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Patent JP-4841039-B2 (JP)
IPC: H04N1/60
Filed: 2000-04-10
Granted: 2011-12-21
Abstract: A method is provided for enhancing a digital image without distortion of the color. The result is an adjusted image which preserves the essential color of each and every dot in the input digital image while varying the effective light gathering power - like a virtual flash. The image enhancement is performed in RGB color space and comprises determining the maximum strength of the R, G, and B of a dot's RGB triplet and similarly for all dots. The dot maximums are scaled through a scaling function which is constrained in domain and range to the system's dynamic range. The same scaling factor that is applied to a dot maximum is also applied to each of R, G and B in the triplet. Preferably, a continuous scaling function is provided which smoothly approaches the minimum and maximum of the system's dynamic range for providing an aesthetically pleasing enhancement while maintaining true color. In a forensic embodiment, a portion of the image can be selected in RGB color space and normalized, to substantially the entire dynamic range, thereby emphasizing the area of interest, all without affecting the ratios of R, G and B for maintaining true color.
Patent JP-3633893-B2 (JP)
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 2001-09-06
Granted: 2005-03-30
Abstract: In a vertical unitary air conditioner for supplying an air to be conditioned from an air blowing unit 3 disposed toward a passenger's seat to an air conditioning unit 4 disposed in an approximate center of an instrument panel of a car, a duct connecting section 25 is provided at an end of an intermediate duct 5 disposed so as to incline obliquely toward a lower end of the air conditioning unit 4, and a bottom face 28 of a passage inside the duct connecting section 25 is formed to be continuous with a lower wall face of a passage inside the intermediate duct 5 and to extend almost horizontally. Thus, air flowing obliquely downward through the intermediate duct 25 can be directed upward at a portion of the air conditioning unit 4 located more outwardly (closer to the passenger's seat) than an end of the evaporator 33 adjacent to the passenger's seat, and the air is allowed to flow almost horizontally into an introduction space S1. This prevents the air flow from becoming turbulent, alleviates the deflection of the air flow passing through the evaporator 33 located above, and prevents the splatter of condensate against the evaporator 33. <IMAGE>
Patent JP-4149153-B2 (JP)
IPC: G03F7/039
Filed: 2001-09-28
Granted: 2008-09-10
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a positive resist composition excellent in the adaptability for a halftone phase difference shift mask and resolution for the formation of a contact hole pattern and to provide a positive resist composition having little deformation of a hole during etching and a wide exposure margin for under exposure. SOLUTION: The positive resist composition contains (A) a resin which contains three kinds of specified repeating units and which increases the dissolution rate with an alkali developer solution by the effect of an acid and (B) a compound which produces an acid by applying active rays or radiation.
Patent JP-4522031-B2 (JP)
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2001-10-23
Granted: 2010-08-11
Abstract: The invention allows error information to be communicated to the user easily and rapidly when an error occurs at a peripheral device connected to the network without requiring dedicated application. According to the invention, the state of the peripheral device is reported by means of e-mail, and a language used in the e-mail is switched. <IMAGE>
Patent JP-3676999-B2 (JP)
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2000-05-26
Granted: 2005-07-27
Abstract: The present application is related to systems and methods for enabling information providers to influence a position for a search listing within a search result list generated by an Internet search engine. The systems and methods may provide accounts for the network information providers. Each account may contain a search listing having at least three components: a description, a search term comprising one or more keywords, and a bid amount. The network information provider may add, delete, or modify a search listing to influence the position for a search listing within a corresponding search result list. The systems and methods may send a notification to an external destination upon occurrence of a predetermined event, such as the change of position in the search listing.
Patent JP-3655240-B2 (JP)
IPC: C12Q1/686
Filed: 2000-09-27
Granted: 2005-06-02
Abstract: A purified thermostable enzyme is derived form the thermophilic archaebacterium Archaeoglobus fulgidus. The enzyme can be native or recombinant, is stable under PCR conditions and exhibits double strand specific exonuclease activity. It is a 3'-5'exonuclease and cleaves to produce 5'-mononucleotides. Thermostable exonucleases are useful in many recombinant DNA techniques, in combination with a thermostable DNA polymerase like Taq especially for nucleic acid amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). <IMAGE>
Patent JP-5039264-B2 (JP)
IPC: C12N5/09
Filed: 2001-01-23
Granted: 2012-10-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to the qualitative and quantitative validation of marker indices, especially for medical diagnosis and particularly for the determination of the growth fraction in a sample with antibodies against the Ki-67 protein. Diagnostic kit for the quantification of a cell fraction labeled by a marker for in vitro diagnosis, characterized in that a pseudo-tissue is used for the intra- and inter-assay standardization of the marker index.
Patent JP-4042439-B2 (JP)
IPC: F16B11/00
Filed: 2002-03-18
Granted: 2008-02-06
Abstract: A metal member and a resin member, or two resin members are welded or bonded to each other at welding or bonding surfaces thereof which are heated by irradiation of a laser beam, thereby providing an assembly wherein the two members are fluid-tightly bonded at the bonding surfaces. The laser beam is transmitted through a laser transmitting resin, and a laser absorbing material which is in contact with the laser transmitting resin is irradiated with the laser beam, so that the laser absorbing material is heated, whereby the laser transmitting resin and the laser absorbing resin are melted owing to the heat. By moving the spot of the laser beam, portions of the resin members to be heated and melted displace, and the resin materials are melted and then solidify. The casing 202 includes an upper part 216 formed of the laser absorbing resin and a lower part 218 formed of the laser transmitting resin. The casing 202 is fixed to a housing 200 formed of the laser absorbing resin, and a contact portion 268 of the upper surface of the housing 200 is irradiated with a laser beam emitted from the laser beam emitting device located outside the casing 202 such that the laser beam is emitted from the upper side of the housing 200 and is obliquely incident on the contact portion 268. The contact portion 268 is irradiated with the laser beam as described above with the location to be irradiated by the laser beam being moved at a constant speed along and throughout the periphery of the casing 202 along walls 206 thereof, whereby the casing 202 and the housing 200 are welded or bonded to each other. The lid 204 formed of the laser transmitting resin is fixed onto the casing 202, and the lid 204 and the casing 202 are welded or bonded to each other by the laser beam emitted from the emitting device located above a contact portion 272 of an upper surface of the casing 202. <IMAGE>
Patent JP-4693335-B2 (JP)
IPC: H04H20/00
Filed: 2001-07-20
Granted: 2011-06-01
Abstract: A broadcast network (10) for selectively transmitting individualized weather output signals to at least one of a plurality of communicator devices remotely located from the broadcast network, the broadcast network comprising: 
a user input database (14) containing a plurality of user-defined parameters with each of the user-defined parameters associated with a particular user and including a user profile, the user profile in each of the user-defined parameters including a user identifier code identifying a communicator device (11) associated with the particular user; 
a weather analysis unit (12) generating, upon demand of the user or continuously, a plurality of individualized weather output signals including weather information within spatial ranges identified by spatial range identifiers and location codes, wherein each spatial range is distinct for each particular user, and wherein the weather output signals derive from a comparison by the weather analysis unit of a location code and a spatial range identifier associated with each particular user with the real-time weather data received from a weather information database (21); and 
a communication network (20) receiving the user identifier codes in the user-defined parameters and the individualized weather output signals, the communication network transmitting each individualized weather output signal to the communicator device identified by the user identifier code in the user profile included in the user-defined parameter.
Patent JP-3886899-B2 (JP)
IPC: C12N15/113
Filed: 2001-05-30
Granted: 2007-02-28
Abstract: Use of an IL-22 antagonist being a member of a variant of IL-22, a peptide, an antisense oligonucleotide, a ribozyme and a nucleic acid molecule in triple-helix formation in a prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of pancreatic disorders.
Patent JP-4107160-B2 (JP)
IPC: H01L23/498
Filed: 2003-05-23
Granted: 2008-06-25
Abstract: An integrated electronic component includes a ceramic substrate incorporating circuit elements and/or having circuit elements mounted thereon, and a metal case mounted on the ceramic substrate. Notches are formed in substrate-facing segments of the metal case at the positions opposing the comers of the top surface of the ceramic substrate. The notches have a tapered shape having obtuse angles with respect to the top surface of the substrate. The notches may have a substantially circular arc shape. The substrate-facing segments having the notches are seamlessly connected to side segments of the metal case, bent in the vicinity of the notches, and supported by the bent portions in a cantilevered fashion.
Patent JP-4069048-B2 (JP)
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2003-09-22
Granted: 2008-03-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a staff to instantaneously confirm and answer as to how long it takes to provide ordered commodities to a customer when asked.  <P>SOLUTION: Output terminal equipment which receives and outputs preparation instruction data to commodities stores the number of orders of unfinished commodities whose preparation has been instructed and the identification data of customers who have ordered the commodity in the temporal order of the preparation instructions. An order managing device receives data to inquire the situations of commodity preparation from input terminal equipment, and refers to information stored in the output terminal equipment to calculate standby order until the commodity is finished from the number of the unfinished commodities as the commodity whose preparation has been instructed earlier than the inquired commodity. Then, the data showing the standby order are wirelessly transmitted to the input terminal equipment being the inquiry origin as the data showing the situations of the commodity preparation. The input terminal equipment announces the data showing the received preparation situations.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-4447906-B2 (JP)
IPC: C07C57/03
Filed: 2002-06-05
Granted: 2010-04-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a novel extraction method for obtaining at least one unsaturated, optionally derivatized compound, from mixtures of said compounds with other less saturated constituents, e.g. for obtaining polyunsaturated fatty acids or the derivatives thereof from mixtures with saturated and/or less unsaturated, optionally derivatized fatty acids, by means of selective complexation with a cation exchanger which is partially or fully charged with silver ions, and subsequent decomplexation.
Patent JP-4225897-B2 (JP)
IPC: E01F9/619
Filed: 2002-08-09
Granted: 2009-02-18
Abstract: The first reflective lateral face of the first triangular-pyramidal retroreflective unit is on the same plane with the first lateral face of the tetrahedral retroreflective unit, the second reflective lateral face of the first triangular-pyramidal retroreflective unit is on the same plane with the second lateral face of the tetrahedral retroreflective unit, the third reflective lateral face of the first triangular-pyramidal retroreflective unit is parallel to one of the two lateral faces forming a V shaped groove, the third reflective lateral face of the second triangular-pyramidal retroreflective unit is identical with, or parallel to, the other of the two faces forming said V-shaped groove; and the third reflective lateral face of said tetrahedral retroreflective unit is same as one of the two faces forming said V-shaped groove. <IMAGE>
Patent JP-4197161-B2 (JP)
IPC: C09K3/18
Filed: 2002-11-28
Granted: 2008-12-17
Abstract: A de-icing agent containing a) between 45 and 55 wt. % of an alkali metal acetate, b) between 0.001 and 1.0 wt. % of a surfactant, c) between 0.0001 and 1.0 wt. % of an anti-foaming agent, d) between 0.001 and 1.0 wt. % of a corrosion inhibitor, and a sufficient amount of water to complete 100 wt. %.
Patent JP-4130914-B2 (JP)
IPC: H02K11/01
Filed: 2001-11-16
Granted: 2008-08-13
Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor, in particular for high speed operation, comprising a motor housing ( 4 ); inside the housing ( 4 ), a stator ( 2 ) having a core ( 8 ) and windings ( 9 ) toroidally wound on the core ( 8 ); and a rotor ( 1 ) inside the stator ( 2 ). The motor comprises an inductance controlling ring ( 3 ) in soft-magnetic material around the stator core ( 8 ), increasing for each phase the leakage inductance and forming for each phase an integrated filter inducatnce (L 1 , L 2 , L 3 ) outside the core ( 8 ) of the stator ( 2 ) but still inside the motor housing ( 4 ).
Patent JP-4387195-B2 (JP)
IPC: A61F9/007
Filed: 2003-01-09
Granted: 2009-12-16
Abstract: The arrangement consists of an illumination unit, an optical imaging system (4), an evaluation unit, a central control unit (6) and an output unit (7). The illumination unit produces illumination that varies with time and/or position. The illumination unit consists of an illumination source and an optoelectronic component.  AN Independent claim is also included for the following: a method of illuminating a human eye.
Patent JP-4394456-B2 (JP)
IPC: G05B19/18
Filed: 2002-11-30
Granted: 2010-01-06
Abstract: A method for examining an interface to a plurality of peripheral units of a numeric control system includes, firstly, an initialization step in which an unequivocal identification character is written into an identification character register of each peripheral unit, the register functioning in response to an address bus. The identification character register is read out in an examination step and is compared with an expected value. If an identification character does not tally with the corresponding expected value, an error message is produced, and if all of the identification characters tally with the corresponding expected values, the addressing of all of the peripheral units by the address bus is deemed successful.
Patent JP-4091004-B2 (JP)
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2004-01-26
Granted: 2008-05-28
Abstract: A medical apparatus main body such as a capsule main body inserted in the body cavity includes a thrust generating mechanism such as a spiral projection. The medical apparatus main body further forms an information providing unit comprising at least one of a storing unit for storing a state of the thrust generating mechanism and a direction detecting unit for detecting the direction of the medical apparatus main body. An input unit instructs a thrust generating direction of the thrust generating mechanism and thus a control unit changes continuously or the like a thrust generating state of the thrust generating mechanism based on information from the information providing unit.
Patent JP-4529611-B2 (JP)
IPC: G10L21/02
Filed: 2004-09-17
Granted: 2010-08-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sound input device capable of removing noise of diffusivity with a small calculation amount compared with the SBE applied to a general frequency region ICA.  <P>SOLUTION: The sound input device acquires detection signals in which an object signal and a non-object signal are intermingled, by detecting a sound in which an object signal and a non-object signal are intermingled, with microphones 10-1 to 10-n, and acquires a sound signal separation filter that separates at least one object signal from the detection signals by repeated learning. It comprises a band dividing means 103 that divides a sound frequency band into a plurality of frequency division bands, and the number of iterations deciding means 104 that decides the number of iterations of learning in each frequency division band so that it is directly proportional to the strength of the object signal contained in the detection signals in each of the frequency division bands.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-4033187-B2 (JP)
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 2004-10-08
Granted: 2008-01-16
Abstract: When an operation for selecting a display format is performed by the user on a setting screen (second screen), the display mode of the setting screen displayed is switched to the selected display format. On the setting screen in each switched display format other than "Normal mode", both parameters regarding an IP (IPv4 or IPv6) as the main protocol and parameters regarding an IP (IPv6 or IPv4) as the sub protocol can be designated/entered. Therefore, the user can switch the display format at any time by selecting a display format on the setting screen (second screen) and can make settings of both parameters regarding IPv4 and parameters regarding IPv6 on the setting screen which is displayed in the switched display format.
Patent JP-4938979-B2 (JP)
IPC: A61B17/34
Filed: 2003-05-30
Granted: 2012-05-23
Abstract: An apparatus and method for penetrating bone marrow is provided. The apparatus may include a housing such as a handheld body, a penetrator assembly, a connector that releasably attaches the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft, a gear mechanism, a motor and a power supply and associated circuitry operable to power the motor. The penetrator assembly may include a removable inner trocar and an outer penetrator or needle. It may also include a grooved trocar that allows bone chips to be expelled as the apparatus is inserted into bone marrow. Various connectors are provided to attach the penetrator assembly to the drill shaft.
Patent JP-4708026-B2 (JP)
IPC: H01L21/8246
Filed: 2003-09-10
Granted: 2011-06-22
Abstract: A matrix-addressable ferroelectric or electret memory device and a method of operating are explained. The method includes applying a first plurality of voltage difference across a first and a second set of electrodes in the memory when data are read, and applying a second plurality of voltage differences when data are refreshed or rewritten. The first and second plurality of voltage differences correspond to sets of potential levels comprising time sequences of voltage pulses. At least one parameter indicative of a change in a memory cell response is used for determining at least one correction factor for the voltage pulses, whereby the pulse parameter is adjusted accordingly. The memory device comprises means for determining the at least one parameter, a calibration memory connected with means for determining the correction factor, and control circuits for adjusting pulse parameters as applied to read and write operations in the memory device.
Patent JP-4426460-B2 (JP)
IPC: C23C2/00
Filed: 2003-10-25
Granted: 2010-03-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for hot-dip coating a metal bar (1), particularly a steel strip, in which the metal bar (1) is vertically directed through a container (3) receiving the molten coating metal (2) and a directing channel (4) that is arranged upstream thereof. Said device comprises at least two inductors (5) which are disposed on both sides of the metal bar (1) in the zone of the directing channel (4) and generate an electromagnetic field for retaining the coating metal (2) within the container (3). In order to better control the coating process, the inventive device is characterized by a sealing means (7, 7') which is arranged above the directing channel (4) in the bottom area (6) of the container (3) and alternatively releases or interrupts the flow of molten coating metal (2) to the metal bar (1) and/or the directing channel (4).
Patent JP-5036967-B2 (JP)
IPC: C21D8/06
Filed: 2003-11-27
Granted: 2012-09-26
Abstract: A steel for the fabrication of a mechanical component by hot or cold plastic deformation has the following composition, in addition to iron and production impurities, (by wt %): (a) 0.02 at most C at most 0.15; (b) 1.3 at most Mn at most 2.0; (c) 0.04 at most Nb at most 0.10; (d) 0.10 at most Mo at most 0.35; (e) 0.001 at most B at most 0.005; (f) 0.15 at most Si at most 1.30; (g) 0.01 at most Al 0.08; (h) N at most 0.015 with Ti at least 3.5xN; (i) possibly up to 0.80 of chromium and/or up to 0.1 of sulfur. Independent claims are also included for: (a) the fabrication of a mechanical component by cold plastic deformation; (b) the fabrication of a mechanical component by hot plastic deformation; (c) a ready for use steel mechanical component.
Patent JP-4240399-B2 (JP)
IPC: A61F2/30
Filed: 2003-04-14
Granted: 2009-03-18
Abstract: An intervertebral implant having an upper and a lower closing plate designed to engage the vertebral end plates. The implant has a deformable body between the closing plates. Between the deformable body and closing plates are cover plates. A plurality of fiber windings run between the cover plates to hold together the cover plates and the deformable body.
Patent JP-4860180-B2 (JP)
IPC: G04F3/00
Filed: 2005-05-17
Granted: 2012-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively call user's attention, when the remaining time becomes short, in a timer apparatus which performs counting down of its set time and displays the remaining time.  <P>SOLUTION: When the set time of the timer is counted down and its remaining time is displayed, a CPU 11 determines whether the remaining time of the timer has reached a predetermined time (precisely a certain number of minute(s) / ten seconds / three seconds), and the backlight 3 of a display panel 1 is lighted / blinked, or its luminescent color is changed by changing and controlling the state of this backlight 3, when the remaining time reaches the minute(s) / ten seconds / three seconds.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-4410727-B2 (JP)
IPC: A47B9/00
Filed: 2005-06-13
Granted: 2010-02-03
Abstract: The tabletop (2) is provided with semicircular recesses for the insertion of the upper ends of the legs (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) and surrounded by a hollow profile (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4). Each of the legs (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) is equipped with a spindle (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4) accommodated inside and a hexagonal opening (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4) at the top. The spindles (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4) are interconnected with an endless serrated belt (9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4). When one of the legs (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) is turned all spindles (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4) are simultaneously rotated in order to lift or lower the tabletop (2).
Patent JP-4851775-B2 (JP)
IPC: H02H9/02
Filed: 2005-10-31
Granted: 2012-01-11
Abstract: A circuit arrangement comprises two inputs (2,3) and outputs (4,5), a supply connection (6) and a controlled voltage source (7), output stage (8) and a short protection circuit (9) comprising a voltage follower circuit (11) and a resistance in parallel (Ro) connected to both the second input and output on either side.