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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185502 | Backup method for storage system The present invention provides a backup method that makes it possible to specify the recovery-enabled time of an application even in a case where a backup has been performed without staticizing the application. In response to a first instruction from a management co... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185500 | Information processing apparatus, and operation method of storage system A server apparatus performs data I/O processing on a P-VOL in response to a request from a client apparatus and includes a file system which receives data write and read requests in units of files from the client apparatus. The server apparatus stores, into a D-VOL,... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185356 | Remote monitoring system, terminal management server and terminal management server control program An insulation monitoring system, functioning as a remote monitoring system, comprises a plurality of insulation monitoring terminals, functioning as remote monitoring terminals, for monitoring facilities and a terminal management server controlling the insulation mo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184534 | Systems and methods of providing proxy-based quality of service Systems and methods for dynamically controlling bandwidth of connections are described. In some embodiments, a proxy for one or more connections may allocate, distribute, or generate indications of network congestion via one or more connections in order to induce th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184462 | Power conversion apparatus, power conditioner, and power generation system A first chopper circuit generates a first sequence of square wave voltages having a voltage level that changes to a positive side by chopping a direct current voltage at a system frequency. A second chopper circuit generates a second sequence of square wave voltages... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184461 | Power conditioner and solar photovoltaic power generation system A first circuit generates a first sequence of square wave voltages having a voltage level that changes to a positive side relative to a first reference potential, which is a potential on a negative-electrode side of a direct current power source, from a direct curre... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184379 | Zoom lens A zoom lens includes sequentially from an object side a first lens group having a negative refractive power; a diaphragm; and a second lens group having a positive refractive power. Zoom from a wide angle edge to a telephoto edge is performed by displacement of the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184301 | Surface alignment and positioning method and apparatus A method and apparatus for aligning and positioning a surface such that the optical and/or cylinder axis of the surface is precisely aligned with a fixture for the purpose of assembly or further mechanical operations such as machining and polishing. According to ano... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184191 | Optical sensor and solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels stored in one-dimensional or two-dimensional array, each of the plurality of pixels including a photodiode receiving light and producing photocharges, an overflow gate coupled to the photodiode and transfer... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183730 | Motor A small DC motor includes a motor frame having a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a constant thickness and having a cross section in a shape that comprises four sides and connecting portions, each of the connecting portions connecting adjacent two... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183670 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same In a semiconductor device formed on a silicon surface which has a substantial (110) crystal plane orientation, the silicon surface is flattened so that an arithmetical mean deviation of surface Ra is not greater than 0.15 nm, preferably, 0.09 nm, which enables to ma... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183550 | Imaging an imprinted substrate on a printing press A method of imaging an imprinted substrate on a printing press is provided. The method comprises sensing light reflected by the substrate using a contact image sensor to produce data representative of the imprinted substrate. The substrate has been imprinted with di... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183450 | Percussion instrument systems and methods A percussion instrument may have a hoop member configured to hold down a head stretched across a first end of the shell by a plurality of adjustment devices that may be for operatively connecting the hoop member with a plurality of fixtures that may be arrangeable a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183381 | N-linked heterocyclic receptor agonists for the treatment of diabetes and metabolic disorders Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of, inter alia, Type II diabetes and other diseases associated with poor glycemic control. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183226 | Myocardial perfusion imaging method The present disclosure provides 2-adenosine N-pyrazole compounds exemplified by the structure shown below that are potent and selective agonists for A2A adenosine receptor, compositions comprising these compounds, and methods for using these compounds in ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182925 | Adhesive and laminate prepared using the adhesive It is an object of the invention to provide a carbodiimide modified polyolefin adhesive having excellent adhesive strength in a room temperature atmosphere and excellent adhesive strength in a high temperature atmosphere even in continuously molding with a practical... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182792 | Pharmaceutical compositions A process for micronization of pharmaceutically active agents. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182518 | Static and dynamic cervical plates and cervical plate constructs A cervical bone plate includes a graft window that allows access to and/or visualization of a bone graft area of the cervical spine after attachment of the present cervical plate to the vertebrae. The window is preferably, but not necessarily, sized for maximum expo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182275 | Lever connector with a connecting member manipulating mechanism for turning a turn lever to manipulate a connecting member A lever connector includes a first connector portion including a first terminal housing with a plurality of first connecting terminals, a second connector portion including a second terminal housing with a plurality of second connecting terminals, a plurality of iso... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182004 | Vehicle door latch apparatus An operating mechanism unit includes a motor, a worm wheel being rotated by the motor, a sector gear meshing with a pinion provided on one side of the worm wheel and rotating to an unlocking position and a locking position, switch levers connected to the sector gear... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181990 | Multiple chamber airbag system An airbag for use within a motor vehicle, which includes a gas generator for supplying inflation gas; a lower chamber configured to be inflated directly by the gas generator; an upper chamber located above and proximate to the lower chamber; and a diffusing panel co... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181587 | Method of producing reinforced, formed fabrics The invention relates to a method of producing reinforced, formed fabrics, consisting in producing a continuous fabric alternated with a membrane (34) containing embedded reinforcing elements, which is prepared in overlapping portions on a conveyor belt (2... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660126 | Multi-function tool | 05/22/2012 |
| D660125 | Multi-function tool | 05/22/2012 |
| D659947 | Belt | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181075 | Error correction device and recording and reproducing device An error correction device is a device detecting and correcting an error of uncorrected data. The error correction device includes a temporary storage buffer (data buffer) having a storage area divided into a plurality of units and storing the uncorrected data divid... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181019 | Systems and methods for managing CRLS for a multi-core system The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for maintaining Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) for client access in a multi-core system. A first core may generate a secondary CRL corresponding to a master CRL maintained by the first core. The CRLs... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180536 | Automatic transmission control apparatus and method During control of a shift of a first friction engagement element from an engaged state into a disengaged state and a shift of a second friction engagement element from a disengaged state into an engaged state for a gear shift to a first target gear from a second tar... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180524 | Diagnosis apparatus and method for diagnosing connection state of vehicle antenna In diagnosis apparatus and method for diagnosing a vehicle antenna, the vehicle antenna performing transmission and reception of electric waves to and from a portable unit, the vehicle antenna is driven to perform communications with the portable unit when a first c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180147 | Robust pattern recognition system and method using Socratic agents A computer-implemented pattern recognition method, system and program product, the method comprising in one embodiment: creating electronically a linkage between a plurality of models within a classifier module within a pattern recognition system such that any one o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179956 | Adaptive equalizer and adaptive equalization method An adaptive equalizer includes an adaptive filter and a control unit. The adaptive filter performs an adaptive equalization processing for an input signal so as to make an amplitude of an equalized output signal constant, the input signal being modulated by a modula... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179577 | Three-dimensional holographic ring traps A method and system for preparing and using three dimensional optical ring traps. The method and system includes applying a single phase hologram to be able to independently control shape and force profile of an optical trap but without employing orbital angular mom... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179435 | Vehicle surroundings image providing system and method A system which provides a driver with an image obtained by photographing an area around a vehicle, the system comprising: a photographing unit which photographs an area around the vehicle which is out of the driver's line of sight because of a structure of the vehic... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179301 | Image processor and image processing method for synthetic aperture radar An image processor and an image processing method for a synthetic aperture radar searching for a target are provided. A high resolution processing unit performs high resolution processing up to an area equivalent to a small target or smaller to thereby acquire infor... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179296 | Digital readout method and apparatus Autonomously operating analog to digital converters are formed into a two dimensional array. The array may incorporate digital signal processing functionality. Such an array is particularly well-suited for operation as a readout integrated circuit and, in combinatio... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178971 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A ball grid array semiconductor device has a wiring substrate (2), a semiconductor chip (6) disposed on one surface side of the wiring substrate, and a bump arrangement (5) as external terminals disposed on a surface side, opposite to the one su... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178786 | Radiation-proof sheath material and radiation-proof cable A radiation-proof sheath material includes a polymer material containing molecular chains of ethylene units as a main component in which side chain groups are randomly distributed and cross-linked, an antioxidant, a processing aid, and a flame retardant. The polymer... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178749 | Process for the production of recombinant proteins using carnivorous plants The present application relates to the provision of process for producing at least one protein, comprising the cultivation of a carnivorous plant, characterized in that said plant has been genetically modified to express said protein or proteins, and said protein or... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178646 | Method for producing liquid-crystalline polyester powder The present invention provides a method for producing a liquid-crystalline polyester powder, the method comprising: carrying out melt polycondensation of monomers and/or its acylated monomers to obtain a corresponding polyester having a flow initiation temperature o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178590 | Block copolymer and use thereof A polymer electrolyte satisfying both of proton conductivity and chemical stability such as water resistance at a high level that is preferable as the polymer electrolyte for fuel cells and the like is provided. The invention includes a block copolymer comprising on... | 05/15/2012 |
