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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8005300 | Image search system, image search method, and storage medium An image search system includes a first calculation section that calculates a first similarity score of each registered image with respect to an input image on the basis of image features of the registered and the input image, a second calculation section that calcu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003530 | Method for metallizing semiconductor elements and use thereof The present invention relates to a method for metallizing semiconductor components in which aluminium is used. In particular in the case of products in which the process costs play a big part, such as e.g. solar cells based on silicon, a cost advantage can be achiev... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000783 | Processor controlled voltage-current analysis for nerve and muscle tissues A device is disclosed for detecting a voltage potential from a tissue membrane. The device includes an input circuit, an output circuit and a digital signal processor. The input circuit receives a membrane voltage potential from an electrode. The output circuit rece... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998574 | Biomedical sensing methods employing hydro-insensitive alternating current responsive composites A method is disclosed of detecting a bioelectrical signal from a subject. The method includes the steps of applying a composite material to a subject wherein the composite material includes a polymeric material and a polar material that is substantially dispersed wi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7995893 | Magnetic material for magneto-optical isolator A magneto-optical structure is provided. The magneto-optical structure includes a substrate. A waveguide layer is formed on the substrate for guiding electromagnetic radiation received by the magneto-optical structure. The waveguide layer includes magnetic oxide mat... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7978805 | Liquid gallium cooled high power neutron source target A neutron source includes a low atomic number element target that is bombarded by incident energetic particles to provide a neutron flux. The source receives a controlled flow of liquid gallium that cools the target. The energetic particles may be for example proton... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977897 | Apparatus and method for controlling or regulating an oscillating deflectable micromechanical element The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for controlling or regulating the deflection of micromechanically manufactured deflectable elements which, driven electrostatically, are deflected in an oscillating manner. It is the object of the invention to pr... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977567 | Photovoltaic module and the use thereof The present invention relates to a photovoltaic module, comprising at least two component cell groups (SCA) which are connected to each other and disposed on an electrically insulating basic body, which groups comprise respectively one solar cell which is applied on... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969357 | System for electronically aligning the polarization of an antenna This invention concerns a system (1) for electronically aligning the polarisation of an antenna (2;2b) with the polarisation of a signal received therein or transmitted therefrom, said signal having two mutually orthogonal components, namely a v... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966460 | Information usage control system, information usage control device and method, and computer readable medium A system includes a first device and one or more second devices that each provides a user with usage information for using target information, based on control information, wherein the first device has a memory that stores the control information which contains devi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7966452 | Cache architecture for a processing unit providing reduced power consumption in cache operation A cache memory processing system is disclosed that is coupled to a main memory and a processing unit. The cache memory processing system includes an input, a low order bit data path, a high order bit data path and an output. The input is for receiving input data tha... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962952 | Information processing apparatus that executes program and program control method for executing program There is provided a computer readable medium storing a subprogram causing a computer to execute a subprocess that includes a predetermined process performed in response to a call from a caller program and a return process to return the result of the predetermined pr... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960868 | Methods for generating high voltage pulses with a transmission line A method of generating an electrical pulse to an output load is disclosed. The method includes the steps of establishing a first voltage on a first electrical conductor throughout an electrical length of the first electrical conductor, initiating the propagation of ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958650 | Apparatus for drying foodstuffs The invention relates to an improved apparatus (1) for drying food-stuffs, comprising at least a centrifugation basket (5) for drying said product by its rotation, the lateral surface of said basket (5) being holed; a pin (13) rotating co... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958358 | Scanned image disclosure apparatus, method and storage medium; electronic mail transmission apparatus, method and storage medium; and internet facsimile transmission apparatus A scanned image disclosure apparatus has a disclosure unit that encrypts and discloses to a disclosure destination a scanned image by using a public key or a private key relating to a public key certificate that has been verified to be valid, a re-verification unit ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956382 | Method and system for magnetically assisted statistical assembly of wafers A wafer having heterostructure therein is formed using a substrate with recesses formed within a dielectric layer. A magnetized magnetic layer or a polarized electret material is formed at the bottom of each recess. The magnetized magnetic layer or a polarized elect... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955631 | Process for washing and sterilizing food products, particularly vegetables, and relevant apparatus The present invention relates to a process for washing and sterilizing food products, particularly vegetables. The process comprises the following steps: (a) treatment of the food products by ultrasounds, ultraviolet rays and micro filtering; (b) treatment of the fo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7949099 | Compact high voltage X-ray source system and method for X-ray inspection applications An x-ray system is disclosed that includes a bipolar x-ray tube. The bipolar x-ray tube includes two insulators that are separated by an intermediate electrode in an embodiment, wherein each insulator forms a portion of an outer wall of a vacuum envelope of the bipo... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942376 | Wire deck with integral reinforcement A wire deck for supporting a load between two spaced parallel supports comprises a parallel array of first wires dimensioned to extend between the supports, and a parallel array of second wires extending across and joined to the first wires. The second wires have in... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942115 | System for transformation of rectilinear motion into curvilinear motion, or vice versa, particularly for internal combustion engine The invention relates to an improved system for transformation of rectilinear motion into curvilinear motion, or vice versa, in an internal combustion engine. The system comprising a rotor element and a stator element, one of said the rotor element and stator elemen... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940410 | Device and method for managing electronic documents, storage medium for storing electronic document management program, and image formation device The present invention provides an electronic document management device including a reading unit that reads out an original electronic document formed by combining document data indicating a main document and management data for managing the electronic document as a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937229 | System and method for detecting damage, defect, and reinforcement in fiber reinforced polymer bonded concrete systems using far-field radar A non-contact, far-field radar nondestructive testing (NDT) method is disclosed that is capable of detecting at least one of defects, damages, and reinforcement conditions in near-surface region of multi-layer systems using monostatic inverse synthetic aperture rada... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935924 | Batch fabricated rectangular rod, planar MEMS quadrupole with ion optics A quadrupole mass filter (QMF) is provided. The QMF includes a plurality of rectangular shaped electrodes aligned in a symmetric manner to generate a quadrupole field. An aperture region is positioned in a center region parallel to and adjacent to each of the rectan... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935923 | Performance enhancement through use of higher stability regions and signal processing in non-ideal quadrupole mass filters A quadrupole mass filter (QMF) is provided. The QMF includes a plurality of rectangular shaped electrodes aligned in a symmetric manner to generate a quadrupole field. An aperture region is positioned in a center region parallel to and adjacent to each of the rectan... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934100 | Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium An information processing system includes a unit that selects a time stamp authority to which a request for generation of a time stamp, the time stamp authority to be selected is different from a time stamp authority selected in a last selection process which has be... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932673 | Gas discharge tube A new gas discharge tube comprising at least two electrodes and at least one hollow insulator ring fastened to at least one of the electrodes, wherein the insulating ring has an extended length for a creeping current on at least one of the surfaces inside and/or out... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927753 | Direct oxidation fuel cell and method for operation thereof The invention relates to a method for operating a direct oxidation fuel cell in which at least one fluid fuel is transported from a fuel reservoir via a fluid distribution structure to a membrane electrode assembly, the transport of the fuel being effected passively... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925609 | Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and computer readable storage medium There is provided an information processing apparatus, including a receiving unit that receives a derivational relationship information item designating a document prior to an operation as a parent and a document after the operation as a child, and document attribut... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923936 | Flourescent lamp with integral proximity sensor for building energy management A fluorescent lamp sensor system is provided. The fluorescent lamp sensor system includes a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of electrodes coupled to the bulbs. A balanced differential circuit measures changes in electric fields produced by the bulbs in front of t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922414 | M-link The present invention relates to a link for joining mooring lines having an eye at their joining end, characterized in that the link comprises two side plates joined by two hollow, cylindrical or non-cylindrical shafts, which shafts have a diameter which allows the ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921354 | Computer-readable medium storing program for controlling archiving of electronic document, document management system, document management method, and computer data signal There is provided a computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for controlling archiving of an electronic document, the program causing the computer to function as: a requirement memory that stores a document archive requireme... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920160 | Electronic conference assistance method, and information terminal device in electronic conference system There is provided an information terminal device in an electronic conference system, including a reception unit that receives information on a state of attendance of participants in a conference, who are present in a plurality of conference holding spaces; a disadva... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920159 | Electronic conference system, electronic conference controller, information terminal device, and electronic conference support method There is provided an electronic conference system, including a display controller that arranges and displays a marker for specifying a display position on a display screen of a display apparatus which placed in a conference room, a unit that obtains information conc... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7915763 | Systems for generating high voltage pulses with a transmission line A system is disclosed for generating a rectangular pulse with a transmission line, the pulse having a duration of twice the electrical length of the line and a voltage of up to twice the charge voltage. The system includes a voltage source, a switching means, and an... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912859 | Information processing apparatus, system, and method for managing documents used in an organization An information processing apparatus includes a document information storage unit that stores a derivation relationship designating a first document as a parent and a second document generated after an operation as a child, and an operator that performed the operatio... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912846 | Document processing method, recording medium, and document processing system There is provided a document processing method in which a document is created by applying one or more templates to multiple structured documents stored in a folder among a group of folders having a hierarchical structure in a document database, the method including ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911495 | Electronic conference support device, electronic conference support method, and information terminal device of electronic conference system An electronic conference support device has a cut screen information management section that stores information related to a cut screen object which forms a portion of a screen image displayed on a presenter-side display unit; a screen image generation processor tha... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910143 | Soluble dietary fibre from oat and barley grains, method for producing a fraction rich in B-glucan and use of the fraction in foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics The present invention relates to a process for the extraction of soluble dietary fiber from oat and barley grains using enzymatic hydrolysis treatment, wherein the grain is milled and any endosperm depleted fractions thereof being rich in B-glucans are recombined, w... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7902802 | Systems and methods for on-chip power management A power measurement system is disclosed for use on an integrated circuit for measuring the power used by the integrated circuit. The power measurement system includes a low-dropout voltage regulator and a signal input unit. The low-dropout voltage regulator includes... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902526 | 3D two-photon lithographic microfabrication system An imaging system is provided that includes a optical pulse generator for providing an optical pulse having a spectral bandwidth and includes monochromatic waves having different wavelengths. A dispersive element receives a second optical pulse associated with the o... | 03/08/2011 |
