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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185836 | Display, visualization, and processing tool for channel distortion and cell friction mitigation An apparatus generating a graphical image of a core of a boiling water reactor (BWR) using at least one data set of channel deformation data including: a computer system including a display device for presenting the graphical image and a processor generating the gra... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185812 | Single event upset error detection within an integrated circuit An integrated circuit 2 includes logic circuitry 10 and sequential storage elements 8. Both the logic circuit 10 and sequential storage elements 8 can be subject to particle strikes giving rise to single event upset errors. These s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185791 | Providing tuning limits for operational parameters in data processing apparatus Tuning limits are set for operational parameters in a processing stage within a data processing apparatus for processing a signal and outputting it at an output time. If a signal output between the output time and a predetermined time later does not have a stable va... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185786 | Error recovery within processing stages of an integrated circuit An integrated circuit includes a plurality of processing stages each including processing logic, a non-delayed signal-capture element, a delayed signal-capture element and a comparator. The non-delayed signal-capture element captures an output from the processing lo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185724 | Monitoring values of signals within an integrated circuit An integrated circuit, and method of reviewing values of one or more signals occurring within that integrated circuit, are provided. The integrated circuit comprises processing logic for executing a program, and monitoring logic for reviewing values of one or more s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185380 | Apparatus for providing information for vehicle A system is provided with a conversation support means. A conversation support means creates a conversation response, and outputs it in a sound, a character, etc. A conversation response is created in a manner that combines words by inserting a reference keyword as ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185253 | Electronic control unit for use in a vehicle A first microcomputer in an ECU outputs a CID of the ECU in response to a request from a scan tool when the ECU has multiple microcomputers implemented therein. Each of the multiple microcomputers has an additive value stored therein for counting an update of the so... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185094 | Message handling in an IP multimedia subsystem A method of handling the delivery of push messages from a notification server of a Session Initiation Protocol based network to a network user. The method comprises signalling to said notification server the start of a Session Initiation Protocol session and the end... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184998 | Image forming apparatus, and method and program for determining timing to execute image adjusting processing An image forming apparatus includes a toner replenishing device that supplies toner, based on a detection result from a sensor that detects a toner density in a developing device that develops an electrostatic latent image based on an image signal with toner, so tha... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184250 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device comprising, a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided between the substrates, a first alignment film provided on the liquid crystal layer side surface of the first substrate, and a second alignment film pr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184225 | Semiconductor device, production method thereof, and display device The present invention provides a semiconductor device which can be produced by simple and cheap processes and effectively achieve improved performances and a reduced electric power consumption. Further, the present invention provides a production method thereof and ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184221 | Liquid crystal display panel, liquid crystal display element, and liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel which can reduce the transmittance and further improve the response speed. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is a liquid crystal display panel including the first substrate, a liqu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183833 | Voltage balancer device for battery pack A voltage balancer device has a plurality of discharge paths. Each pair of the discharge paths correspond to each secondary battery unit. Each of a pair of the discharge paths has a resistance of a different value. Discharging the voltage of each secondary battery u... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183647 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing method for silicon oxynitride film The present invention provides a semiconductor device comprising: a silicon based semiconductor substrate provided with a step including an non-horizontal surface, a horizontal surface and a connection region for connecting the non-horizontal surface and the horizon... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183535 | Silicon detector assembly for X-ray imaging A Silicon detector for x-ray imaging is based on multiple semiconductor detector modules (A) arranged together to form an overall detector area, where each semiconductor detector module includes an x-ray sensor of crystalline Silicon oriented edge-on to incoming x-r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183396 | Process for the working-up of a vitamin E- and vitamin E-acetate- containing mixture or products stream The invention relates to a process for the working-up of a vitamin E (VE)- and/or vitamin E acetate (VEA)-containing product stream, which is substantially characterized by purification of a vitamin E-containing product stream, acetylation of at least a part of the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183389 | Process for the treatment of an aqueous mixture comprising a dipolar aprotic compound The invention relates to a process for the treatment of an aqueous mixture comprising a dipolar aprotic compound, comprising: a) an adsorption step, in which the aqueous mixture is brought into contact with a porous adsorbent, whereby the porous adsorbent is chosen ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183169 | Phosphate glass, fluorophosphate glass, preform for precision press-molding, optical element and process for the production of thereof A fluorophosphate glass having a fluorine content of 25% or more by anionic %, which is produced from a glass raw material containing 0.1 to 0.5%, by anionic %, of a halide containing a halogen element selected from chlorine, bromine or iodine, and a phosphate glass... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183056 | Assay A method for determining the risk of an individual of suffering from inflammation, opportunistic infection or disruption of immunoglobulin metabolism, comprising (a) determining the level of fragmentation or modification of Fc function of immunoglobulins in a sample... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182834 | Ternary non-lamellar lipid compositions The present invention provides a particulate composition including; a) at least 50% of at least one structure forming amphiphile, b) 0 to 40% of at least one structure swelling amphiphile, and c) 2 to 20% of at least one dispersion stabilizing polymeric amphiphile, ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182343 | Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program Provided is a game apparatus performing game processing using acceleration data outputted from an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in directions of at least two axes with respect to an input device. Range setting means sets, for determining first accele... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181917 | Apparatus and method for repairing a core spray line pipe weld joint A clamping device supports or structurally replaces a weld joint between connected pipes. The clamping device includes an upper clamp body and a lower clamp body securable on opposite sides of the connected pipes in facing relation, and at least one clamp bolt conne... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181888 | Method to assemble wash liquid spray nozzles for a pulp mat A method to assemble a nozzle-fastener assembly including: inserting a hollow stem through a wash liquid direction device; inserting the hollow stem through a mounting block; positioning an inside surface of the mounting block against a curved surface of a wash liqu... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660414 | Headgear | 05/22/2012 |
| D660413 | Headgear pad for a respiratory mask | 05/22/2012 |
| D660412 | Yoked headgear | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180620 | Apparatus and method for performing hardware and software co-verification testing Verification tests perform hardware and software co-verification on a system under verification. Each signal interface controller coupled to the system performs a test action transferring at least one of stimulus signals and response signals between a corresponding ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180521 | Electronic control system for vehicle An electronic control unit performs self-diagnosis based on signals received from various sensors, and stores abnormality data in an EEPROM when abnormality is detected. The DTC is stored in a first memory area and a second memory area of the EEPROM, if a condition ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180344 | Cell reselection for dual mode mobile stations in a common 2G/3G telecommunications network A 2G controlling entity in a common 2G/3G network that includes a common Core Network is connected to dual mode mobile stations and to a 3G controlling entity also connected to dual mode mobile stations. The 2G controlling entity applies a 3G camping strategy and re... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179853 | Method of scheduling data transmission in a radio network In a method and apparatus for scheduling users in radio network system, the scheduling priority for each user of a group of users is made dependent on the unusable time for each user. Scheduling of the users is performed in accordance with the determined scheduling ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179514 | Liquid crystal display device with first and second protruding walls surrounding spherical spacers A liquid crystal display device (50a) includes: an active matrix substrate (20a) having a plurality of gate lines (1a) extending in parallel with each other; a counter substrate (30a) provided so as to face the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179492 | Liquid crystal display device The invention relates to a liquid crystal display device and provides a liquid crystal display device which can achieve high display quality. A liquid crystal display device is provided with first and second TFTs each having a gate electrode connected to an nth gate... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179483 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel (10) in which a liquid crystal layer (13) is arranged between an active matrix substrate (11) and a counter substrate (12). A plurality of op... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179386 | Optical sensor and display device provided with the same The present invention provides an optical sensor at least some part of which is formed monolithically in an active matrix substrate of a display device. In order to detect ambient light with high accuracy by eliminating the influences of stray light and of property ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178777 | Method of manufacturing solar cell and solar cell manufactured thereby A solar cell attaining high efficiency in photoelectric conversion is provided. A method of manufacturing a solar cell having a grid electrode and a main electrode for external output of electric power from the grid electrode includes the steps of forming a small-wi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178608 | Thermoplastic resin composition and resin molded article The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (component A) and 1 to 400 parts by weight of a granular inorganic filler (component B) comprising an inorganic filler having an average p... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178607 | Polyamide compositions flame retarded with aluminium The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition comprising at least aluminum hypophosphite (aluminum phosphinate), corresponding to the chemical formula Al(H2PO2)3 as halogen-free flame retardant agent, and at least a po... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178066 | Method for stabilizing calcium phosphates fine particles, method for manufacturing calcium phosphates fine particles by using the method, and use thereof The present invention provides a method for stabilizing fine particles of calcium phosphates without lowering their solid phase forming activity. It is possible to stabilize the fine particles of calcium phosphates by stopping the growth of the fine particles... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178044 | Liquid property detecting device A liquid property detecting device includes a switch portion switching an electrode to charge with a standard voltage generated by a generator, or discharge through a grounding. An operation signal output portion outputs an operation signal to the switch portion so ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177984 | Methods especially useful for separating water-hydrocarbon emulsions having low interfacial tensions Separation media, separation modules and methods are provided for separating water from a water and hydrocarbon emulsion and include a fibrous nonwoven coalescence layer for receiving the water and hydrocarbon emulsion and coalescing the water present therein as a d... | 05/15/2012 |
