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US20080158951 Non-volatile multilevel memory cell programming  
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, modules, and systems for programming multilevel non-volatile memory cells, each cell having a number of lower pages and an upper page. One method...
US20080161158 SHIFT MAP SWITCHING CONTROL UNIT  
A controller selects a shift map for deriving the shift timing of an automatic transmission according to output signals from a front seat seating sensor, a pillion seating sensor and a carrier...
US20080156742 Sludge Reduction System for Wastewater Treatment  
A sludge reduction system that reduces the volume of solids contained in a fluid medium such as a wastewater stream. The system reduces the disposal burden and reduces odors by oxidizing organic...
US20080158755 BATTERY PACK HAVING A PROTECTION CIRCUIT  
A battery pack including at least a battery cell and a protection circuit for shutting off a overcurrent discharge, comprising a discharge control switch connected between a negative terminal of...
US20080160228 IMAGE RECORDING ELEMENT COMPRISING ENCAPSULATED MORDANT PARTICLES  
The present invention discloses an ink printing method using an image-recording element, which provides an image having excellent image quality and superior dry time, comprising insoluble cationic...
US20080156083 Method and Device for the Real-Time Measurement of the Consumption of Oil from an Engine Oil Separation System, Using Radioactive Tracers  
The invention relates to a method of determining the consumption of oil from an oil separation system ( 2 ) in the blow by gas recycling circuit of an internal combustion engine. The invention is...
US20080157988 Portable partial discharge detection apparatus and method thereof  
A portable partial discharge detection apparatus and method thereof are provided. The portable partial discharge detection apparatus includes a detection unit, a control unit and an alarm unit. The...
US20080156515 SLIDING COVER FOR ELECTRICAL SOCKETS  
An electrical socket cover is disclosed which comprises a base plate having a plurality of apertures for exposing a plurality of electrical sockets, respectively, a cover plate when in a closed...
US20080156421 Roll-to-roll method and system for micro-replication of a pattern of large relief three-dimensional microstructures  
A method and system referred to as PALM (Patterning by Adhesive of Large Relief Three-Dimensional Microstructures) with large reliefs exceeding 1 μm and being as large as 100 μm. The...
US20080156158 Friction linear guide rail assembly for boiler tube cutting apparatus  
The present invention relates to a guide rail assembly for securement of a tube cutting apparatus for cutting of boiler tube walls to a fixed point on a tube wall, while allowing lateral...
US20080159718 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM  
An information processing apparatus includes area image extracting means for extracting, as a telop image, an area displaying a telop in contents, detecting means for detecting a scene change in...
US20080159710 Data Recording Method  
There is provided an optimum format for recording an AV stream of a digital broadcast or the like, omitting a reproduction of an unnecessary stream previous or subsequent to the recorded stream,...
US20080162863 Bucket based memory allocation  
Managing memory includes subdividing the memory into a first set of blocks corresponding to a first size and a second set of blocks corresponding to a second size that is greater than said first...
US20080156528 COLD SHRINK ARTICLE AND METHOD OF USING COLD SHRINK ARTICLE  
An article of manufacture includes a protective core having at least two end portions, a plurality of support cores, and at least one cold shrinkable material held in an expanded state over at...
US20080161630 Method of removing organic contaminants from surfaces of solid wastes  
A method of removing organic contaminants from surfaces of solid wastes is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming a TiO 2 sol; mixing the solid wastes and the TiO 2 sol by stirring....
US20080162172 Charging System for Charging for Image Processing Conducted Based on Image Data, Image Processing Apparatus, and Charging Program Embodied on Computer Readable Medium  
In order to charge a proper amount of money to the transmitting source and the destination, an MFP accepts transmitting source specifying information for identifying a transmitting user,...
US20080158995 Flash EEPROM System  
A system of Flash EEprom memory chips with controlling circuits serves as non-volatile memory such as that provided by magnetic disk drives. Improvements include selective multiple sector erase, in...
US20080162582 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING ACCESS TO LOCALLY AND REMOTELY EXPORTED FILE SYSTEMS  
Application access to locally and remotely exported file systems is coordinated to allow caching data for exported file systems accessed by remote clients. In response to a request or file system...
US20080158159 ON-SCREEN CURSOR NAVIGATION ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE DISPLAYING A MODIFED WEBPAGE  
A handheld communication device and method for affecting movement of a highlighting cursor amongst a lighted display capable of displaying a webpage is described. The webpage has a native form...
US20080157296 Package having shield case  
A package includes: a package body including a substrate, an electronic component mounted on a first surface of the substrate, and a sealing resin layer for sealing the electronic component; and a...
US20080160584 alpha-AGARASE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME  
A polypeptide having an α-agarase activity, a gene encoding the polypeptide, a method for producing the polypeptide by genetic engineering and a method for producing an agarooligosaccharide using...
US20080161181 Solid acid catalyst and process for decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide  
The present invention provides a catalyst particle of an inner core, an outer layer surrounding and bonded to the inner core, the outer layer of a zeolite beta catalyst, and the outer layer having...
US20080163383 Methods and apparatus for authenticating components of processing systems  
When a processing system boots, it may retrieve an encrypted version of a cryptographic key from nonvolatile memory to a processing unit, which may decrypt the cryptographic key. The processing...
US20080158104 PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE  
A plasma display device includes: a plasma display panel including first and second electrodes and third electrodes crossing the first and second electrodes; a power supply for receiving an input...
US20080156067 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION  
The coefficient of friction of an elastomeric sample can be determined by: (a) providing a friction test machine having a rigid wheel with an outer surface defining a curvilinear friction surface,...
US20080158861 Illuminated socket device  
A socket device includes a housing having a passage formed in a driving shank, a coupler having a coupling member engaged into the housing for receiving one or more batteries, a circuit board...
US20080159603 Method For Automatically Detecting Degenerated Regions in Stained Thin Section Slides  
In a method for automatically detecting degenerated regions in many stained thin section specimens ( 40 ), color region information is obtained on a degenerated region and on a non-degenerated...
US20080158056 RADAR APPARATUS  
A radar apparatus is provided which includes a plurality of antennas arranged at unequally spaced intervals in a single row, the plurality of antennas configured to transmit a radio wave as...
US20080157609 Plate spring for voice coil motor  
A plate spring for voice coil motor includes a flat plate having a central opening and provided around the central opening with an even number of identically shaped slits. The slits are so bent and...
US20080160401 BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME  
A battery having a collecting structure that can reduce internal resistance of the battery and a structure that allows easy manufacturing of the battery by the following processes is provided. An...
US20080160683 SOURCE/DRAIN EXTENSIONS IN NMOS DEVICES  
A method including implanting carbon and fluorine into a substrate in an area of the substrate between a source/drain region and a channel, the area designated for a source/drain extension; and a...
US20080162978 POOL COUNTING CIRCUIT OF A MICROCONTROLLER AND THE POOL COUNTING METHOD THEREOF  
A microcontroller of the present invention integrates a plurality of independent counters of corresponding operation functions into a pool counting circuit and executes each corresponding operation...
US20080159797 Card issuing apparatus  
A printer apparatus has a card supply unit that supplies a card formed with a magnetic strip for recording information, and a card conveyance path for conveying the card supplied from the supply...
US20080159270 INTEGRATED PHASE LOCK LOOP AND NETWORK PHY OR SWITCH  
A node in for connection to a synchronous packet network includes a packet switch and a physical interface for connection to the packet network. A phase locked loop arrangement for synchronization...
US20080160156 Treatment of cooking oils and fats with precipitated silica materials  
The treatment of cooking oils and fats with specific types of precipitated silica materials to prolong the useful life of such oils and fats within restaurant settings. More particularly, such an...
US20080160385 DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL  
A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) comprising: a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) including an anode, a cathode, and a membrane disposed therebetween; a spacer surrounding the anode, having supply...
US20080156406 WHEEL-MOUNTED TIRE PUMPING AND ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD  
Wheel for a vehicle includes a wheel rim, a tire mounted on the wheel rim to define an inflatable interior compartment, a pump for pumping air into the compartment, and an energy generating system...
US20080157610 Stator for inner rotor type mold brushless motor  
A stator includes split cores arranged in a cylindrical shape. Coils are wound continuously around teeth of split cores forming the same electrical phase via a bridge line. On the outer surface of...
US20080157966 MONITORING FOR RADIO FREQUENCY ENABLED ITEMS BASED ON ACTIVITY PROFILES  
A method, wireless communication device, and radio frequency ID reader are provided for monitoring radio-frequency identification enabled items. The method includes receiving a set of radio...
US20080161419 Prophylactic Antimigraine Agents  
The present invention relates to prophylactic antimigraine agents comprising as an active ingredient a dual antagonist for the 5-HT 2B and 5-HT 7 receptors, the antagonist having a binding...
US20080158294 Waste liquid storage container, waste liquid discharge device, and image formation apparatus  
A disclosed waste liquid storage container includes: a container body divided into plural segments; and a waste liquid absorption member disposed on each segment of the container body, the waste...
US20080158330 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS  
Disclosed an image forming apparatus equipped with an exposure section including a plurality of LED elements, the apparatus forming an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive body with the...
US20080161725 INTEGRATED SPOT MONITORING DEVICE WITH FLUID SENSOR  
A bodily fluid sampling device is operable to breach the skin surface and allow bodily fluid to emerge from the breach location. The bodily fluid sampling device further evaluates the amount of...
US20080157555 LOCKING MECHANISM FOR RETRACTABLE CARGO BED  
A locking mechanism for a retractable cargo bed includes an engagement rail forming part of a stationary frame; the engagement rail having a top edge profile defining a plurality of locking...
US20080156725 WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS  
Waste treatment systems and methods of using them to treat septage, domestic sludge or both are disclosed. Certain examples provided herein relate to waste treatment systems that include a...
US20080162472 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE SEARCHING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE  
A method and apparatus for performing a voice search in a mobile communication device is disclosed. The method may include receiving a search query from a user of the mobile communication device,...
US20080157282 Nitride semiconductor substrate and method of making same  
A method of making a nitride semiconductor substrate having the steps of providing a free-standing substrate that is of a nitride semiconductor and has one of a penetrating pit and a penetrating...
US20080161287 Bicyclic compound, production and use thereof  
The present invention provides a new cyclic compound having a CCR antagonist activity, especially a CCR5 antagonist activity, and the use thereof. The compound of the present invention is...
US20080156654 Identification Based On Compositionally Encoded Nanostructures  
Designs, fabrication and applications of nanostructures made of an alloy of two or more different metal elements to provide a unique identification code based on the composition of the alloy. Such...
US20080158658 Distributed Raman amplifier and WDM optical transmission system  
In a distributed Raman amplifier according to the present invention, a WDM signal light and a reference light are supplied to one end of an optical transmission path to which a pumping light is...