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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8403779 | Belt type continuously variable transmission A belt type continuously variable transmission includes a primary shaft and a secondary shaft, wherein the primary shaft is supported on a case via a first rolling element bearing, and the secondary shaft is supported on the case via a second rolling element bearing... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8360450 | Stabilizer device A stabilizer device includes a bar having a portion to be mounted to a vehicle body. A resin ring is integrally formed to the bar by a direct injection method, and a bush made of rubber is provided around the periphery of the resin ring. The bush is fixed to a membe... | 01/29/2013 |
| 7869099 | Method and apparatus for image quality diagnosis For an automatic image diagnosis, toned images or residual toner existing on the photoconductive surface of a photoreceptor may be scanned with light energy provided by the raster scanning system. The light energy, which may be reflected from the photoreceptor surfa... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7680432 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having removable/replaceable process cartridges is provided. One of the removable/replaceable process cartridges may be removed/replaced from a panel which is different than a panel from which the other removable/replaceable process cartri... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673996 | Image projection apparatus and image projection system An image projection apparatus includes: an imaging portion that takes an image of an object; an optical element that is disposed halfway on an optical path between the object and the imaging portion, and that branches the optical path; a projection portion that proj... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7528992 | Image processing device and image processing method If a false edge will possibly occur at a portion in an image where the input pixel value. Iin is equal to the value (Rj+F), where j=N, S, M, or L, the noise value N is generated when the input pixel value Iin is around the value (Rj+F). The noi... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7502084 | Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus A liquid crystal device includes first and second substrates which are arranged to face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and first and second electrodes which are provided on the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer. The liq... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7227237 | Systems and methods for biasing high fill-factor sensor arrays and the like A high fill-factor photosensor array is formed comprising a P-layer, an I-layer, one or more semiconductor structures adjacent to the I-layer and each coupled to a N-layer, an electrically conductive electrode formed on top of the P-layer, and an additional semicond... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224263 | Security apparatus An IG key monitor sends out an anti-theft instruction to a GAIN switching part, in case that an IG key SW (ignition key switch) was turned to an OFF state. The GAIN switching part receives the anti-theft instruction from the IG key monitor, and then, switches detect... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221897 | Plastic sheet manufacturing method and plastic sheet manufacturing apparatus A method for plastic sheet manufacturing whereby a layered body including a film is made to pass through a nip portion formed by a pair of belts, each having a joint portion, causing the layered body to be integrated to manufacture a plastic sheet. Before integratio... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221689 | Laser apparatus A laser apparatus capable of emitting laser beams of a plurality of different wavelengths includes: a solid-state laser medium which emits light of a plurality of different peak wavelengths; a resonance optical system which resonates the emitted light of the plurali... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211936 | Resonator piece, resonator, oscillator and electronic device The invention provides a resonator piece, a resonator, an oscillator and an electronic device that can prevent in advance defects from arising in the electrodes and whose frequency characteristics of the resonator piece and CI value are stable. The resonator piece c... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209380 | Magnetic memory device and method of reading the same The present invention provides a magnetic memory device capable of performing reading operation with lower power consumption and at high read precision and a method of reading the magnetic memory device. Sense bit lines (21A, 21B) are provided in a bit... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206068 | Image forming device, post-processing device and color calibration method An image forming device includes: a toner image forming unit that forms a toner image onto a recording medium; a controlling unit that controls the toner image forming unit such that a test image is formed on the recording medium; a sheet transfer unit that transfer... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205990 | Power supply circuit, voltage conversion circuit, semiconductor device, display device, display panel, and electronic equipment A power supply circuit which generates a power supply for a circuit which drives a source electrode and a gate electrode provided in a display, includes a first booster circuit which outputs a third potential boosted based on a difference between first and second po... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203035 | Thin-film magnetic head having a sheet-shaped heater with a lead part connected in series with the heater and having a resistance lower than the heater A thin-film magnetic head has at least either an electromagnetic transducer or a magnetoresistive device, and a sheet-shaped heater for generating heat when energized. The heater has a heating part and a lead part connected in series to the heating part. The lead pa... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7193821 | Thin film magnetic head and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a thin film magnetic head and a method of manufacturing the same in which a magnetic sensitive layer can be formed as a single magnetic domain while adapting the head to higher recording density and, further, which can display a higher... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183696 | Thin film piezoelectric element, suspension assembly, and hard disk drive A thin film piezoelectric element has a laminate including a piezoelectric film and a pair of electrode films placed so as to sandwich the piezoelectric film in between, a resin film formed so as to cover the laminate, and an electrode formed on the resin film and e... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178780 | Composite coating for mold insert and method for making a coated mold insert A mold used to form a magnetic member includes a mold body having a mold opening, a mold support that supports the mold cavity, and a mold insert. The mold insert is disposed in the mold opening of the mold body to form a mold cavity. The mold insert is coated with ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150511 | Recording apparatus and reciprocating record position alignment method A recording apparatus has a bidirectional recording section, a check pattern recording section that forms check patterns different in record position of backward recording relative to forward recording when each check pattern having vertical ruled lines are recorded... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144171 | Device for packaging and applying a cosmetic or care product A device for packaging and applying a substance constituting a cosmetic or a care product containing at least one volatile hydrocarbon solvent can be closed hermetically and includes at lease two elements, at least one of which is made of a plastics material. The el... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7091073 | Semiconductor component, active matrix substrate for a liquid crystal display, and methods of manufacturing such component and substrate In contrast to conventional semiconductor components formed on a silicon substrate, the present invention aims at providing a transistor component functioning as a semiconductor component by being placed on an insulating substrate made of plastic and the like. The t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7033935 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same The invention simplifies the manufacturing processes and increases the yield. A semiconductor wafer equipped with a plurality of semiconductor chip forming sections is prepared. An electrical characteristic examination is conducted for each of the semiconductor chip... | 04/25/2006 |
