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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7463568 | Objective optical element and optical pickup apparatus An objective optical element of an optical pickup apparatus has a magnification m1 satisfying the following formula for a light flux of the wavelength λ1:−1/7≦m1≦−1/25 and |m1 | | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463562 | Method of recording temporary defect list on write-once recording medium, method of reproducing the temporary defect list, recording and/or reproducing apparatus, and the write-once recording medium A method of recording a temporary defect list on a write-once recording medium, a method of reproducing the temporary defect list, an apparatus for recording and/or reproducing the temporary defect list, and the write-once recording medium. The method of recording a... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463563 | Deficiency detecting apparatus for optical disk The present invention provides a deficiency detecting apparatus that can accurately detect dusts and deficiencies on an optical disk even when an emitting power of a laser light source changes. The deficiency detecting apparatus is provided with a deficiency detecti... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462155 | Objective determination of chronic pain in patients A method for objectively determining if a patient suffers chronic pain by initially observing a multiplicity of persons who are free of chronic pain and subjecting them to a given pain stimulus. Radiofrequency (RF) emissions generated by the brains of the persons wh... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460451 | Information-reproducing apparatus equipped with PLL circuit The present invention provides highly reliable PLL without influence of variations in amplitude of a reproduced signal or variations in inclination of an edge. An information-reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes a unit for detecting a ph... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7453785 | Method for generating a holograrm on a disc surface A method for generating a hologram on a disc surface provides for the use of calibration spots burned onto a disc with an accuracy greater than one half wavelength of light. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453784 | Information recording method, information recording apparatus, and optical information recording medium An information recording technique for forming a recording mark with a multi-pulse sequence, which is increased by one pulse with an irradiation power Pw for every increase of 2T in a temporal length nT of the recording mark is provided. Particularly, this technique... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7449774 | Semiconductor power module having an electrically insulating heat sink and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor power module includes a lead frame having a first portion at a first level, a second portion surrounding the first portion at a second level, and a plurality of terminals connected to the second portion. The semiconductor power module further include... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445605 | Detection of apex motion for monitoring cardiac dysfunction Systems, devices and methods for detecting and monitoring cardiac dysfunction. The devices include motion sensors for detecting signals representative of the total movement of the heart, and of the apex of the heart in particular. ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447542 | Three-dimensional monitoring of myographic activity A system comprising an electromyogram (EMG) system operative to sense electromyographic activity generated in a muscle, at least one position sensor, and a processor in communication with the EMG system and the at least one position sensor, the processor operative t... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441376 | Base isolation device for structure A base isolation device for a structure capable of efficiently and effectively suppressing the vibration of a structural body in surface outside direction, wherein a tension member having on overall length longer than an interval between support points provided on t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443775 | Method for recording data in optical recording medium, and apparatus for recording data in optical recording medium and optical recording medium It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for recording data in an optical recording medium which can form a recording mark having desired length and width in a write-once type optical recording medium. The method for recording data in an optical ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437859 | Method for producing objects, volumes, furniture modules and furniture, and articles produced by said method The invention relates to a method for producing objects, volumes, furniture modules and furniture as well as articles produced by said method that are composed of individual elements such as walls, panels, beams, legs, etc. The aim of the invention is to provide a m... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440365 | Recording method for recording data on a storage medium A recording method includes the steps of detecting whether unique information is recorded in a storage medium outside a predetermined area managed by a management data that manages data in a data area on a storage medium; generating unique information when in the de... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439568 | Vertical body-contacted SOI transistor A vertical field effect transistor (“FET”) is provided which includes a transistor body region and source and drain regions disposed in a single-crystal semiconductor-on-insulator (“SOI”) region of a substrate adjacent a sidewall of a trench. The substrate i... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436052 | Repatterned integrated circuit chip package A repatterned integrated circuit chip package which balances and/or reduces the package capacitance associated with the gain resistor terminals to reduce the degradation of common mode rejection with frequency. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433290 | Complex objective lens, optical head, optical information apparatus, computer, optical disk player, car navigation system, optical disk recorder, and optical disk server A complex objective lens composed of a hologram and an objective lens, capable of realizing stable and high-precision compatible reproducing/recording of a BD with a base thickness of about 0.1 mm for a blue light beam (wavelength λ1) and a DVD with a base t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432600 | System having semiconductor component with multiple stacked dice A system includes a semiconductor component having a base die and a secondary die flip chip mounted to the base die. The base die includes a set of stacking contacts for flip chip mounting the secondary die to the base die, and a set of interconnect contacts configu... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432575 | Two-layer electrical substrate for optical devices A high performance and small-scale circuitry substrate is described. The circuitry substrate includes a dielectric layer, a return plane attached to a bottom surface of the dielectric layer, and a plurality of return paths (ground) and signal lines that are attached... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426171 | Optical lens, condenser lens, optical pickup, and optical recording/reproducing apparatus Disclosed herein is an optical lens suitable for a near-field optical recording/reproducing system. A condenser lens, optical pickup, and optical recording/reproducing apparatus each using this optical lens are also disclosed. This optical lens is formed from an SiC... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421779 | Multilayer board manufacturing method A base material (20) is arranged on top of at least one first internal layer base material (10), and a second internal base material (30) is arranged underneath the base material (10). And thereafter a surface layer circuitry conductive f... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417937 | Optical pickup apparatus Astigmatism of a beam of first laser light is cancelled at a position separated from first optical element by a predetermined distance on an optical axis of the beam of first laser light by refracting to transmit the beam of the first laser light by being refracted ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417259 | Light-emitting device having light-emitting elements A light-emitting device operating on a high drive voltage and a small drive current. LEDs (1) are two-dimensionally formed on an insulating substrate (10) of e.g., sapphire monolithically and connected in series to form an LED array. Two such LED array... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410918 | Systems and methods for forming metal oxides using alcohols A method of forming (and an apparatus for forming) a metal oxide layer on a substrate, particularly a semiconductor substrate or substrate assembly, using a vapor deposition process, one or more alcohols, and one or more metal-containing precursor compounds. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395999 | Reinforced polymer panel and method for building construction A method and apparatus for manufacturing reinforced wall panels and reinforced roof panels and using the pre-manufactured reinforced wall and roof panels in the construction of a building structure at a building site. The reinforced wall and roof panels are molded u... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394107 | Light guide plate, surface light source device and display A guide plate has a back face provided with a great number of micro-reflectors which has a guide portion and a conversion output portion including a valley. The conversion output portion reflects twice input light P at inner slopes, generating inner output light Q d... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392621 | Patient care equipment transfer between hospital bed and architectural system An architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level has a headwall unit with a cavity, a ceiling unit, and a column coupled to the ceiling unit. The column is movable between a first position in which at least a majority of the column is situated in the cavity... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393759 | Semiconductor substrate, method for fabricating the same, and method for fabricating semiconductor device In a semiconductor substrate having a notch in an edge portion thereof, each of the two shoulder portions of the notch is configured as an arc and the difference in curvature between the two shoulder portions of the notch is not less than 0 mm and not more than 0.1 ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394135 | Dual source MOSFET for low inductance synchronous rectifier A dual source MOSFET comprises a large number of cells diffused into a substrate. The cells are divided into two regions with separate sources and gates but having a common drain connection, the substrate. It is preferred that the source regions be highly interdigit... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391684 | Optical disk recording/reproducing apparatus In a processing section 4, allowable gain-value range defining unit 41 measures a gain value k corresponding to a level ratio between an MPP signal and an SPP signal generated by a tracking error signal generating circuit 3 to define an allowabl... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387916 | Sharp corner lead frame An integrated circuit package lead frame, comprising a plurality of leads and a spine electrically connected to said plurality of leads, said spine comprising indentations between a pair of said leads. The indentations prevent the pair of leads from becoming electri... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388294 | Semiconductor components having stacked dice A semiconductor package component includes a base die and a secondary die flip chip mounted to the base die. The base die includes a set of stacking contacts for flip chip mounting the secondary die to the base die, and a set of interconnect contacts configured as a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383666 | Blast-resistant window A blast-resistant window assembly is provided. The assembly has a window, and first and second brackets. The window is fitted within an opening having at least one wall. The first bracket has a brace located adjacent the window, and a stop located adjacent the wall.... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380372 | Wall bracing system and method of supporting a wall In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a wall brace apparatus for use in supporting a damaged wall from the interior of a building basement is disclosed. The wall brace apparatus includes an alignment brace positioned between a floor b... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380373 | Truss gusset plate and roof anchor safety system A roof truss connector plate is provided comprising a mounting plate portion and an anchor portion extending from the mounting plate portion. The truss connector plate is a portion of a roof anchor safety system. The anchor portion of the truss connector plate allow... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378347 | Method of forming catalyst nanoparticles for nanowire growth and other applications Methods for forming a predetermined pattern of catalytic regions having nanoscale dimensions are provided for use in the growth of nanowires. The methods include one or more nanoimprinting steps to produce arrays of catalytic nanoislands or nanoscale regions of cata... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377077 | Grille shelter A grille shelter includes a housing comprising a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. A roof member is pivotally connected to a top edge of the housing and at least one pivoting panel is connected to one of the first side wall and second side wall. T... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374545 | Device for sampling blood droplets under vacuum conditions A blood extraction device (100) and method for withdrawing a controlled number of drops of blood from a patient, in whom there is created an incision of such dimension that blood does not freely flow therefrom. A release unit (160) urges drops of blood... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374484 | Lottery ticket security method In a method for manufacturing instant lottery tickets where book numbers and ticket numbers are printed on the tickets utilizing a dual security process such that the book numbers are shuffled in each pool before the tickets are printed to break the link between the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375403 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device according to the present invention comprises a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film which is composed of a material whose main component is a tetravalent metal oxide, a mixture of a tetravalent metal oxide and SiO2, or a ... | 05/20/2008 |
