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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169804 | Three-phase buck-boost power factor correction circuit and controlling method thereof The configurations of a three-phase buck-boost power factor correction (PFC) circuit are provided. The circuit includes a first single-phase buck-boost PFC circuit receiving a first phase voltage and having a first and a second output terminals and a neutral-point f... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162316 | Game system and device for projecting game information onto a surface A game system is provided that includes at least one game device and at least one game piece. The game piece includes game information, which is not readily legible to the naked eye, and is projected onto a game surface. A device is also provided for playing a game ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8143849 | Method and system for recharging a battery power supply unit for a bicycle electronic device A method and system for recharging a battery power supply unit is provided. During the recharging of a battery power supply unit for a bicycle electronic device, the power supply unit is electrically disconnected from the electronic device and receives recharging en... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143700 | Electrostatic discharge protection circuit The present invention provides an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit with a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) having a plurality of SCR fingers (SCRs) with the advantages to couple the different fingers or SCRs to decrease the multi-triggering problem... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139682 | Channel estimation of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed systems Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for channel estimation. In one aspect, there is provided a receiver including a demodulator for decoding a signal including at least one of a transmission parameter signaling (TPS) carrier and ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139121 | Imaging apparatus for setting image areas having individual frame rates An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device for performing photoelectric conversion of light incident on a photodetective area thereof, and reading signals from the photodetective area so as to output the signals as image signals; a divided area setting device ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138131 | Lubricating oil composition for diesel oil vehicle A lubricating oil composition for diesel oil vehicle comprises lubricating base oil, in which the composition further comprises triazine compound. The wheel rim power of the diesel oil vehicle is increased by 8-10%, the carbon smoke particulate discharge in tail gas... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8110999 | Light source apparatus The light source apparatus is provided with a plurality of light source device disposed in the form of a ring and that emit illumination light toward the central axis of the ring by being lit in a sequential pulsed fashion; a light-guide portion having a light entra... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100429 | Three dimensional folding stroller with infant carrier attachment and one hand actuated seat recline A three-dimensional folding stroller featuring movable infant carrier mounts for securing an infant carrier to the stroller. The infant carrier mounts move between a first position, where the infant carrier may be secured to the stroller, and a second position that ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8088482 | Expandable microspheres for foam insulation and methods Hollow thermoexpandable particles or microspheres are provided that contain hydrocarbon blowing agents and have a shell polymer that can be softened at the onset of the expansion temperature and solidified at a higher temperature (thermoset) in an expanded state. Pr... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8072699 | Solid immersion lens optics assembly A solid immersion lens optics assembly, a test station for probing and testing of integrated circuits on a semiconductor wafer, and a method of landing a SIL on an object. The optics assembly comprises an objective lens housing for receiving an objective lens, and a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065504 | Using on-chip and off-chip look-up tables indexed by instruction address to control instruction execution in a processor A microprocessor chip has instruction pipeline circuitry, and instruction classification circuitry that classifies instructions as they are executed into a small number of classes and records a classification code value. An on-chip table has entries corresponding to... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8040226 | Vehicle surveillance and communication system A vehicle surveillance system has a plurality of side-light units mounted on opposite sides of a truck, bus, train or a similar long vehicle. The side-light units form an RF communication network on the vehicle. Each side-light unit comprises a day-running light sou... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031489 | Synchronous rectification circuit having burst mode controller and controlling method thereof The configuration of a synchronous rectification circuit and a controlling method thereof are provided. The proposed circuit includes a converter including a first switch and a first synchronous rectifier, and a burst mode controller including a logic process module... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8018512 | Image pickup device The present invention resides in an image pickup device capable of reducing the deformation of the image of the photographed object. An image pickup element included in the image pickup device has a matrix of pixels, for which the control of the charge storage and t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7999321 | Field-effect transistor and integrated circuit including the same A field-effect transistor comprising a movable gate electrode that suppresses a leakage current from the gate electrode, and has a large current drivability and a low leakage current between a source and a drain. The field-effect transistor comprises: an insulating ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993441 | Roadway patching composition An asphalt based mixture, which is an oil and water emulsion, comprises 15-30% V water; 34 to 80% asphalt cement dispersed as asphalt cement droplets; and 20-66% V emulsifiers. Other materials are selectively added to the composition to improve characteristics inclu... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7982828 | Polarization switching liquid crystal element and image display apparatus having the same The present invention provides a polarization switching liquid crystal element 1 having TN liquid crystal 7 retained between two transparent substrates 2a and 2b for transmitting at least visible polarized light with the pol... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7952640 | Image pickup element module, and lens unit and portable electronic device using image pickup element modules In an image pickup element module, a heat releasing member disposed to be thermally coupled to an FPC substrate and an image pickup element is formed of a PPS resin material having good thermal conductivity. Further, this image pickup element module is configured so... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950434 | Adhesive tape adhering apparatus An adhering apparatus having a pressurizing tool including a plurality of pressurizing surfaces and rotatably mounted on a base member, a supply reel which supplies a release tape adhered to an adhesive tape along the pressurizing surfaces of a periphery of the pres... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950239 | Method for operating a gas turbine plant A method for operating a gas turbine plant utilizing sequential combustion is provided. The gas turbine plant includes a compressor for compressing inducted combustion air, a first combustion chamber for combustion of a first fuel by utilizing the compressed combust... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946300 | Rinse water heating device for dish washer A rinse water heating device for a dish washer includes a water tank for storing a rinse water used for washing dishes, a rinse water tank divided from the water tank by a separation plate positioned at a lower portion of the water tank, partitions installed in the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7533140 | Method and apparatus for enhancing processing speed for performing a least mean square operation by parallel processing The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for enhancing processing speed for performing a least mean square operation by parallel processing. The input data are subdivided into a plurality of groups and processed by a plurality of adaptive filters i... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527086 | Double-acting device for generating synthetic jets A double-acting device for generating a synthetic jet is provided. The double-acting device includes a chamber having a cavity for a working fluid, a separating element for dividing the chamber into at least two sub-chambers, a control system connected to the chambe... | 05/05/2009 |
| D590705 | Loop fastener | 04/21/2009 |
| 7514817 | Converting device with power factor correcting and dc/dc converting functions A converting device with PFC and dc/dc converting functions is provided. The converting device includes a power source providing a dc voltage, an inverter having an input terminal electrically connected to the power source and an output terminal, a transformer havin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513704 | Electronic image pickup apparatus In an electronic image pickup apparatus of the present invention, a lens barrel having optical elements arranged in the optical axis direction has a CCD for photographing a luminous flux from a subject, a CCD holder formed around the CCD to hold the CCD, and a low-p... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7496072 | System and method for controlling signal strength over a reverse link of a CDMA wireless communication system A service option overlay for a CDMA wireless communication in which multiple allocatable subchannels are defined on a reverse link by assigning different code phases of a given long pseudonoise (PN) code to each subchannel. The instantaneous bandwidth needs of each ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7461573 | Actuation device for a control cable for a bicycle gearshift The described actuation device comprises a casing, intended for the attachment to the handlebar of the bicycle, a cable-winding bobbin, angularly mobile in the casing about a main axis of the device, a first driving mechanism, acting on the bobbin to rotate it in a ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7464301 | Method and apparatus for capturing and logging activities of a state machine prior to error A method and apparatus for capturing and logging activities of a state machine prior to error. The state machine receives a packet and processes the packet. A state machine monitor is provided for each state machine. The state machine monitor logs activities of its ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459878 | Method and circuit for controlling sensorless single-phase BLDCM The method and circuit for controlling a sensorless single-phase BLDCM having a stator with a winding are proposed. The provided controlling circuit includes a power supply circuit, an inverter coupled to the winding and the power supply circuit, a BEMF detecting ci... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459010 | Method and apparatus for the acceleration of an electromagnetic rapper A method for the acceleration of an electromagnetic rapper, particularly for an electrostatic precipitator, which includes a metal cylinder as a hammer, an electrical coil for lifting the metal cylinder and a coil energizer for energizing the electrical coil. For cl... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457599 | Frequency transceiver for controlling intermediate frequency There is provided a frequency transceiver for automatically controlling a TX/RX IF signal in a radar or a communication system, which transmits/receives an RF signal. The frequency transceiver includes a local oscillator for oscillating a VHF proportional to a VHF o... | 11/25/2008 |
| D581487 | Flat flow regulator | 11/25/2008 |
| 7450404 | Switching power supply and ZVS method thereof The provided switching power supply includes an auxiliary circuit having an auxiliary switch and a auxiliary capacitor, a transformer having a primary side coupled to the auxiliary circuit in parallel and a secondary side, an auxiliary switch control circuit coupled... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448704 | Drawer guide rail assembly A guide rail assembly is provided with a sliding movement synchronizing member. The assembly includes a fixed guide mounted on a support part, an intermediate rail slidable relative to the fixed guide and an outer pull out channel slidable on the intermediate rail. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445002 | Differential detection system for controlling feed of a paintball loader The present invention is directed to a ball feed mechanism for use in a paintball loader. The ball feed mechanism includes a feeder which conveys or impels balls toward a feed neck, and a drive member which is concentric with the feeder. The feeder is coupled to the... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444938 | Paintball grenade A paintball grenade having an outer bladder and an inner bladder. The outer bladder has a first open end, an opposite second open end, and a cavity therethrough. The inner bladder has a closed end and an open end. The inner bladder is capable of being inserted into ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7435005 | Seal for an antifriction bearing The invention relates to a tension roller (1) for a fraction drive, comprising a washer (2) mounted on an antifriction bearing and a spacer (4a). A sealing cap (13a) is provided between the washer (2) and the spacer (... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435020 | Digital camera system, camera body of digital camera, and interchangeable lens A camera system according to the present invention includes an image pickup device having an imaging surface of an imaging range with a predetermined aspect ratio, the image circle being set larger than the imaging range to include the imaging range therein, a mount... | 10/14/2008 |
