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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185079 | Frequency estimation immune to FM clicks An apparatus for reducing audio clicks in frequency modulated radio system includes a receiver for receiving a frequency modulated (FM) signal, and a processor for demodulating the received signal and estimating a frequency error, wherein the processor is configured... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8134842 | Systems and methods for converting a computer rear transition input/output (I/O) to front panel I/O A method for converting a computer rear transition input/output (I/O) to front panel I/O is described. The method includes providing a main board having a first main connector having a first set of pins, and affixing a second main connector having a second set of pi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8093746 | Control of four-leg transformerless uninterruptible power supply A system and method for managing a 4 leg transformerless Uninterrupted Power Supply is disclosed. The system comprises a 3 leg inverter modulation signal generator that applies signals to a modulation circuit that generates a 4th leg modulation signal bas... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091224 | Method for coupling a battery within an embedded system A method for coupling a battery within an embedded system is described. The method includes creating a hole extending through a printed circuit board (PCB), inserting a portion of the battery into the hole, and electrically coupling the battery to at least one conta... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089789 | Method and system for managing uninterruptable power supply for harmonic reduction A method and system for managing a dual rectifier uninterruptable power supply, comprising activating each of said rectifiers to provide an output DC voltage, monitoring a level of operation of the uninterruptable power supply and deactivating a selected one of said... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8078069 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method It is judged whether a sufficient time for executing all of three correction processings (a high density correction processing, a halftone correction processing, and a registration correction processing) can be secured or not. When the sufficient time cannot be secu... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8050800 | Method and system for meeting end conditions in a motion control system One embodiment of a system and method for meeting end conditions of a path plan utilizing a path generator that continuously generates commands for a path plan while tracking the total time expired in the path plan. The path generator computes the time remaining in ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7934723 | Pusher game machine A pusher game machine 1 includes: a medal feeder 9 which feeds a medal on an upper game board 20; and an upper pushing member 22 which is arranged on the upper game board 20, and performs reciprocating movement, wherein a medal fee... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7929045 | Solid-state image pickup device and electronic apparatus including same A camera module 1 includes: an optical structure 3 that forms a subject image and moves up and down along an optical path; a solid-state image pickup element 21 that converts, into an electrical signal, a subject image formed by the optical stru... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924476 | Document reading apparatus and image processing method A document table is provided with a first chart portion and a second chart portion. In each of the first chart portion and the second chart portion, a reference chart is formed. The first chart portion is disposed at an upstream chart position, and the second chart ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923676 | Optical unit, solid-state image sensing device with position adjusting section and electronic apparatus comprising same A camera module 100a includes a lens unit 1a, which includes a lens 11 and a lens holder 12 holding the lens 11 therein, and an image sensing unit 2a, which has a solid-state image sensor 24. A po... | 04/12/2011 |
| D635103 | Switch | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901217 | Module socket A low-profile module socket includes a socket housing, which is open at a module insertion surface and at an opposing surface, and includes peripheral wall parts and a plurality of contacts. Each contact connects at one end to a module on the inside of the socket ho... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7889358 | Color filter inspection method, color filter manufacturing method, and color filter inspection apparatus Included are an illumination lamp (2) for illuminating a color filter edge (23) at a predetermined angle of incidence, a sensor (3) for taking at least two images by imaging light reflected at a predetermined angle different from the angle of in... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880906 | Image forming system capable of adding an image for restraining copying to printed matter A folder created in a print data storing region for storing print data received from an external device is checked. When it is judged that there is print data, a print job is created by adding a restraining image corresponding to the folder to the print data. The cr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880821 | Touch panel A touch panel for use in an ultra-high resolution display includes a transparent film substrate having one surface made of PET or the like and a transparent electrode film made of ITO film or the like that is formed on the transparent film substrate. A surface of th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7848639 | Solid-state image sensing device and electronic apparatus comprising same A camera module 100a includes a lens unit 1a which includes a lens 11 and a lens holder 12 holding the lens 11 therein, and an image sensing unit 2a which includes a solid-state image sensor 24 an... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7821522 | Image processing apparatus and image display apparatus using same An image processing apparatus of the present invention comprising (a) a first signal processing circuit for applying gamma correction to an n-bit (n: a natural number) digital signal inputted as a video signal and for converting the n-bit digital signal into an m-bi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820256 | Stirring rod The invention relates to a rod, particularly a stirring rod for liquids, said stirring rod comprising a hollow structure, which is made of transparent material and the interior of which is filled with liquid and/or gas, and in which is present at least one solid bod... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819021 | Fluid meter The invention relates to a fluid meter (1) having a measuring tube housing (2), a measuring zone (3) inside the measuring tube housing (2), an ultrasonic transducer configuration of at least one ultrasonic transducer (4 and/or 5... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7798987 | Apparatus and method for piercing skin with microprotrusions A method and device are described for applying a microprotrusion member (44) including a plurality of microprotrusions (90) to the stratum corneum with impact. The method and device are used to improve transport of an agent across the skin for agent de... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798679 | Light emitting device and lighting device having the same A light-emitting device (10) is arranged such that (x) R1 monotonically decreasing as α1 increases, at least in a range of α1 | 09/21/2010 |
| 7777759 | Image processing apparatus and image display apparatus using same An image processing apparatus of the present invention comprising (a) a first signal processing circuit for applying gamma correction to an n-bit (n: a natural number) digital signal inputted as a video signal and for converting the n-bit digital signal into an m-bi... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7741988 | Analog-digital converter, solid-state image capturing apparatus, and electronic information device An analog-digital converter is provided. The analog-digital converter includes: a comparing section for comparing an input signal voltage and an analog ramp voltage in which a voltage level gradually increases; and a latch section for storing a digital value of a di... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7719506 | Display device and driver A display device includes a display panel including a bus line section; and at least one driver for driving the bus line section included in the display panel. Each of the at least one driver includes an amplifier for generating a non-driving signal based on an inpu... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7684091 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method Reference images on the respective surfaces of a reference document transported on a transportation path are read out by a first image reading section and a second image reading section, respectively. As a result a first reference readout image and a second referenc... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7663983 | Optical information storage medium and optical information storage medium reproducing apparatus An optical information storage medium includes a light transmitting layer, a first information storage layer, an intermediate layer mainly made of resin, a second information storage layer, and a substrate. The light transmitting layer, the first information storage... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7573337 | Code NCO and GPS receiver A code is provided which outputs a predetermined code enable signal by executing a simple control, depending on a clock signal frequency, with an optimal circuit scale. A multiplexer receives integers which are relatively prime, and outputs either of them to an adde... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7571981 | Waste ink storage structure, ink cartridge, waste ink tank and ink jet printer A waste ink storage structure including: container walls, defining a storage space adapted to store a waste ink; a waste ink inlet portion adapted to pour the waste ink into the storage space; a vent communicating the storage space with atmosphere; and a valve, prov... | 08/11/2009 |
| D597864 | Digital indicating controller | 08/11/2009 |
| 7554561 | Apparatus for displaying an image An apparatus for displaying an image comprises, an access unit that accesses images stored in a recording medium; an image order management unit that orders a plurality of the images cyclically in such a manner that an end one of the images may be followed by a top ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552987 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and control method and program of the same There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus for ejecting liquid to a printing material, having a platen for supporting the printing material, an ejection head for ejecting the liquid to the printing material by reciprocating on the printing material supported by t... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552651 | Electromagnetic flowmeter having a lining member locked in the vicinity of the core An electromagnetic flowmeter includes: a measurement pipe to which a magnetic pole core is fixed while having a gap between a tip end portion of the magnetic pole core and the measurement pipe; a lining member for covering an inner wall surface of the measurement pi... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7543910 | Printer and printing method A printer for executing a printing on a lens sheet in which a plurality of lenses is disposed, includes: lens detection device which, by scanning the lens sheet, outputs a lens signal corresponding to a lens resolution of the lenses in the lens sheet; encoder signal... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7534687 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device, comprises: a transistor having structured to include a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate via a gate insulating film, and a source layer and a drain layer formed on the semiconductor layer sandwiching ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533956 | Method of controlling liquid ejection for marginless printing with waste liquid recess portion A method of recording control includes ejecting first liquid to a recording medium and a recessed portion that is situated at the outside of at least one of sides of the recoding medium thereby a recording is performed without a margin at the at least one of the sid... | 05/19/2009 |
