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| 7328094 | 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 ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7184448 | Adaptive modulation method, radio network controller, and mobile communication system The adaptive modulation method for use in a mobile communication system employing a TDMA scheme associates a modulation scheme with each time slot within a frame, and modulates transmission data of a communication channel using the modulation scheme associated with ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7081908 | Apparatus and method for testing electrode structure for thin display device using FET function In a method of testing an electrode structure in which a plurality of electrodes are arranged in a matrix, a test unit is positioned at a position of a target one of the plurality of electrodes apart from the target electrode by a preset distance. The test unit has ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7046541 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device There is disclosed a semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a memory cell array including a memory cell having a ferroelectric capacitor having first and second electrodes. A first bit line is electrically connected to the first electrode. A first potent... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022877 | Long-term operation of a heterogeneously catalyzed gas phase partial oxidation of acrolein to acrylic acid A process for the long-term operation of a heterogeneously catalyzed gas phase partial oxidation of acrolein to acrylic acid, in which the temperature of the fixed catalyst bed is increased over time and partial oxidation is interrupted and an oxygen-containing gas ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012359 | Color cathode-ray tube The mask body satisfies the following conditions, (ZMD−ZMH)/LMS≧0.020, and 0.065≦ZMD/LMD≦0.095 where in a substantially rectangular effect... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009623 | Image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program thereof An image processing apparatus is provided for accurately recognizing an edge direction to perform an accurate image interpolation. A direction determining unit recognizes an edge direction of a remarked pixel and outputs it with information on its position to a reli... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6687182 | Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device, comprising: a plurality of blocks arranged in line in a first direction, each block including a plurality of sections each having a cell group obtained by dividing a cell array composed of a plurality of cells and a cell gro... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6568864 | Semiconductor laser module and process for manufacturing the same A semiconductor laser module for coupling optically light radiated from a semiconductor laser device to an optical fiber using a lens and an optical isolator and a process for manufacturing the same. A lens holder for holding the lens and the optical isol... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6526557 | Architecture and method for partially reconfiguring an FPGA An FPGA architecture and method enables partial reconfiguration of selected configurable logic blocks (CLBs) connected to an address line without affecting other CLBs connected to the same address line. Partial reconfiguration at a memory cell resolution ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6486322 | Azaindole derivatives, process for their preparation, and their use as antitumor agents Novel 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines which are represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen or halogen atom or a group selected from --CN, --OH, --OCOR4, --(CH2)n NH2, --(CH2)n ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6338490 | Sealing arrangement with automatic clearance adjustment The seal is composed of butt-jointed segments (1) in which the bearing surface (18) on a rotating part (2) subject to wear, includes a hollow chamber (20) communicating through calibrated orifices (22) with a high pressure containment (8). Therefore, it f... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6334708 | Medical image radiography apparatus A medical image radiography apparatus includes a radiography system for taking a medical image of a subject, a supporting mechanism for supporting the radiography system in various radiography positions, a memory unit for storing a plurality of radiograph... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6284495 | Method for producing nucleic acid substances A nucleic acid substance is efficiently produced by cultivating a microorganism whose repressor protein for purine operon does not function in a normal manner, preferably a strain whose gene encoding the repressor protein on a chromosome (purR) is disrupt... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6175330 | Array antenna and method for operating an array antenna Array antenna of the monopulse type for realizing, on the basis of at least two groups of radiators, of at least two receiving beams for obtaining a difference signal. According to the invention, the at least two groups are homogeneously distributed withi... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6152989 | Method and apparatus for concentrating solution A solute and a solvent with close boiling points or close polarities are separated and concentrated by vaporizing at least one of the solvent and solute, and selectively adsorbing the vaporized component in an apparatus having a vessel, and an absorbent w... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6023565 | Method for configuring circuits over a data communications link A method of specifying design parameters is provided for configuring circuits for programmable ICs. A design database describing a circuit is displayed in table-based format on a computer screen display. The design database may include a memory map includ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5986275 | Reusable shielded marker for nuclear medicine imaging A reusable shielded marker for nuclear medicine imaging provides a chamber of radiation-shielding material such as lead to receive the radiodnuclide such as technetium pertechnetate. The chamber is mounted on a spring which also bears a shutter provided w... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5987573 | Memory apparatus and memory control method An empty block table is constructed by 64 words×8 bits and has 512 memory positions 000H(A0) to IFFH(A511) one-to-one corresponding to 512 blocks BL0 to BL511 within a flash memory FMi. Empty data [a] of 1 bit is stored to each memory position (Aj). This... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5770544 | Condensed heterocyclic derivatives and herbicides A condensed heterocyclic derivative of the formula ##STR1## (wherein R is a hydroxyl group, R3 or R4 is an alkoxy group, W is an oxygen atom, Yn is a hydrogen atom, Z is a methine group, and A is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5739556 | Pressure contact housing for semiconductor components In a pressure contact housing for semiconductor components, the gate electrode contact ring 4 is provided with spiral recesses 5. The latter can absorb axial movements produced during the assembly of the housing, without loading the material. A good and d... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5708938 | Wet process image forming apparatus and carrier vapor collecting device therefor A wet process image forming apparatus using a developing liquid consisting of a carrier liquid and a toner dispersed therein, in which air containing carrier vapor produced in, e.g., a fixing section, is sucked by a suction fan via a first duct into a liq... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5646189 | Prevention of HIV infection Topical application of cysteamine, cystamine, or phosphocysteamine to an appropriate bodily portion of a human is effective for the prevention of HIV infection.... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5626733 | Process for the preparation of keto compounds A process for the preparation of keto compounds from the associated alkali metal salts, in which process protonation is carried out by electrodialysis in a nonaqueous medium without the addition of acid which is foreign to the system, and the keto compoun... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5611862 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing head drums coated with diamond-like carbon coating film using high-frequency plasma An apparatus and method for simultaneously coating a large number of cylindrical substrates employs plural pairs of power electrode and the ground electrodes connected with an independent power sources in order to promote the uniform coating of the substr... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5593365 | Control system for automatic transmission A control system for an automatic transmission including a main transmission unit for setting a reverse stage and a plurality of forward stages and an auxiliary transmission unit connected in series to the main transmission unit and capable to be changed ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5552453 | Water-absorptive material and method of producing water-absorptive molded product An object of the present invention is to provide a water-absorptive material having a satisfactory water-absorptivity in an ion-exchanged water as well as an ionic aqueous solution and also having a satisfactory thermoplastic moldability, and also to prov... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5550730 | Power converting apparatus for system interconnection A power converting apparatus for system interconnecting includes a self-commutated converter, DC supply or direct capacitor connected to a DC terminal of the self-commutated converter, a series reactor or transformer, connected between an AC terminal of t... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5546062 | Protection switch A contactor/protection relay type protection switch comprises at least one power pole comprising a mobile contact holder cooperating with fixed contacts. It can be moved by an operating lever coupled to moving parts of a solenoid. The switch includes an e... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5543639 | MOS gate controlled thyristor On one major surface of an n- -type semiconductor substrate, a p-type base region is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and an n-type emitter region is formed in the p-type base region. A p-type source region is formed near the p-type base re... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5543459 | Graft polymers of natural substances containing saccharide structures or derivatives thereof and ethylenically unsaturated compounds and their use Graft polymers are obtainable by free radical polymerization of (A) monomers or monomer mixtures of (a) from 10 to 100% by weight of open-chain N-vinylcarboxamides (b) from 0 to 90% by weight of other, carboxyl-free moneothylenically unsaturated monomers which are ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5543945 | Method of driving an LCD employing combining two voltages which change polarity at different times in a frame The present invention discloses a method of operating an active matrix liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer between a pair of substrates and at least one active device to each of picture element electrodes on at least one of the sub... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5544289 | Method and apparatus for controlling and communicating with business office devices A method and apparatus for controlling and communicating with business office devices, such as copiers, facsimiles and/or printers. The present invention communicates and controls various modules of business devices which allow an external device such as ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5541719 | Fixing device having conductive fixing film in image forming apparatus An image fixing apparatus includes a conductive fixing film, a pair of electrodes contacting the conductive fixing film, a supporting element supporting the electrodes, a pressing roller located on a side of the conductive fixing film opposite to the supp... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5540399 | Tape cassette A tape cassette comprises a cassette casing composed of an upper casing and a lower casing; a pair of tape reels rotatably installed in the cassette casing and wound with a tape; a guide pin for controlling a running position of the tape; and a rotatable ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5539344 | Phase-locked circuit and interated circuit device The objects are to speed up the operation of an integrated circuit device having a sequential circuit and increase margin of phase synchronization for performing data processing of time sequential circuit. The phase-locked circuit (57) is provided in the ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539343 | Horizontal synchronizing signal generating circuit There is disclosed a horizontal synchronizing signal generating circuit for generating a horizontal synchronizing signal which has no frequency variations and which is in phase with an entered composite synchronizing signal if the entered composite synchr... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539274 | Electron beam excited plasma system An electron beam excited plasma system is provided with a first auxiliary electrode for initial discharge, an anode having an opening, a cathode, having an opening and located between the anode and the first auxiliary electrode, for producing an initial d... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539218 | Semiconductor device and resin for sealing a semiconductor device There is disclosed a semiconductor device wherein electrode terminals (2), elements (6) and wires (7) are disposed on a base plate (5) of a case (4) filled with only epoxy resin (1). The epoxy resin (1) contains impurities such as halogen and alkaline met... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539211 | Charged beam apparatus having cleaning function and method of cleaning charged beam apparatus A charged beam apparatus comprises a source tank provided outside the column and containing a plasma source, a plasma generating apparatus for generating plasma from a plasma source supplied from the source tank, gate valves and an exhausting pump for int... | 07/23/1996 |
