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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7868824 | Beamforming apparatus and method A beamforming apparatus obtains the beamforming parameters that realize arbitrary desirable PSF by using optimization theories. The apparatus uses at least one of the beamforming parameters such as the intensities, frequencies, bandwidths and shapes of the signals t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864167 | Display device wherein drive currents are based on gradation currents and method for driving a display device A display device that displays image information in response to a digital display signal includes a display panel signal lines and scanning lines which intersect at right angles with each other, and a plurality of display pixels with optical elements arranged near t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7826561 | Single sideband voice signal tuning method Method for tuning a Single Sideband receiver including processing the signal in the time domain, converting the signal to the frequency domain, processing the signal in the frequency domain, converting the modified signal from the frequency domain to a correlation d... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7817852 | Color noise reduction image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus obtains image data, and extracts a subject pixel (to be subjected to color noise reduction processing) and nearby pixels which are a predetermined distance away from the subject pixel and which are not adjacent to the subject pixel. The... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816552 | Intermediate of 6-substituted 1-methyl-1-H-benzimidazole derivative and method for producing same A method for preparing a compound having the following formula (I) by reducing a nitro group of the following formula (III) followed by carrying out an intramolecular dehydration ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816333 | Oligonucleotide analogues and methods utilizing the same A method for the prevention or treatment in a mammal of a disease preventable or treatable by the pharmacologically useful antisense or antigene activity of an oligonucleotide analogue or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof in the body of said mammal, which ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7809341 | Radio wave reception device, radio wave clock, and repeater A received low-frequency standard radio wave, which is an amplitude modulation signal, is converted to an intermediate frequency signal Sa, and is output to a detection circuit and an AGC circuit. The detection circuit and AGC circuit generates an RF control signal ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806251 | Panel-carrying-out apparatus A panel-carrying-out apparatus used for conveying panels ejected from a press machine includes: a semicircular sorting conveyor adapted to be driven switchably in a normal direction or a reverse direction; and a pair of straight conveyors respectively disposed at en... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804568 | Homeotropic alignment type liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having one surface on which a first electrode is provided, a second substrate which is provided with a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second substrates... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7803595 | Mammalian sphingosine kinase type 2 isoforms, cloning, expression and methods of use thereof Nucleic acids encoding mouse and human sphingosine kinase type 2 isoforms, methods for detecting agents or drugs which inhibit or promote sphingosine activity and therapeutic agents containing peptides or antibodies to peptides encoded by such nucleic acids. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7803292 | Optical film, optical film manufacturing method and optical film manufacturing device An optical film producing method, comprises steps of: extruding a melted material including a melted cellulose ester resin from a casting die by using an extruding device; forming a film by pressing the extruded melted material between a first rotating member and a ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7803169 | Blood vessel occlusion auger A blood occlusion auger having an in vivo distal auger tool coupled in operative association with an ex vivo auger control for opening and traversing occlusions in a blood vessel The auger control allows the selection of predetermined threshold forces and step-lengt... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802460 | Work transfer apparatus and press machine A fixed-side connecting portion 151 is provided on an end of the fixed bar 141 while a movable-side connecting portion 152 is provided on an end of the movable bar 142. An air clamp 16 is housed within the fixed bar 141. By ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801272 | X-ray diffraction apparatus and X-ray diffraction method In an X-ray diffraction method using the parallel beam method, an X-ray parallel beam is incident on a sample, and diffracted X-rays from the sample are reflected at a mirror and thereafter detected by an X-ray detector. The reflective surface of the mirror has a sh... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800917 | Printed wiring board A printed wiring board has a first wiring layer formed at least on one surface of an insulative substrate, an insulating layer formed as covering the first wiring layer, and a second wiring layer formed on the insulating layer. The insulating layer is formed of a cu... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800796 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section to perform an image formation onto a recording medium which moves relatively in a sub scanning direction, the image forming section including a writing unit including a writing element; an image processin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800792 | Image reading method and image reading apparatus Disclosed is an image reading method for reading an image on a document, including: reading cyclically the image in a main scanning direction with using an image pickup section, while relatively moving at least one of a light emitting section and the document irradi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800715 | Liquid crystal display device viewable from both surfaces and portable apparatus using same In front of a liquid crystal display element, a surface light source is arranged which emits a light toward the liquid crystal display element and lets lights coming from its front and its back permeate therethrough. The liquid crystal display element has reflection... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800710 | Image display apparatus and in-vehicle image display apparatus An image display apparatus has one display screen configured to display images corresponding to a plurality of observers. The image display apparatus includes illumination unit for emitting a first light flux and a second light flux in at least two different directi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800678 | Image processing device having blur correction function An imaging device that is connectable to an external display device includes a decoder that, based on an instruction to reproduce coded moving image data recorded in any one of an internal recorder, a memory card and an external recording device, decodes data and se... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800677 | Imaging device, imaging method and program thereof When an imaging device is set to a BS shooting mode, the imaging device goes into a through-image display state of an object being shot. When a user operates a SET-key, the imaging device is changed to a detailed-screen state in which a sample image, etc., correspon... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800658 | Camera for recording observation image of microscope A camera for recording a specimen image obtained by a microscope includes a record control unit for making a storage medium record an image data file expressing the specimen image, and a switch unit for controlling a supply of power to the camera. The camera also in... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800430 | Temperature-compensated current generator, for instance for 1-10V interfaces A current generator arrangement for use, e.g., in 1-10V interfaces for lighting systems, includes at least one transistor (Q3) having a base-emitter junction wherein the voltage drop across the base-emitter junction defines the intensity of the output current... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800384 | Probe unit substrate A ceramic substrate has, on its surface, a multilayer wiring division, on which micro cantilever type probes are fixed. The multilayer wiring division has the first conductor layer, which includes through-hole junction pads, flatness improvement rings surrounding th... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799559 | Culture microscope apparatus A culture microscope apparatus has an illumination unit to apply excitation light to the specimen, a specimen observing portion to observe light generated from the specimen due to the excitation light, and a dimmer unit to dim the excitation light that has penetrate... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798854 | Connector A connector which is capable of preventing degradation of transmission, and achieving downsizing. Contact portions of first and second signal contacts, and contact portions of ground contacts are arranged in a row in a contact arranging direction. Contact portions o... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798842 | Connector plug for a multi-conductor cable with tension load transferring means A connector plug is provided for a multi-conductor cable with an axial load transferring non-conducting tensile string. The connector plug includes a casing carrying a number of contact elements attached to conductors of the cable for engaging corresponding contact ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798819 | Connector Provided is a connector capable of facilitating a work of connecting first and second connection targets. A first receiving part to be coupled to a first plug connector and a second receiving part to be coupled to a second plug connector are formed at the housing of... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798652 | Display shelf and display shelf system for projecting projector images displaying information about articles Transmission-type screens are placed corresponding to a display board at a front area of the display board, on which an article is placed. Each of the screens transmits and projects a projector image luminous flux projected from a backside of the screens to a front ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798632 | Ink jet recording apparatus To reduce ink bleeding and growing of dot diameters for high image quality, an ink jet recording apparatus for recording a color image includes a first head group including chromatic color ink recording heads, a second head group including at least one of a transpar... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798598 | Inkjet recording apparatus In a cleaning unit that cleans nozzles are provided a support base, a wiping portion that moves together with the support base to clean an ink on the nozzles, and a suction nozzle that is provided on the support base through a spring behind the wiping portion with r... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798585 | Ink detecting device, image recording apparatus, ink detecting method and program recording medium A transmission/reception element transmits an ultrasound wave to an ink liquid contained in an ink tank. At this time, a near sound field of the ultrasound wave is formed within a propagating member when it propagates the ultrasound wave transmitted from the transmi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797801 | Buckle for band and object wearing device using the buckle A buckle for a pair of band sections connected to an object at a pair of opposite positions for wearing the object on a user's body includes a frame connected to one band section, a length adjustment chain connected to the other band, a chain folding-back shaft for ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796402 | Radio apparatus including no less than two housings A radio apparatus includes a first housing containing a first printed circuit board, second housing containing a second printed circuit board and being connected so as to be opened and closed to the first housing, an unbalanced-fed type antenna configured to be fed ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7796021 | Protecting children and passengers with respect to a vehicle There is provided a system and methods for mitigation of the potential dangers to which at least a child, and passengers, are exposed to prior to, during travel and after travel, when outside and adjacent a vehicle. Potential dangers to which a child is exposed are ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795801 | Organic electroluminescent element, illuminator, display and compound An organic electroluminescent element comprising a light emission layer and a hole blocking layer adjacent to the light emission layer, wherein, (i) the light emission layer contains a compound having a specified partial structure and having a molecular weight of no... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795621 | Thin film transistor panel A thin film transistor panel including: a transparent substrate; scanning lines made of a light blocking electroconductive material to be formed on the transparent substrate; data lines formed on the transparent substrate to be perpendicular to the scanning lines an... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795540 | Extendable cable or extendable connecting member A cable includes an elastic member extendable and compressible in a first direction and a first conductor having a meandering portion embedded in the elastic member. The meandering portion meanders within the elastic member and extends in the first direction. It is ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795525 | Acoustic-effect assignment controlling apparatus and computer readable medium having a computer program for controlling assignment of acoustic effects When it is determined that Insertion Effect Block 20n for adding the same acoustic effect is found, CPU 13 assigns the Insertion Effect Block 20n for adding the same acoustic effect to a tone color part PTs whose tone color informa... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795323 | Active ray curable ink-jet ink An active ray curable ink-jet ink comprising at least an organic pigment, a polymer dispersant, a photo-initiator and a cationic polymerizable compound, wherein the active ray curable ink-jet ink incorporates a quaternary ammonium salt and a content of the quaternar... | 09/14/2010 |
