Patents Represented by Law Firm Bucknam and Archer
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Patent number: 7865978Abstract: An eyemask is formed in such a structure that the protuberance shape of the coupling section (1A) of the first and second eyemask sections (2, 3) connected by the coupling section (1A) is made bigger, and that the light stopping walls (16) are formed on the planar inner face sections (6A) while the nose supporting plates (17) are formed on the annular rim sections (6) thus preventing the eyemask from shifting out of the nose (20) and achieving the light shielding effect.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Nawari Trading Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidehiro Kitayama
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Patent number: 7858138Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decaffeinating tea (Camellia sinensis). The method involves of using, as an extraction agent, a carbon dioxide which is compressed of a pressure greater than 50 and up to 100 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: NATECO2 GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Manfred Gehrig, Stefan Geyer, Josef Schulmeyr, Birgit Forchhammer, Karin Simon
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Patent number: 7857980Abstract: Plant for filtering substances to be cleaned of various kinds of semi-solid or liquid polluting substances, constituted by filtering devices (5) connected to each other, including a first circulation circuit of the substances to be cleaned introduced into each filtering device (5) for discharging the polluting substances after having been cleaned; a second circulation circuit of the cleaned liquids and the exit from the plant, and the possible collection into suitable containers; a third circulation circuit of suitable plant washing liquids, so as to clean the various plant component parts of the polluting substances remaining after one or more working cycles. The plant being arranged to set pre-established operative programs, such as to determine a working cycle composed by a first rest step, a second filling step, a third filtering step, a fourth emptying step, a fifth discharge step, a sixth rinsing step and a seventh washing step.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Inventor: Antoni Paolo Bellussi
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Patent number: 7796558Abstract: The Inter-System handover is one of the key features in the third generation cellular systems. The compressed mode, with variable transmission gaps and power levels, is standardized to support the inter-frequency system handover. To minimize the use of system resources while maintaining the border-cell handover quality, a capacity-based compressed mode control method of the present invention is proposed. Considering the tradeoff between the capacity and the communication quality, the control method can adaptively manage the compressed mode operation based on the potential impacts on the capacity and the effectiveness of the compressed mode measurement. The present invention will improve the effectiveness and performance of the compressed mode operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Ching Yao Huang, Cheng Ta Chang, Chieh Yuan Ho
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Patent number: 7792028Abstract: The present invention discloses a two-tier call admission control algorithm in IEEE 802.11 WLAN. The two-tier call admission control algorithm is given to improve the overall system throughput and guarantee the quality of service of every single user in the WLAN.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Ching Yao Huang, Yuan Hwai Shih
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Patent number: 7765633Abstract: A broom (10) having a stick (20) insertable on a top side (11?) of a shaped batten (11) from the bottom side (11?) of which there extend bristles (12) adapted for sweeping surfaces. The broom (10) is provided with a casing (30) made in the shape of a shell, shaped so that in a first lowered position, it covers the bristles by at least a portion of the length thereof, and in a second raised position, it allows the use of the broom for sweeping.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: ESSEPLAST S.p.AInventor: Michele Zen
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Patent number: 7762095Abstract: A showcase for storing and/or displaying objects which require a protective gas atmosphere, the base and the cover construction of the showcase more or less surrounding the showcase interior which is sealed in an airtight manner as far as possible relative to the exterior air, having a compressor (2) by which the air (1) present outwith the showcase interior (7) is suctioned in and compressed. Subsequently a protective gas is produced from the compressed air by a gas producer (3) and is supplied to the showcase interior (7), the gas producer (3) being able to be accommodated within or outwith the showcase. In this way, provision of a supply container for the protective gas is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2005Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Glasbau Hahn GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Thomas Hahn
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Patent number: 7762257Abstract: A close-fitting face mask made of woven or non-woven material having a fitted nose area with a nose-bridge contact and a nose-bridge recess or space, a nose upper part extending from the nose-bridge contact at the mid point of the bridge of the wearer's nose to the level of the lower eyelid, a chin part with a recess or space extending below the wearer's chin, and attachment straps made of elastic or flexible material including upper straps, one each side, attached to the nose upper part and passing above the upper part of the wearer's ear, and lower straps, one each side, attached to the pivot or neutral point of the mask and passing below the wearer's ear.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2006Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: i-Nano Industries Pte Ltd.Inventor: Kia Chee Chiam
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Patent number: 7761528Abstract: A method for processing multiple continuous Top-K queries, which is performed between a master server and multiple of slave servers, including steps of: a first step, for arbitrarily selecting the multiple of slave servers and querying and counting up K of accumulated values of which are recorded at most; a second step, for calculating every two adjacent values which have been sent from the same servers to obtain an average value as a threshold; and a third step, for measuring variations of an upper bound and a lower bound for each of the values by using the threshold, and reporting to the master server at a time of the value being in excess of the upper bound or lower than the lower bound for each of the values.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Jin-Hsiung Shen, Arbee L. P. Chen
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Patent number: 7758775Abstract: This invention relates to a green phosphor and a process for producing the same, wherein the phosphor is represented by a chemical formula: M(Tb1-xLax)4Si3O13, where M includes at least one of Ca and Sr, and 0<x<1, and is obtained by mixing at proper ratios and calcining at a high temperature in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. When the produced phosphor is excited by a near ultra-violet light of 378 nm, a green light having its main peak at 541 nm is emitted, and the x and y values of its CIE coordinate are in respective ranges of (0.34-0.37) and (0.52-0.55). The method for producing the phosphor includes steps of weighing and mixing the ingredient powder, and calcining in the oxygen-containing atmosphere at high temperature to form the phospher.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: National Chiao-Tung UniversityInventors: Teng-Ming Chen, Yi-Chen Chiu
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Patent number: 7712730Abstract: Shock dampener bumper for motor-vehicles, adapted to be applied on to motor-vehicles of various kind, both for personal uses and for sports contests, for protecting the constructive structure of each motor-vehicle from any possible damage and/or breakage thereof, in the case in which the motor-vehicle falls.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Lightech S.r.L.Inventor: Furlan Fabrizio
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Patent number: 7699391Abstract: This relates to a bicycle saddle of the type that presents two identical portions (1, 1?) longitudinally symmetrical. Thanks to its special conformation, said saddle permits the cyclist to avoid the occurrence of pathologies normally caused by the use of a racing saddle of commonly known types, eliminating the crushing of the vascular structure of the perineum, as well as the testicles of male cyclists and the clitoris of female cyclists. The special geometry permits a pedaling action without causing friction of the thigh muscles, in particular the delicate and adducent muscles.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Inventor: Francesco Riondato
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Patent number: 7699144Abstract: An active break release device externally attached to a door controller. The door controller includes a housing for receiving a first motor which rotates a rotary shaft to reel the door; a braking device installed around the periphery of the rotary shaft. The active break release device comprises: at least a brake releasing rod, one end of which is to activate the braking device while the other end of which extends to the outside of the door controller; at least a second motor, for moving the other end of the brake releasing rod; a circuit having a backup power source used to temperately supply electricity to the second motor if electricity fails, so that the one end releases the braking.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
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Patent number: 7678633Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming substrates for MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) transistor, comprising the following steps: (A) In a reduced-pressure environment having a pressure lower than 1×10?6 Torr, a base for accomplishing the surface reconstruction and a solid-state metal oxide source is provided, wherein the solid-state metal oxide source is chosen from the group consisting of the following: hafnium oxide, aluminum oxide, scandium oxide, yttrium oxide, titanium oxide, gallium gadolinium oxide and metal oxides of rare earth elements; and (B) vaporize the solid-state metal oxide source in order to make the solid-state metal oxide source become a metal oxide molecular beam and, in a working substrate temperature that is required to achieve an amorphous state of a first metal oxide film, deposit on the base having an amorphous state so as to further fabricate a substrate for MOS transistors.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Juei-Nai Kwo, Ming-Hwei Hong, Wei Chin Lee, Hsiang Pi Chang, Yan Dar Wu, Kun Yu Lee, Yi Jiun Lee
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Patent number: 7664191Abstract: The invention provides a block-wise successive interference cancellation (SIC) detection algorithm for a general multi-input multi-output (MIMO) CDMA system over the frequency-selective channels, in which each user's data stream can be simultaneously applied with orthogonal space-time block encoding for transmit diversity or spatially multiplexing for high spectral efficiency according to the channel conditions. For such the considered dual-signaling system, the receiver could suffer from the large dimension data processing. A two-stage approach for block-wise SIC detection algorithm is thus proposed to further reduce the computational complexity.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: National Chiao-Tung UniversityInventors: Chung-Lien Ho, Jwo-Yuh Wu, Ta-Sung Lee
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Patent number: 7653041Abstract: This invention provides a method for power-efficient transmission supporting integrated service over WLAN. The said invention combines the polling-based and the contention-based mechanisms, named on-demand polling (ODP). In the ODP scheme, a voice station is in the polling list when it is in the active mode. During the idle mode, it is configured to operate in the sleep mode for saving power. Also, it adopts the contention-based mechanism to join the list again while returning from the idle mode. On the other hand, the data station adopts the contention-based mechanism to transmit its packets over WLAN. In addition, to achieve service differentiation, the said invention also employs a prioritized access probability for voice over data services. Simulation results show that the said invention can reduce the power consumption for voice stations and enhance the throughput for data stations.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Chih-Yung Shih, Ray-Guang Cheng, Chung-Ju Chang, Yih-Shen Chen
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Patent number: 7631529Abstract: A device (10) for selective and progressive locking of metal containers (18) to be submitted to mechanical deformations along an extended part of side surface and provided at the bottom by a notch (20), the device having: a circular plan support (12) with an end forming a housing mouthpiece (14) of a containing body (16); a shaped and mobile ring (22) eventually cooperating with an annular seal or membrane (24) placed at the mouthpiece wherein the containers (18) are inserted starting from their respective bottom.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2005Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Frattini S.p.A. Costruzioni MeccanicheInventor: Roberto Frattini
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Patent number: 7631250Abstract: A self-compensation method includes: firstly using a min-sum algorithm to derive multiple output values in order to approach a operational result of the checking side of a belief-propagation; and then checking the present iteration number of decoding based on a checking rule; and finally, if in the previous step the present iteration number is identified with a to-be-corrected state, then performing a compensation procedure on the multiple output values, wherein the compensation term is dynamically selected in accordance with an input value of the checking nodes of the belief-propagation. The invention also provides an automatic compensation apparatus, which consists of devices such as a min-sum operating unit, and a dynamic quantization control unit, etc., which can be used, while executing the invented method described above, to decode the belief-propagation algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2006Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Yen-Chin Liao, Chien-Ching Lin, Hsie-Chia Chang, Chih-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 7610719Abstract: There is provided an active brake release device attached to the exterior of a door controller having a first electromagnet, in which a sliding portion can slide to activate a sliding bar when the first electromagnet is energized; a first and a second actuator, in which the first actuator is located to abut against the break release bar of the door controller, and a sliding pin of the first actuator is yieldingly biased in the anti-activation direction of the bar; and, the second actuator is limited by a limit means at a fixed position; a second electromagnet, which is used to release the second actuator when the second electromagnet is energized; and a circuit, which includes a limit-switch for switching on the first electromagnet upon resetting of the device and a capacitor which is used to temporarily supply power to the second electromagnet in an event of unexpected electricity failure.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2006Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
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Patent number: 7607675Abstract: A fixed member is non-rotatably attached to a suspension fork, and a rotatably installed movable member is attached to the fixed member so as to be operable in the up-down direction. An index mechanism enables the state of the movable member to be selected from either a state in which the movable member is movable in the up-down direction or a state in which the movable member is not movable in the up-down direction. The index mechanism is adapted so that, in the middle of the states, it cannot hold the relative positional relationship between the fixed member and the movable member. The suspension fork for a bicycle is inexpensive, easy to produce, and has a reliable lock function.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2005Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Sakae Engineering Inc.Inventor: Yoshihisa Iwasaki