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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7529771 | Method of and apparatus for gathering information, system for gathering information, and computer program An information-gathering system includes a web archive that stores a first web-page with a first address and first generation information corresponding to the first web-page, a determining unit that determines whether a linked web-page specified in the first web-pag... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7516870 | Apparatus for closing a container A mechanism provided inside a container for closing an opening created by a removal of a breakable seal on the container, includes a stopper configured to cover the opening, a flexible bridge having two ends which are secured to opposite sides of the container, and ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516368 | Apparatus, method, and computer product for pattern detection An occurrence pattern of an event is detected from an event log based upon information concerning plural kinds of relationships defined among events, such as a simultaneity rule, an order rule, a proximity rule, a cause determination rule, and a result prediction ru... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513768 | Embedment roll device An embedment device includes a first integrally formed elongate shaft rotatably secured to the support frame and having a first plurality of axially spaced disks axially fixed to the first shaft, a second integrally formed elongate shaft rotatably secured to the sup... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7508610 | Method and apparatus for recording servo frame, storage disk, and method and apparatus for obtaining servo frame information A servo-frame recording apparatus includes: a sector information rearranging section for rearranging serial bits of the sector information that is binary data; a first ExOR section for performing the ExOR (exclusive OR) on the sector information, the serial bits of ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7508385 | Liquid crystal display device and driving method of the same The invention relates to a liquid crystal display device used for a display part of an information equipment and a driving method thereof, and has an object to provide a liquid crystal display device in which excellent viewing angle characteristics can be obtained a... | 03/24/2009 |
| RE40669 | Blood pump A pump especially designed for pumping blood comprises a bladder, the interior surface area and volume of which is changeable, i.e., it stretches and expands during the filling phase, and elastically contracts to its normal relaxed size during the ejection phase. Th... | 03/17/2009 |
| 5993192 | High heat flux catalytic radiant burner A high heat flux catalytic radiant burner of the present invention includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet end. A catalyst layer which has a coating disposed on a support is positioned between the two ends. The catalyst layer has a total specific s... | 11/30/1999 |