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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7910209 | Cellulose granules for carrying functional substances Cellulose granules small enough such that they can be retained in a cigarette filter and capable of carrying sufficient amounts of volatile functional substance and vaporizing it easily. The cellulose granules are obtained from an extrusion granulating step and a sp... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7820423 | Method and a system for predicting protein functional site, a method for improving protein function, and a function-modified protein The present application provides a method for predicting the functional site of a protein using data of the entire proteins of an organism of which genome data or cDNA data is known. More specifically, the present application provides a method for predicting a prote... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7801668 | Method and apparatus for controlling combustion in generator gas engine A method and apparatus are provided for controlling combustion in a pilot ignition gas engine connected to an electric generator of a power generator unit installed near a coal mine. The engine utilizes recovered methane gas and ventilation air methane gas from the ... | 09/21/2010 |
| D613195 | Converter for a flowmeter | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677361 | Lubricating device and lubricating apparatus containing said device The invention relates to a lubricating device, particularly for use in an apparatus which is used to lubricate mobile lubrication points e.g. on a rotating belt or chain belt. A lubricant discharge body of a lubricating head, which when lubricant is conveyed by a fe... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7618538 | Procedure for elimination of boron from sea-water by reverse osmosis membranes The present invention relates to a procedure for elimination of boron from sea-water by reverse osmosis membranes characterized in that it comprises: adding to sea-water a composition consisting of at least one metal together with ... | 11/17/2009 |
| D594772 | Gemstone | 06/23/2009 |
| 7536893 | Automatic bending machine for manufacturing of steel rule cutting dies An automatic bending machine is provided for automatically bending a strip blade material, wherein the automatic bending machine intermittently feeds the strip blade material through a nozzle until the strip blade material is jutted out from a nozzle gate at the end... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7528578 | Power supply apparatus A battery pack including a discharge current interruption FET which cuts off the discharge current, and a minimum voltage detecting portion which switches the discharge current interruption FET from ON to OFF state when the voltage of any battery becomes lower than ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7453232 | Leakage detector for a power supply apparatus for a vehicle A leakage detector for a power supply apparatus for a vehicle having a voltage detection circuit that detects voltages of a plurality of battery modules. The voltage detection circuit comprises a multiplexer that switches the battery modules voltages of which are de... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7436259 | Amplification apparatus An amplification apparatus that has a distortion detection loop that detects distortion components contained in an amplified signal to be amplified that is amplified by an amplifier 3, and a distortion removal loop that removes distortion components from the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7258817 | Mechanoluminescence material and process for producing the same A mechanoluminescence material comprising a matrix of composite metal oxide containing strontium and aluminum, represented by the general formula SrM1Al6O11 (wherein M1 is an alkaline earth metal) or SrM2Al... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7192325 | Process for producing phosphor and plasma display panel unit Fine particles of a phosphor are weighed, mixed, and filled. Provided after this step are at least one step of firing the particles in a reducing atmosphere, and a step of pulverizing, dispersing, rinsing, drying and then performing oxygen ion implantation treatment... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7105631 | Preparation of alkylated N- or amino, ammonium or spirobicyclic ammonium group-containing, crosslinked polymers Process for the preparation of alkylated N- or amino, ammonium or spirobicyclic ammonium group-containing, crosslinked polymer gels, which is characterized in that a) in the crosslinkage step an aqueous solution of a polymer obtained by polymerization o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106284 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a signal conversion part (101), a drive pulse generation part (102), a source driver (103), a gate driver (1704), and a multiplexer part (1706). In addition, between the source driver (10... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6977266 | Pyridone derivatives having affinity for cannabinoid 2-type receptor It was found that the compound having a binding activity to the cannabinoid type 2 receptor represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 is a group represented by the formula: —Y1... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6859416 | Apparatus and method for analyzing correlation between geophysical data and seismic data, geophysical data monitoring apparatus and method, and earthquake monitoring method The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for analyzing the correlation geophysical data and seismic data, physical data monitoring apparatus and method, and an earthquake monitoring method. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6581637 | Tank and a method for storing an easily polymerizable compound According to the present invention, a tank for storing an easily polymerizable compound, the tank fitted with a liquid inlet pipe 3, a liquid draw-off pipe 4 and a liquid recirculating pipe 5, is characterized in that, assuming terminal ends of the indivi... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6392202 | Heating apparatus for bump bonding, bump bonding method and bump forming apparatus, and semiconductor wafer An object of the present invention is to provide a bump-bonding heating apparatus, a bump bonding method and a bump forming apparatus which do not involve large-sized apparatus configuration and which are easy to handle, and a semiconductor wafer in which... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6321463 | Substrate treating apparatus and method of operating the same A substrate treating apparatus including a substrate support mechanism for supporting a substrate 1 to be treated, a rotary impeller 4 placed to face the surface of the substrate 1 supported by the substrate support mechanism, and at least one nozzle 14 p... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6304536 | Optical disk apparatus An optical disk apparatus comprising a device for moving a focal point of a light beam for reproducing information recorded on an information face of a disk, in the direction perpendicular to the information face; a device for detecting a reflected light ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6281661 | Method of charging a plurality of batteries The method of charging a plurality of batteries uses a charging power supply to pulse charge a plurality of batteries to full charge by time-division switching of the battery being charged. Further, this charging method moves timing intervals forward to b... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6217279 | Device for sealing gas turbine stator blades A sealing device for a gas turbine stator blade, in which an outer shroud (32) is mounted by heat insulating rings (32a,32b) on a blade ring (50). The blade ring (50) has a first air hole (1), which communicates with a space (53), and a second air hole (5... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6206655 | Electrically-operated sealed compressor An electrically-operated sealed compressor includes a cylinder, a cylinder head mounted on the cylinder and having a suction chamber and first and second discharge chambers, a piston accommodated in the cylinder, and a valve mechanism. The valve mechanism... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6187316 | Antiviral or antifungal composition and method Antiviral and antifungal compositions comprising a mixture of a ferrous salt and an aqueous plant extract of pomegranate rind, Viburnum plicatum leaves or flowers, tea leaves or maple leaves are disclosed.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6181718 | Electronically cooled semiconductor laser module with modified ground line inductance The invention provides a semiconductor laser module with an electronic cooling device prevented from experiencing a lowering of the optical frequency response characteristic level in a band used for public communications. By changing the inductance of the... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6099287 | Stamper protecting layer for optical disk molding apparatus A stamper protecting layer is interposed between a mold and a stamper of an optical disk molding apparatus, so that forces generated by extension and shrinkage of the stamper in a diametrical direction of the stamper relative to the mold when an optical d... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6082480 | Rotation transmission device A rotation transmission device is mounted in a drive train of a four-wheel drive vehicle to selectively distribute driving force to selected vehicle wheels according to the travel condition of the vehicle. This device includes an outer ring and an input s... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6036473 | Heavy oil emulsified fuel combustion apparatus A heavy oil emulsified fuel combustion apparatus is provided in which steam bubbles generated in the pressure reduction operation for dewatering a heavy oil emulsified fuel before combustion are prevented from mixing into a dewatered heavy oil side result... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6013216 | Method of granulating powder and apparatus for it The present invention is intended for granulation of powder comprising the steps of mixing a powder and a mist of binder by fluidizing air flow, collecting the mixture of the powder and the binder on a filter surface thereby forming a powder layer thereon... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6004810 | Liver parenchymal cells having clonal growth ability, method for obtaining same, method for subculturing same, and subculturing system of primary hepatocytes The present invention provides liver parenchymal cells having a clonal growth ability, which possesses at least one of the cell biological properties such as: presence of peroxysome; being positive to hepatocyte-markers; being partially positive to neopla... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5991435 | Inspecting apparatus of mounting state of component or printing state of cream solder in mounting line of electronic component An inspecting apparatus is arranged on an electronic component mounting line for inspecting whether a mounting state of the component mounted on a printed circuit board by a mounting apparatus in a precedent process or a printing state of a cream solder b... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5990113 | Monohydrates of aminobenzenesulfonic acid derivatives and method for preparing thereof A monohydrate of an aminobenzenesulfonic acid derivative represented by the following formula (I), for example, 2-(1-piperazinyl)-5-methylbenzenesulfonic acid, is substantially free from weight change due to moisture absorption and can be weighed accurate... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5982140 | Charger The charger mounts a printed circuit board into a case and charging contact points are fixed on this printed circuit board. The charging contact points are connected to the electrodes of the batteries attached to the attachment section. The separating rib... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5963283 | Liquid crystal panel with reducing means, manufacturing method therefor and projection display apparatus using the same A liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate on which pixel electrodes are formed in a matrix pattern, a second substrate on which a counter electrode is formed, an ultraviolet reducing layer formed on one of the first and second substrates and corre... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5935959 | Piperazine derivatives and use as cysteine inhibitors The present invention is directed to a compound of the following formula (I) inclusive of its salt ##STR1## wherein R1 represents either carboxy which may be esterified or amidated carboxy which may be substituted; R2 represen... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5932227 | Percutaneously administrable base composition and drug composition prepared therefrom A percutaneously administrable base composition which facilitates the percutaneous absorption of drugs and is remarkably reduced in the irritancy against the skin. The composition comprises 10-60 wt. % of lower alcohol, 10-50 wt. % of humectant, 10-70 wt.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5886045 | Remedy for allergic diseases in the region of the nose An anti-allergic pharmaceutical composition for nasal topical administration comprising an IgE antibody production inhibitor as an active ingredient, which is effective and safe in its nasal topical administration.... | 03/23/1999 |
