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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7527039 | Fuel injection control apparatus of internal combustion engine A fuel injection control apparatus of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. This apparatus is provided with a crank angle detector that includes a signal rotor having a number of tooth portions and a toothless portion. The crank angle detector outputs a first ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7502628 | Management method for service for storing data from memory card in external storage device and system for carrying out the service A memory card is provided with a memory interface and a wireless communication unit, which makes a connection with a data storage device provided in a remote place through a wireless line, and transfers data to the data storage device. A memory space of a database s... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7502242 | Bidirectional insulated DC/AC inverter A plug and an outlet are electrically and directly connected, and when a control circuit determines that AC power is input from a power source to a bidirectional insulated DC/AC inverter by voltage V1 detected in a voltage detection circuit, driving of each b... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501494 | Designed deimmunized monoclonal antibodies for protection against HIV exposure and treatment of HIV infection This invention is directed to deimmunized antibodies that are useful as immunotherapeutic drugs against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and CD4-mediated autoimmune disorders. More specifically, antibodies expressed by clones, Clone 7 containing the recombinant ge... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501141 | Process for the preparation of colorant from oleoresin The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of colorant with enhanced color value from commercially available pungent free chilli oleoresin by extracting the pungent free oleoresin with any one of alcoholic solvent, mixture of alcoholic solvents, ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7499145 | Illumination optical system and exposure apparatus having the same An illumination optical system for illuminating an object surface using light from a light source, the illumination optical system includes, a first optical system that includes a movable unit that is movable along an optical axis, said first optical system guiding ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7498403 | Peptides capable of binding to titanium silver silicone The present invention provides a peptide sequence, a phage, an artificial protein or a chimeric molecule having a binding ability to titanium, silver, silicon, necessary to confer higher capacity of titanium, silver, silicon material with the use of soft matters, or... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7498129 | Myeloma cell and ovarian cancer cell surface glycoproteins, antibodies thereto, and uses thereof The present invention is directed to cell surface antigens found on myeloma cells and on ovarian cancer cells, and monoclonal antibodies, and antibody binding fragments thereof, capable of being used for therapeutic, diagnostic, detection and cell purification purpo... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7497812 | Interactive computer simulation enhanced exercise machine A computer simulation enhanced exercise device is provided which engages the user by directly relating the users exercise motion in real time to a visual simulation or interactive game. The exercise device may comprise any variety of machines including, stationary b... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7486383 | Direct exposure apparatus and direct exposure method A direct exposure apparatus having a light source for projecting light onto an exposure target or, more specifically, an exposure target substrate, comprises: measuring means for measuring the illuminance distribution of light on an area corresponding to the exposur... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484862 | Light source apparatus and image display apparatus A light source apparatus is disclosed which is capable of emerging predetermined linearly polarized light while a loss of light amount is reduced. The light source apparatus comprises plural light-emitting elements which are disposed so that their light-emitting sur... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484340 | Displaying optical system and image projection apparatus A compact displaying optical system capable of reducing a speckle noise and a loss of light amount is disclosed. The displaying optical system comprises a light source which emits coherent light, and a polarization control element which has a first area and a second... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486640 | Signaling mechanism for handover in digital broadcasting A time slicing digital broadcast system includes a dynamic handover process switching a handheld terminal receiving services in a first signal to a second signal providing the same services, while roaming among cells in the digital broadcast system. The terminal tak... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484943 | Screw pump with improved efficiency of drawing fluid A screw pump includes a housing and a pair of intermeshing screw rotors. The housing has an inlet port and an outlet port. Each rotor has a first portion whose lead angle decreases. The first portion and the housing form an inlet space and a pump space. Winding angl... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486491 | Ground detector and DC-AC inverter for vehicles A ground detector includes a pair of lines, a first series circuit, a reference portion, a second series circuit, and a detection point. The first series circuit connects the lines to each other. The first series circuit includes first capacitors that are connected ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486439 | Projection optical system, exposure apparatus and device fabricating method There is provided a projection optical system for projecting a pattern on an object surface onto an image surface in a reduced size. The projection optical system comprising six reflective surfaces that include, in order of reflecting light from the object surface, ... | 02/03/2009 |
| D582625 | Forklift truck | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463365 | Measurement method and apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method A measurement method for measuring a wavefront aberration of a target optical system using an interference pattern formed by a light from a first image side slit, and a light from a second image side slit, the first and second image side slits being located at an im... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462922 | Semiconductor device provided with temperature detection function A semiconductor device provided with a temperature detection function having a high temperature detection accuracy for improving the ESD resistance of a temperature detection diode. The semiconductor device has a semiconductor element. A temperature detection diode ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461885 | Backrest mechanism for operator's platform in stand-up rider industrial vehicle A backrest mechanism for a stand-up rider operator's platform in an industrial vehicle, in which an operator operates the vehicle while standing, has a support portion and a support holder. The support portion has a backrest portion for supporting a back of the oper... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460719 | Image processing apparatus and method of encoding image data therefor An image processing apparatus and method in which moving picture part data, which is used as a moving picture frame, and remaining difference data is generated from the data of a still picture frame, and the moving picture part data is used conjointly for reproducin... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460641 | X-ray image taking device An X-ray detector for drive timing setting is provided outside an image taking region of a sensor unit. Thus, an X-ray image taking device is constructed such that a case structure is simple and a preferable image which is not affected by back-scattering can be capt... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460166 | Switchover image taking apparatus An image taking apparatus which includes an optical apparatus provided with a focus detection and focusing control unit for controlling a focus lens by an automatic focus detection and focusing control; a remote operation apparatus provided with a first switchover s... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458725 | Method and device for sealing a bearing The present invention provides a bearing sealing method for sealing a bearing member which is interposed between a first member and a second member and allows relative rotation between the first member and the second member. The method includes the steps of keeping ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460155 | Image sensing apparatus having an antivibration unit, control method of the image sensing apparatus, and computer program product An image sensing apparatus capable of optically correcting blur of an object image by an optical blur correction unit comprises an image sensing unit for converting an optical image of an object into image signals; a display unit for displaying image signals convert... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459707 | Exposure apparatus, light source apparatus and device fabrication An exposure apparatus for exposing a pattern of a mask onto an object, said exposure apparatus includes a light source for generating a plasma, said light source including a condenser mirror that condenses a light irradiated from the plasma, an illumination optical ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458790 | Vacuum pump with improved oil lubrication A vacuum pump includes a housing assembly having an oil-reservoir chamber in which a lubricating oil is stored; a pair of screw rotors disposed in the housing assembly and engaged with each other; a pair of rotary shafts connected to the rotors, respectively; a plur... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458785 | Compressor with lubrication structure A supply passage is formed in a rotary shaft along the axis thereof. An expansion passage is formed in the rotary shaft in such a way as to be led to the supply passage. A pair of fluid passages are formed in the rotary shaft in such a way as to communicate with the... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455880 | Optical element fabrication method, optical element, exposure apparatus, device fabrication method There is to provide an optical element fabrication method including the steps of forming a thin film onto a substrate, and eliminating a color center produced in the forming step by giving energy to the substrate. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454897 | Exhaust purifier for diesel engine A controller for an exhaust purifier performs idle-up to increase the idle speed of a diesel engine when an intake air amount, which is based on the atmospheric pressure and the engine speed, is less than a reference air amount of when a throttle valve is completely... | 11/25/2008 |
| D581624 | Control device for an automated warehousing system | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457141 | AC adaptor It is an object of this invention to provide an AC adaptor capable of achieving downsizing and cost reduction, and having both a constant-voltage/constant-current control function necessary for battery charge, and an optimum current control function for driving of a... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457827 | Information file recording apparatus A recording apparatus for creating under a directory a plurality of information files each having information data and creation date information, and recording the information files to a recording medium in which a name of the directory is changed according to a pre... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457843 | Image-taking control apparatus and notification method An image-taking control apparatus is provided which transmits an image taken by an image-taking device to a communication terminal via the Internet, including a settings memory, a control device, and a communication device. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457046 | Zoom lens system and image-taking apparatus A zoom lens system is disclosed which comprises in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit with a positive optical power (inverse of the focal length), a second lens unit with a negative optical power; and one or more lens units; and with which... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456866 | Correction of barycenters of signals obtained by adding and reading charges accumulated in solid-state image sensing device A signal processing apparatus processes an image signal outputted from an image sensing device which has a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements covered with a color filter and which can be driven in a first reading method of separately reading signals from... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456730 | Anomaly judgment system for operator detection device and process for judging normality/anomaly of operator detection device An anomaly judgment system includes an actuating switch and an anomaly judgment unit for judging anomaly of an operator detection device that is turned into an ON state when detecting an operator in a vehicle. The actuating switch is operable to be turned into an ON... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455008 | Swash plate compressor A first swash plate 18 is coupled to a drive shaft 16 to be rotatable integrally with the drive shaft 16. Single head pistons 23 are coupled to the first swash plate 18 via shoes 25A, 25B. Rotation of the drive shaft ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452114 | Signalling or lighting apparatus, in particular for a motor vehicle A signalling or lighting apparatus comprising at least one light source defining a main emission direction, together with at least one elongate light guide, one end of which is lit by the light source, the light guide being adapted to diffuse the light transversely ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454132 | Linkage mechanism between zoom lens barrel unit and zoom member, camera, and method of assembling illumination range-changing device and zoom finder device A linkage mechanism between a zoom strobe device and a zoom finder device, which contributes to reduced size of a camera, and can control the illumination range of the zoom strobe device and the magnification of a finder optical system of the zoom finder device. A c... | 11/18/2008 |
