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11985001 | US20080111925A1-20080515 | Signal processing circuit and method | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | H04N964 | ["H04N964"] | 8411014 | 20071113 | 20130402 | 345 | 204000 | 96775.0 | RABINDRANATH | ROY | [{"inventor_name_last": "KATO", "inventor_name_first": "Eiji", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "FUJIKI", "inventor_name_first": "Tasuku", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "HIRAKAWA", ... | A signal processing circuit includes: multiple digital-signal processing units operating in parallel each including a selecting unit for selecting one of multiple systems of input picture signals, a double-speed converting unit for writing the data equivalent to one field of the picture signal selected by the selecting... | 1. A signal processing circuit configured to process a picture signal to output to a display unit made up of a collective entity of pixels, comprising: a plurality of digital signal processing means which operate in parallel each including selecting means configured to select one of a plurality of systems of picture si... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a signal processing circuit and method, and particularly, relates to a signal processing circuit and method which facilitate positional adjustment and correction processing in increments of single dots, and so forth, even ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As described above, in the event of employing multiple digital signal processing circuits as a signal processing system of a liquid crystal display apparatus, in the past, unless interchanging of data and shifting of data are performed at the previous stage before a picture signal is... | CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application JP 2006-308181 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Nov. 14, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The ... | H | H04 | H04N | 9 | 64 | |||
11775485 | US20080000670A1-20080103 | BUNDLED CABLES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | ACCEPTED | 20071218 | 20080103 | [] | H01B740 | ["H01B740"] | 7495175 | 20070710 | 20090224 | 174 | 11300R | 69490.0 | MAYO III | WILLIAM | [{"inventor_name_last": "Pluister", "inventor_name_first": "Andrew", "inventor_city": "Racine", "inventor_state": "WI", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Bundled cables and a method for maintaining a plurality of cables together during use and installation and for allowing the cables to be easily separated for termination or connectorization. The bundled cables include a plurality of cables and a central flexible strip coated with a thermoplastic heat-sealable resin for... | 1-13. (canceled) 14. A method of bundling cables comprising the steps of: providing a substantially flexible central member of material having a first side and a second side; providing an adhesive associated with one or more of the first and second sides of the flexible central member; and placing a plurality of cables... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>With the increased use of computers and other electronic devices being commonplace in buildings and other structures, the installation of cables (such as cables used to provide voice, data and video distribution throughout building such as houses, condominiums, apartment complexe... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is an innovative improvement over the prior devices and ways to bundle cables together in that the way that the cables are semi-permanently attached using a flexible strip or tape coated with a thermoplastic heat-sealable resin such that they may be easily remo... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates in general to bundled cables and a method for making the same, and particularly, to bundled cables that maintain the cables in place during installation and use and which permit the cables to be easily removed by hand from the bundle for termination or connectorization. BAC... | H | H01 | H01B | 7 | 40 | |||
11667946 | US20070291258A1-20071220 | Device For Automatically Measuring Characteristics Of An Ophthalmic Lens | ACCEPTED | 20071205 | 20071220 | [] | G01M1102 | ["G01M1102"] | 7646475 | 20070517 | 20100112 | 356 | 124000 | 58909.0 | LAPAGE | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Divo", "inventor_name_first": "Fabien", "inventor_city": "Charenton", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}] | A device for automatically measuring characteristics of an ophthalmic lens (L1), includes: a support (2) designed to receive such a lens; on one first side of the lens support, illuminating elements (208) including an optical system for producing a light beam directed towards the ophthalmic lens mounted on the support;... | 1. A measurement device for automatically measuring characteristics of an ophthalmic lens (L1), the device comprising: a support (2) arranged to receive such a lens; on a first side of the lens support, lighting means (208) including an optical system for generating a light beam directed towards the ophthalmic lens ins... | <SOH> TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND <EOH>The technical portion of the work carried out by an optician consists in mounting a pair of ophthalmic lenses in or on the frame selected by the user, in such a manner that each lens is suitably positioned facing the corresponding eye of the user so as to perform as well as possible... | TECHNICAL FIELD TO WHICH THE INVENTION RELATES The present invention relates in general to mounting ophthalmic lenses of a pair of correcting eyeglasses in a frame, and it relates more particularly to a device for automatically measuring characteristics of an ophthalmic lens and suitable for being integrated in an auto... | G | G01 | G01M | 11 | 02 | ||||
11655643 | US20070114004A1-20070524 | Heat exchanger package with split charge air cooler | ACCEPTED | 20070511 | 20070524 | [] | B60H100 | ["B60H100"] | 7290593 | 20070118 | 20071106 | 165 | 041000 | 57885.0 | FORD | JOHN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kolb", "inventor_name_first": "John", "inventor_city": "Old Lyme", "inventor_state": "CT", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A combined radiator and charge air cooler package comprises a radiator for cooling engine coolant, and a charge air cooler for cooling charge air having upper and lower portions. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overlapping relationship and adjacent to the upper end of the radiator, and the lower char... | 1-24. (canceled) 25. A method for cooling fluids used in an engine of a motor vehicle, comprising: providing a heat exchanger assembly comprising: a radiator for cooling engine coolant having opposite front and rear faces through which cooling air flows, opposite upper and lower ends adjacent the faces, and sides adjac... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to heat exchanger devices for cooling fluids used in an engine of a motor vehicle, and more particularly, to a heat exchanger package including a coupled radiator and charge air cooler for an engine of a heavy-duty highway truck or ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Bearing in mind the problems and deficiencies of the prior art, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a combination radiator and charge air cooler which achieves high heat transfer performance with a minimal frontal area. It is another object of the present i... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to heat exchanger devices for cooling fluids used in an engine of a motor vehicle, and more particularly, to a heat exchanger package including a coupled radiator and charge air cooler for an engine of a heavy-duty highway truck or bus. 2. Desc... | B | B60 | B60H | 1 | 00 | |||
11936414 | US20080059714A1-20080306 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PREFETCHING VIA MEMORY BLOCK TAGS | ACCEPTED | 20080220 | 20080306 | [] | G06F1200 | ["G06F1200", "G06F1300"] | 7493453 | 20071107 | 20090217 | 711 | 144000 | 88191.0 | BATAILLE | PIERRE MICHE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Franaszek", "inventor_name_first": "Peter", "inventor_city": "Mt. Kisco", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lastras", "inventor_name_first": "Luis", "inventor_city": "Tarrytown", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A system for memory management including a tag cache in communication with one or more cache devices in a storage hierarchy is provided. The tag cache includes tags of recently accessed memory blocks, each tag corresponding to one of the memory blocks and each tag including tag contents. The tag contents include a memo... | 1. A system for memory management, the system comprising a tag cache in communication with one or more cache devices in a storage hierarchy, wherein: the tag cache includes tags of recently accessed memory blocks, each tag corresponding to one of the memory blocks and each tag including tag contents; wherein the tag co... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to memory management and in particular, to performing generalized prefetching via memory block, or page, tags in a cache memory system. In processing systems such as computers, the data to be utilized by a processor is stored in a memory (e.g., main memory, ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Exemplary embodiments include a system for memory management that includes a tag cache in communication with one or more cache devices in a storage hierarchy. The tag cache includes tags of recently accessed memory blocks, each tag corresponding to one of the memory blocks and... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 10/709,127, filed Apr. 15, 2004, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to memory management and in particular, to performing g... | G | G06 | G06F | 12 | 00 | |||
11746606 | US20080282393A1-20081113 | PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH974077 | ACCEPTED | 20081030 | 20081113 | [] | A01H500 | ["A01H500", "C12N1582"] | 7453031 | 20070509 | 20081118 | 800 | 320100 | 98288.0 | IBRAHIM | MEDINA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Bockelman", "inventor_name_first": "Donald L.", "inventor_city": "Monmouth", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}] | According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH974077. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH974077, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH974077 with itself or with a... | 1. A seed of the hybrid corn variety CH974077, produced by crossing a first plant of variety CV795034 with a second plant of variety I226218, wherein representative seed of said varieties CV795034 and I226218 have been deposited under ATCC Accession numbers PTA-______ and PTA-7973, respectively. 2. A plant of the hybri... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of corn breeding. In particular, the invention relates to corn seed and plants of the hybrid variety designated CH974077, and derivatives and tissue cultures thereof. 2. Description of Related Art The g... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the present invention provides a corn plant of the hybrid variety designated CH974077. Also provided are corn plants having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the hybrid corn variety CH974077. A hybrid corn plant of the invention may further com... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of corn breeding. In particular, the invention relates to corn seed and plants of the hybrid variety designated CH974077, and derivatives and tissue cultures thereof. 2. Description of Related Art The goal of fiel... | A | A01 | A01H | 5 | 00 | |||
11790649 | US20070193559A1-20070823 | Fuel supply system for internal combustion | ACCEPTED | 20070808 | 20070823 | [] | F02M6946 | ["F02M6946", "F02M6954"] | 7353798 | 20070426 | 20080408 | 123 | 295000 | 63299.0 | MOULIS | THOMAS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Tokuda", "inventor_name_first": "Kazuyuki", "inventor_city": "Toyota-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kurata", "inventor_name_first": "Naoki", "inventor_city": "Nishikamo-gun", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": ... | A low-pressure delivery pipe provided with intake manifold injectors, a fuel pressure regulator, a high-pressure fuel pump, a high-pressure delivery pipe provided with in-cylinder injectors, and an electromagnetic relief valve are connected in series at the downstream of a low-pressure fuel pump that discharges a fuel ... | 1. A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine, having an in-cylinder injector provided at an in-cylinder injection fuel delivery pipe and for injecting a fuel into a combustion chamber and an intake manifold injector provided at an intake manifold injection fuel delivery pipe and for injecting a fuel into a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine, and more particularly to a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine having first fuel injection means (intake manifold injector) for injecting a fuel into an intake manifold and/or an intake port,... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. A first object of the present invention is to provide a fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine provided with a first fuel injection unit (intake manifold injector) for injecting a fuel into an intake manifold an... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 11/166,281, filed Jun. 27, 2005, which in turn claims the benefit Japanese Patent Applications Nos. 2004-197351, 2004-336114 and 2004-362838, filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Jul. 2, 2004, Nov. 19, 2004 and Dec. 15, 2004, respect... | F | F02 | F02M | 69 | 46 | |||
11901767 | US20080077091A1-20080327 | Negative wound pressure therapy test system | ACCEPTED | 20080313 | 20080327 | [] | A61M3700 | ["A61M3700", "A61F1300"] | 7862339 | 20070919 | 20110104 | 434 | 268000 | 73235.0 | PATEL | PRITESH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Mulligan", "inventor_name_first": "Sharon", "inventor_city": "", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A system for testing a negative pressure wound dressing, includes a simulated wound having a housing and a wound cavity within the housing, and having a shape and dimension representative of an actual wound type, a wound dressing positionable at least over the simulated wound, a negative pressure source in fluid commun... | 1. A testing system for testing a negative pressure wound therapy apparatus of the type including a wound dressing adapted for positioning over a wound and a negative pressure source, the testing system comprising: a simulated wound having a housing and a wound cavity within the housing, the wound cavity having a shape... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates to treating an open wound with negative wound pressure, and, more specifically, relates to a testing system which analyzes the effectiveness of a negative wound pressure therapy apparatus. 2. Description of Related Art Wound closure involves the mi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Accordingly, the present disclosure is directed to a testing system for checking the effectiveness of a negative wound pressure therapy (NWPT) apparatus. The testing system includes a simulation wound apparatus and a computing apparatus. The simulation wound apparatus includes a simulated wound fixtu... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/846,265, filed Sep. 21, 2006. BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates to treating an open wound with negative wound pressure, and, more specifically, relat... | A | A61 | A61M | 37 | 00 | |||
11871597 | US20080088653A1-20080417 | Printing On A Rotating Surface | ACCEPTED | 20080403 | 20080417 | [] | B41J2938 | ["B41J2938", "G06K100"] | 7946668 | 20071012 | 20110524 | 347 | 002000 | 94892.0 | NGUYEN | LAM | [{"inventor_name_last": "Baker", "inventor_name_first": "Richard J.", "inventor_city": "West Lebanon", "inventor_state": "NH", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Chrusciel", "inventor_name_first": "Edward T.", "inventor_city": "Nashua", "inventor_state": "NH", "inventor_country": "US"}] | In some examples, a printing system including a rotating platen having an axis of rotation and configured to support a substrate, and a printhead configured to eject drops in a direction parallel with the axis of rotation onto the substrate supported by the rotating platen. | 1. A printing system comprising: a printhead for depositing droplets; a platen to support a substrate and move the substrate along a non-straight path relative to the printhead, the printhead being positioned to deposit droplets of an image on the substrate as it is moved along the non-straight path; and an imaging sys... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Droplet ejection devices are used for depositing droplets on a substrate. Ink jet printers are a type of droplet ejection device. Ink jet printers typically include an ink supply to a nozzle path. The nozzle path terminates in a nozzle opening from which ink drops are ejected. Ink drop ejection is... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Generally, the invention relates to printing on moving surfaces. In an aspect, a printing system includes a platen that moves a substrate along a non-straight path (e.g., by the platen rotating about an axis of rotation) and configured to support a substrate, and a printhead configured to eject drops... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/829,496, filed Oct. 13, 2006, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND Droplet ejection devices are used for depositing droplets on a substrate. Ink jet printers are a type of droplet ejection devi... | B | B41 | B41J | 29 | 38 | |||
11840987 | US20090044660A1-20090219 | Locking Adjustment Turret | ACCEPTED | 20090204 | 20090219 | [] | B23Q1602 | ["B23Q1602"] | 7640830 | 20070819 | 20100105 | 74 | 81300L | 72087.0 | DIAZ | THOMAS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Bonis", "inventor_name_first": "James G.", "inventor_city": "Rochester", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A locking adjustment turret for rifle scopes includes a stationary portion mounted on an outer tube of the scope, a rotating adjustment portion supported in the stationary portion and including an adjustment knob such that rotation of the knob results in axial motion of a shaft toward and away from an inner tube of the... | 1. A locking adjustment turret comprising a rotating adjustment portion mounted in a stationary portion and carrying a locking mechanism, the rotating adjustment portion including an engagement portion that is moved axially when the rotating adjustment portion is rotated, the locking mechanism substantially preventing ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments disclosed herein relate to adjustment turrets, such as those used for adjusting telescopic sights used with weapons. In particular, embodiments relate to the turrets used to adjust elevation and windage in telescopic sights and that preferably include locking mechanisms to ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments disclosed herein relate to adjustment turrets, such as those used for adjusting telescopic sights used with weapons. In particular, embodiments relate to the turrets used to adjust elevation and windage in telescopic sights and that preferably include locking mechanisms to ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS None applicable. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY Embodiments disclosed herein relate to adjustment turrets, such as those used for adjusting telescopic sights used with weapons. In particular, embodiments relate to the turrets used to adjust elevation and windage in telescopic sights and ... | B | B23 | B23Q | 16 | 02 | |||
11728531 | US20070227638A1-20071004 | Pneumatic tire | ACCEPTED | 20070920 | 20071004 | [] | B60C1112 | ["B60C1112"] | 7836925 | 20070326 | 20101123 | 152 | 209180 | 99181.0 | MAKI | STEVEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kaji", "inventor_name_first": "Shinichi", "inventor_city": "Osaka-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Nakamura", "inventor_name_first": "Yuichi", "inventor_city": "Osaka-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sug... | In a pneumatic tire in which a tread with a plurality of grooves 1 and 2 including main grooves 1 extending in the tire circumferential direction formed and in which block 3 is formed on shoulder portions of tread T by grooves 1 and 2, on intersection line L between a surface of tread T and a surface of side portion S,... | 1. A pneumatic tire provided with a pair of bead portions, a tread, and side portions that connect said bead portions and said tread, with a plurality of grooves that include main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction formed on said tread, and ribs and/or blocks formed on shoulder portions of said tre... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire with ribs and/or blocks formed on shoulder portions of a tread, and in more detail, it relates to a pneumatic tire with inhibited uneven wear on said shoulder portions. 2. Description of the Prior Art Unev... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As a result of intensive studies for solving the above mentioned problems, the pneumatic tire of the present invention is characterized in that it is a pneumatic tire provided with a pair of bead portions, a tread, and side portions that connect said bead portions and said tread, wit... | The description of this application claims benefit of priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-091071, the entire same contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire with ribs and/or blocks for... | B | B60 | B60C | 11 | 12 | |||
11781056 | US20080024825A1-20080131 | OUTPUT APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO OUTPUT DATA FOR PRINTING, PROCESSING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO PROCESS PRINTING DATA, AND METHOD | ACCEPTED | 20080116 | 20080131 | [] | G06K1502 | ["G06K1502"] | 7697442 | 20070720 | 20100413 | 370 | 241000 | 69477.0 | CHOU | ALBERT | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fujisawa", "inventor_name_first": "Kunimasa", "inventor_city": "Saitama-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | An output apparatus is configured to output data for printing. The output apparatus acquires data based on identification information for identifying data to be acquired and merges the acquired data with each of a plurality of templates corresponding to the identification information. The output apparatus outputs the d... | 1. An output apparatus configured to output data for printing, the output apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire data based on identification information for identifying data to be acquired; a merging unit configured to merge the acquired data with each of a plurality of templates corresponding... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an output apparatus configured to output data for printing, a processing apparatus configured to process printing data, and a method therefor. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a method for superimposing dat... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to an output apparatus configured to change a print setting for each template and a method therefor. According to an aspect of the present invention, an output apparatus configured to output data for printing includes: an acquisition unit configured ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an output apparatus configured to output data for printing, a processing apparatus configured to process printing data, and a method therefor. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a method for superimposing data on a form... | G | G06 | G06K | 15 | 02 | |||
11801245 | US20080264713A1-20081030 | Electric power assist module for steering system | ACCEPTED | 20081015 | 20081030 | [] | B62D504 | ["B62D504"] | 7789191 | 20070509 | 20100907 | 180 | 444000 | 97244.0 | POTTER | WESLEY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Deshmukh", "inventor_name_first": "Kiran Manohar", "inventor_city": "New Delhi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sharma", "inventor_name_first": "Ravindra Nath", "inventor_city": "Gurgaon", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IN"}] | An electric power assist module for a steering system has an integrated housing for accommodating the torque sensor, motor and electronic control unit. A helical gear train including a pinion gear, an intermediate gear and steering gear are provided to transfer the motion from the motor to an output shaft that is coupl... | 1. An electric power assist module for a steering system, with the electric power assist module comprising: an integrated housing; a torque sensor that is at least partially contained by the integrated housing; a motor that is at least partially contained by the integrated housing; an electronic control unit that is at... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This present invention relates to an electric power assist module for a steering system and, more particularly, to such a module for a steering system of an off-highway vehicle. An electric power steering system provides assistance to a driver through an electronically controlled ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF SOME ASPECTS OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One aspect of the present invention is the provision of improvements with respect to an electric power steering system. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an electric power assist module for a steering system has an integrated housing for at... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority to Indian Patent Application No. 911/Del/2007, which was filed Apr. 24, 2007. The entire disclosure of Indian Patent Application No. 911/Del/2007, which was filed Apr. 24, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO... | B | B62 | B62D | 5 | 04 | |||
11932826 | US20080292647A1-20081127 | MELANOMA ANTIGENS AND THEIR USE IN DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS | ACCEPTED | 20081112 | 20081127 | [] | A61K3808 | ["A61K3808", "A61K3810", "A61K3900", "A61P3500"] | 7763586 | 20071031 | 20100727 | 514 | 014000 | 72579.0 | HUFF | SHEELA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kawakami", "inventor_name_first": "Yutaka", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Rosenberg", "inventor_name_first": "Steven A.", "inventor_city": "Potomac", "inventor_state": "MD", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The present invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding a melanoma antigen recognized by T lymphocytes, designated MART-1. This invention further relates to bioassays using the nucleic acid sequence, protein or antibodies of this invention to diagnose, assess or prognoses a mammal afflicted with melanoma or met... | 1-66. (canceled) 67. A recombinant protein encoded by a nucleic acid comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or an allelic variation, homolog, or variant thereof. 68. An isolated or purified protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or a substantially homologous sequence thereof. 69. A phar... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Melanomas are aggressive, frequently metastatic tumors derived from either melanocytes or melanocyte related nevus cells (“Cellular and Molecular Immunology” (1991) (eds) Abbas A. K., Lechtman, A. H., Pober, J. S.; W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia: pages 340-341). Melanomas mak... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates, in general, to nucleic acid sequences encoding melanoma antigens recognized by T-lymphocytes (MART-1) and protein and peptides encoded by these sequences. This invention further provides bioassays for these nucleic acid sequences, proteins and peptides. This i... | This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/898,860, filed Jul. 3, 2001, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/267,439, filed Mar. 12, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,270,778, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/073,138, filed May 5, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,537,560, which is a contin... | A | A61 | A61K | 38 | 08 | |||
11818990 | US20070259832A1-20071108 | Nucleotide mimics and their prodrugs | ACCEPTED | 20071024 | 20071108 | [] | A61K31711 | ["A61K31711", "C07H1904"] | 7598230 | 20070614 | 20091006 | 514 | 510000 | 71070.0 | OLSON | ERIC | [{"inventor_name_last": "Cook", "inventor_name_first": "Phillip", "inventor_city": "Fallbrook", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Wang", "inventor_name_first": "Guangyi", "inventor_city": "Carlsbad", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Brui... | The present invention relates to nucleoside diphosphate mimics and nucleoside triphosphate mimics, which contain diphosphate or triphosphate moiety mimics and optionally sugar-modifications and/or base-modifications. The nucleotide mimics of the present invention, in a form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a phar... | 1. A compound of Formula (I) which may be a D- or L-nucleotide: wherein A is O, S, CY2, NH or NR; R4′ is -L-R5 L is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NH, NR, CY2O, CY2S, CY2NH, CY2, CY2CY2, CY2OCY2, CY2SCY2, and CY2NHCY2, wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, alkyl, alkenyl, and alk... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Viral infections are a major threat to human health and account for many serious infectious diseases. Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major cause of viral hepatitis, infects more than 200 million people worldwide. Current treatment for HCV infection is restricted to immunotherapy with... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There is a need for effective nucleotide drugs, which do not require anabolic enzymatic activation. In one aspect, this invention overcomes the need for anabolic enzymatic activation of nucleosides to active nucleotide species by providing the nucleosides as their di- and tri-phosph... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/376,654, filed Feb. 28, 2003, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/360,699, filed Feb. 28, 2002 and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/360,915 filed Feb. 28, 2002. The contents o... | A | A61 | A61K | 317 | 11 | |||
11844276 | US20080049681A1-20080228 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING DEFAULT VALUES FOR CELL RE-SELECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | ACCEPTED | 20080213 | 20080228 | [] | H04Q700 | ["H04Q700"] | 7978645 | 20070823 | 20110712 | 370 | 332000 | 94220.0 | SOL | ANTHONY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Koo", "inventor_name_first": "Hyoun Hee", "inventor_city": "Gwangju", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lee", "inventor_name_first": "Sang Rok", "inventor_city": "Anyang-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | A method of configuring values of cell re-selection parameters for cell re-selection from a serving cell to a neighboring cell in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving from a network a first message via a first control channel, wherein the first message includes values of a first g... | 1. A method of configuring values of cell re-selection parameters for cell re-selection from a serving cell to a neighboring cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving from a network a first message via a first control channel, wherein the first message includes values of a first group of... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of configuring default values, and more particularly, to a method of configuring default values for cell re-selection in a wireless communication system. 2. Discussion of the Related Art Global System for Mobile C... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a method of configuring default values for cell re-selection in a wireless communication system that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. An object of the present inventi... | This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. P 10-2006-079834, filed on Aug. 23, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of configuring default values, and more particularly, to a method of configur... | H | H04 | H04Q | 7 | 00 | |||
11748714 | US20090018721A1-20090115 | VEHICLE EVALUATION USING INFRARED DATA | ACCEPTED | 20081230 | 20090115 | [] | G01M17013 | ["G01M17013"] | 8478480 | 20070515 | 20130702 | 701 | 033000 | 70924.0 | DAGER | JONATHAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Mian", "inventor_name_first": "Zahid F.", "inventor_city": "Loudonville", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Foss", "inventor_name_first": "Robert W.", "inventor_city": "Cohoes", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A solution for evaluating a vehicle using infrared data is provided. In particular, evaluation data for the vehicle is obtained, which includes infrared data for a plurality of sides of the vehicle as well as vehicle identification data for distinguishing the vehicle from another vehicle. The infrared data is processed... | 1. A method of evaluating a vehicle, the method comprising: obtaining evaluation data for the vehicle, the obtaining including: obtaining infrared data for a plurality of sides of the vehicle; processing the infrared data to enhance a signal feature; and obtaining vehicle identification data for distinguishing the vehi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Vehicles, particularly commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses, and the like, transport millions of tons of cargo and millions of passengers to a variety of destinations worldwide. While the overwhelming majority of these trips are uneventful, a significant number of these trips... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Aspects of the invention provide a solution for evaluating a vehicle using infrared data. In particular, evaluation data for the vehicle is obtained, which includes infrared data for a plurality of sides of the vehicle as well as vehicle identification data for distinguishing t... | REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS The current application claims the benefit of co-pending U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/854,703, entitled “Multifunctional vehicle inspection system and device”, which was filed on 27 Oct. 2006, and which is hereby incorporated by reference. GOVERNMENT LICENSE RIGHTS The U.S. Govern... | G | G01 | G01M | 170 | 13 | |||
11877011 | US20080125350A1-20080529 | BRANCHED POLYALKYLENE GLYCOLS | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | A61K3802 | ["A61K3802", "C07C23319", "C07C23322", "C07C69003", "C07D20712", "C07D20746", "C07H1504", "C12N900"] | 7547765 | 20071023 | 20090616 | 530 | 351000 | 63198.0 | KOSACK | JOSEPH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Yamasaki", "inventor_name_first": "Motoo", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Suzawa", "inventor_name_first": "Toshiyuki", "inventor_city": "Yamoto-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Mura... | The present invention provides a branched polyalkylene glycol wherein three or more single-chain polyalkylene glycols and a group having reactivity with an amino acid side chain, the N-terminal amino group or the C-terminal carboxyl group in a polypeptide or a group convertible into the group having reactivity are boun... | 1. (canceled) 2. A branched polyalkylene glycol represented by formula (I): R1-Mn-X1)mL(X2—X3—R2)q (I) {wherein L is M represents OCH2CH2, OCH2CH2CH2, OCH(CH3)CH2, (OCH2CH2)r—(OCH2CH2CH2)s (in which r and s, which may be the same or different, each represent an arbitrary positive integer) or (OCH2CH2)ra—[OCH(CH3)CH2]sa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Physiologically active polypeptides are useful as therapeutic agents for specific diseases. However, they are unstable when administered into blood, and a sufficient pharmacological effect can rarely be expected. For instance, physiologically active polypeptides having a molecular weight of le... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows the blood half-life prolonging effect of chemically modified recombinant human interferon-β when intravenously injected into mice. -▪-: change in the concentration of unmodified rhIFN-β in blood -▴-: change in the concentration of 5TRC(3UA)-rhIFN-β in blood --:... | This application is division of application Ser. No. 10/470,680 filed Jan. 12, 2004, which in turn is 371 of PCT Application No. PCT/JP02/00709 filed Jan. 30, 2002. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to polyalkylene glycols having a branched structure which are useful as modifiers for polypeptides having a p... | A | A61 | A61K | 38 | 02 | |||
11869339 | US20080021736A1-20080124 | MEDICARE PHARMACY CALCULATOR II | ACCEPTED | 20080109 | 20080124 | [] | G06Q5000 | ["G06Q5000", "G06F1710"] | 7860732 | 20071009 | 20101228 | 705 | 002000 | 74300.0 | GILLIGAN | CHRISTOPHER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Elizabeth", "inventor_name_first": "Megan", "inventor_city": "Louisville", "inventor_state": "KY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Marco", "inventor_name_first": "Stephen", "inventor_city": "Louisville", "inventor_state": "KY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last"... | A method and apparatus for providing a Medicare Part D Pharmacy Benefits Calculator. A user inputs data for prescriptions to be purchased by a prospective insured for a plan period. The prescription data includes a quantity, a days supply, and a number of fills. The data for each prescription the user enters is used to... | 1. A method for calculating and displaying anticipated out-of-pocket pharmacy costs to a user under at least one Medicare Part D pharmacy benefit plan, comprising: a) receiving from said user prescription data for a plurality of drugs, said prescription data comprising a drug identifier, a number of doses, a number of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>One of the challenges that a consumer faces in controlling their out-of-pocket health care costs is selecting an appropriate health insurance plan. Very often the most economical plan depends upon the particular personal situation of said given consumer. Recently in the United States, a number of... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The Summary of the Invention is provided as a guide to understanding the invention. It does not necessarily describe the most generic embodiment of the invention or all species of the invention disclosed herein. The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing a Pharmac... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of and incorporates by reference the following copending U.S. patent applications: First Named Title Inventor Filing Date Ser. No. Pharmacy Benefits Augspurger, K. 12 May 2005 11/127,857 Calculator Medicare Pharmacy Elizabeth, M. 14 Oct. 2006 6... | G | G06 | G06Q | 50 | 00 | |||
11687272 | US20080224875A1-20080918 | RFID READER ENCLOSURE AND MAN-O-WAR RFID READER SYSTEM | ACCEPTED | 20080904 | 20080918 | [] | G08B1314 | ["G08B1314"] | 7710275 | 20070316 | 20100504 | 340 | 572800 | 69902.0 | TWEEL JR | JOHN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Phillips", "inventor_name_first": "Travis A.", "inventor_city": "Madison", "inventor_state": "WI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Tinnell", "inventor_name_first": "Kenneth Andrew", "inventor_city": "Loveland", "inventor_state": "OH", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_nam... | An apparatus including an enclosure for an RFID reader to be affixed to a storage container; an RFID reader that scans a first storage container using a first antenna and a second storage container using a second antenna; and a networked system of RFID apparatuses including a primary RFID apparatus and secondary RFID a... | 1. An apparatus comprising: an enclosure; and an RFID reader disposed in said enclosure, wherein said enclosure is configured to be mounted on an exterior surface of a storage container, wherein said RFID reader is configured to perform RFID reading for an area inside the storage container using an RFID antenna externa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An RFID reading system has been developed which can, for example, read RFID tags stored within a cabinet, a refrigerator, a room, etc. Based on the tags read, the system can determine inventory information. One example of such a system is Dearing, et al.'s U.S. 2002/0183882 A1 fro... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the present invention relates to an apparatus comprising: (a) an enclosure; and (b) an RFID reader disposed in the enclosure, wherein the enclosure is configured to be mounted on an exterior surface of a storage container, wherein the RFID reader is configured to perfo... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an RFID reader apparatus, system, and method. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION An RFID reading system has been developed which can, for example, read RFID tags stored within a cabinet, a refrigerator, a room, etc. Based on the tags read, the system can determine invent... | G | G08 | G08B | 13 | 14 | |||
11854982 | US20080037658A1-20080214 | COMPRESSED DOMAIN ENCODING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH MEDIA SIGNALS | ACCEPTED | 20080130 | 20080214 | [] | H04N712 | ["H04N712", "H04N752"] | 8700411 | 20070913 | 20140415 | 704 | 501000 | 64046.0 | ARMSTRONG | ANGELA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Price", "inventor_name_first": "Lois", "inventor_city": "Tampa", "inventor_state": "FL", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ramaswamy", "inventor_name_first": "Arun", "inventor_city": "Tampa", "inventor_state": "FL", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Cooper", "i... | Apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for encoding a compressed media stream are disclosed. A disclosed method encodes frames associated with one or more compressed media streams within the media signal on a frame-by-frame basis and releases for transmission an encoded version of the media signal containing t... | 1. A method of encoding a digital media signal, comprising: selecting compressed audio packets associated with an audio stream in the digital media signal; copying contents of the compressed audio packets into respective frames of compressed audio data; identifying a complete one of the respective frames; encoding the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The monitoring or metering of audience media consumption activities, such as the consumption of television and/or radio programs, often involves the encoding of broadcast media at a headend distribution station. Typically, the encoding process encodes or otherwise embeds information such as, for ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 depicts an example media monitoring system that uses the example encoding methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture described herein. FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting an example manner in which the packets composing a frame of a media stream may be interleaved wit... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/US05/13507, filed on Apr. 19, 2005, which claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/661,527, filed on Mar. 14, 2005, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference... | H | H04 | H04N | 7 | 12 | |||
11663198 | US20080046110A1-20080221 | Temperature Regulating Method, Thermal Processing System and Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method | ACCEPTED | 20080206 | 20080221 | [] | G05D2300 | ["G05D2300"] | 7577493 | 20070529 | 20090818 | 700 | 207000 | 96895.0 | CHANG | SUNRAY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sugishita", "inventor_name_first": "Masashi", "inventor_city": "Toyama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ueno", "inventor_name_first": "Masaaki", "inventor_city": "Toyama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A temperature regulating method in a thermal processing system has heating means for heating an interior of a process chamber to process a substrate, a heating control section for controlling the heating means, and first and second temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature in the process chamber. The firs... | 1. A temperature regulating method in a thermal processing system having heating means for heating an interior of a process chamber to process a substrate, a heating control section for controlling the heating means, and first and second temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature in the process chamber, wh... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In the equipment of semiconductor manufacture, it is a conventional practice to place its heater under control of the controller depending upon a temperature-change pattern of a preset target temperature because of the necessity of maintaining the furnace interior proper in temperature or cau... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>[ FIG. 1 ] is a functional block diagram for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention. [ FIG. 2 ] is a figure for explaining the detail of a vicinity of a reactor tube of the system. [ FIG. 3 ] is a figure for explaining the process (PID control) in a PID oper... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a temperature regulating method, thermal processing system and semiconductor device manufacturing method. BACKGROUND ART In the equipment of semiconductor manufacture, it is a conventional practice to place its heater under control of the controller depending upon a temp... | G | G05 | G05D | 23 | 00 | |||
11956147 | US20090156999A1-20090618 | COIL MEMBER FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE | ACCEPTED | 20090604 | 20090618 | [] | A61M2516 | ["A61M2516", "B21F302"] | 8157751 | 20071213 | 20120417 | 600 | 585000 | 97626.0 | DOUGHERTY | SEAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Adams", "inventor_name_first": "Mark L.", "inventor_city": "Sandy", "inventor_state": "UT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Northrop", "inventor_name_first": "Clay W.", "inventor_city": "Salt Lake City", "inventor_state": "UT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last"... | A coil for use in a medical device. The coil includes a plurality of coil windings or turns, wherein adjacent coil windings are connected together at a plurality of discrete connection locations to increase the torsional rigidity and torque transmitting properties of the coil without sacrificing the flexibility charact... | 1. A medical device coil member comprising: a wave wound coil having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, the wave wound coil formed of a filament wound about the longitudinal axis forming a plurality of turns; wherein each turn of the filament is a 360 d... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A variety of available medical devices, such as guidewires and catheters, have been manufactured which include a flexible metallic tubular member described as a hypotube along at least a portion of the elongate shaft of the medical device. In some cases, a pattern of slots may be formed through th... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The disclosure is directed to several alternative designs, materials and methods of manufacturing medical device structures and assemblies. Accordingly, one illustrative embodiment is a medical device coil member comprising a wave wound coil having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis ex... | TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosure is directed to elongated medical devices. More particularly, the disclosure is directed to coil wound members for a variety of medical devices, such as guidewires, catheters, and the like. BACKGROUND A variety of available medical devices, such as guidewires and catheters, have been manuf... | A | A61 | A61M | 25 | 16 | |||
11864300 | US20090086490A1-20090402 | Light Fixture Support System | ACCEPTED | 20090318 | 20090402 | [] | F21S800 | ["F21S800", "F21V21088", "F21V2900", "F21V3100"] | 7637642 | 20070928 | 20091229 | 362 | 368000 | 97565.0 | ALAVI | ALI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kinnune", "inventor_name_first": "Brian L.", "inventor_city": "Racine", "inventor_state": "WI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ruud", "inventor_name_first": "Alan J.", "inventor_city": "Racine", "inventor_state": "WI", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The inventive ceiling-mounted light-fixture support assembly includes a mounting bracket having upper and lower surfaces, a length, and a width between two width sides. The assembly also includes a fixture attachment member having a top with portions defining a top opening which has a width narrower than the width of t... | 1. A ceiling-mounted light-fixture support assembly comprising: a mounting bracket having upper and lower surfaces, a length, and a width between two width sides; and a fixture attachment member having a top with portions defining a top opening which has a width narrower than the width of the mounting bracket, the fixt... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Industrial lighting applications such as roadway lighting, factory lighting, parking lot lighting, and commercial building lighting often require that the lighting fixtures utilized are mounted flush against a hard ceiling or other surface. In these types of settings the location ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a light fixture support assembly. The inventive ceiling-mounted light-fixture support assembly includes a mounting bracket having upper and lower surfaces, a length, and a width between two width sides. The assembly also includes a fixture attachment member h... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to lighting fixture and, more particularly, to supports for mounting lighting fixtures. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Industrial lighting applications such as roadway lighting, factory lighting, parking lot lighting, and commercial building lighting often require that the lig... | F | F21 | F21S | 8 | 00 | |||
11886852 | US20090034568A1-20090205 | Zinc Oxide Based Compound Semiconductor Device | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | H01S5327 | ["H01S5327", "H01L2922", "H01L3300"] | 8946727 | 20070921 | 20150203 | 257 | 079000 | 72488.0 | SUN | YU-HSI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Nakahara", "inventor_name_first": "Ken", "inventor_city": "Kyoto-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Tamura", "inventor_name_first": "Kentaro", "inventor_city": "Kyoto-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | There is provided a zinc oxide based compound semiconductor device in which drive voltage is not raised, property of crystal is satisfactory and device characteristics is excellent, even when the semiconductor device is formed by forming a lamination portion having a hetero junction of the ZnO based compound semiconduc... | 1. A zinc oxide based compound semiconductor device comprising: a substrate made of MgxZn1-xO (0≦x≦0.5) in which a plane A (11-20) or a plane M (10-10) is a principal plane; and single crystal layer made of ZnO based compound semiconductor epitaxially grown on the principal plane of the substrate made of the MgxZn1-xO ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Lately, nitride semiconductor light emitting devices such as a blue light emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode, using nitride semiconductor, have been in practical use. On the other hand, a ZnO based compound is superior to a GaN based compound (which means a GaN or a compound in... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view explaining an LED of an embodiment of the ZnO based compound semiconductor device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a figure showing a plane A and a plane M of a substrate used in the semiconductor device according to the present ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a zinc oxide based (hereinafter referred to as ZnO based, too) compound semiconductor device such as a light emitting device such as a light emitting diode (LED), a laser diode or the like, a transistor device such as a HEMT or the like, or the like, using the ZnO... | H | H01 | H01S | 53 | 27 | |||
11895419 | US20080042739A1-20080221 | Bias generator with feedback control | ACCEPTED | 20080206 | 20080221 | [] | G05F110 | ["G05F110"] | 7449939 | 20070824 | 20081111 | 327 | 538000 | 68652.0 | WELLS | KENNETH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lin", "inventor_name_first": "Feng", "inventor_city": "Boise", "inventor_state": "ID", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A bias generator for initializing a voltage controlled delay line by providing the voltage controlled delay line with a control signal having an initial voltage and monitoring the variable delay line for an output clock signal. The voltage of the control signal is varied from the initial voltage until an output clock s... | 1-10. (canceled) 11. A bias generator circuit for a clock generator circuit including a voltage controlled delay line having a variable delay adjusted according to the voltage of a control signal and further having an output at which an output clock signal is provided, the output clock signal having the variable delay ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In many electronic circuits, it is necessary to generate internal clocks with predetermined phase relationships to a reference clock. Clock synchronization circuits such as phase locked loops (PLLs) or delay locked loops (DLLs) are often used to generate an internal clock signal ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One aspect of the invention is directed to a bias generator circuit in a clock synchronization circuit that generates a bias voltage signal. A voltage controlled delay line receives a voltage control signal and generates a delayed clock signal having a phase delay determined by the ... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to clock synchronization circuits, and, more particularly, to a bias generator circuit for a clock synchronization circuit having a voltage controlled delay circuit that provides a variable initial bias signal to set an initial delay of the voltage controlled delay circuit. BACKGR... | G | G05 | G05F | 1 | 10 | |||
11800608 | US20070274495A1-20071129 | Systems and methods for expert communications | ACCEPTED | 20071114 | 20071129 | [] | H04M342 | ["H04M342"] | 9124699 | 20070507 | 20150901 | 379 | 266060 | 65543.0 | HOQUE | NAFIZ | [{"inventor_name_last": "Youd", "inventor_name_first": "Timothy", "inventor_city": "Los Angeles", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Freeland", "inventor_name_first": "Jason", "inventor_city": "Los Feliz", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": ... | Methods and systems for scheduling a communication between parties are presented. A system includes a wait-list module configured to determine and display information to a first party attempting to communicate with a second party. The system includes a wait-time prediction module configured to determine, based on the i... | 1. A system for scheduling a communication between parties, comprising: a wait-list module configured to determine and display information to a first party attempting to communicate with a second party; a wait-time prediction module configured to determine, based on the information determined by said wait-list module, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the area of communication services. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for scheduling calls between at least two parties. 2. Background of the Invention Advising services have bec... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention address the above-note problems and concerns, and present systems and methods for scheduling telephone call appointments between at least two parties. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to a method for scheduling a... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/798,366 to Mahadevan, filed May 5, 2006 and entitled “Systems and Method for Expert Communications”. The present application relates to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/765,1... | H | H04 | H04M | 3 | 42 | |||
11980155 | US20080113001A1-20080515 | Tissue separating device with reinforced support for anchoring mechanisms | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | A61F202 | ["A61F202"] | 9592324 | 20071030 | 20170314 | 424 | 422000 | 90264.0 | HELM | CARALYNNE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Herweck", "inventor_name_first": "Steve", "inventor_city": "Nashua", "inventor_state": "NH", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ferraro", "inventor_name_first": "Joseph", "inventor_city": "Londonderry", "inventor_state": "NH", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "M... | A barrier layer device is formed of an underlying biocompatible structure having a barrier layer coating that can exhibit anti-inflammatory properties, non-inflammatory properties, and/or adhesion-limiting properties, as well as generate a modulated healing effect on injured tissue. As implemented herein, the barrier l... | 1. A barrier layer device, comprising: a base surgical mesh structure; at least one anchoring support element disposed on a surface of the surgical mesh structure and configured to receive an anchoring mechanism; and a barrier layer formed on at least a portion of the surgical mesh structure and the at least one anchor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Biocompatible medical films are most often used in surgical settings as a physical barrier to help separate certain organs from adjacent tissues and medical devices following surgical intervention or blunt dissection to minimize adhesion formation. For example, SEPRAFILM®, a prod... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A tissue separating layer implantable device is provided, with or without the ability to deliver therapeutic agents, but having a structure predisposed to promoting tissue in-growth on one side and providing adhesion-limiting characteristics on an opposite side, with one or more surfaces that modula... | RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to, and the benefit of, co-pending U.S. Provisional Application 60/856,983, filed Nov. 6, 2006, for all subject matter common to both applications. The disclosure of said provisional application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENT... | A | A61 | A61F | 2 | 02 | |||
11902475 | US20080076585A1-20080327 | Output shaft of power unit | ACCEPTED | 20080313 | 20080327 | [] | F16C302 | ["F16C302", "B60K1722", "F16H5702"] | 7717223 | 20070921 | 20100518 | 180 | 376000 | 96764.0 | TO | TOAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Inui", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroatsu", "inventor_city": "Saitama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Koyama", "inventor_name_first": "Shinya", "inventor_city": "Saitama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sumi", "i... | An output shaft of a power unit having a driven gear for supplying a power of an internal combustion engine via a transmission mechanism and for outputting the power to an outside of a unit case. Borne members are connected respectively at each end of a cylindrical member of the output shaft. The borne members are rota... | 1. An output shaft of a power unit having a driven gear for supplying power of an internal combustion engine of the power unit via a transmission mechanism for outputting the power to an outside of a unit case, the output shaft comprising: a cylindrical member; and two borne members connected, respectively, at each of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an output shaft of a power unit integrally having an internal combustion engine and a transmission. 2. Description of Background Art In the power unit, rotation of a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine is transmit... | <SOH> SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to achieve the above-described object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, an output shaft of a power unit having a driven gear is provided for supplying a power of an internal combustion engine of the power unit via a transmission mechanism for... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-261278, filed Sep. 26, 2006, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates ... | F | F16 | F16C | 3 | 02 | |||
11677943 | US20070191091A1-20070816 | SLOT DRIVEN VIDEO STORY | ACCEPTED | 20070801 | 20070816 | [] | A63F1300 | ["A63F1300"] | 7753780 | 20070222 | 20100713 | 463 | 020000 | 76747.0 | SAGER | MARK | [{"inventor_name_last": "WALKER", "inventor_name_first": "Jay", "inventor_city": "Ridgefield", "inventor_state": "CT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Jorasch", "inventor_name_first": "James", "inventor_city": "Stamford", "inventor_state": "CT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Spar... | A gaming system includes a network server connected to a plurality of gaming devices that are adapted to provide a video payout on each play based on a set of payout parameters. Memory at each gaming device stores payout parameters that correspond to each possible gaming result or outcome. When a play is initiated by a... | 1. A method comprising: determining an outcome associated with game play at a video poker gaming device; determining if the outcome corresponds to a video presentation; if the outcome corresponds to the video presentation, providing the video presentation to a player; and providing an indication of the outcome of the g... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Slot machines provide an important source of revenue for the gaming industry. For that reason, gaming establishments constantly search for new gaming strategies and features to provide additional incentives for slot machine players to continue play. Some gaming devices now provid... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a gaming device which contains a payout table which results in a player receiving a “payout” for every possible gaming result. A further object of the invention is to provide a system for provision of a video presentation to s... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/882,859, filed Jul. 1, 2004 in the name of Walker et al. and entitled SLOT DRIVEN VIDEO STORY; which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/272,554, filed Oct. 16, 2002 in the name of Walker et al. an... | A | A63 | A63F | 13 | 00 | |||
11949835 | US20090139376A1-20090604 | SELF-CONTAINED HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED TOOL | ACCEPTED | 20090520 | 20090604 | [] | B25B1300 | ["B25B1300", "B25B1346"] | 7555971 | 20071204 | 20090707 | 81 | 057440 | 67205.0 | THOMAS | DAVID | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sosnowski", "inventor_name_first": "Michael", "inventor_city": "Salem", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A compact, hydraulically operated tool for use in hard-to-reach or compact spaces. | 1-14. (canceled) 15. A compact, hydraulically operated tool, comprising: a hydraulically actuated tool assembly means for rotating a rotatable element attached thereto in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction; a rod-like member having an interior portion, a front end and a rear end, wherein said front end is attach... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates generally to power-driven tools and, more particularly, to compact power-driven tools, such as socket wrenches, screw drivers and/or drills. Many industries rely on the use of fasteners (for example, bolts, nuts and machine screws) to secure parts together. Some common tools... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention is a compact, hydraulically operated tool in which a high torque-load is provided to a tool bit by means of a self-contained hydraulic actuating mechanism directly attached to a tool assembly to form a compact tool easily used by an operator. The hydraulically operated tool of t... | BACKGROUND This invention relates generally to power-driven tools and, more particularly, to compact power-driven tools, such as socket wrenches, screw drivers and/or drills. Many industries rely on the use of fasteners (for example, bolts, nuts and machine screws) to secure parts together. Some common tools used in se... | B | B25 | B25B | 13 | 00 | |||
11778337 | US20080038007A1-20080214 | DIAGNOSITC DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, DIAGONOSTIC METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ACCEPTED | 20080130 | 20080214 | [] | G03G1500 | ["G03G1500"] | 7450865 | 20070716 | 20081111 | 399 | 079000 | 63227.0 | LEE | SUSAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "YAMAZAKI", "inventor_name_first": "NAOKI", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A diagnostic system that effectively presents optimum products to the users by effectively using information about the use history of an image forming apparatus used by the users and other information specific to the image forming apparatus that may be stored in advance. The diagnostic system includes a management devi... | 1.-43. (canceled) 44. A diagnostic method carried out in a diagnostic system capable of communicating with an information processing apparatus, said method comprising: an obtaining step of obtaining information of print volume of an image forming apparatus for a certain period, the information being entered in the info... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a diagnostic device, a diagnostic system, a diagnostic method, a program and a medium that, depending on the usage history of an image forming apparatus that a user uses, can diagnose the optimum image forming apparatus and/or optional devices and prov... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a system that effectively presents optimum products to the user by effectively using information about the use history of an image forming apparatus used by the users and other information specific to the image forming apparatus that may be stored in... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a diagnostic device, a diagnostic system, a diagnostic method, a program and a medium that, depending on the usage history of an image forming apparatus that a user uses, can diagnose the optimum image forming apparatus and/or optional devices and provide the diag... | G | G03 | G03G | 15 | 00 | |||
11879151 | US20090020237A1-20090122 | Two-motor drive arrangement for a roller curtain | ACCEPTED | 20090107 | 20090122 | [] | E06B968 | ["E06B968"] | 8453707 | 20070716 | 20130604 | 160 | 312000 | 67312.0 | RAMSEY | JEREMY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lambridis", "inventor_name_first": "Andrew C.", "inventor_city": "Brooklyn", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gomaa", "inventor_name_first": "Ashraf", "inventor_city": "Staten Island", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A drive arrangement for a roller curtain covering an opening defined by a frame includes a drum mounted horizontally across one side of the opening, a pair of hollow drive shafts fixed against rotation in opposite ends of the drum, and a pair of coaxial tension shaft portions fixed to the frame and received through res... | 1. A drive arrangement for a roller curtain covering an opening defined by a frame, the arrangement comprising: a drum for mounting horizontally across one side of the opening, the drum having an axis of rotation and axially opposite ends; a pair of hollow drive shafts mounted coaxially in respective said opposite ends... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates a drive arrangement for a spring-loaded roller curtain, which is wound on a horizontally mounted drum. 2. Description of the Related Art Roller curtains for covering large openings such as hallways and open walls in buildings are wel... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the invention, an electric drive motor is provided at each end of the drum. This not only permits using smaller motors, but balances the system so that torsional stresses on drive components are reduced. It may also reduce the voltage requirements, e.g. from 220v to 110v... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates a drive arrangement for a spring-loaded roller curtain, which is wound on a horizontally mounted drum. 2. Description of the Related Art Roller curtains for covering large openings such as hallways and open walls in buildings are well known. As... | E | E06 | E06B | 9 | 68 | |||
11812859 | US20080007199A1-20080110 | Controller and control method of permanent magnet type rotary motor | ACCEPTED | 20071225 | 20080110 | [] | H02P2704 | ["H02P2704"] | 7573227 | 20070622 | 20090811 | 318 | 701000 | 64660.0 | IP | SHIK LUEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kasaoka", "inventor_name_first": "Kota", "inventor_city": "Sakura-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Inoue", "inventor_name_first": "Hideki", "inventor_city": "Nasushiobara-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A controller of a permanent magnet type rotary motor of the present invention includes: a current difference calculator decomposing a primary voltage difference which is a difference between a primary voltage of the permanent magnet type rotary motor and a maximum voltage corresponding to a source voltage, into a field... | 1. A controller of a permanent magnet type rotary motor, the controller comprising: a permanent magnet type rotary motor including a rotator which has a permanent magnet and a stator which has an armature generating a rotating magnetic field for rotating the rotator; a magnetic pole position detector detecting a magnet... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a controller and a control method of a permanent magnet type rotary motor. Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-175220, filed Jun. 26, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention employs the followings to achieve the above-mentioned object. That is, one aspect of the present invention is a controller of a permanent magnet type rotary motor, the controller including: a permanent magnet type rotary motor including a rotator which has a per... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a controller and a control method of a permanent magnet type rotary motor. Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-175220, filed Jun. 26, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 2. Descri... | H | H02 | H02P | 27 | 04 | |||
11689274 | US20070229926A1-20071004 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING PREVIEW OF TRANSMISSION DATA | ACCEPTED | 20070920 | 20071004 | [] | G03F310 | ["G03F310"] | 8508806 | 20070321 | 20130813 | 358 | 426050 | 65747.0 | BECKLEY | JONATHAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "MORISAKI", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroshi", "inventor_city": "Kitanagoya-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "ASAI", "inventor_name_first": "Kazunobu", "inventor_city": "Nagoya-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | An image data is generated by scanning an original. The image data is converted and stored into a RAM. Preview data is generated from the converted data and then displayed on a display unit. When a transmission command is received after the display unit displays the display data, the converted data is transmitted to a ... | 1. A communication device comprising: an image data generating unit that generates first image data by reading an image on an original; an image data storing unit that stores the first image data; a preview data generating unit that generates preview data from the first image data; a preview display unit that displays ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Some communication devices well known in the art have is a function for printing image data received from an external device, and a function for displaying the received image data on a display unit prior to printing. For example, a communication device disclosed in Japanese unexamined patent appli... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide a communication device that reads an original to obtain scanned data and transfers the scanned data to a prescribed destination, while avoiding wasteful communications. It is another object of the invention to provide an image reading device and an image da... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2006-095353 and 2006-266915 filed in Mar. 30, 2006 and Sep. 29, 2006, respectively. The entire content of each of these priority applications is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosure... | G | G03 | G03F | 3 | 10 | |||
11886401 | US20080163510A1-20080710 | Front Assembly for a Tumble Dryer | ACCEPTED | 20080625 | 20080710 | [] | D06F5804 | ["D06F5804", "D06F5820"] | 7946054 | 20070913 | 20110524 | 34 | 063000 | 58971.0 | GRAVINI | STEPHEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Dittmar", "inventor_name_first": "Lothar", "inventor_city": "Berlin", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Loffler", "inventor_name_first": "Holger", "inventor_city": "Berlin", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | An assembly which is a composite including an end shield and a front wall. The size and shape of the end shield are adapted to the inner face of the front wall. Both parts are dimensioned and formed in such a way that they can be interconnected in a fixed manner to form a stable composite resembling a sandwich assembly... | 1.-9. (canceled) 10. A front assembly for a clothes dryer comprising an electrically-driven drum being rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis for accommodating items to be dried an end shield for front-side support of the drum; a floor-side base module for accommodating a drive motor and functional parts for c... | The invention is based on a front assembly for a tumble dryer, especially for a condensation dryer, with an electrically driven drum for accommodating items to be dried which is able to be rotated around at least approximately horizontal axis, with an end plate shield for supporting the drum on the front side, with a f... | D | D06 | D06F | 58 | 04 | |||||
10561882 | US20070172167A1-20070726 | Plastic quick-snap centerbearing isolator mount and method of manufacturing and assembling same | ACCEPTED | 20070711 | 20070726 | [] | F16C2700 | ["F16C2700"] | 7611288 | 20070319 | 20091103 | 384 | 536000 | 62440.0 | HANNON | THOMAS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lew", "inventor_name_first": "John", "inventor_city": "Fort Wayne", "inventor_state": "IN", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A resilient mount (30), such as a center bearing isolator mount includes an inner sleeve (52) into which is molded an elastomer/rubber isolator (60), and an insert (70). These components are prepared as a sub-assembly (50) and axially inserted into the opening of an outer bracket (32), whereby fingers (76) deflect radi... | 1. A resilient mount assembly comprising: a rigid, outer bracket having an opening therethrough, the bracket adapted to be mounted to a first member of an associated vehicle; a rigid, inner mount dimensioned for receipt in the outer bracket; a resilient member interposed between the inner mount and the outer bracket fo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This application claims priority from U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/484,740, filed 03Jul, 2003, the details of which are incorporated herein by reference. cross-reference-to-related-applications description="Cross Reference To Related Applications" end="tail"? This inv... | <SOH> Summary of the Invention <EOH>An improved resilient mounting or centerbearing isolator mount is provided that incorporates an insert that facilitates attachment of a molded rubber/elastomer isolator to an outer bracket. More particularly, a resilient mount assembly includes a rigid, outer bracket having an openi... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application claims priority from U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/484,740, filed 03Jul, 2003, the details of which are incorporated herein by reference. This invention relates to a vibration isolator or resilient mounting, and more particularly to a center bearing isolator mount... | F | F16 | F16C | 27 | 00 | |||
11679907 | US20070136877A1-20070614 | Soybean Variety XB31R07 | ACCEPTED | 20070531 | 20070614 | [] | A01H500 | ["A01H500", "C12N1582", "C12N504"] | 7485779 | 20070228 | 20090203 | 800 | 312000 | 99292.0 | KALLIS | RUSSELL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Streit", "inventor_name_first": "Leon", "inventor_city": "Johnston", "inventor_state": "IA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Corbin", "inventor_name_first": "Thomas", "inventor_city": "Monticello", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}] | According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB31R07. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB31R07, to the plants of soybean XB31R07 to plant parts of soybean variety XB31R07 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybea... | 1. A seed of soybean variety XB31R07, representative seed of said soybean variety XB31R07 having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-XXXX. 2. A soybean plant, or a part thereof, produced by growing the seed of claim 1. 3. The soybean plant, or a part thereof, of claim 2 wherein said part is pollen. 4. The so... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a new and distinctive soybean variety, designated XB31R07 which has been the result of years of careful breeding and selection as part of a soybean breeding program. There are numerous steps in the development of any novel, desirable plant germplasm. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety, designated XB31R07. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB31R07, to the plants of soybean XB31R07, to plant parts of soybean variety XB31R07 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produc... | FIELD OF INVENTION This invention is in the field of soybean breeding, specifically relating to a soybean variety designated XB31R07. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION The present invention relates to a new and distinctive soybean variety, designated XB31R07 which has been the result of years of careful breeding and selection as... | A | A01 | A01H | 5 | 00 | |||
11675089 | US20080198115A1-20080821 | Liquid Crystal Display Overdrive Accuracy Adjustment Device And Method | ACCEPTED | 20080805 | 20080821 | [] | G09G336 | ["G09G336"] | 7812802 | 20070215 | 20101012 | 345 | 089000 | 67316.0 | SEYOUM | TSEGAYE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lin", "inventor_name_first": "Chang-Cheng", "inventor_city": "Taipei", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Shen", "inventor_name_first": "Yuh-Ren", "inventor_city": "Tai-Nan", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Peng", "i... | An overdrive accuracy adjustment device and method for use in liquid crystal display panel is presented. According to a current grayscale value of a pixel in an awaiting to be displayed image and a previous grayscale value of the corresponding pixel in an already-displayed image, the corresponding overdrive grayscale v... | 1. An overdrive accuracy adjustment method for use in liquid crystal display panel for determining a corresponding overdrive grayscale value from a look-up table according to a current grayscale value of a pixel in an awaiting to be displayed image and a previous grayscale value of the corresponding pixel in an already... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a liquid crystal display overdrive device and method thereof, and in particular to an overdrive accuracy adjustment device and method thereof for obtaining improved response speed of the liquid crystal display an... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A primary objective of the present invention is to provide an overdrive accuracy adjustment device and method thereof, which in particular is in accordance to the physical characteristics of the liquid crystal display panel (in particular to the grayscale which often required the ove... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a liquid crystal display overdrive device and method thereof, and in particular to an overdrive accuracy adjustment device and method thereof for obtaining improved response speed of the liquid crystal display and also bett... | G | G09 | G09G | 3 | 36 | |||
11719805 | US20090145135A1-20090611 | TURBINE BLOW DOWN STARTER FOR TURBINE ENGINE | ACCEPTED | 20090527 | 20090611 | [] | F02C727 | ["F02C727"] | 7882695 | 20070521 | 20110208 | 60 | 226100 | 67670.0 | WONGWIAN | PHUTTHIWAT | [{"inventor_name_last": "Roberge", "inventor_name_first": "Gary D.", "inventor_city": "Tolland", "inventor_state": "CT", "inventor_country": "US"}] | In order to start a turbine engine (10), high-pressure fluid is directed onto a turbine (34a) to cause rotation of the turbine and thereby start the turbine engine. In a disclosed embodiment, the high-pressure fluid is provided through a fluid outlet (120) in a vane (36a) positioned adjacent the turbine (34a). The high... | 1. A turbine engine comprising: a fan having a plurality of radially extending fan blades; a turbine operatively coupled to the fan for rotatably driving the fan; a combustor for generating a high-energy gas stream to the turbine after the turbine engine is started; and a fluid outlet supplying high-pressure fluid to t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to turbine engines, and more particularly to a starter for a turbine engine, such as a tip turbine engine. An aircraft gas turbine engine of the conventional turbofan type generally includes a forward bypass fan, a low pressure compressor, a high pres... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a turbine engine according to the present invention, high-pressure air is provided to the turbine to cause rotation of the turbine to start the turbine engine. The high-pressure air is provided through a fluid outlet upstream of the turbine. In the disclosed embodiment, the fluid ... | This invention was conceived in performance of U.S. Air Force contract F33657-03-C-2044. The government may have rights in this invention. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to turbine engines, and more particularly to a starter for a turbine engine, such as a tip turbine engine. An aircraft gas ... | F | F02 | F02C | 7 | 27 | |||
11687833 | US20080091688A1-20080417 | APPARATUS AND METHOD PROVIDING CONTENT SERVICE | ACCEPTED | 20080403 | 20080417 | [] | G06F1730 | ["G06F1730"] | 9298748 | 20070319 | 20160329 | 707 | 001000 | 92979.0 | HERSHLEY | MARK | [{"inventor_name_last": "Yun", "inventor_name_first": "Hee-chul", "inventor_city": "Suwon-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Oh", "inventor_name_first": "Yoon-hark", "inventor_city": "Suwon-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | A method and apparatus for providing contents services. The method of using a contents service includes the operations of receiving a list of available contents services from a first server and displaying the list, transmitting, to the first server, a list of contents services selected from the displayed available cont... | 1. A method of using a content service, comprising: receiving a list of available content services from a first server and displaying the list; transmitting, to the first server, a list of content services selected from the displayed available contents service list; and updating service subscription data with reference... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention Aspects of the present invention relate to the provision of content services, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for using content services in personal computers (PCs) or mobile devices, and a method and apparatus for providing content servi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Aspects of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for providing content services, by which a user can be provided with the latest contents even on the move without being dependent on a specific PC or application program. According to an aspect of the present invention, ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2006-101031, filed on Oct. 17, 2006 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention ... | G | G06 | G06F | 17 | 30 | |||
11777446 | US20080011529A1-20080117 | HYBRID DRIVE FOR A VEHICLE | ACCEPTED | 20080103 | 20080117 | [] | B60K650 | ["B60K650", "B60K622", "B60K630", "B60K636"] | 7828096 | 20070713 | 20101109 | 180 | 065600 | 73543.0 | WALTERS | JOHN | [{"inventor_name_last": "HOHER", "inventor_name_first": "Markus", "inventor_city": "Tettnang", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Eschenbeck", "inventor_name_first": "Linus", "inventor_city": "Wangen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | The invention proposes a hybrid drive for a vehicle with a power train, which has a first electric machine (4), which is permanently connected to an input shaft (3) of the vehicle transmission (2) arranged between an internal combustion engine (1) and a vehicle transmission (2) with changeable gear ratio, and which can... | 1-21. (canceled) 22. A hybrid drive for a vehicle with a power train, the hybrid drive comprising: an electric machine (4) permanently connected to an input shaft (3) of a vehicle transmission (2), between an internal combustion engine (1) and the vehicle transmission (2), and the electric machine having a changeable g... | The invention concerns a hybrid drive for a vehicle defined in more detail in the preamble of patent claims 1, 2 and 3. From the publication DE 199 17 665 A1 a hybrid drive for a motor vehicle is known. The known hybrid drive forms a power train, which has a first electric machine and a second electric machine connecte... | B | B60 | B60K | 6 | 50 | |||||
11896445 | US20080057817A1-20080306 | Amorphous inorganic ceramic material and method of producing same | ACCEPTED | 20080220 | 20080306 | [] | D04H156 | ["D04H156", "C04B35571"] | 7662473 | 20070831 | 20100216 | 428 | 367000 | 57988.0 | SALVATORE | LYNDA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Aoki", "inventor_name_first": "Yoshitaka", "inventor_city": "Takasaki-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | An amorphous inorganic ceramic material including silicon, carbon and oxygen is provided. In the ceramic material, the average elemental ratio between silicon, carbon and oxygen is represented by a compositional formula: SiCaOb wherein, a is a number that satisfies: 0.5≦a≦3.0, and b is a number that satisfies 0.5≦b≦4.0... | 1. An amorphous inorganic ceramic material comprising silicon, carbon and oxygen, wherein an average elemental ratio between silicon, carbon and oxygen is represented by a compositional formula (1) shown below: SiCaOb(1) (wherein, a is a number that satisfies: 0.5≦a≦3.0, and b is a number that satisfies 0.5≦b≦4.0), the... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a novel amorphous inorganic ceramic material that exhibits excellent heat resistance and the like, and a method of producing such a material, as well as an inorganic fiber and an inorganic nonwoven fabric comprising the c... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a material that exhibits excellent levels of heat resistance, wettability with other materials, strength and elastic modulus, which is capable of adopting a variety of different forms, including molded items of various sh... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a novel amorphous inorganic ceramic material that exhibits excellent heat resistance and the like, and a method of producing such a material, as well as an inorganic fiber and an inorganic nonwoven fabric comprising the ceramic mater... | D | D04 | D04H | 1 | 56 | |||
11745506 | US20080032363A1-20080207 | Enhanced Production of Lipids Containing Polyenoic Fatty Acid by Very High Density Cultures of Eukaryotic Microbes in Fermentors | ACCEPTED | 20080123 | 20080207 | [] | C12P764 | ["C12P764", "C12N112"] | 8124384 | 20070508 | 20120228 | 435 | 134000 | 58170.0 | AFREMOVA | VERA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Bailey", "inventor_name_first": "Richard", "inventor_city": "Del Mar", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "DiMasi", "inventor_name_first": "Don", "inventor_city": "San Diego", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hanse... | The present invention provides a process for growing eukaryotic microorganisms which are capable of producing lipids, in particular lipids containing polyenoic fatty acids. The present invention also provides a process for producing eukaryotic microbial lipids. | 1-84. (canceled) 85. A process for growing microorganisms of the order Thraustochytriales comprising conducting a fermentation of the microorganisms in a medium comprising a carbon source, and a limiting nutrient source: wherein the carbon source and limiting nutrient source are added to the medium to increase the biom... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Production of polyenoic fatty acids (fatty acids containing 2 or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds) in eukaryotic microorganisms is generally known to require the presence of molecular oxygen (i.e., aerobic conditions). This is because it is believed that the cis double bond f... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a process for growing eukaryotic microorganisms which are capable of producing at least about 20% of their biomass as lipids and a method for producing the lipids. Preferably the lipids contain one or more polyenoic fatty acids. The process comprises a... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/352,421, filed Feb. 10, 2006, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/371,394, filed Feb. 21, 2003, now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 0... | C | C12 | C12P | 7 | 64 | |||
11749412 | US20070280021A1-20071206 | SENSE AMPLIFIER | ACCEPTED | 20071122 | 20071206 | [] | G11C1100 | ["G11C1100", "G11C702"] | 7649792 | 20070516 | 20100119 | 365 | 207000 | 67973.0 | TRAN | ANTHAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Ueda", "inventor_name_first": "Yoshihiro", "inventor_city": "Yokohama-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Iwata", "inventor_name_first": "Yoshihisa", "inventor_city": "Yokohama-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last... | A sense amplifier according to an example of the present invention has first, second, third and fourth FETs with a flip-flop connection. A drain of a fifth FET is connected to a first input node, and its source is connected to a power source node. A drain of a sixth FET is connected to a second input node, and its sour... | 1. A sense amplifier comprising: a first FET of a first conductive type in which a drain is connected to a first output node, a gate is connected to a second output node, and a source is connected to a first power source node; a second FET of a first conductive type in which a drain is connected to the second output no... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sense amplifier, for instance, which is used for a semiconductor memory having a resistance change element as a memory cell. 2. Description of the Related Art A magnetic random access memory (MRAM) is one of semiconducto... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A sense amplifier according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a first FET of a first conductive type in which a drain is connected to a first output node, a gate is connected to a second output node, and a source is connected to a first power source node, a s... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-150554, filed May 30, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present inven... | G | G11 | G11C | 11 | 00 | |||
11761330 | US20070233202A1-20071004 | METHOD OF STIMULATION FASTIGIUM NUCLEUS TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | ACCEPTED | 20070919 | 20071004 | [] | A61N104 | ["A61N104"] | 8103350 | 20070611 | 20120124 | 607 | 045000 | 59803.0 | BAYS | PAMELA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Wallace", "inventor_name_first": "Michael", "inventor_city": "Pleasanton", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Makous", "inventor_name_first": "James", "inventor_city": "Santa Clarita", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method of treating a neurological disorder comprises introducing an electrical stimulation lead within a patient's head, locating the stimulation lead within the 4th ventricle of the patient's head, and placing the stimulation lead adjacent the fastigium nucleus of the patient's brain. The method may further comprise... | 1. A method of treating a neurological disorder in a patient, comprising: introducing an electrical stimulation lead within the patient's head; locating the stimulation lead within the 4th ventricle of the patient's head; and placing the stimulation lead adjacent the fastigium nucleus of the patient's brain. 2. The met... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Several animal studies have disclosed that the electrical stimulation of the fastigium nucleus (FN), which forms a portion of the cerebellum, can have dramatic effects on reducing the core infarction size and surrounding penumbra after the onset of an ischemic stroke. For example... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the present inventions, a method of treating a disorder in a patient is provided. The method particularly lends itself well to the treatment of neurological disorders—especially those disorders that can be alleviate by increasing the flow of blood wi... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/893,076, filed Jul. 16, 2004, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the treatment of neurological disorders, and in particular, the treatment ... | A | A61 | A61N | 1 | 04 | |||
11888062 | US20080131071A1-20080605 | Apparatus and method for transmission, apparatus and method for production, program, and recording medium | ACCEPTED | 20080521 | 20080605 | [] | H04N591 | ["H04N591"] | 8223210 | 20070731 | 20120717 | 348 | 207990 | 76003.0 | HANNETT | JAMES | [{"inventor_name_last": "Ogikubo", "inventor_name_first": "Junichi", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Transmit data composed by linking to main data representing an image and/or audio accessory information including frame rate information and frame identification information of each frame included in a reference frame period is generated and output. If the main data is reproduced using this transmit data, a variable re... | 1-17. (canceled) 18. A reproduction apparatus comprising: setting means for, based on information of a frame rate of transmit data composed by linking to main data representing an image and/or audio accessory information including information of a frame rate of this main data, setting a variable reproduction range indi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Conventionally, in generation of image and/or audio contents to be used in a broadcast, contents (or a content) in which a speed of movement of an object is partially varied has been often created in order to achieve results a creator intends. In this generation of the contents in which the sp... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a diagram for showing an overall configuration of a contents-transmission system; FIG. 2 is a diagram for showing a configuration of an image pick-up apparatus; FIG. 3 is a diagram for showing an operation of adding a sub-frame number; FIG. 4 is a diagram for showi... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmission, an apparatus and method for reproduction, a program, and a recording medium. BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in generation of image and/or audio contents to be used in a broadcast, contents (or a content) in which a speed of movem... | H | H04 | H04N | 5 | 91 | |||
11738894 | US20080259619A1-20081023 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | ACCEPTED | 20081008 | 20081023 | [] | B60Q100 | ["B60Q100"] | 7830247 | 20070423 | 20101109 | 340 | 468000 | 63726.0 | POPE | DARYL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Tyll", "inventor_name_first": "Paul", "inventor_city": "Farmington Hills", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Nantais", "inventor_name_first": "Jason", "inventor_city": "Farmington Hills", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name... | A system controls an auxiliary light for a vehicle. The system includes a cockpit button to activate the auxiliary light, a Hall sensor operable to detect the installation and removal of a magnetized cover for the auxiliary light; a warning indicator; and a controller. The controller activates the warning indicator in ... | 1. A system for controlling an auxiliary light for a vehicle, comprising: a user-operated actuator to activate the auxiliary light, the user-operated actuator having at least an “on” state and an “off” state; a first sensor operable to generate a signal indicating when a cover is installed on the auxiliary light; a war... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Automotive vehicles, such as light trucks and sport utility vehicles, commonly include various types of auxiliary lights, such as fog lights and off-road utility lights. Off-road lights are typically mounted to the front or roof of a vehicle, whereas fog lights are generally mounted to the lower f... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A system is provided for controlling an auxiliary light for a vehicle. The system includes a user-operated actuator to activate the auxiliary light, the user-operated actuator having at least an “on” state and an “off” state; a first sensor operable to generate a signal indicating when a cover is ins... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/737,364, filed Apr. 19, 2007, which is incorporated by reference herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a vehicle auxiliary light, and more particularly, to techniques for ... | B | B60 | B60Q | 1 | 00 | |||
11724583 | US20070270128A1-20071122 | User equipment, authentication system, authentication method, authentication program and recording medium | ACCEPTED | 20071107 | 20071122 | [] | H04M166 | ["H04M166"] | 8301116 | 20070315 | 20121030 | 455 | 411000 | 92360.0 | WANG-HURST | KATHY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kakiuchi", "inventor_name_first": "Takashi", "inventor_city": "Kusatsu-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Spoofing is prevented in an authentication technique using a portable terminal and the like. A portable telephone includes an authentication unit for performing personal authentication of the user, a moving distance calculating unit for calculating a linear moving distance the portable telephone has moved from a positi... | 1. A user equipment for performing post-authentication communication with communication equipment after succeeding in personal authentication of the user; the user equipment comprising: an authentication unit for performing the personal authentication of the user; a moving distance calculating unit for calculating a li... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a user equipment for performing identity verification of the user of the equipment, an authentication system, an authentication method, an authentication program and a recording medium. 2. Description of the Related Art T... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention, in view of the above problems, aims to provide a user equipment for preventing spoofing in the authentication technique using portable terminal and the like, an authentication method, an authentication program and a recording medium. In order to achieve the ab... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a user equipment for performing identity verification of the user of the equipment, an authentication system, an authentication method, an authentication program and a recording medium. 2. Description of the Related Art The need for ... | H | H04 | H04M | 1 | 66 | |||
11918071 | US20090084345A1-20090402 | Reciprocating Rotation Type Engine and Power Transferring Device and Hybrid System Using the Same | ACCEPTED | 20090318 | 20090402 | [] | F02B5300 | ["F02B5300"] | 7849822 | 20071009 | 20101214 | 60 | 213000 | 96084.0 | TRIEU | THAI BA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Yim", "inventor_name_first": "Jin Whan", "inventor_city": "Gyeonggi-do", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | A reciprocating rotary engine of the present invention includes a torus-shaped chamber which is divided into two regions. Each divided region forms a sealed chamber. Also, each sealed chamber is divided by a piston attached to a shaft whereby four sealed chambers are formed. Also, a power converter includes two power c... | 1. A reciprocating rotary engine comprising: an engine block having a torus-shaped chamber inside and a pair of cross walls and having at least one through hole which is concentrically disposed in the center of the torus chamber; an engine shaft provided inside of the torus chamber of the engine block and formed in one... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A conventional cylinder type engine produces power by converting thermodynamic energy from gas combustion in cylindrical chambers into reciprocating rectilinear kinetic energy. The reciprocating rectilinear motion is converted into a complete rotary motion through a crank unit. In this process... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a power generation and a power train based on a reciprocating rotary engine and an internal combustion-electric hybrid system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a reciprocating rotary engine generating a reciprocating rotary motion, a power converter co... | F | F02 | F02B | 53 | 00 | ||||
11994398 | US20080205579A1-20080828 | Distance Lattice | ACCEPTED | 20080814 | 20080828 | [] | G21C334 | ["G21C334"] | 8009792 | 20071231 | 20110830 | 376 | 462000 | 97326.0 | LEACH | ERIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Rozhkov", "inventor_name_first": "Vladimir Vladimirovich", "inventor_city": "Novosibirsk", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "RU"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lavrenyuk", "inventor_name_first": "Petr Ivanovich", "inventor_city": "Moscow", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "RU"}, {"... | The invention relates to nuclear engineering and can be used for fuel clusters of nuclear reactors, for distancing and fixing fuel elements, in particular in the fuel clusters of PWR and BWR reactors. The inventive distance lattice comprises cells which are used for mounting the fuel elements or guide channels and are ... | 1. A spacing grid comprising cells intended for inserting fuel rods, guide tubes and formed by orthogonal crossing plates on which ends, at the exit side of a coolant flow, bent vanes are made that are designed for mixing a coolant, wherein each cell is provided with an insertable spacing element intended for fixation ... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to nuclear engineering and may be used in structures of nuclear fuel rod assemblies for spacing and fixing fuel rods, in particular in fuel rod assemblies used in PWR and BWR reactors where fuel rods are arranged in square pattern. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The objective of this invention is to develop and create a spacing grid having improved characteristics. Due to the achievement of the said objective it becomes possible to obtain technical effects consisting in increasing torsional stiffness of cells while, at the same time, reducin... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to nuclear engineering and may be used in structures of nuclear fuel rod assemblies for spacing and fixing fuel rods, in particular in fuel rod assemblies used in PWR and BWR reactors where fuel rods are arranged in square pattern. PRIOR ART In order to ensure a required sp... | G | G21 | G21C | 3 | 34 | |||
11948690 | US20090142036A1-20090604 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING | ACCEPTED | 20090520 | 20090604 | [] | H04N591 | ["H04N591", "G06F3048"] | 8195025 | 20071130 | 20120605 | 386 | 083000 | 68430.0 | SHAIFER HARRIMAN | DANT | [{"inventor_name_last": "BRANAM", "inventor_name_first": "MICHAEL", "inventor_city": "LAWRENCEVILLE", "inventor_state": "GA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "YU", "inventor_name_first": "KE", "inventor_city": "ALPHARETTA", "inventor_state": "GA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "BRO... | Systems, methods and computer products for DVR management and scheduling. In exemplary embodiments, a system is provided that includes DVR management and scheduling services including, but not limited to: DVR capacity indication; recorded and viewed programs indication; cancellation options for recorded and viewed prog... | 1. In an Internet Protocol-enabled device communications system having a graphical user interface including a display and a selection device, a method of providing and selecting from it graphical image on the display, the method comprising: retrieving capacity data from a digital video recorder coupled to the Internet ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Exemplary embodiments relate generally to Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and digital (personal) video recorders (DVR), and more particularly, to systems, methods and computer products for DVR management and scheduling services. Internet protocol television (IPTV) is a digital television deliv... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>Exemplary embodiments include systems, methods and computer products for DVR management and scheduling. In exemplary embodiments, a system is provided that includes DVR management and scheduling services including, but not limited to: DVR capacity indication; recorded and viewed programs indica... | BACKGROUND Exemplary embodiments relate generally to Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and digital (personal) video recorders (DVR), and more particularly, to systems, methods and computer products for DVR management and scheduling services. Internet protocol television (IPTV) is a digital television delivery service... | H | H04 | H04N | 5 | 91 | |||
11814420 | US20080142541A1-20080619 | Pressurized Ice Cream Container With A Piston | ACCEPTED | 20080605 | 20080619 | [] | B67D534 | ["B67D534"] | 7926684 | 20070720 | 20110419 | 222 | 389000 | 64260.0 | CARTAGENA | MELVIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Charlier", "inventor_name_first": "Christophe Jean-Marie Yves", "inventor_city": "Allonne", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Delande", "inventor_name_first": "Bruno Sadi Henri", "inventor_city": "Marseille En Beauvaisis", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_c... | A pressurized container (1) for a viscous product, comprising a container body (2) with an opening (9), a piston (3), a dispensing closure (4) attached to the container body opening (9) which comprises closure walls, at least one dispensing aperture (13), at least one closing element (14) that is movable relative to th... | 1. A pressurized container for storing and dispensing a viscous product comprising: a container body for containing the product, having an opening at its upper side, a piston which is movable along a longitudinal axis of the container body, and divides the container body in two compartments, a lower compartment filled ... | The present invention relates to a pressurized container, preferably a pressurized container for containing a frozen viscous product, said container having a dispensing closure with an improved piston and valve dispensing system. For the packing and dispensing of products, it is known to use pressurized containers comp... | B | B67 | B67D | 5 | 34 | |||||
11660641 | US20070263622A1-20071115 | Communication System, Distribution Element and Network Device | ACCEPTED | 20071031 | 20071115 | [] | H04L1228 | ["H04L1228"] | 7898107 | 20070220 | 20110301 | 307 | 031000 | 79939.0 | AMRANY | ADI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Brieskorn", "inventor_name_first": "Jurgen", "inventor_city": "Geltendorf", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | There is disclosed a communication system comprising a distribution element, which is coupled to a power supply unit and to which a plurality of network devices can be connected. Each network device that is connected to the distribution element comprises at least one network element and each network device is supplied ... | 1.-8. (canceled) 9. A communication system, comprising: a distributor element coupled to a power supply unit to which a network device is connected, wherein the network device has a network element having at least one passive component, and wherein the network device supplied with energy and messages by the distributor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>In order to integrate network devices, for example network cameras, speakers, access points for wireless networks or communication terminals, to a greater degree in professional and private daily routines, it is important to reduce the cables required for the connection. Wireless dat... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is therefore to specify measures, which allow notification of the energy requirement actually needed to the energy supplier in a simpler manner. This object is achieved by a communication system with the features of claim 1 , a distributor element with... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the US National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP2005/054068, filed Aug. 18, 2005 and claims the benefit thereof. The International Application claims the benefits of German application No. 10 2004 046 401.4 DE filed Sep. 24, 2004, both of the appl... | H | H04 | H04L | 12 | 28 | |||
11967866 | US20090054780A1-20090226 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REAL-TIME COMPUTATION OF POINT-BY-POINT APODIZATION COEFFICIENTS | ACCEPTED | 20090211 | 20090226 | [] | A61B800 | ["A61B800"] | 9022937 | 20071231 | 20150505 | 600 | 447000 | 59443.0 | AKAR | SERKAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Yang", "inventor_name_first": "Bo", "inventor_city": "Shenzhen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Yang", "inventor_name_first": "Pengfei", "inventor_city": "Shenzhen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hu", "inventor... | A method for real-time computation of point-by-point apodization coefficients used for beam-forming includes storing apodization coefficients of receiving focus points in memory, and computing at least one of an included angle between a vector from a transducer element to a receiving point and a normal vector of the tr... | 1. A method for real-time computation of point-by-point apodization coefficients used for beam-forming during ultrasound imaging, comprising: storing apodization coefficients of receiving focus points in a memory; computing at least one of an included angle between a vector from a transducer element to a first receivin... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>The present disclosure relates to a method and device for computing apodization coefficients used for ultrasonic imaging. | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A method and device provide real-time computation of apodization coefficients used for ultrasonic beam-forming to achieve point-by-point apodization. The disclosed method realizes point-by-point focusing during the process of beam-forming, while saving memory resources. | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 200710141485.6, filed on Aug. 24, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a method and device for computing apodization coefficients used for u... | A | A61 | A61B | 8 | 00 | |||
11717760 | US20080233602A1-20080925 | Detecting and profiling molecular complexes | ACCEPTED | 20080911 | 20080925 | [] | C12Q148 | ["C12Q148", "G01N3300", "G01N33536"] | 8198031 | 20070312 | 20120612 | 435 | 007100 | 83378.0 | HAQ | SHAFIQUL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chan-Yui", "inventor_name_first": "Po-Ying", "inventor_city": "Oakland", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Singh", "inventor_name_first": "Sharat", "inventor_city": "Los Altos", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "S... | Methods are provided for detecting the formation of complexes of molecules, especially proteins, in a sample, such as a cell or tissue lysate. In one aspect, a cleaving probe specific for a first protein in a complex and one or more binding compounds specific for one or more second proteins in a complex are provided. U... | 1. A method of detecting one or more complexes of proteins, the method comprising the steps of: providing for each of the one or more complexes a cleaving probe specific for a first protein in each of the one or more complexes, each cleaving probe having a cleavage-inducing moiety with an effective proximity; providing... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The formation and disassociation of molecular complexes are crucial to regulatory processes in living organisms. In particular, signaling pathways between the surface and nucleus of cells invilve the formation on many molecular complexes in which multiple proteins are assembled to... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides methods of detecting and/or measuring complexes of molecules, especially complexes comprising two or more proteins. In one aspect, the method of the invention uses at least two reagents that are specific for different members of a complex: one member, referred ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to methods for detecting and measuring molecular complexes, and more particularly, to methods for simultaneously measuring complexes among, multiple proteins, especially within biological cells. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The formation and disassociation o... | C | C12 | C12Q | 1 | 48 | |||
11764232 | US20080310423A1-20081218 | Synchronization of Message Stream in a Multi-tier Messaging System | ACCEPTED | 20081203 | 20081218 | [] | H04L1228 | ["H04L1228"] | 8218549 | 20070618 | 20120710 | 370 | 394000 | 76402.0 | BAIG | ADNAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Dekel", "inventor_name_first": "Eliezer", "inventor_city": "Haifa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IL"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gershinsky", "inventor_name_first": "Gidon", "inventor_city": "Haifa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IL"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Harpaz", "... | A group communication service is adapted for multi-point to multi-point communication. Identical message streams are received by a tier of processing servers from a tier of sources. The processing servers deliver the message streams to a tier of destinations. The group communication service enables the processing serve... | 1. A computer-implemented method for communication, comprising the steps of: receiving source message streams of data messages in a plurality of processing servers from a plurality of sources, said processing servers having a leader, said data messages having sequence identifiers; delivering said data messages from sai... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to communication of information across a data network. More particularly, this invention relates to improvements in message stream synchronization in a group communication service. 2. Description of the Related Art TABLE 1 Acronyms ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An embodiment of the invention provides a computer-implemented method for communication, which is carried out by receiving source streams of data messages in a plurality of processing servers from a plurality of sources, and delivering the data messages from the processing servers in... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Application shares disclosure with Application No. (STC File No. 60651 (IBM IL920060104US1)), entitled “Group Communication System Achieving Efficient Total Order and State Synchronization in a Multi-tier Environment”, whose disclosure is herein incorporated by reference. BA... | H | H04 | H04L | 12 | 28 | |||
12003677 | US20080238500A1-20081002 | Power-up signal generating circuit and method for driving the same | ACCEPTED | 20080917 | 20081002 | [] | H03K5153 | ["H03K5153"] | 7675331 | 20071231 | 20100309 | 327 | 143000 | 72956.0 | LUU | AN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Jung", "inventor_name_first": "Ho-Don", "inventor_city": "Kyoungki-do", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | A power-up signal generating circuit that prevents repeatedly generating a power-up signal even when there is noise on an external voltage. The power-up signal generating circuit includes a level detector, a level comparator, and a reentry protector. The level detector is configured to deactivate a first level detectio... | 1. A power-up signal generating circuit, comprising: a level detector configured to deactivate a first level detection signal when a level of an external voltage increases above a first reference voltage; a level comparator configured to deactivate a second level detection signal when the level of the external voltage ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The subject matter relates to a semiconductor memory device, and more particularly to a power-up signal generating circuit, which does not repeatedly activate a power-up signal when noise is applied to an external voltage, and a method for driving the same. As semiconductor memory... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing a power-up signal generating circuit which does not repeatedly activate a power-up signal even when there is noise on an external voltage. In one embodiment, a power-up signal generating circuit includes a level detector ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to Korean patent application number 10-2007-0032058, filed on Mar. 31, 2007, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The subject matter relates to a semiconductor memory device, and more particularly to a po... | H | H03 | H03K | 51 | 53 | |||
11730640 | US20080009513A1-20080110 | Therapeutic agents | ACCEPTED | 20071226 | 20080110 | [] | A61K31437 | ["A61K31437", "A61P100", "A61P1100", "A61P2500", "A61P2516", "A61P2518", "A61P2522", "A61P2524", "A61P2528", "A61P2530", "A61P304", "A61P500", "C07D47104"] | 7576095 | 20070403 | 20090818 | 514 | 300000 | 94874.0 | BAEK | BONG-SOOK | [{"inventor_name_last": "Cheng", "inventor_name_first": "Leifeng", "inventor_city": "Askim", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "SE"}] | The present invention relates to 4,5-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-4-one compounds of formula IA and processes for preparing such compounds, their use in the treatment of obesity, psychiatric and neurological disorders, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. | 1. A compound of formula IA wherein R1 represents a C3-7alkyl group substituted by one or more fluoro or R1 represents a C1-7alkylsulphonyl group substituted by one or more fluoro; R2 represents cyano, or a C1-4alkyl group optionally substituted by hydroxy or by a group NRaRb in which Ra and Rb independently represent ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is known that certain CB, modulators (known as antagonists or inverse agonists) are useful in the treatment of obesity, psychiatric and neurological disorders (WO 01/70700 and EP 656354). WO03/027114 discloses the use of 1,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine and 1,5,6,7-tet... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation in part of international application PCT/GB2006/003695 filed Oct. 5, 2006, which in turn claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 60/724,156 filed Oct. 6, 2005. FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to certain 4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,2-c]... | A | A61 | A61K | 314 | 37 | ||||
11650850 | US20070177298A1-20070802 | Connector mechanism | ACCEPTED | 20070718 | 20070802 | [] | G11B517 | ["G11B517"] | 7637747 | 20070108 | 20091229 | 439 | 039000 | 71864.0 | PAUMEN | GARY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Jaatinen", "inventor_name_first": "Jukka", "inventor_city": "Kempele", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FI"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Bauer", "inventor_name_first": "Hans", "inventor_city": "Balingen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | The invention relates to a connector mechanism, a connector, an electronic device, a garment and a physiological sensor. The connector mechanism comprises a first connector part, which includes a first electrically conductive layer and a first magnetic layer, and a second connector part, which includes a second electri... | 1. A connector mechanism, comprising: a first connector part, which includes a first electrically conductive layer and a first magnetic layer; and a second connector part, which includes a second electrically conductive layer and a second magnetic layer; wherein the first and the second magnetic layers are configured t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a connector mechanism, a connector, an electronic device, a garment and a physiological sensor. 2. Description of the Related Art Electronic devices often include electronic components that may be mechanically and electrically cou... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the invention is to provide a connector mechanism, a connector, an electronic device, a garment and a physiological sensor for achieving a user-friendly mechanical and electrical connection of electronic components. A first aspect of the invention is a connector mechani... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to Finnish Patent Application Serial No. 20065069, filed on Jan. 31, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a connector mechanism, a connector, an electronic d... | G | G11 | G11B | 5 | 17 | |||
11986976 | US20080137829A1-20080612 | Communication system | ACCEPTED | 20080530 | 20080612 | [] | H04M156 | ["H04M156"] | 8238539 | 20071127 | 20120807 | 379 | 207140 | 59133.0 | TRAN | QUOC | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kaal", "inventor_name_first": "Madis", "inventor_city": "Dublin 2", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kutt", "inventor_name_first": "Andres", "inventor_city": "Dublin 2", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Oruaas", "in... | A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first netwo... | 1. A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, the method comprising: determining a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first ne... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Communication systems link together two communication devices so that the devices can send information to each other in a call or other communication event. Information may include voice, text, images or video. One such communication system is a peer to peer system, in which a plurality of end use... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>It is therefore an aim of embodiments of the invention to address at least one of the above identified problems. According to a first embodiment of the invention there is provided a method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication networ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 or 365 to Great Britain Application No. 0623621.0, filed Nov. 27, 2006 and Great Britain Application ______ filed Nov. 23, 2007. The entire teachings of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present in... | H | H04 | H04M | 1 | 56 | |||
11621137 | US20080163471A1-20080710 | Tire Pressure Monitor Installation Tool | ACCEPTED | 20080625 | 20080710 | [] | B23P1904 | ["B23P1904"] | 7836569 | 20070109 | 20101123 | 029 | 249000 | 89939.0 | MCDONALD | SHANTESE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Spaulding", "inventor_name_first": "James R.", "inventor_city": "Macomb", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Beckman", "inventor_name_first": "Marcus P.", "inventor_city": "Garden City", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_l... | A tire pressure monitor (TPM) installation tool adapted for use by a operator, and for installing a push-in style TPM within a valve stem opening defined by a wheel, wherein the tool is configured to provide mechanical advantage while assembling the TPM and wheel, and includes an elongated member configured to receive ... | 1. A tire pressure monitor (TPM) installation tool adapted for use by an operator, and with a wheel and a TPM, wherein the TPM includes a valve stem and a circuitry housing connected to a distal end of the stem, and the tool is configured to install the TPM, so as to assemble the TPM and wheel and provide mechanical ad... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Tire pressure monitors have been developed to monitor the inflated tire pressure of a wheel, in order to insure sufficient pressure for proper vehicular operation. Prior to their implementation, operators relied solely upon observations and experience to determine a potential low-... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Responsive to these and other concerns the present invention presents a tool for and method of installing a push-in style TPM. The tool is useful, among other things, for providing mechanical advantage, so that the necessary applied force by an operator is significantly decreased. Th... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to tools for and methods of installing a tire pressure monitor (TPM) in a fixed position within a wheel, and more particularly, to a tire pressure monitor installation tool configured to provide mechanical advantage and facilitate the manual assembly of the TPM and wheel. B... | B | B23 | B23P | 19 | 04 | |||
11837668 | US20090048846A1-20090219 | Method for Expanding Audio Signal Bandwidth | ACCEPTED | 20090205 | 20090219 | [] | G10L1900 | ["G10L1900"] | 8041577 | 20070813 | 20111018 | 704 | 500000 | 64046.0 | ARMSTRONG | ANGELA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Smaragdis", "inventor_name_first": "Paris", "inventor_city": "Brookline", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ramakrishnan", "inventor_name_first": "Bhiksha R.", "inventor_city": "Watertown", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method expands a bandwidth of an audio signal by determining a magnitude time-frequency representation |G(ω,t) for example audio signals g(t). A set of frequency marginal probabilities PG(ω|z) 221 are estimated from |G(ω,t)|, and a magnitude time-frequency representation |X(ω,t)| is determined from an input signal au... | 1. A method for expanding a bandwidth of an audio signal, comprising: determining a magnitude time-frequency representation |G(ω,t) for example audio signals g(t); estimating a set of frequency marginal probabilities PG(ω|z) from |G(ω,t)|; determining a magnitude time-frequency representation |X(ω,t) of an input signal... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Bandlimited Audio Signals Increasingly, audio signals, such as pod casts, are transmitted over networks, e.g., cellular networks and the Internet, which degrade the quality of the signals. This is particularly true for networks with suboptimal bandwidths. Audio signals, such as m... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The embodiments of the invention provide an example-driven method for recovering wide regions of lost spectral components in band-limited audio signals. A generative spectral model is described. The model enables the extraction of salient information from example audio signals, and ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally processing audio signals, and more particularly to increasing a bandwidth of audio signals. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Bandlimited Audio Signals Increasingly, audio signals, such as pod casts, are transmitted over networks, e.g., cellular networks and the Internet... | G | G10 | G10L | 19 | 00 | |||
11683119 | US20070255739A1-20071101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING METADATA | ACCEPTED | 20071017 | 20071101 | [] | G06F710 | ["G06F710"] | 7584218 | 20070307 | 20090901 | 707 | 104100 | 68871.0 | LEROUX | ETIENNE | [{"inventor_name_last": "MIYAJIMA", "inventor_name_first": "Yasushi", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Yamashita", "inventor_name_first": "Kosei", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ta... | A method for attaching metadata includes steps of specifying at least two positions in head portions of bars of music data of music, and segmenting into segments a duration extending between the specified two positions and attaching time-series metadata to the segments. | 1. A method for attaching metadata, comprising steps of: specifying at least two positions in head portions of bars of music data of music; and segmenting into segments a duration extending between the specified two positions and attaching time-series metadata to the segments. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherei... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for attaching time series music metadata. 2. Description of the Related Art Audio reproducing apparatuses employing a large-capacity storage medium such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk are ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Techniques for automatically extracting rhythm, beat, and tempo are divided into two types. In one type, a music signal is analyzed in time domain as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-116754, and in the other type, a music signal is analyzed in... | CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application JP 2006-073185 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Mar. 16, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The ... | G | G06 | G06F | 7 | 10 | |||
11702695 | US20070161966A1-20070712 | Devices, systems and methods for treating tissue regions of the body | ACCEPTED | 20070628 | 20070712 | [] | A61M3100 | ["A61M3100"] | 8696660 | 20070206 | 20140415 | 604 | 041000 | 89144.0 | PEFFLEY | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "West", "inventor_name_first": "Scott", "inventor_city": "Livermore", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Huyhn", "inventor_name_first": "David", "inventor_city": "Santa Clara", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gais... | Improved devices, systems and methods for treating a tissue region provide straightforward, yet reliable ways for installing diverse functional components within the confined space of a catheter-based instrument. | 1. A method of handling fluid flow to or from an operative element carried by a catheter tube comprising the steps of providing a manifold body sized to fit within the catheter tube, the manifold body including a single main fluid junction, multiple branch fluid junctions, and a fluid circuit formed within the manifold... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Catheter based instruments are widely used to gain access to interior body regions for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The size of such instruments are constrained by the need to permit deployment and use within relatively small, confined areas of the body. Still, there is th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides improved devices, systems and methods for treating a tissue region that provide straightforward, yet reliable ways for installing diverse functional components within the confined space of a catheter-based instrument. One aspect of the invention provides a sup... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/760, 433, filed Jan. 20, 2004, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/955,915, filed Sep. 19, 2001, entitled “Devices, Systems and Methods for Treating Tissue Regions of the Body” (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,699,243... | A | A61 | A61M | 31 | 00 | |||
11847303 | US20080053830A1-20080306 | Multi-Component, Simultaneous, Independent Multi-Gradient System for Liquid Chromatography | ACCEPTED | 20080220 | 20080306 | [] | B03C502 | ["B03C502"] | 7425263 | 20070829 | 20080916 | 210 | 198200 | 90999.0 | THERKORN | ERNEST | [{"inventor_name_last": "Tsonev", "inventor_name_first": "Latchezar", "inventor_city": "Rockville", "inventor_state": "MD", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hirsh", "inventor_name_first": "Allen", "inventor_city": "Rockville", "inventor_state": "MD", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Systems and methods for separating charged molecules on the basis of their differential electrostatic binding to a charged stationary phase comprise controlling the creation of simultaneous independent or dependent pH and additive gradients. | 1. A system for separating charged molecules on the basis of their differential electrostatic binding to a charged stationary phase comprising: a computer to control the delivery of acidic and basic pISep buffer solutions, thereby creating gradients in buffer composition; one or more stationary phases at least one of w... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>About thirty years ago, Sluyterman et al pioneered chromatofocusing, a new liquid chromatography method. It consists of descending retained pH gradients created by complex interactions between multi-component mobile phase buffers (polybuffers) and weak anionic stationary phases. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, the present invention provides novel methods for the liquid chromatographic separation of charged molecules such as proteins according to their apparent isoelectric points on a charged stationary phase. In a second embodiment, the present invention provides a nove... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/840,688, filed Aug. 29, 2006. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION About thirty years ago, Sluyterman et al pioneered chromatofocusing, a new liquid chromatography method. It consists of descending retained pH grad... | B | B03 | B03C | 5 | 02 | |||
11874035 | US20080094038A1-20080424 | CHARGER AND METHOD OF CHARGING | ACCEPTED | 20080409 | 20080424 | [] | H02J700 | ["H02J700", "H01M1044"] | 7843173 | 20071017 | 20101130 | 320 | 163000 | 65560.0 | WILLIAMS | ARUN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Okada", "inventor_name_first": "Masami", "inventor_city": "Fukushima", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A charger includes input terminals whereto positive and negative voltages from a power source unit are applied, output terminals generating an output charging a secondary battery, upon being applied with the voltage from the input terminals via positive and negative power source lines, a first field effect type transis... | 1. A charger comprising: input terminals whereto positive and negative voltages from a power source unit are applied; output terminals generating an output for charging a secondary battery, upon being applied with the voltage from the input terminals via positive and negative power source lines; a first field effect ty... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present application relates to a charger for secondary batteries, and a method of charging. There has been known a method of charging secondary batteries based on combination of constant-current charging and constant-voltage charging. FIG. 1 explains the method of charging, in which the abscis... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a charger and a method of charging, capable of detecting the amount of charging in a highly precise manner based on the ΔV detection, while being less affected by accuracy of the resistors and changes in the ambient environment. According to an embodiment, ther... | CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application Nos. P2006-287269 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Oct. 23, 2006; and P2007-253204 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Sep. 28, 2007, the entire contents of which is being incorporated herein by reference.... | H | H02 | H02J | 7 | 00 | |||
10587602 | US20070216610A1-20070920 | Display device | ACCEPTED | 20070905 | 20070920 | [] | G09G330 | ["G09G330"] | 7956531 | 20070410 | 20110607 | 313 | 505000 | 68894.0 | MACCHIAROLO | PETER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Smith", "inventor_name_first": "Euan", "inventor_city": "Cambridgeshire", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "GB"}] | An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is described, the display device having a plurality of pixels each comprising at least two sub-pixels of different types, a first sub-pixel type comprising an OLED device including a first type of OLED material and a second sub-pixel type comprising an OLED device i... | 1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device, the display device having a plurality of pixels each comprising at least two sub-pixels of different types, a first sub-pixel type comprising an OLED device including a first type of OLED material and a second sub-pixel type comprising an OLED device including a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to improved organic light emitting diode (OLED) display devices, and in particular to increased efficiency color display devices. 2. Related Technology Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) comprise a particularly advantageous form... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>These and other aspects of the invention will now be further described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying figures in which: FIG. 1 shows a basic OLED structure; FIGS. 2 a and 2 b show, respectively, a current-controlled OLED driver circuit and an ac... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to improved organic light emitting diode (OLED) display devices, and in particular to increased efficiency color display devices. 2. Related Technology Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) comprise a particularly advantageous form of electro-... | G | G09 | G09G | 3 | 30 | |||
11884823 | US20080260953A1-20081023 | Plugging of Cracks on Metal Devices Intended to Contain Radioactive Acid Materials | ACCEPTED | 20081008 | 20081023 | [] | B05D302 | ["B05D302"] | 7713585 | 20070821 | 20100511 | 427 | 385500 | 57927.0 | CAMERON | ERMA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Descarsin", "inventor_name_first": "David", "inventor_city": "Ballan Mire", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Raby", "inventor_name_first": "Jacques", "inventor_city": "Grenoble", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Rob... | The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising a chlorinated polyester resin in which the polyester satisfies formula (I) below: together with a crosslinking catalyst and a crosslinking accelerator in order to plug a crack affecting the wall of a metal device intended to contain a radioactive acid materia... | 1. A process for plugging a crack affecting the wall acid of a metal device intended to contain a radioactive material, said process comprising the steps of: applying at least one layer of a composition comprising a chlorinated polyester resin in which the polyester satisfies formula (I) below: together with a crosslin... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>The invention relates to the plugging of cracks on metal devices intended to contain radioactive acid materials. More precisely, it relates to the use of a composition based on a chlorinated polyester resin for plugging localized cracks in the wall of metal devices intended for containing rad... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>These objects, and other ones, are achieved by the invention, which proposes the use of a composition comprising a polyester resin in which the polyester satisfies formula (I) below: together with a crosslinking catalyst and a crosslinking accelerator in order to plug a crack affecti... | TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to the plugging of cracks on metal devices intended to contain radioactive acid materials. More precisely, it relates to the use of a composition based on a chlorinated polyester resin for plugging localized cracks in the wall of metal devices intended for containing radioactive ac... | B | B05 | B05D | 3 | 02 | |||
11919344 | US20090034566A1-20090205 | Photonic crystal laser | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | H01S316 | ["H01S316"] | 7860141 | 20071120 | 20101228 | 372 | 046010 | 70022.0 | ZHANG | YUANDA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Noda", "inventor_name_first": "Susumu", "inventor_city": "Kyoto-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Imada", "inventor_name_first": "Masahiro", "inventor_city": "Kyoto-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ohnish... | One objective of the present invention is to provide a laser device which is capable of scanning beams of a laser light of high output power at a high speed without using mechanical scanning mechanisms. A plurality of the upper electrodes 33 is linearly arranged in the photonic crystal laser provided with an active lay... | 1. A photonic crystal laser element, comprising: a) an active layer for generating light of a predetermined wavelength by an injection of electric charges; b) a two-dimensional photonic crystal provided on an upper side of the active layer and having a periodic structure corresponding to the predetermined wavelength; c... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>The present invention relates to a laser element that can be preferably used for various kinds of devices such as laser printers, bar code readers or other devices where a laser light needs to be scanned, and a laser device. In laser printers, bar code readers or other devices, a laser light ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a laser scanning device in a conventional laser printer using a polygon mirror. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a photonic crystal laser element in one embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic config... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a laser element that can be preferably used for various kinds of devices such as laser printers, bar code readers or other devices where a laser light needs to be scanned, and a laser device. In laser printers, bar code readers or other devices, a laser light is scanned ... | H | H01 | H01S | 3 | 16 | |||
11698987 | US20070269100A1-20071122 | Wafer surface observing method and apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20071107 | 20071122 | [] | G06K900 | ["G06K900"] | 8577119 | 20070129 | 20131105 | 382 | 141000 | 58786.0 | CHAWAN | SHEELA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Higashi", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroshi", "inventor_city": "Hitachinaka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Watanabe", "inventor_name_first": "Tetsuya", "inventor_city": "Hitachinaka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last... | A wafer surface observing apparatus for inspecting a peripheral portion of an object has (A) a lens system and a CCD camera for taking images of the peripheral portion of the object, (B) storage for storing image data about the taken images, and (C) display for displaying the image data stored in the storage device. In... | 1. A object surface observing apparatus for inspecting a peripheral portion of an object, said apparatus comprising: a lens system and a CCD camera for acquiring images of the peripheral portion of the object; storage means for storing image data about the acquired images; and display means for displaying the image dat... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a wafer surface observing apparatus for optically inspecting foreign materials, flaws, defects, contamination, and so on (hereinafter collectively referred to as foreign matter) present on the surface of an object to be inspected and, more particu... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In coping with the foregoing problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a function permitting one to easily observe and trace the state of end portions of a wafer in which defects are produced, over the whole process. [Means for Solving the Problems] The present i... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a wafer surface observing apparatus for optically inspecting foreign materials, flaws, defects, contamination, and so on (hereinafter collectively referred to as foreign matter) present on the surface of an object to be inspected and, more particularly, to a ... | G | G06 | G06K | 9 | 00 | |||
11683764 | US20070182408A1-20070809 | Downhole High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy With Polarization Enhancement | ACCEPTED | 20070725 | 20070809 | [] | G01V300 | ["G01V300"] | 7368909 | 20070308 | 20080506 | 324 | 303000 | 89013.0 | SHRIVASTAV | BRIJ | [{"inventor_name_last": "Blanz", "inventor_name_first": "Martin", "inventor_city": "Celle", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kruspe", "inventor_name_first": "Thomas", "inventor_city": "Wienhausen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | An apparatus and method is discussed for characterizing a fluid sample downhole of aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds, aromatic hydrocarbon compound, or connate mud filtrates containing carbon-13 isotopes using an enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal on a measurement-while-drilling device. To enhance the carbo... | 1.-80. (canceled) 81. A method of using a logging tool for analyzing a fluid of an earth formation, the method comprising: (a) dissolving a polarizing agent into said fluid; (b) using an NMR sensor on said logging tool for obtaining NMR signals from said dissolved polarizing agent. 82. The method of claim 81 wherein sa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention is related to the field of downhole nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigation of wellbore fluids. In particular, the invention relates to methods for increasing NMR signal amplitudes in measurements of fluids in downhole enviro... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus and method for characterizing a fluid sample obtained downhole using an enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Carbon-13 signal. This isotope is found in all hydrocarbons and connate formation fluids and in borehole mud, typ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/413,541, filed on Apr. 28, 2006, which is a divisional application of U.S. Pat. No. 7,126,332 filed on Oct. 30, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority from U.S. Pat. N... | G | G01 | G01V | 3 | 00 | |||
11631532 | US20080034615A1-20080214 | Shock Absorbing Device For Shoe Sole | ACCEPTED | 20080130 | 20080214 | [] | A43B714 | ["A43B714", "A43B1300", "A43B1318"] | 7779558 | 20070104 | 20100824 | 036 | 027000 | 61133.0 | KAVANAUGH | JOHN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Nishiwaki", "inventor_name_first": "Tsuyoshi", "inventor_city": "Kobe", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Fujita", "inventor_name_first": "Hisanori", "inventor_city": "Kobe", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kurosaki... | A shock absorbing device for a shoe sole according to the present invention comprises: an outer sole 2; a midsole M that is disposed above the outer sole 2; and a deformation element 3 disposed between the outer sole 2 and the midsole M. The deformation element 3 is joined to the bottom surface of the midsole M and is ... | 1. A shock absorbing device for a shoe sole comprising: an outer sole having a ground contact surface that contacts the ground at landing and an upper surface opposite to the ground contact surface; a midsole that is disposed above the outer sole and has a bottom surface; and a deformation element disposed between the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>The cushioning function of absorbing and alleviating the shock at landing is demanded in shoe soles, in addition to the lightness in weight and the function of supporting the foot stably. Recently, shoe soles having the repulsion function (rebound function) in addition to the above-mentioned ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a lateral side view of a shoe according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same shoe viewed from a bottom surface side of the shoe sole. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an outer sole, a deformation element... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a shock absorbing device of a shoe sole. BACKGROUND ART The cushioning function of absorbing and alleviating the shock at landing is demanded in shoe soles, in addition to the lightness in weight and the function of supporting the foot stably. Recently, shoe soles having... | A | A43 | A43B | 7 | 14 | |||
11681610 | US20080091880A1-20080417 | HORIZONTALLY-SHARED CACHE VICTIMS IN MULTIPLE CORE PROCESSORS | ACCEPTED | 20080403 | 20080417 | [] | G06F1208 | ["G06F1208"] | 7774549 | 20070302 | 20100810 | 711 | 133000 | 67970.0 | KROFCHECK | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Vishin", "inventor_name_first": "Sanjay", "inventor_city": "Sunnyvale", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A processor includes multiple processor core units, each including a processor core and a cache memory. Victim lines evicted from a first processor core unit's cache may be stored in another processor core unit's cache, rather than written back to system memory. If the victim line is later requested by the first proces... | 1. A processor comprising: a first processor core unit including a first processor core capable of processing first data and a first cache memory adapted to store first data; and a second processor core unit including a second processor core capable of processing second data and a second cache memory adapted to store a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to the field of microprocessor architectures. Microprocessor designers are continually striving to improve microprocessor performance, designing microprocessor architectures that provide, for example, increased computational abilities, increased operating spe... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An embodiment of the invention includes a processor with multiple processor core units, each including a processor core adapted to process data and a cache memory for storing data potentially needed by its associated processing core. When a first processor core unit's cache mem... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/829,099, filed Oct. 11, 2006, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the field of mi... | G | G06 | G06F | 12 | 08 | |||
11657201 | US20080174421A1-20080724 | Simple technique for detection of physical presence and management of information | ACCEPTED | 20080709 | 20080724 | [] | H04Q700 | ["H04Q700"] | 8081965 | 20070123 | 20111220 | 455 | 421000 | 89578.0 | ZHANG | XIANG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Londhe", "inventor_name_first": "Nilesh Vasante", "inventor_city": "Sammamish", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method, system, and computer readable media that when executed determines and manages presence information and presents the information to a plurality of devices. A determination is made if a presence device is within a range of a detection device. If the presence device is within a detectable range, presence informa... | 1. A method for distributing presence information to a plurality of devices, the method comprising: determining if a presence device is within a range of a detection device; determining presence information associated with the presence device if it is determined that the presence device is within the range of the detec... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Everyday, millions of people log in to their computers using an associated password and username. By logging in and using such personalized information, the presence or absence of the user at a computer terminal can be determined. Alternatively, presence or absence of a user can be determined thro... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This summary is not intended to identify key features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the... | BACKGROUND Everyday, millions of people log in to their computers using an associated password and username. By logging in and using such personalized information, the presence or absence of the user at a computer terminal can be determined. Alternatively, presence or absence of a user can be determined through a phone... | H | H04 | H04Q | 7 | 00 | |||
11831596 | US20080029054A1-20080207 | VARIABLE-GEOMETRY INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE | ACCEPTED | 20080123 | 20080207 | [] | F02M35104 | ["F02M35104"] | 7455043 | 20070731 | 20081125 | 123 | 184560 | 67766.0 | CUFF | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lancioni", "inventor_name_first": "Frederico", "inventor_city": "Sangemini", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IT"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Pecora", "inventor_name_first": "Michele", "inventor_city": "Potenza", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IT"}] | Described herein is a variable-geometry intake manifold for an internal-combustion engine; the intake manifold is provided with: at least one intake pipe, which connects the intake manifold to at least one cylinder of the internal-combustion engine; a partialization device for varying the geometry of the intake manifol... | 1) A variable-geometry intake manifold (3) for an internal-combustion engine (1); the intake manifold (3) comprising: at least one intake pipe (9), which connects the intake manifold (3) to at least one cylinder (2) of the internal-combustion engine (1); a partialization device (13) for varying the geometry of the inta... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>An internal-combustion engine is provided with a number of cylinders, each of which is connected to an intake manifold via at least one intake valve and to an exhaust manifold via at least one exhaust valve. The intake manifold receives fresh air (i.e., air coming form the outside environment... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The present invention will now be described with reference to the annexed plate of drawings, which illustrates some non-limiting examples of embodiment thereof and in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an internal-combustion engine provided with an intake manifold built a... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a variable-geometry intake manifold for an internal-combustion engine. BACKGROUND ART An internal-combustion engine is provided with a number of cylinders, each of which is connected to an intake manifold via at least one intake valve and to an exhaust manifold via at le... | F | F02 | F02M | 351 | 04 | |||
11896524 | US20080056916A1-20080306 | Pump device | ACCEPTED | 20080220 | 20080306 | [] | F04B4306 | ["F04B4306"] | 8360750 | 20070904 | 20130129 | 417 | 389000 | 97020.0 | COMLEY | ALEXANDER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Ferk", "inventor_name_first": "Bernd", "inventor_city": "Bad Bramstedt", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gode", "inventor_name_first": "Gunnar", "inventor_city": "Techau", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ladiges",... | The present invention relates to a pump device with a first diaphragm pump head having two or an integral multiple of two fluid delivery chambers and diaphragms associated therewith, which are hydraulically coupled to a second diaphragm pump head. The second diaphragm pump head has two additional fluid delivery chamber... | 1. A pump device comprising: a first diaphragm pump head having two or an integral multiple of two fluid delivery chambers and diaphragms associated therewith, which are hydraulically coupled to a second pump head for driving the first diaphragm pump head, wherein the second pump head is a diaphragm pump head which has... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Piston pumps may be used to deliver and/or recirculate viscous media having a high proportion of solids (suspensions) at high pressures of greater than 200 bar and high temperatures of greater than 300° C. However, they are only suitable in a limited way for an application of thi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a pump device which may reliably and cost-effectively deliver viscose media having a high solid component at high pressures of greater than 200 bar and high temperatures of greater than 300° C. The object is achieved by a... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority of German Patent Application No. 102006041420.9, filed Sep. 4, 2006, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pump device having a first diaphragm pump h... | F | F04 | F04B | 43 | 06 | |||
11902554 | US20080079892A1-20080403 | Semiconductor device | ACCEPTED | 20080318 | 20080403 | [] | G02F11339 | ["G02F11339"] | 8144301 | 20070924 | 20120327 | 349 | 156000 | 76832.0 | TRAN | HOANG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fujikawa", "inventor_name_first": "Saishi", "inventor_city": "Atsugi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hosoya", "inventor_name_first": "Kunio", "inventor_city": "Atsugi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | When a columnar spacer is provided in a region overlapping with a TFT, there is a concern that pressure will be applied when attaching a pair of substrates to each other, which may result in the TFT being adversely affected and a crack forming. A dummy layer is formed of an inorganic material below a columnar spacer wh... | 1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a first substrate having an insulating surface; a switching element over the first substrate; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element; a dummy layer overlapping with the switching element, over the first substrate; a second substrate provided with a colum... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, attention has focused on a technique for making a thin film transistor (TFT) by using a semiconductor thin film (having a thickness of approximately several to several hundreds of nanometers) formed over a substrate having an insulating surface. The thin film transistors are w... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIGS. 1A to 1C are top views and a cross-sectional view illustrating a pixel structure; FIGS. 2A and 2B are top views illustrating a pixel structure; FIG. 3 is a top view illustrating a pixel structure; FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating arrangement of color layers; FIG. 5 is a ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a semiconductor device which has a circuit including thin film transistors (hereinafter, referred to as TFTs), and a manufacturing method thereof. For example, the present invention relates to an electro-optical device typified by a liquid crystal display panel, and to a... | G | G02 | G02F | 113 | 39 | |||
11819671 | US20080003495A1-20080103 | Electric power source | ACCEPTED | 20071220 | 20080103 | [] | H01M210 | ["H01M210", "H01M1050"] | 7709137 | 20070628 | 20100504 | 429 | 120000 | 60793.0 | MARKS | JACOB | [{"inventor_name_last": "Shimizu", "inventor_name_first": "Hideo", "inventor_city": "Kakogawa-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | The power source contains a plurality of batteries stacked in more than three tiers within a battery case divided into a first sub holder case and second sub holder case, and the first sub holder case contains the batteries in a larger number of tiers than the second sub holder case. An intermediary duct is provided be... | 1. An electric power source comprising: a plurality of batteries; a holder case containing the plurality of batteries stacked in more than three tiers; and a battery case including the holder case, wherein the holder case is divided into a first sub holder case and a second sub holder case midway of a direction of stac... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an electric power source which contains a plurality of batteries in its battery case and pertains specifically to a power source which is used to supply a power to a motor mainly for driving a vehicle. 2. Descrip... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The power sources, previously disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication Nos. 2001-313090 and 2002-50412, are both developed by the same assignee of the present application. In these power sources, a plurality of cells are linearly interconnected with each other to form a bat... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an electric power source which contains a plurality of batteries in its battery case and pertains specifically to a power source which is used to supply a power to a motor mainly for driving a vehicle. 2. Description of the... | H | H01 | H01M | 2 | 10 | |||
11780116 | US20070268348A1-20071122 | HEATER AND DRIP PLATE FOR INK LOADER MELT ASSEMBLY | ACCEPTED | 20071107 | 20071122 | [] | B41J2175 | ["B41J2175"] | 7828424 | 20070719 | 20101109 | 347 | 088000 | 63579.0 | LIANG | LEONARD | [{"inventor_name_last": "Jones", "inventor_name_first": "Brent", "inventor_city": "Sherwood", "inventor_state": "OR", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Fu", "inventor_name_first": "Wangxi", "inventor_city": "Tualatin", "inventor_state": "OR", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A melt assembly that includes a drip plate; and a self regulating heating device thermally connected to the drip plate, wherein the heating device is a positive temperature coefficient material (PTC material). Also, a drip plate having an open interior into which a heating device may be inserted or molded. | 1. An ink loader for use in a phase change ink printer, comprising: at least one channel having an entry end and an exit end; and a melt assembly, which includes a non-metallic, non-ceramic drip plate with first and second sides, wherein the lower portion of the plate is shaped to form a drip point. 2. The ink loader o... | This application is a divisional of U.S. Divisional patent application Ser. No. 11/437,591, filed May 19, 2006, which claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/736,654, filed Dec. 16, 2003, and is related to U.S. application Ser. Nos. 10/737,355 and 10/737,656, filed Dec. 16, 2003, and U.S. Divisional pa... | B | B41 | B41J | 21 | 75 | |||||
11664501 | US20080043354A1-20080221 | Mirror Angle Controller | ACCEPTED | 20080206 | 20080221 | [] | G02B7198 | ["G02B7198"] | 7690800 | 20070403 | 20100406 | 359 | 877000 | 67215.0 | SHAFER | RICKY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fukai", "inventor_name_first": "Akira", "inventor_city": "Shizuoka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Suzuki", "inventor_name_first": "Hisaya", "inventor_city": "Shizuoka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A mirror angle controller is provided which includes a pivot plate (H) which is attached to a reverse side of a mirror (M), and an actuator (A) which holds the pivot plate (H), in which the actuator (A) includes a housing (A1), a rod (A3) which pushes and pulls the pivot plate (H), and a motor which provides driving fo... | 1. A mirror angle controller comprising: a pivot plate which is attached to a reverse side of a mirror; and an actuator which holds the pivot plate, wherein the actuator comprises a housing, a rod which pushes and pulls the pivot plate, and a motor which provides driving force to the rod, wherein, a ringed holder which... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>As described in JP 2004-161123A, for instance, a mirror angle controller which holds and arbitrarily tilts a mirror is included in an outer rear view mirror which is installed on a side of a vehicle. As shown in FIG. 14 , the mirror angle controller described in JP 2004-161123A is attached to... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a mirror angle controller according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of a pivot plate. FIG. 3 ( a ) is an X 1 -X 1 cross section of FIG. 2 . FIG. 3 ( b ) is an X 2 -X 2 cross section of FIG... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mirror angle controller. BACKGROUND ART As described in JP 2004-161123A, for instance, a mirror angle controller which holds and arbitrarily tilts a mirror is included in an outer rear view mirror which is installed on a side of a vehicle. As shown in FIG. 14, the mirr... | G | G02 | G02B | 71 | 98 | |||
11769304 | US20080121972A1-20080529 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | H01L29788 | ["H01L29788", "H01L21336"] | 7679127 | 20070627 | 20100316 | 257 | 315000 | 79459.0 | MANDALA | VICTOR | [{"inventor_name_last": "Shiozawa", "inventor_name_first": "Junichi", "inventor_city": "Yokkaichi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Furuhata", "inventor_name_first": "Takeo", "inventor_city": "Yokkaichi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "S... | A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate; a first gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate; a first gate electrode layer formed on the first gate insulating film; an element isolation insulating film formed so as to isolate a plurality of the first gate electrode layers; a second gat... | 1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate including a first upper surface having an element isolation region and an element forming region; a first gate electrode formed on the first upper surface of the semiconductor substrate via a first insulating film in the element forming region, including ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Conventionally, a stacked gate electrode structures composed of a floating gate electrode layer and a control gate electrode layer has been employed to render non-volatile storage of information. In realizing the stacked gate electrode structure, an inter-gate insulating film is formed between the... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device that prevents charge transportation between the neighboring floating gate electrode layers when NONON stacked film structure is employed for inter-gate insulating film which is formed between the floating gate electrode layer and the control gate... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-176646, filed on, Jun. 27, 2006 the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD The present disclosure is directed to a semiconductor dev... | H | H01 | H01L | 297 | 88 | |||
11667369 | US20080110565A1-20080515 | Composite Wood Product and Method for Making the Wood Product | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | B32B3700 | ["B32B3700", "B29C6500"] | 8075717 | 20071106 | 20111213 | 156 | 062200 | 65152.0 | HOOVER | MATTHEW | [{"inventor_name_last": "Parker", "inventor_name_first": "David", "inventor_city": "West Vancouver", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}] | A composite wood product and its method of manufacture. The wood product comprises aligned, substantially straight wood strands cut from veneer, disposed side by side lengthwise in substantially parallel relationship with adhesive bonding together the strands. The product is produced in a billet having a width in the r... | 1. A composite wood product comprising aligned, substantially straight wood strands cut from veneer, disposed side by side lengthwise in substantially parallel relationship with adhesive bonding together the strands, the product being produced in a billet having a width in the range of about 3 ft to about 12 ft. and wi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Engineered lumber products are well known and are used in the following structural applications: 1. Beams, headers, and/or columns 2. Joists 3. Rafters 4. Studs 5. Components in complex products targeted at one of the prior segments, for example, as a tension chord in a plated roo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention provides a composite wood product comprising aligned, substantially straight wood strands cut from veneer, disposed side by side lengthwise in substantially parallel relationship with adhesive bonding together the strands. The product is produced in... | This invention relates to a composite wood product, hereinafter referred to as “The Product”, and its method of manufacture. More particularly, the composite wood product is manufactured from oriented strands of wood BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Engineered lumber products are well known and are used in the following str... | B | B32 | B32B | 37 | 00 | |||
11861883 | US20090078558A1-20090326 | NOVEL METHOD FOR PRODUCING (METH)ACRYLIC ACID AND (METH)ACRYLIC ESTERS | ACCEPTED | 20090311 | 20090326 | [] | B01D342 | ["B01D342", "B01D314"] | 7981255 | 20070926 | 20110719 | 203 | 002000 | 73936.0 | MANOHARAN | VIRGINIA | [{"inventor_name_last": "SHAO", "inventor_name_first": "Jingming", "inventor_city": "Shanghai", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "YIN", "inventor_name_first": "Jun", "inventor_city": "Shanghai", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "LIU", "invent... | There is provided a method for rectifying a vinyl compound liquor, comprising the steps of: a) providing a rectification column operated at a temperature and pressure; b) feeding the vinyl compound liquor to be rectified into the rectification column; characterized in that the pressure of said rectification column and ... | 1. A method for rectifying a vinyl compound liquor, comprising: a) providing a rectification column operated at a certain temperature and pressure; b) feeding the vinyl compound liquor into the rectification column; characterized in that the pressure of said rectification column and the temperature of said fed vinyl co... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The vinyl compound is a kind of important chemical raw material, the polymeric characteristic of its unsaturated double bond (active vinyl) makes the vinyl compound to be used as a polymerization monomer to prepare various polymers. The vinyl compound obtained by chemical synthesis or separation p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a method for rectifying the vinyl compound, which method is capable of preventing said vinyl compound from spontaneous polymerization during its rectification process. In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for rectifyi... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for rectifying a vinyl compound, more particularly, to a method for preventing the vinyl compound from spontaneous polymerization during its rectification process. The present methods are particularly suitable for rectifying acrylic compound, for example, acryli... | B | B01 | B01D | 3 | 42 | |||
11877266 | US20090313724A1-20091217 | Alteration of Flowering Time in Plants | ACCEPTED | 20091203 | 20091217 | [] | A01H500 | ["A01H500", "C12N1582", "C07H2104", "C12N1563"] | 7888122 | 20071023 | 20110215 | 435 | 468000 | 70119.0 | MEHTA | ASHWIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Amasino", "inventor_name_first": "Richard Mark", "inventor_city": "Madison", "inventor_state": "WI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Schomburg", "inventor_name_first": "Fritz Michael", "inventor_city": "Madison", "inventor_state": "WI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_n... | The present invention provides genetic identification and use information about a family of genes, the FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) genes, that is part of the regulate the timing of the onset of flowering in plants. This information enables creation of transgenic plants in which the timing of the flowering of the plants has... | 1.-20. (canceled) 21. A transgenic plant comprising in its genome a transgene encoding a Flowering Locus C3 (FLC3) gene, the transgene coding for a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:6, wherein expression of the transgene causes a delay in the onset of flowering in the transgenic plant compared to non-transgenic plants o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The transition of growing plantlets from vegetative growth to flowering is the major developmental switch in the plant life cycle. The timing of flower initiation is critical for the reproductive success of wild plants, and most plant species have evolved systems to precisely regu... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention encompasses a gene family for the FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) genes that are one of the significant controlling factors in the repression of flowering. The invention includes the DNA sequences for these genes as well as the expressed polypeptides and proteins from t... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/121,572 filed Feb. 25, 1999 and provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/123,455 filed Mar. 9, 1999. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT To be determined. FIELD OF THE I... | A | A01 | A01H | 5 | 00 | |||
11859407 | US20080073185A1-20080327 | BELT CONVEYOR AND METHOD | ACCEPTED | 20080313 | 20080327 | [] | B65G2110 | ["B65G2110"] | 7806254 | 20070921 | 20101005 | 198 | 832000 | 71274.0 | CUMBESS | YOLANDA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Brayman", "inventor_name_first": "Matthew T.", "inventor_city": "Grand Rapids", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Karas", "inventor_name_first": "John M.", "inventor_city": "Grand Rapids", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_nam... | A belt conveyor includes at least one belt module defined by at least one drive pulley and at least one other pulley that is generally an idler pulley positioned between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and having a continuous belt routed around the drive pulley and the other pulley. The drive pulley is operable to ... | 1. A removable belt module for use with a conveyor having a frame assembly and a stationary motor mounted to the frame assembly, said removable belt module comprising: a removable belt module frame adapted to be supported by the frame assembly; a drive pulley rotatably mounted at said removable belt module frame; at le... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is known to provide zones of belts along a belt conveyor, where each zone consists of a zone assembly that includes a powered roller and at least one additional roller, such as and idler or freely rotating roller, having a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. However, typ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a belt conveyor, removable belt module, and method of replacing a continuous belt in which the belt may be rapidly replaced. According to one aspect of the present invention, a removable belt module is provided for use with a conveyor having a frame ass... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present invention claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/826,788, filed Sep. 25, 2006, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to material handling conveyors and, m... | B | B65 | B65G | 21 | 10 | |||
11985448 | US20080119601A1-20080522 | Nanoparticle-modified polyisocyanates | ACCEPTED | 20080507 | 20080522 | [] | C08K310 | ["C08K310", "C08K312", "C08K314", "C08L8300"] | 8088880 | 20071115 | 20120103 | 528 | 045000 | 83026.0 | LOEWE | ROBERT | [{"inventor_name_last": "Nennemann", "inventor_name_first": "Arno", "inventor_city": "Bergisch Gladbach", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Mager", "inventor_name_first": "Michael", "inventor_city": "Leverkusen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_las... | The present invention relates to innovative, nanoparticle-modified polyisocyanates, a process for their preparation and to their use in coating compositions and adhesives. The process comprises the steps of 1) reacting A) polyisocyanates with B) alkoxysilanes, and subsequently 2) incorporating by dispersion inorganic p... | 1. Process for preparing nanoparticle-modified polyisocyanates, the process comprising the steps of 1) reacting A) polyisocyanates with B) alkoxysilanes of the formula (I) Q-Z-SiXaY3-a (I) in which Q is an isocyanate-reactive group, X is a hydrolysable group, Y is identical or different alkyl groups, Z is a C1-C12 alky... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Nanoparticles in polymeric coatings may bring about targeted improvement in properties such as scratch resistance, UV protection, conductivity, etc. It is the control of surface modification and dispersing of the nanoparticles that determines the required transparent appearance o... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It was an object of the present invention, then, to provide polyisocyanates containing nanoscale inorganic particles incorporated by dispersion, the intention being that the polyisocyanates thus modified should feature stability of viscosity and stability with respect to agglomerati... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 (a-d) to German application Serial No. 10 2006 054 289.4, filed Nov. 17, 2006. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to innovative, nanoparticle-modified polyisocyanates and to their use in coating compositions a... | C | C08 | C08K | 3 | 10 | |||
11957474 | US20080158293A1-20080703 | INKJET DEVICE AND INKJET MAINTENANCE DEVICE THEREOF | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | B41J2165 | ["B41J2165"] | 7748823 | 20071216 | 20100706 | 347 | 033000 | 66389.0 | VALENCIA | ALEJANDRO | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hung", "inventor_name_first": "Tsung-Chi", "inventor_city": "Taipei County", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}] | The inkjet maintenance device cleans a printhead with a wiper on a first platform and cleans the wiper with a scraper on a second platform. Two slits with different shapes disposed on a base of the maintenance device allow the first platform and the second platform to slide respectively. In a single stroke of maintenan... | 1. An inkjet maintenance device, comprising: a base having a first slit and a second slit; a first platform comprising a first sliding pin and a slot, the first sliding pin extending through the first slit of the base, the first platform sliding relative to the base along the first slit; a wiper disposed on the first p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inkjet device and an inkjet maintenance device thereof, and more specifically, to an inkjet device and an inkjet maintenance device having a scraper capable of cleaning a wiper. 2. Description of the Prior Art Inkjet ma... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides an inkjet maintenance device. The inkjet maintenance device comprises a base having a first slit and a second slit; a first platform comprising a first sliding pin and a slot, the first sliding pin extending through the first slit of the base, the first... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inkjet device and an inkjet maintenance device thereof, and more specifically, to an inkjet device and an inkjet maintenance device having a scraper capable of cleaning a wiper. 2. Description of the Prior Art Inkjet maintenance d... | B | B41 | B41J | 21 | 65 | |||
11936857 | US20080116892A1-20080522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA FILE | ACCEPTED | 20080509 | 20080522 | [] | G01V336 | ["G01V336", "G01V314", "G01V338"] | 7609058 | 20071108 | 20091027 | 324 | 307000 | 82467.0 | VARGAS | DIXOMARA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Laub", "inventor_name_first": "Gerhard", "inventor_city": "Los Angeles", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kroeker", "inventor_name_first": "Randall", "inventor_city": "Winnipeg", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}] | In a method for operating a magnetic resonance imaging system to generate a magnetic resonance data file, raw magnetic resonance data are acquired, and k-space is established in a computerized storage medium, with k-space being divided into a contiguous central region and a contiguous region surrounding the central reg... | 1. A method for generating a magnetic resonance (MR) data file, comprising the steps of: acquiring MR raw data from an examination subject using an MR imaging sequence; establishing k-space in a computer storage medium and dividing k-space into a contiguous central region and a contiguous peripheral region surrounding ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to methods and systems for generating a magnetic resonance data file from raw magnetic resonance data acquired from an examination subject. 2. Description of the Prior Art Magnetic resonance imaging is a widely used image mod... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide a further technique for improving time resolution in the acquisition of a series of magnetic resonance images. A further object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, and a method for operatin... | RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims the benefit of the filing date of provisional application 60/859,694, filed on Nov. 17, 2006. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to methods and systems for generating a magnetic resonance data file from raw magnetic reso... | G | G01 | G01V | 3 | 36 | |||
11895462 | US20090051415A1-20090226 | Ripple current reduction circuit | ACCEPTED | 20090211 | 20090226 | [] | G05F144 | ["G05F144", "G05F110", "G05F302"] | 7511563 | 20070823 | 20090331 | 327 | 536000 | 98550.0 | COLE | BRANDON | [{"inventor_name_last": "Botker", "inventor_name_first": "Thomas L.", "inventor_city": "Andover", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Douts", "inventor_name_first": "Benjamin A.", "inventor_city": "Tewksbury", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A ripple current reduction circuit includes a supply node coupled to the output of a high ripple voltage source such as a charge pump. A first current mirror is referred to the supply node and mirrors a current I1 to a second node, the mirrored current (I3) including a ripple current induced by the ripple voltage. A se... | 1. A ripple current reduction circuit, comprising: a supply node adapted to be coupled to the output of a voltage source, said voltage source output having an associated ripple voltage; a first current source arranged to produce a first current I1; a first current mirror referred to said supply node, said first mirror ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to switching circuits, and, more particularly, to means for reducing ripple currents that arise in such circuits. 2. Description of the Related Art Many electronic circuits include signals which are created by a periodic s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A ripple current reduction circuit is presented which overcomes the problems noted above. The present invention is suitably driven by the output of a charge pump, though it would be useful with any voltage source having a high ripple content. The ripple current reduction circuit incl... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to switching circuits, and, more particularly, to means for reducing ripple currents that arise in such circuits. 2. Description of the Related Art Many electronic circuits include signals which are created by a periodic switching me... | G | G05 | G05F | 1 | 44 | |||
11665373 | US20080041112A1-20080221 | Method For Producing Tubes Of Quartz Glass | ACCEPTED | 20080206 | 20080221 | [] | C03B23047 | ["C03B23047", "C03B37075"] | 7797965 | 20070515 | 20100921 | 65 | 108000 | 61843.0 | GROSS | CARSON | [{"inventor_name_last": "Cibis", "inventor_name_first": "Norbert", "inventor_city": "Kahl", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ganz", "inventor_name_first": "Oliver", "inventor_city": "Bruchkoebel", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | In a known method for producing tubes of quartz glass, a hollow cylinder (2) of quartz glass is continuously supplied to a heating zone (1) and is softened therein in regions, and a tube strand (21) is drawn off at a drawing speed from the softened region with formation of a drawing bulb (26), and the tubes to be produ... | 1. A method for producing tubes of quartz glass, said method comprising: continuously supplying a hollow cylinder of quartz glass to a heating zone and softening a region of the cylinder therein, and drawing off a tube strand at a drawing speed from a softened region so as to form a drawing bulb, and cutting the tubes ... | The present invention relates to a method for producing tubes of quartz glass, wherein a hollow cylinder of quartz glass is continuously supplied to a heating zone and softened therein in regions and a tube strand is drawn off at a drawing rate from the softened region with formation of a drawing bulb, and the tubes to... | C | C03 | C03B | 230 | 47 | |||||
11926857 | US20080112617A1-20080515 | Method and System for Image Segmentation by Evolving Radial Basis functions | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | G06K934 | ["G06K934"] | 7925087 | 20071029 | 20110412 | 382 | 173000 | 60909.0 | HUNG | YUBIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Slabaugh", "inventor_name_first": "Gregory G.", "inventor_city": "Princeton", "inventor_state": "NJ", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Unal", "inventor_name_first": "Gozde", "inventor_city": "Plainsboro", "inventor_state": "NJ", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method and system for image segmentation by evolving radial basis functions (RBFs) is disclosed. A set of RBFs define a contour on an image. The contour is the zero level set of an implicit function defined by the RBFs. The RBFs are weighted and parameterized by multiple parameters, such as center point, standard dev... | 1. A method for segmenting a target object in an image comprising: initializing a plurality of radial basis functions (RBFS) defining a contour comprising a plurality of pixels on the image, each of the RBF having an associated weight and a plurality of parameters; iteratively deforming the contour by updating each of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to image segmentation, and more particularly, to image segmentation using radial basis functions (RBFs). Since the introduction of active contour methods, they have been successfully used in computer vision applications. Such active contour methods ha... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a variational method for evolution of radial basis functions (RBFS) for image segmentation. While conventional active contour methods using RBFs start with a force definition rather than deriving forces, embodiments of the present invention use fo... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/865,688, filed Nov. 14, 2006, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to image segmentation, and more particularly, to image segmentation using radial basis functions... | G | G06 | G06K | 9 | 34 | |||
11784798 | US20070236789A1-20071011 | Optical scanner with improved scan time | ACCEPTED | 20070926 | 20071011 | [] | G02B2126 | ["G02B2126"] | 7830575 | 20070410 | 20101109 | 359 | 197100 | 95132.0 | CARRUTH | JENNIFER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Moon", "inventor_name_first": "John A.", "inventor_city": "Wallingford", "inventor_state": "CT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Fournier", "inventor_name_first": "David R.", "inventor_city": "Northborough", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method and apparatus is provided for scanning an object, featuring scanning an incident beam in a substantially curved scan pattern; and moving an object at a predetermined rate along an axis substantially orthogonal to a plane of the curved scan pattern so that a two dimensional image can be formed by successive pas... | 1. A method for scanning an object comprising: scanning an incident beam in a substantially curved scan pattern; and providing relative movement between the incident beam and an object at a predetermined rate along an axis substantially orthogonal to a plane of the curved scan pattern so that a two dimensional image ca... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>The present invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for scanning an object and more particularly to methods and apparatus for scanning a moving object at high scan frequency. As used throughout, the phrase “scan frequency” is used to mean the inverse time it takes to comp... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for scanning an object comprising scanning an incident beam in a substantially closed plane curve. An object is moved at a predetermined rate along an axis substantially orthogonal to a plane of the substantially closed p... | RELATED APPLICATION The present application relates to and claims priority from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/791,138 filed Apr. 10, 2006, titled “OPTICAL SCANNER WITH IMPROVED SCAN TIME”, the complete subject matter of which is hereby expressly incorporated in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION The present in... | G | G02 | G02B | 21 | 26 | |||
11842399 | US20080032716A1-20080207 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION WITH ONE OF PLURAL DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE TELEPHONE NUMBER | ACCEPTED | 20080123 | 20080207 | [] | H04Q720 | ["H04Q720"] | 7440561 | 20070821 | 20081021 | 455 | 462000 | 71952.0 | HONG | HARRY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Forte", "inventor_name_first": "Stephen", "inventor_city": "West Hills", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) network and a public switched telep... | 1-60. (canceled) 61. A method of establishing telephone communication between a telephone call placed to a primary telephone number and at least one of a plurality of telephone devices, the primary telephone number being associated with a primary telephone device, the method comprising the steps of: storing one or more... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>It has become relatively common for individuals to possess a number of different devices through which they communicate. For example, a person may have a home telephone, a wireless telephone, a pager and an office telephone. As the population becomes increasingly mobile, making contact with a per... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) network and a p... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/604,740 filed on Nov. 28, 2006, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/593,541, filed Jun. 14, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,162,020, which claims priority from provisional application Nos. 60/139,498, filed Ju... | H | H04 | H04Q | 7 | 20 | |||
11954664 | US20080091874A1-20080417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOADING PROGRAMS FROM HDD INDEPENDENT OF OPERATING SYSTEM | ACCEPTED | 20080401 | 20080417 | [] | G06F1200 | ["G06F1200"] | 7702894 | 20071212 | 20100420 | 713 | 001000 | 99608.0 | ELAMIN | ABDELMONIEM | [{"inventor_name_last": "Waltermann", "inventor_name_first": "Rod", "inventor_city": "Rougemont", "inventor_state": "NC", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Peterson", "inventor_name_first": "Nathan", "inventor_city": "Raleigh", "inventor_state": "NC", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "... | A method for booting into computer memory a non-operating system (O.S.) program from a hard disk drive (HDD) prior to booting into memory an O.S. from the HDD. The method includes establishing a table of contents (TOC) on the HDD that contains entries for special O.S. programs. A pointer to the TOC is placed in non-vol... | 1-12. (canceled) 13. A hard disk drive (HDD), comprising: at least one program; and a table of contents (TOC) data structure comprising: at least one image entry corresponding to the program, the image entry including an image identifier, a beginning LBA of the image, a size of the image, and a memory load location for... | <SOH> II. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>When a personal computer is turned on, a basic input-output system (BIOS) that is stored in nonvolatile solid state memory of the computer is invoked to begin what is known as a “boot” process, in which various initialization chores are undertaken. Among the most important of... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A method for booting into computer memory a non-operating system (O.S.) program from a hard disk drive (HDD) prior to booting into memory an O.S. from the HDD includes establishing a table of contents (TOC) on the HDD that contains entries for respective programs. The method also in... | I. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to loading programs from hard disk drives (HDD) into computer memory for execution. II. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION When a personal computer is turned on, a basic input-output system (BIOS) that is stored in nonvolatile solid state memory of the computer... | G | G06 | G06F | 12 | 00 | |||
11716892 | US20080162419A1-20080703 | Parallel virtual optimization | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | G06F1730 | ["G06F1730"] | 7702676 | 20070312 | 20100420 | 707 | 002000 | 93351.0 | DANG | THANH HA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Brown", "inventor_name_first": "Douglas P.", "inventor_city": "Rancho Santa Fe", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gnau", "inventor_name_first": "Scott E.", "inventor_city": "Escondido", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_... | A system and method for managing a domain comprised of a plurality of database systems, wherein each of the database systems performs database queries to retrieve data stored by the database systems. There are one or more virtual regulators for managing the domain and one or more closed-loop system management (CLSM) re... | 1. A system for managing a plurality of database systems, comprising: (a) a domain comprised of a plurality of database systems, wherein each of the database systems performs database queries to retrieve data stored by the database systems; (b) one or more virtual regulators for managing the domain; and (c) one or more... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for optimizing database queries. 2. Description of Related Art As database management systems (DBMS) continue to increase in function and expand into new application areas, the diversity of database wor... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>To overcome the limitations in the prior art described above, and to overcome other limitations that will become apparent upon reading and understanding the present specification, the present invention discloses a system and method for managing a domain comprised of a plurality of da... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to the following co-pending and commonly assigned applications: U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/877,767, filed on Dec. 29, 2006, by Douglas P. Brown, Anita Richards, John Mark Morris and Todd A. Walter, a... | G | G06 | G06F | 17 | 30 | |||
11964620 | US20080160408A1-20080703 | NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | H01M438 | ["H01M438"] | 8119284 | 20071226 | 20120221 | 429 | 218200 | 58944.0 | MCCONNELL | WYATT | [{"inventor_name_last": "ITO", "inventor_name_first": "Shinichiro", "inventor_city": "Kosai-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "SAKAMOTO", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroyuki", "inventor_city": "Toyohashi-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A nickel-metal hydride battery that reduces the amount of cobalt and improves battery durability. The battery includes a negative electrode formed from an AB5 hydrogen-absorbing alloy. The alloy includes an A element composed of Misch metal and a B element mainly composed of nickel. The nickel in the B element is parti... | 1. A nickel-metal hydride battery comprising: a positive electrode; and a negative electrode formed from an AB5 hydrogen-absorbing alloy, the AB5 hydrogen-absorbing alloy including: an A element composed of Misch metal; and a B element mainly composed of nickel, with the nickel being partially replaced by at least one ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a nickel-metal hydride battery, and more particularly, to a nickel-metal hydride battery that uses AB 5 hydrogen-absorbing alloy for the negative electrode. A nickel-metal hydride battery uses a hydrogen-absorbing alloy for the negative electrode i... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a nickel-metal hydride battery that reduces the usage amount of cobalt and improves battery durability. One aspect of the present invention is a nickel-metal hydride battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode formed from an AB 5 hyd... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-351775, filed on Dec. 27, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a ... | H | H01 | H01M | 4 | 38 | |||
11924684 | US20090113286A1-20090430 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MIXED-FORMAT FILES | ACCEPTED | 20090416 | 20090430 | [] | G06F1721 | ["G06F1721"] | 8381089 | 20071026 | 20130219 | 715 | 209000 | 70911.0 | NGUYEN | CHAU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Boegelund", "inventor_name_first": "Flemming", "inventor_city": "Frederikssund", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DK"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hicks", "inventor_name_first": "Steven Earl", "inventor_city": "Coppell", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method, medium and implementing processing system are provided for book marking a combination of frame URLs within a frameset and allowing the sharing on multiple PCs the saved form data that may have been filled in. The system uses an image as a hotspot, containing a complex target destination in the form of an XML ... | 1. A method for processing a single mixed-format file, said mixed-format file containing more than one file-type designator, said method comprising: accessing a mixed-format file; determining that said mixed-format file contains information in at least first and second different file formats; and using information in o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Currently, when a user browses the Internet and wants to bookmark a website using ‘frames’, it is not possible to bookmark the combination of frame URLs within the frameset as presented on the user's display. With known bookmarking technology the user can only bookmark individual ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A method, medium and implementing processing system are provided for accessing and processing mixed-format files in order to re-create frame, form and data information which is all stored in a single file. The system determines when an accessed file is in a mixed-format, e.g. when th... | RELATED APPLICATIONS Subject matter disclosed and not claimed herein is disclosed and claimed in related co-pending application, Attorney Docket AUS920070643US1, which is assigned to the assignee of the present application. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to information processing systems... | G | G06 | G06F | 17 | 21 | |||
11755589 | US20080300195A1-20081204 | METABOLIC IMPRINTING | ACCEPTED | 20081119 | 20081204 | [] | A61K3170 | ["A61K3170", "A23J100", "A61P304", "A23L100"] | 9402412 | 20070530 | 20160802 | 514 | 023000 | 97324.0 | WHITE | EVERETT | [{"inventor_name_last": "Shahkhalili", "inventor_name_first": "Yasaman", "inventor_city": "La-Tour-de Peilz", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CH"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Acheson", "inventor_name_first": "Kevin", "inventor_city": "Pully", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CH"}, {"inventor_name_last... | The present invention generally relates to the field of nutrition. In particular the present invention relates to infant nutrition in the post natal period and in early life, more particular during the age period of 6-36 months or during a part thereof. One embodiment of the present invention is a kit of diet compositi... | 1. A kit of nutritional compositions for children age 6-36 month, comprising a macronutrient content that gradually changes in a substantially straight line from a composition that comprises about 40-50% energy from fat and about 40-49% energy from carbohydrates for children at the age of 6 months to a composition that... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention generally relates to the field of nutrition. In particular the present invention relates to infant nutrition in the post natal period and in early life, more particular during the age period of 6-36 months or during a part thereof. | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Evidence is accumulating that nutrition during early life can program the development of diseases later in life 1 , a discovery that was named “metabolic programming or imprinting”. This evidence, mainly driven from foetal development in-utero 2-7 , reveals the importance of optimal nutrition during ... | BACKGROUND The present invention generally relates to the field of nutrition. In particular the present invention relates to infant nutrition in the post natal period and in early life, more particular during the age period of 6-36 months or during a part thereof. SUMMARY Evidence is accumulating that nutrition during ... | A | A61 | A61K | 31 | 70 | |||
11750642 | US20070271784A1-20071129 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A TURBOMACHINE ROTOR DISK | ACCEPTED | 20071114 | 20071129 | [] | B21D5378 | ["B21D5378", "B21K304"] | 8065799 | 20070518 | 20111129 | 29 | 889200 | 71818.0 | TAOUSAKIS | ALEXANDER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fabre", "inventor_name_first": "Adrien", "inventor_city": "Paris", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}] | Fabricating an IBR, in particular a two-part IBR. A metal container is defined, made up of a plurality of parts that define between them at least one annular cavity, an insert made of composite material is positioned in the or each cavity, the assembly is subjected to hot isostatic compacting, and a rotor disk is machi... | 1. A method of fabricating a turbomachine rotor disk provided with at least one annular reinforcing insert of composite material, the method consisting: in defining a metal container comprising two coaxial annular blocks, respectively an outer annular block and an inner annular block, together with two annular side pla... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>US patent publication 2005/0166386 describes a method of fabricating an annular metal matrix reinforced by an annular insert of composite material. In that method, an annular groove is formed in a first annular metal part, a second annular metal part is formed that is suitable for... | <SOH> OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>More particularly, the invention relates to a method of fabricating a turbomachine rotor disk provided with at least one annular reinforcing insert of composite material, the method consisting: in defining a metal container comprising two coaxial annular blocks, respectiv... | The invention relates to fabricating a turbomachine rotor disk including, in its structure, at least one annular reinforcing insert of composite material, e.g. a ring of metal-coated ceramic wire, e.g. of titanium-coated silicon carbide. The invention relates more particularly to a method of fabricating such a disk, wh... | B | B21 | B21D | 53 | 78 |
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