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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7940739 | Complex multiplexing transmission/reception apparatus and method in a wireless communication system An apparatus and method for transmitting data in a wireless communication system using Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) are provided. A code controller distinguishes a Walsh code used for spreading during data transmission and a Walsh code unused for spreading based... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935657 | Recording medium for thermal transfer printers A recording medium for thermal transfer printers includes: a base layer; a dye accepting layer applied to a surface of the base layer; and an inorganic material aid layer which is interposed between the base layer and the dye accepting layer. The inorganic material ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935470 | Toner for electrophotography A toner for electrophotography is provided including a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent, and a release agent, wherein a glass transition temperature (Tg) is over 55° C., a molecular weight distribution (MWD) is in the range of about 4.5 to 5.5 when ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934840 | Optical device and projection system comprising the same An optical device comprises a light source unit comprising a plurality of light sources, a light mixing unit that is formed on the light source unit and comprises a light guiding part guiding light emitted from each light source, and a light mixing part mixing the g... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637115 | Portable medical trailer interior | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932008 | Hybrid toner and method of preparing the same A hybrid toner and a method of preparing the toner are provided. The hybrid toner is of a core-shell type having improved storage characteristics and a toner blocking phenomenon. The toner prevents image contamination caused by dispersion of waxes or colorants onto ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929163 | Wireless communication apparatus and method in an image forming system A wireless communication apparatus and method in an image-forming system employ RFID tags capable of transmitting/receiving data via wireless communication. The RFID tags are mounted, respectively, on bottoms of fixing and developing units of the image-forming syste... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927776 | Toner for electrophotography A toner for electrophotography is provided that includes a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent, and a releasing agent, wherein the toner has a complex viscosity (η) of about 4.0×101 Pa·s to about 1.6×103 Pa·s at a temperature ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926681 | Method and apparatus for dispensing diagnostic test strips An apparatus for storing and dispensing a test strip includes a container configured to store a radial array of test strips. The container maintains appropriate environmental conditions, such as humidity, for storing the test strips. The container has a plurality of... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925634 | Data recovery method and system of mobile device A data recovery method and system for a mobile device which is capable of selectively recovering data deleted by a user is provided. The data recovery method of the present invention includes assigning a portion of a memory as a data recovery region, creating recove... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925317 | Keypad, sliding module and sliding module flexible circuit for portable terminal A keypad for a portable terminal is disclosed. The portable terminal includes a first housing and a second housing coupled with the first housing so as to be able to slide in a first direction or in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first directi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917054 | Image developing apparatus and image forming apparatus using the apparatus An image developing apparatus includes an upper case; a lower case disposed on a lower side of the upper case, and internally housing a developing agent, and having an opening. A photoconductive drum is disposed on the upper case for forming an electrostatic latent ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913174 | Method and apparatus for displaying a user interface in an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having a display function and a method of displaying a user interface display are provided. The method includes searching for interface information corresponding to screen layout information from a stored interface information, and display... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910317 | Use of the salivary protein CD14 as an indicator of the low risk to developing dental caries It is generally accepted that salivary components are important for dental health, but till now no clear correlation has been found between one or more of said components and the onset of dental caries. The present invention relates to an assay method comprising ana... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909250 | Memory card slot door unit and digital mobile apparatus having the same A memory card slot door unit selectively opens and closes an entrance of a memory card slot used in a digital mobile apparatus. The memory card slot door unit includes a door for closing an entrance of a memory card slot. A plurality of hinges supporting a pivoting ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906501 | Pyrrole derivatives with angiotensin II antagonist activity Compounds which may be represented by the general formula (I) shown below and in which: R1 is a group independently selected from among: CHO, —COOH, —CH2OH R2 is hydrogen or a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903595 | Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving a reverse channel in a mobile communication system for packet data An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving a symbol through a reverse control channel in a mobile communication system for providing packet data are provided. When reverse traffic is present, the apparatus and method can effectively demodulate and decode... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901542 | Coated papers for newsprint inks and processes for preparing them The present invention aims to provide coated papers for newsprint inks having fast ink drying properties comparable to those of conventional newsprint papers, without stickiness, and having good reproduction and sharpness of printed images comparable to those of coa... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899405 | Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving data in a mobile communication system using multiple antennas An apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving data in a mobile communication system using multiple antennas are provided. A receiver estimates a fading channel of received data, selects a weight set relative to a maximum data transmission rate from at least one... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899088 | Apparatus and method for receiving multiple streams in a mobile broadcast system An apparatus and method are provided for receiving multiple streams. A group session structure is defined and streams are decoded according to the defined group session structure so that a single decoder can sequentially process demultiplexed streams allocated to mu... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896503 | Image projecting apparatus An image projecting apparatus includes a main body casing comprising an inlet provided to a lower part thereof, and an outlet spaced from the inlet. A heat generating part generates heat in an inner part of the main body casing. A cooling duct coupled to the main bo... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893983 | Manual focusing method and system in photographing device Disclosed are a manual focusing method and system in a photographing device, wherein the manual focusing method includes checking whether manual focusing mode for manually focusing is selected. If the manual focusing mode is selected, a window is captured which is a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892716 | Method of preparing core-shell toner and toner prepared using the method A method of preparing a toner, includes: preparing a core by mixing a polyester resin and a colorant with at least one material selected from the group consisting of a macromonomer having hydrophilic group, hydrophobic group, and at least one reactive functional gro... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889706 | Apparatus and method for detecting pilot signal in mobile communication system An apparatus and method for detecting a pilot signal in a mobile communication system are provided by which the processing time taken to demodulate a traffic channel based on a channel estimation result can be reduced, and thus, the size of a buffer for buffering si... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887757 | Method and apparatus for dispensing diagnostic test strips An apparatus for storing and dispensing a test strip includes a container configured to store a stack of test strips. The container maintains appropriate environmental conditions, such as humidity, for storing the test strips. An engaging member is disposed in the c... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885931 | Apparatus and method for processing a data backup service for use in a mobile terminal An apparatus and method for processing a data backup service of a mobile terminal. The apparatus and method backs-up data files stored in a mobile terminal in a backup server over a wireless Internet. The backup server is capable of backing-up resource information o... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7885165 | Optical pick-up device An optical pickup device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a light source for projecting a beam of light to record and reproduce information with respect to an optical recording medium. A collimating lens is disposed on a path of the ligh... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882403 | Apparatus and method for controlling an interleaver/deinterleaver memory in a mobile communication system Provided is an apparatus and method for controlling an interleaver/deinterleaver memory in a mobile communication system are provided. In particular, an apparatus and method are provided which can reduce unnecessary time and power consumption by eliminating an unnec... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881445 | Apparatus and method for data communication The present invention relates to a data communication method and apparatus comprising a noise information memory for storing noise information to indicate a degree of noise on a current communication line and capable of performing communications in a plurality of co... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7846921 | Method of relieving symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease The invention relates to a method for relieving or ameliorating symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease by administering a medicament that includes the cholecystokin-2 (CCK-2) receptor antagonist itriglumide and a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879378 | Process for the separation and sensory evaluation of flavours using HTLC The present invention concerns a process for the separation of olfactorily and/or gustatorily active components by means of high-temperature liquid chromatography (HTLC) and a process for the direct tasting of the components separated by this process. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876848 | Apparatus and method for transmitting a data stream in a wireless communication system with multiple antennas An apparatus and method for determining a transmission unit for data stream transmission in a wireless communication system in which multiple transmission and reception antennas are used and a receiver provides information on a data stream to be transmitted through ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872076 | Particulate water-absorbent resin composition and its production process An object of the present invention is to provide a particulate water-absorbent resin composition and its production process, wherein the particulate water-absorbent resin composition is an enhanced one in both of the “liquid permeability” and “liquid-sucking-u... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871749 | Electrophotographic developing agent A non-magnetic one-component electrophotographic developing agent is provided having improved properties. The electrophotographic developing agent includes parent toner particles comprising a binder resin, a releasing agent, a colorant, and a charge control agent, a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870645 | Hinge device and mobile apparatus having the same A mobile device has a first object, a second object, and a hinge device to slide open and close the second object with respect to the first object. The hinge device has a sliding unit that is slidable with respect to a first object, and a rotary unit that is rotatab... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869617 | Speaker for mobile communication terminal A speaker for a mobile communication terminal is provided. The speaker with an upper case, a frame, a vibration plate, a voice coil, a yoke, a magnet, a top plate and a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a housing for accommodating the vibration plate, the voice c... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869486 | Tracking apparatus and method for a mobile communication system A tracking apparatus and method are provided which can reduce the effects of multipath interference which occurs when a receiving end of a mobile communication system tracks a received signal. The tracking apparatus includes an interference remover for removing an i... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864359 | Data compression and decompression unit A data compression and decompression unit that can enhance a data throughput during compression and decompression of data by dynamically allocating the sizes of the input and output buffers to the compression and decompression sections in accordance with a compressi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861124 | Method and apparatus for performing external device's diagnostic functions in host computer Provided are a method and apparatus for performing diagnostic functions of an external device such as a printer, connected to a host computer. The apparatus and method receive information about diagnostic functions supported by the external device from the external ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7860502 | Apparatus and method for hard handover in a wireless communication system Provided is a hard handover method in a wireless communication system. The hard handover method includes checking a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a signal received from each of at least one neighboring base station (BS) while in communication with a serving BS, and... | 12/28/2010 |
