Patents Represented by Attorney Oliff & Berrdige, PLC
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Patent number: 8294363Abstract: The invention provides a light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus, which are capable of preventing reduction of the amount of current flowing through light-emitting elements and which have an excellent display characteristic. Cathode wiring lines connected to a cathode are provided to surround an effective area outside the effective area where a plurality of pixels having light-emitting elements are provided. First to third power source lines connected to pixel electrodes are provided between the cathode wiring lines and the effective area.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hayato Nakanishi
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Patent number: 8154032Abstract: An electrooptical device having a plurality of light-emitting regions includes a substrate, a bank disposed in a region other than the light-emitting regions on the substrate so as to surround the light-emitting regions, and a functional layer disposed in openings surrounded by the bank. The bank includes an upper bank segment and a plurality of lower bank segments having a higher wettability than the upper bank segment. The number of the lower bank segments exposed is smaller in second regions of the openings than in first regions of the openings.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hirokazu Yanagihara
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Patent number: 8097228Abstract: To provide a method of generating, with good reproducibility and ease and without complicated operations, scorodite which satisfies the elution standard (in accordance with Notification of No. 13 of Japanese Environment Agency) and which has good filterbility and stability for processing arsenic contained in a diarsenic trioxide form. A method of processing diarsenic trioxide, including: a leaching step of adding water to diarsenic trioxide to produce slurry, heating the slurry, and leaching arsenic while adding an oxidant to obtain leachate; a deoxidization step of removing the oxidant so as to obtain an adjusted solution; and a crystallizing step of converting arsenic in the adjusted solution to scorodite crystal.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Dowa Metals and Mining Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo Abumiya, Yusuke Sato, Hironobu Mikami, Masami Oouchi, Tetsuo Fujita, Masayoshi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7445433Abstract: A fan or compressor blisk for a gas turbine engine, lift fan or the like, comprises a disc having a radially outer rim, and a plurality of aerofoil blades circumferentially spaced around and extending radially outwards from the rim. The rim has a radially inward facing surface on its underside on at least one side of the disc, the radially inward facing surface having at least one indentation for reducing the cross-sectional area of the rim, in the circumferential direction of the disc, in the region of the indentation.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Rolls-Royce plcInventors: Nigel J D Chivers, Paul Spencer Topliss
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Patent number: 7424339Abstract: In a searching step, a laser beam by a laser beam projector is projected toward an object to be detected, which is previously disposed at a delivery position, while moving a holding member which is positioned apart from the object to be detected. In a delivery position data acquiring step, delivery position data is acquired by obtaining member position data provided by a member position data detecting unit when a laser beam reflected by the object to be detected is received by a laser beam receiver and calculating the delivery position data based on the member position data obtained by the member position data detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuya Yoshida, Masaya Yoshida, Shinya Kitano
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Patent number: 7072724Abstract: Method for processing parameters of a spatiotemporal trajectory of movement of a moving body, this method being characterized in that: after having collected the data of the trajectory, the curvilinear abscissa (s) of the trajectory is calculated at least for the point of origin (A, B, C, . . .Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2002Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Tornos SAInventor: Cedric Paroz
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Patent number: 7066763Abstract: To reduce the force required to assemble connectors, a junction box assembly includes a junction box housing holding one or more first connectors, a connector assembly holding one or more second connectors that mate with the one or more first connectors, and first and second cam levers rotatably mounted to the connector assembly. The first and second cam levers rotate in opposite directions about a common axis and engage the junction box housing, and may engage a common point, such as a pin, on the junction box housing. A detent system may be provided to hold the first and second cam levers in a pre-staged position in which open ends of the cam grooves of the first and second cam levers are aligned, and/or in a fully assembled position.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Sarah Corwin, Bennie Malcom, Nathan Like
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Patent number: 7055719Abstract: A separable laminated container (A) of the present invention comprises an outer layer (1) made of synthetic resin and having an air suction hole (10) and an inner layer (2) made of synthetic resin and separably laminated on the inside of the outer layer, the inner layer having a portion previously separated from the outer layer just around the air suction hole. The air suction hole can be formed by driving a punch into the outer layer at a neck (4) of the separable laminated container from the outside, and punching just the outer layer leaving the inner layer behind. The portion of the inner layer previously separated from the outer layer may be left in the inwardly extended state. The inner layer is preferably made of synthetic resin having flextural modules of less than 10,000 kg/cm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2003Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co, Ltd.Inventors: Tsugio Nomoto, Takayuki Goto, Masashi Yoneyama, Yoshio Shibano, Yoshio Akiyama
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Patent number: 7039240Abstract: Methods and systems for document image decoding incorporating a Stack algorithm improve document image decoding. The application of the Stack algorithm is iterated to improve decoding. A provisional weight is determined for a partial path to reduce template matching. In addition, semantically equivalent hypotheses are identified to reduce redundant hypotheses.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2002Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Daniel H. Greene, Justin K Romberg, Tze-Lei Poo, Ashok C. Popat
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Patent number: 7002090Abstract: A key switch includes a front cover formed with a cursor key hole. In the front cover, a first rib is formed on a first support wall and a second rib is formed on a second support wall. Accordingly, when a cursor key part disposed in the cursor key hole is pressed, it can be restrained against motion in a shorter side direction. The operationality of a cursor key can be improved, which allows a correct operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nobuo Kato
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Patent number: 6992797Abstract: System and methods provide a message, generated based on a message authentication code (MAC), embedded in a look-up table associated with an image. The embedding of the message does not affect the image. The message may be used to authenticate the image.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2005Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Gaurav Sharma, Stuart A. Schweid
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Patent number: 6844269Abstract: An etchant and an etching method that contribute to prevention of metal contamination of a semiconductor silicon wafer, and a semiconductor silicon wafer in which metal contamination is extremely reduced, are provided. The etchant according to the present invention is prepared by immersing stainless steel in an alkali aqueous solution for not less than 10 hours. In the etching method according to the present invention, a semiconductor silicon wafer is etched by using the etchant. Thereby, the semiconductor silicon wafer according to the present invention, in which metal contamination is extremely reduced, is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2000Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seiichi Miyazaki
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Patent number: 6512530Abstract: A graphical user interface widget includes a vertically-oriented slider portion. The slider portion includes a slider pointer that indicates a current value of the slider and a slider bar that indicates the default value of the slider. The bottom and top edges of the slider portion are labeled with the extreme values of the range for the variable associated with the slider portion. The slider pointer divides the slider portion into two subportions. An appearance of a bottom subportion of the slider portion is altered to reflect the value currently indicated by the slider pointer relative to the extreme values of the range represented by the slider. A numerical portion can be provided along with the slider portion. The numeral portion includes a value display portion and a pair of buttons that are used to increase or decrease the numerical value in the value display portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2000Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Kristinn R. Rzepkowski, Thomas J. Perry, Joseph G. Rouhana, John M. Pretino
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Patent number: 6507459Abstract: Provided are a head slider suspension, a head assembly and an information recording/reproducing apparatus, which can reduce manufacturing cost by reducing the number of components and can be flexible in the production of a small quantity of many types. A magnetic head assembly comprises a head slider, a head slider suspension for supporting the head slider, a wiring unit attached to the head slider suspension, and a coil. The head slider suspension includes a slider support section for functioning as a gimbal, a suspension section for supporting the slider support section, an arm section for supporting the suspension section, and a coil support section for supporting the coil.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2000Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: TDK CorporationInventor: Takehiro Kamigama
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Patent number: 6330315Abstract: The present invention provides a blocked call routing apparatus and method that allows a caller to access a blocked number, such as a 1-8YY paging service, from a restricted device. The blocked call routing apparatus includes a controller, a database interface and a network interface. The blocked call routing apparatus receives call signals through the network interface and retrieves information from a database, through the database interface, corresponding to the source type and call destination address. Based on the information obtained from the database, the blocked call routing apparatus determines whether the call is blocked or unblocked. If the call is blocked, the blocked call routing apparatus queries the called party to determine if they wish to accept the additional charges necessary to complete the call. If they do, the block is overridden and the call is completed.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1998Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Peter Kapsales, Barry Shawn Seip
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Patent number: 6078775Abstract: An intermediate transfer body to be used in an image forming apparatus for transferring and fixing a toner image from a photosensitive body onto a recording medium using an intermediate transfer body having the surface of a material such as silicone rubber which image forming apparatus reduces the friction coefficient between the photosensitive body and the intermediate transfer body to allow easy driving running control of the intermediate transfer body, and reduces the fog toner transfer rate to prevent deterioration of the image quality when the medium (40 to 70%) gloss is employed, and an image forming apparatus using the intermediate transfer body are provided. The intermediate transfer body, which receives a toner image held on a toner image carrier and transfers again the toner image onto a recording medium to form an image on the recording medium, has the surface for receiving the transfer of a toner image on which the peak area and roughed recess area are formed mixedly.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1998Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Arai, Ryuji Katsuno, Masanori Kobayashi, Chikara Ando, Tatsuo Okuno, Nobuhiro Katsuta
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Patent number: 5898506Abstract: A facsimile machine capable of receiving input of data from a switchboard over a telephone circuit during a silent interval between a first ring signal and a second ring signal, and including a network control unit NCU for detecting the first ring signal; a clock for starting measurement of a predetermined duration of time when the NCU detects the first ring signal and stopping measurement of the predetermined duration of time between an end of the data and a beginning of the second ring signal; and a CPU for causing the NCU to close a telephone circuit when the clock stops measurement of the predetermined duration of time.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1996Date of Patent: April 27, 1999Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shingo Itoh
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Patent number: D577697Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Miyawaki