Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Birch, Stewart, Kolasch and Birch, LLP
  • Patent number: 8338511
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic polyester resin composition excellent in flame resistance, mechanical strength, and laser printability. The thermoplastic resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin (A), 5 to 60 parts by weight of a phosphinate (B) represented by the following formula (1) or (2), 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of an organosiloxane (C), and 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of a colemanite (D), wherein the organosiloxane (C) is an organosiloxane compound (C-a) comprising organic groups bonding to a silicon atom directly or through an oxygen atom, wherein 40 mole % or more of the organic groups are an aryl group, and/or an organosiloxane polymer (C-b) in the form of solid at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8340798
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed. The preset invention includes a signal receiving unit a plurality of preset informations and preset attribute information; a display unit displaying a plurality of preset metadatas; a preset mode input unit being inputted a select signal selecting one preset metadata; a preset mode select unit selecting the preset metadata and a preset information based on the select signal; a static preset mode receiving unit receiving the preset information and the preset metadata corresponding all data regions of the downmix signal based on the preset attribute information; a dynamic preset mode receiving unit receiving the preset information and the preset metadata corresponding single data region of the downmix signal based on the preset attribute information; and a rendering unit controlling the object by applying the preset information to the all data regions or the single data region of the downmix signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyen O Oh, Yang Won Jung
  • Patent number: 8337997
    Abstract: A composite material for an electrical/electronic part, which is used as a material for use in an electrical/electronic part, containing: a metal base material having at least a surface formed of Cu or a Cu alloy; and an insulating film provided on at least a part of the metal base material; wherein a metal layer having Cu diffused in Ni or a Ni alloy is interposed between the metal base material and the insulating film; and wherein the ratio of the number of Cu atoms to the number of Ni atoms (Cu/Ni) obtained by analyzing the outermost surface of the metal layer by Auger electron spectroscopy is 0.005 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikahito Sugahara, Satoru Zama, Akira Tachibana
  • Patent number: 8340362
    Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus includes an image pickup device that includes a plurality of pixels, and a filter layer that blocks propagation of an incident light ray which comes from an object side to the pixel side in accordance with an increase in incident angle of the incident light ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Arai, Hiroyuki Tsukamoto, Kiyoharu Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 8338557
    Abstract: Olefin polymer with narrow molecular weight distribution and specific molecular weight, olefin polymer having functional group introduced at terminal, tapered polymer containing segment wherein monomer composition continuously changes in the polymer chain, olefin polymer having different segments bonded to each other, and process for preparing these polymers. The olefin polymers are polymers of C2-20 carbon atom olefins and have a number-average molecular weight of ?500 and Mw/Mn of ?1.5. In syntheses, an olefin of 2-20 carbon atoms is polymerized in the presence of a catalyst comprising a transition metal compound represented by the formula LmMXn wherein M is a transition metal atom of Group 3-11, m is 1-5, n is a number satisfying a valence of M, L is a ligand—coordinated to the central metal M—which contains a heteroatom having no direct bond to the central metal, and X is e.g. halogen or a hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Mitani, Yasunori Yoshida, Junichi Mohri, Kazutaka Tsuru, Seiichi Ishii, Shinichi Kojoh, Tomoaki Matsugi, Junji Saito, Naoto Matsukawa, Shigekazu Matsui, Takashi Nakano, Hidetsugu Tanaka, Norio Kashiwa, Terunori Fujita
  • Patent number: 8337756
    Abstract: For manufacture of solid fuels by solidifying processing-object materials containing plastics, waste paper and waste wood, the processing-object materials inputted through an input port 12 are subjected to water injection so that their water content becomes 15 wt % or more, preferably 20 wt % or more, and then kneaded, compacted and extruded in three turns or less, being extruded from molding nozzles 53 of an end face plate 5. The water injection is performed by a water injection nozzle 31 from the input port 12 into a casing 11. Opening and closing of a solenoid valve 33 interposed on a water injection pipe 32 adjoining the water injection nozzle 31 is controlled based on a signal S1 derived from a temperature sensor 55 provided at a molding nozzle 53 of the end face plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Miike Tekkou Kabushikigaisha
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8338026
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes: a small-diameter active material having an average particle diameter of about 0.5 ?m and a maximum particle diameter of less than about 1 ?m; and a large-diameter active material having an average particle diameter of about 5 ?m to about 20 ?m and a maximum particle diameter of less than about 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Taek Hong, Hey Woong Park, Ho Jin Jeon, Sung Joon Park, Dae Sik Choi, Nan Ji Yun, Yo Jin Kim, Seung Don Choi
  • Patent number: 8337120
    Abstract: A rock bolt for being grouted in a borehole, —includes an elongate cylindrical massive stem (1) with extensive lengths of stem portions (1s) separated by integrated anchors (2). The anchors are distributed with separations along the length of the stem (1). The anchors (2) are locally anchored relative to their local borehole wall portions for taking up load arising due to rock deformation. The stem portions (1s) are arranged for slipping relative to the grout or the borehole so as for each of the stems (1s) to take up local elongation strain between pairs of locally anchored preceding and consecutive anchors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Dynamic Rock Support AS
    Inventor: Charlie Chunlin Li
  • Patent number: 8339936
    Abstract: A user equipment and corresponding method of transmitting symbols by the user equipment in a wireless communication system. The method includes: generating a first symbol and a second symbol, each symbol including a cyclic prefix and a data part; manipulating a part of the second symbol to be ignored in transmission so that the first symbol and a remaining part of the second symbol are transmitted without overlapping, when the first symbol and the second symbol are overlapped due to a transmission timing advance of the second symbol; and transmitting the first symbol and the second symbol at each transmission timing to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Joon Kui Ahn, Ki Jun Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Young Woo Yun
  • Patent number: 8339519
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus, in which an interpolation frame is inserted between a current frame and a first delayed frame preceding the current frame by one frame, includes a motion vector detector, a motion vector converter, and an interpolation frame generator; wherein the motion vector detector includes a test interpolator outputting test interpolation data, an interpolation data evaluator evaluating a correlation of each of the test interpolation data with reference to the first-delayed-frame block data, thereby outputting evaluation data indicating results of the evaluating, and a motion vector determiner outputting a motion vector of an item of the evaluation data having highest correlation in the plurality of items of the evaluation data; and the first to third test interpolation data are obtained as the test interpolation data from a plurality of items of the second-delayed-frame block data and a plurality of items of the current-frame block data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kubo, Yoshiki Ono, Naoyuki Fujiyama, Tomoatsu Horibe, Osamu Nasu
  • Patent number: 8336455
    Abstract: Provided is a rotary stamp capable of obtaining an imprint having a uniform density. The rotary stamp includes a sheathing (300) covering an outer side of an upper portion of a leg frame body (1), with a spring (5) interposed therebetween, and being movable upward and downward; and a signet body (2) being movable together with the sheathing (300) and being movable upward and downward with respect to the leg frame body (1). When the sheathing (300) is caused to move downward by exerting a pressing force on the sheathing (300), a stamping face of the signet body (2) makes a half turn and advances to a position where the stamping face is brought into contact with a sealing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Toyoda Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Ando
  • Patent number: 8336331
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. More functions can be added to a refrigerator door by coupling a home bar and a dispenser. Also, since the dispenser is disposed so that it is shielded from the outside, contamination of the dispenser can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyeong-Il Kim
  • Patent number: 8340728
    Abstract: Incoming call indication method and system in a call initialization process in a mobile telecommunication system, whereby a user (caller, USER1) having a calling mobile telecommunication terminal device (MOBILE1) makes a call to another user (recipient, USER2)) having a called mobile telecommunication terminal device (MOBILE2), in which the call initialization process the calling user dials or selects the called user's telephone number and the calling mobile phone contacts the called mobile phone according to the mobile telecommunication system protocol and preferably alarms (alerts) the called mobile phone for an incoming call, and wherein the calling user's ID, preferably the phone number, is transmitted to the called mobile phone, and wherein media, such as a tag, specified by the calling user (USER1) is steered to and displayed and/or otherwise processed in the called mobile telecommunication terminal device at least during the call initialization process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Madtag Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Kelkka, Pekka Ettala, Ville Ettala
  • Patent number: 8339517
    Abstract: A television broadcast receiving apparatus has a demodulating unit including a PLL part synchronizing a phase of an IF signal with a phase of an internally generated carrier signal and outputting an out-of-synchronization flag signal when the IF signal and the carrier signal are in an unsynchronized state, and a muting part muting a sound intermediate frequency signal and outputting a noise signal of a predetermined level when the out-of-synchronization flag signal is outputted from the PLL part. Therefore, even when an IF amplifier of a tuning unit amplifies a noise at the maximum gain when there is no signal, an abnormal sound can be prevented from being outputted from a speaker of a decode and output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Itaya
  • Patent number: 8340659
    Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus for performing minimization of drive tests (MDT) in a mobile communication system are provided. The method may include receiving, by a base station, a control message from a user equipment (UE). The control message may be one of a MDT prohibit indication configured to indicate the base station should not select the UE for performing MDT, a UE status indication including at least one first UE parameter to be used by the base station when selecting MDT UEs, and a MDT measurement rejection when at least one second UE parameter differs from a predetermined UE parameter threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung June Yi, Sung Duck Chun, Sung Hoon Jung, Young Dae Lee, Sung Jun Park
  • Patent number: 8337953
    Abstract: The inkjet recording method includes: a treatment liquid depositing step of applying treatment liquid onto a recording medium on a treatment liquid drum; an image forming step of ejecting ink from a line inkjet head to deposit the ink onto the recording medium on which the treatment liquid has been deposited on a circumferential surface of an image formation drum, the ink containing at least a resin dispersant (A), a pigment (B) that is dispersed by the resin dispersant (A), self-dispersible polymer micro-particles (C) and an aqueous liquid medium (D), the ink having one of a solid component that is aggregated upon making contact with the treatment liquid and a solid component that is precipitated upon making contact with the treatment liquid; and a drying step of drying a solvent in the ink having been deposited on the recording medium on a drying drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakazawa, Toshiyuki Makuta, Yasuhiko Kachi, Misato Sasada, Terukazu Yanagi
  • Patent number: 8339421
    Abstract: There are provided a first image enlarging means (2A) for enlarging the input image (Din) and outputting a first enlarged image (D2A); a high-frequency component image generating means (1) for extracting a high-frequency component of the input image (Din) and generating a first high-frequency component image (D1); a second image enlarging means (2B) for enlarging the first high-frequency component image (D1) and outputting a second enlarged image (D2B); a high-frequency component image processing means (3) for processing the second enlarged image (D2B) and generating a second high-frequency component image (D3); and a means (4) for adding the first enlarged image (D2A) and the second high-frequency component image (D3) and outputting the result. This provides the enlarged image with adequate high-frequency components, and a sense of resolution of the enlarged image can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro Moriya, Noritaka Okuda, Satoshi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8338535
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an epoxy resin composition comprising the following [A], [A?], [B], and [C]: [A] a bisphenol-type epoxy resin having a glass transition temperature or melting point of 50° C. or higher; [A?] an epoxy resin which is in a liquid state at 25° C.; [B] an epoxy resin curing agent; and [C] at least one block copolymer selected from the group consisting of S-B-M, B-M, and M-B-M, wherein the blocks are linked to each other by a covalent bond or by an intermediate molecule bound to one of the blocks via one covalent bond formation and to the other block via another covalent bond formation; the block M is a methyl methacrylate homopolymer or a copolymer comprising at least 50% by weight of methyl methacrylate; the block B is incompatible with the block M and has a glass transition temperature of 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakata, Nobuyuki Tomioka, Shiro Honda
  • Patent number: 8340161
    Abstract: A method of transmitting data to guarantee reliability and, more particularly, a method of efficiently transmitting data by adjusting the size of data blocks according to a channel environment are provided. The method includes dividing input data into a plurality of blocks and generating one or more block sets using the plurality of blocks, coding a first block set of the one or more block sets and transmitting a predetermined number of coded blocks in the first coded block set to a receiver, receiving a signal indicating the state of a channel environment from the receiver, and packing a more increased or decreased number of coded blocks than the predetermined number of coded blocks according to the signal and transmitting the coded blocks to the receiver. By this configuration, it is possible to efficiently adjust a block error rate by adaptively increasing or decreasing the size of blocks according to the channel environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics
    Inventor: Yong Ho Kim
  • Patent number: D672941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Vibram S.p.A.
    Inventor: Marco Bramani