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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7631049 | Content providing device and device for browsing provided content A teleconference system is large-scale. In the present invention, an IM server provides instant message service to a first client, a second client and a content providing device. The first client adds position information of a first cursor to an instant message and ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7614801 | Optical axis adjusting method, optical module producing method, optical axis adjusting apparatus, and optical module An optical axis adjusting method for adjusting a tilt angle of an optical axis in two regions optically coupled in a holding member includes the steps of: roughly adjusting the optical axis by irradiating a first region on the holding member with a laser beam; and f... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7583528 | Magnetic memory device, method for writing into magnetic memory device and method for reading magnetic memory device A magnetic memory device includes a first signal line (BL) and a second signal line (/BL) extended column-wise; a third signal line (WL) extended row-wise; a memory cell including a first parallelly connected set which is disposed at the intersection of the first si... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7579915 | Electronic circuit An electronic circuit includes: a control circuit that controls the gain of a transimpedance amplifier by taking part of an input current to be input to the transimpedance amplifier, based on the output voltage of the transimpedance amplifier; and a PIN diode that i... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7462330 | Exhaust gas treatment apparatus A liquid column type exhaust gas treatment apparatus comprising a spray header (2) for injecting an absorbing solution upward in an absorption tower (1), wherein exhaust gas introduced from a lower part of the absorption tower (1) and the absorb... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7446848 | Optical element, condensing backlight system and liquid crystal display An optical element of the invention comprises at least two laminated circular-polarization-type-reflection polarizers (a) whose wavelength bands for selective reflection of polarized light overlap one another, wherein the at least ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7410812 | Manufacture of semiconductor device having insulation film of high dielectric constant A method contains the steps of (a) heating a silicon substrate in a reaction chamber; and (b) supplying film-forming gas containing source gas, nitridizing gas, and nitridation enhancing gas to a surface of the heated silicon substrate, to deposit on the silicon sub... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406722 | Automatic faucet for lavatory unit of aircraft The invention provides an improved automatic faucet for a lavatory unit of an aircraft. A body 110 of an automatic faucet 100 has on its lower left side (seen from the front) a liquid soap dispenser outlet 200, and the dispenser outlet 200 | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407860 | Method of fabricating a complementary semiconductor device having a strained channel p-transistor Compression stress applying portions 20 of SiGe film are formed in the source/drain regions of the p-MOSA region 30a. Then, impurities are implanted in the p-MOS region 30a and the n-MOS region 30b to form shallow jun... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409419 | Apparatus for controlling outputting of web data and method for outputting web data An apparatus for controlling outputting of web data including: a receiving section (2) for receiving direction information of a direction to output web data, which direction information has been issued by a user; a web data obtaining section (3) for ob... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7361600 | Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus having a built-in inspection apparatus and a device manufacturing method using said manufacturing apparatus According to the present invention, a chemical and mechanical polishing apparatus (100) for a sample such as a wafer includes a built-in inspection apparatus (25) incorporated therein. The polishing apparatus (100) further comprises a load unit ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7346262 | Video recorder/reproducer and video recording/reproducing method using a recording stop request A video recorder/reproducer comprises means for continuing, when a recording stop request is inputted during a recording operation, an operation for reading out data from a memory and an operation for recording the data on a recording medium but stopping the writing... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7324181 | Non-absorbing polarization color filter and liquid crystal display incorporating the same The present invention relates to the field of color filters, in particular, to a non-absorbing polarization color filters and to high-brightness color liquid crystal display panel with improved image contrast employing non-absorbing polarization color filters and li... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316118 | Expansion valve To provide an expansion valve having a low-pressure passage that is bent at right angles therein, which is reduced in untoward noise and noise of the flow of refrigerant generated when the refrigerant passes through the low-pressure passage. In an intersecting porti... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311412 | Liquid container There are disclosed a cap or lid for a container which has a light emitter that generates zestful reflected light enabling recognition of a content even in a dark place, a container to which a light emitter is attached to generate zestful reflected light, a base mem... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301591 | Liquid crystal display device wherein the number of light emitting elements activated differs depending on whether display is performed by the first or second liquid crystal panel A liquid crystal display device has first and second liquid crystal panels (101, 102) mainly comprising liquid crystal cells (107, 108), respectively, disposed back to back to enable the visual recognition of the liquid crystal panels (101, 102)... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285892 | Stator having teeth with a projecting portion extending outwardly from a winding portion and a yoke portion In the field of stators including divided tooth-shaped iron cores and core back iron cores, a stator is provided in which the tooth-shaped iron cores and the core back iron cores can be easily connected to each other, and the tooth-shaped iron cores and the core bac... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284037 | Survey method Provided is a generation and implementation system for the survey program, in which multi-faceted questions are easily generated as a survey program and distributed to portable terminals, a survey can be performed in a non-communicating state, and survey results of ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7219227 | Data distribution system and recording device and data provision device used therefor A license server (10) includes a CRL database (306) holding a revocation list recording therein classes predetermined corresponding respectively to a memory device, such as a memory card, and a content reproduction circuit, such as a cellular phone, th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215786 | Robot acoustic device and robot acoustic system A robot auditory apparatus and system are disclosed which are made capable of attaining active perception upon collecting a sound from an external target with no influence received from noises generated interior of the robot such as those emitted from the robot driv... | 05/08/2007 |
| PP17583 | Nectarine tree named ‘Nectaprima’ A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘Nectaprima’, has fruit of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, a semi-sweet yellow flesh of high eating quality and an attractive, very high percentage red skin. The tree is of mediu... | 04/10/2007 |
| PP17582 | Nectarine tree name ‘Nectaroyal’ A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘Nectaroyal’, has fruit of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, a semi-sweet yellow flesh of high eating quality and an attractive, very high percentage red skin. The tree is of mediu... | 04/10/2007 |
| PP17581 | Nectarine tree named ‘Nectagala’ A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘Nectagala’, has fruit of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, a semi-sweet yellow flesh of high eating quality and an attractive, very high percentage red skin. The tree is of medium... | 04/10/2007 |
| PP17584 | Nectarine tree named ‘Nectapink’ A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘Nectapink’, has fruit of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, a semi-sweet yellow flesh of high eating quality and an attractive, very high percentage red skin. The tree is of medium... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7173445 | Sensor for inspection instrument and inspection instrument Disclosed is an inspection sensor and inspection apparatus capable of accurately inspecting the shape of a conductive pattern. A sensor element 12a includes an MOSFET, and an aluminum electrode (AL) serving as a passive element 80. The passive e... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7115444 | Semiconductor device with improved heat dissipation, and a method of making semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a heat dissipation member for dissipating heat generated by the semiconductor chip, and a coupling member which thermally couples the semiconductor chip to the heat dissipation member, wherein the coupling member... | 10/03/2006 |
| D528683 | Rear combination lamp for an automobile | 09/19/2006 |
| D525180 | Front bumper for an automobile | 07/18/2006 |
| 7064047 | Semiconductor device having a ball grid array and a fabrication process thereof A semiconductor device has a resin package layer on a principal surface of a semiconductor chip, on which a number of bump electrodes are formed, wherein the semiconductor device has a chamfer surface or a stepped surface on a top edge part such that the external sh... | 06/20/2006 |
| D523024 | Engine for an airplane | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055341 | High efficiency cooling system and heat absorbing unit The cooling system allows the liquid coolant discharged from the pump to flow into the evaporation chamber. The liquid coolant passes through the atomizer. Minute droplets of the atomized coolant is discharged from the atomizer into the evaporation chamber. The minu... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055150 | Printer firmware installation method, printer and printer system An install apparatus installs printer firmware to a printer through a network in the background of normal print jobs. The Printer (4) includes a storage means (22) to store the firmware consisting of a plurality of blocks, and a processing means (20... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042164 | Self light emitting display device In order to realize, at a low cost, the function of an indicator which is brought to a light emitting state during a wait state, a panel 1 as a display section is constituted by self light emitting elements E11–Enm for example by organic EL elements,... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038393 | Drive device for light-emitting display panel A drive device for a light-emitting display panel, having the more extended light-emitting life of an EL element, is provided. Drive switches SX1 to SXn select a reverse direction voltage −V immediately after starting of scanning to supply the voltage −V ... | 05/02/2006 |
