09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 74 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100055925 | HEATER, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A heater for heating a wafer includes elements that are arranged at a distance from one another in a rotationally symmetrical fashion with respect to a shaft extending through a center of the wafer, an electrode being provided to each of the elements to heat the wafer uniformly. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055927 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A silicon nitride film including stoichiometrically excessive silicon with respect to nitrogen is formed. The silicon nitride film may be formed by supplying dichlorosilane to a substrate under a condition where CVD (chemical vapor deposition) reaction is caused to form a silicon film including several or less atomic layers on the substrate, supplying ammonia to the substrate in a non-plasma atmosphere to thermally nitride the silicon film under a condition where the nitriding reaction of the silicon film by the ammonia is not saturated, and alternately repeating the supplying of dichlorosilane and the supplying of ammonia. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055928 | CONNECTOR FOR PROVIDING POWER TO A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is sometimes advantageous to provide power to the mobile electronic device while using the mobile electronic device. The present connector transfers power from a power source to the mobile electronic device via an element module, a cable, and a plug of the connector. The connector enables the user to: a) interface the element module with the mobile electronic device; and, b) interface the plug with a power source (wall transformer, automobile power jack, aircraft power jack, etc.). | 2010-03-04 |
20100055970 | CONNECTOR PLUG FOR A MULTI-CONDUCTOR CABLE WITH TENSION LOAD TRANSFERRING MEANS - A connector plug is provided for a multi-conductor cable with an axial load transferring non-conducting tensile string. The connector plug includes a casing carrying a number of contact elements attached to conductors of the cable for engaging corresponding contact elements connected to a matching jack, and the tensile string is anchored relative to the casing via an annular element mounted at the end of the cable. A transverse pin is firmly attached to the tensile string of the cable and positively engages the annular element. The annular element has a rim portion with a bigger outer diameter than an outer cross sectional dimension of the cable so as to engage an internal shoulder on the casing and enable transfer of axial load from the tensile string of the cable to the casing and further to a connected matching jack via the transverse pin and the annular element. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055972 | SHORTING TERMINAL, A CONNECTOR AND AN ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR - A connector is provided with a plurality of terminal fittings ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100055973 | Trigger signal-lighted connector - A trigger signal-lighted connector including a terminal housing in which multiple terminals are inlaid; an adapter circuit board having multiple lines of printed circuits, each printed circuit being connected between one of the terminals and one of multiple signal wires, one of the printed circuits being connected to a grounding terminal, while another of the printed circuits being connected to a trigger signal terminal; and an insulation layer wrapping the terminal housing, the adapter circuit board and the signal wires. The insulation layer is made of transparent material and at least one light-emitting component is disposed on the adapter circuit board. One of two electrode pins of the light-emitting component is connected to the printed circuit, which is connected to the grounding terminal, while the other of the electrode pins is connected to the printed circuit, which is connected to the trigger signal terminal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055979 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED TERMINALS - An electrical connector ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100055982 | CONNECTOR - According to the present invention, there is provided a connector for a cable whose conductor is covered with an insulator and a braided shield. The present invention's connector includes: a housing including a shield, the shield being configured to be electrically connected to the braided shield of the cable; and a ferrule housed in the housing and configured to be connected to the cable, the ferrule including: a swaging portion that is configured to be swaged onto the cable and to provide electrical connection to the braided shield; and two spring portions provided on opposite sides of the swaging portion along the cable axial direction, each spring portion being in contact with the shield of the housing, the two spring portions being configured to fix the swaging portion and the cable in the housing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055986 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A TONGUE - An electrical connector ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100055988 | MEZZANINE-TYPE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - Embodiments of electrical connectors include substantially identical first and second halves. The first and second halves each include insert molded leadframe assemblies that comprise electrical conductors. Each electrical conductor of the first half engages a substantially identical electrical conductor of the second half when the first and second halves are mated. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055994 | BATTERY TERMINAL UNIT - A rotation restricting member ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100056001 | EXHAUST DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR ENGINE AND OUTBOARD MOTOR - An exhaust device for an outboard motor engine includes an exhaust passage, a catalyst an air inlet, and an air pump. The exhaust passage is connected to the engine arranged to support a crankshaft extending along an up-down direction. The catalyst is arranged in the exhaust passage. The air inlet is arranged at a position higher than the engine inside an engine cover covering the engine. The air pump is supported by the engine. Further, the air pump is arranged to supply air taken through the air inlet to an upstream side of the catalyst in the exhaust passage. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056002 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor includes an engine, a first exhaust passage, a partition, a communication portion, an exhaust gas concentration sensor, and a catalyst. The engine is arranged to support a crankshaft extending along an up-down direction. The first exhaust passage is connected to the engine and is arranged to exhaust exhaust gas of the engine into water. The partition is arranged to partition an inside of the first exhaust passage into an upstream side and a downstream side. The communication portion is arranged to make the upstream side communicate with the downstream side of the partition in the first exhaust passage. The exhaust gas concentration sensor is arranged on the upstream side of the partition in the first exhaust passage. The catalyst is arranged on an upstream side of the exhaust gas concentration sensor in the first exhaust passage. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056006 | MULTILAYERED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE STRUCTURE HAVING INCREASED STRUCTURAL STRENGTH - A multilayer ceramic matrix composite structure is disclosed. The ceramic matrix composite structure may include a three-dimensional weave fabric forming a core layer. The ceramic matrix composite structure may also include a two-dimensional weave fabric attached to an outer top surface of the three-dimensional weave fabric such that the two-dimensional weave fabric forms a top layer, and a two-dimensional weave fabric attached to an outer bottom surface of the three-dimensional weave fabric generally opposite to the outer top surface such that the two-dimensional weave fabric forms a bottom layer. The structure may include increased interlaminar shear strength. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056013 | Magnetic Toy Construction Piece and Set - A magnetic toy construction piece and set for building lattice structures is disclosed. Magnetic pieces are rod-shaped and have magnets on their long faces. Magnets are color-coded depending on their polarity. Platform pieces for support and offset pieces are also contemplated. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056015 | Vehicle Track Set - A toy vehicle track set. The track set includes toy roads sized for toy vehicles. The track set allows a toy vehicle to be raised and lowered to different elevations using one or more different mechanisms. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056017 | STUFFED TOY UTILIZING REPLACEABLE HEATING PACKS - The present invention provides a stuffed toy, such as a teddy bear, using a heating pack to produce a warmth within the toy. When a child wants their parents to hold them, the parents can not always be there. Many children have developed attractions to stuffed animals to provide comfort and reassurance. The stuffed animals are typically not warm, like when the parents hold them. When given a warm stuffed animal, the child will feel more secure and comforted. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056052 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SEARCHING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and searching method are provided to search for an electronic device via a BLUETOOTH (BT) connection between a BT device and a BT headset of the electronic. The electronic device and searching method include setting intensity levels of BT signals of the BT connection and one or more alarm means. The electronic device and searching method further include detecting a signal intensity of the BT signals of the BT connection, and activating one or more of the alarm means to alarm a location of the electronic device, if the signal intensity is in a low intensity level. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056059 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING IN INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and methods are disclosed for transmitting signals between a transmitter and a receiver by differentially estimating channel coefficients for each of the antenna elements relative to a reference antenna element; determining beam weights to remove oscillator induced phase or offset; and applying a correction (beamforming solution) at the transmitter to make the phase of the received signal from different antenna elements to be coherently combined at the receiver. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056061 | POWER SPECTRUM DENSITY CONTROL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate adjusting power spectrum density (PSD) for wireless devices according to multiple possible step sizes. A step size for an adjustment can be selected based at least in part on a received overload indicator from one or more access points, a PSD required to achieve a target signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR) for a wireless device, and a PSD previously assigned to the wireless device. Once the step size is selected, it can be applied to the previous PSD to generate a new PSD for the wireless device, and the wireless device can accordingly adjust PSD to mitigate inter-cell interference with the one or more access points. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056065 | WIRELESS BASE STATION EQUIPMENT AND MONITORING CONTROL METHOD - To allow an amplifier to be added or changed to perform a maintenance monitoring control smoothly without causing restriction on the card configuration of the amplifier and the functional section and without causing any influence on the operating amplifier (e.g., suspension of the service). | 2010-03-04 |
20100056066 | CIRCUIT FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A data receiving circuit includes a delay unit for outputting a delayed control signal by delaying a control signal based on a CAS latency, an output driver for time-dividing parallel data based on the control signal and the delayed control signal to generate divided parallel data, and for writing and transmitting the divided parallel data, and a latch for receiving the parallel data from the output driver and sorting, by combining or dividing, the received parallel data in response to the control signal and the delayed control signal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056101 | System and method for handling sessions of specific type in communication networks - The invention provides a method and system for handling a session setup procedure initiated by an user equipment for establishing a session of a specific type to a called entity, wherein a session setup request sent to a network entity for establishing the requested session, includes location information and an identifier for identifying the called entity. A database is provided which stores a list of location information and associated identifiers. The network entity accesses this database, wherein, when detecting that the identifier represents a session of the specific type in an area represented by the location information, the session set-up is continued in a manner appropriate for a session of the specific type. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056103 | Method for indicating subscription to a green service in a message - The present invention provides a method for utilizing a green messaging service. A base station receives a Short Message Service (SMS) message from a messaging unit. A controller determines whether the messaging unit has subscribed to a green service. If the messaging unit has subscribed to the green service, the controller changes the received SMS message to a green SMS message. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056119 | AUTOMATED MOBILE INTELLIGENT CALL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system and method for providing enhanced information to a mobile telephone regarding a calling device is described. The system and method includes receiving an incoming call request at a mobile telephone including the identifier of the calling device. An information request is then formulated including the identifier of the calling device. The information request is transmitted from the mobile phone to the query processing center via a data communication channel. A response is then obtained from the data processing center and transmitted to the mobile phone via the data communication channel. The response received from the data processing center includes the requested information related to the calling device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056122 | REMOTE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND ITS MEETING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method for remote communication to realize the multi-user communication pattern, comprising: (1) linking at least one communication part of a plurality of communication devices via using expansion connection device; (2) connecting any plurality of communication devices of at least one communication part to communicate with communication devices of other parts by expansion connection device. In one embodiment of the invention, the method farther includes the step of recording contents of communication by record equipment. The method also comprises the step that any plurality of communication devices of at least one communication part converts communication signals by using expansion connection device before communicating to other parts. The present invention also provides one remote communication meeting system using the method for remote communication. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056139 | Monitoring Roaming Calls - To monitor roaming calls, at first locations ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100056147 | BEARER SUSPENSION METHOD, BEARER RESUMPTION METHOD, AND GATEWAY AGENT - A bearer suspension method, a bearer resumption method, and a gateway agent are provided. The bearer suspension method includes the following steps. A gateway agent receives a Bearer Suspend Request sent by a mobility management entity (MME) when a user equipment (UE) is handed over from an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) to a global system for mobile communications (GSM)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN). A bearer that needs to be suspended is suspended according to the request. The bearer resumption method includes the following steps. In a process of handover of a UE from a GERAN to an EUTRAN or tracking area update (TAU) or Service Request, the gateway agent receives a Bearer Resume Request sent by an MME. A bearer that needs to be resumed is resumed according to the request. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056158 | HANDOFF ACCESS METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL - A handoff access method and device based on a random access channel is provided, and includes a source BS that sends a handoff request message to a target BS; and the target BS sends a handoff response message to the source BS. The source BS then forwards a handoff command with the content of the handoff response message to the mobile terminal, wherein a sequence number of a reserved character code allocated by the target BS to the mobile terminal and a random access sub-channel that the reserved character code is located in are contained in the handoff command message. After receiving the handoff command message, the mobile terminal selects the reserved character code and the random access sub-channel that the reserved character code is located in; and a handoff access procedure is initialized on the random access sub-channel by the target BS and the mobile terminal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056160 | Appatatus and method for transmitting inter-working signal in wireless communication system - A Base Station (BS) includes an apparatus and method for transmitting cell information. The BS is in the a communication system of a small cell size in a wireless communication environment in which a communication system of a large cell size and the communication system of the small cell size are hierarchically constructed in the same area. The method includes confirming reference signal transmission information for transmitting a reference signal including its own cell information, if a reference signal transmission interval arrives according to the reference signal transmission information, transmitting the reference signal through an operation frequency of a macro BS of the large cell size including the BS itself, and, if it is not the reference signal transmission interval, providing service through its own operation frequency or operating in a power saving mode. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056163 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING A WIRELESS NETWORK - Systems and methods for planning a wireless network are disclosed. Attributes of the wireless network may be determined from minimal information. For instance, based on a specified coverage area and network usage information, and without operating frequency information, base station equipment models may be determined. An estimated number of base stations to deploy the network also may be determined. Also, a geographic extent of the network for regulatory compliance and acquisition of spectrum use rights may be determined. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056170 | Methods and Apparatus for Improving Cell-Edge Data Throughput in a Wireless Communications System - Methods and apparatus for adaptively transmitting data in a wireless communication network are disclosed, in which channel conditions between a mobile terminal and two or more base stations in an active set are evaluated and used to select a transmission mode from a set of available downlink transmission modes including a non-interference-coordinated point-to-point transmission mode as well as at least one of a multi-cell single-frequency-network transmission mode and an interference-coordinated point-to-point transmission mode. Using the dynamic transmission mode selection described herein, a higher cell-edge throughput in HSDPA systems may be achieved. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056171 | INTER-CELL APPROACH TO OPERATING WIRELESS BEAM-FORMING AND USER SELECTION/SCHEDULING IN MULTI-CELL ENVIRONMENTS BASED ON LIMITED SIGNALING BETWEEN PATTERNS OF SUBSETS OF CELLS - Methods, architectures and techniques of operating a joint beam-forming and user-selection system across multiple cells for downlink communication in a multi-cell environment. The system coordinates beamforming vector and user selection across multiple cells, but is cellular in the sense that users are served only from the transmission signals originating from one cell. There is provided methods, architectures and techniques to control the level and effect of inter-cell interference through a partially coordinated multi-cell process of user scheduling and beam selection based on the division of cells into different subsets. Multi-step techniques are utilized that can scale to large numbers of cells, specifying which operations remain as independent operations within a cell, and which operations, with what cells, require information exchange. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056172 | BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION AND TARGET CELL DETERMINATION METHOD - One feature of the present invention relates to a base station for operating multiple cells each having a predefined bandwidth, including: a load measurement unit configured to measure traffic status in each of the cells; a redirected cell determination unit configured to determine either a redirected cell or a cell layer as redirected cell information for redirecting a mobile station based on the traffic status, the redirected cell and the cell layer to which the mobile station is to be redirected; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the redirected cell information to the mobile station in a paging channel. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056177 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD - A mobile communication system includes a first base station and one or more base stations whose information is included in adjacent-base-station information notified by the first base station. The mobile communication system includes a transmitting unit that transmits information on one or more base stations whose information is not included in the adjacent-base-station information to a mobile station, and a position detecting unit that, by using the one or more base stations whose information is not included in the adjacent-base-station information, detects a position of the mobile station. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056188 | Method and Apparatus for Processing a Digital Image to Select Message Recipients in a Communication Device - There is disclosed a communication device for processing a digital image to select recipients for the digital image or a modified digital image. The communication device comprises an input device, a processor, and a transmitter. The input device obtains the digital image, and receives an indication based on a user input that pertains to a region on the digital image. The processor processes the indicated region of the digital image, and determines an object corresponding to one or more recipients of the digital image. The transmitter transmits a message that includes the digital image or a modified digital image to the recipient corresponding to the determined object. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRESENCE BASED TRUNKING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example implementation and the method includes interacting, via a first communication resource manager located in a first domain, with a second communication resource manager located in a second domain. The method further includes determining whether to establish a link for multicasting between users in the first domain and users in the second domain, and the link between the domains is established based on presence data of at least one user in the first domain and at least one user in the second domain. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056220 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal is presented. The mobile terminal includes a display module comprising a front surface and a rear surface, a display controller for displaying an object associated with a first menu on at least one of the front surface or rear surface, a user input unit configured to receive a touch input via the front and rear surface of the display module for selecting one of the displayed objects, and a controller configured to execute an operation associated with the selected object according to which of the front and rear surface is touched. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056226 | TELEPHONE RING EXTENDER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method to extend a ring of a telephone using presence detection of a user of a telecommunication device, and/or motion detection of a mobile telecommunication device. Presence detection and a ring control system are used to extend the ring of the telecommunication device based on user presence senor detection output signals and user preferences. Device motion detection and a ring control system are used to extend the ring of the mobile telecommunication device based on device motion detection output signals and user preferences. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056238 | RACING MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEM - A system that automates the resetting of race field running order following a caution period by collecting data from existing race timing and scoring systems and communicating field reordering instructions directly to racing participants. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056242 | INTERACTIVE GAME MACHINE AND ITS METHOD - The invention relates to an interactive game machine and its method. The interactive game machine is stored with the interactive game method provided with a main play and a subsidiary play. The main play includes plural patterns composed of plural bet patterns, particular patterns and initiating patterns that are arrayed to become a loop. The bet patterns are to be betted by a player. If the initiating patterns are picked in the main play, a player can extra carry on the subsidiary play free according to diverse playing rules. By the invention, a player is to excitedly expect the subsidiary play during the game. Moreover, prize rules are simplified. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056245 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING MACHINE, AND PLAY METHOD THEREOF - Selections of an arbitrary number of numbers are accepted from numbers 1 to 80 and then twenty elements are drawn from eighty elements each numbered with a number 1 through 80. Then, an award is provided according to the number of matching numbers between the numbers on the drawn elements and the selected numbers. In addition, in a case where a predetermined condition has been bet such as consecutively playing games of the same type, no award during a predetermined consecutive games or the like, an elimination processing is executed to eliminate elements, for example, ten elements are eliminated. Since a total number of elements is changed to seventy, a matching probability between the numbers on the drawn elements and the selected numbers is made higher, so that awarding probability to a player is made higher. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056247 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A STRATEGY GAME HAVING A PLURALITY OF AWARDS - The disclosed gaming system, gaming device and method provide a game including a plurality of awards, each of the awards associated with a plurality of award characteristics, including an award value and a level of difficulty. Based at least in part on the award characteristics associated with the awards, a player strategically chooses which award or awards to play for (i.e., which award or awards to attempt to collect) in the game. In certain multiplayer embodiments, two or more players can work together to obtain awards. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056276 | ASSESSMENT OF COMPUTER GAMES - A method of improving a computer game, the method including the steps of: (a) causing a player to play the computer game in which various game situations are presented to the player during the course of the game; (b) recording game situation parameters corresponding to the various game situations of step (a); (c) determining brain activity of the player during each of the game situations which are presented to the player; (d) evaluating effectiveness of the game situation parameters by reference to brain activities determined in step (c) for each of the game situation parameters recorded in step (b); and (e) improving the game by eliminating or modifying those game situations which have low levels of brain activity as determined in step (d). | 2010-03-04 |
20100056292 | GOLF CLUB AND SHAFT REPLACING METHOD - According to an aspect of the invention, a golf club includes: a head having a hosel; a shaft; a shaft case fixed to one end of the shaft, and configured to be inserted into the hosel, the shaft case being formed in a substantially cylindrical shape; and a ring-shaped screw member configured to be screwed into one end of the hosel to fix the shaft case in the hosel, and to be fitted with an outer face of an one end of the shaft case, the ring-shaped screw member being noncontact with the shaft. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056294 | Golf Club Head and Hosel Weight - A golf club head includes a body having a front face for impacting a golf ball and a hosel having a bore. The body including the hosel may be made of a material such as steel. A hosel weight mounted in the hosel bore may be made of another material such as tungsten which has a greater density than the material forming the body. The hosel weight has a bore for receiving one end of a golf club shaft. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056302 | Multilayer solid golf ball - The present invention provides a multilayer solid golf ball having an enclosing layer between a core and a cover. The core has a coefficient of restitution (COR) greater than 0.750, and the enclosing layer has a thermal conductivity less than or equal to 0.20 W/m-K. The enclosing layer with low thermal conductivity may reduce the decrease of the COR of the ball in a cold weather that improves the ball control and the flying distance. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056304 | GOLF BALL AND METHOD OF IMPROVING GOLF BALL PERFORMANCE - Golf balls having an outermost layer, which outermost layer has been subjected to impregnation treatment with an isocyanate and/or isothiocyanate-containing olefin compound but has not been topcoated, exhibit at least one improved golf ball attribute, such as scuff resistance or spin performance, compared with similar golf balls that have not been impregnation treated. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056307 | Basketball return apparatus with mounting stand - A basketball return apparatus includes a frame, netting, and a ball return mechanism. The frame is adapted to mount on a rim support bracket of a basketball hoop and defines an orifice through which shot basketballs can descend. The netting is collapsible and extensible and is attached to the frame to form open funnel shaped enclosure that directs basketballs downward therethrough. The ball return mechanism is mounted to the frame below the orifice and netting to direct the basketballs back to the shooter. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056309 | Racket grip aid - Fast, strong and steady racket swing can be made, without having a special skill. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056311 | Self Adjusting Track Chain Adjustment Trolley - A self adjusting chain adjustment trolley comprising a stabilizer bar trolley assembly affixed to a chain tensioner assembly for translationally engaging a track, the stabilizer bar trolley assembly having a chain second end attachment point for engaging a chain second end; a sliding door attachment point affixed to the chain tensioner assembly for engaging a sliding door; and a track engagement assembly affixed to the chain tensioner assembly for translationally engaging the track. The chain tensioner assembly comprises a movable chain first end attachment point for engaging a chain first end and a force applicator attached thereto, such that the force applicator applies a predetermined amount of force to the movable chain first end attachment point to create a predetermined tension on the chain. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056312 | POWER UNIT - A power unit includes: a differential gear ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100056319 | Transmission Unit, Particularly Range-Change Transmission - The invention relates to a transmission unit having a continuously variable transmission part ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100056329 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TRANSMISSION CONTROL - A transmission control having an electronic control unit ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100056334 | FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND FAIL-SAFE VALVE PROVIDED IN THE FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM - In a fail-safe mechanism for an automatic transmission ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100056349 | EXERCISE DEVICE - This invention relates to an exercise device ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100056352 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A HIGHLY PRECISE BOX - The invention relates to a method for producing an outer box and a drawer for packaging purposes, and to a corresponding device for producing the outer box and drawer. A first machine produces the outer box, a second machine produces the drawer, and a shared main drive drives the devices of the first machine and the second machine. The first and second machines transform flat blanks into an outer box and a drawer respectively, by a series folding and welding steps. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056356 | METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF IMPROVED COAL DERIVED FLY ASH FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES - A method for preparing a metal-fly ash composite material includes classifying a fly ash-containing material to provide a classified fly ash material having a mean particle size of from about 4 μm to about 40 μm. The classified fly ash material is blended with a metal matrix whereby the fly ash material and the metal matrix form a substantially homogenous mixture. Suitable conditions of temperature and/or pressure are applied to form a metal-fly ash composite material is formed. The metal matrix may be provided as a liquid or as a powder. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056357 | Ready-to-sinter spinel nanomixture and method for preparing same - An in-situ method for nanomixing magnesium aluminate spinel nanoparticles with a uniformly distributed controlled concentration of nanoparticles of an inorganic sintering aid, such as LiF, to produce ready-to-sinter spinel powder. The spinel-sintering aid nanomixture is formed by induced precipitation of the sintering aid nanoparticles from a dispersion of the spinel nanoparticles in an aqueous solution of the sintering aid, followed by separation, drying and deagglomeration of the spinel-sintering aid nanomixed product. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056400 | Use of Mineral Oils to Reduce Fluid Loss for Viscoelastic Surfactant Gelled Fluids - Fluids viscosified with viscoelastic surfactants (VESS) may have their fluid loss properties improved with at least one mineral oil which has a viscosity greater than 20 cps at ambient temperature. The mineral oil may initially be dispersed oil droplets in an internal, discontinuous phase of the fluid. In one non-limiting embodiment, the mineral oil is added to the fluid after it has been substantially gelled in an amount between about 0.2 to about 10% by volume. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056405 | SELF-DIVERTING ACID TREATMENT WITH FORMIC-ACID-FREE CORROSION INHIBITOR - A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore of a well having iron-containing components is carried out by introducing a treatment fluid into the wellbore of the well. The treatment fluid is formed from an aqueous solution, a mineral acid, a viscoelastic surfactant gelling agent and corrosion inhibitor system containing at least one of an alkyl, alkenyl, alicyclic or aromatic substituted aliphatic ketone and aliphatic or aromatic aldehyde. The treatment fluid is substantially free of any formic acid or precursor formic acid. In certain embodiments, the corrosion inhibitor system comprises a mixture of at least one of an alkenyl phenone or α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, an unsaturated ketone or unsaturated aldehyde other than the alkenyl phenone and α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, a dispersing agent, an extender and an alcohol solvent. A corrosion inhibitor intensifier may also be used in certain embodiments, which may include a mixture of cuprous iodide and cuprous chloride. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056410 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE REMOVAL OF PHOTORESIST FOR A WAFER REWORK APPLICATION - Compositions useful in reworking microelectronic device wafers, i.e., removing photoresist from rejected wafers, without damaging underlying layers and structures such as cap layers, interlevel dielectric layers, etch stop layers and metal interconnect material. The semi-aqueous compositions include at least one alkali and/or alkaline earth metal basic salt, at least one organic solvent, water, optionally at least one quaternary ammonium basic salt, optionally at least one metal corrosion inhibitor and optionally at least one water-soluble polymer surfactant. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056412 | AZEOTROPIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FLUORINATED OLEFINS FOR CLEANING APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions comprising a fluorinated olefin having the formula E- or Z—C | 2010-03-04 |
20100056416 | NATURAL CLEANERS - A cleaning composition with a limited number of natural ingredients contains an anionic surfactant, a hydrophilic syndetic, nonionic surfactant and a hydrophobic syndetic. The cleaning composition can be used to clean laundry, soft surfaces, and hard surfaces and cleans as well or better than commercial compositions containing synthetically derived cleaning agents. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056430 | Treatment and Method for Eliminating or Reducing Foot Odor - A method of treating a person having a foot odor comprises administering an effective foot odor treatment amount of an antimicrobial preparation, such as Polymyxin B. Sulfate, Bacitracin Zinc, and an antimicrobial such as Miconazole Nitrate, terbinafine hydrochloride, undecylenic acid, tolnaftate, clotrimazole, or butenafine hydrochloride, to eliminate or reduce the symptoms of foot odor. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056435 | Depsipeptides and Their Therapeutic Use - A compound of the general Structure (VII) or (VIII) including isoteres and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R | 2010-03-04 |
20100056444 | Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Using Compounds that Reduce the Activity of Non Selective Ca Activated ATP- Sensitive Cation Channels Regulated by SUR1 Receptors - NSC antagonists are disclosed as useful in the treatment of dementia, in delaying the onset of dementia, and in the prevention of dementia. Dementia so treated may be, for example, Alzheimer's Disease (AD). NSC antagonists for treating dementia such as AD may be administered alone, a) in combination with other drugs used for treating dementia, b) in combination with drugs that stabilize or increase blood plasma glucose levels, or with both a) and b). Pharmaceutical compositions, dosage forms, and methods for using the same are disclosed, which include NSC antagonists, NSC antagonists combined with dementia drugs, NSC antagonists combined with glucose-level stabilizing or enhancing drugs, or combinations of these. Dosage forms may be designed to provide stable plasma levels for extended periods of time. Exemplary pharmaceutical compositions include compositions including glibenclamide and memantine; glibenclamide and donepezil; tolbutamide and memantine; tolbutamide and donepezil; and these compositions further including glucagon and/or glucose. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056445 | ADIPONECTIN FOR THE TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF ALBUMINURIA - Disclosed are methods relating to the treatment and/or prevention of kidney disorders, especially kidney disorders characterized by or involving albuminuria. Methods described include the administration of an adiponectin polypeptide or a nucleic acid encoding such a polypeptide to treat or prevent the development of albuminuria. Also described are methods in which adiponectin is measured as a predictor of a subject's likelihood of having or developing a kidney disorder characterized by or involving albuminuria. Also described are methods of treating or preventing a kidney disorder involving administering an AMPK agonist and/or an inhibitor of Nox4 activity. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056446 | NA+K+-ATPase-Specific Peptide Inhibitors/Activators of SRC and SRC Family Kinases - A method for regulating Src and its downstream signaling pathway which includes binding between Src and Na+/K+-ATPase is disclosed. The Na+/K+-ATPase/Src complex is a functional receptor for cardiotonic steroids such as ouabain. Also disclosed are Src inhibitors or activators which include either Na+/K+-ATPase or Src that interfere with the interaction between the Na/K-ATPase and Src, act via a different mechanism from ATP analogues, and is pathway (Na+/K+-ATPase) specific. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056452 | ANGIOGENESIS-PROMOTING SUBSTRATE - To provide an angiogenesis-promoting substrate which can be easily and cost-effectively produced, it is proposed that the substrate comprise a non-porous shaped body formed from a gelatin-containing material which is insoluble and resorbable under physiological conditions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056453 | Liquid, Aqueous Pharmaceutical Compositions of Factor VII Polypeptides - The present invention is directed to liquid, aqueous pharmaceutical compositions stabilised against chemical and/or physical degradation containing Factor VII polypeptides, and methods for preparing and using such compositions, as well as vials containing such compositions, and the use of such compositions in the treatment of a Factor VII-responsive syndrome. The main embodiment is represented by a liquid, aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising at least 0.01 mg/mL of a Factor VII polypeptide (i); a buffering agent (ii) suitable for keeping pH in the range of from about 4.0 to about 9.0; and at least one stabilising agent (iii) comprising a —C(═N—Z | 2010-03-04 |
20100056457 | Zinc Finger Binding Domains for CNN - Polypeptides that contain zinc finger-nucleotide binding regions that bind to nucleotide sequences of the formula CNN are provided. Compositions containing a plurality of polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides and methods of regulating gene expression with such polypeptides, compositions and polynucleotides are also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056491 | 4'-AMINO CYCLIC COMPOUNDS HAVING 5-HT6 RECEPTOR AFFINITY - The present disclosure provides compounds having affinity for the 5-HT | 2010-03-04 |
20100056494 | PURINE COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS AS KINASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PLASMODIUM RELATED DISEASES - The invention provides a class of compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with kinase activity, particularly malaria. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056497 | AMIDE DERIVATIVE - The present invention relates to a compound of the formula (I) being useful as a renin inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056513 | STEREOSPECIFICALLY SUBSTITUTED BENZO[1,3]DIOXOLYL DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) | 2010-03-04 |
20100056522 | INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE-LOWERING AGENT COMPRISING COMPOUND HAVING HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR EFFECT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT - An object of the present invention is to find a novel pharmacological effect of a compound having an HDAC inhibitory effect. The compound having an HDAC inhibitory effect of the invention has an excellent effect of cell morphological change on trabecular meshwork cells and/or effect of intraocular pressure reduction, and is therefore useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for a disease considered to be associated with aqueous humor circulation and/or intraocular pressure, particularly as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for glaucoma or ocular hypertension. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056525 | 5- AND 6- SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLE THIOPHENE COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides 5- and 6-substituted benzimidazole thiophene compounds pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, processes for preparing the same and their use as pharmaceutical agents. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056526 | HETEROMONOCYCLIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 is an oxo group, ═N—R or the like; a group represented by the formula: is a group represented by the formula: R2 is a group represented by the formula: or a salt thereof. The compound of the present invention is useful as a drug for the prophylaxis or treatment of circulatory diseases, metabolic diseases and/or central nervous system diseases. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056527 | BENZOFURAN COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS MEDIATED BY THE ACTION OF PGE2 AT THE EP1 RECEPTOR - A compound of formula (I): | 2010-03-04 |
20100056552 | COMBINATION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS - There is provided combination products comprising (a) suplatast, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate thereof; and (b) a statin, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate thereof. Such combination products find particular utility in the treatment of atherosclerosis and related conditions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056555 | METHOD OF TREATING RAS ASSOCIATED CANCER - New methods of treating Ras associated cancer, and especially for treating cancer that is resistant or refractory to other treatment methods, including resistant or refractory to treatment with C225 and/or CPT-11, are provided. The new methods employ PEG-conjugated 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycampothecin, alone, or in combination with other art-known anticancer agents or modalities. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056562 | CHROMEN-2-ONE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS MONOAMINE NEUROTRANSMITTER RE-UPTAKE INHIBITORS - This invention relates to novel chromen-2-one derivatives useful as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056608 | METHODS FOR SCREENING AND TREATMENT INVOLVING THE GENES GYPC, AGPAT3, AGL, PVRL2, HMGB 3, HSDL2 AND/OR LDB2 - The present invention relates to a method for identifying a compound as a candidate drug, comprising the steps a. bringing said compound into contact with a cell expressing the genes CYPC, AGPAT3, AGL, PVRL2, HMGB 3, HSDL2; and b. analyzing if said compound modulates the expression of at least one of said genes. It also relates to a method for identifying a compound as a candidate drug, comprising the steps a. bringing said compound into contact with a cell expressing the gene LDB2; and b. analyzing if said compound modulates the expression of LDB2. The invention further relates to genetically modified cells and animals useful in such methods and to methods for treatment of atherosclerosis, atherosclerosis-related diseases or inflammatory diseases, comprising the use of such identified compounds. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056614 | C10 CYCLOPENTYL ESTER SUBSTITUTED TAXANES - A taxane having a cyclopentyl ester substituent at C10, a keto substituent at C9, a hydroxy substituent at C2, a 2-thienyl substituent at C3′ and an isopropoxycarbamate substituent at C3′. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056619 | Chroman-Derived Anti-Androgens For Treatment of Androgen-Mediated Disorders - Methods for the prevention and/or alleviation of androgen-mediated disorders by administering a chroman-derived anti-androgen compound are provided by the present invention. The invention further provides pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compositions containing chroman-derived anti-androgen compounds useful in the prevention and/or alleviation of androgen-mediated disorders, particularly prostate cancer. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056624 | ANIMAL MODEL FOR PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE AND METHODS OF INDUCING OVARIAN FAILURE - The present invention relates to an animal model for human perimenopause and menopause. Also provided by the present invention are methods of making the animal model and methods of screening using the model. Also provided are methods of inducing ovarian failure in animals such as pets and wildlife. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056627 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF ALKYL GALLATES - It is intended to reinforce the anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial activities of alkyl gallates, and to provide a new technology and means which allow the solubilization of the alkyl gallates in water. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056640 | AMIDE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed is an amide compound represented by the formula (1) below, which has excellent plant disease controlling activity. (1) (In the formula, substituents represented by A, Z, X | 2010-03-04 |
20100056642 | HEPATITIS A VIRICIDE - The invention relates to agents which combat the hepatitis A virus, containing only minimal amounts of chlorine-containing and/or chlorine cleaving active ingredients, or none of said substances. The inventions also relates to the use of these agents and to a method for their production. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056647 | Copolymers useful as rheology modifiers and home and personal care compositions comprising said copolymers - The present invention relates to aqueous personal care, household care, and/or fabric care compositions comprising the instant copolymers. Also disclosed are methods for the rheological modification of aqueous personal care, household care, and/or fabric care compositions comprising the instant copolymers. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056653 | EXPANDABLE RESINS - Resin beads having an average particle size of from 0.001 mm to 10 mm and containing a continuous phase and a particulate dispersed phase are described. The continuous phase includes elastomeric polymers; the dispersed phase includes homopolymers and/or copolymers containing repeat units resulting from the polymerization of one or more aryl polymerizable monomers. The unexpanded polymer resin beads can be prepared by dispersing an organic phase containing elastomeric polymers and one or more monomers, into droplets and polymerizing the monomers in the organic droplets in a low shear flow pattern. The beads can be impregnated with blowing agents, expanded and can be used to make molded articles. Resin beads having a continuous phase comprising a nitrile rubber, and a dispersed phase comprising one or more homopolymers and/or copolymers containing repeat units resulting form the polymerization of one or more aryl polymerizable show prolonged retention of blowing agents in unexpanded form. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056656 | BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED BODY, FOAMED BODY AND MOLDED CONTAINER OBTAINED FROM THE BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a biodegradable polyester resin composition which is obtained by melt-kneading 100 parts by mass of a biodegradable polyester resin (A) containing 70 mol % or more of an α- and/or a β-hydroxycarboxylic acid unit, 3 to 30 parts by mass of a polyether/olefin block copolymer resin or a polyether ester amide copolymer resin (B), 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound (C) having in the molecule thereof two or more (meth)acrylic groups, or alternatively one or more (meth)acrylic groups and one or more glycidyl or vinyl groups, and 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a peroxide (D). | 2010-03-04 |
20100056657 | BLOWING AGENT COMPOSITION OF HYDROCHLOROFLUOROOLEFIN AND HYDROFLUOROOLEFIN - A blowing agent for thermosetting foams is disclosed. The blowing agent is a hydrofluoroolefin (HCFO), preferably HFCO-1234ze in combination with a hydrochlorofluoroolefin (HCFO) preferably one selected from HCFO-1233zd, HCFO-1223, HCFO-1233xf and mixtures thereof. The blowing agent is effective as a blowing agent in the manufacture of thermosetting foams. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056661 | Radiation Curable Compositions Useful in Image Projection Systems - A radiation-curable composition useful for the production of three-dimensional solid articles is provided. The radiation-curable composition comprises at least one hyperbranched poly(meth)acrylate compound, at least one light sensitizer, and at least one free radical polymerization initiator. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056664 | DENTAL FILLER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND DENTAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A dental filler having the optical and/or mechanical properties satisfying the requirements to a dental material, a method for producing the dental filler, and a dental composite material containing the dental filler. The dental filler comprises microparticles of amorphous inorganic oxide constituted by at least silica-based fine particles covered with a composite oxide comprising zirconium, silicon and oxygen. The dental composite material contains the dental filler and a hardenable resin selected from an acrylic resin, a methacrylic resin, an epoxy resin, a vinyl resin and a urethane resin. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056679 | NON-AQUEOUS INK JET INK COMPOSITION - A nonaqueous inkjet ink composition that at printing by an inkjet printer, is free from clogging of a nozzle of printer head part and that excels in ink delivery stability leading to prints of excellent printing quality. The nonaqueous inkjet ink composition is one containing a pigment, a resin, a pigment dispersant, an organic solvent and an aminated alcohol, characterized in that the content of the aminated alcohol is in the range of 0.01 to 3 mass % based on the whole mass. The nonaqueous inkjet ink composition may be one characterized in that the water extract from the nonaqueous inkjet ink composition exhibits a pH value ranging from 6.0 to 10.0. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056684 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR STUDLESS TIRE AND STUDLESS TIRE USING THE SAME - The present invention has its object to provide a rubber composition for a studless tire that contributes to both good braking force and high handling stability on ice or snow, and a high performance studless tire using the rubber composition. The rubber composition for the studless tire contains: a mixture of a zinc salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid and a zinc salt of an aromatic carboxylic acid; an oil or a plasticizer; and a rubber component that comprises 40% by mass or more of a butadiene rubber relative to 100% by mass of a total amount of the rubber component. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056718 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYAMIC ACID SOLUTION AND POLYAMIC ACID SOLUTION - In a first step, a diamine is reacted with a molar excess of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride in a solvent containing more than ⅓ mole of water per mole of the tetracarboxylic dianhydride, whereby preparing a polyamic acid solution. Subsequently, in a second step, a diamine and/or a tetracarboxylic dianhydride are added to the polyamic acid solution obtained in the first step so that the molar amount of the diamine component is substantially equal to the molar amount of the tetracarboxylic acid component, and then the diamine and the tetracarboxylic dianhydride are reacted, whereby preparing a polyamic acid solution. By this process, a polyamic acid solution having a high concentration and a low viscosity may be reproducibly and reliably produced, while controlling the molecular weight of the polyamic acid to a predetermined low level. | 2010-03-04 |
20100056719 | POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONS - Polyolefin compositions, comprising (percent by weight):
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