Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927868 | Device and method for determining multiple analytes A device includes a planar optical waveguide, as part of a sensor platform, and, connected to the platform directly or by means of a sealing medium, a sealing layer. The sealing layer forms either directly or by means of a sealing medium a tightly sealing layer. The... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7887690 | DNA separation device, DNA separation method, and ligand DNA A ligand DNA including a probe portion having a sequence that is complementary to a target DNA to be detected in a sample DNA, and a probe portion having a base sequence that is complementary to a base sequence of a marker DNA 2 in a conjugate DNA 10 i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7833406 | Gene detection method, and intercalator A gene detection method for detecting a gene having a specific sequence with high sensitivity is provided. The gene detection method comprises a double-stranded nucleic acid formation step of forming double-stranded nucleic acid by hybridizing a nucleic acid probe i... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829077 | Treatment of hepatitis C with compositions comprising oncostatin M and interferon alpha The invention relates to the use of at least one cytokine from the IL-6 family -gp130, preferably selected from among IL-11, the leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF), oncostatin M (OSM), cardiotrophin-1, ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), the cardiotrophin-like cytoki... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7817725 | Data converter device and data conversion method, and transmitter circuit, communications device and electronic device using the same The present invention aims to provide a transmitter circuit that is capable of suppressing quantization noise and operating with a high efficiency, a data converter section 13 and a data conversion method for use therein, and a communications device using the... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817355 | Afocal lens, optical head, optical disk apparatus and optical information equipment The present invention provides an afocal lens for an optical head that can ensure WD while satisfying NA, the optical head, an optical disk apparatus, a computer, an optical disk player, and an optical disk recorder. Using a blue-violet laser beam source with wavele... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812181 | Process for producing glycolide and glycolic acid oligomer for production of glycolide Glycolide production through depolymerization of glycolic acid oligomer is stabilized by controlling impurities in the glycolic acid oligomer to allow economical and effective production of glycolide. More specifically, the depolymerization system is controlled to s... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7691935 | Process for producing aqueous emulsion A process for producing an aqueous emulsion of a polyolefin having a weight-average molecular weight of 20,000 or higher, characterized in that a styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer or/and an ester of a styrene/maleic acid copolymer is used as a polymer dispersant. | 04/06/2010 |
| 7678737 | Dewatering promoter and method for production thereof A dewatering promoter which comprises a mixture of (A) a fine wood flour activated by a mechanochemical treatment and (B) a highly active cellulose fiber or a product formed by a grinding treatment of the mixture; and a method for producing the dewatering promoter w... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7638516 | Agent for therapeutic treatment of optic nerve diseases and the like The medicament for therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of the present invention has a suppressing action on the retinal degeneration induced by transient retinal ischemia, which is verified by the results for suppressing effect on retinal degeneration in trans... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7632382 | Plating apparatus A plating apparatus has a frame configured to be placed on a substrate so that a plating bath is formed by the frame and the substrate. The frame includes a conductive core and a seal member covering the conductive core. The plating apparatus also has a non-conducti... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7618230 | Self-propelled robot for the handling of explosive charges A self-propelled robot is used to handle explosive charges and is of the type that is remote controlled by a control console. The robot can be used to handle explosive devices and charges as well as perform special, dangerous operations. The self-propelled robot inc... | 11/17/2009 |
| 6753295 | Plant activator, process for producing the same, activation method, activity promoter and method for applying the promoter A plant is activated and the activity is promoted by using a product of Trichoderma harzianum SK-5-5 strain. The activation of a plant and the promotion of the activity can be achieved by culturing Trichoderma harzianum SK-5-5 strain in a solid medium ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 7456129 | Support for gas-phase oxidation catalyst and process for its production, gas-phase oxidation catalyst, and process for producing acrylic acid A support for a gas-phase oxidation catalyst, the support including a solid acid, of which acid strength (H0) meets an inequality: −5.6≦H0≦1.5; a gas-phase oxidation catalyst including the above support and a complex oxide containing moly... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7439379 | Transition metal complex, catalyst for olefin polymerization, and process for producing olefin polymer with the same The present invention relates to a transition metal complex represented by the formula (I): wherein M represents a Group 4 transition metal; —Y— represents (a): —C(R... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432642 | Semiconductor light emitting device provided with a light conversion element using a haloborate phosphor composition A light emitting device is provided that has a semiconductor light emitting element and a phosphor which converts a part of the luminescence spectrum emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element. The luminescence spectrum of the semiconductor light emitting... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429612 | Indoline compound and medicinal use thereof The present invention provides an indoline compound represented by the formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition contai... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426846 | Automatic bending machine for manufacturing of steel rule cutting dies A setup method for preventing a “two-leaf cutting” by only operating a machine without using fingers in cutting an end of a strip blade material having an enclosed rectangular geometry. The steps include: the strip blade material being once advanced to a positio... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423616 | Plasma display panel drive method A method of driving a plasma display panel including discharge cells, each at an intersection of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, and a data electrode. One field period is divided into a plurality of sub-fields, each having an initializing period, writing p... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410981 | Prodrugs of imidazole derivatives, for use as proton pump inhibitors in the treatment of e.g. peptic ulcers An imidazole compound represented by the formula (I), a salt thereof and a compound of the formula (V), which is one of the intermediates thereof. wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification. The compound of the present invention shows a superior ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408956 | Communication apparatus and communication method A data communication frame is formed by a preamble portion (PREAMBLE) for demodulation and synchronization, a frame information portion (FC) containing a data type of the frame, a frame length portion (FL), and a data body portion (DATABODY) composed of more than on... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409139 | Halogenated polyamide acid composition and its applications A halogenated polyamide acid composition containing a halogenated polyamide acid, a metal oxide precursor, a catalyst of reaction of generating a metal oxide from the precursor, and/or a coupling agent having a reactive group. A halogenated polyimide film is obtaine... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399792 | Solid reagents An object of the present invention is to provide a novel solid reagent capable of solving the problems of conventional solid reagents based on resin beads. The present invention relates to a solid reagent comprising an organic polymer base in which a polymer ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399338 | Method and apparatus for concentrating a solution In the present invention, a solution containing a target substance is atomized into a mist by ultrasonic oscillation in an ultrasonic atomization chamber, and the target substance is collected by aggregating the atomized mist in a collection chamber, whereby the tar... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400836 | Optical receiving device and optical receiving method An optical receiving device capable of outputting a control signal and a data signal received as an optical signal, even if a received optical power of an optical signal inputted via an optical fiber fluctuates. An optical-to-electrical conversion section converts t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394853 | Motion vector coding method and motion vector decoding method A motion vector coding method and apparatus that improves efficiency of coding motion vectors when a current block is coded using a plurality of motion vectors. The apparatus includes a motion vector coding unit that codes a motion vector inputted from a motion vect... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393698 | Magnetic fine particles and process for producing the same The present invention relates to magnetic fine particles having immobilized thereto a polymer having an upper critical solution temperature, and a process for producing the same, a method of separating or concentrating a microorganism, a method of purifying, detecti... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387229 | Method of forming bumps on a wafer utilizing a post-heating operation, and an apparatus therefore A bump forming apparatus which carries out a temperature control of a type different from the conventional art in forming bumps to a semiconductor wafer, and a bump formation method executed by the bump forming apparatus are provided. A bonding stage, a load and tra... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388826 | Optical recording medium capable of recording three data values An optical disc medium 10 having a wobbled track groove 12 includes three wobble patterns including a flat wobble pattern, a positive pulse wobble pattern, and a negative pulse wobble pattern. In the flat wobble pattern, the amplitude of the wobble fro... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385648 | Image status information correction The present invention relates to a correction of image status information assigned on a local basis to a video image. Upon evaluating a predefined image portion comprising a plurality of image elements, incorrect determinations are detected and eliminated. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382968 | Recording apparatus and computer-readable program MPEG encoder 3 generates VOBUs from broadcast waves and writes them to HDD 5. Record controlling unit 10 controls MPEG encoder 3 and HDD 5 to repeatedly perform this writing process for achieving a continuous recording function. Re... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379812 | Map information updating apparatus and map information updating method Provided is a map information updating apparatus which can automatically select map information optimal for the user from among plural map information, and update an original map using the selected map information. The map information updating apparatus includes: a ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378984 | Audio visual system On a display (100) end, maker codes and device codes are read from all STBs (110˜112) connected to the display (100) to create a connected-device table. When a user presses a button on a remote controller, the display receives a remote control ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377478 | Light guide plate made of transparent resin, molding method thereof, insert block, mold assembly, and area light apparatus A light guide plate which is made of a transparent resin and has a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to said first main surface, said first main surface having a surface portion provided with convex portions having a height of 5×10−7 | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373503 | Public key certificate revocation list generation apparatus, revocation judgement apparatus, and authentication system An authentication system is provided having a revocation list generation apparatus that constructs and stores a revocation list in a tree structure, the revocation list generation apparatus being used in combination with a revocation judgment apparatus. The authenti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371510 | Material for forming resist protecting film for use in liquid immersion lithography process, composite film, and method for forming resist pattern Provided are a material for forming a resist protecting film which is for use in a liquid immersion lithography process and which is formed on a resist film, wherein the material has the following properties of: being transparent with respect to exposure light; havi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7216976 | Polyurethane resin composition for optical lenses and impact strength synthetic resin lenses An impact strength synthetic resin lens is provided in which transparency of a synthetic resin lens material of a polyurethane and releasability are improved to improve productivity and no stria are produced. The impact strength synthetic resin lens is manufactured ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208641 | Method for producing 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol A method for producing 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol in which a γ-hydroxybutyric acid salt is reacted with 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane to generate 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol is provided. This method leads to increased yields of 2,2,2 -trifluoroethanol, facilitates the sepa... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204658 | Light-accumulating luminous road marking material and road structure A photoluminescence road marking material which is useful for a marking of a lane of a road, has a high photoluminescence performance along with a required wear resistance and weather resistance, can find an application not only in a white line, but also various typ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195925 | Polymer having an upper critical solution temperature The invention relates to a stimulus-responding polymer obtained by polymerizing at least a monomer represented by a general formula (1) and a monomer represented by a general formula (2), and a separation method or concentration method of microorganisms, a purificat... | 03/27/2007 |
