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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D640231 | Alarm clock radio for digital media player | 06/21/2011 |
| 7942186 | Fabric panel adaptable drape, as curtain, shade and valance A fabric panel adapted for use selectively as a drape, curtain, shade or valance. The panel has a loop at the upper edge region for receiving a curtain rod. A strip extending across the panel down from the upper end. Two fastening tie receivers are disposed on the p... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7532914 | Radio network system A radio base station 1 is connected together with a multi-media server 3 and a multi-media terminal unit 4 to a LAN or WAN line 100 for radio communication with radio mobile terminals 2-1 to 2-N. The radio mobile term... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532865 | Outer loop power control method and device for wireless communications systems The method and device proposed for wireless communications systems based on WCDMA technology modifies the desired signal to interference ratio target (SIRtarget) when it detects the exit from the wind-up condition in the mobile communication, that is, whe... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532428 | Soft touch clamp actuation mechanism A clamping mechanism having clamping jaws is provided for holding an object. The clamping mechanism comprises a solenoid pad connected to at least one of the clamping jaws which is operative to actuate movement of the clamping jaw, and a solenoid motor that is opera... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532245 | Digital printer and digital camera A system controller 115 has a function of changing the position and the orientation of character data to be superimposed on the image data, in accordance with the operation of one of orientation keys. Specifically, when a downward key has been pushed, the cha... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531979 | Direct drive robotic manipulator A direct drive robotic manipulator is provided which includes a plurality of segments that are rotatably coupled with respect to one another. A plurality of spindles connects the segments for relative rotation therebetween, and a plurality of direct drive assemblies... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531771 | Heat treatment apparatus of light emission type A reflector is so provided as to entirely cover a plurality of flash lamps arranged in parallel with one another. The reflector reflects flash light emitted from the flash lamps. A plurality of trigger electrodes needed to allow the flash lamps to discharge are so f... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531518 | Method for fostering bone formation and preservation A method of inducing bone formation in a subject in need of such inducement comprises the steps of mechanically inducing an increase in osteoblast activity in the subject and elevating blood concentration of at least one bone anabolic agent in the subject. The metho... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531039 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system Of a substrate-facing surface 24 of an atmosphere blocking member 2, a central area 241 which is faced with an approximately central portion of a substrate S is a flat surface while a periphery edge area 242 which is faced with a peripher... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530766 | Device and method for laying rigid tubular pipes A device for laying pipes from a laying vessel. The pipes convey a fluid within. The device comprises a lower retaining device to retain a pipe and a lower securing device to support the lower retaining device. An upper retaining device retains the pipe and is able ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530613 | Apparatus for connecting and disconnecting two objects An apparatus for connecting and disconnecting two objects comprises: a housing formed as a hollow type, and having one closed end to which a first object is connected and another opened end; a coupling portion mounted in the housing so as to be movable in an axial d... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530372 | Flexible non-bonded pipe which is used to produce a dynamic pressurised fluid transfer hose and, in particular, a mud hose for rotary oil drilling The invention relates to a non-bonded pipe which is used to produce a dynamic pressurized fluid transfer hose and, in particular, a mud hose for rotary oil drilling. The inventive pipe consists of the following elements from inside outwards: an inner polymer sheath,... | 05/12/2009 |
| D592106 | Motorcycle | 05/12/2009 |
| D592020 | Kitchen equipment | 05/12/2009 |
| 7528651 | Noise free implementation of PWM modulator combined with gate driver stage in a single die An integrated noise isolation circuit on a single silicon substrate die having a structural arrangement that minimizes noise. The integrated circuit including a noise sensitive circuit including an input stage; a noise generating circuit including an output stage; a... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528352 | Induction sealer system with temperature sensor An induction foil cap sealer of the present invention includes a cap foil sealer head installed along a conveyor. A controller is operatively connected to the cap sealer head. An infrared detector is adapted to obtain temperature data from a work piece on the convey... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527690 | Ferroelectric ceramic compound, a ferroelectric ceramic single crystal, and preparation processes thereof The present invention relates to a ferroelectric ceramic compound having the composition of the following formula: s[L]−x[P]y[M]z[N]p[T], a ferroelectric ceramic single crystal, and preparation processes thereof. The ferroelectric ceramic compound and the single c... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527492 | Device for rounding of dough pieces Device for the rounding of dough pieces, comprising a support surface for the dough pieces, an elongate rounding rail having a concave rounding surface, the rounding rail extending to the support surface, members being provided in order to move the rounding rail in ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7502314 | Label-switched path network with alternate routing control In a label-switched path communications network, each node of the network defines first and second label-switched paths between its first and second output ports and the input ports of downstream nodes. The output ports of each node are monitored. If the first outpu... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7489862 | Presentation device The presentation device 100 comprises a shuttle operation member 170 rotatable in the forward and reverse directions. The shuttle operation member 170 comprises a momentary mechanism, returning automatically to the neutral position when the user... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7489094 | Method and apparatus for quiet fan speed control An AC motor speed controller includes a plurality of capacitors that may be selectively switched, by means of controllably conductive switches, into series electrical connection with an AC motor and an AC voltage source to control the speed of the motor. To change t... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488673 | Trench MOS Schottky barrier rectifier with high k gate dielectric and reduced mask process for the manufacture thereof A trench MOS Schottky barrier device has a metal oxide gate dielectric such as TiSi lining the trench wall to increase the efficiency of the elemental cell and to improve depletion in the mesa during reverse bias. A reduced mask process is used in which a single lay... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487693 | Shifting device A shifting device including at least one shifting element secured axially on the shaft longitudinally in at least one direction of extension of the longitudinal axis of the shaft by a bearing element on the shaft. The shifting element has transversely projecting fin... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7482205 | Process for resurf diffusion for high voltage MOSFET A starting wafer for high voltage semiconductor devices is formed by implanting arsenic into the top surface of a p type silicon substrate wafer to a depth of about 0.1 micron. A N type non-graded epitaxial layer is then grown atop the substrate without any diffusio... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482285 | Dual epitaxial layer for high voltage vertical conduction power MOSFET devices The epitaxial silicon junction receiving layer of a power semiconductor device is formed of upper and lower layers. The lower layer has a resistivity of more than that of the upper layer and a thickness of more than that of the upper layer. The total thickness of th... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482393 | Methods for producing submicron polytetrafluoroethylene powder and products thereof A method for producing submicron polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) powder in a free-flowing, readily dispersible form. The irradiated PTFE starting material is placed in a desired solvent and undergoes grinding until the PTFE particles reach submicron size. The s... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482605 | Energy filter device An energy filter device for beams which are used in the course of ion beam therapy, wherein at least one passive modulator is provided. The modulator can comprise a scattering film for the beams and a collimator with an opening for controlling the beams, or a magnet... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482654 | MOSgated power semiconductor device with source field electrode A power semiconductor device which includes a source field electrode, and at least one insulated gate electrode adjacent a respective side of the source field electrode, the source field electrode and the gate electrode being disposed in a common trench, and a metho... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482655 | MOSgate driver integrated circuit with adaptive dead time An IGBT device, comprising a substrate having a conductivity type; a drain electrode arranged on a bottom surface of the substrate; an epitaxial layer arranged on the substrate and having a conductivity type opposite that of the substrate; at least one body diffusio... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482681 | Semiconductor device package utilizing proud interconnect material A semiconductor package which includes a conductive can, a semiconductor die received in the interior of the can and connected to an interior portion thereof at one of its sides, at least one interconnect structure formed on the other side of the semiconductor die, ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482795 | Pre-bias protection circuit for converter A pre-bias protection circuit for a converter circuit including a switching stage having high-and low-side switches connected in series at a switching node and an output stage connected to the switching node having a capacitor having a pre-existing pre-bias voltage ... | 01/27/2009 |
| D585477 | Eyeglasses | 01/27/2009 |
| D585475 | Eyeglasses | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480211 | Secular perpetual calendar The secular perpetual calendar comprises an additional mechanism (4 to 13) integrated in a conventional perpetual calendar mechanism comprising a last wheel (13) making one revolution in 400 years, this wheel (13) carrying a cam (13 | 01/20/2009 |
| 7480158 | Synchronous rectifying forward converter A first drive control signal regenerating circuit outputs an ON timing drive signal at turn-ON of a main switch element, and a second drive control signal regenerating circuit generates an OFF timing drive signal at turn-OFF of the main switch element. A rectifying ... | 01/20/2009 |
| D585000 | Inner panel of a motorcycle | 01/20/2009 |
| D584992 | Highly faceted princess cut stone | 01/20/2009 |
| 7479892 | Detection of unintended lane departures A method and a system for automatically detecting unintended lane departures of vehicles are described. A lane departure warning system comprises a lane departure recognition unit (10), an alarm generation unit (12), and a driver activity monititoring ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7476213 | Method and system for supplying gas into a body In a gas supply system, a selection unit is configured to send an instruction to select any one of first gas and second gas. In the gas supply system, a controller is operative to control at least one of a first gas supply unit for supplying the first gas and a seco... | 01/13/2009 |
