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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184966 | Image blur correction device, lens barrel and imaging apparatus There is provided an image blur correction device including: a correction optical element; a first movable frame; a second movable frame; a fixed frame; a first main guide shaft and a first auxiliary guide shaft; a second main guide shaft and a second auxiliary guid... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184955 | Information recording apparatus, information recording system, and information recording method Disclosed is an information recording apparatus including: a storage portion configured to store information that is copy-protected; a recording portion configured to record, on a recording medium, the information stored in the storage portion; a first information e... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184947 | Electronic apparatus, content categorizing method, and program therefor An electronic apparatus includes a detecting unit and a categorizing unit. The detecting unit compares each of a plurality of frames that constitute each of a plurality of video contents with one another, and detects a video feature generated by one of a camera oper... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184198 | Image-taking apparatus having optical view finder and autofocus capability Disclosed herein is an image-taking apparatus including, a image pickup device, an optical viewfinder, focusing controlling means, display controlling means, setting means, and alarming means. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184172 | Solid-state imaging device and driving control method A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section formed by a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion element disposed in the form of a matrix; and control means for selectively controlling shutter operations and readout operations perfor... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182542 | Soft tissue attachment mechanism A prosthesis humeral implant has a stem including a coupling element at a proximal end thereof and a head having a coupling element at a distal portion thereof for coupling to the stem portion coupling element. The head has a bearing surface portion for articulating... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182123 | Flat illumination device for illumination and backlighting with integrated emergency power supply The invention relates to a flat light-emitting lighting device for a vehicle, and to a method for providing emergency energy supply to the lighting device. A shallow installation depth and low power consumption of the lighting device may be ensured by the use of a f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181655 | Therapeutic and protective dental device useful as an intra-oral delivery system A dental device has a U-shaped carrier with at least one channel for embracing an arch of teeth. The carrier has recessed insets in the channel. Discrete inserts carrying a beneficial agent can fit into the insets and release the agent gradually. The device may be u... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181570 | Plug screw feeder for feeding cellulose pulp/chips A screw pipe unit intended to cooperate with and at least partly enclose a screw in a plug screw feeder for cellulose chips/pulp is provided. The screw pipe unit comprises a plurality of openings for filtrate dewatered from the chips/pulp in the screw pipe when the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| RE43404 | Methods for providing void-free layer for semiconductor assemblies A method of providing a substantially void free layer for one or more flip chip assemblies, or one or more microelectronic components, utilizing a curable encapsulant. Also disclosed is a method of injecting an encapsulant into an assembly and a method of treating a... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660433 | Surgical stent assembly | 05/22/2012 |
| D660432 | Commissure point | 05/22/2012 |
| D660341 | Wearable display device section | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181092 | Dynamic synchronization of data capture on an optical or other high speed communications link A method and system that dynamically adjusts link control parameters of a communications network. The communications network includes a transmitter coupled through a first data link to a receiver. The transmitter and receiver each have at least one associated link c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179721 | Non-volatile memory device with both single and multiple level cells A non-volatile memory array with both single level cells and multilevel cells. The single level and multilevel cells, in one embodiment, are alternated either along each bit line. An alternate embodiment alternates the single and multilevel cells along both the bit ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179232 | RFID interrogator with adjustable signal characteristics A radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator housed in a portable platform that includes at least one antenna, a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal through the antenna, and a controller in communication with the transcei... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179031 | Surface light source, method of driving the same, and backlight unit having the same A surface light source includes a plate type light source body having a sealed discharging space formed therein, a plate type electrode unit having a plurality of regions adjacent to at least one major surface of the light source body, and a multiple voltage applyin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178951 | Compound semiconductor substrate and control for electrical property thereof There is provided a compound semiconductor substrate prepared by forming a point defect in an inside structure thereof by implanting an electrically-neutral impurity with energy of 0.1 to 10 MeV on a surface of the substrate. When the compound semiconductor is undop... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177937 | Method and an apparatus for controlling a flow of pulp suspension Apparatus and methods for controlling the flow of a pulp suspension from a container in which the pulp is processed or stored are disclosed. The container is pressurized to a first pressure and includes an outlet for the pulp suspension, a pump includes an inlet and... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177817 | System and method for orthopedic implant configuration Anatomic points within the body are projected outside the body through the use of extenders. Bridges may be used to keep the extenders parallel to each other to provide a spatial transformation of the anatomic points to projected points outside the body. The project... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177750 | Variable flow infusion pump system An implantable infusion pump system is disclosed. The pump system preferably includes an implantable pump and a removable module. The module may provide for varying flow rates of fluid being dispensed from the pump or may provide for a constant flow rate of such flu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177696 | Method and apparatus for milling thermal barrier coated metals A method is provided for milling a thermal barrier coated metal part. This method includes selectively removing a portion of a ceramic coating using a mechanical cutting tool, thereby forming a counterbore, and machining the metal part through the counterbore. A dri... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177164 | Infill panel of a supply arrangement in a passenger cabin A supply device in a passenger cabin, such as an aircraft passenger cabin, includes a first panel or “function panel” having one or more comfort elements, operating elements, visual display elements, and communication elements; and a second panel or an “infill... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176942 | Closing device for a vacuum user system of an aircraft A closing device for a vacuum user system or vacuum toilet system of an aircraft that makes it possible to quickly open and close a pipe connection piece in a vacuum user system or in a vacuum toilet system of an aircraft. The closing device comprises a cover; a clo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176864 | Undergarments having finished edges and methods therefor A garment having a finished edge that is an unopposed edge. The unopposed finished edge has a first bead of a polymer material in spaced relation to the unopposed edge. The first bead of a polymer material provides an unopposed, finished edge that is stretchable for... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659826 | Tissue clamping member | 05/15/2012 |
| D659741 | Wearable display device | 05/15/2012 |
| D659740 | Wearable display device frame | 05/15/2012 |
| D659739 | Wearable display device | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176481 | Methods and apparatus for distributing software applications Methods and apparatus for enabling execution of software programs permit: obtaining identification information that is indicative of a version of a software program; determining whether processing capabilities of a processor on which the software program is to be ex... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176464 | Method and framework for securing a source code base A framework for securing a source code base during the development phase of a software development lifecycle is provided. The framework includes an aspect package module and a validator package module. The aspect package module integrates security routines into the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176305 | Information processing apparatus, activation method, and program The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an activation method, and a program which allow activation to be performed more quickly so as to enter a state according to a user's operation. A host CPU (11) causes a state to transition ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176199 | Content delivery system, communicating apparatus, communicating method, and program A content delivery system includes a client and a server, the client requesting deliveries of content from the server which transforms the content into layered-encoded data for transmission to the client over a network. The client includes: an inputting device input... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176045 | Systems and methods for cross-street identification Aspects of the invention relate to the use of electronic maps and providing information about intersecting streets. A given region of interest on a map may include any number of features. Features of interest, including road segments and intersections, can be filter... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175794 | Switching between best views of a place A system and method of selecting and presenting geolocated views. Views may encompass various types of visual and audio information. In one aspect, a server receives a request for information associated with a geographic location. The server identifies a feature at ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175273 | Quantum cryptography communication method, quantum cryptography communication apparatus, and quantum cryptography communication system In quantum cryptography communication, a sequence of signals in the form of quantum states randomly selected from a plurality of quantum states each having a different phase modulation angle is transmitted from a data transmitting apparatus. In a data receiving appa... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175128 | Semiconductor laser element and semiconductor laser device A semiconductor laser element is provided which includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer having a current injection region, a second semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer, and an electrode for injecting a current into the active layer. In the... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174892 | Increased NAND flash memory read throughput A method of reading sequential pages of flash memory from alternating memory blocks comprises loading data from a first page into a first primary data cache and a second page into a second primary data cache simultaneously, the first and second pages loaded from dif... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174889 | Programming memory devices A target memory cell of a memory device is programmed by applying a programming voltage to a word line that includes the target memory cell, determining whether the target memory cell is programmed, and increasing the programming voltage by a step voltage if it is d... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174858 | Techniques for implementing accurate device parameters stored in a database Systems, memory modules and methods of configuring systems including memory modules are provided. The memory modules include device parameters specifically corresponding to memory devices of the memory module. The device parameters may be retrieved from a database, ... | 05/08/2012 |
