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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172179 | Aircraft wing box and manufacture thereof An aircraft wing box comprises a pair of half ribs (18, 20) joined to form a rib extending from an upper wing skin (12) to a lower wing skin (10). Each half rib (18) comprises a base (19) and a plurality of projections (4) t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171386 | Single event upset error detection within sequential storage circuitry of an integrated circuit Sequential storage circuitry for a integrated circuit is provided, comprising a first storage element, a second storage element and an additional storage element. The first storage element stores, during a first phase of a clock signal, a first indication of an inpu... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165433 | Optical routing device comprising hollow waveguides and MEMS reflective elements An optical routing device is described that comprises a semiconductor substrate (52) having at least one optical input (4), a plurality of optical outputs (6,8) and an array of MEMS moveable reflective elements (58;102). The array of move... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8136525 | Mask system A mask system for use between a patient and a device to deliver a breathable gas to the patient includes a mouth cushion, a pair of nasal prongs, an elbow, and a headgear assembly. The mouth cushion is structured to sealingly engage around an exterior of a patient's... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132270 | Headband device for an oxygen mask The invention relates to a headband means (1) used for applying a breathing mask (2) in a user's facial area. Said headband means (1) comprises a flexible band body that is provided with upper and lower band portions (3, 4) and is used fo... | 03/13/2012 |
| D655808 | Vent for respiratory mask | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123459 | Impeller, fuel pump having the impeller, and fuel supply unit having the fuel pump A fuel pump has substantially coaxial outer and inner pump chambers. An impeller has partition walls correspondingly to the inner pump chamber to define inner vane grooves. A rear surface is located at a rear side in a rotative direction of each inner vane groove. A... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123056 | Closure arrangement with opening indicating (anti-tamper) elements Container, comprising a neck provided with a wall forming an opening and an abutting arrangement arranged to interact with an opening indicating device of a cap associatable with the neck, the abutting arrangement comprising a ring-shaped projection extending circum... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122886 | Respiratory mask assembly with vent A mask (10) for use with a system for supplying breathable gas pressurized above atmospheric pressure to a human or animal's airways. The mask (10) includes a mask shell (12) which is, in use, in fluid communication with a gas supply conduit ( | 02/28/2012 |
| 8105072 | Apparatuses and methods for manufacturing containers An apparatus comprises a blow-moulding mould arrangement arranged for expanding a preform to obtain a container, said blow-moulding mould arrangement comprising a die arrangement cooperating with a punch arrangement, the apparatus further comprising a compression-mo... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104291 | Combustion cap floating collar using E-seal An improved floating collar assembly for gas turbine combustion units consists of a sheet metal collar with a flat flange and an E seal that is pre-compressed within a block of epoxy. The collar fits over a corresponding fuel nozzle burner tube and is retained on a ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102520 | Methods and systems for inspection and/or identification of pellet-shaped articles A conveyer mechanism may include one or more composition inspection units provided along the intended product transport path. The product's composition, e.g., its ink composition, is compared with a predetermined standard, to determine whether the product is accepta... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100476 | Mobile ergonomic rotating adjustable chair with lumbar support An apparatus for sitting, including: a keystone assembly which connects various parts of the apparatus; a back that provides support for at least a person's back or shoulders; a floating lumbar support, which provides support for a person's lower back, attached to t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100350 | Injector An injector includes a valve body, a needle valve, and a thermal expansion member. The valve body includes an internal space and a bottom portion having a nozzle hole. One end side of the space is covered with the bottom portion. The needle valve is accommodated in ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098961 | Resolution enhancement apparatus and method A resolution enhancement apparatus includes unit to acquire a first image, unit to perform edge emphasis on the first image to obtain a second image, unit to detect, using one of the first image and the second image, points corresponding to image regions at a precis... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089235 | Electric driver unit An electric driver unit for an electric valve timing adjusting apparatus is disclosed. The electric driver unit includes: a motor for driving the apparatus; a switching part for applying a drive voltage to the motor; a current information output part for providing c... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8078358 | Vehicle display unit A vehicle display unit for a vehicle includes a display panel, a transmitting panel, a peripheral wall member, and a sounding body. The display panel faces a vehicle interior of the vehicle and displays visual information to a vehicle occupant of the vehicle. The tr... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076047 | Electrophotographic photoreceptor and image formation device provided with the same An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising at least a photosensitive layer formed by laminating a charge generation layer containing a charge generation material and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport material in this order, on a conductive ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072229 | Fuel property sensor and fuel tank assembly A fuel property sensor, which is installed to a fuel tank of a fuel tank assembly, senses a property of fuel at the fuel tank. First and second electrodes of the fuel property sensor are made of an electrically conductive material and are exposed in a fuel flow pass... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8041239 | Image forming apparatus controlling the recycling of toner based on paper quality An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image supporting body, a developing device, a cleaning device, an input device, a recycling mechanism, and a controller. The image supporting body is for having a latent image based on image data formed... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036568 | Image forming apparatus and toner cartridge used for the same An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section and a toner cartridge which is loadable into the image forming section. The toner cartridge includes a seal member which is bonded to a peripheral edge of a toner discharging port by an electro-releasing a... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027622 | Toner replenishing apparatus and image forming apparatus A toner replenishing apparatus capable of, without increasing a drive torque for rotating the toner replenishing container, scraping toner adhered in a toner replenishing container to reduce the quantity of residual toner that remains unfed from the toner replenishi... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025850 | Rapid diagnostic device, assay and multifunctional buffer An improved rapid diagnostic device, assay and multifunctional buffer reagent are provided for the detection of a target analyte in a fluid test sample. The 2-step assay utilizes a dual component flow-through device comprising a test unit and a dried indicator reage... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018111 | Hybrid-type synchronous machine A rotor core has permanent magnets. Magnetic flux of the permanent magnet of an even-numbered rotor magnetic pole part is guided in an axial direction by an axial magnetic path member. Magnetic flux of the permanent magnet of an odd-numbered rotor magnetic pole part... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015811 | Method and apparatus for varying flow source to aid in windage heating issue at FSNL A method and apparatus are disclosed for alleviating the problem of windage heating when flow, in a turbine running at full speed, no load, decreases greatly at the exhaust of the high pressure sections of the turbine. Valves connecting the different pressure levels... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007695 | Method of fabricating small dimensioned lens elements and lens arrays using surface tension effects A method is disclosed of implementing lens elements or lens arrays having dimensions ranging from a few centimeters down to the micro-scale or nano-scale using the surface tension of the lens material in a molten state to allow the curved shape of the lens to be pre... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005403 | Image forming apparatus with movable developing unit An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is to be formed; a developing unit which contains the developer and performs a development process to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the laten... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003427 | Tunable cavity resonator and method for fabricating same An example tunable cavity resonator for filtering radiation in the optical and IR wavelengths and an example method for fabricating same. The example resonator includes a pair of reflectors, one in fixed relationship to a substrate and the other formed upon a suspen... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002273 | Paper discharge apparatus, post-processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus A paper discharge apparatus that sequentially discharges paper through a discharge outlet, stacks and stores the paper is provided, the apparatus includes: a discharge tray including a fixed tray that is fixedly disposed spaced apart from the discharge outlet, and a... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002093 | Damper and vibration damping structure using the same A damper includes a hollow outer elongated body; a hollow inner elongated body; a liquid viscous body or liquid viscoelastic body disposed in a gap between an inner surface of the elongated body and an outer surface of the elongated body in such a manner as to be in... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993899 | Method for the purification of chymosin We describe a method for purifying chymosin comprising providing an aqueous liquid sample containing chymosin and a separation medium comprising a base matrix and a plurality of firmly attached ligands that are capable of binding to chymosin, contacting the matrix w... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985327 | Electrode, method of manufacture and use thereof An electrode for effective ozone production in an electrochemical cell uses a modified electrode design which adopts a novel catalytic component. The catalytic component has a number of elements selected from various metals and metalloids, and is applied to a substr... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7982575 | Insulating member An ignition coil, which includes a primary coil and a secondary coil, has an electrical insulating member. The electrical insulating member includes an insulating material being a base material. The electrical insulating member further includes a reactive agent bein... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980488 | Sprinkler with geared viscous hesitator and related method A rotary sprinkler includes: a shaft having a cam, the cam having a plurality of radially outwardly projecting cam lobes; a rotatable water distribution plate adapted to be impinged upon by a stream emitted from a nozzle causing at least the water distribution plate... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980082 | Wobbe control and enhanced operability through in-line fuel reforming A method of regulating the Wobbe number of a multi-composition gas fuel supplied to one or more combustors of a gas turbine comprising: (a) providing a control system for regulating fuel and air flow to the one or more combustors; and (b) reforming a fraction of the... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979719 | Data authentication method and data authentication system A storage means which can be accessed by an authentication apparatus stores content data, a first digest table including primary digest values corresponding to a plurality of data portions constituting the content data, a second digest table including secondary dige... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979007 | Developing device and image forming apparatus using the same A developing device includes a developing vessel for storing a developer, a first conveying passage, a second conveying passage, a first conveying member, a second conveying member and a developing roller for supplying toner to a photoreceptor drum. The first convey... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974545 | Developing device and image forming apparatus that utilize a variable AC bias voltage A developing device capable of improving the image density and the dot reproducibility, and an image forming apparatus including the same are provided. A developing device applies an alternating voltage superimposed on a direct current voltage to a developing roller... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972570 | Distributor nozzle for a two-phase charge in fixed-bed reactors A distributor nozzle for a two-phase charge, to be used in fixed-bed reactors in order to increase the area over which the mixture is dispersed and to make its flow rate the same over the whole area of the bed in the reactor. The device includes a number of fixing b... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968312 | Production of polypeptides by improved secretion The present invention relates to polypeptides that have an activity corresponding to at least one activity of the SEC61 polypeptide, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides and the use thereof in the preparation of host cells suitable for production of a polypep... | 06/28/2011 |
