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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8036779 | Air-conditioning system controller In an air-conditioning system controller provided with a central control unit and a local control unit, the central control unit includes a heat source machine measurement system for measuring an input/output state of a heat source machine, a setting unit for settin... | 10/11/2011 |
| D643383 | Quartz crystal | 08/16/2011 |
| 7953242 | Image display apparatus A speaker mounting region looks smaller as viewed from the front side. An image display apparatus comprises a frame forming portion located at the lower part of a front frame, a rectangular sound emitting unit formed in a horizontal direction of the frame forming po... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7637817 | Information processing device, game device, image generation method, and game image generation method Provided is technology enabling the generation of images of high realistic sensation upon accurately reflecting the operator's behavior. The information processing device has a controller to be used for inputting an operational instruction, and having a function of ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7433576 | Video data recording/reproducing apparatus and video data management method for use in the same A video data recording/reproducing apparatus includes an input device, a data storage unit that stores the video data item input by the input device, a communication unit that executes communicates with an external unit via a network, a unit that moves one of a plur... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433541 | Image synthesizing apparatus and method In an image synthesizer (1), code stream analyzers (10, 11), code block extraction units (12, 13) and EBCOT decoders (14, 15) work together to decode encoded code streams (D10, D11) encoded according to the MPEG-2000 Standar... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7395029 | Communication system and method, information processing apparatus and method, and information processing terminal and method The present invention relates to a communication system and a method thereof, an information processing apparatus and a method thereof, an information processing terminal and a method thereof, which can start wireless communication easily and promptly. When an elect... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7379760 | Data transmission-reception system and data transmission-reception method A data communication system is disclosed which comprises: first terminal devices for transmitting contents and content provider identification data identifying the providers of the contents; a server device for receiving and storing the transmitted contents and cont... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7343696 | Device for loading and unloading containers A device (1) for loading and unloading containers (2) into and out of an enclosure of an installation (3) for treating substances contained in containers (2). The device includes a support structure (17) and a third means (16, 1... | 03/18/2008 |
| D558109 | Instrument panel for a motor vehicle | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310731 | Contents processing system A first information processing unit stores identification information into a storage module, stores an encrypted contents signal into a mass storage unit, and supplies the encrypted contents signal and identification information to a second information processing un... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7271189 | 1H-imidazole derivatives as cannabinoid receptor modulators The invention relates to a group of 1H-imidazole derivatives which are modulators of cannabinoid receptors, to methods for the preparation of these compounds, to novel intermediates useful for the synthesis of said imidazole derivatives, to methods for the preparati... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7153679 | Marburg I mutant of factor VII activating protease (FSAP) as risk factor for arterial thrombosis A novel arterial thrombosis risk factor comprising one or more of the identified mutants of coagulation factor VII-activating protease (FSAP) is described. In addition, diagnostic determination methods for detecting these mutants which are identified as risk factors... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7071837 | Data transmission in pipeline systems Data transmission in pipeline systems A first set of apparatus is arranged for transmitting data from a point in a cased section of a well 1, 3 to a remote location. The apparatus may be used as a relay station 6 to increase operational depth. Signals ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072798 | Semiconductor fabricating apparatus A resonant frequency sensor is disposed in a plasma-processing chamber included in a semiconductor fabricating apparatus. A change in the resonant frequency caused by etching, sputtering or deposition is sensed in order to detect the timing of performing the mainten... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7027697 | Cable having conduits for receiving optical fibers An optical fiber cable allows for future expansion with blown optical fibers through conduits. The cable assembly includes a central strength member, a conduit, and a buffer tube of optical fibers, all surrounded by an outer jacket. The central strength member may b... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6990599 | Method and apparatus of clock control associated with read latency for a card device An SD memory card host controller supplies a clock to an SD memory card and issues a read command. After that, the host controller stops supplying the clock to the SD memory card during latency of read data from receipt of a response to the read command from the SD ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6990572 | Method for preventing a computer system from being started up in an unstable condition In a computer system, it is determined whether current operational frequencies of a memory and a CPU, which have been detected, coincide with operable frequencies of a memory system. When it has been determined that the current operational frequencies of the memory ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987767 | Multiplexer, multimedia communication apparatus and time stamp generation method In order to allow the generation of a time stamp in consideration of a frame skip even in the case where the frame skip is generated, a PES generation section of a multiplexer detects the number of skipped frames by analyzing elementary video streams output from a v... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6925429 | Electric wiring simulation device and recording medium recording simulation program for electric wiring simulation device An electric wiring simulation device 1 of the present invention includes an input device 2; a display 5; a characteristics information data base 4 storing parts information on parts and wirings, discharge characteristics of a power supply... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6768807 | Digital watermark embedding device, digital watermark detection device, digital information distribution device, and, storage medium A digital watermark embedding device by which digital data is assumed to be an embedding target and the digital watermark is embedded, has spread spectrum section to set the embedding target to be a unit spreading block which performs the spread spectrum of the spre... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6736175 | Motor vehicle tire, particularly for lorries and the like A vehicle wheel tyre includes a carcass structure, a belt structure, and a tread. The tread includes four circumferential grooves and a plurality of transverse grooves that define at least five circumferential rows of blocks, each block approximating a polygon. The ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6580180 | Power supply apparatus for vehicle A first battery 12 is for supply of power at a first voltage. A second battery 13 is for supply of power at a second voltage to a load 14. A converter 120 is between the first battery 12 and the second battery 13. The converter 120 is for conversion of po... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6576850 | Device and method for detecting rotation angle A device for detecting a rotation angle is provided. The device include a first coil, a second coil, and a twist prevention mechanism. The first coil detects a coordinate value. The second coil detects the rotation angle. The second coil includes signal l... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6540962 | Testing instrument for analyzing liquid sample A test device 1 for analyzing a specific component in a test solution with a reagent by allowing the solution introduced via a feed opening 4 to react with the reagent maintained in a predetermined position in a capillary tube 3 having the opening 4 and a... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6522601 | Data transmission/reception system for electronic timepieces A data transmission/reception system for wrist-type electronic timepiece. The data transmission/reception system for electronic timepieces comprises a data transmission device for generating data signals, and an electronic timepiece that receives data sig... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6388090 | Imidazole derivatives An imidazole derivative of formula (I) ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof. The compounds of formula I exhibit affinity for alpha2 adrenoceptors.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6381143 | Card-typed electronic apparatus having a flat card case housing a plurality of electronic parts A card-type electronic apparatus is provided with a flat card case and a circuit module housed in the card case. The circuit module is provided with a circuit substrate having a first surface and a second surface positioned on the side opposite to the fir... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6309124 | Device for dispensing and applying a product A device for dispensing and applying a product includes a container including a reservoir for containing a product, and a dispensing member for dispensing the product. The dispensing member includes an actuating element and at least one outlet. The actuat... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6219991 | Method of externally strengthening concrete columns with flexible strap of reinforcing material A method of repairing and strengthening a concrete column includes wrapping a flexible strap of reinforcing material circumferentially around the exterior of a concrete column and longitudinally along at least a portion of the height of the concrete colum... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6207675 | Pyrrole derivatives, their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them The invention concerns pyrrole derivatives of general formula (I) useful for treatment and prevention of diseases in which are involved viruses of the herpes family and/or cytokines in particular TNF. ##STR1##... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6195704 | Methods and systems for a loop-type network using a spare communications path A network system which has an exact measure for solving a defect and therefore is very reliable and a method for setting a path thereof. With a plurality of node devices, each of which has a local communication device that is a source of data, an ATM-meth... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6180802 | Method for selective protection of baccatin derivatives and its application to taxane synthesis New processes for the selective protection of the 7-position of 7,10-dihydroxytaxane derivatives, using ଲ-substituted-alkoxycarbonyl groups which are more hindered than 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl, and which are capable of being removed by a ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6180392 | Streptomyces strains and process to produce single streptogramin component This invention relates to micro-organisms capable of selectively producing streptogramin components A and B, the preparation of said micro-organisms, and streptogramin A or B.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174246 | Multi-piece solid golf ball A multi-piece solid golf ball which comprises a core consisting of an inner layer core and an outer layer core and a cover layer for covering the core, wherein the diameter of the inner layer core is 20 to 35 mm, the thickness of the outer layer core is 2... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6152028 | Machine for press work Machine for press work, or for example work in a drilling machine with a press (1) which can easily be raised, lowered and tilted in relation to its body (2). The work lights (4) follow the movement of the press up and down. The shelves (5) for material w... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145788 | Drogue assembly for in-flight refueling A drogue assembly (10) for in flight refueling includes a circumferenal array of triangular support arms which carry a drogue parachute (29) which extends circumferentially around their shorter sides. Each support arm is pivoted and mounted on a pivot pin... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142877 | Game device The present invention aims at providing a game device comprising a body moving mechanism for rapidly moving a body in accordance with the game program development. In order to achieve such aim, the game device according to the present invention comprises ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6037165 | Methods for the preparation of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) and antigens encoped thereby Methods for producing the newly discovered HIV-2 retrovirus and its antigens are provided. The antigens are obtained from various HIV-2 retroviruses. The antigen compositions comprise a lysate of an HIV-2 retrovirus, a protein of an HIV-2 retrovirus, or a... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5984824 | Powertrain for a four-speed automatic transmission A powertrain which is used for a four-speed automatic transmission. The powertrain includes a first planetary gear unit and a second planetary gear unit. The first planetary gear unit is a first simple planetary gearset having first, second and third oper... | 11/16/1999 |
