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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802874 | Restrictors with structure to prevent back flow and inkjet head having the same A restrictor with a structure to prevent a back flow of ink and an inkjet head including the restrictor. In the inkjet head, an ink channel is formed in a channel plate, and the ink channel includes an ink inlet, a plurality of pressure chambers, a manifold, a plura... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802875 | Liquid ejection head and recording apparatus An ink jet recording head includes a plurality of ejection outlets for ejecting liquid; individual liquid chambers communicating with the plurality of ejection outlets; ejection energy generating elements, provided correspondingly to associated ones of the individua... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802876 | Actuator unit and manufacturing method thereof, and liquid ejection head An actuator unit for applying pressure to liquid in each of pressure chambers formed in a passage unit includes a piezoelectric layer; a common electrode formed on one surface of the piezoelectric layer to be positioned over the pressure chambers; and electric field... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802877 | Ink cartridge and recording apparatus The ink cartridge includes an ink supply port formed at a position, offset to one side, of a wall configuring an ink container body; a positioning projecting portion, formed on one wall out of two opposing walls adjacent the wall, whose upper surface and side portio... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802878 | Liquid droplet ejection mechanism and image forming apparatus The liquid droplet ejection mechanism includes: a first ink tank and a second ink tank which store ink; a plurality of ink chamber units which are capable of ejecting the ink; a first common flow channel which connects the first ink tank with the plurality of ink ch... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802879 | Ink refill unit for a print engine having a compression arrangement with actuation means operable by a controller of the print engine Provided is an ink refill unit for a print engine. The unit includes a body assembly defining an ink ejection port at one end thereof, a compressible tank located inside said body assembly, and a compression arrangement for compressing the bellows tank. The compress... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802880 | Solid ink stick with canted surface An ink stick for use in a phase change ink imaging device comprises an ink stick body having a leading surface, a trailing surface, and a top surface. The top surface has a front edge that is rearwardly offset from a top edge of the leading surface, and a back edge ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802881 | Ink set for ink-jet recording, ink-jet recording method, and ink-jet recording apparatus A water-based ink set for ink-jet recording includes: the infrared absorptive ink that contains the antimony-tin composite oxide fine particles and water; and the color ink that contains the coloring agent and water. The water-based ink set for ink-jet recording is ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802882 | Printing apparatus, target transport device, and target transport method A target transport device includes a transport belt that transports a target from an upstream side to a downstream side, a support member that supports the target transported by the transport belt over the transport belt, a heating unit that heats the support member... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802883 | Cosmetic contact lenses having a sparkle effect The invention provides sparkle additives useful in producing cosmetic lenses, and lenses produced using the sparkle additives that produce a sparkle-effect when the lens is viewed on-eye. The sparkle effect is produced while, at the same time, maintaining the natura... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802884 | Compact ocular fundus camera Embodiments of a compact camera for imaging the ocular fundus are described. In some embodiments, the camera is a light, handheld camera that acquires a plurality of images of the fundus. The camera can be configured to acquire images manually or automatically. A mo... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802885 | Imaging unit for ophthalmological devices, in particular, for fundus cameras and method for the use thereof A stripe pattern of known distance is imaged on the ocular fundus by the imaging unit for opthalmological devices. This makes it possible to carry out absolute measurements of distances and objects at the ocular fundus with knowledge of the initial values serving as... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802886 | Ophthalmic apparatus An ophthalmic apparatus has an optical system for presenting a target to an examinee's eye through a lens, an optical system placed in an optical path of the target presenting optical system, for correcting a refractive error of the eye seeing the target, a switchin... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802887 | System and method for improved 3-D rendering in 3-D rendering volume A wiremap projector apparatus for projecting moving three-dimensional images within a three-dimensional viewing space. The wiremap projector apparatus includes an array of wires disposed within a three-dimensional viewing space defined between a first and second she... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802888 | Illumination field blending for use in subtitle projection systems A projection system that projects a text or subtitle box onto an image minimizes the contrast between the text box and the image. A transition region surrounding the text box minimizes visual disruption to the image onto which the text box is projected. The position... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802889 | Color wheel module for a projection apparatus A color wheel module includes a color wheel having a side face defining a plurality of color regions and a detection region, a light source for emitting light beams toward the side face of the color wheel and a light detection device for detecting the light beams fr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802890 | Light source device and projector A light source device includes a microwave generating section for generating a microwave, a reflector connected to the microwave generating section, and a microwave electrodeless lamp disposed inside a cavity, the cavity including the reflector and a metallic chambe... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802891 | Faceted mirror apparatus A faceted mirror apparatus includes a support plate having a plurality of stepped reception bores into which are fitted the base portions of respective ones of a plurality of mirror facets having mirrored surfaces. An outer surface of each of the facets bears on an ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802892 | Decoratable light box This invention relates to an artistic light box having a light-transparent display panel, the entire display panel being covered by a single sheet; a side panel attaching to and extending outwardly from the display panel; and an illumination source positioned at the... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802893 | Bulb reflector for thin direct lit backlights In one embodiment, a backlight assembly comprises: a bulb having a bulb first side and a bulb second side located on a side of the bulb opposite the first side, a reflector plate disposed on the bulb first side, and a front bulb reflector disposed over the bulb seco... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802894 | Direct type back light unit for liquid crystal display device A back light unit for a liquid crystal display device for improving uniformity of the light and dispensing with optical sheets. The back light unit includes a light source having a holographic pattern formed on a surface thereof opposite the display device which is ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802895 | Direct-type backlight device The direct-type backlight device of the present invention includes a reflecting plate, a plurality of point light sources and a light diffusing plate in this order. A light emitting surface of the light diffusing plate is provided with a fine concavo-convex structur... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802896 | Hidden torchiere floor lamp A floor lamp which is constructed of a plurality of elongated members having a plurality of rings affixed to an interior surface of each of the elongated members to provide a substantially circular arrangement with a translucent shade extending substantially along t... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802898 | Lightning device A switch assembly that is utilized as a tail cap of a lighting device. The switch assembly comprises a depressible switch that allows the user to activate the lighting device. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, the switch assembly has four channels, provid... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802899 | Rod-shaped light guide and image reading device A rod-shaped light guide includes an end face to which light is incident, a bottom plane on which a scattering pattern to scatter light incident to the end face is formed, and a light emitting portion located to be opposite to the bottom plane and emitting light out... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802900 | Light reflex testing device A calorimetric pupil light reflex testing device for diagnostic assessment of the ocular and central nervous system diseases based on melanopsin and non-melanopsin spectral light properties. The device employs blue and red light emitting diodes emitting light at wav... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802901 | LED multi-chip lighting units and related methods Light emitting device multi-chip lighting units and related methods are disclosed. According to one aspect, a white LED chip, a red LED chip, a blue LED chip, and a green LED chip are operably configured to a semiconductor substrate positioned within a lighting unit... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802902 | LED lighting fixtures A lighting fixture (20-23) mechanically encloses a LED module (30), which includes at least one LED (40) and can further include a LED driver (50) in electrical communication with the LED(s) (40) to operably provide a LED dr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802903 | LED festoon lighting Light emitting diode (LED) modules useable in festoon-type lighting applications and lighting systems incorporating such modules. The LED module generally includes a circuit board having one or more LEDs mounted in a heat sink member. Contact members are attached to... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802904 | Electronic stroboscope An electronic stroboscope including a generally longitudinal light discharge tube and a reflector comprising a first reflecting part which reflects light radiated from the light discharge tube and a second reflecting part which reflects light directly radiated from ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802905 | Light diffuser plate The present invention provides a light diffuser plate, the surface of which is less likely to be scratched, capable of laminating a film base material (3) with a high lamination strength. The light diffuser plate (1) of the present invention inc... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802906 | Low profile lamp assembly A lamp assembly for mounting to a panel includes a housing assembly having a lamp section holding a light source assembly, and a lens section extending from the lamp section. The lens section has a lens through which light from the light source assembly is directed,... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802907 | Vehicle A vehicle that is able to improve visibility of the light member (turning indicator) mounted to the front side of the motorcycle body, is preferably an underbone type motorcycle, and includes an engine, a head pipe disposed above the front of the engine, a main fram... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802908 | Light guide module and a display device with the light guide module A light guide module and a display device with the light guide module are disclosed. The light guide module includes a rigid light guide film and a soft light guide film. The soft light guide film is pasted on the rigid light guide film. The soft light guide film ha... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802909 | Multifunctional medical examination instrument Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a medical instrument used for conducting eye, ear, mouth examinations of a patient. The instrument is connectable with a remote power supply. In an exemplified embodiment, instrument comprises an elongated, rigid body defi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802910 | Light guide exposure device The invention provides a light guide exposure device comprising light emitting diodes arranged in a single array defining an array width and a flexible light guide having a proximal end and a distal end; the proximal end defining a proximal end diameter. The array i... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802911 | Backlight device and liquid crystal display A backlight apparatus of a sidelight type includes a light guide plate having an incident face on a lateral face and a light source unit having a plurality of substrates. The plurality of the substrates are respectively disposed on the incident face side of the ligh... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802912 | Illumination device and display device A display device includes a plurality of cold cathode tubes that define linear light sources and are arranged in an aligned state in a backlight device. A direction that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a surface S along the direction of alignment ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802913 | LED lamp including positioning frame for general illumination An LED lamp includes a positioning frame base, LED bars, a light guide plate, a reflection sheet, an optical film, a power supply unit and a protective cover. The LED bars and the light guide plate are disposed at the inner side of the positioning frame base; the re... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802914 | Mixing drum blade support A heavy duty rotary concrete mixing drum (16) for coupling to a vehicle (10) having a powered drivetrain (18) for rotating the drum comprises a wall and at least one projection (32). The wall (33) includes an inner surface (34 | 09/28/2010 |
