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  • Methods and apparatus for navigation of airspace, weather, terrain, and traffic
    Patent number: 7453375
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for airspace navigation. Airspace navigation information for an aircraft is displayed in a first mode, such as, in a horizontal mode. One or more navigation events may then be detected, such as, proximity to a terrain feature, weather, traffic etc. The airspace navigation information for the aircraft is then displayed using dual modes, e.g., a horizontal mode and a vertical mode. Display parameters, such as colors, resolution, distance, scale, etc. may be set automatically or by a user. The display may also include information, such as avionics systems information, and communications information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam H. Chamas, Ryuichi Yokota
  • Watch movement comprising several barrels
    Patent number: 7452123
    Abstract: A watch movement with a mechanical source of energy is provided. In one implementation, the watch movement comprises a frame intended to support moving parts and defining upper and lower faces. The distance between the upper and lower faces may define a movement thickness. Further, springs may be provided for storing the energy, each being housed in a barrel. At least three barrels may be provided, the first and the second of which are superposed and the third of which is placed laterally to the other two and within their thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Richemont International S.A.
    Inventors: Johnny Frédéric Girardin, Stephen Edward Methuen Forsey
  • Crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer membrane and a process of its preparation
    Patent number: 7449112
    Abstract: A novel polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer membrane is disclosed. The novel polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer membrane of the present invention comprises two different compounds which are crosslinked by irradiating light such as UV or electronic beams or heat treatment to form a covalent bond between double bonds thereby providing improved properties such as chemical resistance and durability. This invention also relates to a process its preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Soo-Bok Lee, Jeong Hoon Kim, In Jun Park, Dong-Kwon Kim, Jong-Wook Ha, Bong-Jun Chang, Kwang-Won Lee, Kwang-Han Kim, Sang-yun Lee, Sang-Man Ahn, Seung-Hak Choi
  • Antitheft apparatus
    Patent number: 7449992
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an antitheft apparatus mounted on a vehicle for protecting the vehicle from theft. The vehicle has a remote control device that controls a vehicle component of the vehicle in accordance with a control signal transmitted from a terminal. The antitheft apparatus includes an intruder detection part for detecting intrusion of an intruder, and an intrusion detection control part for controlling the detecting function of the intruder detection part during a period when the vehicle component is being controlled by the remote control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaishi
    Inventors: Naoki Taki, Atsushi Watanabe, Takeo Endo
  • Bumper beam for vehicle
    Patent number: 7448658
    Abstract: A vehicle bumper beam, attached at its ends to side members of a vehicle through respective impact absorbing members. The bumper beam is press-formed into a predetermined shape. A width W2 of a connecting portion at an end portion thereof is larger than a width W1 of a connecting portion at a center portion thereof. A height H1 of a protruding portion at an end portion thereof is smaller than a height H2 of a protruding portion at a center portion thereof. A connecting portion between the protruding portions cooperates with the protruding portions to define an M-shaped configuration. The opposite end portions have a bending strength higher than a crush strength of the impact absorbing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Takagi, Mitsutoshi Kano
  • System and method for automated response piece
    Patent number: 7451118
    Abstract: System and method for creating response pieces. The response piece system authenticates a user, generates a standardized address based on address code information received from the user, and generates a response piece mailpiece based on the standardized address and the information received from the user. In additional embodiments, including an embodiment for prepaid response pieces, the response piece system generates a response piece permit based on permit information received from the user, generates a unique address code based on address code information received from the user, received payment of an identified fee, and generates the response piece mailpiece based on the permit and the unique address code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Susan McMeen, Gregory Moore
  • Materials treatable by particle beam processing apparatus
    Patent number: 7449232
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to materials treatable by electron beam (EB) processing, such as materials for flexible packaging. The material comprises a substrate; an ink formulation on at least a portion of the substrate, the ink formulation comprising ink and at least one monomer selected from acrylate esters, vinyl ethers, cycloaliphatic diepoxides, and polyols; and a lacquer on at least a portion of the ink formulation, the lacquer comprising at least one monomer selected from acrylate esters, vinyl ethers, cycloaliphatic diepoxides, and polyols. The processing apparatus for EB treating the material operates at a low voltage, such as 125 kVolts or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Energy Sciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Imtiaz Rangwalla
  • Semiconductor device with asymmetric transistor and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 7449401
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with an asymmetric transistor and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate having a plurality of first active regions, at least one second active region, and a plurality of device isolation regions; gate patterns formed in a step structure over a border region between individual first active regions and second active region, wherein one side of the individual gate pattern is formed over a portion of the individual first active region, and the other side of the individual gate pattern is formed over a portion of the second active region; spacers formed on lateral walls of the gate patterns; first cell junction regions formed in the first active regions, for connecting to storage nodes; and a second cell junction region formed in the second active region, for connecting to a bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Woo Jung, Sang-Won Oh
  • Honeycomb structured body
    Patent number: 7449427
    Abstract: The honeycomb structured body of the present invention is a honeycomb structured body in which a plurality of porous ceramic members are combined with one another through an adhesive layer, each of the porous ceramic members having a plurality of cells which are allowed to penetrate in a longitudinal direction with a wall portion therebetween and either one end of which is sealed, with a catalyst supporting layer being adhered to the wall portion, wherein an average pore diameter of the porous ceramic member is larger than an average particle diameter of particles constituting the catalyst supporting layer, and when a pore diameter distribution of the porous ceramic member and a particle diameter distribution of particles constituting the catalyst supporting layer are drawn with the pore diameter and the particle diameter being on the same axis, a pore volume in an overlapped area of both the distributions is about 10% or less to the entire pore volume of the porous ceramic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Hiroki Sato, Masayuki Hayashi, Kazutake Ogyu
  • Fully integrated tuner circuit architecture for a television system
    Patent number: 7450185
    Abstract: A television tuner system includes a low noise amplifier (LNA) for receiving and amplifying television signals, a quadrature mixer coupled to receive the amplified television signals and generate first intermediate frequency (IF1) quadrature signals, a complex mixer coupled to receive the IF1 quadrature signals and generate second intermediate frequency (IF2) quadrature signals, a polyphase filter coupled to receive the IF2 quadrature signals and generate IF2 real signals, a channel select filter (CSF) coupled to receive the IF2 real signals and select signals within a desired channel, and an IF variable-gain amplifier (VGA) for amplifying the signals within the desired channel selected by the CSF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Szu-Hsien Wu
  • Manufacturing method for semiconductor device to mitigate short channel effects
    Patent number: 7449386
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plurality of MOS transistors includes forming gate structures in first and second regions on a substrate and forming mask portions only between adjacent drain sides of the respective gate structures only in the first region. Dopant of a first conductivity type that is the same as that of the substrate, is implanted at first and second angles in both the first and second regions to form halo regions only in source sides under the gate structures in the first region and in both source and drain sides under the gate structures in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Te Lin, Di-Houng Lee, Yee-Chaung See
  • Brake pedal apparatus
    Patent number: 7448296
    Abstract: The present invention is, in a brake pedal apparatus having: (a) an operating pedal which is disposed pivotably about a first axis; (b) a pivot member which is disposed pivotably about a second axis parallel to the first axis, and which is connected to the operating pedal via a connecting link so as to be mechanically pivoted about the second axis in response to a depressing operation effected on the operating pedal; and (c) an output member which is to be mechanically pressed or pulled as a result of pivot motion of the pivot member, in that: (d) the connecting link has a first link disposed on a member on a side of the operating pedal pivotably about a first connecting pin parallel to the first axis, and a second link disposed on a member on a side of the pivot member pivotably about a second connecting pin parallel to the first axis; (e) the first and second links are connected to each other via a third connecting pin pivotably relative to each other, and are integrally displaced with constant attitudes th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiko Fukase
  • Image forming device, image forming method, image forming program, computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded
    Patent number: 7450253
    Abstract: MFP 100A reads attribute information from an IC tag of a document related to IC tagged printed matter set on ADF 141 by means of IC tag reader 143A, displays modifiable attribute information on control unit 130, and receives an input of modification instruction. Next, it reads image data from an IC tag of the document by IC tag reader 143A and receives an instruction input on which of the attribute information and image data, either before or after the modification, is to be written on the IC tag of the IC tag printing paper. It prints the modified image data on the IC-tagged printing paper based on the attribute information after the modification by means of printing unit 151 and writes on the IC tag of the printing paper the attribute information and the image data, either before or after the modification, according to said instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Masakatsu Kiwada
  • Phthalazinone derivatives
    Patent number: 7449464
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I): wherein A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; X can be NRX or CRXRY; if X=NRX then n is 1 or 2 and if X=CRXRY then n is 1; RX is selected from the group consisting of H, optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, C5-20 aryl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, amido, thioamido, ester, acyl, and sulfonyl groups; RY is selected from H, hydroxy, amino; or RX and RY may together form a spiro-C3-7 cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group; RC1 and RC2 are both hydrogen, or when X is CRXRY, RC1, RC2, RX and RY, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, may form an optionally substituted fused aromatic ring; and R1 is selected from H and halo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignees: Kudos Pharmaceuticals Limited, Maybridge Limited
    Inventors: Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Graeme Cameron Smith, Stephen Philip Jackson, Vincent Junior M Loh, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Ian Timothy Williams Matthews, Keith Allan Menear, Frank Kerrigan, Alan Ashworth
  • Retractor
    Patent number: 7445597
    Abstract: A retractor (101) for retracting the margins of a wound opening (103) comprises an inner anchoring O-ring (105) attached to a cylindrical sleeve (106) at a distal end and a reinforcing O-ring (109) attached to a proximal end of the sleeve (106). The sleeve (106) is led between an inner ring part (110) and a corresponding recess (116) in an outer ring part (111). The outer ring part (111) has anchor formations (120) over which the proximal end of the sleeve (106) is attached to anchor the sleeve (106). To retract the wound opening (103) the sleeve (106) is pulled while the guide rings (110, 111) are moved against the tissue surrounding the wound opening (103). This pulls the inner O-ring (105) against the inside of the tissue adjacent the wound opening (103), and retracts the wound opening (103). The sleeve (106) is manipulated locally for maximum retraction efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Atropos Limited
    Inventors: John Butler, Derek William Young, Aoibheann Gill, Alan Reid, Frank Bonadio
  • Structure of air-packing device
    Patent number: 7445117
    Abstract: An air-packing device has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. The air-packing device is comprised of first and second thermoplastic films where predetermined portions are bonded thereby creating a plurality of air containers, a plurality of heat-seal lands each sealing the first and second thermoplastic films in a small area of the air container thereby creating a plurality of series connected air cells for each air container, a plurality of check valves for corresponding air containers for allowing the compressed air to flow in a forward direction. The plurality of heat-seal lands at predetermined sides of the air-packing device create triangled areas of the air cells, and the air-packing device is folded at the heat-seal lands, thereby creating an inner space for packing a product therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Air-Paq, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Kojima, Wei-Wen Peng
  • Connector for a flexible conductor
    Patent number: 7445493
    Abstract: A connector for a flexible conductor includes a connector body, a plurality of contacts provided in the connector body, an operator capable of vertically moving between a first position and a second position within the connector body, and a driver capable of moving between a first position and a second position relative to the connector body. The driver causes the operator to move vertically between the first and second positions correspondingly to a movement thereof between the first and second positions. The operator, in the first position, is in a position distant a predetermined spacing from the plurality of contacts so that a flexible conductor can be placed between the operator and the plurality of contacts, and, in the second position, is allowed to bring external terminals of the flexible conductor into contact, at a predetermined contact pressure, with the plurality of contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Hiroshi Takahira
  • Packaging and applicator device
    Patent number: 7441974
    Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a substance may include a receptacle for containing the substance and an applicator member having a retention skirt configured to be fastened to the receptacle. The retention skirt may extend in the direction of an axis and may have a radial inner face. The receptacle may include a support in contact with the radial inner face of the retention skirt. The support may contact the radial inner face of the skirt along at least a fraction of the support's height along the axis without contacting the radial inner face in every radial location with respect to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: L'Oréal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Dye composition comprising at least one non-ionic associative polymer and process for dyeing keratin fibers using same
    Patent number: 7442214
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dye composition comprising at least one dye, at least one fatty alcohol, at least one fatty acid ester, at least one surfactant chosen from non-ionic surfactants and anionic surfactants and at least one non-ionic associative polymer, wherein water is present in the dye composition in an amount greater than or equal to 55% by weight. The present disclosure further relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers, including human keratin fibers, using such a composition and also to a multi-compartment kit separately comprising the dye composition and an oxidizing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Frédéric Legrand
  • Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code
    Patent number: 7442897
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for identifying and processing mail using an identification code on a mailpiece as a redundant source of identification information in a mail sorting system. In one embodiment, this information is stored in a temporary database and used for the identification and processing of mail in a Remote Bar Code System (RBCS). In this embodiment, the identification code enables the automation of mail sorting and other processing tasks, reducing costs and delays in mail delivery services. In another embodiment, the identification and processing of mail occurs in an Identification Code Sorting (ICS) system. In this embodiment, a long-term database allows for mail sorting and other processing tasks on a national or global level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Oscar Lee Avant, Ralph William Boldt, Jr., Bruce A. Brandt, Jay David Fadely, Michael Ray Little, Simon Franklin Reidel
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