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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958988 | Conveying device and image forming apparatus A conveying device includes a guiding member that has a contact portion that comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface of a conveying belt in which a plurality of suction holes is formed, and an endless conveying belt that has ridges to hold a recording me... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958832 | Awl for making an awl feature in material for apparel An awl for use with a reciprocating device. The awl includes a mounting portion for operably engaging the reciprocating device. The awl also includes a shaft portion with an end for forming an awl feature on a sheet of material. Furthermore, the awl includes a mass ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958794 | Device for sensing the contents of a fluid in a duct with a tubular body extending into the duct A device is disclosed for sensing the contents of a fluid flowing in a duct system, such as in a ventilation duct. In at least one embodiment of the invention, the device includes a sensing element and a tubular body extending over a cross-sectional portion of the d... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958746 | Method for producing a glass ceramic having a garnet phase The invention proposes a method for producing glass ceramics which is particularly well suited as light conversion material, especially for down conversion. One initially produces a starting glass, containing (on an oxide basis) 5-50% by weight of SiO2, 5... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958603 | Rotary handle for a closing mechanism of a sash of a window or the like and method for actuating a closing mechanism The invention relates to a rotary handle for a closing mechanism of a sash of a window, a leaf of a door, or the like, particularly a sliding sash or leaf, comprising an actuating grip, which in the neutral position can be disposed such that it is retracted in the s... | 06/14/2011 |
| D639628 | Powered plastic pipe cutter | 06/14/2011 |
| D639624 | Wrench | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958382 | Latency signal generator and method thereof A latency signal generator and method thereof are provided. The example latency signal generator may include a sampling clock signal generator adjusting a plurality of initial sampling clock signals based on a received clock signal to generate a plurality of adjuste... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958375 | Recording medium, apparatus for decrypting data and method thereof A recording medium, apparatus for decrypting data and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes downloading encrypted data associated with a recording medium to a local storage, decrypting data recorded in the recording medium using a first type k... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958348 | Method for securing an electronic certificate A method is for securing and verifying an electronic certificate issued by an authority to an owner. The certificate is stored in the memory of a user unit operated by the owner. The user unit transmits all or part of the data of the certificate to the authority. Fu... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957536 | Method for key administration for cryptography modules The invention relates to a method for a central key station (SS), for setting a new key (nK) in a cryptography module (KM) without a public key being stored in the cryptography module (KM), the authenticity of the new key (nK) being secured by a protocol. According ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957533 | Method of establishing authentication keys and secure wireless communication A method of establishing authentication keys at both a network and mobile equipment are provided. The authentication key generated by the mobile equipment is based on both mobile keys and network keys, which are each calculated by the mobile equipment. The authentic... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957481 | Method and an apparatus for estimating a delay spread of a multipath channel Low complex algorithms for estimating a delay spread or a RMS delay spread of a multipath channel using channel estimates are disclosed, leading to low overall power consumption. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a delay spread or a RMS delay spre... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957175 | Information storage devices using movement of magnetic domain walls and methods of manufacturing the same An information storage device using movement of magnetic domain walls includes a writing magnetic layer having a magnetic domain wall. A stack structure is formed on the writing magnetic layer. The stack structure includes a connecting magnetic layer and an informat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957138 | System and method for blocking lateral airflow paths between modules in an electronic equipment enclosure A gap filler member apparatus for blocking air flow through a gap existing between an edge of a first electronics board and a surface of a second electronics board that is disposed generally perpendicular to the first electronics board, where the first and second el... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957114 | Circuit breaker and method for triggering a circuit breaker, particularly a low voltage circuit breaker In one embodiment of the present invention, a circuit breaker and a method for triggering a circuit breaker are disclosed, particularly a low voltage circuit breaker, including an electronic overload trigger, particularly for the protection against a short circuit, ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957055 | Pattern generator The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating a pattern on a workpiece sensitive to radiation, such as a photomask a display panel or a microoptical device. The apparatus may include a source for emitting light flashes, a spatial modulator having modula... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956983 | Exposure equipment having auxiliary photo mask and exposure method using the same Example embodiments of the present invention may provide exposure equipment having an auxiliary photo mask. The exposure equipment may include a light source and a first photo mask spaced apart from the light source by a desired distance. A second photo mask may inc... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956876 | Drive method of display device, drive unit of display device, program of the drive unit and storage medium thereof, and display device including the drive unit In one embodiment of the present invention, in the case of dark display on sub-pixels, a sub-frame processing section is disclosed which sets video data for a sub-frame to a value falling within the range for dark display, and increases or decreases video data for a... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956871 | Color disparity correction in image sensors methods and circuits A method of displaying a captured image includes using an array of pixels to capture an image. The array of pixels includes a first plurality of pixels of a first color, a second plurality of pixels of a second color, and a third plurality of pixels of a third color... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956852 | Information display system, information display apparatus, and position indicating apparatus An information display system includes a position indicating apparatus that indicates a position and an information display apparatus that displays information and is connected to the position indicating apparatus so as to communicate with the position indicating ap... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956823 | Color display device, color compensation method, color compensation program, and storage medium readable by computer A color display device determines a relationship between RGB components of an input color image signal in terms of their gradation levels, and carries out a different calculation for each input color image signal depending on which of six patterns of the relationshi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956697 | Atomic oscillator An atomic oscillator that controls an oscillation frequency by using an optical absorption property derived from a quantum interference effect occurring when two kinds of resonance light are made incident as coherent light having different wavelengths from each othe... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956670 | Temperature sensing device and electric device including the same A temperature sensing device includes a current generator to generate a variable current that varies based on temperature, a charge circuit to accumulate charges based on the variable current, and a count logic circuit to generate a count value synchronized to a clo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956562 | Motor and motor drive system Provided is a motor having a combination of a plurality of coil pairs and a permanent magnet, wherein these coil pairs are supplied with an excitation signal from a drive circuit so as to be excited at alternate opposite poles, and the permanent magnet is constitute... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956452 | Flip chip packages Flip chip packages and methods of manufacturing the same are provided, the flip chip packages may include a package substrate, a semiconductor chip, conductive bumps, a ground pattern and an underfilling layer. The semiconductor chip may be over the package substrat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956439 | Void boundary structures, semiconductor devices having the void boundary structures and methods of forming the same Void boundary structures, semiconductor devices having the void boundary structures, and methods of forming the same are provided. The structures, semiconductor devices and methods present a way for reducing parasitic capacitance between interconnections by forming ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956407 | Vertical type semiconductor device, method of manufacturing a vertical type semiconductor device and method of operating a vertical semiconductor device A vertical pillar semiconductor device includes a substrate, a single crystalline semiconductor pattern, a gate insulation layer structure and a gate electrode. The substrate may include a first impurity region. The single crystalline semiconductor pattern may be on... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956343 | Nonvolatile memory devices and method of manufacturing the same Example embodiments provide a nonvolatile memory device using resistive elements. The nonvolatile memory device may include a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of variable resistance patterns on the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of heat sink patterns t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956342 | Phase change material for use in a phase change random access memory, the phase change material having uniformly distributed insulating impurities Insulating impurities may be uniformly distributed over an entire or partial region of the phase change material. The PRAM may include a phase change layer including the phase change material. The insulating impurity content of the phase change material may be 0.1 t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955613 | Bioartificial implant and its use and method of reducing the risk for formation of connective tissue after implantation A bioartificial implant comprises a semipermeable barrier designed from one side to allow diffusion or prevent diffusion of predetermined substances/materials/molecules/cells/cell lines produced in the human body to the other opposite side of the barrier, and from s... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955562 | Chemical sensor using thin-film sensing member Provided is a chemical sensor that may include a first electrode on a substrate, a sensing member covering the first electrode on the substrate, and a plurality of second electrodes on a surface of the sensing member exposing the surface of the sensing member. The c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955178 | Power transmission damper for a torque limiter A damper assembly has a torque input member configured to be connected to engine crankshaft through a torque limit clutch. An output member has a hub configured to be mounted to a transmission input shaft. Damping springs operatively interconnects the input member a... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955043 | Substrate transfer apparatus Provided is a substrate transfer apparatus which can perform stable and highly accurate transfer without making a configuration complicated. A substrate transfer apparatus according to the present invention includes a multijoint arm whose one end is arranged on a ba... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954965 | Method for multiple gauges in a scanning laser based display device A display for measured quantities can include a gauge with a set of indicia spaced around the gauge to indicate the measured quantities. A window can be formed in the gauge that extends along the set of indicia. An elliptical reflector can be positioned such that a ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954898 | Self-compensating mechanical latch A latch mechanism may include a housing, a claw rotatably supported within the housing between a latched position and an unlatched position, a first cam rotatably supported within the housing and operable to lock the claw in the latched position, and a second cam su... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954816 | Voucher stacking apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus for stacking vouchers that has at least one circumferential stacking belt (82). The stacking belt (82) has a circumferential belt body and at least one tongue pair (86a to 86c) provided ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954814 | Feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet discharge roller has a contact portion in contact with a feed roller and a noncontact portion not in contact with the feed roller. The sheet discharge roller includes a kick-out unit having a projected portion and a recess portion on one end of the noncontac... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954808 | Sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A shifting unit shifts a plurality of sheets discharged on a tray to a different position in a sheet width direction that is perpendicular to a sheet discharging direction in a set of sheets. A first width-direction aligning unit and a second width-direction alignin... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954801 | Side position stapler for post-processing device A sheet post-processing device receives a sheet from an image forming apparatus conveys a plurality of the sheets to a staple tray to form a sheet pile, and staples the sheet pile with a stapler. The stapler is arranged along a first side of the staple tray in a she... | 06/07/2011 |
