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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7653096 | Laser light source device, exposure device, and mask inspection device using this laser light source device A laser light source device 1, comprising M number of laser light sources, of which frequency is shifted from a fundamental frequency by (m−1)·a·Δω, a first laser light source section 2 and a first fiber amplifier section 4 for amplifying ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7638609 | Trisazo-dyestuffs A compound of Formula (1) or salt thereof: wherein: A is optionally substituted phenyl or naphthyl; B is optionally substituted phenylene or naphthylene; ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635772 | Process for the preparation of oligonucleotides A process for the synthesis of an oligonucleotide is provided in which an oligonucleotide is assembled on a swellable solid support using the phosphoramidite approach in the presence of an activator, wherein the activator is not tetrazole or a substituted tetrazole.... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7560438 | Genetic inhibition by double-stranded RNA A process is provided of introducing an RNA into a living cell to inhibit gene expression of a target gene in that cell. The process may be practiced ex vivo or in vivo. The RNA has a region with double-stranded structure. Inhibition is sequence-specific in that the... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7551259 | Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes providing a first substrate including a pixel portion and a circuit portion, the circuit portion having first and second regions; forming an active pattern and a first gate insulation film at th... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7544236 | Phthalocyanine compounds and their use in ink-jet printing A compound of Formula (1) in the free acid or salt form: wherein: M is 2H, Si, a metal, an oxymetal group, a hydroxymetal group or a halometal group; Pc represents a phtha... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7538095 | Genetic inhibition by double-stranded RNA A process is provided of introducing an RNA into a living cell to inhibit gene expression of a target gene in that cell. The process may be practiced ex vivo or in vivo. The RNA has a region with double-stranded structure. Inhibition is sequence-specific in that the... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7530685 | Trisazo dyes for inks for ink jet printing A process for printing an image on a substrate including applying thereto a composition comprising a liquid medium and a tris-azo compound of Formula (1) or salt thereof: wherein: A is an optionally substituted... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7485180 | Phthalocyanines and their use in ink-jet printers Compounds of Formula (1) and salts thereof: wherein: M is 2H, Si, a metal, an oxymetal group, a hydroxymetal group or a halometal group; Pc represents a phthalocyanine nuc... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7481523 | Monoazo compounds and inks containing them A compound of Formula (1) and salts thereof: wherein: R1 and R3 are each independently H or optionally substituted alkyl; R2 is either alkyl carrying a water-solubilising group ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7481522 | Compositions and inks containing disazo dyes A process for printing an image on a substrate including applying thereto a composition including a liquid medium and a compound of Formula (1) A-N═N-L-N═N-A wherein: each A independently is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; and L is an optionally subst... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7455852 | Insect repellents The present invention provides an insect repellent fragrance comprising; (a) at least 10% by weight of the insect repellent fragrance of geraniol; (b) at least 10% by weight of the insect repellent fragrance of diethyl phthalate; and (c) at least one or more of lina... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7293795 | Hidden air bag apparatus A hidden air bag apparatus for a passenger-side seat of a vehicle includes an inflator disposed in a lower side of an instrument panel of the vehicle, a mounting bracket secured to a cowl cross bar and supporting the inflator, and an air bag configured to be inflate... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7252617 | Six-speed powertrain of an automatic transmission A variable compound planetary gearset forms five operational elements by having its single and double pinion planetary gearsets be interconnected by a shared planet carrier. The variable compound planetary gearset forms six forward speeds and one reverse speeds by r... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238655 | Perfume encapsulates A perfume encapsulate comprises an aminoplast capsule, the capsule shell comprising urea-formaldehyde or melamine-formaldehyde polymer and a second polymer comprising a polymer or copolymer of one or more anhydrides, preferably ethylene/maleic anhydride copolymer. T... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7135502 | Colchinol derivatives as vascular damaging agents The invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I): wherein X is —C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C═NOH, or —CH(R7)— wherein R7 is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-7alkoxy, —OR8 or —NR8R9 (wherein ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6927989 | DC-AC converter and controller IC for the same A constant current control is performed by PWM, and an analog burst control and a digital burst control are made selectable. The burst controls are selected in the following manner. A capacitor is selected as an element which is to be connected to a triangular signa... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902092 | Nail magazine for nailing machine A nail feeding mechanism is provided with a front feed claw (9) and a rear feed claw (10). The rear feed claw (10) is provided with a contact portion (10b) on a front side of a claw portion (10a). A face of the contac... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6842854 | METHOD PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECONFIGURING CIRCUIT FOR SEQUENTIALLY PROCESSING DATA IN BLOCKS AND TEMPORARILY STORING DATA PROCESSED UNTIL NEXT CONFIGURATION To provide a method of implementing cache logic technique in which total data processing time can be reduced, input data divided into block is sequentially processed in units of block in plural circuits using a programmable logic device provided with a circuit infor... | 01/11/2005 |
| 5773017 | Diatomaceous earth insecticidal composition An insecticidal dust composition comprising an effective amount of diatomaceous earth (DE) in combination with an effective amount of silica selected from the group consisting of precipitated silica and aerogel silica, the DE and silica mixed in different... | 06/30/1998 |