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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8433862 | Storage system for adjusting asynchronous copy load based on cache activity rate A storage system comprises a remote side storage device comprising a cache memory, and a master side storage device comprising an asynchronous copy controller constructed and arranged so as to issue requests for storage of asynchronous copies to the remote side stor... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432612 | Wafer lens unit and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a wafer lens unit comprising a plurality of wafer lens arrays, wherein the wafer lens array comprises a plurality of lenses arranged in one dimension or two dimensions and a substrate interconnecting the lenses; and the neighboring wafer lens arrays are ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432508 | Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus which stores a panel unit in an internal space formed by a front cover and a rear cover include a nail part which is formed on one of side panels of the front cover or the rear cover, and is perpendicular to a plate face of the sid... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432190 | Semiconductor device with reduced power consumption A semiconductor device includes a reduced-power-consumption circuit block which includes first and second power lines, and a first circuit cell. The first circuit cell includes a first functional-element-free region. The first functional-element-free region includes... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432003 | Semiconductor device To suppress stress variation on a channel forming region, a semiconductor device includes an element isolating region on the semiconductor substrate principal surface, and an element forming region on the principal surface to be surrounded by the element isolating r... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431986 | Semiconductor device having three-dimensional transistor and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a silicon pillar formed substantially perpendicular to a principal surface of a silicon substrate, a first impurity diffusion layer and a second impurity diffusion layer arranged below and above the silicon pillar, respectively, a gat... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431963 | Field-effect transistor A field-effect transistor according to the present invention includes a silicon substrate that has a resistivity of not more than 0.02 Ω·cm, a channel layer that is formed on the silicon substrate and has a thickness of at least 5 μm, a barrier layer that is form... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431957 | Audio dosage control A method for controlling consumer exposure to audio dosage for a composite audio signal, the method comprising: sampling the composite audio signal; transforming the sampled audio signal, using a fast fourier transform algorithm, to produce a signal representative o... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431763 | Separation method of aromatic compounds comprising simulated moving bed xylene mixture pre-treatment process and additional xylene isomerization process Disclosed is a method for separating aromatic compounds using a simulated moving bed adsorptive chromatography, comprising a sulfolan process that is a non-aromatic compound removing process, a benzene/toluene fractionation process, an aromatic compound fractionatio... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431725 | Purification of lactide rich streams A method for the purification or recovery of lactide rich streams by the combination of a suspension-based melt crystallization process with a subsequent separation of the pure lactide crystals in a wash column is disclosed. ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431447 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with a front-end insulating layer interposed between a semiconductor layer and an insulating substrate A semiconductor device in which a semiconductor layer is formed on an insulating substrate with a front-end insulating layer interposed between the semiconductor layer and the insulating substrate is provided which is capable of preventing action of an impurity cont... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431190 | Method for depositing hard metallic coatings A method for depositing a hard metallic chrome coating or similar metal by chemical vapor deposition on a metallic substrate, includes: a) preparing a solution containing, in an oxygen-free solvent, i) a molecular compound of the bis(arene) family that's a precursor... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431170 | Antimicrobial composition with low cytotoxicity A composition having antimicrobial activity is provided. The composition includes a compound mixture obtained from pulverized and/or extracted wood material that contains polyphenols (i) lignans, (ii) stilbenes and (iii) oligomers of lignans, stilbenes juvabiones or... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8430323 | Electronic device and associated method An electronic device that includes a first and second interfaces adapted to establish communication with an external electronic entity, an element for processing a secret value, that is adapted to react to reception of a message via either interface, and a control e... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8430101 | Plastic frame for an intrauterine device An intrauterine device (IUD) for delivering bioactive substances in the uterine cavity includes a plastic frame affixed to a drug delivery compartment. The frame retains the IUD in the uterine cavity and prevents displacement and expulsion. The frame is shaped like ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8429850 | Method and device for growing a plant Method and device for growing a plant. In particular, a device intended for accommodating the quick-growing stem of tomato, cucumber and sweet pepper plants. It is proposed to wind up the stem from the bottom in such a manner that the plant continuously extends in t... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8429266 | System for measuring audience of media on at least one internet communication network The present invention relates to a system for measuring audience of media on at least one communication network like an Internet communication network. The audience measurement system operates on a collection of networks comprising at least one communication ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8428907 | Jitter calculating device, jitter calculating method and jitter calculating program A path of a signal extends from an initial point through first and second cells to an end point. The signal is supplied as a first signal to the first cell and outputted therefrom as a second signal. The signal is supplied as a third signal to the second cell and ou... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8428434 | Video reproducing apparatus, video display system and record medium Provided herein are: a data acquiring unit which acquires a plurality of angle video data equal or less than the angle video data and relative display position information from a recording unit which records the plurality of angle video data corresponding to the plu... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8428321 | Medical image processing apparatus and method, as well as program An analysis purpose of first and second medical images, which are obtained by carrying out dual energy imaging using two types of radiations having different energies, is determined. A composition ratio of the first and second medical images depending on the determi... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8427915 | Method and apparatus for recording information in optical storage medium, and multi-layer optical storage medium To record information as an array of optically changed portions arranged along a track in an optical storage medium, a pulsed laser beam is emitted toward the optical storage medium while causing at least one of the optical storage medium and the pulsed laser beam t... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8427620 | Liquid crystal display device and electronic apparatus using the same and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display device of IPS mode includes an array of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern by crossing a plurality of video signal lines and a plurality of scanning signal lines each other. Each of the pixels is provided with at least a switching element. ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8427601 | Liquid crystal display with narrow angular range of incident light A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel in the pixel electrode and common electrodes formed within a pixel comprise repeating structures. The angular range of light incident from the light source is narrower along a direction of the repeating struct... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8427476 | System and method for automatically adjusting visual setting of display device A display system for improving visual comfort and a method of adaptively adjusting resolution of a display device are provided. The display system includes a display device, a memory, an image sensor, a face recognition unit, a distance detection unit, and a control... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8427181 | Floating front-end amplifier and one-wire measuring devices A follower amplifier with power supply biased by a controlled voltage source such that the power supply potentials are, for the frequencies of interest, as close as possible to the potential of the follower output. There is proposed a front-end electronic circuit fo... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8427006 | Device for disconnecting at least one appliance from the electrical mains, which provides at least one override operating mode, a configurable device, system and configuration method According to a first aspect, the invention relates to a device 1 for saving electric energy providing at least one override operating mode. With the invention it is possible to handle in a particularly optimized way the power supply of appliances such as for ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426999 | Energy generator with moving diaphragm placed inside duct A generator for generating energy from a moving fluid, the generator including a duct of walls that include two faceplates (1) between which a diaphragm (5) is placed so as to be subjected to the action of a stream of fluid penetrating between the two ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426975 | Semiconductor device having wiring layer with a wide wiring and fine wirings Provided is a semiconductor device having a wiring layer formed of damascene wiring. The semiconductor device includes: a first wiring having a width equal to or larger than 0.5 μm; a second wiring adjacent to the first wiring and arranged with a space less than 0.... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426903 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same There are provided: a silicon pillar that is formed almost perpendicularly to a main surface of a substrate; first and second impurity diffused layers that are arranged in a lower part and an upper part of the silicon pillar, respectively; a gate electrode that is a... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426749 | Electromagnetic shielding film and optical filter An electromagnetic shielding film comprises a conductive portion and an opening portion, and a moire preventing part is formed in the opening portion. The moire preventing part may be formed approximately at the center of the opening portion, and may be formed on a ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426647 | Process for the reduction of a tertiary phosphine oxide to the corresponding tertiary phosphine in the presence of a catalyst and use of a tertiary phosphine for reducing a tertiary phosphine oxide in the presence of a catalyst A process for the conversion of a tertiary phosphine oxide to the corresponding tertiary phosphine includes reacting the tertiary phosphine oxide with a reducing tertiary phosphine, in the presence of a catalyst that catalyzes the conversion. ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426504 | Hardenable epoxy resin composition The epoxy resin composition of the present invention is characterized in that a polyamide compound having a moiety derived from a hydroxyl substituted aromatic amine having a phenolic hydroxyl group adjacent to an amino group is used as an epoxy resin hardener. ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426322 | Method for producing semiconductor device and semiconductor device In a method for producing a semiconductor device, two or more kinds of organic siloxane compound materials each having a cyclic SiO structure as a main skeleton and having different structures are mixed and thereafter vaporized. Alternatively, those two or more kind... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426139 | Polypeptides for identifying in vitro and preventing staphyloccocal infections on joint prostheses and other implanted foreign materials The invention concerns novel polypeptides, or parts or variants of the novel polypeptides, the use of sequences encoding the polypeptides and the use of antibodies directed against the polypeptides in the field of in vitro diagnosis of a Staphylococcus epidermidi... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426007 | Laminate with local reinforcement A laminate of metal layers and plastic bonding layers situated between the metal layers includes two external metal layers extending substantially continuously and at least one internal metal layer. At least one of the internal metal layers has at least one opening,... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8426005 | Optical information recording medium A super-resolution optical information recording medium comprises a super-resolution layer and a recording layer which are laminated on a support substrate, wherein the super-resolution layer is provided with properties consisting of a first state to maintain a soli... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8425862 | Automated system for detecting the fixation of biomolecules on a sample in three dimensions The system has a plurality of dishes (1) for receiving at least one sample, each dish having a perforated base (2) enabling liquid reagents or solutions to pass continuously therethrough, the dishes being superposed in a confining tube (5); a ci... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8425677 | Aqueous adhesive composition containing a mixture based on legume starch An aqueous adhesive composition intended for assembly of corrugated cardboard, consisting of a primary part and a secondary part, wherein the secondary part is made from a mixture including at least one legume starch and at least one cereal and/or tuber starch. A pr... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8425547 | Disposable skin pricker A lancet body for a skin pricker has resiliently flexible fingers (9) with outwardly splayed tips (10). The device is fired by pressing a trigger (13) and a spring (5) urges the lancet forwards and the fingers (9) flex inwards as t... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8425475 | Sanitary apparatus for intestinal cleansing A sanitary apparatus for intestinal cleansing to be attached to a water faucet (R), comprises a faucet filter (2), a quick coupling (3) connectable to the faucet filter (2) and containing a pressure-relief device. A spiral hose (4) connec... | 04/23/2013 |
