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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185920 | Ejecting mechanism capable of preventing accidental touch and disk drive using the same An ejecting mechanism capable of preventing an accidental touch is disposed in a housing having a tray and used for ejecting the tray out of the housing. The ejecting mechanism includes a tray ejecting button and a front cover. The front cover is disposed at the hou... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185270 | Vehicle steering device A vehicle steering device (1) has a steering actuator (14) for steerable wheels (5) to be steered according to operation of a steering member (2), a transmission mechanism (18) including cables (22, 23), a connection mechani... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183590 | Image display apparatus having raised parts disposed on a substrate An image display apparatus displaying an image by selectively emitting light from a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements being regularly arranged, includes a substrate; a first conductive wiring layer being formed on the substrate and supplying a first... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181734 | Motor vehicle steering system A motor vehicle steering system includes a transmission ratio variable mechanism capable of changing a transmission ratio, and a steering-assist-force imparting mechanism. The transmission ratio variable mechanism is provided with an input member and an output membe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181520 | Muscle training device with muscular force measurement function for controlling the axial torque of a joint axle A training device measures, after its robot arm is mounted on a trainee, a change in angle of the joint axles of a limb of the trainee with angular sensors. Based on the angular change measured, a controller calculates an angular rate in the direction in which a loa... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181519 | Resistance-based muscular force evaluation and training utilizing elasticity following angular change of first and second joints In an apparatus for resistance-based muscular force evaluation and training, elasticity at the distal end of a robot arm is made to follow changes caused in the force exerted by the muscles of praxis as a result of changes in angle at the first and second joints. Ev... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181354 | Inclination position sensor and inclination position sensor manufacturing method An inclination position sensor where, on a substrate on which wires are formed, plural electrodes electrically connected to the wires are disposed, a conductive ball that can simultaneously contact at least two of the plural electrodes is disposed, an enclosure that... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179747 | Thermally assisted magnetic head A thermally assisted magnetic head includes a slider and a light source unit. The light source unit includes a semiconductor laser diode. The semiconductor laser diode includes an n-type (Alx1Ga(1-x1))0.51In0.49P cladding ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179298 | Multi-directional resonant-type electromagnetic wave absorber, method for adjusting electromagnetic wave absorption performance using the same and manufacturing method of the same A multi-directional resonant-type electromagnetic wave absorber includes: at least one ground layer; a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer respectively formed on different outer surfaces of the ground layer; a first resistive pattern layer formed on... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179237 | Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle provided with the same A vehicle control apparatus that suppresses consumption of a battery of a mobile device. A transmitting and receiving circuit transmits to a smart key a drop detection code request signal for checking whether the smart key is located within a specified range from a ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178844 | Infrared detecting device and manufacturing method thereof An infrared detecting device is provided that is capable of improving device characteristics thereof by narrowing the width of each beam portion. The infrared detecting device has an infrared detection portion having a thermoelectric transducing part formed over a s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177683 | Continuously variable transmission and straddle-type vehicle When performing kick down, during re-acceleration after decelerating, the engine sometimes races unnecessarily, and a smooth acceleration feeling is not obtained. During control by a kick down mode, when accelerating after a throttle has been fully closed, a control... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177299 | Chair more comfortable when seated in optimum posture while reclining A chair has a link of a chair back, a link of a chair seat, and a link mechanism that pushes up the link of the chair seat when the link of the chair back is pressed to incline rearward, so that the occupant can take the optimum seating posture without being conscio... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659758 | Highlighter pen | 05/15/2012 |
| D659745 | Eyewear | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170741 | Vehicle and controller for vehicle and method for detecting vehicle abnormality thereof Early detection of an abnormality in a vehicle speed detection system. A continuously variable transmission (CVT) has an input shaft connected to an engine and an output shaft connected to a rear wheel. A change-gear ratio between the input and output shafts is elec... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170632 | Electronic device and operation method thereof An electronic device and an operation method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a fixing element, a first main body and a second main body. The fixing element has a first arc-shaped groove, which passes through the fixing element. The second main b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167320 | Vehicle with carriage anti-tilting structure A vehicle with carriage anti-tilting structure, which comprises a frame and, a carriage of a cylindrical shape, with its central axis in parallel along the length of the vehicle and is connected with the frame in a free rotation state. The rotating axis of the carri... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658276 | Automatic shampoo machine | 04/24/2012 |
| D658172 | Tablet personal computer | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160241 | Communication terminal device with echo canceller and its echo canceling method An uncomfortable feeling due to lack of the speech of a far end speaker and a convergence signal voice (sound) is prevented, and the echo of the far end speaker is removed. A pseudo signal generating circuit has a phase inverter (10) for inverting the phase o... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159468 | Touch substrate of embedded touch display panel and manufacturing method thereof An embedded touch display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate is provided. The first substrate having a displaying region and a sensing region includes a stack structure, a first conductive layer and a first alignment layer. The stack structure ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157659 | Telescopic shaft and vehicle steering apparatus A telescopic shaft (5) has an inner shaft (12) and a tubular outer shaft (13) that are fitted to each other so as to be relatively movable in an axial direction (X1) and to be able to transmit torque between each other. A row of a plurali... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157421 | Light emitting diode lamp A light emitting diode (LED) lamp including a connector, an LED module, an angle adjusting ring, an isolating ring, and a heat dissipating module is provided. The LED module is electrically connected to the connector and has at least one LED unit. The angle adjustin... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154861 | Hard drive deck A hard drive deck is described. A base portion comprises a first fastening portion, a second fastening portion and a support leg. The support leg has a positioning hole and the first fastening portion has a plurality of slots such that the base portion is fastened t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154036 | Nitride semiconductor device A nitride semiconductor device according to the present invention sequentially includes at least an n-electrode, an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer. The n-type semiconductor layer includes: an n-type GaN contact layer in... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152744 | Shoe or insole fitting navigation system The present invention presents a shoe or insole fitting navigation system including a set of foot sole pressure measuring sensors for measuring foot sole pressure distributions; a set of TV cameras for taking foot images; a processor; and a monitor screen. The prese... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151642 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate and an MEMS sensor provided on the semiconductor substrate. The MEMS sensor includes a first electrode having a plurality of first interdigital portions aligned in a prescri... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657407 | Microscope | 04/10/2012 |
| D657305 | Battery charger with solar-cell | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148792 | Pressure sensor and method for manufacturing the pressure sensor A pressure sensor of the present invention includes a lower substrate which has an insulating layer having a through-hole penetrating from one side to the other side, and an active layer formed to have a uniform thickness on the insulating layer and having a portion... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146238 | Winding method A winding method for winding a wire (2) fed from a nozzle (9) onto a stator (1) having a plurality of radially disposed teeth (4) includes a positioning step for positioning the wire (2) fed from the nozzle (9) relative to a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144743 | Nitride based semiconductor device and fabrication method for the same A nitride based semiconductor device includes: an n-type cladding layer; an n-type GaN based guide layer placed on the n-type cladding layer; an active layer placed on the n-type GaN based guide layer; a p-type GaN based guide layer placed on the active layer; an el... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142096 | Computer-contained binder A computer-contained binder provided in the disclosure has a document binder and a computer device. The document binder having at least one cover plate and plural parallel folder rings piercing through an edge of the cover plate. The computer device has a main body,... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139347 | Touch pad module assembly structure A touch pad module assembly structure includes a housing and a touch module. The housing includes a generally rectangular concave area, which includes a bottom surface, two housing edges, a step, a position pin and a convex member. The step is disposed closer to one... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138023 | Method for forming laminated structure and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the method thereof A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of (a) preparing a wafer including a first circuit formation region and a first surrounding region, (b) laminating a first chip on the first circuit formation region, (c) pouring a first underfill ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137020 | Computer-contained binder A computer-contained binder provided in the disclosure has a document binder and a computer device. The document binder having at least one cover and plural parallel folder rings piercing through an edge of the cover. The computer device has a main body, a column-sh... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136648 | Clutch operation assisting device, power unit for vehicle and straddle type vehicle including the same A downsized power unit equipped with a clutch operation-assisting device that reduces operation force of a clutch lever. The clutch operation-assisting device includes a push shaft and a first rotation plate that is rotatably supported by a support plate and connect... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136352 | Cover member for plural exhaust pipes A vehicle that sufficiently insulates heat between plural exhaust pipes connected to an engine. A cover member bridges over and covers the periphery of the exhaust pipes. A thermal insulation member fills in a space on a line connecting centers of the exhaust pipes,... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134758 | Image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, image forming system that employs the image reading apparatus and the image forming apparatus An image reading apparatus reads an image of a document. An image reading section reads an image of a document. A scanning mechanism causes the image reading section to move relative to the document when the document is at rest. When the image reading section is at ... | 03/13/2012 |
