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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939834 | Light- emitting device A light-emitting device includes a substrate having an epitaxial-forming surface and a back surface opposite to the epitaxial-forming surface, the substrate being formed with a recess indented from the back surface, the back surface having a recessed portion that de... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931812 | TiO2 nanostructures, membranes and films, and applications of same The present invention relates to applications of TiO2-containing, macro-sized nanostructures in the fields including photocatalysis, information writing-erasing-rewriting, microfiltration, controlled drug release, and tire making. In one aspect, the prese... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927937 | Fabrication of large grain polycrystalline silicon film by nano aluminum-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for fabricating a polycrystalline silicon film. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate having a thermally-grown silicon dioxide layer, forming an amorphous silicon film on the... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924222 | Method for obtaining precise intermediate frequency of global positioning system (GPS) A method for obtaining a precise intermediate frequency for a global positioning system (GPS) is applied in a GPS receiver having a radio frequency (RF) module. Using a satellite signal received by the RF module, ephemeris data of a satellite is completely obtained,... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7909655 | Connector jack with reduced host PCB footprint assembly-thereof and fabrication method of the same A connector jack with reduced host PCB footprint and an assembly of the same are provided. The provided connector jack is constructed based on a housing defining at least a front face with a plug receiving cavity on the surface thereof and with a plurality of electr... | 03/22/2011 |
| D634738 | RFID antenna | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899512 | System and method for surgical instrument disablement via image-guided position feedback A system for selectively disabling a surgical instrument operating in a surgical site of a region of interest of a living subject. In one embodiment, the system includes means for noninvasively placing a number of fiducial markers in an anatomic space of the region ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898601 | System and apparatus for selectively terminating a video signal based on the presence or absence of a terminating device A system and apparatus are provided for selectively terminating an analog video signal depending on whether or not a terminating device is present. A conditional terminator receives an analog video signal from a video input and terminates the video signal in the abs... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7826227 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device is disposed in an electronic device and performs thermal exchange with an electronic component of the electronic device. The heat dissipation device includes a heat sink and a plurality of fluttering slices. The heat sink is attached on the... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7794469 | Adjustable universal surgical platform A surgical platform usable for performing a surgical procedure. In one embodiment, the surgical platform comprises a base portion configured to receive at least one probe; a plurality of adjustable legs configured to support the base portion, each adjustable legs ha... | 09/14/2010 |
| D621833 | Display | 08/17/2010 |
| D621401 | Display | 08/10/2010 |
| D621400 | Display | 08/10/2010 |
| D620937 | Display | 08/03/2010 |
| D620936 | Display | 08/03/2010 |
| D620934 | Display | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736276 | Illuminating wrist exerciser An illuminating wrist exerciser includes upper and lower casing members, a ring, a rotor, a magnetic element, an illumination control circuit board, a plurality of illuminators, and a coil holder. The upper and lower casing members mate each other to form an interio... | 06/15/2010 |
| D617318 | RFID antenna | 06/08/2010 |
| 7713733 | Device and methods for detecting the response of a plurality of cells to at least one analyte of interest An apparatus and methods for detecting at least one analyte of interest either produced or consumed by a plurality of cell. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes the steps of providing a housing defining a chamber, placing a plurality of ce... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704745 | Apparatus and methods for monitoring the status of a metabolically active cell An apparatus and methods for monitoring the status of a cell that consumes oxygen. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes the steps of confining the cell in a sensing volume, measuring dynamically intracellular or extracellular signaling of ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699656 | Lamp holder having a wire clamp A lamp holder for holding a lamp and supplying power into the lamp includes a pair of pins for connecting with a power supply, a pair of electric leads for connecting with the lamp, a wire clamp, and a base for accommodating the wire clamp and securing the pair of p... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7591473 | Folding bicycle The present invention discloses a folding bicycle, wherein a folding joint is installed on the beam, and the rear fork is hinged with the frame via a hinge axle, on the rear fork is installed a support bar which rests against the frame; and wherein the beam is S-sha... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7572996 | Keyswitch structure The invention discloses a keyswitch, which includes a substrate, a plurality of switches, a keycap, and at least one support. The switches are fixed on the substrate. The keycap thereof defines a bottom surface, which has a plurality of protruding portions, each of ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7569982 | Light source for a flat display A planar photoluminescent lamp. In one embodiment, the planar photoluminescent lamp includes a plurality of barrier walls defining a plurality of channels, wherein each channel is with an axis and formed with a resistive portion characterized by a width, Ar | 08/04/2009 |
| 7567228 | Multi switch pixel design using column inversion data driving A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel with power consumption reduction and methods of driving same. In one embodiment, the LCD panel includes a pixel matrix, a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines. Each pair of two neighboring scanning lines defi... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563120 | Electrical connector The invention discloses an electrical connector comprising a base, a cover, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a rotatable pin and a pushing blade. At least two columns are bias disposed on the rotatable pin. The column which is near the cover is di... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7548419 | Electronic device with switch module An electronic device with switch module includes a first body and a second body which pivot together to be closed. The first body has a buckling member. The second body has a catching member, an actuating member, an ejecting member, and a through hole disposed corre... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543525 | Automobile clutch booster A clutch booster usable for an automobile having a clutch. In one embodiment, the clutch booster includes a booster member coupled with the clutch for engaging or disengaging the clutch from the engine of the vehicle in response to a force applied to the clutch of t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7539153 | Method and apparatus for longest prefix matching based on a trie The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for longest prefix matching. The method includes (A) reading a current-level trie node (TNODE) in the trie, (B) determining whether an offset field of the TNODE indicates that a matched prefix exists in an upper... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7486335 | Apparatus and method for displaying and controlling an annularity-type OSD menu in an image display device An apparatus for displaying and controlling an annularity-type OSD menu in an image display device includes a key input unit (10), a control unit (11), an OSD menu generation unit (12), a storage unit (13), an image signal output unit ( | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485993 | Direct current brushless vibration motor A direct current (DC) brushless vibration motor includes an inductive coil as the stator, and a magnetic element, which has a plurality of coplanar magnetic poles, as the rotor. The inductive coil is a single annular coil formed by a singly-wound conductive wire. Th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485833 | Rare earth element contained substrate for heat generating device A rare earth element contained substrate for heat generating device contains the rare earth elements, compounds of the rare earth elements, or rare earth minerals so as to heighten its withstanding temperature and improve its heat dissipation. The substrate is also ... | 02/03/2009 |
| D585794 | Power wheelchair | 02/03/2009 |
| 7481569 | Direct type backlight module A direct type backlight module includes a frame, at least an optical sheet, and at least a light guide source. The frame includes a plurality of peripheral sidewalls, at least one holding portion defined in a top of the sidewalls, and an elastic member defined in th... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480986 | Apparatus for feeding components from packaged component band An apparatus for feeding components from a packaged component band includes a stand defining a platform allowing the packaged component band passing therealong, a first guiding unit installable to the stand beside the platform, and a second guiding unit installable ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7483263 | Computer enclosure A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a cover (100) and a resilient member (80) attached to the base and compressed by the cover. The base has a latching portion (68) disposed thereon. The cover is adapted to being mounted to the bas... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7484156 | Apparatus and method for testing PS/2 interface An apparatus for automatic testing of a PS/2 interface includes a micro controller unit, a PS/2 port, and a plurality of LEDs. The micro controller unit is coupled with both a data pin and a clock pin of the PS/2 interface. The LEDs coupled to the micro controller u... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480985 | CPU pickup device A CPU pickup device for mounting a CPU (50) to a socket (61) includes a main body (10), a suction piece (20) and a positioning mechanism (30). The suction piece is attached to the main body. The suction piece includes a suction cup... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482544 | Lift chair and a chair base frame with an actuator for use therewith An actuator usable in a support frame for use in a lift chair. In one embodiment, the actuator has a housing, a reversible electric motor positioned in the housing, a worm that connects with a worm wheel, wherein the worm is driven by the electric reversible motor i... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7483359 | Optical pickup head and information recording and/or reproducing apparatus incorporating same An optical pickup head (100) for a high density recording and/or reproducing device compatible with first and second optical recording media. The pickup head includes a first light source (11) emitting first light beams with a first wavelength, a secon... | 01/27/2009 |
