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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7949636 | Systems and methods for a read only mode for a portion of a storage system In general, embodiments of the invention relate to reading data from and writing data to a storage system. Specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to a read only mode for a portion of a storage system. In one embodiment, a selective read-only mode for a po... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948177 | Flat panel display device with protective layer structure and method of making the same A display device includes a first substrate dividing into a pixel region including a pixel and a non-pixel region other than the pixel region, a second substrate opposed to a predetermined region including the pixel region on the first substrate, and a frit seal for... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946976 | Methods and devices for the surgical creation of satiety and biofeedback pathways Disclosed are devices and systems which to sense parameters related to the mechanical forces imposed on devices implanted in the stomach. The parameters of the system are further translated into patient feedback systems to create satiety inducing pathways in the sto... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945829 | Semiconductor integrated circuit [PROBLEMS] To provide a semiconductor integrated circuit by which what has been referred to as two-pattern test is made possible without greatly increasing an occupying area. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The semiconductor integrated circuit is provided with a plural... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944307 | Wideband RF amplifiers A device for amplifying signals over a wide frequency range features stacked amplifying modules connected between a DC voltage source and an electrical ground. The stacking configuration reuses the DC current produced the voltage source, and thus reduces the amount ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943026 | Reference electrode having a flowing liquid junction and filter members A flowing junction reference electrode comprising a liquid junction member matched with a filter. The junction member and the filter are situated between a reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. An array of nanochannels spans the junction member and p... | 05/17/2011 |
| D638071 | Basketball-shaped die agitator containing a die | 05/17/2011 |
| D637799 | Shoe | 05/17/2011 |
| 7651761 | Grinding pad and method of producing the same The invention provides a polishing pad by which optical materials such as lenses, reflecting mirrors etc., or materials requiring a high degree of surface planarity, as in the polishing of silicone wafers, glass substrates or aluminum substrates for hard disks, or g... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651684 | Methods of using adipose tissue-derived cells in augmenting autologous fat transfer Methods of treating patients for conditions such as breast augmentation, soft tissue defects, and urinary incontinence, are described. The methods include removing adipose tissue from a patient, processing a portion of the adipose tissue to obtain a substantially is... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651596 | Cellulosic-based interference domain for an analyte sensor The present invention relates generally to devices for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to devices for measurement of glucose in a host that incorporate a cellulosic-based interference domain. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651079 | Substrate support plate transfer apparatus for fabricating organic light emitting display A substrate support plate transfer apparatus for fabricating an organic light emitting display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a quartz plate transferred into a bonding processing chamber for an organic light emitting device, a protection fra... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651042 | Method and apparatus for creating a slurry A mobile slurry apparatus for creating a slurry from oil sand ore has a frame and a slurry box supported by the frame. Water is mixed with the ore to form a slurry that is retained in the slurry box. The frame base has a first set of spaced apart support points for ... | 01/26/2010 |
| D608897 | Microdermal tone skin stimulator | 01/26/2010 |
| D608718 | Bracket | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650082 | Optical communication transmitter, optical communication receiver, optical communication system, and communication apparatus In one inventive aspect, a transmitter is provided. In the transmitter, a modulator supplies an electrical current based on a digital transmission electrical signal to a white LED, which emits light including a plurality of wavelengths into the air. A light detector... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649915 | Pulsed laser sources Various embodiments include modelocked fiber laser resonators that may be coupled with optical amplifiers. An isolator may separate the laser resonator from the amplifier, although certain embodiments exclude such an isolator. A reflective optical element on one end... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649826 | Optical information recording reproduction device An optical information recording reproduction device is disclosed which finds the correlation between the ratio of the minimum pit amplitude to the maximum pit amplitude of an RF signal obtained from the light reflected by the pits recorded on an optical disk in a t... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649317 | Plasma display panel with an improved electrode structure A plasma display device having an improved electrode structure that is capable of improving a contrast of the plasma display panel while decreasing a discharge firing voltage is provided. A plasma display panel according to an embodiment of the invention includes fi... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649315 | Plasma display panel A plasma display panel (PDP) according to one embodiment includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed substantially in parallel with each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; a plurality of address electrodes disposed on the firs... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649048 | Conjugated polymers provided with at least one molecular imprinted polymer and a method for their preparation via conjugated macro-iniferters The present invention provides a conjugated polymer with provided thereon at least one molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) and a method for preparing such a polymer. The conjugate polymer provided with at least one MIP according to the invention combines both transduc... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649027 | Polymer and process for producing polymer A process for producing a polymer, characterized in that a polymer having juts is produced by carrying out photopolymerization of at least one photopolymerizable polymerization precursor containing a photocurable compound having two or more unsaturated bonds by irra... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648841 | Reagent for determining the absolute configuration of chiral compound and determination method The present invention relates to a reagent for determining the absolute configuration of a chiral compound containing as an active ingredient a metalloporphyrin dimer, wherein the metalloporphyrin dimer has an alkaline-earth metal ion as a central metal and has a ca... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648554 | Metal nanoparticles and method for manufacturing same The main object of the present invention is to manufacture, on an industrial scale, metal nanoparticles with excellent dispersion stability, and therefore provides metal nanoparticles containing a metal component, further containing at least one of phosphorus, nitro... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648523 | Method and apparatus for spinal stabilization A method of limiting at least one degree of movement between a superior vertebral body and an inferior vertebral body of a patient includes advancing a distal end of a stabilization device into a pedicle of the inferior vertebral body. A proximal portion of the stab... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647938 | Readily demountable fill valve A fill valve assembly for controlling liquid flow into a reservoir includes a mounting adapter defining a liquid inlet passage for connection to a riser for supplying water to the valve and which renders the fill valve readily mountable and demountable for installat... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647936 | Runner assembly for an umbrella frame A runner assembly for use with a central shaft of an umbrella frame includes a tubular retaining block which is movable relative to a tubular runner in a transverse direction relative to an axis of the central shaft, and a tubular thrust member movable along the axi... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647747 | Heat sealer A heat sealer including: a base bar equipped with a heater on a receiving section; and a pressure bonding lever facing the receiving section and capable of pressing and holding a sealing portion of a resin made sealing preform to accommodate contents therein from bo... | 01/19/2010 |
| D608221 | Active substance container | 01/19/2010 |
| D608080 | Footwear sole | 01/19/2010 |
| 7646546 | Anamorphic optical system providing a highly polarized laser output Apparatus and methods are disclosed for transforming a laser beam to a polarized shaped beam in, for example, a frequency converted laser system. In one embodiment, an anamorphic optical system includes a first prism and a second prism that can be configured to form... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646529 | Method and device for multistate interferometric light modulation A multi-state light modulator comprises a first reflector 104. A first electrode 142 is positioned at a distance from the first reflector 104. A second reflector 14 is positioned between the first reflector 104 and the first electr... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646152 | Full-bridge and half-bridge compatible driver timing schedule for direct drive backlight system A driver circuit or controller flexibly drives either a half-bridge or a full-bridge switching network in a backlight inverter without modification, redundant circuitry or additional components. The driver circuit includes four outputs to provide four respective dri... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646103 | Dicing/die-bonding film, method of fixing chipped work and semiconductor device A dicing/die-bonding film including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2) on a supporting base material (1) and a die-bonding adhesive layer (3) on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2), wherein a releasability in an interface betwe... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646063 | Compact CMOS ESD layout techniques with either fully segmented salicide ballasting (FSSB) in the source and/or drain regions Transistor structures for relatively even current balancing within a device and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. These devices can be used in relatively compact MOSFET Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection structures, such as in snapback devices. O... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646011 | Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device is disclosed. The device includes a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; an organic layer including at least an emission layer and formed on the first electrode; and a second electrode formed on the organic l... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645271 | Vial adaptor for regulating pressure In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial comprises a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645135 | Mold for injecting molding preforms This invention relates to methods and apparatus for making articles made of polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), having coated directly to at least one of the surfaces thereof one or more layers of thermoplastic material with good gas-barrier char... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644676 | Storage tank containing liquefied natural gas with butane Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644370 | Method of componentisation of a graphically defined formula A computer implemented method of graphically defining a formula comprises the steps of: providing a graphically defined formula including one or more objects that graphically define the formula; selecting one or mo... | 01/05/2010 |
