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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8131616 | System and method for allocating resources using spot market and derivative market techniques A method for controlling access to a system of finite resources with excess demand employs a two stage admission process. Subscribers are first admitted based on an initial bid price and resource availability. The market price is determined by the highest bid price ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8108586 | Multi-core data processor To provide a multi-core LSI capable of improving the stability of operation. A multi-core LSI comprises a plurality of CPUs coupled to a first shared bus, one or more modules coupled to a second shared bus, a shared bus controller coupled between the first shared bu... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099610 | Removable device for injecting electric power for an ethernet network A device for injecting electric power for an Ethernet network comprising at least one switch, one switching board, communication ports, and Ethernet cables, the device including a power supply, a power injecting circuit, a control circuit, and a module including a b... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097162 | Systems and methods of microfluidic membraneless exchange using filtration of extraction outlet streams A device, system and method for exchanging components between first and second fluids by direct contact in a microfluidic channel. The fluids flow as thin layers in the channel. One of the fluids is passed through a filter upon exiting the channel and is recycled th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097153 | Systems and methods of microfluidic membraneless exchange using filtration of extraction outlet streams A device, system and method for exchanging components between first and second fluids by direct contact in a microfluidic channel. The fluids flow as thin layers in the channel. One of the fluids is passed through a filter upon exiting the channel and is recycled th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092684 | Systems and methods of microfluidic membraneless exchange using filtration of extraction outlet streams A device, system and method for exchanging components between first and second fluids by direct contact in a microfluidic channel. The fluids flow as thin layers in the channel. One of the fluids is passed through a filter upon exiting the channel and is recycled th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8026165 | Process for producing air gaps in microstructures, especially of the air gap interconnect structure type for integrated circuits A process for producing at least one air gap in a microstructure, including supplying a microstructure having at least one gap filled with a sacrificial material that decomposes starting from a temperature θ1, this gap ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024210 | Method for managing ground assistance teams of locomotive vehicles and data transmission system therefor The invention concerns a method for managing ground assistance teams of a transport vehicle in a parking zone (19), wherein a management center (3) determines the tasks for the respective assistance teams and provides each team with data specifying its... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8002881 | Fume treatment method and apparatus using ultraviolet light to degrade contaminants An ultraviolet treatment chamber for treating exhaust streams, particularly those containing organic particulates, utilizes ultraviolet light energy very efficiently. This is done by setting up a circulating flow in a treatment plenum so that all of the effluent exp... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002727 | Methods and apparatus for leak detection in blood processing systems A blood processing system includes a flow reversing device with at least an air sensor in the venous line located near the patient. During treatment, blood flow is reversed to cause air to infiltrate the blood lines if any disconnections or breaks in the blood line ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7957058 | Microscope A microscope for introducing light from a light source via an objective lens to a sample so that a user observes the sample via the objective lens includes: a minute opening arranged in an optical path between the light source and the objective lens and on a focal p... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955872 | Manufacturing method of semiconductor integrated circuit device using magnetic memory In the case where a laminated structure formed by laminating tunneling magnetoresistive films are processed by ion milling or the like, scattered substances of a material constituting the tunneling magnetoresistive film are deposited onto side walls of the laminated... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946973 | Systems and methods for inducing electric field pulses in a body organ Systems and methods for providing controllable pulse parameter magnetic stimulation are described. One aspect is directed to a magnetic stimulation system for inducing approximately rectangular electric field pulses in a body organ, comprising an electrical energy s... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7918985 | Reduction of metal oxides in an electrolytic cell A method of reducing a titanium oxide in a solid state in an electrolytic cell which includes an anode, a cathode formed at least in part from the titanium oxide, and a molten electrolyte which includes cations of a metal that is capable of chemically reducing the c... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7901579 | Blood treatment dialyzer/filter for permitting gas removal A configuration of a blood microtubular filter/dialyzer used in many kinds of renal replacement therapy systems can provide a highly effective mechanism for removing air from the blood circuit of such systems. Air is removed from an outlet header space of the filter... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7835972 | Quote and order entry interface A graphical user interface centralizes Level I quote information in the center of a circular display while Level II (or regional) data appears in peripheral bands layered on the outside of the Level I information. The interface is also split into two main sections, ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7821076 | Semiconductor device There is provided a technology which allows improvements in manufacturing yield and product reliability in a semiconductor device having a triple well structure. A shallow p-type well is formed in a region different from respective regions in a p-type substrate wher... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7798314 | Conveyor sealing plate A sealing strip comprising a part of a configuration for fastening to a guide wall of a conveyor, the fastening configuration allowing for interlocking via elastic deformation of one of two parts of the fastening configuration. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7759720 | Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device highly integrated and highly reliable. A plurality of memory cells are formed in a plurality of active regions sectioned by a plurality of isolations (silicon oxide films) extending in the Y direction and deeper ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753836 | Systems and methods for inducing electric field pulses in a body organ Systems and methods for providing controllable pulse parameter magnetic stimulation are described. One aspect is directed to a magnetic stimulation system for inducing approximately rectangular electric field pulses in a body organ, comprising an electrical energy s... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7746453 | Pattern defect inspection apparatus and method A pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of detecting minute defects on a sample with high sensitivity without generating speckle noise in signals is realized. Substantially the same region on a surface of a wafer is detected by using two detectors at mutually ... | 06/29/2010 |
| D614419 | Sofa | 04/27/2010 |
| 7623017 | Toroidal inductive devices and methods of making the same A toroidal inductive device has an electrical winding component (11) of generally toroidal shape and discrete magnetic components (12) shaped as toric sections. The discrete magnetic components (12) are arranged on the electrical winding compone... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7613038 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device There is achieved a high-integrated and high-speed nonvolatile memory which can stabilize an operation of a phase-change memory for a short operation cycle time. A latch is provided in a write driver. A change to a high-resistance state of a phase-change element is ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7603344 | Methods for searching forensic data A digital forensic search tool which enables a first entity, such as a federal investigation agency, to share its suspect and sensitive data with a second entity, such as another investigative agency, in a manner that allows the second agency to utilize the suspect ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7509375 | Management system for multimodule multiprocessor machines The present invention relates to a global management system for a multimodule, multiprocessor machine (PK). The system is characterized in that it comprises an independent module (SM) dedicated to the global management of a plurality of first modules (M1 thro... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7441184 | System and method for internationalizing the content of markup documents in a computer system A method for internationalizing a markup document includes detecting a localization tag in the document, retrieving localization information from the document which is associated with the localization tag, searching a translation file for a localized value associate... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437569 | Module for secure management of digital date by encryption/decryption and/or signature/verification of signature which can be used for dedicated servers A module for secure management of digital data by encryption/decryption and/or signature/verification of signature which can be used for dedicated servers. The module is controlled by a microprocessor (μP1). A working memory (RAM) is associated with the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430600 | Method and device for making a portal in a computer system secure The present invention presents a device and a method for handling security in a computer system comprising an existing organizational directory. Upon reception of an access request from an entity to a server machine of the system, the device creates or searches in a... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7385870 | Semiconductor memory device and semiconductor integrated circuit device A leakage current of the MOS transistor of a power control section at a standby time is drastically reduced and the reduction of the consumption power is achieved. A memory module is provided with power control sections. When either of the memory mats is not selecte... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369309 | Confocal microscope A confocal microscope with improved light use efficiency is provided. Thus, the confocal microscope has a section which concentrates illumination light to a target point of a specimen and non-target points adjacent thereto for simultaneous illumination; a section wh... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365916 | Aspherical lens and optical instrument using the same An object is to provide an aspherical lens having compactness in dimension, large degree of freedom in design, and good optical performance, with increasing in productivity, and lowering production cost. The aspherical lens constructed by a substrate member A and a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362260 | Method of using continuous-wave radiation for detecting and locating targets hidden behind a surface Continuous-wave radiation is used to detect a target hidden behind a surface. In an embodiment, a transmitter directs a beam of continuous-wave microwave radiation from a transmitting location, and reflected radiation from the target is received at first and second ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361557 | Insulated gate type semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same In an insulated-gate type semiconductor device in which a gate-purpose conductive layer is embedded into a trench which is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a source-purpose conductive layer is provided on a major surface of the semiconductor substrate, a por... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362511 | Zoom lens system for microscope and microscope using the same A zoom lens system for a microscope includes, in the following order from the object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fou... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339231 | Semiconductor device and an integrated circuit card There is provided a technology capable of enhancing reliability in rewrite of storage information in a nonvolatile memory while checking an increase in area of a memory array thereof. With a memory array configuration, individual bit lines are connected to two memor... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337674 | Pressure detector for fluid circuits A pressure measurement device usable for monitoring pressure of fluids such as blood, waste, and replacement fluid in a blood treatment system provides a reliable signal and other benefits by virtue of a number of features of the various embodiments disclosed. The p... | 03/04/2008 |
| D562578 | Chaise lounge | 02/26/2008 |
| 7275262 | Method and system architecture for secure communication between two entities connected to an internet network comprising a wireless transmission segment A method for providing secure communication between first and second systems connected to the internet includes assigning respective permanent internet addresses to first and second entities associated with the systems, making at least one application located in a s... | 09/25/2007 |
| D548059 | Pulley tire | 08/07/2007 |
