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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941189 | Communicating road noise control system, in-vehicle road noise controller, and server Road noise is reduced without locally storing noise spectrum patterns for determination or without detecting the present position of a vehicle from the device. An in-vehicle hands-free device causes a cellular phone to detect the present position of the vehicle and ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940422 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus for forming a multicolor image by superposing single-color images of respective colors is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes an image formation control unit configured to select and form a misalignment correction pattern used ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939816 | Multi-bit memory device having resistive material layers as storage node and methods of manufacturing and operating the same Provided are a multi-bit memory device having resistive material layers as a storage node, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. The memory device includes a substrate, a transistor formed on the substrate, and a storage node coupled to the transistor... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939780 | Abnormality determination and estimation method, and abnormality determination and estimation device for weld product An abnormality determination and estimation device for a weld product in a welding process includes a jig device and an AE sensor. The jig device holds the product by a holding face, through which the jig device and the product are in close contact with each other. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939452 | Method of manufacturing transistor having metal silicide and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same In a method of manufacturing a transistor and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same, the method may include forming a preliminary metal silicide pattern on a single-crystalline silicon substrate and on a polysilicon pattern, and partially e... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938225 | Clean air duct noise silencing An air intake system for reducing air induction noise, which includes an air duct housing that has a lower shell and an upper shell, each having a first end and a second end and a plurality of tuning holes formed therein. The air intake system further includes an ai... | 05/10/2011 |
| D637646 | Toothbrush training device | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936258 | Smart legibility adjustment for vehicular display A display system for a vehicle system includes at least one light sensor that detects a light condition, and a display member that displays an information message. The information message includes a background and an object that is displayed adjacent the background.... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936105 | Audible brush wear indicator for rotating electric machines An electric machine incorporates a brush assembly that provides an audible warning when the brush in the brush assembly approaches the end of its useable length. The brush incorporates a device incorporated into the brush or a brush design which cooperates with the ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936021 | Semiconductor device including a fin field effect transistor and method of manufacturing the same In a fin field effect transistor (Fin FET) and a method of manufacturing the Fin FET, the Fin FET includes an active pattern inside which insulating layer patterns are formed, an isolation layer pattern enclosing a sidewall of the active pattern such that an opening... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935975 | White LED lamp and backlight using the same, and liquid crystal display device using the backlight Disclosed is a white LED lamp using an ultraviolet light emitting LED, which can simultaneously realize a high level of color rendering and a high level of brightness. Included is an LED chip 2 having a luminescence wavelength between 360 nm and 440... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935961 | Multi-layered bipolar field-effect transistor and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is a multi-layered bipolar field-effect transistor, including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an electron transport layer, a hole transport layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, in which an intermediate separating layer is for... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934463 | Free shape gauge by laser pointer A gauge can include a face plate and an indication area disposed about a gauge center. The indication area can have a shape that can be defined by a bottom boundary, a top boundary, and first and second ends joining respective ends of the top and bottom boundaries. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933433 | Lane marker recognition apparatus Data on a lane marker are extracted based on a centerline position, centerline shape, and width of a lane, which are projected for the present cycle. Data on a lane centerline are generated by adjusting x-axis components of the extracted data. A centerline position ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933054 | Image processing system and image processing apparatus An image processing system is disclosed that is configured to input color image data, generate color image data identification information identifying the color image data, store the color image data identification information in association with the color image dat... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932854 | Azimuth detecting apparatus and radar apparatus In an azimuth detecting apparatus, a receiver includes a plurality of first antenna elements and a second antenna element. The first antenna elements are arranged at first intervals d1 to form an array. The second antenna element is arranged to define a secon... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932848 | Pulse delay circuit and A/D converter including same The pulse delay circuit includes a plurality of delay units connected in series or in a ring, each of the delay units being constituted of at least one inverter gate circuit grounded to a ground line, and configured to delay a pulse signal passing therethrough by a ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932543 | Wire structure and semiconductor device comprising the wire structure Provided are a wire structure and a semiconductor device having the wire structure. The wire structure includes a first wire that has a first region having a width of several to tens of nanometers and a second region having a width wider than that of the first regio... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931280 | Electric discharge lamp control unit with sealing structure The present invention provides an electric discharge lamp control unit which is capable of enhancing air-tightness in the electric discharge lamp while suppressing increase in the size thereof. The electric discharge lamp control unit for controlling lighting ON/OFF... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931267 | Sheet feed device with sheet tray guide unit A sheet feed device includes a sheet tray and a guide unit. The sheet tray is configured to store a recording medium including a recording sheet. The guide unit is configured to support detachably the sheet tray. The guide unit includes a rotary member that is confi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931075 | Air conditioner In an air conditioner for a vehicle, a blower of a blower unit includes a double-axial motor having a rotation axis positioned approximately in a vehicle top-bottom direction, a pair of centrifugal fans located at two sides of the double-axial motor in an axial dire... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931074 | Heat exchanger and air conditioner A heat exchanger includes tubes which are arranged in parallel and through which a fluid for heating air flows. Fins which are joined to the tubes. The tubes and the fins are arranged to form three or more heating parts and at least two bypass passages each of which... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931071 | Heat exchanger with heat pipe A heat exchanger includes an evaporation side heat pipe in which a working fluid flowing therein is heat exchanged with a high-temperature fluid to be evaporated, a condensation side heat pipe in which the working fluid flowing therein is heat exchanged with a low-t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930080 | Passenger protecting apparatus and method for protecting passenger A first control signal generating unit and a second control signal generating unit output a first control signal and a second control signal when magnitude of an impact corresponding to first and second sensor signals are greater than a first and second threshold. A... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930079 | Software system of electronic control unit for vehicle and design method thereof A software system for use in an electronic control unit (ECU) is designed to facilitate its reuse without redesigning of triggers even when a target hardware is changed. The design of the software system includes a classification of trigger types into two categories... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929349 | Method of operating nonvolatile memory device Provided is a method of operating a nonvolatile memory device to perform a programming operation or an erase operation. The method includes applying a composite pulse including a direct current (DC) pulse and an AC perturbation pulse to the nonvolatile memory device... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929337 | Phase-change random access memories capable of suppressing coupling noise during read-while-write operation A semiconductor memory device includes at least one write global bit line connected to a plurality of local bit lines and at least one read global bit line connected to the local bit lines. The phase-change memory device having the write global bit line and the read... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928958 | Peripheral device control apparatus Upon receipt of an IR code from a remote controller, a peripheral device control apparatus generates, on the basis of peripheral device control information acquired from a server, a code for causing a peripheral device, which is an object of remote control by the co... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928341 | Passenger seat having occupant detector for automotive vehicle An electrode unit for detecting whether a seat is occupied or not (occupancy conditions) is embedded in a seat of an automotive vehicle together with an electrically powered seat heater. Both of the electrode unit and the seat heater are flat, and the electrode unit... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928017 | Method of forming nanowire and method of manufacturing semiconductor device comprising the nanowire A method of forming a nanowire and a semiconductor device comprising the nanowire are provided. The method of forming a nanowire includes forming a patterned SiyGe1-y layer (where, y is a real number that satisfies 0≦y | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927406 | Water droplet generating system and method for generating water droplet The water droplet generating system includes a vessel, an opening/closing valve, a moisture absorbent member, and a condenser portion. The vessel has an opening portion. The opening/closing valve opens and closes the opening portion. The water absorbent member absor... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927254 | Recreational structure using a sleeve-joint coupling A recreational structure, such as a trampoline frame, can be quickly and reliably assembled using a sleeve-joint coupling having a “T” configuration. A first arm member and an aperture that is formed in the sleeve-joint coupling are disposed in an opposite relat... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926854 | Pipe joint block for fluid transfer A connection block employs a support block with two parallel through holes that pass through parallel first and second flat block surfaces. First and second insert pipes have elongate portions and flanges. The elongate portions press-fit into the connection block an... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926853 | Heat exchanger pipe joint A pipe joint structure includes a plurality of fluid flow path portions, a socket connected to the fluid flow path portions, a connection plate disposed to abut against the socket, a plurality of pipes connected to each other by the connection plate, and a seal memb... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926826 | Load sensor device and steering apparatus for vehicle having the same A wheel-side end of a connection link is freely inclined relative to the wheel. A shaft-side end of the connection link is movable substantially in a width direction of the vehicle for steering the wheel. A steering shaft body is substantially in a rod shape extendi... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926632 | Shock absorber having a continuously variable valve with base line valving A shock absorber includes an external control valve which controls the damping characteristics of the shock absorber. The external control valve controls the flow of fluid between the lower working chamber of the shock absorber and the reservoir chamber and between ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926542 | Low stress dewaxing system and method A system and method for dewaxing is provided. The system includes a ceramic shell mold having a wall. Water is present within the wall of the ceramic shell mold. A wax pattern assembly is located within the ceramic shell mold. A heat source is configured for heating... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926330 | Detection of cylinder-to-cylinder air/fuel imbalance An air/fuel imbalance detection module includes a fueling control module, a response time determination module, and a comparison module. The fueling control module commands a fueling change according to a predetermined fueling pattern. The response time determinatio... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925413 | Vehicle control system A vehicle control system controls the speed of a vehicle according to actual road conditions and state of the vehicle. The control system acquires a present value of lateral acceleration occurring in a direction lateral to a controlled vehicle when the controlled ve... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924214 | Azimuth detecting apparatus and radar apparatus In an azimuth detecting apparatus, a receiver includes antenna elements arranged at predetermined intervals d. A first signal producer produces, based on reception signals generated by the antenna elements, first signals which are equivalent to signals generated by ... | 04/12/2011 |
