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US20090120145 LOCKING STRUCTURE OF TILTING AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN  
A locking structure of a steering column. A main housing is provided around a steering shaft and fixed to a car body. An insert pipe protrudes from the main housing. A sliding housing has an arc...
US20090125643 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVE RESIZING AND PARTITION SIZE EXCHANGE BETWEEN A FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLER AND A SMART CARD  
A system and method to control a device having at least one configurable parameter. Enumerating the device as a first peripheral device and as a second peripheral device wherein the first...
US20090125359 INTEGRATING A METHODOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH PROJECT TASKS IN A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM  
Systems and methods are described for integrating a methodology management system with a project management system (“the system”). In some embodiments, the system can generate a project plan...
US20090122946 Rod assembly for nuclear reactors  
A rod assembly for a fuel bundle of a nuclear reactor may include an upper end piece, lower end piece and a plurality of rod segments attached between the upper and lower end pieces and to each...
US20090120237 ENHANCED FORMULATION OF COBALT ALLOY MATRIX COMPOSITIONS  
A method for manufacturing a single-element matrix cobalt-based granular media alloy composition formulated as Co f 1 -(M u O v ) f 2 , M representing a base metal selected from the group...
US20090123067 Gradation correction characteristics evaluation device, image processing device, gradation correction characteristics evaluation method, image processing method, and computer-readable computer program product  
A gradation correction characteristics evaluation device includes: a histogram creation unit that creates a histogram based upon pixel values indicated at pixels constituting an input image; and an...
US20090124406 GOLF STANCE AND BALL ALIGNMENT GUIDE  
A guide for improving a golfer's stance and swing includes an elongated hollow member, an elongated insert member, and a connector. In golf-practice configuration, the hollow member and the insert...
US20090124088 METHOD FOR ETCHING A SACRIFICIAL LAYER FOR A MICRO-MACHINED STRUCTURE  
A method of etching a sacrificial layer for a micro-machined structure, the sacrificial layer positioned between a layer of a first material and a layer of a second material, the etching being...
US20090125138 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE FREE-FORM OPTIMIZATION OF BEVEL AND HYPOID GEARS  
Method for the optimization of the surface geometry or of a variable, dependent on this, or variables, dependent on this, of bevel or hypoid gears for their production on a free-form machine which...
US20090121544 Electrical power control system  
An electrical power control system operable in a plurality of modes for use with a recreational vehicle or similar load to selectively control power thereto from either a utility power source or a...
US20090123625 PAN FOR BAKING  
A pan is for making baked products. The pan comprises an upper surface and a plurality of receptacles for receiving batter. Each receptacle has one or more side walls extending from a bottom wall...
US20090121267 Spin field effect transistor using half metal and method of manufacturing the same  
A spin field effect transistor may include at least one gate electrode, a channel layer, a first stack and a second stack separate from each other on a substrate, wherein the channel layer is...
US20090119899 Method of Assembling a Vacuum Switchgear Assembly  
Insulated vacuum switchgear and active switchgear elements therefor are provided with a rigid support structure mechanically isolating a vacuum insulator from axial loads in use without reinforcing...
US20090124559 Soft Protease Inhibitors and Pro-Soft Forms Thereof  
The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting proteases. One aspect of the invention features pro-soft inhibitors which react with an activating protease to release an active...
US20090122115 INK-JET RECORDING HEAD AND INK-JET RECORDING DEVICE  
The present invention provides an ink-jet recording head. The ink-jet recording head includes a nozzle that ejects an ink droplet; an ink flow path member that includes the nozzle; a beam member...
US20090123900 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING VISUAL AND AUDITORY CONTENT  
A self-contained system containing a plurality of pages of printed content, incorporating means for detecting which page is being viewed by the reader, and incorporating means for producing...
US20090122066 DRAWING-EDITING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS AND GROUPING PROCESSING METHOD  
The drawing-editing system includes a drawing processing unit which draws a drawing object based on an input from a coordinate input apparatus, a calculation unit which calculates a first speed...
US20090123973 Methods of Making Modular Fusion Protein Expression Products  
The invention relates to methods of making modular chimeric protein expression products and compositions utilized in the methods. In particular, the invention relates to sequential, directional...
US20090125086 Thermotherapy Device  
A thermotherapy device worn on a joint that includes a tubular holder composed of a stretchable material and a chemical warmer held in the holder. The holder has an accommodating portion in which...
US20090122345 Image forming apparatus  
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: an image storing section to store input image data; an image outputting section to form and output an image onto a recording medium based on the...
US20090124916 Acoustic physiological sensor  
This document describes, among other things, a body having at least one acoustically detectable property that changes in response to a change in a physiological condition, such as ischemia. The...
US20090120751 HYDRAULIC BRAKE LEVER  
A hydraulic brake lever includes a body having a bladder chamber, a cavity and a flexible separator mounted between the bladder chamber and the cavity. The flexible separator holds hydraulic oil in...
US20090123284 High volume low speed fan  
A high volume low speed (HVLS) fan provides improved air circulation and thermal control in a building by incorporating composite fan blades pivotable to both positive and negative pitch angles....
US20090126040 Plant Vernalization Independence (VIP) Genes, Proteins, and Methods Of Use  
The present invention relates to plant genes involved in regulating flowering, and especially to genes involved in the induction of flowering in response to cold, or vernalization. In particular,...
US20090119891 Bungee Cord and Ratchet/Cambuckle Tie down with a Freely Rotatable Hook from 0° to 360  
The present invention relates to a fastening apparatus with a hook that is freely rotatable from 0° to 360°, the apparatus comprises a cord body, a connecting assembly, and a hook, wherein the...
US20090121320 Method of manufacturing p-type nitride semiconductor and semiconductor device fabricated by the method  
The present invention includes a first step of forming a nitride semiconductor layer by metal organic chemical vapor deposition by using a first carrier gas containing a nitrogen carrier gas and a...
US20090124055 Transistor structure and method for making same  
A gate structure in a transistor and method for fabricating the structure are disclosed. A gate structure is formed on a substrate. The gate structure includes three layers: an oxide layer, a...
US20090124272 FILTERING TRANSCRIPTIONS OF UTTERANCES  
A method for facilitating mobile phone messaging, such as text messaging and instant messaging, includes receiving audio data communicated from the mobile communication device, the audio data...
US20090125725 EXTERNAL MEMORY ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF ACCESSING EXTERNAL MEMORY  
An external memory access device and a method of accessing an external memory are provided. The external memory access device includes an internal memory unit for storing authentication information...
US20090123055 DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED OPERATIONAL SEQUENCING  
An automated document processing system is disclosed. The system includes a magnetic character reader located along a path of travel of a document. The system also includes a first image scanner...
US20090122901 METHOD FOR CONFIGURATING BASIC SIGNAL ALLOCATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS USING THE SAME  
A method for configurating a basic signal allocation unit and a method of transmitting signals using the configurated basic signal allocation unit are disclosed. In particular, a basic frequency...
US20090122110 Ink Discharging Apparatus and Ink Discharging Method  
The present invention provides an ink discharging apparatus which can reduce processing time required for discharging ink onto all ink discharge targets. The ink discharging apparatus of the...
US20090121961 DUAL-FREQUENCY MATCHING CIRCUIT  
The connection topology of input terminals 2 , elements 4 a , 4 b , 4 c and 4 d and load 5 is designed similarly to a so-called “seven-segment display”, which is often used to display...
US20090124892 Method for measuring cardiac perfusion in a patient and CT system for carrying out the method  
A method and a CT system are disclosed for measuring the perfusion in vessels and/or muscles of the heart (cardiac perfusion) in a patient. In at least one embodiment of the method the patient...
US20090121276 NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES WITH RECESSED WORD LINES  
A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate, a device isolation region disposed in the substrate and abutting a sidewall of an active region defined in the substrate, the device isolation...
US20090121263 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD  
A semiconductor device comprises a first conductive film formed downward, perpendicular to a substrate, penetrating through a first insulating film, a second conductive film formed downward along...
US20090122350 Radio Frequency Identification Printing Device  
This disclosure relates to a system, apparatus and method for incorporating radio frequency identification (RFID) technology into a printing device that may provide an assortment of functional...
US20090122380 MICROACTUATOR, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL SWITCH  
A microactuator has a fixed portion and a movable portion that is provided in such a way as to be movable relative to the fixed portion between a first position at which it is in contact with a...
US20090121884 Tornado Alarm System  
This invention is a Tornado Alarm System designed to receive and respond to the National Weather Radio signals when a specific event indicating a tornado warning is issued for the county in which...
US20090121211 Solution-Based Deposition Process for Metal Chalcogenides  
A solution of a hydrazine-based precursor of a metal chalcogenide is prepared by adding an elemental metal and an elemental chalcogen to a hydrazine compound. The precursor solution can be used to...
US20090125072 Surgical bone screw construction  
A surgical bone screw includes an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, a threaded portion on the circumference of the body, and a passage extending between the proximal and the distal...
US20090125284 UNMOLDABLE PORTION DETECTION SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND UNMOLDABLE PORTION DETECTION METHOD  
An unmoldable portion detection system includes: a normal line arithmetic unit; a backward component determination unit; and an unmoldable portion determination unit, wherein the system further...
US20090122598 RESISTANCE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE  
A resistance change memory device includes: a memory cell array with memory cells arranged therein, the memory cell having a variable resistance element for storing a rewritable resistance value; a...
US20090122693 OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM  
An optical recording medium of improved recording and reading characteristics, having both a read-only information recording layer and an information recording layer. The optical recording medium...
US20090120864 WEARABLE DIALYSIS METHODS AND DEVICES  
The present invention provides a portable continuous dialysis system configured as a wearable belt in fluid communication with a separate portable unit in the form of an easy to carry bag-pack or...
US20090125693 TECHNIQUES FOR MORE EFFICIENT GENERATION OF XML EVENTS FROM XML DATA SOURCES  
One may increase the efficiency of an XML event-generating process by reducing the number of requests to allocate or deallocate system memory. Such reduction may occur as the result of...
US20090125165 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PILOTING A PITCHING AIRCRAFT  
The invention relates to a method and device for piloting a pitching aircraft. The inventive device ( 1 ) comprises: means ( 4 ) for receiving an ordered load factor (NZc); means ( 11 ) for...
US20090125568 DATABASE RECOVERY METHOD APPLYING UPDATE JOURNAL AND DATABASE LOG  
A database recovery method including a computer and a storage system, in which: the storage system includes a disk drive for storing data; the disk drive includes a data volume, a snapshot volume,...
US20090121700 CONSTANT VOLTAGE CIRCUIT  
An inverse temperature characteristic generating circuit decreases an output voltage V out by a voltage V GS , and supplies the resultant voltage as a voltage VA to a temperature characteristic...
US20090122508 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINED SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC SHIELDING AND RADIATION SHIELDING  
A device is at least partially contained within a shielded enclosure formed by a first material that has a high thermal conductivity and plated with a second material that is superconductive below...