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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7532503 | Magnetic recording element, magnetic recording apparatus and recording method of information A magnetic recording element includes a first fixed layer having a first and second face and having a magnetization direction fixed in a direction penetrating the first and second face. A free layer has a third and fourth face, a magnetization easy and hard axis bot... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529613 | Controller for internal combustion engine A controller for an internal combustion engine is disclosed that includes an intake control valve adjusting a flow of intake air in the internal combustion engine and controls a position of the intake control valve in accordance with an engine operating condition. T... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529188 | Load equalization method for new connections in a wireless environment supporting shared access for multiple terminals in a QoS controlled manner Load is smoothed over multiple bearers in a given spot-beam for a TDMA wireless personal communication system, offering packet data communication services to individual user terminals in shared mode. Load can be smoothed over multiple bearers in a given spot-beam fo... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529012 | Display device An optical switch, e.g., a display device based on layer break up or layer displacement having at least two different states, in which one of the fluids, e.g., oil in a first state, adjoins at least a first support plate and, in the second state, the other fluid at ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528603 | Magnetic attraction preventive system A magnetic attraction preventive system includes an approach detection unit which generates an approach detection magnetic field and detects the approach of a magnetic material to a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus on the basis of a variation in the strength of ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528569 | Inverter circuit free from power-source-voltage fluctuation An inverter circuit includes a bridge circuit constituted of a plurality of pairs of a high-side switching element and a low-side switching element, a command signal processing section, a pulse generating section for generating pulse signals to control the inverter ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528469 | Semiconductor equipment having multiple semiconductor devices and multiple lead frames Semiconductor equipment includes: a first lead frame having a first semiconductor device; a second lead frame having a second semiconductor device; a thermal resistor for preventing heat transfer from the first lead frame to the second lead frame; and a temperature ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527558 | Coherent data sharing Data structures within a shared computer-generated environment, are updated. A user terminal has memory a processor, input, network connection and a display. The memory stores data structures and instructions. The instructions configure the processor to supply an ou... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527055 | Flow diverter for controlling the pressure and flow rate in CPAP device A flow diverter valve is used in controlling the pressure and/or flow rate of a breathable gas supplied to the airways of a patient by a breathable gas flow generator supply apparatus during, for example, ventilatory assistance treatments such as non-invasive positi... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526528 | Network access arrangement A network access arrangement must allocate and store a network address to a client computer. The network access arrangement then monitors file request messages which include an originating network address and compares the originating network address in each request ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526523 | Timer-based feedback in multicast communication A multicast system is described in which a mechanism for suppressing feedback involves the receivers using an optimized timer function for selecting a backoff delay time before sending feedback, and canceling their feedback if in the meantime they detect that anothe... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524616 | Applications of semiconductor nano-sized particles for photolithography Semiconductor nano-sized particles possess unique optical properties, which make them ideal candidates for various applications in the UV photolithography. In this patent several such applications, including using semiconductor nano-sized particles or semiconductor ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523754 | Cushion for a respiratory mask assembly A respiratory mark assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame and a cushion. The cushion has a non-face contacting portion structured to be connected to the frame, a face-contacting portion structured to engage the patient's face, and an in... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523753 | Connector for a respiratory mask and a respiratory mask A connector includes a mask end for connecting with the interior of a respiratory mask, a supply conduit end, and a gas washout vent passage having an inlet adjacent to, or forming part of, the mask end in fluid communication with the interior of the respiratory mas... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523063 | Process and apparatus for conducting auctions over electronic networks An apparatus and process for conducting auctions, specifically municipal bond auctions, over electronic networks, particularly the Internet, is disclosed. The auctioneer maintains a web site from which information about bonds to be auctioned can be obtained. A user ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520835 | Fluid circuit module and automatic transmission A fluid circuit module controls a fluid to be supplied to a movable element in an automatic transmission. The fluid circuit module is provided with a first body in which a first flow passage is formed, a second body in which a second flow passage is formed. A separa... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520049 | Method for manufacturing a planar resistance heating element Disclosed herein is a manufacturing method of a planar resistance heating element and a planar resistance heating element made using the method. In the manufacturing method of a planar resistance heating element by etching an aluminum foil deposited on an insulating... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519467 | Cylinder air-fuel ratio controller for internal combustion engine An air-fuel ratio of each cylinder is estimated on the basis of the detection value of an air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in an exhaust confluent portion. An air-fuel ratio correction quantity is computed on the basis of the estimated air-fuel ratio of each cylinder ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519437 | Control method and apparatus A control apparatus for controlling first devices existing in an arbitrary place includes a first memory to store a plurality of device lists corresponding to a plurality of places respectively and each including device information items which indicate devices exist... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519206 | Detection of features in images An image processing technique which identifies pixels in images which are associated with features having a selected shape, such as but not exclusively step edge, roof, ridge or valley. The shape of the intensity profile in the image is compared in an intensity inde... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518491 | Ultrasonic object detector An object detector capable of reliably detecting objects around a vehicle is mounted on a wall of a bumper of a vehicle. Thicknesses of the bumper and of a bottom surface portion of a housing are less than one-half the wavelength of ultrasonic waves generated by a p... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517291 | Ball game practice device A device (10) for practicing playing a ball game, such as tennis, comprises an arm (29) one end portion of which carries a ball (31), such that the ball (31) is rotatable retained relative to the arm (29), and a remote end portion ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516734 | Common rail having orifice A bush incorporated in a common rail is formed with a smallest diameter orifice having a small inner diameter and an adjacent orifice having an inner diameter larger than that of the smallest diameter orifice on an inner peripheral face of the bush. A press-fitted p... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515040 | Wheel identifying apparatus and tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus with function of wheel identification A wheel identifying apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of transceivers, a triggering device, a receiver, and a wheel identifier. Each of the transceivers is located on one of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle and works to receive a tr... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515035 | Vehicle door control system and method When a compartment internal transmitter of a vehicle-side unit transmits a request signal with vehicle doors opened, at least one of strength of the request signal and sensitivity of a hand-held device to receive the request signal are set at a level lower than a no... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514929 | Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and static magnetic field correction method A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a collector which collects magnetic resonance signals emitted from a region of interest of a subject, and a correction magnetic field generator which generates a correction magnetic field to correct the nonuniformity o... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514848 | Piezoelectric stack and production method of piezoelectric stack An object of the present invention is to provide a piezoelectric stack substantially free from deterioration in performance and having high reliability, and a production method thereof. A piezoelectric layer 111, 112 comprising PZT and an internal electrode l... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514657 | Process for reducing the acidity of hydrocarbon mixtures A process to reduce acidity of hydrocarbon mixtures (1) is described, that includes sending a hydrocarbon stream to a Microwave Treatment Unit (MTU), with a fixed stream or mud bed of microwave absorbent materials, pure or in mixtures, such as coke fines, spe... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514027 | Process for manufacturing products of mineral wool, in particular monolayer and multilayer products Products of mineral wool, in particular monolayer and multilayer products of rock wool, are manufactured wherein the mineral wool material of a primary mat is mechanically comminuted by a combined beating and cutting process into mineral wool flakes of a predetermin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513245 | Engine torque control apparatus and method for adjusting engine torque control apparatus An engine torque control apparatus is applied to an engine control system comprising an engine for rotating an output shaft by using torque generated through combustion in cylinders. In the apparatus, exhaust gas passing through an exhaust passage of the engine is p... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513233 | Variable valve timing controller for internal combustion engine In a case of switching the control mode between the reference timing control mode and the F/B control mode, when an engine speed is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed, and when target advanced amount of intake valve timing is lower than a switching thres... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512983 | Method and apparatus for network security The adaptive modification of the security level of a node in a network is enabled. For example, such modification may be achieved in a dynamic network i.e. networks in which nodes may be mobile and in which the network topology is not constant. The node receives bea... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512572 | Digital memory A memory configuration for use in a computer system includes a plurality of address decoders each of which is allocated an identifier having a predetermined number of bits, each bit having first and second selectable states. A data memory having a plurality of word ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512225 | Computer-telephony integration The invention provides a modification to the operation of the intelligent network instruction set whereby on transmitting an Initiate Call Attempt message between the SCP 7 and an SSP 4 an instruction is included which forces the SSP 4 to send a... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512216 | Joint fault detection A method and apparatus for detecting a fault in a joint connecting sections of an electrical transmission line together are disclosed. Previously known methods for detecting joint faults require a visual inspection of the joint or testing the transmission line using... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511705 | Position sensor A low cost x-y digitizing system is described for use in consumer electronic devices, such as portable digital assistants, mobile telephones, web browsers and the like. The digitizer includes a resonant stylus, an excitation winding for energizing the resonant stylu... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511502 | Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a static magnetic field magnet which generates a static magnetic field, a gradient coil unit which generates a gradient magnetic field for overlapping with the static magnetic field, a shim unit which is disposed betwe... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510753 | Phase-change optical recording media A Phase-change optical recording media includes a recording film that causes reversible phase-change between a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase on irradiation with light, and an interface film formed in contact with at least one surface of the recording film... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509938 | Internal combustion engine control apparatus The internal combustion engine control apparatus includes a calculation function of calculating an energy generation rate of an energy generated by combustion of fuel injected into a combustion chamber of a compression-ignition internal combustion engine, and an ign... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508921 | Test device for data services A device for testing a data carrying service operating over a telecommunications line includes a plurality of test circuits. Each test circuit is arranged to determine and test one or more characteristics of a data carrying service and a termination of the telecommu... | 03/24/2009 |
