Patents Represented by Attorney Nixon and Vanderhye

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  • Cleaning apparatus using web sheet
    Patent number: 8320809
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus using a web sheet includes: a send-out roller that is wound with the web sheet; a take-up roller that is connected to an end of the web sheet; and a rotation-regulating and canceling portion that regulates rotation of the send-out roller and cancels the regulation according to tension of the web sheet between the send-out roller and the take-up roller; wherein the web sheet is sent out from the send-out roller and taken up by the take-up roller, the web sheet is brought into contact with another roller during the sending out and taking up operation, and extraneous matters that have adhered to the other roller are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Yamanaka, Yasunori Minakuchi, Kimihide Tsukamoto, Shinichi Azumi
  • Plug-in vehicle management system
    Patent number: 8321081
    Abstract: A plug-in vehicle management system enables charging of a plug-in vehicle from a power supply station through an electric power line and power line communication between the power supply station and the vehicle. When a vehicle-side connector and a station-side connector are connected to enable the power-line communication between a vehicle-side power line communication section and a station-side power line communication section, a vehicle-side security control section and a station-side security control section cooperate so that one of a vehicle-side input/output section and a station-side input/output section receives an input signal and transmits it to the other of the vehicle-side input/output section and the station-side input/output section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuo Nakamura
  • Liquid crystal display device
    Patent number: 8319921
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transflective liquid crystal display device having a high aperture ratio. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and a second substrate in this order, wherein the first substrate includes a pixel electrode having a trunk portion, a plurality of branch portions branched from the trunk portion, and slits, the liquid crystal display device comprises a display region including a region where the branch portions and the slits are alternately arranged, the display region includes a reflection region and a transmission region, and in the reflection region, the pixel electrode, a reflective film disposed under the pixel electrode, and a ?/4 retarder are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Saitoh, Kazuyoshi Fujioka, Katsuya Ogawa
  • Attenuated bacteria useful in vaccines
    Patent number: 8318148
    Abstract: The invention provides strains of bacteria, especially enterotoxigenic E. coli, attenuated by mutations in the genes encoding enterotoxins (LT, ST, EAST1) and optionally further attenuated by deletion of additional chromosomal genes. In addition the invention provides strains of attenuated bacteria expressing immunogenic but non-toxic variants of one or more of these enterotoxins. These bacteria are useful as a vaccine against diarrhoeal disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Acambis Research Limited
    Inventors: Arthur Keith Turner, Judith Greenwood, Jonathan Clive Stephens, Juliet Claire Beavis, Michael James Darsley
  • System and method for controlling animation by tagging objects within a game environment
    Patent number: 8319779
    Abstract: A game developer can “tag” an item in the game environment. When an animated character walks near the “tagged” item, the animation engine can cause the character's head to turn toward the item, and mathematically computes what needs to be done in order to make the action look real and normal. The tag can also be modified to elicit an emotional response from the character. For example, a tagged enemy can cause fear, while a tagged inanimate object may cause only indifference or indifferent interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nintendo of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Sterchi, Jeff Kalles, Shigeru Miyamoto, Denis Dyack, Carey Murray
  • Access circuit test for transfer engineering
    Patent number: 8320259
    Abstract: A test system for testing a pair of telecommunications access networks, e.g. as part of transfer engineering. The system comprises a test head for connection, via an access arrangement, to first and second access networks. In a first phase, the access arrangement is arranged to connect the test head to the first access network for sending a first request from the tester to, for example, a CLI server via the first access network. The first request comprises a parameter associated with a user line. The tester is arranged to receive in response to the first request a first identifier from the server. In a second phase, the access arrangement is arranged to connect the test head to the second access network for sending a second request from the test head through the second access network to, for example, a CLI server. The second request also comprises the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventors: Ping Zhou, Andrew D Chattell, Mark Hockly
  • Method of treatment of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
    Patent number: 8318771
    Abstract: Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is treated with statins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Universita' Degli Studi di Bari
    Inventors: Giuseppe Procino, Maria Svelto, Giovanna Valenti, Monica Carmosino
  • Methods of forming a reinforced parchmented nonwoven product
    Patent number: 8317977
    Abstract: This specification is generally related to reinforced, parchmented paper, composite, reinforced parchmented paper and methods of manufacture thereof. The reinforced, parchmented paper may be used to form a sausage casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Ahlstrom Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Black, Alan Wightman, Noël Cartier, Raymond Volpe, Julien Bras, Carlos Vaca-Garcia
  • Lighting system cover including AR-coated textured glass, and method of making the same
    Patent number: 8317360
    Abstract: Certain examples relate to lighting system covers that include AR-coated textured glass, and/or methods of making the same. In certain examples, at least one light source is provided proximate to a cover comprising a glass substrate. The glass substrate includes an anti-reflective (AR) coating on the surface that is closer to the at least one light source, and the glass substrate is textured (e.g., such that it is substantially prismatic in texture) on the surface opposite the AR-coated surface. The surface of the glass substrate on which the AR coating is formed may be a flat, irregular, or textured matte. An optional AR coating also may be formed on the textured surface of the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Yiwei Lu, Jim St. Jean, Nathan P. Mellott, Zhongming Wang
  • CPAP systems
    Patent number: 8316848
    Abstract: A CPAP system includes a flow generator, a patient interface, an air delivery conduit that interconnects the flow generator and the patient interface, and a packaging arrangement including at least one storage facilitating member to allow storage of the air delivery conduit. The at least one storage facilitating member may be provided to the flow generator, a cradle, and/or the air delivery conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Resmed Limited
    Inventors: Philip Rodney Kwok, Bruce David Gregory, Karthikeyan Selvarajan, James Morrison
  • Magnetic recording head, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive unit with the same
    Patent number: 8320081
    Abstract: A magnetic recording head includes a trailing surface and a plurality of bonding pads arranged on the trailing surface and in a row adapted for both bonding and testing. Each of the bonding pads has at least one side portion being coated with electrically conductive solder nonwettable coat to prevent short circuit between the adjacent bonding pads. The invention also discloses a head gimbal assembly with the magnetic recording head and a disk drive unit having such head gimbal assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
    Inventors: Shenkuang Chou, Liping Peng, Kayip Wong, Yanbin Wang, Lu Xiao, Bin Zhao
  • Method for providing messaging using appropriate communication protocol
    Patent number: 8321577
    Abstract: The invention relates to a low latency transport of an Internet message over a connection from an Internet message-sending node to an Internet Message-receiving node. Said Internet Message-sending node determines the size of the Internet message (40) and compares the size of with a pre-determined single-packet threshold (42). Thereafter, the Internet Message-sending node performs a TCP Internet message-transport (44) over said connection if the size of the Internet message is larger than said single-packet threshold, and a single-packet (UDP) Internet message-transport (45, 46) if the size of the Internet message is smaller than said single-packet threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Anders Eriksson
  • Damper device, high pressure pump having the same and manufacturing method of the same
    Patent number: 8317501
    Abstract: Gas of a predetermined pressure, which is equal to or higher than the atmospheric pressure, is filled in a damper chamber of a damper member that includes first and second-side diaphragms. A first-side limiting portion of a first-side cover member and a second-side limiting portion of a second-side cover member are engageable with a first-side concave portion of the first-side diaphragm and a second-side concave portion of the second-side diaphragm, respectively, to limit bulging of the damper member when a pressure of a fluid chamber is equal to or less than the predetermined pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Inoue
  • Transfer system co-operating with a machine for producing tobacco and filter product rods as well as method of transferring such rods within the transfer system
    Patent number: 8317010
    Abstract: Transfer system cooperating with a machine for producing tobacco and filter product rods having a rod receiving unit, a cutting head, and a control system. The machine enables adjustment of the length of the produced rods, whereby the rod receiving unit of the transfer system is synchronized with the cutting head by the control system. The transfer system is situated between the machine for producing rods and a machine for further processing or transmitting the rods. A rejection unit is provided for rejecting the rods outside the transfer system during the synchronization of the rod receiving unit of the transfer system with the cutting head after a new length is entered into the control system. The rejection unit is located between the cutting head of the machine and the rod receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. z.o.o.
    Inventors: Michael Riedel, Hans-Reiner Hoffmann
  • Active matrix substrate, liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal display unit, liquid crystal display device, television receiver, active matrix substrate manufacturing method, and liquid crystal panel manufacturing method
    Patent number: 8319906
    Abstract: A scanning signal line (16) includes an opening (29) leading from the outside of a pixel region through below a data signal line (15) into the pixel region, and first and second scanning electrode portions (16a/16b) or two side portions of the opening confronting in a column direction through that opening. The end portion of the first scanning electrode portion (16a) in the pixel region is a first end portion (EP1), and the end portion of the second scanning electrode portion (16b) in the pixel region is a second end portion (EP2). A first transistor has a source electrode (9a) and a drain electrode (8a) individually overlapping the first electrode portion (16a) but not the first end portion (EP1) in the pixel region. A second transistor has a source electrode (9b) and a drain electrode (8b) individually overlapping the second electrode portion (16b) but not the second end portion EP2) in the pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Enda, Ikumi Itsumi, Toshihide Tsubata, Masanori Takeuchi
  • Detecting transitions in circuits during periodic detection windows
    Patent number: 8319518
    Abstract: Transition detection circuitry for detecting during multiple clock cycles, transitions occurring within a detection period in each of said multiple clock cycles at a plurality of nodes within a circuit is disclosed. The transition detection circuitry comprises: a clock signal generator for generating a detection clock signal from a clock signal clocking a sampling element within said circuit, said detection clock signal defining said detection period; a plurality of transition detectors for detecting transitions at respective ones of said plurality of nodes during said detection period, each of said plurality of transition detectors being clocked by said detection clock signal; and combining circuitry for combining said detected transitions output by said plurality of transition detectors to generate a composite transition detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventor: David Michael Bull
  • Repairing memory arrays
    Patent number: 8321726
    Abstract: A memory array comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each row comprising at least one addressable word. The memory array comprises at least one redundant row and at least one redundant column. Error detection circuitry analyzes the memory array by addressing words and detecting errors within the addressed words. Error repair circuitry selects for a detected error either a redundant row or a redundant column to replace one of the row or column containing the error. It is determined for the detected error whether the error is a single error bit in the addressed word or whether it is one of a plurality of error bits within the word. If the error is the latter, then the error repair circuitry preferentially selects a redundant row rather than a redundant column to repair the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Murugeswaran Surulivel, Robert Campbell Aitken
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8320786
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is an image forming apparatus that prints an image on a recording paper, and is provided with an ion generating means that is attached at an outer side of the image forming apparatus main unit, and generates and emits ions, and an emission direction varying means that varies an emission direction of ions from the ion generating means in response to whether the image forming apparatus is operating or in standby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Kajiwara, Sae Hiroki, Hiroyuki Nagao
  • Communication system and method using pictorial characters
    Patent number: 8317617
    Abstract: Pictorial characters are used to replace one or more words or even one or more full sentences of a message for communication to one or more people. In the context of an electronic communication device, a person (“sending party”) can use pictorial characters to “encode” words or sentences of a message to be sent to another person (“receiving party”). The receiving party, upon receiving the message, decodes the coded message and, if appropriate or desired, replies to the message. The communication devices used by the sending and receiving parties can be provided with various pictorial character-related features. For example, the communication devices may be provided with processing circuitry that conditions the use of a particular pictorial character for sending messages upon prior entry of a valid authorization (unlocking) code for that character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nintendo, Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Claude Comair
  • Power adapter
    Patent number: D671488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga, Naoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Hidekazu Yata, Sadayoshi Hattori, Tomoki Narita