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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8447903 | Electronic device and method for automatically controlling operation of the electronic device An electronic device is adapted to be connected to a plurality of peripheral devices, and includes a storage unit and a control circuit. The storage unit records a preset time and a control list. The control list lists at least a selected one of the electronic devic... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8447883 | Reducing energy consumption of servers A load balancer, comprising a network interface, a power conservation unit, and a routing module configured to route client requests received through the network interface to a plurality of servers. The power conservation unit is characterized by having a learning m... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8445068 | Method and apparatus for pattern-coating A method for coating a dispersion slurry containing a solid SAP dispersed in a dispersion medium on a surface of a substrate sheet are provided. The method is characterized in that a first region and a second region are formed on the surface of the substrate sheet w... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8445067 | Method and apparatus for pattern-coating A method for coating a dispersion slurry containing a solid SAP dispersed in a dispersion medium on a surface of a substrate sheet are provided. The method is characterized in that a first region and a second region are formed on the surface of the substrate sheet w... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8444329 | Camera mounting structure, camera mounting method and exterior panel component of a vehicle A camera mounting structure for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, in which the on-vehicle camera includes an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element, and in an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle, a bracket part for at... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8443924 | Thermal assistance for bicycle A pedaling assistance device for a light vehicle, in particular a bicycle, equipped with pedals and a ratio-changing transmission, this device comprising a heat engine (1; 101; 201) equipped with a reducing gear mechanically coupled with an element (26, 46... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8442654 | Electrode array with electrodes having cutout portions and methods of making the same A lead for brain stimulation includes a lead body having a distal end. At least one cable extends within the lead body, each cable comprising at least one conductor. The lead further includes a plurality of electrodes coupled to the at least one cable. Each of the p... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442649 | Systems and methods for anchoring leads of electrical stimulation systems in and around bony structures A lead assembly includes a nerve stimulation lead and at least one anchoring unit. The nerve stimulation lead includes electrodes disposed at a distal end that are electrically coupled to terminals disposed at the proximal end by a plurality of conductive wires. The... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442637 | Self-sealing septum assembly Exemplary septum assemblies include first and second housing components each defined by at least an inner surface, at least one sealing strip disposed at least partially on at least one of the inner surfaces of the housing components, and a compression member at lea... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442636 | Septum for covering a fastener assembly on a connector of an implantable electric stimulation system and methods of making and using A connector for an electrostimulation lead includes a connector housing defining a fastener aperture, a septum disposed over the fastener aperture, and a fastener for mating with the fastener aperture to secure a received lead to the connector housing so that at lea... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441895 | Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head with light detector in element-integration surface A thermally-assisted magnetic recording head is provided, in which the light-source output can be adjusted according to its variation by environmental influences and over time. The head comprises: a light source; a write head element provided in a element-integratio... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441509 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and program An image forming apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports a recording medium; a thermal transfer sheet that has an ink layer, and a protective material layer thermally transferred onto the recording medium to form a protective layer; a reforming sheet th... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441032 | Low-level signal detection by semiconductor avalanche amplification A system and method providing for the detection of an input signal, either optical or electrical, by using a single independent discrete amplifier or by distributing the input signal into independent signal components that are independently amplified. The input sign... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8440745 | Nonaqueous inkjet ink composition Disclosed is a nonaqueous inkjet ink composition having excellent ink ejection stability, which does not clog a nozzle of a printer head portion when used for printing by an inkjet printer, thereby enabling achievement of a printed matter having excellent print qual... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8440276 | Multidirectionally reinforced shape woven preforms for composite structures The present invention relates to multidirectionally reinforced fiber preforms that conform easily to complex curvatures, such as, composite turbine fan cases, jet engine containment rings, aircraft fuselage frames, aircraft window frames, and flanged rings for attac... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439488 | Ink supply device An ink supply device including an ink cartridge for storing an ink; a mounting portion which includes an opening from which the ink cartridge is removable in a direction; an elastic member which urges the ink cartridge accommodated in the mounting portion to the dir... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439473 | Image recording apparatus An ink-jet printer includes an ink jet head which jets liquid droplets of an ink onto a recording medium; a scanning mechanism which reciprocates the ink-jet head in a forward scan direction and a backward scan direction; a transport mechanism which transports the r... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8438253 | Upgrading network traffic management devices while maintaining availability A method, system, machine-readable storage medium, and apparatus are directed towards upgrading a cluster by bifurcating the cluster into two virtual clusters, an “old” virtual cluster (old active cluster) and a “new” virtual cluster (new standby cluster), a... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8438242 | Information-processing apparatus, server, information communication system, information-processing method, information providing method, and computer storage medium The object of the invention is to provide the user with improved operatability of an information-processing apparatus and usability of application programs as well as to implement rendering of services to download the application programs from a server to the inform... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8438174 | Automated forensic document signatures Methods and systems are provided for a proactive approach for computer forensic investigations. The invention allows organizations anticipating the need for forensic analysis to prepare in advance. Forensic signatures are created including a digital fingerprint and ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8438158 | Citation index including signals A document, which may be referred to as a “citing document,” may include citations to one or more cited documents. An index of such documents may be referred to as a citation index or citator. A citation may be preceded in a citing document by introductory text,... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437604 | Information process apparatus and method, program, and record medium To improve the convenience of a record medium and allow a record process and reproduction process to be more easily performed than before. When a clip edit list update process 121 that updates video data and audio data recorded on a disc 32 is executed... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437426 | Receiving apparatus, receiving method, and program Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus including: first to third position determination sections configured to determine the start position of an FFT interval which serves as a signal interval targeted for FFT by an FFT section; a selection section configured to ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8435951 | Treating neoplasms with neurotoxin The present invention provides a method of treating a cancer using a neurotoxin, preferably Botulinum toxin (“BTX”). The application of a neurotoxin around a cancer acts to decrease the contractile forces of the muscles surrounding a neoplasm which normally sque... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8435317 | Fine grained polycrystalline abrasive material Polycrystalline diamond abrasive elements having a fine grained microstructure are produced from fine grained diamond particles and a catalyst solvent material, at least a portion of which is in the form of nanosized particles. The abrasive elements exhibit high hom... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8434704 | Method of producing stable oxygen terminated semiconducting nanoparticles A method and apparatus of producing inorganic semiconducting nanoparticles having a stable surface includes providing an inorganic bulk semiconductor material milled in the presence of a selected reducing agent. The reducing agent acts to chemically reduce oxides of... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8434418 | Means for alignment and engagement of an embroidery frame An apparatus and method for engaging a frame to a frame driving mechanism in a sewing machine. The mating alignment feature allows engagement of the embroidery frame to the apparatus where the frame engagement mechanism is at least partially obscured. ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8433421 | MRI-safe high impedance lead systems Some embodiments are directed to MRI/RF compatible medical interventional devices. A plurality of spaced apart high impedance circuit segments are configured to have a high impedance at a high range of radiofrequencies and a low impedance at a low range of frequenci... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8433183 | Recording device and recording method A recording apparatus and a recording method that can record both moving picture data and still picture data in a form reproducible by various reproducing apparatus. The moving picture data is compressed by an MPEG system by an MPEG encoder, formed into data for rec... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8433139 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and program for segmentation based on a degree of dispersion of pixels with a same characteristic quality An image processing apparatus is provided which includes a characteristic quantity calculation unit that calculates a characteristic quantity for each pixel of image data from the image data, a tightness determination unit that determines tightness indicating a degr... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432971 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program An image processing apparatus includes an inverse quantization section; an inverse orthogonal transform section; a motion-vector prediction section; a motion compensation section; a deblocking processing section; and a memory. ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432799 | Obtaining high availability using TCP proxy devices The present invention relates to increasing performance of Wide Area Network (WAN) communications and in particular to a redundant proxy device associated with one end of a transport layer connection that monitors packet traffic and selectively reroutes packets to a... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432791 | Network route injections A method, system, and apparatus for managing routing to redundant data centers. Each data center has an associated traffic management device (TMD) that manages traffic with at least one server. The TMDs may determine a priority for the data centers, and advertise th... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432235 | Coupler and communication system A coupler includes a first conductive pattern provided on a substrate having insulating property, a second conductive pattern provided on the substrate and placed in opposition to the first conductive pattern, a third conductive pattern provided on the substrate, a ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432134 | Electronic apparatus with remaining battery power indicating function An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431499 | Optical glass, glass material for press molding, optical element blank, optical element and manufacturing method thereof A fluorophosphate glass containing: P5+ in an amount of 20 to 45 cationic %; Al3+ in an amount of 15 to 35 cationic %; Ba2+ in an amount of 20 to 50 cationic %; B3+ in an amount of 0 to 5 cationic %; F− in an ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431032 | Method for continual preparation of polycrystalline silicon using a fluidized bed reactor There is provided a method for continual preparation of granular polycrystalline silicon using a fluidized bed reactor, enabling a stable, long-term operation of the reactor by effective removal of silicon deposit accumulated on the inner wall of the reactor tube. T... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8430959 | Apparatus and methods for preparation of high-purity silicon rods using mixed core means Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for preparing a polycrystalline silicon rod using a mixed core means, comprising: installing a first core means made of a resistive material together with a second core means made of silicon material in an inner space of a dep... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8430809 | Capsule for use in small intestine Apparatus for use in a body lumen is provided including an introducer tube configured to be advanced into a gastrointestinal tract of a subject. A guide member is coupled to a distal end of the introducer tube and is configured to be mounted in a vicinity of a valve... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8430512 | Photonjet scanner projector An image projection device for displaying an image onto a remote surface. The image projection device employs a scanner to project image beams of visible light and tracer beams of light onto a remote surface to form a display of the image. The device also employs a ... | 04/30/2013 |
