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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7803272 | Water treatment system A first treatment tank (1) to a fourth treatment tank are installed prior to ultrapure water production apparatus (5), dilute wastewater recovering apparatus (34), general service water recovering apparatus and wastewater treatment apparatus. Th... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794437 | Reservoirs with subretinal cannula for subretinal drug delivery Featured are devices and methods for administering a therapeutic medium to the posterior segment of an eye including instilling or disposing the therapeutic medium sub-retinally. Such instillation is accomplished by providing a reservoir containing a therapeutic med... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786409 | Igniter shields New igniter systems are provided that comprise a ceramic igniter element and an affixed encasing shield element. The shield element may be engaged or affixed to the igniter element in a variety of configurations, including by direct attachment to the igniter element... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7772525 | Ceramic igniters New methods are provided for manufacture ceramic resistive igniter elements that include injection molding of one or more layers of the formed element. Ceramic igniters also are provided that are obtainable from fabrication methods of the invention. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7754843 | Proton conducting aromatic polyether type copolymers bearing main and side chain pyridine groups for use in proton exchange membrane fuel cells New aromatic polyether type copolymers bearing main chain pyridine and side chain pyridine or pyrimidine units, which exhibit good mechanical properties, high thermal and oxidative stability, high doping ability and high conductivity values. The polymers are useful ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749760 | Vγ9Vδ2 T cell proliferation agent, method for producing activated Vγ9Vδ2 T cells, and uses thereof A Vγ9Vδ2 T cell proliferation agent includes at least a bisphosphonate, interleukin 2, and interleukin 18. Since IL-18 has properties that improve cell viability by inhibiting cell death, IL-18 is presumably capable of acting as a cofactor for the bisphosphonate s... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7675005 | Ceramic igniter New ceramic resistive igniter elements are provided that comprise a first conductive zone, a resistive hot zone, and a second conductive zone, all in electrical sequence. In preferred igniters, at least a substantial portion of the first conductive zone does not con... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7649001 | Fused benzene derivative and use The present invention provides a compound represented by the general formula: [wherein Ring A represents an optionally substituted 5- to 8-membered ring, Ring B represents a further optionally substituted 4- to 10-membered ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7638105 | Nanoporous ultrafine α-alumina powders and sol-gel process of preparing same The present invention provides α-alumina powders comprising α-alumina particles of which at least 80% of the α-alumina particles have a particle size of less than 100 nm. The invention also provides slurries, particularly aqueous slurries, which comprise α-alumi... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628917 | Porous composite membrane and method for making the same The invention provides composite porous membranes comprising a porous hydrophobic substrate coated with difunctional surface-modifying molecules. The difunctional surface-modifying molecules provide a hydrophilic surface without forming branches of interconnected po... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7604705 | Process of separating gun propellant components and useful byproducts thereof Methods for the separation of targeted components from gun propellant formulations. In particular, the methods separate targeted components in a usable/useful form. Preferred methods are directed to the separation of nitrocellulose, nitroguanidine and/or nitroglycer... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7592453 | Fused quinoline derivative and use thereof The present invention aims at provision of a quinoline derivative having a neurokinin 2 (NK2) receptor antagonistic action and relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom an... | 09/22/2009 |
| 6866747 | Plasma processing apparatus On one side of a microwave entrance window that is exposed to the atmosphere, a slot plate having slots and a resonant unit are provided. The slot plate and the resonant unit are integrally placed to be slidable by linear guides with respect to a process chamber. In... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6753496 | Plasma processing apparatus On one side of a microwave entrance window that is exposed to the atmosphere, a slot plate having slots and a resonant unit are provided. The slot plate and the resonant unit are integrally placed to be slidable by linear guides with respect to a process chamber. In... | 06/22/2004 |
| 7537593 | Soft tip cannula and methods for use thereof A surgical device having a body portion that is gripped by a user, the body portion having a distal end equipped with a soft tip and the proximal end optionally connected to an external vacuum or gas/air source. The surgical device is particularly suitable for use i... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7508120 | Piezoelectric element and method for manufacturing A lower electrode is formed on a silica glass substrate or a stainless substrate. Through a sputtering process, a thin film of aluminum nitride and/or zinc oxide is formed on the lower substrate so that the degree of dipole-orientation becomes 55% or more, and there... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497968 | Dilute solutions of lyotropic liquid crystalline polymers, methods of making same and compositions prepared from same The invention features dilute solutions of rigid rod or extended rod lyotropic liquid crystalline polymers prepared from high concentration polymerization mixtures. The invention also features methods of preparing such dilute solutions which utilize high mechanical ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494494 | Controllable motorized device for percutaneous needle placement in soft tissue target and methods and systems related thereto Featured is an apparatus that places or locates a proximal end portion of a penetrating member in a target area of a body. Such an apparatus or needle driver is particularly suited for locating a percutaneous needle in a soft tissue target area of a body particularl... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7485113 | Method for drug delivery through the vitreous humor Devices and devices for the treatment of the eye are disclosed. Preferred devices of the invention include a piercing member that is inserted into the eye to create a pathway for a cannula. The cannula is slidably mounted to the piercing member and is adapted to rea... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7450867 | Image forming apparatus, toner density control method, toner density control program and storage medium for storing the program An amount of toner consumption accompanying development of an image corresponding to the image data is calculated based on image data, and a corrected consumption amount is calculated by multiplying the calculated amount of toner consumption by a predetermined corre... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422730 | Nanoporous ultrafine α-alumina powders and sol-gel process of preparing same The present invention provides α-alumina powders comprising α-alumina particles of which at least 80% of the α-alumina particles have a particle size of less than 100 nm. The invention also provides slurries, particularly aqueous slurries, which comprise α-alumi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420070 | Process for preparing optically active 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran compounds A process for preparing optically active 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran compounds which comprises subjecting a 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran compound represented by the general formula or a salt thereof to optical resolution with an optically active acid compound: ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7346290 | Cleaning apparatus for a rotatable member The cell wall removal ratio of an elastic foam body is set such that developer or other fouling material adhering to a rotatable member can be continuously absorbed through the cells of the elastic foam body during a single maintenance cycle of an image forming appa... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326467 | Polycarbonate-based resin composition for extrusion molding using sizing die and molded product A polycarbonate-based resin composition for extrusion molding using a siring die, and a molded product produced by extrusion-molding the resin composition using a sizing die, The polycarbonate-based resin composition comprises, as a main component, a polycarbonate h... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270767 | Environmentally friendly de-icer and anti-icer compositions The invention relates to ice control formulations (deicing and anti-icing compositions) that have a tailorable BOD. The deicing compositions of the present invention comprise a) at least one first freezing point depressant (FPD) that is non-toxic, biodegradable and ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247705 | Proteins having glucose transporter activity The present invention provides proteins having the Na+/glucose transporter activity, DNAs encoding the proteins, a method of screening for a compound enhancing or inhibiting the activity of the proteins, and compounds obtained by the screening method. The... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225012 | Methods and systems for image-guided surgical interventions Featured is a system to determine the three-dimensional position and orientation of an effector (a needle, probe, or other medical instrument) relative to a subject using cross-sectional images (e.g. from a CT or MRI scanner). Also provided is a method for image gui... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223791 | Function regulator for retinoid relative receptor The present invention provides a retinoid-related receptor (except retinoic acid receptors) function regulating agent comprising a compound represented by the formula: wherein one of R1 and R2 | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217263 | Device and method for manual retinal vein catheterization A microcatheter system that allows for vascular infusion into retinal veins for extended periods of time. The microcatheter system includes a flexible cannula that is inserted into the retinal vein lumen and that remains stably within the retinal vein lumen without ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211617 | Molding material and molding product, manufacturing method thereof, and recycling method of waste toner Waste toner is fused and kneaded with modified polyphenylene ether so as to be used as a molding material. The waste toner preferably includes a toner ingredient including styrene-acrylic resins. With this arrangement, it is possible to inexpensively manufacture a m... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175850 | Formulation for topical non-invasive application in vivo A formulation comprising molecular arrangements capable of penetrating pores in a barrier, owing to penetrant adaptability, despite the fact that the average diameter of said pores is smaller than the average penetrant diameter, provided that the penetrants can tran... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137395 | Circumferential pulmonary vein ablation using a laser and fiberoptic balloon catheter A balloon catheter device that provides radial delivery of visible or near-infrared radiation. The radial delivery of visible or near-infrared radiation to the pulmonary vein is particularly effective in creating transmural, continuous, and circumferential lesions i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137994 | Injectable bag intraocular lens system, inserting device for use therewith, method for inserting an injectable bag intraocular lens within a human eye, methods for treating aphakia and system kits Featured is an injectable intraocular lens system including an insertion and injection device and an injectable intraocular lens. In its broadest aspects, the injectable intraocular lens is a deflated flexible bag that is disposed within the insertion and injection ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6984430 | Polyester film for release film An object of the present invention is provide a polyester film useful as base for release film according to which when a ceramic slurry is applied on the release film, formation of pinholes in the ceramic slurry layer is suppressed prominently, and also when a ceram... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6943912 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided which is capable of storing image data regardless of remaining free area of a memory associated with a specified function. The digital image forming apparatus comprises a facsimile memory for storing transmission/reception data... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6924872 | Flexible LCD panel fabrication method and flexible LCD panel fabrication system used for the same To form predetermined patterns on flexible substrates made of an inorganic material, in the case where one of substrates in pair is subjected to a processing operation that causes swelling or shrinkage of the substrate, the other substrate is also subjected to the p... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921580 | Polyester film for display The present invention relates to a polyester film for display comprising: a polyester film substrate containing an ultraviolet light absorber; and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of said polyester film substrate, said polyester fi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902786 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions for surface-protecting films The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for a surface-protective film, the composition comprising 40% by weight or more of a hydrogenated random copolymer consisting of 1 to 50% by weight of styrene and 99 to 50% by weight of a die... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6895282 | Induction heating for the delivery of thermal therapy An induction heating apparatus includes a first interventional device and a second interventional device. The first interventional device includes an electrically conductive material. The first interventional device is adapted for implantation inside a body and for ... | 05/17/2005 |
