparatus in low cost, a low-voltage control apparatus controls a high-voltage power supply circuit to be switched power off by transmitting a power-off signal through a second communication line arranged between the high-v... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944030 | Lead frame and method of manufacturing the same A lead frame includes a base material having a front surface for mounting of a semiconductor chip and a back surface for connection with an external board, and an Ni layer having a thick section and thin section. The thick section is formed on the back surface of th... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943770 | Fused quinoline derivative and use thereof The present invention aims at provision of a quinoline derivative having a neurokinin 2 (NK2) receptor antagonistic action and relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom an... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943137 | FPRL1 ligands and use thereof By using FPRL1 ligand, which comprises the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 17 or SEQ ID NO: 21, and FPRL1, an efficient screening for FPRL1 agonist or FPRL1 antagonist can be perfo... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7600663 | Apparatus for stapling and incising tissue A surgical fastening and cutting assembly having a housing defines a passage and a pusher, with a cam surface, slides in the passage. An arm couples to the housing and an anvil base is located on the arm. A body slides on the arm between the housing and the base. Th... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600151 | RAID capacity expansion interruption recovery handling method and system A RAID capacity expansion interruption recovery handling method and system is proposed, which is designed for use with a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) unit for providing a capacity-expansion interruption recovery function that allows the RAID unit to r... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7599368 | Communication system A communication system includes: a probe transmission server which transmits packets of a probe multicast at certain intervals on a same path as that of a main multicast; an aggregation server which converts multiple main cast and the probe multi cast into an aggreg... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7598378 | Method for the production of 4-(4-aminophenyl)-3-morpholinone The present invention relates to a process for preparing 4-(4-aminophenyl)-3-morpholinone by reacting 4-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-morpholinone with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, characterized in that the reaction is effected in an aliphatic alcohol. | 10/06/2009 |
| 7598071 | Infectious clone of human parvovirus B19 and methods The invention relates to infectious clones of parvovirus B19, methods of cloning infectious B19 clones, and methods of cloning viral genomes that have secondary DNA structures that are unstable in bacterial cells. A B19 infectious clone and methods of producing B19 ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7598031 | Method for the detection of gene transcripts in blood and uses thereof The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present inventio... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597912 | Compositions and methods for controlling a honey bee parasitic mite As described below, the present invention provides methods and compositions for controlling a honey bee parasitic mite. In addition, the invention features compositions useful for the treatment or prevention of a parasitic mite infestation in a honey bee hive. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597596 | Crimping terminal with projection at bottom of insertion hole The present invention is to provide a crimping terminal. The crimping terminal includes a crimping part, an insertion hole having a bottom provided in the crimping part and projections provided on an inner bottom surface of the insertion hole. When the aluminum elec... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597107 | Hair styling appliance A hair styling appliance is provided in order to prevent hair between a vibrating portion and a backing portion from spreading widely by ultrasonic vibration of the vibrating portion. The vibrating portion comprises a vibrator and an ultrasonic vibration horn. The h... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597018 | Pneumatic line isolation and heating for air data probes The invention provides a probe for an aircraft including a strut having an interior passage accommodating a plurality of pneumatic lines, a probe head extending from the strut and having at least one inlet opening communicating with the pneumatic lines, a baseplate ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7595362 | Curable resin composition Provided is curable resin composition which gives a cured article excellent in chemical resistance, dielectric properties, low water-absorption, heat resistance, flame retardance, and mechanical properties and which is usable in applications such as dielectric mater... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7595323 | N-phenyl-2-pyrimidine-amine derivatives and process for the preparation thereof The present invention relates to an N-phenyl-2-pyrimidine-amine derivative showing a superior effect on lung cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatoma, prostatic cancer, breast cancer, chronic or acute leukemia, hematologic malignancy, enceph... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7595202 | Analysis method using reporter (label) intermolecular interaction The present invention provides a method for controlling the spatial arrangement of an energy donor and an energy acceptor in a reaction complex in order to carry out the measurement with good precision and high sensitivity, and a measurement system using the method.... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594955 | Process for recovering rare gases using gas-recovering container A process for recovering rare gases using a gas-recovering container and, more particularly, a process of recovering a rare gas in a rare gas-containing exhaust gas discharged from an equipment using said rare gas, and introducing the recovered rare gas-containing e... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594286 | Angle indicator An angle indicator is provided for measuring an angle of inclination of a structure with respect to a plane, such as a horizontal or vertical plane. The angle indicator includes a housing adapted and configured to be mounted to the structure, an indicator movably di... | 09/29/2009 |
| D601198 | Ballpoint pen | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594266 | Data security and intrusion detection Systems and methods are provided for the detection and prevention of intrusions in data at rest systems such as file systems and web servers. Item requests are examined to determine if the request and/or the result violates an item access rule. If either the request... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7592453 | Fused quinoline derivative and use thereof The present invention aims at provision of a quinoline derivative having a neurokinin 2 (NK2) receptor antagonistic action and relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom an... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7592405 | Fluorine-containing photocurable composition A fluorine-containing photocurable composition containing a (meth)acrylate having a fluorinated alkyl group (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B). The (meth)acrylate (A) includes a group represented by general formula (1) and two or more (meth)acryloyl groups,... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7592125 | Photoresist compositions comprising resin blends New positive photoresist compositions are provided that contain a photoactive component and blend of at least two distinct resins: i) a first resin that comprises carbocyclic aryl units with hetero substitution (particularly hydroxy or thio) and ii) a second cross-l... | 09/22/2009 |
| D600546 | Swivel nut | 09/22/2009 |
| D600438 | Debris sock | 09/22/2009 |
| 7590781 | Signal processing system for electronic systems having different types of input/output controllers The present invention discloses a signal processing system applicable in an electronic system having a hard disk, an indicator and an I/O controller, the I/O controller processing a driving signal outputted by the hard disk and generating a first processing signal. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7590204 | Technique for adaptive equalization in band-limited high data rate communication over fading dispersive channels In high data rate communication applications where digital data information is error-corrected coded and interleaved and transmitted with spectral limitations over fading dispersive channels, a method and receiver is described that incorporates channel estimation an... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7589666 | System and method for processing data in weather radar Systems and methods that adapt to the weather and clutter in a weather radar signal and apply a frequency domain approach that uses a Gaussian clutter model to remove ground clutter over a variable number of spectral components that is dependent on the assumed clutt... | 09/15/2009 |
