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| 8179762 | Information processor, optical disc failure analysis method, and computer product According to one embodiment, an information processor includes an optical disc drive, an acquiring module, a storage module, and a determination module. The acquiring module acquires identification information that uniquely identifies an optical disc loaded in the o... | 05/15/2012 |
| RE42592 | Battery pack for portable electronic equipment A rechargeable battery pack for portable electronic equipment is includes a battery coupled to a charge/discharge circuit and includes a a first substrate for mounting parts positioned on a high-current path and a second substrate for mounting peripheral circuits fo... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7712244 | Apparatus and method for fishing An apparatus for releasable attachment to a fishing rod, said apparatus including: a barrel having a first end and a releasably sealed first region; wherein the first region of the barrel includes a space within th... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695877 | Methods and devices for lithography using electromagnetic radiation with short wavelengths One inventive aspect relates to a method of lithographic processing of a device). The method may be performed using a lithographic processing system and applying a reticle). Lithographic processing of a device typically is characterized by focus conditions, a set of... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7670458 | Method of manufacturing gravure paper A method of manufacturing a gravure printing paper includes: providing a substance having an effect of inhibiting a binding between pulp fibers; preparing a mixture of pulp fibers and fillers; and adding the substance to the mixture; making a gravure printing paper ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7648492 | Catheter securement device A medical article securement device holds a medical article in position upon the body of a patient and can be used to inhibit lateral and longitudinal motion of the medical article. The securement device includes a retainer with a base and at least one post, and at ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7627401 | System and method for remotely regulating the power consumption of an electric appliance A system and method for remotely regulating the power consumption of a device are provided. The method comprises sending a message from a remote location and over a wide area data network to a controller locally attached to a device. The method further comprises adj... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7616991 | Method for digital cardiac rhythm management A cardiac rhythm management apparatus includes a proximal housing, a distal housing and a lead. The proximal housing includes a first energy storage device. The distal module is implantable within a patient's heart, and includes a second energy storage device, at le... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7612420 | Method for doping a fin-based semiconductor device A method for doping a fin-based semiconductor device is disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises patterning at least one fin, each fin comprising a top surface and a left sidewall surface and a right sidewall surface. The method further comprises providing a f... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7607548 | Closure cap, especially for closing the connection of an oil filter The invention relates to a closure cap, especially for closing a screw neck of an oil filter connection in motor vehicles. An elastically expandable nut element (5,20) is arranged in the closure cap. Said nut element is such that it can be placed on screw nec... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603001 | Method and apparatus for providing back-lighting in an interferometric modulator display device Methods and apparatus for providing light in an interferometric modulator device are provided. In one embodiment, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is provided that includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of interferometric modulators. The interferomet... | 10/13/2009 |
| D601916 | Jewelry fastener | 10/13/2009 |
| 7579438 | Use of the gene NcSAG4 for the diagnosis and prevention of neosporosis and as a marker for analysis of the pathogenesis The invention relates to gene NcSAG4, the RNA messenger of said gene, the oligonucleotides designed based on the nucleotide sequence thereof or any of the fragments of same, and to protein NcSAG4 encoded thereby, or any of the recombinant forms of same, expression v... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7576490 | Plasma display panel The plasma display panel (PDP) includes a front substrate and a second dielectric layer. At least one of the front substrate and the second dielectric layer is formed of a glass material. The glass material includes a transition metal oxide and a rare earth metal ox... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7572427 | Catalyst supports and carbon nanotubes produced thereon The present invention is related to single and/or multiple-wall carbon nanotubes which may contain interstitial metals obtainable by a preparation process. The process includes a catalytic step using a catalytic system which includes a catalyst and a support. The su... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7538222 | N-substituted piperidine derivatives as serotonin receptor agents Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, amide, ester, or prodrug thereof. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting an activity of a monoamine receptor comprising contacting the mo... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7512272 | Method for optical recognition of a multi-language set of letters with diacritics A method and system for recognizing alphabetic characters that contain diacritics is described. An image analysis separates the character into its constituent components. The one or more diacritic components are then distinguished and isolated from the base portion ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7494771 | Universal method and composition for the rapid lysis of cells for the release of nucleic acids and their detection This invention describes a rapid (10 to 15 minutes), simple, flexible and efficient method of nucleic acids extraction for nucleic acid testing assays. This method has the following basic steps: i) mechanical cell lysis using solid particles in the presence of a che... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7485190 | Apparatus for heating a substrate in a variable temperature process using a fixed temperature chuck A method is provided for heating a substrate in a process chamber using a heated chuck. In accordance with the method, the substrate is lowered onto the chuck and heated to a first temperature less than a temperature of the chuck. The substrate is then raised away f... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7445103 | Synchronizer clutch for a motor vehicle multistep transmission A synchronizer clutch for a motor vehicle multistep transmission, having a guide sleeve which is fixedly arranged on a shaft, and a synchronizer ring which is mounted so as to be moveable relative to the guide sleeve. The guide sleeve has an axial contact face which... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7364635 | Manufacturing method of pneumatic tire The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a pneumatic tire in which a line, a letter or the like having a different color from a main body rubber is formed in a side wall portion. A manufacturing method of a pneumatic tire in which a portion having a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7230077 | Polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid underexpressed in melanoma The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| RE39672 | Method and devices for laser induced fluorescence attenuation spectroscopy The Laser Induced Fluorescence Attenuation Spectroscopy (LIFAS) method and apparatus preferably include a source adapted to emit radiation that is directed at a sample volume in a sample to produce return light from the sample, such return light including modulated ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222963 | Ophthalmic measurement apparatus There is provided a technique in which alignment can easily be performed, a period for which the alignment adjustment is completed is shortened, and operability is improved. Alignment is performed using the apex of cornea as a reference by optical structures differe... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7092429 | Multi-pass frequency hop-acquisition correlator A multi-pass frequency hop timing acquisition correlator that produces a more accurate time estimate from the fast acquisition frequency hop signal is disclosed. The time estimate produced by the multi-pass acquisition correlator is more accurate than the ΒΌ hop est... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6877211 | Method of manufacturing an improved microelectronic package A method of making a microelectronic package. The advanced microelectronic component package incorporates a specially shaped base element which holds and electrically separates the individual conductors associated with the microelectronic component(s) so that the in... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6637948 | Receptacle module A receptacle module capable of suppressing deterioration of characteristics of optical signals transmitted in optical fiber cables even when an external force is applied in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction in a state where an optical fib... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635964 | Metallization structure on a fluorine-containing dielectric and a method for fabrication thereof The present invention is related to a metallization structure on a fluorine-containing dielectric. This metallization structure includes a conductive pattern; a fluorine-containing dielectric; and a barrier layer containing a material, i.e. a near noble m... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6472211 | Method of increasing transcription with nucleic acids encoding PABF A novel transcription enhancer element (AATT)n, that increases the activity of cis-elements in heterologous promoter constructs without altering their intrinsic specificity is provided. Also provided is a transcription factor, PABF, which speci... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6468800 | Systems and methods for rapidly identifying useful chemicals in liquid samples The present invention provides for systems and methods that utilize automated and integratable workstations for identifying chemicals having useful activity. The present invention is also directed to chemical entities and information (e.g., chemical or bi... | 10/22/2002 |
