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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003829 | Stretcher with gear mechanism for adjustable height A stretcher comprises a patient support area supported by front legs and rear legs. The front legs and rear legs are coupled by a gear mechanism, and an actuation device coupled to the gear mechanism effects retraction or extension of the stretcher in a smooth and c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990200 | Encryption method, cryptographic communication method, ciphertext generating device and cryptographic communication system of public-key cryptosystem Two public keys including a random number term therein are prepared in a database for each divided plaintext in advance, a plaintext is divided into a plurality of 1-bit divided plaintexts, one public key is selected for each divided plaintext from the database acco... | 01/24/2006 |
| 7225633 | Rotary food server A rotary food server for storing food in a chilled condition includes a dish rotatably mounted on a stationary base and having central and peripheral pockets for removably receiving food storage trays having removable lids. Coolant housings containing a chilled-reta... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7141848 | Memory device and dissimilar capacitors formed on same substrate A semiconductor device has a split-gate type memory transistor, a capacitor element, and another capacitor element formed on the same chip, in which the capacitor values of the capacitor element and the another capacitor element are independently set to different va... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7116603 | Non-volatile semiconductor storage device performing ROM read operation upon power-on A power-on reset circuit has a power-on level detecting circuit which detects a power voltage to output a power-on reset signal and a delay circuit which delays the power-on reset signal output by the power-on level detecting circuit. Two chip address specifying pad... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7103733 | Computer system obtaining information on capacity and usage of an area used by a computer and notifying the computer the status thereof A computer system includes a plurality of computers and at least one storage connected to the plurality of computers. The storage includes a device that obtains information concerning areas within the storage that are used by the respective plurality of computers, a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095102 | Pad rearrangement substrate A pad rearrangement substrate includes an internal terminal provided on a mounting plane of a dielectric substrate, an external terminal provided on the external terminal plane of the dielectric substrate, an internal wiring pattern connecting the external terminal ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081590 | Wiring board and method of fabricating tape-like wiring substrate A substrate supporting a plurality of interconnecting patterns arranged in matrix is cut at a position at least between adjacent columns of the interconnecting patterns. A plurality of positioning marks are formed on the substrate and arranged on a straight line bet... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7071567 | Semiconductor device and method of fabrication thereof, optical module and method of fabrication thereof, circuit board, and electronic instrument A semiconductor device includes: a substrate on which is formed an interconnecting pattern; a first semiconductor chip provided above the substrate and having a first electrode on a surface facing the substrate; and a second semiconductor chip provided above the fir... | 07/04/2006 |
| D524360 | Photoconductor drum cartridge | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067796 | Integrated circuit for optical encoder An integrated circuit for an optical encoder comprises a signal processing section for generating a position detection signal from a detection signal of a light receiving element, a belt-like power source potential layer which is formed at least between the signal p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062282 | Method and apparatus for frequency synchronization in a digital transmission system Frequency synchronization bursts are detected for a radio communication system such as a GSM cellular telephone network using a two stage correlation process. A first unit performs a first set of correlations to identify receipt of the frequency synchronization burs... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061799 | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array containing a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells and an initial setup data region in which initial setup data specified to determine operation conditions of the device is to be written. The d... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053729 | Impedence matching along verticle path of microwave vias in multilayer packages High frequency matching in a multilayer ceramic package is accomplished by a radial stub arrangement provided in one or more of the ground planes of a stack of layers forming the package. A signal via extends vertically upwardly between a ball grid array at a bottom... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054991 | Method for controlling non-volatile semiconductor memory system In a memory system using a storage medium, which is inserted into an electronic apparatus via a connector to add a memory function thereto, the storage medium has a GROUND terminal, a power supply terminal, a control terminal and a data input/output terminal, and th... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050730 | Image forming apparatus with controller that applies preliminary transfer bias to transfer member based on print workload A cleaner-less image former that can prevent cleaning efficiency from reducing and maintain high print quality. After a printing process is started, one lookup table LUT is selected from a group of LUTs based on a temperature detected by a temperature sensor and the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049293 | Peptide and osteogenetic accelerator A peptide has any one of the sequences SEQ ID NO.1 to SEQ ID NO.8, or has a sequence derived from any one of the sequences SEQ ID NO.1 to SEQ ID NO.8 by substitution, deletion or addition of one or several amino acids therein and having an osteogenetic activity.... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049071 | Detection of DNA damaging agents Recombinant DNA molecules comprising a regulatory element that activates gene expression in response to DNA damage operatively linked to a DNA sequence that encodes a light emitting reporter protein, recombinant vectors containing such DNA molecules and cells contai... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050477 | Semiconductor laser apparatus A semiconductor laser apparatus includes a semiconductor laser element, a lead frame on which the semiconductor laser element is mounted, and an enclosure attached to the lead frame. When a direction in which a main beam is emitted from the semiconductor laser eleme... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045818 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same comprising thin film containing low concentration of hydrogen In a fabrication process of a semiconductor device for use in a TFT liquid crystal display system, before the start of crystallizing amorphous silicon (a-Si), dehydrogenation annealing is carried out to not only decrease the density of hydrogen in the p-Si film (... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039341 | Developing unit and image forming device having the developing unit An image forming device includes an electrostatic latent image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a main frame which supports the electrostatic latent image carrier and a developing unit. The developing unit includes a developer carrier for su... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039128 | Method and arrangement for synchronizing a receiver to a quadrature amplitude modulated signal A method and an arrangement are provided for synchronizing a receiver into a quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) signal. The receiver comprises a first controllable unit (601) arranged to respond to a timing control signal by controlling the timing by which ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038704 | Tape printing apparatus, method of controlling printing thereby, program, and storage medium A tape printing apparatus prints a print image by each dot line onto a tape. A plurality of heating elements of print head are driven while the tape is moved in a longitudinal direction thereof relative to the print head. The heating elements are aligned correspondi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038245 | Semiconductor light emitting device having angled side surface For the purpose of enhancing the light extracting efficiency, improving the production yield and elongating the lifetime of a semiconductor light emitting element or a semiconductor light emitting device using the element, a semiconductor light emitting element comp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035158 | Semiconductor memory with self fuse programming A fault after an assembling process is saved by using a tester. An error detector circuit compares read data from a memory cell and data from an external input/output terminal by means of a comparator circuit, thereby determining whether a memory cell is good or fau... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034785 | Color liquid crystal display In an ECB LCD, in which a liquid crystal layer enclosed between a pair of substrates is driven based on R, G, B signals so that transmittance of R, G, B light components at the liquid crystal layer is controlled for color display, the voltage levels of the liquid cr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034649 | Ferrite material, ferrite sintered body, and inductor A ferrite material having a high Q value and also having a small absolute value of αμir in a wide temperature range between −40° C. and 160° C. A ferrite material, which comprises, as main constituents, 45.5 to 48 mol % of Fe2O3, 5... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032696 | Electric vehicle A method for carrying out a boosting operation includes detecting that a boosting operation has been carried out for making a current value of an electric motor larger than a normal full open throttle value, detecting that an electric motor has not rotated, detectin... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035507 | Manufacturing method for optical element A manufacturing method for an optical element includes providing a base member for an optical element and a cutting tool from which a blade tip part protrudes, forming an inspecting groove on a surface of the base member by the blade tip part of the cutting tool by ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031646 | Developing device An electrostatic latent image is formed on an image carrier. A first roller is opposed to the image carrier with a gap in between. A second roller is in contact with the first roller such that toner of a one-component type is supplied onto the image carrier by way o... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030556 | Light emitting device with an incorporated optical wavelight layer A self light emitting display device having high level of the external coupling efficiency and high grade image presentation as no optical cross-talk or blur can be obtained by a new light-emitting element. The device is constructed as follows. A plurality of pictur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030416 | Micro electro mechanical system apparatus A MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) apparatus is equipped with a light-emitting circuit, having a light-emitting device, to emit light; a light-receiving circuit having a series circuit of series-connected light-receiving devices that receive the emitted light ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028318 | Optical head with lens holder supported by suspension wires at central and end portions Suspension wires (3a) and (3c) are fixed to and bridged over a lens holder (1) and a fixing member (11) which is fixed to the housing. On each of side surfaces of the lens holder (1) is mounted a tilt bobbin (8... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7028173 | Device environment configuration systems, device environment configuration methods, and data storage media therefor Device environment configuration systems, methods, and data storage media are provided that are adapted to automatically replicate device environment configuration information in a developer system to one or more other client systems. The user settings in OPOS devic... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026652 | Semiconductor light emitting diode A power LED high in light extraction efficiency is obtained without increasing the operation voltage and degrading the reliability. The power LED comprises: epitaxial growth layers including a first conductive type clad layer, an active layer made of an InGaAlP comp... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027176 | Internet facsimile machine, communication method of internet facsimile machine, recording medium capable of reading by computer the recorded communication method of internet facsimile machine In the Internet facsimile communication system, to exchange the functions of one another between the transmitting side and the receiving side, the Internet facsimile machine 20 carries out facsimile communication by using an electronic mail via the Internet. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027335 | Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device comprises a memory cell array including memory cells, and bit lines for transfer of data in the memory cells; an amplifier circuit connected to the bit lines to amplify data in the memory cells; a first switching element connected betw... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027888 | Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a calculation unit having at least one computer for processing semiconductor design information; a control unit for controlling radiation of an electron in accordance with a processing result of the semiconductor des... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025855 | Insulation-film etching system This application discloses an insulation-film etching system that etches an insulator film on a substrate by a species produced in plasma. The apparatus comprises a process chamber in which the etching process is carried out, a substrate holder that is provided in t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021266 | Engine lubricating device An engine lubrication system having a lubricating oil pump that is rotationally driven by a crankshaft to send under pressure a lubricating oil to a part needing to be lubricated. The lubricating oil pump is connected to an end of a crankshaft such that a pump shaft... | 04/04/2006 |
