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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112575 | Memory controller, nonvolatile memory device, access device, and nonvolatile memory system A file to be read or written is designated and accessed from an access device side to a nonvolatile memory device. In an initialization after start-up of the power source, an empty capacity detector detects empty capacity parameters of a nonvolatile memory with divi... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112286 | Stereo encoding device, and stereo signal predicting method A prediction performance between individual channels of a stereo signal is improved to improve a sound quality of a decoded signal. A first low pass filter LPF interrupts a high-range component of a first channel signal S1, and outputs a first low-range component S1... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112271 | Audio encoding device and audio encoding method Provided is an audio encoding device capable of improving performance of an adaptive codebook and improving quality of a decoded audio. In this audio encoding device, an adaptive codebook cuts out a vector specified by a comparator from adaptive code vectors stored ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111838 | Conferencing apparatus for echo cancellation using a microphone arrangement A voice conference apparatus includes a sound collecting unit and a loudspeaker, while the sound collecting unit has a directional polar sensitivity characteristic which has a higher sensitivity with respect to sounds which are radiated from at least one direction, ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111313 | Image sensor driving unit and imaging apparatus An image sensor driving unit, comprising a first controller, a second controller and a third controller, is provided. The image sensor driving unit drives an image sensor to carry out the capture of an image. The capture is carried out by ordering pixels to generate... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111293 | Photographic apparatus A photographic apparatus comprises a movable platform and a controller. The movable platform has an imager and is movable and rotatable on an xy plane perpendicular. The controller calculates an inclination angle of the photographic apparatus, and perf... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111221 | Display panel device and control method thereof A display panel device includes a luminescence element and a capacitor. A driving transistor includes a gate that is connected to a first electrode of the capacitor. A first switch is connected to the first electrode of the capacitor for setting a reference voltage ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110334 | Radiation-sensitive composition A radiation-sensitive composition containing a resist compound having a high sensitivity, a high resolution, a high etching resistance, and a low outgas which forms a resist pattern with a good shape is described. Further described is a method of forming a resist pa... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110271 | Adhesive sheet and release sheet There is provided an adhesive sheet comprising an adhesive base sheet, an adhesive layer, and a release sheet laminated in sequence from the adhesive base sheet. The release sheet comprises a release agent layer and a release base material laminated in sequence from... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109728 | Adjusting apparatus for adjusting the pitch angle of propeller blades, variable-pitch propeller, control function which can be implemented in a computer, and method for adjusting the pitch angle of propeller blades Apparatus for adjusting pitch angle of propeller blades of a variable-pitch propeller. The blades being adjustable in a first blade pitch-angle range with positive pitch angles, in a second blade pitch-angle range, and in a third blade pitch-angle range with negativ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109570 | Wiring structure for head rest A stay is provided with an insulating member, so that only a lower stay body disposed on a lower side of the insulating member can be energized. Further, the lower stay body is set at a position in which the lower stay body is not exposed to an interior of the seat ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109447 | Intrinsically safe valve for a combustion spray gun and a method of operation A valve for a combustion spray gun. An apparatus includes a torsion element rotatable relative to a housing of the combustion spray gun to a charged position. The apparatus also includes a biasing element applying a force to the torsion element, which force urges th... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108936 | Content distribution server and content playback control terminal In the present invention, a content distribution server distributes a content key, encrypted content encrypted using the content key, and playback control information describing a playback mode restriction for a specific section of content, to a content playback ter... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107789 | Playback apparatus that reads data replacing data recorded on recording medium from another recording medium and plays back read data, playback method, and non-transitory recording medium The present invention is the playback apparatus 400 for (i) mounting thereon the BD-ROM 200 in which a plurality of data groups and an application program that refers to each of the data groups are stored and (ii) playing back each of the data groups b... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107350 | Optical information recording/reproducing apparatus and objective lens for the same An objective lens including: a first region to respectively converge first and second light beams onto recording surfaces of first and second optical discs; and a second region located outside of the first region and configured to converge the first light beam onto ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107004 | Imaging device An imaging device includes an imaging optical system including at least one movable optical element; an image sensor, an imaging surface of which lies on an image-forming plane of the imaging optical system; a circuit board on which the image sensor is mounted; and ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106024 | Method of treating cancer with an RPN2 gene expression inhibitor The present invention uses an RPN2 gene expression inhibitor as a cancer cell growth inhibitor, which further includes a drug showing an anti-cancer action if desired, and is administered in combination with atelocollagen if desired. In addition, the present inventi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105616 | Skin-pampering cream lotion A cosmetic preparation of the oil-in-water type whose oil phase comprises one or more mineral oils and which has a flow curve depicting the dynamic viscosity as a function of the shear stress showing a maximum of up to 10 000 Pas at a shear stress of from 5 to 50 Pa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105518 | Method for joining first and second members to each other through a joint material A valve case, which is a metal component, and an outer shell portion of a cylinder head cover, which is a resin component, are joined together through a seal material. First, a recess formed in the valve case is filled with a seal material in a liquid form. A skin l... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105347 | Adjustable disposable/single-use blade lancet device and method Single-use blade lancet device includes a body having a rear end and a front end that includes a blade tip opening. A trigger is mounted to the body. A blade member is movably mounted within the body and includes a front end and a rear end. The blade member is movab... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105162 | Video game processing apparatus, method and computer program product for controlling progress of a video game A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. The video game is used to simulate resale business of goods on a display screen of an image display apparatus. The image display apparatus is caused to distinguishably display de... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105160 | Video game processing apparatus, method, and a computer-readable medium for processing a video game including a variably displayed life point meter An image display apparatus is caused to display a life point meter for showing a total remaining life point within a life point display region on an image display screen. When an action or event occurs to any player character so that the remaining life point thereof... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104840 | Attachable and detachable type seat pad and method of fabricating the same, and seat using attachable and detachable type seat pad Seat pads of the present invention are sewn by hollow weave, and includes skins having single sheets of woven cloth integrally continuously having single layer portions and laminated layers portions in a shape of a hollow bag, and cushioning members enclosed at inne... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104699 | Process and device for dehusking cereal grains The invention relates to a method and a system for dehusking grains, in particular for removing the spelts and/or the seed coat and the germ bud of grains and/or of malted grains and its processing in the brewing industry. The outer layers/shells are removed from cl... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104285 | Gas turbine equipped with a gas burner and axial swirler for the burner A gas turbine equipped with a burner, which has an axial swirler for generating turbulence in a flow of comburent air, a secondary supply line of fuel gas, a main supply line of fuel gas arranged concentrically around the secondary line, and a pilot line of fuel gas... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104068 | Program replacing method A program replacing method capable of updating a program by executing instead a temporarily downloaded program without deleting the existing program as well as capable of easily restoring such existing program. Moreover, when a function not equipped to the existing ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103961 | Method for integrating user models to interface design Designing user interfaces includes categorizing users, by at least one processor, into a predetermined number of behaviorally distinct groups each specified by behavioral characteristics. The users are re-categorized, by the at least one processor, into the predeter... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103736 | Status notifying method in communication system, status notifying server and communication system A profile server group determines whether any request for status notification is received from the client. If there is a request for status notification, a handle name included in the request is obtained, and a status flag corresponding to the handle name is extract... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103516 | Subband coding apparatus and method of coding subband A subband coding apparatus carries out subband coding which prevents deterioration in coding performance and improves audio quality of decoded signals. The subband coding apparatus includes a low-band coding section (103) to code a low-band spectrum (S13 | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102808 | Method for ensuring medium access in a wireless network Method and apparatus for controlling transmission of a data stream from a station. A QoS registration frame is received, via an access point, from the station. The QoS registration frame includes information indicating a request for transmission of a data stream fro... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102430 | Interchangeable lens and lens-data communication method An interchangeable lens which can communicate with an associated camera body, the interchangeable lens including an interface logic IC; and a memory connected to the interface logic IC, and stores the data of the interchangeable lens. Fixed data of the interchangeab... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102415 | Electronic endoscope system and processor for electronic endoscope An electronic endoscope system includes an electronic endoscope, a processor connected with the electronic endoscope, and a server that performs data communication with the processor via a network. The processor sends, to the server, update request data including an... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101280 | Alkali-resistant coating on light metal surfaces An article which comprises a surface of light metal. The surface is provided with an alkali-resistant protective coat comprising (a) an oxide layer which comprises silicon and boron as a basecoat and (b) an oxide layer which comprises silicon as a vitreous topcoat. | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101216 | Self-adhesive skin patch and combination set for cosmetic skin care The present invention relates to a skin patch comprising a matrix adhering to the skin and containing at least one active cosmetic substance and a combination with a skin wrapping to generate an effective compression for the treatment of cellulite and/or striae.... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101112 | Process for injection molding resin with plant material A process for producing a molded article includes the mixing step of mixing a plant material, water and a thermoplastic resin to obtain a molding material, and the injecting and molding step of injecting the molding material in a molding die and molding the molding ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100908 | Thermal cautery devices with improved heating profiles Thermal cautery and thermal ligating devices improved by the addition of a thermally conductive plate proximate the resistive heating element used in those devices. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100610 | Indexable insert for milling tools An indexable insert for a milling tool that includes at least one mounting surface having a through bore for fixing the insert to a rotatable tool, a rounded cutting edge defined by at least one cutting face and a lateral surface, and the at least one cutting face b... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099969 | Passenger car air-conditioning systems with adsorption heat pumps A system and method for air-conditioning motor vehicles and, in particular, to an air-conditioning systems for motor vehicles having adsorption heat pumps. The apparatus includes a two adsorber chambers, each connected to a condenser and an evaporator via different ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099275 | Sound encoder and sound encoding method for generating a second layer decoded signal based on a degree of variation in a first layer decoded signal A sound encoder having an improved quantization performance while suppressing an increase of the bit rate to a lowest level. In a second layer encoder, a standard deviation calculator calculates a standard deviation σc of a first layer decoding spectrum after decod... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098832 | Apparatus and method for detecting sound An apparatus for detecting sound includes a plurality of microphones, a sound inspecting unit, a direction estimating unit, a background noise removing unit, and an alerting unit. The microphones are used to collect sounds around a user. The sound inspecting unit is... | 01/17/2012 |
