Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch
  • Patent number: 8053570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an ?-form titanylphthalocyanine represented by the formula (1): which has a peak at a Bragg angle (2?±0.2°) in X-ray diffraction spectrum with CuK ?-ray: 7.5°, 10.2°, 12.6°, 13.2°, 15.1°, 16.3°, 17.3°, 18.3°, 22.5°, 24.2°, 25.3° and 28.6°, wherein the method includes steps of: (I) subjecting a crude titanylphthalocyanine having an ?-form polymorph to an acid pasting treatment, and then filtering and washing with water to give a water-containing wet cake, and then subjecting the wet cake to drying and crushing to give a low crystalline titanylphthalocyanine; (II) adding a dispersing aid to the low crystalline titanylphthalocyanine and dispersing at room temperature, in DMF, to prepare a polymorph; and (III) filtering, washing, and drying under a reduced pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Orient Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Takaki, Yasuhiro Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 8052370
    Abstract: A system for handling pipes between a pipe rack (16) and a derrick (1), which derrick (1) is located on a drilling deck (2), in connection with the production of petroleum products. The system comprises means (17, 9, 25) of carrying pipe lengths (29) between the rack (16) and the derrick (1). It also comprises a unit (25) at the drilling deck (2) for temporary storage of at least two pipe lengths (29) in respective receiving chambers (26, 28). The receiving chambers (26, 28) can be moved to and from at least one receiving and/or hand-over position, in which position a pipe handling unit is arranged to hand over a pipe length to a receiving chamber (26-28) and/or retrieve a pipe length from a receiving chamber (26-28). Preferably the unit (25) is rotatable and located under an opening (28) in the drilling deck (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sense EDM AS
    Inventors: Cees Jan Dekker, John H. W. M. Stouten, Erik Zachariasen, Finn Engenes
  • Patent number: 8052290
    Abstract: A rear-projection-type display apparatus projects an image formed by a display element with a light beam emitted from a light source on a screen that is larger than the display element through a projection lens. The rear-projection-type display apparatus includes a reflective optical-element group having at least two reflecting mirrors provided between the projection lens and the screen to deflect a light from the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihide Seki
  • Patent number: 8052625
    Abstract: A massage device includes an outer casing, a driving mechanism and at least one massage module. The massage module includes an inclined rotary plate coupled to a main gear seat having central massage balls. When the inclined rotary plate rotates, the main gear seat and the central massage ball are driven to rotate. The main gear seat engages with a plurality of planetary gears, each of which is coupled with a massage arm. An upper end of the massage arm has a peripheral massage ball disposed thereon and a lower end of the massage arm contacts with the inclined rotary plate. A rotation of the inclined rotary plate drives massage arms and the peripheral massage balls thereon to rotate via the planetary gear as well as to move the massage arms up and down, thereby providing a massage of kneading and acupressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Wei Tsai, Chung-Kwok Wong
  • Patent number: 8055121
    Abstract: PVR system, and method for recording a video by using the same, the PVR system including a channel demodulating part for receiving, and demodulating a broadcasting program on a particular channel, a storage medium for storing the broadcasting program, an EPG parsing part for extracting information on the broadcasting program intended to record from a data demodulated at the channel demodulating part, an upload/download controlling part for receiving the broadcasting program intended to record from the channel demodulating part, storing the broadcasting program in the storage medium, and controlling reproduction of the broadcasting program stored in the storage medium in response to an external recording/reproduction signal, and controlling the EPG parsing part, and a re-recording processing part for storing identifying information for identifying success of recording of the broadcasting program intended to record and information on the broadcasting program intended to record, and identifying the identifying i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Yeul Suh
  • Patent number: 8054244
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for driving multi-segment display device are described. According to the present invention, problems of driving the electrode wire activation mode of the conventional liquid crystal display are solved by the driving waveforms. The driving waveforms of non-display area are in the OFF mode, where the non-display area has pixels in the OFF mode, driving electrode wires and background area. Problems of driving voltage wire activation mode are decreased, cost is lowered, and processing is simplified, so that every pixel of the display device will be controlled precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Chung-Yi Chang, Jau-Min Ding, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 8052203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular, replaceable side panel (1) for a vehicle, in particular for an omnibus. The side panel comprises in this case a pivotable cover plate (10) which is connected to a vehicle chassis (3) by an upper fastening and a lower fastening (2, 18). In this case a frame of the CO-BOLT® system is suitable, in particular, as a vehicle chassis (3). The upper fastening (2) comprises in this case a joint (7), in particular a film hinge (7). A securing device of the joint (7) is also present and the lower fastening (18) comprises a releasable locking device, the cover plate (10) being held in a closed position by the upper fastening and the lower fastening. The securing device comprises a lever (13) attached to the cover plate (10) with a spring clip (16) articulated thereto, the lever (13) and clip (16) together forming a toggle joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Carrosserie Hess AG
    Inventors: Max Naef, Alex Naef
  • Patent number: 8051816
    Abstract: A V-type engine for a vehicle is provided with front and rear banks including intake and exhaust valves exposed to a combustion chamber, a valve operating device for operating the engine valves, a valve stop mechanism for stopping the operation of the engine valves according to an operational condition of the vehicle, and an actuator for driving a throttle valve. A valve stop mechanism is provided in either the front bank or the rear bank. An actuator provided in one of the front bank and the rear bank excluding the valve stop mechanism is lower in height than the actuator provided in the other of the front bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato Maehara, Kazuhito Hotta, Toshiyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 8053051
    Abstract: To provide an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition which has excellent oxygen-barrier properties even under high-humidity conditions and can give a multilayer structure having excellent peel strength; an oxygen-absorbing barrier film comprising the oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition; a multilayer structure including a layer comprising the oxygen-absorbing barrier film; and a packing container comprising the multilayer structure. The oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition comprises a resin (A) having an oxygen permeability of at most 100 cc/m2-day-atm and a resin (B) having an oxygen absorption rate of at least 0.001 cc/cm2·day, wherein the resin (B) is dispersed in the matrix of the resin (A) and the resin (B) is in the form of rods in which the average of the maximum diameters of cross sections perpendicular to the lengthwise direction is at most 1.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Shizuo Kitahara, Mako Kurakata, Jun Ishihara
  • Patent number: 8053794
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device according to the present invention comprises a first nitride semiconductor layer; an active layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer; a second nitride semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; and a third nitride semiconductor layer having AlIn, which is formed on the second nitride semiconductor layer. And a nitride semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a first nitride semiconductor layer; an n-AlInN cladding layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer; an n-InGaN layer formed on the n-AlInN cladding layer; an active layer formed on the n-InGaN layer; a p-InGaN layer formed on the active layer; a p-AlInN cladding layer formed on the p-InGaN layer; and a second nitride semiconductor layer formed on the p-AlInN cladding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Suk Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 8051685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a controller effectively controlling the power for a washing machine and a drier, and a method of doing the same. More particularly, it relates to a controller for a washing machine or a dryer, and a method for supplying the power so that a washing machine and a drier as a one body may perform an optimal efficiency in a range of a current limit, when supplied the power by the same power source. A controller for a washing machine comprising a micom; and communication means for communicating with a controller of a dryer. A controller for a dryer comprising a micom; and communication means for communicating with the controller of the washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Byung Chan Kim
  • Patent number: 8053614
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new base stock material. Specifically the invention relates to a saturated hydrocarbon composition and particularly to a composition based on biological raw materials, to be used as a high-quality base oil or to be used as a component in the production of a base oil having a high viscosity index and good low temperature properties. The composition contains saturated hydrocarbons and has a narrow carbon number range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Neste Oil OYJ
    Inventors: Pekka Aalto, Juha Moilanen, Janne Jokinen, Eija Koivusalmi, Jukka Myllyoja, Juha Jakkula, Vesa Niemi
  • Patent number: 8051814
    Abstract: A simpler configuration of a mechanism for stopping intake/exhaust valves opened/closed by a valve opening/closing mechanism of a rocker arm. An engine E includes an exhaust valve for opening/closing an exhaust port of an exhaust path with a first exhaust valve spring for energizing the exhaust valve in a valve closing direction. An exhaust valve drive cam is rotated in correspondence with the rotation of an engine crankshaft. A rocker arm is swingably provided between the exhaust valve and the exhaust valve drive cam with one end that abuts on the exhaust valve drive cam being pressed according to rotation of the exhaust valve drive cam and swinging to press the exhaust valve by a press member at the other end to move to the open side. An exhaust valve stopping mechanism is provided between the press member of the rocker arm and the exhaust valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Hirayama, Hayato Maehara, Takaaki Tsukui
  • Patent number: 8054490
    Abstract: A method for dispatching a job for printing an original document from an original document set to a printer. The method includes routing the job to a printer group based on the characteristics of the original document via a dispatcher. When exactly one printer group has all capabilities required by the job, the job is routed to the one printer group. When more than one printer group has all capabilities required by the job, the dispatcher routes the job to a printer group that requires the shortest estimated time to complete the job. When no printer group has all capabilities required by the job, the dispatcher notifies a user via the operating screen for manual treatment of the job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: OCE-Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Randall F. Watterson, Timothy G. Moore, Keith W. Rupp, Jason G. Stehle
  • Patent number: 8051815
    Abstract: A valve stopping mechanism wherein when hydraulic fluid pressure is low a cylinder operating state is set and a response of a switch from a cylinder stop state to the cylinder operating state is high. An intake valve and an exhaust valve, a first intake valve spring and a first exhaust valve spring are provided for energizing the valves in the direction of closing the valves, valve drive cams, valve stopping mechanisms, on the basis of a stop hydraulic fluid pressure and energization of plunger springs, for selectively generating valve operating and valve stop states. The valve stopping mechanism generates the operating state when the energizing force of the plunger spring is larger than the press force of the stop hydraulic fluid pressure and generates the stop state when the press force of the stop hydraulic fluid pressure is larger than the energizing force of the plunger spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato Maehara, Shinji Saito
  • Patent number: 8052107
    Abstract: The present invention provides a satellite receiver comprising a base, a rotation stand, an adjusting mechanism, and a positioning device. The base has an axis aperture and a first slot. The rotation stand is rotatably attached to the base through the axis aperture. The adjusting mechanism has a connection end and an adjusting end. The connection end is coupled with the rotation stand and is movable together with the upper stand to generate displacement relative to the base. The positioning device is coupled with the adjusting end and passes through the first slot. When the upper stand rotates relatively to the base, the adjusting mechanism drives the positioning device to move along the first slot. The first slot limits the angular rotation of the rotation stand and the positioning device and selectively constrains the relative displacement between the connecting unit and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Wistron Neweb Corp.
    Inventors: Lan-Chun Yang, Hung-Yuan Lin
  • Patent number: 8052596
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an arc-shaped flexible printed circuit film type endoscope using an imaging device. The endoscope includes an image photographing means and an object insertion means. The image photographing means includes a head housing to which an imaging device and an illumination means are mounted, and functions to photograph an image. The object insertion means includes an arc-shaped flexible thin foil, an insulating adhesive film, a circuit film and an insulating protective film which are layered and inserted into an interior of an object to be inspected. The object insertion means is connected at one end thereof to the image photographing means and connected at the other end to a transmission cable via a connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gyung-Sub Kim
  • Patent number: 8054364
    Abstract: A drive control method for an image pickup device is disclosed. The image pickup device includes two-dimensionally arranged light receiving elements to photoelectrically convert incoming light, vertical transfer paths to transfer charges, which have been generated through the photoelectric conversion by the light receiving elements, in the vertical direction, and a horizontal transfer path to transfer the charges, which have been transferred by the vertical transfer path, row by row in the horizontal direction. In the method, the charges, which have been horizontally transferred by the horizontal transfer path, are directed and outputted in more than one directions, and the directed charges are respectively transferred and are added by temporarily stopping the transfer of the charges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Kawai
  • Patent number: 8052551
    Abstract: The invention pertains to sports shafts to other sports equipment subjected to impact thereon. The longitudinal edges of the sports shaft are replaced with elastomeric material so as to create a series of bumpers along the longitudinal edges providing increased protection and longevity to the stick. The invention also pertains to the blade, as in hockey stick blade, wherein the top surface of the blade is provided with an elastomeric material so as to create a bumper on the top surface. The invention also pertains to a method of fabricating said sports shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sport Maska Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Blotteaux, Justin Roth, Michael Thomas Bennett
  • Patent number: D648359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seonil Yu, Kyeongchul Cho, Hongsik Kwon