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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185900 | Method for the real-time capability analysis of a system by selectively using approximated or actual system expenses for jobs The invention relates to a method for the real-time analysis of a system, especially a technical system, which is to process tasks (τ). A job that is defined by processing of a task (τ) generates system expenses. In order to create a particularly quick and accurat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184844 | Microphone mounter A microphone mounter includes a first fixture attached to an upper opening of a mounting hole formed in an installation place, and a second fixture attached to a lower opening of the mounting hole. A microphone is installed in the mounting hole via the first and sec... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184459 | Switching power supply apparatus A switching power supply apparatus employing a voltage obtained by rectifying an output from an AC power supply, as an input thereof includes a switching control circuit. The switching control circuit conducts a PFM control having a fixed ON-period of a switching de... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182697 | Method and apparatus for treating selenium-containing wastewater A method and an apparatus for treating selenium-containing wastewater, in which wastewater containing hexavalent selenium is subjected to reduction treatment, selenium can be effectively removed at a small amount of metal leached, and, preferably, sludge produced du... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182258 | Imprinting device An imprinting device has a fixed side pressing structure and a movable side pressing structure that is movable toward and away from the fixed side pressing structure. The fixed side pressing structure includes a fixed base plate, a positioning pin for positioning a ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181790 | Flotation apparatus A flotation apparatus F includes a tank 1 for receiving a liquid raw material, and introduces air into the tank 1 to generate bubbles for adsorbing print ink in the liquid raw material to the bubbles, thereby floating and separating the print ink. The ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181455 | Power generating apparatus of renewable energy type and method for installing hydraulic pump It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type that has a fixation structure of the hydraulic pump that can transmit large torque and can be processed with ease and at low cost even when the main shaft has a large diameter, as well a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178988 | Direct-drive wind turbine generator and bearing structure A direct-drive wind turbine generator is provided with: a main shaft having one end connected to a rotor head of a wind turbine rotor; a generator having a stator, a stator casing for supporting the stator, and a rotor connected to the other end of the main shaft; f... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659524 | Cord lock | 05/15/2012 |
| D659521 | Retention clip for floor carpet | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174849 | Electric power converter with soft switching for two way power conversion An electric power converter facilitates performing soft switching in the two-way electric-power-conversion operation thereof, and reducing the manufacturing costs thereof and the losses caused therein, The electric power converter includes a first switching device; ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174350 | Thermal overload relay A thermal overload relay has a case, a main bimetal bending upon detection of an overload current, a release lever rotatably supported by an adjusting link and rotating according to a shifter displaced in response to the bending of the main bimetals, and a contact r... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173013 | Fuel filter Disclosed is a fuel filter in which is disposed in a fuel suction port of a fuel tank or in a fuel line and used to filter the fuel. At least one of filter materials constituting the fuel filter is made into a multifunctional filter material having a function of tra... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172542 | Wind turbine blade and wind turbine generator using the same A wind turbine blade includes a laminated structure having an outer shell (1) having a shape of the blade, an upwind-side reinforcing section (4a) which reinforces a upwind-side part of the blade in the outer shell 1 and a downwind-side r... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172214 | Sheet collecting apparatus, post processing apparatus and image formation system A sheet collecting apparatus has a sheet transport path for transporting a sheet, a tray device for bearing and storing sheets, a regulation stopper for regulating the sheet, a holding path to temporarily hold a sheet, an alignment roller to transport the sheet, and... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168100 | Molten resin supply method, molten resin supply device, molten resin compression molding method, molten resin compression molding device, and synthetic resin container manufacturing method Each of supply means 30 arranged around an extrusion port 22 of an extruder 20 supplies, while cutting a molten resin which has been extruded from the extrusion port 22 of the extruder 20 alternately in a predetermined length, the ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167023 | Apparatus for centrifugal casting under vacuum An apparatus for centrifugal casting under vacuum includes a rotor having a shaft extending in an essentially vertical direction and being rotatable around an axis defined by the shaft. The rotor has at least one mold, at least one crucible, and a gas-tight housing ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165059 | Multi-hop communication method, a multi-hop communication terminal and communication program The degradation of the communication characteristics and the throughput of the entire network can be improved. The failures of sending and receiving are reduced and the transmission time is reduced. In a multi-hop communication method how the source terminal 11 | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164211 | Wind turbine generator A wind-driven generator whose yaw system (10A) installed at the upper part of a support (2) is reduced in the number of its components and weight. The wind-driven generator has the yaw system (10A) equipped with a yaw driving device (30),... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163423 | Non-aqueous electrolyte battery and method of manufacturing the same Gas generation of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery having a negative active material that intercalates/deintercalates lithium ions at a potential not lower than 1.2 V relative to the potential of lithium as negative electrode is suppressed. A non-aqueous ele... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163105 | Corrosion inhibition method The present invention provides a corrosion inhibition method which minimizes environmental adverse effects by using phosphate base anticorrosives without using zinc salt base anticorrosives and by reducing the concentration of the phosphate base anticorrosives, enab... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162369 | Console box An engagement member (29), which is activated by operation of an operating button (40), is configured to be protruded from and retracted into respective positioning recesses (15, 16), facilitating the positional adjustment of a lid (3) an... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658280 | Air purifier | 04/24/2012 |
| D658163 | Microphone | 04/24/2012 |
| D658082 | Pressure sensor | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157898 | Condenser A condenser having improved condensation performance is provided. The condenser includes a plurality of cooling pipes, being disposed in a chassis to which the steam is introduced, through the interior of which cooling water used for heat exchange with steam flows; ... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657754 | Controller for air conditioner | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155637 | Method of delivering information to cellular terminal and information delivery server The present invention provides local information indispensable for travelers or the like and serves as a guide satisfying the travelers' tastes at places where the travelers are staying on their journeys. Positional information is detected from an information reques... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155365 | Gooseneck microphone with covering member in output module In a gooseneck microphone in which a support pipe is capable of extending and contracting, and accordingly a microphone cord extension/contraction part is provided in an output module section, the microphone cord soldered part on a circuit board is prevented from be... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151722 | Method of manufacturing airbag A method of manufacturing an airbag with which an airbag having a left airbag section and a right airbag section and constituted so that peripheral edge portions of an opening of an opposing face of each bag are sewn together can be easily manufactured. An airbag | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150088 | Condenser microphone In a gooseneck condenser microphone that supports a condenser microphone unit via a support pipe, when the microphone is used by inserting a microphone cable through the support pipe in the state in which a shield covered wire having no skin is exposed throughout th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150087 | Boundary microphone There is provided a boundary microphone in which a microphone cover can be fixed to a base part without the use of an externally threaded screw for fixation. In the boundary microphone in which a condenser microphone unit 31 is housed in a microphone casing | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149476 | Document reading apparatus Provided is a document reading apparatus in which an original document fed by feeding means to contact glass having a predetermined reading position is read by reading means. Then, the document reading apparatus is provided with a guide unit having a guide member fo... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148887 | Light emitting diode lamp and light emitting device A bullet type light emitting diode lamp or a chip-type light emitting diode lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting element, and a plurality of fluorescent materials that absorb part or whole of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element, and e... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148285 | Method for manufacturing zeolite Y with aluminum and titanium inserted therein A catalytic composition for hydrotreating of hydrocarbons is made in which a metallic component for hydrogenation is carried on a carrier formed of zeolite Y with aluminum and titanium inserted therein and a porous inorganic oxide. The zeolite Y has: unit cell dimen... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147977 | Thermoplastic resin composition and composite molded product A thermoplastic resin composition that includes 100 parts by mass of a first vinyl (co)polymer (I) that is produced by (co)polymerization of at least one monomer component selected from the group consisting of aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl cyanide compounds, and o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147940 | Piece of cloth and cloth product consisting of a large number of pieces of cloth Provided is a piece of cloth, wherein clothing composed of a soft and lightweight material can be constituted of flat small pieces. A piece of cloth consists of a hexagonal central part, and first and second peripheral edge parts located alternately at the periphera... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147718 | Oxynitride fluorescent material and light-emitting device An oxynitride fluorescent material includes a JEM phase as a mother crystal and a luminescence center element Ce. The oxynitride fluorescent material has a fluorescence spectrum with a maximum emission wavelength of 420 nm to 500 nm inclusive and an excitation spect... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146211 | Slide adjuster for belt and buckle A slide adjuster includes a belt having engagement grooves in a form of saw teeth, and a buckle for receiving the belt therein in a forward direction and preventing the belt in the buckle from moving in a backward direction. The buckle includes a buckle body, and an... | 04/03/2012 |
| D657035 | Air conditioner | 04/03/2012 |
