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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7923499 | Calcium carbonate treated with curing active ingredient Disclosed is calcium carbonate treated with a curing active ingredient, which, when compounded in a rubber, enables to provide good workability (handling) to the rubber and maximize advantageous properties of the rubber attributable to calcium carbonate (e.g., slip ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923148 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a negative electrode containing silicon and an additive which retards oxidation of silicon during battery operation Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has a negative electrode containing silicon as a negative active material, a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a nonaqueous electrolyte and a separator. Characteristically, an addi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918344 | Method for removal of unburned carbon from fly ash Disclosed is a method for removing unburned carbon from fly ash at low cost and within a short time. The method comprises the steps of adding a collecting agent to fly ash directly, agitating/mixing the mixture in a mixer (5), adding water to the resulting mi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914793 | Method for producing an antigenic substance and antibody This invention provides antigen substance inductors which produce highly selective and/or specific vaccine precursor, vaccine, antibody (including idiotype antibody), neutralizing antibody, antitoxin. This invention is to produce and/or manufacture highly sel... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914494 | Indwelling catheter An indwelling catheter comprises a tube, a female connector and an elastically deformable hemostasis valve which can be pressed by a male connector. An opening taper portion tapered forwardly is formed in a longitudinal intermediate portion of an inner circumferenti... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7910599 | Method for treating eating disorders by selective extinction with transdermal naloxone A method for treating eating disorders by repeatedly administering naloxone in a dosage sufficient to block the effects of opiate agonists to a subject suffering from an eating disorder caused by one or more related problem responses; while the amount of naloxone in... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901784 | Optical waveguide, optical transmitter and receiver module, and laminated structure An optical waveguide in which a groove is formed on the top surface of a substrate used as a lower clad and a core is formed in the groove, characterized in that the core is formed in such a way that the top face of the core within the groove is at a lower level tha... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901659 | Potassium titanate, method for manufacturing the same, friction material and resin composition Potassium titanate is obtained which has a novel configuration, exhibits excellent wear resistance when incorporated in a friction material and shows an excellent reinforcement performance when incorporated in a resin composition. A manufacturing method of the potas... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897645 | Herpesvirus-derived therapeutic agent for pain A therapeutic agent for treatment of herpes virus-derived pain which comprises (±)-[2-[4-(3-ethoxy-2-hydroxy-propoxy) phenylcarbamoyl]ethyl]dimethylsulfonium p-toluenesulfonate represented by the formula (1) as an active ingredient. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897541 | Thermosensitive recording medium The present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support and a heat-sensitive recording layer, wherein the heat-sensitive recording layer contains a leuco dye and a color developer, the leuco dye is in a form of composite particles com... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893254 | Process for production of 3-alkenylcephem compounds A process for preparing 7-amino-3-[(E/Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (1) and an alkali metal salt thereof, said acid and said salt being improved in the content of 7-amino-3-[(Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892679 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention uses, as the positive electrode active material, a mixture of a lithium-containing transition metal oxide LiaNixMnyO2 (wherein a, x, and y respectively... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888398 | Pigment This present invention can provide a novel pigment useful in color image displays to form blue pixels capable of providing high-level brightness and saturation, especially a finely-divided pigment which has bright hue and is excellent in pigment physical properties ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888276 | Glass for display substrate A glass having a SiO2—Al2O3—B2O3—RO (RO is at least one of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO and ZnO) based composition, a temperature corresponding to 102.5 poise being 1570° C. or higher and an alkali conte... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7846870 | Heat-sensitive recording body A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a substrate and a heat-sensitive recording layer, the heat-sensitive recording layer containing a leuco dye, a developer, and a copolymer resin emulsion, the copolymer... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846249 | Pigment aqueous-medium dispersion and coating material A pigment aqueous-medium dispersion and coating material which have no particle feeling and exhibit a highly excellent silky feeling, the pigment aqueous-medium dispersion is a dispersion of a photoluminescent pigment in an aqueous medium, characterized in that the ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846127 | Multi lumen catheter A multi lumen catheter including an inner tube having a front tip, an outer tube, a tube or lumen for inserting a guide wire, a blood extraction lumen and a blood return lumen which are formed in the outer tube and inner tube, respectively, or both in the outer tube... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879471 | Support for magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium substrate has a polyester film having metallic oxide-containing layers (layers M) formed on both the surfaces, one layer on each surface, the layers M having a thickness of 50 to 200 nm each, characterized in that the magnetic recording m... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875732 | Quaternary ammonium salt, electrolyte, electrolyte, solution and electrochemical device A quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (1) wherein R1 is straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 is straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and X−... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7868102 | Method for producing a film of an aromatic amide oxadiazole polymer containing an oxadiazole structure and the film so produced A compound having an oxadiazole structure which is obtained by dehydration-cyclization of a compound having a carbohydrazide structure using a chemical agent selected from acids and bases. The dehydration-cyclization of the compound having a carbohydrazide structure... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862249 | Ball-point pen tip and ink refill There is provided a ballpoint pen tip in which a shoulder of a bent portion does not touch a paper surface during writing and bleeding caused by deformation of an inner periphery of the bent portion can be prevented, and an ink refill using thereof. The ballpoint pe... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861323 | Lower torso pants garment Leg wear includes a front having leg opening forming portions, and a back connected to the front having leg opening forming portions continuing to the leg opening forming portions of the front. The leg wear further includes thigh portion parts connected to the leg o... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858237 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a negative electrode containing a negative active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte. Characteristically, the positive active material comprises a mixt... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854854 | Quaternary ammonium salt, electrolyte, electrolyte solution and electrochemical device A quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (1), electrolytic solution and electrochemical device using the salt wherein R1 is straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 is straight-... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7843124 | Light emitting apparatus The light emitting apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source; and an optical component including a fixed member having a through hole, and a wavelength conversion member having at least one part thereof arranged in the through hole, a cut-... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842266 | Method of denitration of exhaust gas and apparatus therefor A method of exhaust gas denitration in which nitrogen oxides contained in a low-temperature exhaust gas are removed at a high NOx removal efficiency. A injection pipe (11) is disposed in a flue (10) for an exhaust gas (x) so that the pipe pr... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7834197 | Quaternary ammonium salt, electrolyte, and electrochemical device A quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (1), electrolytic solution and electrochemical device using the salt wherein R1 is straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 is methyl or... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833820 | Nanoparticle containing siloxane polymers A method of producing a polymer composition for semiconductor optoelectronics, comprising the steps of providing at least one type of disilane monomer which is homo- or copolymerized to form a (co)polymer and then combined with nanoparticles to provide a polymer com... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833321 | Protective filter for extracorporeal circulation circuit pressure monitor There is provided a protective filter 1 for an extracorporeal circulation circuit pressure monitor, having a dialysis device side housing 2, an extracorporeal circulation circuit side housing 3, and a hydrophobic filter 4 held between bot... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829865 | Electrostatic deflector An electrostatic deflector that can be manufactured easily and very accurately without using a member for positioning is provided. After multiple slits 81d to 88d have been formed in the same direction as that of the bus bar of an approxi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7820290 | Water dispersible carbon fiber and water dispersible chopped carbon fiber Water dispersible carbon fibers, (1) wherein the surface oxygen concentration (O/C) of each of the single fibers is 0.03 or more and less than 0.12 as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and forming a first contact angle with water of 75° or less as measur... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819149 | Method and apparatus for mechanical defibration of wood The present invention provides a novel method and apparatus for producing pulp from lignocellulosic raw material, such as wood or annual or perennial plants, by mechanical defibration. According to the invention, fibers are peeled from the wood by means of grinding ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7811471 | Wavelength-converting member A wavelength-converting member with high emission intensity and that is superior in weather resistance and reliability is obtained. There is provided a phosphor on which a cleaning treatment and/or a coating treatment are/is performed is contained in a glass materia... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807071 | Light emitting apparatus A light emitting apparatus with high emission intensity and that is superior in weather resistance and reliability is obtained. The light emitting apparatus includes a light source and a wavelength-converting member for converting the wavelength of light emitted fro... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803759 | S-nitrosoprotein preparation and production method therefor A protein is efficiently nitrosylated with nitrogen monoxide by merely mixing S-nitrosoglutathione as a nitrogen monoxide donor with a protein solution containing a stabilizing agent comprising at least one compound or a combination of plural compounds selected from... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794881 | Electrode for lithium batteries and rechargeable lithium battery An electrode for a lithium battery having a thin film composed of active material capable of lithium storage and release, e.g., a microcrystalline or amorphous silicon thin film, provided on a current collector, the electrode being characterized in that a constituen... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794602 | Method of purifying liquor Disclosed herein is a purification method characterized by adding a chitosan powder or a chitosan-coated substance, and optionally further adding a silica sol to liquor and filtering the mixture by a filter machine to remove unsaturated fatty acids, compounds of uns... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790272 | Multilayer film and biaxially oriented polyester film An objective of the present invention is to provide a film that has a high rigidity and is superior in dimension stability under high temperatures and transparency after heating processes, as well as in moldability within a wide temperature range, which has not been... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780778 | Pigment dispersion and paint A first pigment made of a coloring pigment having a primary average particle diameter of 200 nm or smaller or, or made of carbon black having an average particle diameter of a structure of 100 nm or smaller, and a second pigment made of barium sulfate having a prima... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776232 | Powdery white vulcanization promoter composition and rubber compositions A powdery white vulcanization promoter composition which is excellent in storage stability, the resistance of blends thereof with rubbers or the like to heat build-up, and design; and rubber compositions containing the same. Specifically, a vulcanization promoter co... | 08/17/2010 |
