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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660503 | Hanging lamp | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178576 | Non-polymeric lipophilic pharmaceutical implant compositions for intraocular use Solid or semi-solid intraocular implant compositions are disclosed. The compositions contain a lipophilic compound but lack a polymeric ingredient. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178477 | Proppants with carbide and/or nitride phases Proppants which can be used to prop open subterranean formation fractions are described. Proppant formulations which use one or more proppants of the present invention are described, as well as methods to prop open subterranean formation fractions, and other uses fo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178476 | Proppant having a glass-ceramic material The present invention relates to glass-ceramic proppants which can be used to prop open subterranean formation fractions, as well as other uses. Proppant formulations are further disclosed which use one or more proppants of the present invention. Methods to prop ope... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178065 | Photocatalyst comprising TiOand activated carbon made from date pits A photocatalyst is provided that comprises activated carbon produced from date pits, impregnated with TiO2. The activated carbon can have a porous surface that can attract and trap pollutants flowing in air or water. The photocatalyst can be made by a met... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173778 | Antibody to a guanine nucleotide exchange factor A gene encoding a novel protein that works as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for a Rho family protein being one group of small GTP-binding proteins, namely, a polynucleotide shown by the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, or SEQ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172143 | Code reading device Provided is a code reading device capable of reducing a time from start of reading of a symbol code until a decoded result is transmitted to an external device. The code reading device includes first and second CPUs that access a shared memory, an imaging element th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170799 | Method for determining in-situ relationships between physical properties of a porous medium from a sample thereof A method for determining in-situ relationships between physical properties of a porous medium from a sample thereof includes acquiring a three-dimensional image of the sample and segmenting the image into pixels representing pore space and pixels representing rock g... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169706 | Light-diffusing plate for liquid crystal display device and polycarbonate resin composition for light-diffusing plate for liquid crystal display device Provided are: a light-diffusing plate for a liquid crystal display device which plate can give an assured or improved luminance with assured light-diffusibility, suppress itself from dimensional changes caused by moisture absorption, and also prevent the device from... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169624 | Transmissive dimension measuring device There is provided a transmissive dimension measuring device in which a user can intuitively and easily adjust optical axes of a projector and an optical receiver, and in which a suitable action can be immediately taken when contamination is attached to a light proje... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168570 | Method of manufacture and the use of a functional proppant for determination of subterranean fracture geometries Proppants having added functional properties are provided, as are methods that use the proppants to track and trace the characteristics of a fracture in a geologic formation. Information obtained by the methods can be used to design a fracturing job, to increase con... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168264 | Hydrophobic coating compositions, articles coated with said compositions, and processes for manufacturing same Methods of forming a surface coating are provided. A first component can be applied to a surface and can include at least one adhesion promoter compound. The adhesion promoter compound can include (i) a furfuryl ring structure, (ii) a polymerizable reactive group, a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168118 | Powder metallurgy sputtering targets and methods of producing same A method of forming a sputtering target and other metal articles having controlled oxygen and nitrogen content levels and the articles so formed are described. The method includes surface-nitriding a deoxidized metal powder and further includes consolidating the pow... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167615 | Manufacturing method for a guiding template for dental implantology The present invention relates to a method for making a guiding template for dental implantation. The method provides for associating a base template to a reference device, subjecting the patient to CAT, loading the data to a computer program, making an implant plann... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166684 | Display boards The present invention provides a display board comprising two flexible planar members joined together along an upper edge. The planar members are extendable between a first position for transport and storage where their lower edges are adjacent and a second position... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8155473 | Method for deciding image data reduction ratio in image processing, pattern model positioning method in image processing, pattern model creating method in image processing, image processing apparatus, image processing program, and computer readable recording medium There is provided a method for deciding an image data reduction ratio in image processing which enables performance of stable positioning even on an unclear image, the method being a method for deciding an image data reduction ratio in image processing where an obje... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155377 | Method for determining rock physics relationships using computer tomographic images thereof A method for estimating a relationship between physical properties of a porous material from a sample thereof includes making a three dimensional tomographic image of the sample of the material. The image is segmented into pixels each representing pore space or rock... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153931 | Method of and system for setting laser processing conditions, laser processing system, computer program for setting laser processing conditions, computer readable media and recording device on which laser processing conditions are recorded A method of setting processing data for a computer-assisted laser processing apparatus is disclosed, along with a system for setting a laser processing data. The method comprises a function of setting a profile of a three-dimensional object and a processing pattern,... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150213 | Image data compression method, pattern model positioning method in image processing, image processing apparatus, image processing program, and computer readable recording medium There is provided a data compression method for increasing a reduction ratio, while keeping a sufficient characteristic amount, to seek speeding up of processing, the method being for compressing image data in pattern model positioning in image processing of searchi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150189 | Image generating apparatus and method There are provided an image generating apparatus and an image generating method, which are capable of generating an image with only a noise portion reliably deleted. A reduced image is generated by reducing the multi-valued image, smoothing processing is executed on... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148144 | pCryptoRNAi A vector developed to transform fungi can be used to study the expression of a gene of interest. The vector can provide for the expression of signal proteins in fungi that can be observed and/or monitored. The vector can be used to investigate the effects of RNA int... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147651 | Use of cyclodextrins for odor control in papermaking sludges, and deodorized sludge and products Methods to control and suppress odor in papermaking sludge are described. One method involves admixing sludge from a papermaking process and cyclodextrin to provide treated sludge with the cyclodextrin present in an effective amount to control odors in the treated s... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144189 | Image acquisition apparatus This invention provides an inexpensive image acquisition apparatus capable of capturing not only an image of a still object, but also an image of a moving object with the use of an appropriate quantity of illumination light. The image acquisition apparatus includes ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141536 | Air cleaner for stratified-scavenging two-stroke internal combustion engine Object It is intended to prevent intrusion of air-fuel mixture into an air cleaner by blow-back in an air-fuel mixture passage of a stratified-scavenging two-stroke engine. Solution The air cleaner (24) includes a guide member (30)... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8130264 | Magnification observation apparatus and method for creating high tone image file A high tone image is saved in a versatile image file format to enhance usability. There are provided an imaging unit that images an original image having a predetermined dynamic range, which is a ratio between minimum luminance and maximum luminance; a synthesized i... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129442 | Hydrophilic polysiloxane macromonomer, and production and use of the same A hydrophilic polysiloxane macromonomer containing polyoxyethylene as a hydrophilic side chains pendant to a polysiloxane main chain for imparting transparency, oxygen permeability, and hydrophilic properties to a contact lens is disclosed. The properties of the mat... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128841 | Composition for operation of evaporative cooling towers with minimal or no blowdown A method and composition are provided for the operation of an evaporative cooling tower with minimal, or no, blowdown. In some embodiments, the method involves using sodium cation-exchanged softened water as makeup water for the cooling tower, providing a bypass fil... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127649 | Paper pushing device According to various embodiments, the present teachings relate to a paper pushing device. The paper pushing device can comprise a shaft configured to be received and anchored in an opening of a retaining board. The paper pushing device can comprise a head connected ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125534 | Image processing apparatus It is an object to provide an image pickup apparatus capable of changing over the operation mode between a magnification observation mode and a high-speed photographing mode without increasing the fabrication cost. An image processing apparatus includes a mode selec... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123245 | Stabilized mobile unit or wheelchair A mobile vehicle or wheelchair has the ability to provide stabilized transport to at least one individual on a variety of surfaces, slopes and/or terrains. The mobile unit or wheelchair may travel across smooth and very rough surfaces, slopes of varying or different... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121717 | Three dimensional processing data setting system, method for setting three-dimensional processing data, computer program for setting three-dimensional processing data, medium with three-dimensional processing data stored therein that is readable by computer and laser processing equipment operated by the three-dimensional data A three-dimensional processing data setting system comprises an information input device for inputting information on a shape of a three-dimensional work surface to be processed and information on a processing pattern to be specified, a display for displaying a work... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114252 | Paper making compositions and processes using protein particulate, colloidal pigment, and latex polymer combinations A composition for treating paper products comprising protein particulate, colloidal pigment, synthetic latex polymer, and preservative is described, as well as methods and an apparatus using the composition for such treatments, and products obtained thereby. The tre... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111288 | Image processing controller and test support system There is provided an image processing controller capable of faithfully recreating a process of a series of image processing based upon a control program, which includes: a history buffer for extracting a result of the measurement in each processing unit, executed by... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8102537 | Optical displacement gage An optical displacement gage includes the phase determining unit includes a relative phase deciding unit to decide a relative phase of the frequency component within a range of 360 degrees, an absolute phase computing unit to compute an absolute phase by combining t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096192 | Flowmeter A flowmeter of Coriolis type includes a supporting base that supports a pair of fluid pipes in a manner capable of being vibrated, and a frame fixed to the supporting base. The frame is integrally formed with a mounting portion disposed between the fluid pipes and h... | 01/17/2012 |
| D651696 | Part of pipe fitting | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086024 | Defect detection apparatus, defect detection method and computer program There is provided a defect detection apparatus capable of highly accurately detecting a defect of a size not larger than a size desired by the user, in which the size setting device sets the defect size, the reduction ratio setting device sets an image reduction rat... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086023 | Defect detection apparatus, defect detection method and computer program There are provided a defect detection apparatus, a defect detection method, and a computer program, which are capable of setting an appropriate reference line with respect to a plurality of edge points, to accurately detect a defect based upon a difference of each e... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085974 | Method for determining elastic-wave attenuation of rock formations using computer tomograpic images thereof A method for estimating at least one elastic-wave-related property of a porous material from a sample thereof includes making a three dimensional tomographic image of the sample of the material. The image is segmented into pixels each representing pore space or rock... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084713 | Method of and system for setting laser processing conditions, laser processing system, computer program for setting laser processing conditions, computer readable medium and recording device on which laser processing conditions are recorded A method of setting processing data for a computer-assisted laser processing apparatus is disclosed, along with a system for setting a laser processing data. The method comprises a function of setting a three-dimensional profile of a object and a processing pattern ... | 12/27/2011 |
