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[claim] 1. A method of producing an optical element which includes a base material having light transmittance and a functional layer containing a functional substance and laminated on a surface of the base material and in which a state of light passing through the functional layer is changed in accordance with the func...
['C09K1952']
claim
12,193,066
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image capture device such as a digital camera. 2. Description of the Related Art Digital cameras and digital camcorders have become so popular nowadays that people have more and more opportunities to use those electronic devices. Meanwhile, as th...
['H04N5222']
background
12,420,249
[claim] 1. A table comprising a table top (12) and at least one bow foot (14A, 14B) which is swingable between a transportation position in which it is swung in so as to rest against a surface of the table top (12), and a swung out utilization position, said bow foot having a base limb (143A, 143B) and at least one tab...
['A47B308' 'A47B300']
claim
12,275,890
[summary] The present invention relates to an access and lifting system, adapted to gaining entry to a rotor hub for a wind turbine. Briefly in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the access and lifting system includes a wind turbine tower with a nacelle including a rotor hub mounted at a forward end o...
['F03D1100']
summary
11,309,561
[description] Many aspects of the present apparatus can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present apparatus. Moreover, in the drawings, like r...
['G01K114' 'G01N1700']
detailed_description
11,650,562
[claim] 1. A three-in-one connector set, comprising: a substrate, said substrate having a circuit board, said circuit board having a wave filter; a first connector, said first connector having a first shell, a first set of terminals, and a set of external terminals, said first shell being deposed on said circuit board ...
['H01R13648']
claim
11,998,431
[summary] According to one embodiment there is provided a slide and shell container comprising: an outer shell having opposed front and rear walls connected by opposed side, walls; an inner slide in the outer shell for slidable movement relative thereto between a closed position and an open position, the inner slide co...
['B65D4322' 'B65D500' 'A24F1500']
summary
11,897,317
[description] Referring now to FIG. 1, a display case 10 has four extensible legs 12 (only three illustrated) to support case 10 on a floor 14. These extensible legs enable leveling of the case to accommodate floor irregularities in a well-known manner. As shown in FIG. 2, extensible leg 12 includes a generally-cylindr...
['B60B3300']
detailed_description
11,926,808
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a temperature setting method of a thermal processing plate, a computer-readable recording medium recording a program thereon, and a temperature setting apparatus for a thermal processing plate. 2. Description of the Related Art In a photolithography...
['H05B368']
background
12,360,999
[invention] Software user interfaces are organized in a wide variety of different ways. For example, some user interfaces are built by developers using a widget toolkit. The look and feel of user interface widgets may be fixed (hard-coded), or may be decoupled to allow changes during runtime. Some programs use a user i...
['G06F3048']
background
11,035,743
[claim] 1. A recording medium processing device, comprising: a job receiving unit for receiving a job for processing a recording medium provided with an electronic tag capable of storing electronic data; and an electronic tag location identifying unit for identifying a location of the electronic tag on the recording me...
['G08B1314']
claim
12,626,972
[description] Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall system configuration of a license issue system to which the present invention can be applied. An old device 1000 in which a license is currently enabled, and ...
['G06F300']
detailed_description
11,330,113
[claim] 1. A method for automatic recovery of metadata and structure from a microfiche presentation of documents on microfiche cards, for digitization of said documents, the method comprising: scanning a plurality of microfiche cards and for each card forming a general view thereof using a relatively low resolution cam...
['H04N140']
claim
11,931,534
[summary] The invention overcomes the above-noted and other deficiencies of the prior art by providing a pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate and a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises iron oxide, wherein the iron in the iron oxide comprises from about 10% to about 20% Fe(II), and from about 80% to abou...
['C04B1420' 'C04B1430']
summary
12,502,422
[claim] 1. A system onboard a vehicle for receiving a primary fluid and a secondary fluid from a dispensing system having a nozzle for delivering the primary and secondary fluids, the system comprising: a secondary fluid fill tube having at least a portion disposed within a primary fluid fill tube, the primary and seco...
['E03B712' 'F16K4900' 'F16L5504']
claim
12,230,765
Hybrid vehicle drive system [SEP] [abstract] A drive system of a hybrid vehicle, including an engine, a first electric motor, a second electric motor operatively connected to a drive wheel of the hybrid vehicle, and two planetary gear mechanisms, and wherein the two planetary gear mechanisms have at least four rotary e...
['F16H372']
abstract
12,054,838
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The embodiments of the invention generally relate to network computing, and, more particularly, to network-based data transferring systems. 2. Description of the Related Art The transfer of data from one system to another is a fundamental aspect of network computing. With the adven...
['G06F1516']
background
11,289,651
[description] Hereinafter, image down-sampling transcoding method and device according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings such that the invention can be easily put into practice by those skilled in the art. In the drawings, like elements...
['H04N1102' 'H04N712' 'H04N1104' 'H04B166']
detailed_description
11,525,314
[invention] Insurance, or the transference of risk from one entity to another in consideration of a premium, has evolved over time into an innovative area of economics and finance. Insurance first developed in relation to risk associated with fire wherein properties were insured against destruction or loss in the case ...
['G06Q4000']
background
11,156,144
[claim] 1. A method for reducing the dynamic range of a multicarrier transmission signal which is formed in a transmitter and is composed of two or more carriers, with each carrier having specific associated signal streams, the signal streams having the same repeating signal structure, and signal streams which are asso...
['H04K110']
claim
12,535,294
[description] The principle steps of one general embodiment of the invention are seen in FIG. 1. The process comprises the steps of passing the feed gas for the process in line 10 to a first catalytic conversion step 11 in which typically 92-98% of the SO2 is converted to SO3 according to the reaction SO2+½O2═SO3 over ...
['C01B1774']
detailed_description
11,118,870
[summary] The present invention overcomes the deficiencies of the known art by providing a transport high availability system and method wherein transmitted electronic data is received by a first device and redundantly backed up to a second device prior to the first device confirming receipt of the data. Thus, if the f...
['G06F1100']
summary
11,380,613
[invention] Floating point arithmetic has been built into many computing devices since the 1950's and has often been preferred for many scientific, engineering and financial calculations. In some ways, it has mimicked fixed point or integer arithmetic. The mathematical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplicatio...
['G06F752']
background
12,590,148
[claim] 16. A ballistic face guard for protecting a wearer's face and neck, comprising: a ballistic frame member, said frame member is curved in the horizontal plane to fit around a wearer's face, said frame member comprising: at least one layer of ballistic resistant material, left and right rear ends, a front end, a ...
['F41H102']
claim
11,242,954
Transmitting device, reconstruction device, transmitting method and reconstruction method for broadcasts with hidden subtitles [SEP] [abstract] A transmitting device includes a main image generation unit generating a main image by overlaying first overlay data over an original image; an extraction unit extracting, from...
['H04N712']
abstract
11,541,919
[invention] GaN is one of the most interesting semiconductor materials that is useful for fabrication of laser diodes [LD], light emitting diodes [LED] and high power, high frequency electronic devices. But, due to the severe shortage of GaN substrates, these devices are fabricated on foreign substrates such as SiC, Sa...
['H01L2120' 'H01L2136' 'H01L3120']
background
11,740,356
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a differential amplifier circuit utilizing thin film transistors, a buffer amplifier utilizing the same and a displays such as liquid crystal displays and electro-luminescence display utilizing the same. 2. Description of the Prior Art Conventional ...
['H01L2182']
background
11,848,211
[invention] The following background is provided simply as an aid in understanding the disclosed subject matter and is not admitted to describe or constitute prior art to the disclosed subject matter. Nanotechnology is a field of applied science focused on the design, synthesis, characterization and application of mate...
['G01B1126']
background
11,737,159
[summary] Within the attention level measuring and analyzing system described in the Japanese Patent laying-Open No. Hei 10-48008 (1998) mentioned above, it is necessary to confirm a monitoring output or a printing out of data about the attention level, with respect to the specific target of attention, but in the form ...
['H04N718']
summary
11,942,584
[claim] 1. An image processing method for determining presence or absence of write-in in an obtained document image, comprising steps of: determining whether the obtained document image is similar to a preliminary reference image; determining whether write-in is present in the obtained document image when the obtained ...
['G06K100' 'G06K900']
claim
12,306,280
[summary] It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication system, a corresponding communication method and a terminal and an access point for use therein by which the implementation complexity and synchronization requirements can be reduced. The object is achieved according to the present invention ...
['H04J1100' 'H04L2728']
summary
12,576,083
[summary] The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that can easily determine whether a belt member is damaged. In an aspect of the present invention, an image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging unit, a developing unit, a toner image detecting unit, a belt member, a transfer ...
['G03G1516']
summary
11,129,986
[invention] A data center may be defined as a location, for instance, a room that houses computer systems arranged in a number of racks. A standard rack, for example, an electronics cabinet, is defined as an Electronics Industry Association (EIA) enclosure, 78 in. (2 meters) high, 24 in. (0.61 meter) wide and 30 in. (0...
['G06F15173']
background
12,164,340
[description] FIG. 1 is a conventional IC package with a transparent window; FIG. 2 is another conventional IC package with a transparent window; FIG. 3 is a simplified cross section of an IC package according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a simplified diagram for making an IC package with transp...
['H01L2156']
detailed_description
12,241,790
[claim] 1. A lithographic apparatus comprising: an illumination system configured to condition a beam of radiation; a support structure configured to hold a reticle, the reticle having a pinhole; a substrate table configured to hold a substrate; a projection system configured to project a beam onto the substrate table,...
['G03B2768']
claim
12,517,890
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to multiple wireless-radio technology communications systems, and, in particular, to a communications scheme wherein a wireless device is adapted to communicate with disparate wireless services. 2. Description of the Related Art Reliable and efficient ...
['H04B702']
background
11,454,805
Hemostatic devices and methods of making same [SEP] [abstract] The present invention includes compositions suitable for use in a hemostatic device and hemostatic devices utilizing such compositions, as well as methods of making the compositions and the medical devices utilizing such compositions where the compositions ...
['A61K970' 'A61F1300']
abstract
11,161,931
[claim] 1. An electrical connector housing, comprising: a first housing portion including first and second electrically conducting elements, each of the first and second electrically conducting elements having a first connector portion configured to cooperate with an electrical connector to electrically connect the fir...
['H01H8502' 'H01H8520' 'H01H8546']
claim
12,403,717
CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE SPROCKET RETENTION SYSTEM [SEP] [abstract] A drive sprocket retention system is provided for use in a belt conveyor in which a plurality of drive sprockets are mounted on a rotatable element having an axial keyway formation. The retention system is defined by a key arrangement disposed in the keyway...
['B65G2306']
abstract
12,119,044
[invention] Implantable medical devices (IMDs) include devices implantable in a human or other animal body that sense medical parameters, monitor medical conditions, administer therapy, or any combination thereof. Typical IMDs include a variety of electrical and/or mechanical components, and may include a housing that ...
['A61F202']
background
12,064,616
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to the field of design of new transmit beamforming methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. 2. Description of the Prior Art Frequency division multiplexing (FDM) is a technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over ...
['H04L2503' 'H04L2700']
background
12,361,615
[claim] 1. A zeolite compound of formula (I); Wherein, M is selected from Zn, Mn, Cu, Mo, Ti, Fe, Ni, Cr, Co, V, Ca, Ba, Mg, Se, Zr, and Al; and R is selected from O-alkyl, O-aryl, O-heterocyclic, O-vinyl, O-Cycloalkyl, O-aralkyl, O-vinyl alkyl, O-vinyl aryl, O-vinyl heterocyclic, O-carboxy alkyl, O-carboxy aryl, O-ket...
['A61K802' 'A61Q1902' 'A61Q1908' 'A61Q1900' 'A61Q500' 'A61Q1500']
claim
12,426,358
[invention] Many applications exist in which the accurate measurement of one or more dynamic volumes is desirable. For example, in the field of physiology, medical doctors, researchers and others use volumetric measurements to monitor and characterize physiological functions within a subject (e.g., a human patient), an...
['A61B5107']
background
12,625,700
Variable Rate Twisted pair, Backplane and Direct Attach Copper Physical Layer Devices [SEP] [abstract] Variable rate twisted pair, backplane and direct attach copper physical layer devices (PHYs). A variable-rate PHY can be designed to identify a mode of operation based on identified characteristics of a communication ...
['H04J322']
abstract
11,962,945
[summary] The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is intended neither to identify key or critical elements of the invention nor to delineate the scope of the in...
['G06F1750']
summary
11,871,333
[claim] 1. A nanocrystalline phosphor having a core/shell structure, comprising: a core of a group 13 nitride semiconductor; and a shell layer, covering said core, including a shell film of a group 13 nitride mixed crystal semiconductor. 2. A coated nanocrystalline phosphor prepared by bonding modified organic molecule...
['C09K1108']
claim
11,308,220
[description] The present invention, which provides an interconnect structure including a barrier-redundancy feature that avoids a sudden open circuit after an electromigration failure has been detected by a monitoring device and a method of fabricating the same, will now be described in greater detail by referring to ...
['H01L214763']
detailed_description
11,987,347
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a multilayer printed wiring board used in an electronic device or the like, and more specifically a multilayer printed wiring board having two or more conductor layers, with a portion of an outer layer base material remove...
['G03F720']
background
11,526,436
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to the field of micromachined glass components and methods of manufacture of the same. 2. Description of the Prior Art In addition to consumer glass products, glass-blowing is often used to create confinement chambers for different types of gases. A normal gla...
['C03C1732' 'C03B1910' 'C03B1908']
background
12,403,677
[summary] Aspects of the present invention relate to a digital broadcasting transmitter, digital broadcasting receiver, and methods thereof, in which, when a transport stream is broken, only audio data corresponding to the broken transport stream is output so that it is possible to minimize user dissatisfaction. Accord...
['H04N700' 'H04N7173']
summary
12,274,788
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an antenna packaging method, and in particular relates to an antenna packaging method utilizing a package with decreased size. 2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 a shows a conventional antenna package disclosed in the People's Republic of Chin...
['B65B1100']
background
12,114,070
[description] status registers indicating pass/fail status on a memory basis according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a chip test flow using power supply system status according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG. 8 illustrates a memory sparing arrangement according to an exemplary embodiment; ...
['G01R3140' 'G01R3128']
detailed_description
11,725,839
System for accessing data via voice [SEP] [abstract] A system for providing access to data via a voice interface. In one embodiment, the system includes a voice recognition unit and a speech processing server that work together to enable users to interact with the system using voice commands guided by navigation contex...
['H04M164']
abstract
12,202,262
[summary] A method is described, which comprises converting at least one of textual information and graphical information into instructions for a sequence of pulses representing the information. The method further comprises causing an actuator to move a display according to the obtained instructions. Moreover, a first ...
['G09B2100']
summary
11,546,102
[invention] Solid ink or phase change ink printers conventionally receive ink in a solid form, either as pellets or as ink sticks. The solid ink pellets or ink sticks are placed in a feed chute and a feed mechanism delivers the solid ink to a heater assembly. Solid ink sticks are either gravity fed or urged by a spring...
['B29C4700']
background
12,000,467
[summary] FIG. 3 shows the first embodiment of this application (stereo wings with internally symmetric MEMSs). The light paths and basic operational features of this embodiment are explained in FIG. 4 . A single type of MEMS is used for both image modulators ( 1 , 2 ), which are internally symmetric. Light ( 11 ) is p...
['H04B700']
summary
12,521,977
[claim] 1. An integrated circuit comprising a matrix of programmable cells, each particular one of the programmable cells comprising: a programmable logic circuit; a bank of routing multiplexers, each routing multiplexer in the bank having a set of inputs connected to connections selected from a group consisting of con...
['H03K19177']
claim
11,214,776
Positioning system, terminal apparatus, control program for terminal apparatus, and computer readable recording medium having recorded therein control program for terminal apparatus [SEP] [abstract] A positioning system including a terminal apparatus that acquires positioning positional information from a positioning a...
['G01S514']
abstract
12,137,104
Slot Machine [SEP] [abstract] A slot machine which: reads, from among the symbol image data stored in the memory, two symbol image data including symbol image data that may be combined with each other on condition that the side-BET is input; reduces the read symbol image data so that the two symbol images are displayed...
['A63F924' 'A63F1308' 'A63F1300']
abstract
12,591,436
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention relates to data processing and in particular to detecting transitions occurring at nodes within a circuit. 2. Description of the Prior Art The present invention is concerned with circuits which have clocked latches or registers for receiving, storing and ...
['H03K1900']
background
11,416,665
Methods and systems for displaying multiple unique dynamic messages on a user interface [SEP] [abstract] A computer-implemented method of simultaneously providing a plurality of unique and dynamic messages on a user interface page, may include steps of from a first user interface page, accepting a plurality of job requ...
['G06F945']
abstract
12,400,567
Method and System for Providing a Power-On Reset Pulse [SEP] [abstract] Provided are a method and system for providing a power-on reset pulse. The system includes a level detector configured to receive an input signal and produce, at least indirectly, a reset signal when the input signal reaches a predetermined level. ...
['H03L700']
abstract
11,939,181
[summary] The present invention provides a temperature control system for a mold and an injection molding method using the same, in which cooling water or heating water in the mold may be easily ejected, so that preheating and cooling of the mold may be easily performed. The present invention also provides a temperatur...
['B29C4517' 'B29C3302']
summary
12,298,927
[invention] Several studies have shown that it is feasible to transduce T cell receptor (TCR) genes into human lymphocytes to redirect the antigenic specificity of transduced populations to antigens of interest (reviewed in Dembic et al., Nature, 320, 232-238 (1986), Schumacher, Nat. Rev. Immunol., 2, 512-519 (2002), K...
['A61K3512' 'C12N508' 'C07K14705' 'C07H2104' 'C12N1563' 'C12N500']
background
12,140,216
[description] In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof and which illustrate several embodiments of the present invention. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural and operational changes may be made without departing from the sco...
['H03M700']
detailed_description
11,802,975
[summary] As the result of a dedicated examination done by the inventors of the present application in order to achieve the aforementioned object, the inventors have found out that the leakage current can be reduced by adding a specific element to the niobium oxide layer serving as a dielectric layer, and by using a sp...
['H01G406' 'H01G900' 'H01G5013']
summary
12,577,328
FORCED DRAFT DIRECT VENT TYPE ROOM HEATER [SEP] [abstract] The room heater has, in an outer case 1, both a first air flow passage that leads to a vent hole 12 through a section in which the main heat exchanger 6 is arranged and a second air flow passage that does not pass through the section in which the main heat exch...
['F24D1910' 'F24D502' 'F24F7007']
abstract
11,656,527
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pattern forming method utilizing a positive resist composition usable in a lithography process for manufacturing semiconductors, such as ICs, and circuit boards for LCDs and thermal heads, and other photofabrication processes. More specifically, t...
['G03C500']
background
12,025,677
[summary] A goal of the invention is to propose a prosthesis allowing the spinal column better stability by a greater precision and sturdiness in relative positions of pieces that compose it. This goal is reached by a vertebral prosthesis device according to claim 1 . Moreover to ensure stability of the spinal column a...
['A61B1758' 'A61F244']
summary
11,217,110
Pull tab activated sealed packet [SEP] [abstract] A pull activated packet for storing and dispensing any manner of fluid composition includes opposed first and second material layers defining a sealed cavity between the opposed layers. The fluid composition is contained within the cavity. Exit structure is defined in t...
['B65D3500' 'B65D4710']
abstract
12,019,095
[summary] In order to increase the available bandwidth of a memory channel, the illustrative embodiments break the link between the operating frequency of the memory channel and the operating frequency of the memory devices. Typically, the operating frequency of the memory channel is directly linked to some multiple of...
['G06F1200']
summary
11,368,702
[description] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a reproducing apparatus in accordance with the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, there are shown: an optical disk 101 on which video data and relevant character data are recorded; an optical pickup 102 that uses laser light to read information from the optical disk; a re...
['H04N5445']
detailed_description
12,015,126
[invention] Interval analysis is but one technique used to determine static lower and upper bounds on values of computer program variables. While these determined interval bounds are useful—especially for inferring invariants to prove buffer overflow checks—they nevertheless are inadequate as invariants due to a lack o...
['G06F1134']
background
12,413,222
[claim] 1. A device of transmission/reception by inductive coupling comprising: means for generating an AQ.C. signal intended to drive an oscillating circuit; means intended to modulate the impedance of the oscillating circuit when data is to be transmitted, wherein the oscillating circuit comprises: an inductive eleme...
['H04B500']
claim
12,527,556
[claim] 1. A transmitter device which includes at least: one delay line designed to output M signals which are delayed in relation to each other, where M is an integer greater than 1, a memory, designed to store at least M digital samples of a wave-form, where each digital sample comprises N bits, and to output each of...
['H04B169' 'H04B1404']
claim
11,743,852
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to networking systems, and more particularly to systems using fibre channel fabrics for interconnecting fibre channel devices. 2. Background of the Invention Fibre channel is a set of American National Standard Institute (ANSI) standards which provide ...
['H04L1250']
background
11,522,299
[summary] The above and other objects are realized by the present invention, one embodiment of which comprises compounds of the formula: wherein: Z is CH or N; R is H or acyl; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 5 may be the same or different and represent H, alkyl or hydrocarbyl arylalkyl having up to 14 carbon atoms; and R 4 is H ...
['A61K31426']
summary
11,822,938
[claim] 1. A motorized ensilage trolley for entering and exiting from a cell in a storage system of containers and transferring containers between the cell and the exterior and characterized in that the trolley is equipped with at least one transportation unit made up of a base frame with motorized wheels for running o...
['B61B300']
claim
11,256,985
[claim] 1. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display in which a first substrate having a TFT array and a conductive film forming a pixel portion driven by said TFT array in a display area, and a second substrate are bonded with a gap interposed therebetween and a liquid crystal is held in said gap, comprising:...
['G02F113']
claim
11,112,429
[claim] 1. A light emitting diode having an area greater than 100,000 square microns and a radiant flux at 20 milliamps current of at least 29 milliwatts at its dominant wavelength between 390 and 540 nanometers. 2. A light emitting diode according to claim 1 comprising a light emitting structure formed from the Group ...
['H01L3300']
claim
12,200,368
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle. In particular, the present invention relates to a motorcycle including lighting devices that are disposed to improve the visibility with respect to a third person. 2. Background of the Invention Since the size of a motorcycle is smalle...
['B62J600']
background
11,725,537
[claim] 1. A slot machine connected so as to establish communication with a management server storing data of a plurality of players, the slot machine comprising: a display displaying the data; a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone of a player; and a game controller identifying the player by a connectio...
['G06F1900']
claim
12,059,573
[description] Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an imaging member comprising an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and where the photogenerating layer or at least one charge transport layer conta...
['G03G1502']
detailed_description
12,384,487
[invention] Joysticks have been around since the earliest days of personal computer based flight simulators. More recently, yokes, rudder pedals, and separate throttle and joystick combinations: “HOTAS” (Hands On Throttle And Stick), external LED and button modules, have been introduced and continue to increase the rea...
['A63F1302']
background
11,716,820
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to the field of on-line product sales. More specifically, the invention comprises a method for conducting a live auction in the event that several prospective purchasers are contesting a purchase during a conventional timed auction. 2. Description of the Rela...
['G06Q3000']
background
11,735,142
[description] Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for call protection over a telephone system. In one embodiment, a user may designate a telephone conversation as “private” or “secure”, thereby triggering a mechanism that prevents uninvited parties from eavesdropping on the subsequent ...
['H04M1104']
detailed_description
11,920,126
[invention] 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an RFID, a wireless tag, or a wireless network node that has an ID number or is equipped with a sensor. 2. Description of the Related Art A small wireless network is generally called a wireless tag or an RFID. The small wireless network is divided i...
['G08C1700' 'H04W400']
background
12,277,606
[summary] Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include fibers, methods of making fibers, structures (e.g., textile articles), and carpets. One exemplary fiber, among others, includes: a dual acid/cationic dyeable polyamide polymer fiber having an acid dyeable moiety and a cationic dyeable moiety, wherein t...
['C08G6908' 'C08G6914' 'D04H1100']
summary
11,142,351
[description] Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is perspective view of an extender, especially an extension TV tuner of an embodiment according to the present invention. A direction key structure 10 that prevents correlated action according to the present invention is mounted in an extension TV tuner box 1. FIG. 2 is a sc...
['H01H1900']
detailed_description
11,828,396
[summary] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a image signal receiver capable of diagnosing and editing a channel and a control method thereof that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. An object of the present invention is to provide a system ...
['H04N5445']
summary
11,170,532
Health monitor for a geographically distributed voice messaging system [SEP] [abstract] A health monitor subsystem detects and responds to faults within a geographically disperse voice messaging system. The health monitor subsystem comprises agent, manager, interface, and common processes. The agent process monitors a ...
['H04M1100']
abstract
10,572,632
[description] The invention comprises a process for the preparation and isolation of a non-amorphous cationic rhodium complex of formula (1): [Rh(ligand)m(diolefin)]+X− (1) wherein ligand represents an enantiomerically enriched organic compound possessing one or two ligating phosphorus atoms, and wherein m=2 when the l...
['C07F1702' 'C07F1500']
detailed_description
12,584,862
[claim] 1. A plenum fan for moving air, the plenum fan comprising: an enclosure defining an inlet opening, an outlet and a plenum; a frame disposed within the enclosure; a fan wheel defining a fan mouth and being supported by the frame within the enclosure, the fan wheel is rotatable to force air sequentially through t...
['F04D2944']
claim
12,168,817
[invention] 1. Field The inventions relate to lenses and, more particularly, to intraocular lenses, the performance of which can be adjusted post-operatively or anytime after implantation in the eye. 2. Description of the Related Art Cataract operations frequently involve the implantation of an artificial lens followin...
['A61F216']
background
12,625,067
[invention] Nanoflow liquid chromatography (“nanoLC”) is a technique for resolving very complex samples that are limited in concentration or volume. Predominantly the technique is used for proteomic studies where it is often used in combination with mass spectrometry. NanoLC of either whole proteins or a proteolytic di...
['F16L1906' 'B01J1908' 'G01N2700' 'G01N2180' 'G01N2726' 'F16L5500']
background
11,975,753
[claim] 1. A two-level mounting board in which a second substrate is supported horizontally by a metal pin above a first substrate having a mounting electrode on an outer base surface, the free, lower end of said metal pin is inserted in a hole provided in the surface of said first substrate, and said metal pin is affi...
['H03B530' 'B32B324']
claim
12,134,542
[summary] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problem, and attains a liquid immersion exposure technique which eliminates affects of the atmospheric pressure and fluctuations in dissolved gas amount from the factory equipment, thereby preventing occurrences of micro-bubbles and d...
['G03B2752' 'G03B2742']
summary
12,226,499
[claim] 1. A contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) comprising a hybrid nanoparticle, said hybrid nanoparticle comprising: a polymeric matrix material; and a plurality of coordination complexes, each coordination complex comprising a functionalized chelating group and a paramagnetic metal ion. 2. The contr...
['A61B5055' 'A61K4918' 'G01R3344']
claim
12,643,071
[invention] In recent years, non-volatile memories that are data-rewritable semiconductor devices are widely used. In general, memory cells are subjected to reading operation, write operation and erase operation. During erase operation, some memory cells may be over-erased, which may need to be recovered by later soft-...
['G11C514']
background
11,181,779
[claim] 1. An auto-adjusting feeding system for feeding a non-uniform load towards a processing station, wherein the load comprises a plurality of items wherein uniformity of the items is not required, comprising: (a) an undivided moving feed path along which the non-uniform items travel together; (b) an automatic meas...
['B02C2500']
claim