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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941889 | Cleaning tool for photographic device A cleaning tool is for removing foreign matter from a surface of a photographic device. The cleaning tool includes an adhesive member and a body. The adhesive member has an adhesive surface for the foreign matter to adhere to. The body has a first end to which the a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941864 | Audio-video output apparatus, authentication processing method, and audio-video processing system An audio-video output apparatus of the present invention outputs at least one of audio data and video data to a receiving apparatus using High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) communications. The audio-video output apparatus includes a list holding unit, an au... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940898 | Method and system for routing calls based on a language preference Systems and methods for processing a call are disclosed. Generally a stored indication of a user's language preference is accessed in response to receipt of a call initiated by the user. The call is then routed to a location based on the stored indication of the use... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940863 | Radio receiving apparatus and radio receiving method A radio receiving apparatus of the present invention is for receiving a radio signal having pulsating signals occurring at specific periods, wherein the radio receiving apparatus corrects signal levels received during communication in individual regions into which e... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940296 | Image capturing unit for endoscope An image capturing unit for an electronic endoscope, including a solid-state image capturing element, a metallic housing member, which hermetically encloses a circumference of an insulated base and is arranged to cover a front-end portion of the insulated base, at l... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940017 | Lock detection method and lock detection circuit for motor for power-folding mirror The present invention is intended to, when rotation of a mirror rotation unit in a power-folding mirror is mechanically locked and its drive motor is thereby locked, make it possible to correctly detect this locked state. A motor 10 for a power-folding mirror... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939605 | Long-term stable oil PTFE dispersion and method for its production The invention relates to the field of chemistry and relates to long-term stable oil PTFE dispersions, such as can be used, for example, in transmissions or bearings, and a method for the production thereof. The object of the present invention is therefore to disclos... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939330 | Fluorescent probe A fluorescent probe which specifically and efficiently traps nitrogen monoxide, zinc ion etc. to emit fluorescence is provided. A compound represented by the following general formula (I): [wherein R1 and ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938990 | Pattern drawing method, method of manufacturing a master disk for manufacturing information recording media, and method of manufacturing an information recording medium A pattern drawing apparatus which is capable of reducing manufacturing costs of information recording media. A partial drawing process is executed in response to output of a reference signal, for drawing, after being on standby for a predetermined standby time perio... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938724 | Game device, game implementation method, program and recording medium To improve game performance, in a three-dimensional video game in which a viewpoint position changes in accordance with a movement of a player character, considering an aspect of how to show a player an activation of a prescribed effect at a second object, forming a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938713 | Device for water-jet cutting or abrasive water-jet cutting units Control device and method for controlling the impingement of the workpiece by a water jet or an abrasive water jet in a cutting unit. Control device includes a feeder composed of at least two flow-through areas positionable between a high-pressure water supply and a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938471 | Deck board and mounting structure of deck board A deck board includes a board body arranged in a luggage area of a vehicle so as to be capable of being moved between an upper position and a lower position. The board body in the upper position separates the luggage area into upper and lower areas. The deck board f... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937242 | Method for classifying occupant weight of vehicle A method for classifying an occupant weight of a vehicle is disclosed. When an occupant gets in to or gets off a vehicle, an occupant weight is quickly classified by relatively shortening time for classifying the occupant weight into a certain weight class, and when... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936862 | Intelligently providing dialup access numbers using an automated voice response system A method for an automated voice response system to present access numbers to dial-up Internet users. The automated voice response system can perform the step of establishing a telephony communication with a party responsive to a received telephone call from the part... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936386 | Solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device which can, in response to the problem of black-crush occurring in an image when strong light is enters the device, positively detect black-crush in a state in which a variance margin has been secured. The solid-state imaging device outpu... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936095 | Communication system using directional control of electomagnetic wave power transmission When a certain period of time has elapsed since a direction retrieval unit received a control signal from an appliance controller, the direction retrieval unit instructs the microwave transmitter to transmit microwaves, and then instructs the microwave transmitter t... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936049 | Nitride semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide a nitride semiconductor device with low parasitic resistance by lowering barrier height to reduce contact resistance at an interface of semiconductor and metal. The nitride semiconductor device includes a GaN layer... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935739 | Cationic curable composition and cured product thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a cationic curable composition which has low viscosity, can be rapidly photo-cured even in the air, has good adhesion to a substrate such as glass or resin, and is excellent in glass cleaner resistance and water resis... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935424 | Adhesive sheet An adhesive sheet includes a substrate and an energy-ray curable adhesive layer formed on the substrate. The energy-ray curable adhesive layer includes an energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer and a urethane acrylate. The energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer is forme... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935113 | Electrosurgical blade An electrosurgical blade includes a conductive element that is surrounded by an insulation layer except at a conductor edge portion of the conductive element. The conductor edge portion and insulation layer each have unique geometric shapes and composition of the pa... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935112 | Electrosurgical instrument An electrosurgical instrument is disclosed for simplifying making incisions and other treatments using electrosurgery. The electrosurgical instrument comprises a body having at least one conductive element that is surrounded by an insulation layer except at a conduc... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934996 | Online video game control server and a method of controlling an online video game An online video game controlling server includes an online game information storage database for storing game information on an online video game that includes player information on player characters and area information on a game area of the online video game, and ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934480 | Sealing member and sealing structure A sealing member 14 has a main seal 15 and a sub seal 21. The sub seal 21 is integrally formed with a first connecting element 20 that extends from the main seal 15. The first connecting element 20 has an upper bent p... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934114 | Method of controlling information processing device, information processing device, program, and program converting method The method of controlling an information processing device according to the present invention is a method of controlling an information processing device which includes a processor having a cache memory, and a clock supplying unit that supplies a clock signal to the... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933808 | Rental network security system and method A system and method of facilitating a rental transaction of a tangible item is provided. Initially, a lessee pickup code is communicated from a borrowing party to an owning party upon exchanging the tangible item between the owning party and the borrowing party. The... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932467 | Touch panel that uses transparent conductor A transparent conductor includes a film-shaped or plate-shaped support and a transparent conductive layer that is disposed on the support and has a surface formed as a rough surface. The surface of the transparent conductive layer is formed so that a maximum peak he... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932281 | Amine-based compound and use thereof Amine compounds represented by Formula (1) are efficacious against diseases such as a viral infectious disease with HIV, rheumatism, and cancer metastasis: ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932109 | Organic electroluminescent display and manufacturing method therefor This invention provides a means for suppressing streaks of light emission in an organic EL display having an organic light-emitting layer formed by coating by an ink jet method. A manufacturing process of the organic EL display of this invention includes: preparing ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931940 | Production method of silica aerogel film, anti-reflection coating and optical element A method for producing a silica aerogel film by hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of a base catalyst to prepare an alkaline sol, adding an acid catalyst to the alkaline sol to carry out further hydrolysis and polymerization to prepare a first... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931836 | Method for making high purity and free flowing metal oxides powder According to aspects of the present invention, metal oxide powder, such as yttria and alumina powder (feed material), is processed using a plasma apparatus. The process generally consists of in-flight heating and melting of the feed material by the plasma apparatus.... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931768 | Method and device for constructing a radial tire Device and method for building a radial tire. The device includes a first drum device for building a belt package and a transfer device for transferring the belt package from the first drum device to a second drum device having arranged thereon a carcass tube from a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931565 | Swing exercise machine In a swing exercise machine having a seat, a seat driving apparatus that moves the seat along a locus formed by a combination of a periodic swing motion around an anteroposterior swing shaft and a periodic swing motion around a transverse swing shaft, and a control ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931330 | Air conditioning seat An air conditioning seat includes a seat pad having a seating portion and a side support portion, blowing means for blowing air to an air path formed at the seat pad, a seat cover covering the seat pad, and a net-like cushion member capable of permeating air in a th... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931292 | Sole for a cross-country ski boot including connectors fixed to the sole, and a boot provided with such a sole A flexible sole for a cross-country ski boot and a cross-country ski boot having such sole. The sole includes at least two members for connecting the boot to a binding device, the connecting members including portions anchored in the sole, the connecting members bei... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931203 | Non-contact type IC card There is provided a non-contact type IC card that prevents electrostatic discharge failure of an IC chip embedded in an IC card. A non-contact type IC card includes at least a magnetic recording layer, a metal reflective layer, and a hologram layer, which are... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931198 | Modular architecture sensing and computing platform A weather resistant modular sensor and computing platform reduces costs and enhances versatility of sensor systems. Rapidly evolving electronic technology results in hyper-obsolescence wherein sensor systems that are state of the art technology when designed, fall b... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931066 | Roman shade Upper ends of the first fabric and the second fabric are attached to the head rail, respectively, and the first lift cord and the second lift cord suspended from the head rail in a liftable manner are coupled to the first fabric and the second fabric, respectively. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930963 | Workpiece cutting method and band-saw machine A workpiece cutting method utilizing a band-saw machine, includes the following steps of: guiding tooth tips of an endless band-saw blade provided on the band-saw machine in a direction of a workpiece by a band-saw blade guiding apparatus; and applying vibrations to... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930501 | Memory card, access device, and processing method of memory card Each of memory cards can have a different type and can be in a plurality of statuses. The memory cards are managed by a file system and data is read/written from/to the memory cards via an access device. Each of the memory cards has a recording area in which data is... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930439 | Command output control apparatus In a command output control apparatus, one of first and second storage areas that corresponds to the smaller number of subcommands is selected as a storage area subjected to division, according to a comparison result by a subcommand number comparison unit. From part... | 04/19/2011 |
