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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360959 | Printer apparatus A printer body of a printer apparatus is provided with paired bearing portions such that the paired bearing portions face each other, while a paper support for supporting a paper sheet is provided with paired rotating shaft portions, which are rotatably journaled by... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360456 | Six-axis sensor A sensor strain causer can be made into a simple shape, and the attachment work for strain gauges is made easy. In a multiaxial sensor 1 for measuring one or more of multiaxial force, moment, acceleration, and angular acceleration, externally applied, a plura... | 04/22/2008 |
| D567290 | Cap for a marking pen | 04/22/2008 |
| D567446 | Electric hair clipper | 04/22/2008 |
| D567289 | Cap for a marking pen | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363556 | Testing apparatus and testing method A testing apparatus for testing a memory-under-test includes a writing section for writing preset test data into each page of said memory-under-test to test said memory-under-test and a fail memory unit for storing the test result of said memory-under-test. The fail... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363566 | Pattern generator and test apparatus There is provided a pattern generator that generates a test pattern for testing an electronic device using test data previously supplied. The pattern generator includes a cache memory, a main memory operable to store a plurality of test data blocks of which each blo... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359959 | Method and apparatus for using a USB cable as a cluster quorum device A method for obtaining a quorum vote by a first node using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) quorum cable, wherein the USB quorum cable comprises a first end connected to a first node and a second end connected to a second node, including determining whether the USB quor... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358635 | Magnetic power transmission devices for oilfield applications A method and apparatus relates to incorporating a magnetic coupling for use in oilfield applications. The magnetic coupling is operatively coupled to an oilfield machine to provide a controlled operational speed. The magnetic coupling may be operatively connected to... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358516 | System and method for determining a position or/and orientation of two objects relative to each other as well as beam guiding arrangement, interferometer arrangement and device for changing an optical path length for use in such a system and method A system and a method for determining a position of two objects relative to each other is suggested, comprising: a source 43 of coherent radiation, a beam guidance for providing a measuring branch 49 for a measuring beam, which has an optical path leng... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357543 | Vehicle lighting device A vehicle lighting device in which a housing having a concave portion, which is opened forward, and a lens for covering a front opening of the housing are joined together by a laser welding, wherein the housing is formed of a thermoplastic resin of a chromatic color... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357104 | Internal combustion engine piston crank mechanism A piston crank mechanism has an upper link coupled to a piston by a piston pin, a lower link having a crankpin journal, wherein the crankpin journal is coupled to a crankpin of a crankshaft and is coupled to the upper link by an upper pin, and a control link is coup... | 04/15/2008 |
| D566898 | Electric hair clipper | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360162 | Color quality and packet shaping features for displaying an application on various client devices In a client-server architecture, data transmission performance enhancing features are described, including a color quality approach and a packet shaping approach. A method includes a color quality data transformation including: selecting a quality level to apply to ... | 04/15/2008 |
| D566684 | Digital audio disc player for automobile | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360078 | Communication methods and apparatus A method of authenticating communication between a receiver/decoder and a remote server is disclosed. The method involves using an identifier of the receiver/decoder to authenticate the communication, the identifier being based on a smartcard number. Also disclosed ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356435 | Semiconductor test apparatus and control method therefor There is provided a semiconductor test apparatus including: a first waveform generating means that generates a common pattern waveform corresponding to common information common to each of a plurality of semiconductor devices; a plurality of second waveform generati... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356266 | Laser printer apparatus with cartridge detector A motor feeding a sheet of paper is arranged inside a frame, and below the motor, a motor cover having a detecting portion for detecting presence/absence of a cartridge is attached on a base member. A signal caught by the detecting portion is transmitted through a w... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355656 | Video signal processing device and television receiving device A video signal processing device is provided comprising an input level detecting circuit for detecting an amplitude of a video signal to be processed and an analog/digital converter for performing analog/digital conversion of the video signal using as a reference vo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355432 | Buffer circuit, driver circuit, and semiconductor testing apparatus There is provided a buffer circuit that can deal with input and output signals having a large voltage swing. Such a buffer circuit is designed for outputting an output signal corresponding to an input signal. The buffer circuit includes an input/output circuit for m... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355379 | Coaxial type impedance matching device and impedance detecting method for plasma generation A plasma generating method generates plasma in a treating chamber by controlling a high-frequency generating unit to generate a high-frequency signal and by feeding the high-frequency signal to the treating chamber through an impedance matching device. The plasma ge... | 04/08/2008 |
| D566058 | Light emitting diode | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355360 | Method for operating a wiper system, and corresponding wiper system The invention relates to a method for operating a wiper system, especially an opposed wiper system or a butterfly wiper system, and to a wiper system comprising at least two motor units which are coupled to wiper blades and can be independently driven, a control app... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353994 | Security, identification and verification systems A method of operating a security system includes making a plurality of security tags, each of which includes a plurality of particles randomly distributed in a light-transmitting matrix, providing a reader which includes means for causing light of one or more wavele... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353561 | Arrangement for fixing a wiper device which can be used to retract the drive shaft in the event of an impact An arrangement for fixing a wiper device for a motor vehicle includes at least one stand for guiding and fixing a drive shaft that extends axially in a substantially vertical direction. The stand includes a barrel in which the shaft is guided in rotation, and a hori... | 04/08/2008 |
| D566060 | Grooves formed around a semiconductor device on a circuit board | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356815 | Integrated software and method for authenticating same The invention concerns a method for authenticating a software downloaded in a terminal, comprising the following steps: authenticating by certificate said downloaded software by means of a software integrated in said terminal; authenticating by certificate, during e... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356450 | Methods for designing roller cone bits by tensile and compressive stresses A method for designing a roller cone bit that includes steps of selecting design parameters for the roller cone bit, drilling parameters, and parameters of an earth formation, simulating drilling of the earth formation by the roller cone bit using the selected drill... | 04/08/2008 |
| D566073 | Rear projection television receiver | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350765 | Double-stop floating ball valve Valve assemblies and methods of designing valve assemblies having a valve ball, an upper seat, and a lower seat. When fluid pressure is applied to the valve ball, the valve ball will float in the axial direction between an upper position, a neutral position, and a l... | 04/01/2008 |
| D565657 | Cap for a marking pen | 04/01/2008 |
| D565658 | Cap for a marking pen | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352665 | Tracking gain control method and tracking control circuit A tracking signal circuit in an optical disc playback apparatus for performing tracking servo control in accordance with a tracking error signal generated from a first signal that is input from a first photodetector circuit and a second signal that is input from a s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352135 | Lighting controller for lighting device for vehicle A lighting controller for a lighting device for a vehicle includes a semiconductor light source; a power source for supplying electric power; and control circuitry for controlling a supply of a current to the semiconductor light source. The control circuitry selecti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353386 | Method and device for authenticating digital data by means of an authentication extension module An authentication method provides a segment forming an executable authentication plug-in previously authenticated by at least one authentication function from an authentication library and linked to a plurality of segments in accordance with a chaining relationship.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352861 | Digital electronic component which is protected against electrical-type analyses This invention relates to a digital electronic component which is protected against electrical- and/or electromagnetic-type analyse). The inventive component comprises: a synchronous element (10) which is controlled by a clock (H); means (11, 12) of ge... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351500 | Lithium-containing composite oxide and nonaqueous secondary cell using the same, and method for manufacturing the same Because of the composition represented by General Formula: Li1+x+αNi(1−x−y+δ)/2Mn(1−x−y−δ)/2MyO2 (where 0≦x≦0.05, −0.05≦x+α≦0.05, 0≦y≦0.4; −0.1≦δ≦0.1 (when 0≦y≦0.2) or −0... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351327 | Process for the selective desulfurization of a mid range gasoline cut A process for concurrently fractionating and treating a full range naphtha stream. The full boiling range naphtha stream is first subjected to simultaneous thioetherification and splitting into a light boiling range naphtha, an intermediate boiling range naphtha and... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350599 | Impregnated diamond cutting structures An insert for a drill bit that includes diamond particles disposed in a matrix material, wherein the diamond particles have a contiguity of 15% or less is disclosed. A method of forming a diamond-impregnated cutting structure, that includes loading a plurality of su... | 04/01/2008 |
| D564742 | Translucent foot orthotic | 03/25/2008 |
