Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Pearne & Gordon
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Patent number: 8148514Abstract: Disclosed is a novel substance capable of regulating the expression of a telomerase reverse transcriptase gene in a cell of a mammal. A gene capable of regulating the expression of hTERT, comprising a nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID No: 1 or 2. The expression of a telomerase reverse transcriptase gene can be inhibited by inhibiting the expression of the gene. By utilizing this mechanism, the expression of a telomerase reverse transcriptase gene can be regulated.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: National University Corporation Tottori UniversityInventor: Norimasa Miura
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Patent number: 8146736Abstract: Key organizing device including housing, cover, and slider. Housing includes cavity, two housing ends, end opening, back wall, and slider opening. Housing ends are spaced apart in longitudinal direction. End opening is located at one housing end. Back wall is located at other housing end. Slider opening extends in longitudinal direction. Cover is removeably attached over end opening. Slider includes finger pad and key mount. Key mount is positioned inside cavity and connected to finger pad through slider opening. Slider is configured for attachment and detachment of key through end opening upon removal of cover. Key including key head connected to key blade, key head having edge, key including head aperture spaced apart from the edge, key head including ramp between two guide ridges. Key including key head connected to key blade, key head having edge and head aperture, head aperture including notch in edge.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Keyport, Inc.Inventor: Josh Downes
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Patent number: 8148253Abstract: In an electronic component soldering method of connecting a terminal provided on a flexible substrate to an electrode of a rigid substrate, after solder-mixed resin in which solder particles are mixed in thermosetting resin has been applied onto the rigid substrate so as to cover the electrode, the flexible substrate is put on the rigid substrate and heat-pressed, whereby there are formed a resin part that bonds the both substrates by thermosetting of the thermosetting resin, and a solder part which is surrounded by the resin part and has narrowed parts in which the peripheral surface is narrowed inward in the vicinity of the terminal surface and in the vicinity of the electrode surface. Hereby, the solder parts are soldered to the electrodes and the terminal at acute contact angles so that the production of shape-discontinuities which lowers fatigue strength can be eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Mitsuru Ozono, Tadahiko Sakai, Hideki Eifuku
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Patent number: 8147587Abstract: A system and associated method for improved mercury removal from a flow containing combustion exhaust. The system includes a filtration arrangement through which the flow proceeds to remove material, including mercury, from the flow. The system includes a sensor arrangement sensing a mercury concentration within the flow downstream of the filtration arrangement and providing a signal indicative of the sensed mercury concentration. The system includes an adjustable temperature control arrangement changing a temperature of the combustion exhaust proceeding to the filtration arrangement in response to the signal indicative of the sensed mercury concentration to change an amount of mercury being removed from the flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: BHA Group, Inc.Inventors: Vishal Bansal, Peter Martin Maly, Robert Warren Taylor
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Patent number: 8149005Abstract: A position alignment of a transfer point of a transfer arm is performed by using a position detecting wafer capable of being loaded into an apparatus having a thin transfer port. The position detecting wafer S includes an electrostatic capacitance detecting sensor 50 for detecting an electrostatic capacitance in relation with a reference object for the position alignment. The electrostatic capacitance detecting sensor 50 includes a plurality of electrostatic capacitance detecting electrodes 52, each forming the electrostatic capacitance in relation with the reference object; and a control circuit 51 for controlling a detection of the electrostatic capacitance by each electrostatic capacitance detecting electrode 52, while communicating with each electrostatic capacitance detecting electrode 52. The electrostatic capacitance detecting electrodes 52 are provided on a rear surface of the position detecting wafer S, and the control circuit 51 is provided on a front surface of the position detecting wafer S.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Toshiyuki Matsumoto, Tomohide Minami, Yuichi Douki, Koji Mahara
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Patent number: 8142093Abstract: A wiper device for containers of cosmetic products comprises a wiper element (10) to be mounted in a casing (2) of a container (1) for cosmetic products and designed to come into contact with an applicator (6) housed in the casing (2), at least during pulling out of the applicator (6) from the casing (2). The wiper device further comprises means (11) for engagement of the wiper element (10) with the casing (2) and at least one seal (12) to be installed close to an opening (3) of the casing (2) and adapted for abutment against a closing cap (4) of the container (1), to ensure hermetic tightness of the container (1) and avoid escape of the cosmetic product.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2005Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Brivaplast S.R.L.Inventor: Stefano Vanoncini
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Patent number: 8143541Abstract: A movable contact assembly includes a light guiding sheet which is light transmittable, and a movable contact provided on the light guiding sheet. The light guiding sheet has a portion having the movable contact provided thereon and a portion having plural grooves provided therein. The grooves constitute a light inlet for introducing light into the light guiding sheet. This movable contact assembly can illuminate a switch preferably with a simple structure, providing the switch with an easily operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Koji Tanabe, Yousuke Chikahisa, Tsutomu Aisaka
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Patent number: 8144440Abstract: An appliance comprises: an appliance main body for employing an AC power supply, and a power supply unit, which outputs a DC voltage and an AC voltage to the appliance main body as power supply voltages. The power supply unit comprises: a power supply circuit for converting the input AC into DC, which is insulated from the AC power supply; relays for turning ON and OFF a supply of the AC power supply voltage; and an earth leakage sensing circuit provided between contact points of the relays and the appliance main body, for turning OFF the relays while earth leakage is sensed. While the earth leakage occurs, the sensing circuit turns OFF the relays so as to stop the supply of the AC voltage. It is possible to avoid a failure caused by earth leakage in advance, and also, the relays are turned OFF during a standby mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Yasuchika Aoki
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Patent number: 8144256Abstract: A repeater unit includes an input circuit having an input terminal that can be connected to output of an upstream repeater unit through a signal cable for inputting a video signal from the input terminal; an output circuit having an output terminal that can be connected to input of a downstream repeater unit through a signal cable for outputting a video signal to the output terminal; and a selection circuit that can be connected to a video signal output device for outputting a video signal and outputs the video signal input from the video signal output device to the output circuit. The input circuit and the output circuit have termination resistors matched with each other. When the repeater units are daisy-chained, termination matching is conducted.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Kazuo Ota
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Patent number: 8144802Abstract: Digital data encoding and decoding method and system is provided. The data encoding includes encoding a frame signal into a bit stream, including detecting a specific bit pattern in the bit stream when the frame signal is present, generating a control signal in respect to the specific bit pattern, and encoding the bit stream into one or more marks and one or more spaces so that encoded data include a unique encoding pattern for the frame signal. The data decoding includes detecting at least one of mark and space from encoded data, recovering a bit stream from the encoded data when the at least one of mark and space is present, detecting a specific bit pattern associating with a frame signal from the encoded data when the at least one of mark and space is present, and recovering the frame signal from the encoded data.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Alaa El-Agha, Dustin Griesdorf
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Patent number: 8144041Abstract: An electronic device includes a frequency variable circuit, a filter, and an output voltage decision circuit. The frequency variable circuit changes the sampling frequency of an analog-digital converter. The filter limits a pass band of an output signal of the analog-digital converter. The output voltage decision circuit determines the noise level of the output signal of the analog-digital converter after the output signal passes through the filter. The electronic device performs a self-diagnosis as follows. The frequency variable circuit changes the sampling frequency of the analog-digital converter to a frequency outside of the pass band of the filter so as to change the quantization noise level of the analog-digital converter. Then, the output voltage decision circuit determines whether the integral of the quantization noise level is within a predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Keisuke Kuroda
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Patent number: 8143460Abstract: A method comprising applying a controlled flow cavitation apparatus to an alcohol production process in order to increase alcohol yield. A grain-based liquid medium comprising grain and a liquid carrier can be passed through a controlled flow cavitation apparatus at a velocity capable of generating a hydrodynamic cavitation zone where the grain size can be reduced. One or more controlled flow cavitation apparatuses can be applied at various points of an alcohol production process, such as a starch-to-ethanol production process.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Arisdyne Systems, Inc.Inventor: Oleg Kozyuk
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Patent number: 8145810Abstract: There is provided a system and method for managing communication ports on a computer device. The method comprises the steps of scanning the system file structure, determining port assignments for active devices from a known location in the system file structure, scanning additional locations in the system file structure, determining port assignments for dynamic devices from the additional locations in the system file structure, and displaying the active devices, dynamic devices and the corresponding determined port assignments. The system comprises a memory for storing instructions, and a processor for executing the instructions stored in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: Nader Newman, Anatoly Khazin
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Patent number: 8142677Abstract: A piezoelectric ceramic composition excellent in all of the electric property Qmax, heat resisting properties and temperature characteristics of oscillation frequencies is provided. The piezoelectric ceramic composition comprises a phase mainly comprising lead zirconate titanate having a perovskite structure and an Al-containing phase. In the piezoelectric ceramic composition, the main component preferably comprises Mn and Nb, and is preferably represented by a composition formula of Pb?[(Mn1/3Nb2/3)xTiyZrz]O3 (wherein 0.97???1.01, 0.04?x?0.16, 0.48?y?0.58, 0.32?z?0.41).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Masakazu Hirose, Tomohisa Azuma, Norimasa Sakamoto
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Patent number: 8144098Abstract: A dot-matrix display data refresh charging/discharging control method and system is proposed, which is designed for integration to a dot-matrix display device for providing a data refresh charging/discharging control mechanism on the dot-matrix display device. The proposed method and system is characterized by the capability of prior to a data refresh action on each pixel, switching the pixel for connection to a voltage-neutralizing point for the purpose of neutralizing the current data voltage charge on the pixel to substantially approach zero voltage level; and subsequently during the data refresh action, charging a new data voltage into the pixel. This feature allows the operation of the dot-matrix display device to have faster speed and low power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: I-Yin Li, Jean-Fu Kiang
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Patent number: 8145192Abstract: There are provided a portable terminal device capable of preventing influence on the surroundings and leakage of personal information without impairing convenience and its incoming call notifying operation controlling method. A portable terminal device (1) executes radio authentication between itself and a radio communicating unit (3). The portable terminal device (1) includes a radio communicating unit for conducting communication with a base station device; an incoming call notifying unit for executing an incoming call notification when an incoming call is detected by the radio communicating unit; an incoming call operation controlling unit for controlling the operation of the incoming call notifying unit; and a radio authenticating unit for conducting radio communication with the radio communicating unit (3) and authentication according to whether or not the distance to the radio communicating unit is within a predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Tanae
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Patent number: 8145289Abstract: An esophageal catheter comprises an insertion element (1) able to be inserted into a patient's esophagus and having a distal end (2) and a sheath (3) containing the cables (7) for connection to at least two temperature sensors (4) fitted along the element (1) in the vicinity of the distal end, the sensors being mounted in predetermined positions relative to one or more positioning elements (5, 6) defining a temperature detection zone (8).Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Fiab S.p.A.Inventors: Alberto Calabro′, Pasquale Del Bene
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Patent number: 8144895Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a howling suppressing apparatus and an acoustic apparatus which can suppress the howling component effectively without suppressing a periodic component other than the howling component. The howling control apparatus comprises a signal separating unit 23 operable to separate an input signal into two components including a periodic component and a nonperiodic component, a howling detecting unit 24 operable to detect a howling component from the input signal on the basis of signals selected from among the input signal and periodic and nonperiodic component signals from the signal separating unit 23, a howling suppressing unit 25 operable to suppress the howling component of the input signal on the basis of detection information from the howling detecting unit 24, and a signal synthesizing unit 26 operable to synthesize a signal from signals from the howling suppressing unit 25.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Takefumi Ura
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Patent number: D656389Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Spectrum Diversified Designs, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon H. Goodman, Omer I. Sazir
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Patent number: D656757Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Spectrum Diversified Designs, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon H. Goodman, Omer I. Sazir