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A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185363 | System and methods for determining size, and method for producing a size-determining system The invention concerns a size-determining system and method of size grading type, used in particular to determine sizes, and a method to produce the system for a product to be worn on parts of the body. The method to produce the system includes selecting principal m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184719 | Water ring decoding method A water ring decoding method of processing a data string into a restored data set, such as a video image frame, is disclosed. The restored data set is organized with at least one restored origin enveloped by a plurality of nested restored environs successively surro... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184718 | Water ring decoding apparatus A water ring decoding apparatus configured to process a data string into a restored data set, such as a video image frame, is disclosed. The restored data set is organized with at least one restored origin enveloped by a plurality of nested restored environs success... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184717 | Water ring encoding apparatus A water ring encoding apparatus configured to process an initial data set, such as a video image frame, is disclosed. The water ring encoding apparatus includes a a scanner and an encoder. The initial data set is organized with at least one initial origin enveloped ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184702 | Method for encoding/decoding a video sequence based on hierarchical B-picture using adaptively-adjusted GOP structure Provided is a method for performing hierarchical B picture-based coding on a video sequence using the structure of adaptively divided group of pictures (GOP). The method includes the steps of, for each predefined 2N frame-sized group of pictures (GOP) of ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184153 | Method and apparatus for defining and reconstructing ROIs in scalable video coding A multiple ROI (region of interest) setting method and apparatus in scalable video coding and an ROI reconstructing method and apparatus are provided. The multiple ROI setting apparatus includes: an ROI setting unit which sets at least one or more ROIs and allocates... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183986 | Toll transponder with deactivation means A transponder of an interrogator and toll highway system has a non-electronically activated switch for a first state in which the transponder is in an “active” mode and a second state in which the transponder to be in an “inactive” mode. A non-electronic han... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183724 | Cooled electric generator with tubes embedded in the cover thereof A cooling electric generator with pipes embedded in its housing which includes mechanisms for generating electrical power from the motor torque provided by a wind turbine rotor, and with an external housing comprised of a cylindrical casing (23) and side shie... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183689 | Printed circuit board and flip chip package using the same with improved bump joint reliability A printed circuit board and a flip chip package using the same are designed to minimize thermal stress due to different thermal coefficients present in areas having metal lines and solder resist versus other areas on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit bo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183453 | Interventive-diagnostic device Apparatus for improving health of a user is provided, including a first sensor, adapted to measure a first physiological variable, which is indicative of a voluntary action of the user. A second sensor is adapted to measure a second physiological variable, which is ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182232 | Wind generator blade with divergent trailing edge A wind turbine blade having an aerodynamic profile (5) with a leading edge (11), a trailing edge (13) and suction and pressure sides (17, 19) between the leading edge (11) and the trailing edge (13) which has, on at least on... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182006 | Cylinder lock having a reinforcement structure coupled to an outer rose disc A cylinder lock includes an outer rose disc having a middle opening, two locking holes, and an annular lateral rim formed with opposite engagement elements, a reinforcement structure having a first plate section that has a central hole aligned with the middle openin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182005 | Cylinder lock with reinforcements to improve structural strength A cylinder lock includes a shell that has an enlarged tubular section, and a constricted tubular section. A retractor case that contains a latch retractor for retracting a latch is disposed within the enlarged tubular section. An inner surface of the enlarged tubula... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181748 | Lifting device for the assembly of a wind turbine Lifting device for the assembly of a wind turbine of which the top part of the tower (21) is fixed to the supporting structure (32) located above the upper platform (31) of the lifting device (3). The sections (221) of the lower pa... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660532 | Vacuum cleaner | 05/22/2012 |
| D660337 | Digital camera | 05/22/2012 |
| D660325 | Refrigerator | 05/22/2012 |
| D660314 | Display screen of a communications terminal with a graphical user interface with question and answer icons | 05/22/2012 |
| D660256 | Radiator for an electronic device | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181224 | Method for recognizing information flow and detecting information leakage by analyzing user's behaviors A method for analyzing user's behaviors is provided. API function call patterns occurring when operations on various objects are performed on a computer system are configured with contexts. User's behaviors are recognized as associations between the contexts and sys... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181127 | Standardization of assist pattern inserted into outermost pattern for enhancing depth of focus margin A method for processing optical proximity correction is disclosed which eliminates a need for repeated implementation of experiments and result in a reducing the processing time as compared to trial and error. Furthermore, the method can realize an optimal insertion... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180005 | Apparatus and method for selecting optimal signal using auxiliary equalization in diversity receiver Provided are an apparatus and method for selecting an optimal signal using auxiliary equalization in a diversity receiver. The optimal signal selecting apparatus includes: a plurality of sync recovery units for extracting sync information from baseband signals, whic... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179623 | Method for producing a color filter A color filter including a transparent substrate; a light shielding part formed on the transparent substrate and contains at least a light shielding material and a resin; and a colored layer formed in the opening part of the light shielding part on the transparent s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179588 | Switchable mirror element, and switchable mirror component and insulating glass each incorporating the switchable mirror element A switchable mirror element includes a switchable layer having a chromic property enabling the switchable layer to be reversibly changed from a transparent state by hydrogenation and a mirror state by dehydrogenation, and a catalytic layer disposed on the switchable... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179500 | Polarization film A polarization film comprising at least a polarization layer subject to a laminating treatment along a predetermined laminating direction, wherein the polarization film further comprises an adhesive layer that is capable of being affixed onto a base and has a maxima... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178975 | Semiconductor package with pad parts electrically connected to bonding pads through re-distribution layers The semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor chip module having multiple adjacently arranged or integrally formed semiconductor chips each with a bonding pad group and a connection member electrically connecting each of the bonding pads included in the first ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178921 | Semiconductor device having reduced standby leakage current and increased driving current and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having an active region which includes a gate forming zone and an isolation region; an isolation layer formed in the isolation region of the semiconductor substrate to expose side surfaces of a portion of the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178374 | Thin film patterning method and method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device A thin film patterning method comprising: depositing a first thin film and applying a photoresist layer on the first thin film; exposing and developing the photoresist layer to define first, second and third regions, wherein the photoresist layer in the first region... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178356 | Method for evaluation of performance of percolation tanks using environmental chloride as a tracer Naturally present chloride concentration in natural water is utilized for the development of the technique to gauge the performance of percolation tanks in space and time. The chloride mass balance technique is simple, sensitive, reliable and yet powerful enough to ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178201 | Electroconductive particle comprising graphene-coated polymer particle, anisotropic conductive film comprising same and method of making thereof An electroconductive particle that includes (a) a polymer microparticle, and (b) a graphene coating layer grafted on the polymer microparticle, which has improved long-term stability of the conductivity, surface conductivity, durability, and thermal resistance, and ... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659920 | Vacuum cleaner | 05/15/2012 |
| D659732 | Camcorder | 05/15/2012 |
| D659664 | Mobile phone | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175776 | System and method for controlling automatic leveling of heavy equipment A system and method for controlling automatic leveling heavy construction equipment. The system has a lower frame and an upper frame, the lower frame having a traveling unit, and the upper frame being tiltably and swingably connected to the lower frame. The system c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175299 | Condenser microphone mountable on main PCB A condenser microphone mountable on a main PCB includes a cylinder-shaped case having opened and closed sides; a first metal ring inserted into the case; a disk-shaped back plate having a sound hole to be connected electrically to the case through the first metal ri... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175149 | Method and apparatus for controlling bitrate of scalable video stream Provided is a method and apparatus for controlling a bit-rates in which an amount of generated bits is adjusted according to the complexity of each frame, and a bit-rate within a frame can be further effectively adjusted by applying different quantization parameter ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174876 | Fusion memory device embodied with phase change memory devices having different resistance distributions and data processing system using the same A fusion memory device having phase change memory devices that have different resistance distributions and a corresponding data processing system is presented. The fusion memory device includes a first and a second phase change memory group arranged on the same chip... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173497 | Semiconductor device preventing floating body effect in a peripheral region thereof and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device having a cell region and a peripheral region includes an silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate having a stack structure of a silicon substrate, a buried insulation layer, and a silicon layer. An epi-silicon layer is formed in the buried insulat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173376 | Method for identifying compounds for treatment of pain Methods and products for the attenuation or treatment of pain and the reduction of nociception are described. The methods and products are based on the modulation of CNS intracellular chloride levels. The methods and products may also relate to modulation of the act... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172933 | Ink set An ink set includes a cyan ink composition containing C.I. pigment blue 15:6 or C.I. pigment blue 60 as a pigment and a magenta ink composition containing at least one quinacridone pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. pigment violet 19, C.I. pigment re... | 05/08/2012 |
