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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7538027 | Fabrication method for semiconductor interconnections There is provided a fabrication method for interconnections, capable of embedding a Cu-alloy in recesses in an insulating film, and forming a barrier layer on an interface between the an insulating film and Cu-interconnections, without causing a rise in electric res... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537933 | Method for determining the enantiomer ratio trimethylcyclopentene derivatives The invention relates to a method for determining the enantiomer ratio of trimethylcyclopentene derivatives of structure (I), wherein Z is an alkyl radical having 1-10 C atoms, can be saturated or olefinically unsaturated, straight-chained or branched and which is s... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537837 | Heat conductive silicone rubber composite sheet The present invention provides a heat conductive silicone rubber composite sheet that is suitable as a heat dissipating member provided between a heat generating electronic component and a heat dissipating component such as a heat dissipating fin, wherein the heat c... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537813 | Sound-insulating glazing with thermoviscous losses An acoustic insulating glazing unit including at least two substrate sheets, joined together around their periphery using a device that forms a sealed joint and a spacer frame, which device, with the two substrate sheets, defines a flat cavity filled with a gas. At ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537746 | Process and apparatus for producing inorganic spheres A process for producing inorganic spheres, which comprises injecting an aqueous liquid containing an inorganic compound into a laminar flow of an organic liquid which runs at a flow rate of from 0.001 to 2 m/s in a flow path compartmentalized by a partition wall thr... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537672 | Apparatus for plasma processing In the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention, a first electrode (21) for connecting a high frequency electric power source (40) in a chamber is arranged to be opposed to a second electrode (5). A substrate (W) to be processed is p... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537574 | Packaging and applicator unit for a product including a massage device A packaging and applicator unit for a product including a container having lengthwise axis X, with the container capable of holding the product. The container is provided at a first end with an aperture intended to dispense the product, with the aperture closed in a... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537425 | Wafer processing apparatus having dust proof function The wafer processing apparatus includes a chamber that is pressurized to a pressure that is higher than the pressure of the exterior thereof, an opening portion through which the interior and the exterior of the chamber are in communication with each other, and a do... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537228 | Monocycle A monocycle, includes a wheel, a pedal, a frame portion, a saddle portion, a handle portion, and a braking unit. The wheel includes a rim having a tire, an axle arranged at a center portion of the rim, and a connecting piece for connecting the rim and the axle. The ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537082 | Electric power steering system An electric power steering system includes an assisting electric motor for assisting steering force according to a vehicle speed and a steering torque, a power supply source and an electric power steering controlling portion for supplying power to the assisting elec... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536938 | Apparatus for cutting series of medicine packets An apparatus for cutting a series of medicine packets discharged from an automatic medicine packaging machine into individual doses to automatically load the cut medicine packets on a loading device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a feeding device for feeding t... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536796 | Laser marker To obtain a laser marker capable of effectively reducing an impact force applied to essential components of the laser marker including a gimbal mechanism, a light source unit holder, and a light source unit when the laser marker falls, and in particular, capable of ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536727 | Content management method, recording and/or reproducing apparatus, and recording medium In a content management method, content data is encrypted by a first key, the first key is encrypted by plural types of second keys, the encrypted first key is multiply encrypted by a third key, and the third key is encrypted by a fourth key. These encrypted content... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7536292 | Method of generating a performance model from a functional model A process for generating a performance model from a functional model for a system including a plurality of distributed hardware and software entities that engage to provide a service to at least one user. The process distributes the representative system requests in... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7536248 | Vehicle take-off control apparatus and method A take-off control apparatus and method is provided for a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission having an apply element that is applied when the vehicle takes off from a standstill, which executes a neutral control that releases the apply element when the ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7536139 | Powder container for use in an image forming apparatus having an opening which faces horizontally A powder container for use in an image forming apparatus. The powder container includes a powder storage section, a dispenser, a shutter, and a closing mechanism. The dispenser has an opening which faces horizontally and is oriented to receive a horizontal nozzle. T... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7536081 | Information storage medium and information recording/playback system There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and c... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535987 | X-ray CT apparatus An X-ray CT apparatus includes a plurality of X-ray tubes, a plurality of X-ray detectors corresponding to the plurality of X-ray tubes, respectively, a support mechanism which supports the X-ray tubes and the X-ray detectors to allow the X-ray tubes and the X-ray d... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535896 | Routing control system, routing control device, and routing control method The routing control system 100 according to the present invention comprises a control server 1 as the control system, and routers 10-60 as the transfer system. The control server 1 receives the temporary routing control table which... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535808 | Tilt control method and optical disc apparatus According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to provide a tilt control method and optical disc apparatus capable of exerting control to eliminate tilt and capable of carrying out an appropriate gap servo operation, a light gathering element... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535654 | Zoom lens, imaging device, and personal digital assistant The invention provides a zoom lens capable of achieving a half angle of view over 38 degrees at the wide-angle end, a magnification ratio 6.5 to 10 or more, and a resolving power corresponding to an imaging element of 5 to 8 million pixels, with a configuration of a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535594 | Scanning lens for optical scanner, optical scanner, and image forming apparatus A scanning lens for an optical scanner includes a specific adjusting axis and a curved surface. The specific adjusting axis makes a rotating center of the scanning lens and center of the curved surface. The scanning lens is disposed on a holding member having a rece... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535410 | Weight calculation method, weight calculation device, adaptive array antenna, and radar device A weight calculation method begins by storing a target reflection signal of a radar pulse received via an antenna in cells corresponding to positions along with a reception timing for a plurality of processing range cells having lengths equivalent to prescribed rang... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535283 | Gate drive circuit, semiconductor module and method for driving switching element There is provided with a gate drive circuit including: a first switching element connected at one end to a power terminal; a second switching element connected at one end to the other end of the first switching element and connected at the other end to a reference t... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535095 | Printed wiring board and method for producing the same The present invention has for its object to provide a multilayer printed circuit board which is very satisfactory in fracture toughness, dielectric constant, adhesion and processability, among other characteristics. The present invention is directed to a mult... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535036 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate divided into a memory cell region in which a memory cell is formed and a peripheral circuit region in which a peripheral circuit for driving the memory cell is formed, a plurality of conductive layers provide... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534850 | Silyl group-containing polymer and its production process A silyl group-containing polymer which can be cured quickly and strongly, and from which a cured product excellent in antifouling properties and weather resistance while maintaining favorable rubber elasticity can be obtained, and having the following formula (1): | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534749 | Lube base oil and lubricating oil composition The invention provides a lube base oil other than silicone oil having a kinematic viscosity of 12 mm2/s or below at 40° C., exhibiting, in Noack test (250° C., 1 hr), an evaporation loss of 30 mass % or below and/or a flash point of 200° C. or higher, ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534499 | Liquid silicone rubber coating composition, curtain airbag and making method A liquid silicone rubber coating composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl radicals, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two SiH radicals, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, optionally (D) finel... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534409 | Pyrogenic silicon dioxide powder and dispersion thereof Pyrogenically produced silicon dioxide powder with a specific surface area of between 5 and 600 m2/g and a carbon content of less than 500 ppm, which displays a specific dibutyl phthalate absorption of less than or equal to 1.2 g dibutyl phthalate/100 g S... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534196 | Automatic stop device and method for internal combustion engine An ECU executes a program including the steps of detecting a stroke amount SP of a clutch pedal, a value I of current flowing through a solenoid valve of a normally-closed type provided at a pipe coupling a master cylinder and a clutch release cylinder, and a stroke... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533944 | Brake control apparatus and brake control method A brake control apparatus includes wheel cylinders which apply braking force to wheels when supplied with hydraulic fluid; a wheel cylinder pressure control system that controls a wheel cylinder pressure independently of a brake operating member operation; a manual ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533543 | Reinforcing device for bushing used to produce filaments, such as glass-based filaments A reinforcement device, especially for the bottom of a bushing having a multitude of holes from which filaments, e.g., glass filaments, are drawn, including a reinforcement piece that includes a hollow first part defining at least one receiving housing and a second ... | 05/19/2009 |
| RE40712 | High-breakdown-voltage semiconductor apparatus A high-breakdown-voltage semiconductor apparatus is provided, wherein when a gate capacitance of that portion of a gate electrode, under which a channel is formed, is Cg[F], a resistance in a channel length direction of that portion of the gate electrode, under whic... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7505315 | Nonvolatile semiconductor storage apparatus A nonvolatile semiconductor storage apparatus comprises a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells which are connected to word lines and to bit lines and in each of which different information of x (x is an integer equal to or larger than 3) bits is stor... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7505306 | Magnetic memory device A magnetic memory device includes a magnetization fixed layer provided above a semiconductor substrate surface and having a fixed magnetization direction. A first magnetization free layer is provided above the magnetization fixed layer, has variable magnetization di... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7505210 | Zoom lens and imaging device A zoom lens has good optical performance, is compact, and has a high magnifying power, and is suitable for use in a video camera, a digital still camera, a cellular phone, or the like, and an image pickup apparatus employs the zoom lens. The zoom lens includes a fir... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7505060 | Light scanning apparatus having a liquid crystal deflector and image forming apparatus using the same A light scanning apparatus that scans a scanned face with a light beam includes an adjusting unit that adjusts the position of a light spot of the light beam formed on the scanned face, and a compensating unit that compensates the light intensity of the light beam a... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504820 | Current sensor with alternating magnetic excitation A current measurement device includes a current sensor including a magnetic circuit, a plurality of windings including at least one excitation winding charged with the excitation of the magnetic circuit, and at least one detection winding. The sensor is equipped wit... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504710 | Multilayer dielectric substrate and semiconductor package A multilayer dielectric substrate that mounts a semiconductor device in a cavity formed on a substrate. The multilayer dielectric substrate includes an opening formed in a surface-layer grounding conductor on the substrate in the cavity, and an impedance transformer... | 03/17/2009 |
