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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D643596 | Sleep sack | 08/23/2011 |
| 7987274 | Method for establishing secure communication link between computers of virtual private network A technique is disclosed for establishing a secure communication link between a first computer and a second computer over a computer network. Initially, a secure communication mode of communication is enabled at a first computer without a user entering any cryptogra... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7895639 | Methods and systems for specifying and enforcing access control in a distributed system Methods and systems for controlling access to objects of a distributed computing environment are described. In one configuration, a computing device receives a request from a principal to access a protected object and evaluating the transitive closure of the list of... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7808001 | Method for fabricating semiconductor device and semiconductor device An n-channel MOS transistor and a p-channel MOS transistor are formed on a semiconductor substrate 100. The p-channel MOS transistor includes a gate electrode 102a, a first offset sidewall 103a formed on side surfaces of the gate e... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7763863 | Charged particle beam application apparatus An apparatus capable of improving image quality by making it possible to suck specimens of different sizes electrostatically, and uniformalizing an electric field of a specimen edge portion, while suppressing increase in prime cost is provided. Specimen holding mean... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7752839 | Exhaust emission purifying apparatus An exhaust emission purifying apparatus of the present invention has a casing that includes therein a plurality of layered passages which is formed by partitioning an inside of the casing to thereby allow an exhaust passage from an exhaust emission inlet to an exhau... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7718315 | Alkaline battery and positive electrode material for alkaline battery comprising nickel oxyhydroxide and manganese dioxide There is disclosed an alkaline battery including a positive electrode material mixture, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode material mixture and the negative electrode, and an alkaline electrolyte, wherein the positive electro... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7696487 | Circuit pattern inspection apparatus The via chain conduction failure due to non-conduction caused by insufficient etching in a contact plug/via plug forming process can be detected precisely in a short time. For its achievement, a defect is detected at high speed by taking advantage of characteristics... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7687821 | Gallium nitride based light emitting diode A GaN-based LED comprises a substrate; an an-type GaN layer formed on the substrate; an active layer formed on a predetermined region of the n-type GaN layer; a p-type GaN layer formed on the active layer; a transparent electrode formed on the p-type GaN layer; a p-... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686772 | Apparatus for measuring calories consumed during sleep An apparatus for measuring calories consumed during sleep comprises determination means for determining a breathing/heartbeat oscillation, a body motion and an the intensity of the body motion, coefficient calculation means for calculating a coefficient which is a r... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7586780 | Semiconductor memory device In a semiconductor memory device including memory cells each having two inverters connected in a cross-coupled configuration to hold High data and Low data as a pair and two access transistors, a plurality of word lines, and a plurality of bit lines, the potential o... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7526700 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device Provided are external input/output signal terminals, an interface circuit including a plurality of unit input/output circuits accompanying the respective signal terminals, a memory macro, a BIST (built-in self-test) circuit for performing a self test of the memory m... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7470608 | Semiconductor light emitting device and fabrication method thereof The present invention relates to a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a sapphire substrate 11; a u-GaN layer 12 that is formed on top of the substrate 11 and that comprises a plurality of concave portions 121 formed into band-... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7471545 | Semiconductor memory device Source contacts of driver transistors are short-circuited through the use of an internal metal line within a memory cell. This metal line is isolated from memory cells in an adjacent column and extends in a zigzag form in a direction of the columns of memory cells. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7446256 | Thermoelectric conversion device, and cooling method and power generation method using the same A thermoelectric conversion device of the present invention includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a layered oxide arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode, the layered oxide, and the second electrode are arrang... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440665 | Optical fiber An optical fiber not only can suppress SBS but also can be produced easily. The optical fiber 1 comprises an optical core region 10 including the center axis and an optical cladding region 14 surrounding the optical core region 10. The op... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428952 | Damper device A damper device used in a range of electronic apparatuses. The damper device allows a diverse opening and closing operations by means of a simple structure. A stationary plate and a movable plate resiliently contact, due to the action of a spring, over different con... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425840 | Semiconductor device with multipurpose pad It is provided a semiconductor device with an ability to receive various test signals and check test results in spite of a limited number of pads. The semiconductor device includes a signal transferring unit for transferring a power signal input through a multipurpo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7361898 | Scanning electron microscope and CD measurement calibration standard specimen A calibration standard specimen is provided to have formed therein calibrating patterns of a lattice shape discontinuously arrayed, and particular alignment patterns respectively disposed near the calibrating patterns so that the positioning of the specimen can be m... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7293787 | Suspension arm for motor vehicle It incorporates a body (1) formed in sheet metal by stamping with reduced thickness and maximum inertia, and consists of a modular element ready for mounting which incorporates: a ball joint (2) located inside an external front housing (5) in wh... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7211815 | Method of achieving CD linearity control for full-chip CPL manufacturing A method of generating masks for printing a pattern including a plurality of features having varying critical dimensions. The method includes the steps of: (1) obtaining data representing the pattern; (2) defining a plurality of distinct zones based on the critical ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7171186 | Cellular mobile phone with user-data backup and available time display functionality Data which indicates remaining capacity of a battery in terms of the terminal voltage of the battery is updated by a control unit when necessary, whereby available capacity of the battery is accurately calculated regardless of the extent of deterioration of the batt... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7057910 | Semiconductor device and control method In a semiconductor device for generating complementary PWM signals for, for example, controlling an inverter, a dead time is flexibly added by using a simple architecture. A dead time addition unit adds time elapsing until a value of a timer reaches a set value of a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6955861 | Fuel cell system, and method of protecting a fuel cell from freezing A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell (1) having a water passage and passage for gas required for power generation, a first protection device (5, 10) which prevents freezing of water in the fuel cell by maintaining the temperature of the fuel cell ( | 10/18/2005 |
| 6771676 | Semiconductor laser device and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor laser device capable of improving reliability is obtained in a structure formed by mounting a semiconductor laser element on a submount (base) in a junction-down system. This semiconductor laser device comprises a first electrode layer formed on the ... | 08/03/2004 |
