baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2009145417-A (JP)
Title: Fixing device and image forming apparatus
Inventor: YOSHINAGA HIROSHI
IPC: G03G15/20
Filed: 2007-12-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing device and an image forming apparatus capable of providing required glossiness of paper and satisfactory performance for coping with paper and achieving satisfactory operation property while obtaining the optimum pressing force for various demands and having excellent durability.  <P>SOLUTION: This fixing device has a pressing lever 230, a pressure releasing lever 231, a locking member 232 having one end attached to the pressure releasing lever turnably, and an elastic member 233 for pulling the locking member 232 in the direction of locking. By turning the pressure releasing lever 231, a position of the locking member 232 is displaced and a pressing position where a fixing member 221 presses the other fixing member 222 and a pressure releasing position where the fixing member 221 leaves the other fixing member 222 can be switched. This fixing device has such a configuration that the pressing lever 230 and the locking member 232 fixed at an end part of a position reverse to central axis of rotation of the pressing lever 230 are pulled in the direction of locking by the elastic member 233 at the pressing position and the pressure for nipping a paper 29 in by a pair of fixing members is variable.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008096453-A (JP)
Title: Heating device for sensor, sensor, and acceleration sensor
Inventor: NOZOE SATOSHI
IPC: G01P15/02
Filed: 2007-12-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance precision to reduce an error of a heating temperature caused by a change of a peripheral temperature, in a heater control circuit for controlling the heating temperature of the heater to be higher all the time by a fixed temperature than the peripheral temperature, using a bridge circuit.  <P>SOLUTION: The bridge circuit is constituted by connecting the first branch including an impurity doped resistance thermometer sensor 52 and a fixed resistance 63, and the second branch including an impurity doped heating element 36 and a fixed resistance 64 other than the fixed resistance 63, in parallel. This heating device for a sensor of the present invention includes the bridge circuit, and a means for controlling a temperature difference between the resistance thermometer sensor and the heating element, by regulating a voltage impressed to the bridge circuit or a current supplied to the bridge circuit, based on a potential difference between the midpoint of the first branch and the midpoint of the second branch, and a doping amount of the resistance thermometer sensor is more than a doping amount of the heating element.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009147808-A (JP)
Title: Transmitter, its program, reception device, and api execution program
Inventor: NISHIMOTO TOMONARI
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 2007-12-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for invalidating illegality even if illegal data broadcast is received by a reception device which is used for data broadcast reception.  <P>SOLUTION: An API execution part 30 of a reception device 20 is provided with an API decision part 50 for deciding whether a received API for access is a high-level authentication API or a low-level authentication API based on the function name of the API; a high authentication API processing part 60; and a low authentication API processing part 70. The high authentication API processing part 60 is provided with a signature verification part 61 for acquiring a signature value corresponding to a BML text in which the API is written from a DSL resource file when executing the high-level authentication API, and for verifying a signature value by using a public key certificate; a comparison decision part 62 for deciding whether or not information written in the public key certificate matches an address designated as an augment of the API when the verification succeeds; and a data control part 63 for permitting access to the non-volatile memory 28 when the addresses match.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009148118-A (JP)
Title: Power supply unit and arc machining power supply unit
Inventor: ETO TETSUYA
IPC: H02M7/48
Filed: 2007-12-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power supply unit that ensures charging and discharging of auxiliary capacitors for soft switching control and that reduces switching loss and suppresses voltage surge.  <P>SOLUTION: A resonance circuit 15 is provided between a connection point N2 between switching elements S1, S2 of an inverter circuit 13 and a connection point N1 between the auxiliary capacitors C1, C2 of an auxiliary switching circuit 14. The resonance circuit 15 performs resonance operation before switching elements S3, S4 are each turned off to start discharging the auxiliary capacitors C1, C2, and generates a resonance current that increases the output currents of the switching elements S1, S2 based on the discharge currents of the auxiliary capacitors C1, C2. Thereby, the discharge speed of the auxiliary capacitors C1, C2 becomes fast, so that the discharge time of the auxiliary capacitors C1, C2 is shortened.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009145291-A (JP)
Title: Automatic analyzer
Inventor: ARAKI KATSUAKI
IPC: G01N35/00
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic analyzer for overcoming the problems of the cooling efficiency, dew condensation, fluctuations in the temperature and infiltration of dust in one sitting.  <P>SOLUTION: The automatic analyzer comprises a reagent refrigerator for refrigerating a reagent; a reagent dispensing mechanism, provided with a sampling nozzle inserted into and extracted from a sampling nozzle insertion hole provided in the reagent refrigerator, and dispensing the reagent; and a blocking mechanism for opening and closing the sampling nozzle insertion hole. The blocking mechanism has a rotating rod that extends in the direction of the rotating center, and causing the nozzle insertion hole that penetrates in a direction intersecting with the direction of the rotating center to be viewed or hidden during a rotation.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008148331-A (JP)
Title: Television receiver and method of operating server
Inventor: SANSOM PATRICK
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television receiver which comprises a browser for accessing a web site via the internet.  <P>SOLUTION: The television receiver is arranged to download data represented by the Wireless Markup Language (WML). The television receiver processes the data to output a signal representative of an interactive television image allowing user interaction with the web site via a remote control. The television receiver supports an extended WML Document Type Definition (DTD) which provides for the representation of additional layout and functional attributes pertaining to the interactive image. The layout of the interactive image is determined by metalevel information contained in broadcast television signals.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009151469-A (JP)
Title: Workflow definition information transmission device, system, method, and program
Inventor: KAWAKAMI SHUHEI
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a workflow definition information transmission system which automatically transmits workflow definition information only to an image-forming device, which can be used by a user, and deletes the information concerned therefrom.  <P>SOLUTION: Workflow definition information is transmitted to an image-forming device installed in a room where a user can enter according to information on rooms where workflow users can enter, which is acquired from an entrance permission information management means, and information on places where image-forming devices are insatalled, which is acquired from an image-forming device installation place information management means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009148403-A (JP)
Title: Scoliosis orthotic
Inventor: KAJIURA ICHIRO
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 2007-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scoliosis orthotic improving the wear comfort and adjustable the positions of pads.  <P>SOLUTION: The scoliosis orthotic comprises a flexible linear frame 1 bent along a user's body, and pads 2, 3 and 4 attached to the linear flame 1. The scoliosis orthotic has three pads 2, 3 and 4, and at least one of the pads can be movable relative to the linear frame 1. Further, the linear frame 1 can be annular-shaped.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009152105-A (JP)
Title: Wire set aligning apparatus, and manufacturing method of sub-assembly
Inventor: OTA YOSHINOBU
IPC: H01R43/28
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wire set aligning apparatus for a process in which wires each with a terminal manufactured by each kind can be automatically assembled into each sub-assembly.  <P>SOLUTION: The wire set aligning apparatus is provided with a bar moving mechanism 110 which moves a plurality of wire holding bars 10 in which a plurality of wire holding members are arranged in parallel so that they are positioned one by one at a predetermined wire taking out position WT, a bar set holding member 130 which can support the wire holding bars 10 in which wire holding members are arranged in parallel, and a wire displacing mechanism 150 which holds selectively the end portion of the wire with a terminal held by the wire holding members of the wire holding bars position at the wire taking out position WT and sets the held end of the wire with a terminal at the wire holding member at a predetermined position out of the wire holding bars supported by the bar set holding member 130.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008155641-A (JP)
Title: Flexible coated molding instrument for manufacturing sunken groove in tire tread
Inventor: ROESGEN ALAIN EMILE FRANCOIS
IPC: B29C33/42
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mold for forming a sunken groove in a tire, and a molding instrument therefor.  <P>SOLUTION: The molding instrument includes a fine flexible wire and one or a plurality of molded elastomer elements on the flexible wire. The flexible wire preferably has hyper-elasticity and a molded elastomer is preferably a silicone rubber.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009159056-A (JP)
Title: Image capturing apparatus
Inventor: KUROIWA TOSHIHISA
IPC: H04N9/07
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use reading time from an image sensor efficiently.  <P>SOLUTION: An image capturing apparatus includes: an image capturing unit which separates a color image of a subject being captured by an image sensor having pixels of colors into three or more fields and outputs the three or more field successively; and an image processing unit which generates a low-resolution image which is lower in resolution than the color image obtained by the image capturing unit, based on output of one or more fields among the three or more fields, the one or more fields being able to extract color information of all the colors, wherein the image processing unit starts generation of the low-resolution image in a period in which fields other than the one or more fields for generating the low-resolution image are read.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008165234-A (JP)
Title: Transflective liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof
Inventor: KIM DONG-YUNG
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 2007-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a transflective liquid crystal display device and the like which enable an array substrate to be fabricated by performing masking processes five times.  <P>SOLUTION: A transflective liquid crystal display includes an array substrate divided into a pixel part and gate and data pad parts; a gate electrode and a gate line formed at the pixel part of the first substrate; an active pattern formed as an island at an upper portion of the gate electrode and having a width smaller than the gate electrode; an ohmic-contact layer and a barrier metal layer formed on the active pattern; source and drain electrodes, formed at the pixel part and electrically connected with the source and drain regions of the active pattern via the ohmic-contact layer and the barrier metal layer; a data line formed at the pixel part and crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, including a reflective portion and a transmissive portion; a pixel electrode formed at the transmissive portion; a reflecting electrode formed at the reflective portion; and a color filter substrate attached to the array substrate in a facing manner.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008215343-A (JP)
Title: Engine starter mounting structure
Inventor: KASHIWABARA NARUTOSHI
IPC: F02B61/06
Filed: 2007-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure for a starter starting an engine capable of making a structure compact with avoiding increase of radial direction dimensions.  <P>SOLUTION: A bracket 3 mounting the starter 1 is provided. The bracket 3 is provided with a flange part 3a fixing the starter 1 on an end part thereof and a flange 8 for fastening together with a bolt having a bolt hole 8b in which a docking bolt 6 connecting an engine and a transmission is inserted in an inside holding at least a part of the starter 1.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008179627-A (JP)
Title: METHOD FOR PRODUCING alpha-SULFOALIPHATIC ACID ALKYL ESTER SALT CONCENTRATE
Inventor: ITAKURA KENSUKE
IPC: C07C303/44
Filed: 2007-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently producing a concentrate from paste containing an α-sulfoaliphatic acid alkyl ester salt with a rotary film evaporator.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing the α-sulfoaliphatic acid alkyl ester salt concentrate comprises a step (1) of preparing a stream of a concentrate film paste by concentrating a stream of a film paste containing an α-sulfoaliphatic acid alkyl ester salt and having a water content of 23% by mass to 32% by mass with the rotary film evaporator so that the water content of a mixed paste to be formed in a step (2) is 8% by mass to 16% by mass, the step (2) of preparing the mixed paste by combining the streams of the concentrate film paste and mixing surface parts with inner parts of the film and a step (3) of preparing the α-sulfoaliphatic acid alkyl ester salt concentrate having a water content of 5% by mass or less by further concentrating the stream of the mixed paste with the rotary film evaporator.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009158743-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: FUJII TOMOJI
IPC: H01L25/00
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce dielectric loss while achieving compaction of a semiconductor device having a passive element, and to provide a method of manufacturing the same.  <P>SOLUTION: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip 11, and through electrodes 15 and 16 made through the semiconductor chip 11, wherein a ground layer 28 connected with the through electrode 15 and a patch antenna 33 connected with the through electrode 16 are laminated on the second side 35B, i.e. the side opposite to the first side 35A (major surface), of the semiconductor chip 11 through an inorganic insulating layer 30 consisting of SiO<SB>2</SB>or SiN.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008171543-A (JP)
Title: Method for operating memory cell assembly, memory controller, memory chip, and computer program
Inventor: LAM CHUNG H
IPC: G11C16/02
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operating procedure for offering a cost effective method to maximize the number of levels with respect to a characteristic parameter of a memory cell.  <P>SOLUTION: This procedure utilizes statistical analysis to determine a most likely binary value associated with the characteristic parameter value. In one embodiment, a receiving unit reads the values of the characteristic parameters for each memory cell in the memory cell collection including a target memory cell. A generating unit generates a probability distribution function of the characteristic parameter for each of the possible binary values for the memory cell collection. The generating unit uses the probability distribution function to determine the possible value range for the shifted value of the characteristic parameter of the target memory cell. The value of the characteristic parameter for the target memory cell is converted to a binary value for which the probability is highest.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009158866-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device and electronic apparatus
Inventor: GOMI KAZUHIRO
IPC: H01L25/065
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device which bonds the conductor posts of stacked semiconductor chips rigidly with high dimensional precision to exhibit excellent conductivity even in processing at a low temperature, and to provide an electronic apparatus with such a semiconductor device.  <P>SOLUTION: A semiconductor device 1 includes an interposer 2, a first semiconductor chip 3 having first electric wiring 34 and a first conductor post 33 provided to penetrate in the thickness direction, and a second semiconductor chip 4 having second electric wiring 44 and a second conductor post 43 provided to penetrate in the thickness direction. The first conductor post 33 and the second conductor post 43 are bonded through a bonding film 433. The bonding film 433 consists of a specific conductive material which exhibits adhesiveness when being subjected to predetermined processing, and the conductor posts 33 and 43 are bonded by the adhesiveness appeared on the surface.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009164709-A (JP)
Title: Printing controller, printing system, and printing control program
Inventor: HOSHII ATSUSHI
IPC: H04N1/46
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing controller, a printing system and a printing control program, capable of controlling generation of metamerism.  <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of color materials provided in a printer are constituted so as to contain at least one set of isochromatic color materials having spectral reflectance characteristics different with each other while having approximately identical color values under a predetermined light source, and the printing controller is provided with: an acceptance means for accepting an instruction of spectral reflectance to be a printing object or a color value to be a printing object; a spectral reflectance printing control means for making the printer execute printing based on a color material amount set determined based on the spectral reflectance when the spectral reflectance is accepted; and a color value printing control means for making the printer execute printing based on the color material amount set determined based on the color value when the color value is accepted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009163346-A (JP)
Title: Input device for electronic equipment and input operation processing method, and input control program
Inventor: NAKAO MASATOSHI
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively cancel the effect of an already executed command without performing any troublesome operation even when any command other than a target command is executed in response to the input operation of a user.  <P>SOLUTION: An input signal analyzing part 200 instructs execution of a corresponding first command when detecting an input operation to the first operation button, and instructs the execution of a corresponding second command when detecting an input operation to the second operation button on the basis of the input position of a touch panel 100 detected by an input signal control part 300. An application 100 executes the first command corresponding to the first operation button, and when detecting continuous input operations to the second operation button, and receiving a command change report from the input signal analyzing part 200, the application 100 cancels the effect of the previously executed first command, and executes the second command.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007528399-A (JP)
Title: 抗腫瘍性のｃｃｉ−７７９及びリツキシマブの組み合わせ
IPC: A61K31/436
Filed: 2005-03-09
Abstract: 本発明は、非ホジキンリンパ腫の治療におけるＣＣＩ−７７９及びリツキシマブの組み合わせの使用を提供する。
Patent JP-2007529681-A (JP)
Title: 柱状空気流の発生装置、発生システム、及び発生方法
IPC: F04D29/60
Filed: 2005-02-28
Abstract: 空気流発生装置は、ハウジングと、このハウジングの内部に設けられ下方へ流れる空気流を発生させるインペラと、ハウジングの内部のインペラの下方に、このインペラに近接して、このインペラとの間に所定の距離を持って設けられ、空気流を直線状の流れにする複数のベーンとを備えている。この装置は、かなりの距離に亘って実質的に柱状流の状態を維持する空気流を発生させる。空気流発生方法は、かなりの距離に亘って実質的に柱状流の状態を保持する空気流を発生させ、その空気流を天井から床へ向けて吹出すことによって、囲繞された空間内の空気の温度成層を破壊する。この方法においては更に、天井の暖気を床へ向けて吹出させて、その熱が、床と、床上に置かれた物品とに蓄積されるようにし、その熱が、床に蓄積されるようにする。蓄積された熱は、天井温度が床温度より低くなったときに放出される。 【選択図】図４
Patent JP-2007533114-A (JP)
Title: 電気接点及び該電気接点を備えた電気コネクタ
IPC: H01R13/422
Filed: 2005-04-19
Abstract: 本発明における接点は、壁（１３，１４，１５，１６）と、コネクタ絶縁体から成るプラグソケット（５５）の端部によって形成されている第２の肩部（６５）と相互作用するために、肩部を形成する縁部（１１）を備え、これにより、プラグソケット（５５）の引抜き方向において前記接点を遮断しており、且つ、前記管状体の内部に取り付けられた前記接点の一部と、によって形成されている管状体（９）を備えている。前記管状体の前部は、管状体（９）を前記接点が前記プラグソケットに挿入された際に変形可能とするために、前記壁のうち一の壁（１４）によって形成されているスリット（４７）を備えている。絶縁ケース及び本発明における電気接点を備えている電気コネクタ部も本明細書に開示されている。
Patent JP-2007536074-A (JP)
Title: 触媒活性コーティング、および基板上に堆積させる方法
IPC: F23C13/00
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: 触媒活性コーティングを基板に堆積する方法であって、所定の触媒燃焼環境に関して目標着火温度を選択し、熱バリアコーティング組成物を選定し、触媒材料を選定し、該熱バリアコーティング組成物と触媒材料とを一緒に該基板上に、該燃焼環境にさらされた場合に該目標着火温度をもたらすように選択された比で堆積する方法。本方法は、熱バリアコーティング組成物が触媒材料と相互作用して、該熱バリアコーティングおよび触媒材料それぞれの着火温度と異なる着火温度を有する相を形成するように、同時堆積ステップを制御することができる。触媒エレメントは基板を有し、かつ、熱バリアコーティング組成物と触媒材料とを有する第１の層を有することができる。該熱バリアコーティングおよび触媒材料は、該第１の層の深さにわたり、該基板の第１の部分にわたって配置される。触媒エレメントの別の部分は、燃焼環境による燃焼のステージに依存して、触媒材料から成る第２の層と、熱バリアコーティング組成物から成る第３の層とを有することができる。
Patent JP-2008500777-A (JP)
Title: ３次元制御チャンネルビームの形成と高ボリュームユーザ適用エリアの管理のための無線通信方法およびシステム
IPC: H04W16/28
Filed: 2005-05-20
Abstract: 無線通信システムおよび方法は、送信および受信用の信号のための１つ又はそれ以上の３次元制御チャネルビームを生成および形成する。各３次元ビームは、特定の適用エリアを直接的にカバーし、また、ビーム形成は、方位と高度の両方において３次元ビームのボアサイトとビーム幅とを調整するために使用され、さらに、３次元制御チャネルビームは識別される。他の実施形態として、ホットゾーン若しくはホットスポット内の変化（すなわち、指定された高ボリュームユーザ適用エリア）は、少なくとも１つのアンテナを有するネットワークセルの基地局により管理される。基地局によってサービスを受ける複数の無線送信／受信装置（ＷＴＲＵｓ）は、１つ又はそれ以上のビーム特性に基づいて加工ビームを使用する。適用エリアが変化すると、基地局のアンテナに集められるリターンビームを形成するために、基地局の少なくとも１つに対してそのビーム特性を変えるように命令する。
Patent JP-2008502602-A (JP)
Title: タウオパシーの治療のための組成物および方法
IPC: A61P9/00
Filed: 2005-05-26
Abstract: 本発明は、一般式１で表される特異的なインドロカルバゾール化合物、または薬学的に許容可能なそれらの塩の使用であって、微小管関連タウの分子的病理的症状によって起こる、アルツハイマー病、前頭葉型痴呆、ピック病、パーキンソン痴呆症候群、皮質基底部変性、嗜銀性グレイン型疾患、または核上麻痺などの神経変性疾患および／または痴呆傾向の疾患の予防もしくは治療のための薬剤組成物の製剤のための使用に関する。そのような疾患を治療または予防する方法も開示されている。さらに、神経原線維変性の有効なインヒビターを同定する方法、および神経原線維の病理学によって特徴づけられる治療のための、ＰＨＦタイプのタウの過剰リン酸化のインヒビターの適切な用量を決定する方法も説明する。
Patent JP-2008502328-A (JP)
Title: 癌患者による上皮成長因子受容体阻害薬に対する臨床転帰の予測方法
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2005-05-26
Abstract: 上皮成長因子受容体（ＥＧＦＲ）阻害薬の治療的投与が有効であるか有効でないことが予測される癌患者を同定するための、生物マーカー、方法、およびアッセイキットを開示する。本発明の生物マーカーには、ＥＧＦＲおよびＨＥＲ２の遺伝子の増幅および多染色体性、ＥＧＦＲタンパク質の発現、ＥＧＦＲの突然変異、リン酸化Ａｋｔタンパク質の発現、ならびにこれらの生物マーカーの様々な組合せ、ならびにこれらの生物マーカーの、ＥＧＦＲ遺伝子のチロシンキナーゼ領域における突然変異との組合せの検出が含まれる。ＥＧＦＲ遺伝子のコピー数の増加、ＨＥＲ２遺伝子のコピー数の増加、ＥＧＦＲタンパク質の発現の増加、活性化ＡＫＴタンパク質の発現（リン酸化Ａｋｔ）、およびＥＧＦＲの突然変異は全て、ＥＧＦＲ阻害薬で処置された癌患者の良好な結果と関連する。本発明は、ＥＧＦＲ阻害薬の治療が有効である癌患者を選択するための、これらの各々の試験およびこれらの試験の組合せに基づいた診断上のパラダイム、ならびにＥＧＦＲ阻害薬の治療が有効でない癌患者を選択するための診断上のパラダイムを提供する。