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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D592232 | Single-lens reflex digital camera | 05/12/2009 |
| 7528656 | Push-pull amplifier and method for low noise amplification Provided is an amplifier including: an amplifier circuit receiving differential signals to generate amplified differential signals; a buffer generating buffered signals by buffering each signal generated by controlling a direct current (DC) component of the differen... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526600 | Data management device and method for flash memory A data management device and a data management method for a flash memory, in which physical addresses are classified according to pages, each of which is a physical data operation unit, and a predetermined data operation is performed with respect to the classified p... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7504193 | Positive resist composition and pattern forming method using the same A positive resist composition satisfying high sensitivity, high resolution and good line edge roughness at the same time, and a pattern forming method using the resist composition are provided, which are a positive resist composition comprising (A) a resin which bec... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7500538 | Control unit for electric power steering apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide a control unit for an electric power steering apparatus for accurately detecting an abnormality of a steering angle sensor without forming the steering angle sensor as a double system or using an expensive position... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7498724 | Piezoelectric element, liquid-jet head and liquid-jet apparatus Disclosed are a piezoelectric element, which has a high withstand voltage and a longer durability life, a liquid-jet head and a liquid-jet apparatus. The piezoelectric element includes a lower electrode provided above a substrate, a piezoelectric layer provided abov... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7490196 | Data backup using both tape and disk storage A magnetic tape apparatus for backup stores data provided from a computer on a magnetic tape. A writing circuit writes data provided from the computer on the magnetic tape, and switches a writing destination for data from the magnetic tape to a memory module when it... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7454052 | Pixel based machine for patterned wafers A method is provided for the detection of defects on a semiconductor wafer by checking individual pixels on the wafer, collecting the signature of each pixel, defined by the way in which it responds to the light of a scanning beam, and determining whether the signat... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7433053 | Laser inspection using diffractive elements for enhancement and suppression of surface features Apparatus for optical inspection of a sample includes a radiation source, adapted to irradiate a spot on the sample with coherent radiation, and collection optics, adapted to collect the radiation scattered from the spot so as to form a beam of scattered radiation. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424150 | Systems and methods for media summarization A stream of ordered information, such as, for example, audio, video and/or text data, can be windowed and parameterized. A similarity between the parameterized and windowed stream of ordered information can be determined, and a probabilistic decomposition or probabi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7373113 | Frequency generation apparatus and method for data transmission A reference frequency generation method and apparatus for communication systems that transmit and receive data by use of an ultra wide band of at least two frequency groups having at least two reference frequencies. The method and apparatus generate the reference fr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369149 | Image recording method and image recording device for correcting optical magnification errors An image recording method of recording an image onto an image recording surface by dot patterns by scanning a recording head having recording element units arranged in a direction intersecting a scanning direction, the recording element units having a light source a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366784 | System and method for providing and using a VLAN-aware storage device The present invention provides secure IP protocol capable storage devices using Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) techniques. Specific embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for securing VLAN aware storage devices, and the like. In specific embodime... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364471 | Card connector A card connector into and from which at least one card is inserted and removed includes a plurality of contacts each having a contact portion adapted to contact the card, and a housing arranging and holding the contacts and having a fitting opening into which the ca... | 04/29/2008 |
| D567085 | Cap for a bottle for a liquid dispenser | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361472 | Methods for providing extended dynamic range in analyte assays Methods for enhancing the dynamic range for specific detection of one or more analytes in assays using scattered-light detectable particle labels. The methods involve utilizing variations in detection technique and/or signal processing to extend the dynamic range to... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363294 | Indexing for contextual revisitation and digest generation A medium, system and method of processing content information. In one exemplary embodiment, the medium, system and method include determining associated previously accessed content information in response to an action performed on a document containing information a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358985 | Systems and methods for computer-assisted meeting capture A computer assisted meeting capture system in which camera selection, camera control and sensor notification of candidate activity event for camera image changes are integrated. The information is displayed on a representation of a room layout. Camera switch suggest... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354240 | Centrifugal turbo machine with axial thrust control member There is provided a centrifugal turbo machine comprising: a volute casing; a rotation axis coupled with the volute casing through a bearing; an impeller which is coupled to an end of the rotation axis and sucks fluid with a centrifugal force due to its rotation; and... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344737 | Herbal composition for cuts, burns and wounds The invention provides a novel herbal composition for treatment of cuts, burns and wounds, the composition comprising plant material selected from Utleria solicifolia, Jatropha curcas, Clerodendrum infortunatum, and Centella asiatica. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| D563864 | Tread portion of an automobile tire | 03/11/2008 |
| D562875 | Strobe | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326538 | Binding proteins as biosensors The invention is directed to compositions of mutated binding proteins containing thiol groups for coupling to sensor surfaces, analyte biosensor devices derived there from, and methods of their use as analyte biosensors both in vitro and in vivo. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323862 | Apparatus and method for detecting photon emissions from transistors A system, apparatus, and method for analyzing photon emission data to discriminate between photons emitted by transistors and photons emitted by background sources. The analysis involves spatial and/or temporal correlation of photon emissions. After correlation, the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316909 | Binding protein as biosensors The invention is directed to compositions of mutated binding proteins containing thiol groups for coupling to sensor surfaces, analyte biosensor devices derived there from, and methods of their use as analyte biosensors both in vitro and in vivo. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314767 | Method for local wafer thinning and reinforcement A method is provided for preparing a semiconductor wafer for testing. The method includes selecting a die to be tested; measuring a diagonal of the die; thinning an area over the die extending beyond the scribe lines, the thinned area may be a circular area having a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313334 | Image formation device enabling switching between color printing mode and monochrome printing mode An image formation device has an image carrier in which is formed a latent image and a development device in which are detachably mounted a plurality of development units housing a developing agent. When development units of a plurality of colors, used to form color... | 12/25/2007 |
| RE39948 | Seal bearing assembly for use in a solid waste comminutor A solid waste material comminuting system having a an electric motor for providing rotary motion, a pair of cutter stacks with cutter elements of one stack interleaved with cutter elements of the other, and gear means to transmit the rotary motion of the electric m... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308503 | Forwarding of IP packets for routing protocols A forwarding engine of a router device may replace addresses of some IP packets by virtual ones such to mask the active routing daemon. This is used in unicast regime when said forwarding engine forwards incoming IP packets from neighbor routers to said routing daem... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304161 | Diaclhydrazine ligands for modulating the expression of exogenous genes in mammalian systems via an ecdysone receptor complex The present invention relates to non-steroidal ligands for use in nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system, and a method to modulate exogenous gene expression in which an ecdysone receptor complex comprising: a DNA binding domain; a ligand binding dom... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304162 | Oxadiazoline ligands for modulating the expression of exogenous genes via an ecdysone receptor complex The present invention relates to non-steroidal ligands for use in nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system, and a method to modulate exogenous gene expression in which an ecdysone receptor complex comprising: a DNA binding domain; a ligand binding dom... | 12/04/2007 |
| D555901 | Cradle for digital camera | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300261 | Vibration damper with nested turbo molecular pump A gas turbo pump assembly for connection to a port of a vacuum chamber and having high throughput with low vibration. The assembly comprises a turbo pump and a vibration damper. The pump has a pump body with an external surface and a center axis defining a first axi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296813 | Manually height adjustable and rotatable steering assembly for bicycles An apparatus and method of securing a bicycle handlebar stem to the front wheel fork steerer tube with handlebar height adjustability and rotation of the handlebar and stem for easy storage. A steering assembly is provided where the handlebar stem is moveably fasten... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7267870 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for steel plates A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for steel plates, which comprises a backing and a resin layer, wherein the backing comprises a resin-coated glass cloth obtainable by coating a glass cloth with a resin emulsion (A) followed by coating with a resin emulsion (B) wh... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265233 | Organometallic iridium compound, process for producing the same and process for preparing film An organometallic iridium compound having low melting point, excellent vaporization characteristic and low film formation temperature on a substrate, a process for producing the compound, and a process for preparing iridium-based films using the organometallic compo... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263415 | Electronic drawbar To minimize headways between trains at stops in short-distance rail transport systems, an electronic drawbar is proposed which makes it possible to cause a following train to approach a train ahead up to a few meters and to follow at this distance in an electronical... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260439 | Systems and methods for the automatic extraction of audio excerpts A method of extracting audio excerpts comprises: segmenting audio data into a plurality of audio data segments; setting a fitness criteria for the plurality of audio data segments; analyzing the plurality of audio data segments based on the fitness criteria; and sel... | 08/21/2007 |
| D548623 | Wristwatch | 08/14/2007 |
