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US20080170017 Liquid crystal display and method of driving the same  
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method of driving the same applies dummy pixel signals each representing a substantially identical brightness level during a blanking period, wherein the...
US20080171337 NUCLEIC ACID ISOLATION METHOD BY HEATING ON MAGNETIC SUPPORT  
A method for isolating a nucleic acid from a cell-containing sample by using a magnet with a removable cover attached thereto and a plurality of containers arranged on a table, the plurality of...
US20080170204 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE SHAPE, DISTANCE AND ORIENTATION OF AN OBJECT  
A method of determining the external three dimensional external contour of a curved object in one step, which produces and processes a single composite en-face OCT image (a C-scan), which involves...
US20080172496 System and method for providing Web services for wireless communication devices  
A system and method are described for interfacing a wireless device with a plurality of web services including social networking web services. For example, a system according to one embodiment of...
US20080170684 Multi-Level File Representation Corruption  
Methods and systems provide an approach for corrupting file representations at multiple different levels to provide a robust file corruption tool. In accordance with the described embodiments, file...
US20080169924 Banding clip alarm  
A security alarm is removably attached to a band extending about a package which sounds an alarm should tension on the band be reduced to prevent theft of the package contents. The band extends...
US20080172648 Apparatus and method of modeling games  
There are provided an apparatus and a method of modeling a game, which allow a designer to more easily model the game in making the game. The method includes the steps of forming independent game...
US20080171584 Cognitive Fitness  
A game is presented for playing, the game being correlated to one or more cognitive attributes. A score is obtained for the game, and based on the score, a cognitive profile is updated. The...
US20080169680 VEHICLE BODY ASSEMBLY  
A vehicle body assembly having a set of castings. Each member of the set of castings interlocks with another member of the set of castings to create a vehicle body structure.
US20080169673 CARGO BODY FOR A TRUCK AND TRUCK MADE THEREOF  
A cargo body for a truck having a frame and a cab comprises a main component, a front component and a compliant joint. The main component defines a roof and connected sidewalls. The main component,...
US20080172283 Automatic Reminder for Repeating Calendar Events  
Managing repeating events in a calendar application, including scheduling a series of repeating events using a calendar application executed by a computer, and configuring the calendar application...
US20080169121 Printed wiring board unit for method of detecting rising level of electrically-conductive body in bore  
A through bore penetrates through a substrate. The through bore defines a space surrounded by an insulating wall surface. A lead terminal of an electronic component is received in the through bore....
US20080168897 Actuator with a protective sleeve for a piston  
The invention relates to an actuator for heavy machinery including a cylinder, a piston and a protective sleeve. The cylinder forms a chamber for receiving a fluid, and includes an external flange...
US20080169897 TEMPERATURE SWITCH  
A temperature switch includes a heat-conductive plate adapted to contact a heating element, an insulating support connected to the plate, and a switching unit mounted on the insulating support and...
US20080171451 Printed circuit board connector for back light unit and chassis using the same  
There are provided a printed circuit board connector for a backlight unit and a chassis using the same. The printed circuit board connector for a backlight unit including: a horizontal supporter; a...
US20080172610 Customizable User Interface For Electronic Devices  
Techniques and devices ( 110, 310, 350 ) for providing a customized user interface for a programmable electronic device ( 101, 330, 340 ) originally equipped with a user interface different from...
US20080169623 INGRESS/EGRESS STEPS FOR A HIGHWAY TRUCK  
A truck cab has a side door ( 14 ) via which a person enters and exits the cab by ascending and descending steps ( 22, 24, 26; 40, 42, 44 ) on a side of the truck. At least one of the steps is...
US20080172655 Saving Code Coverage Data for Analysis  
A plurality of different test cases may be run. Next, in response to running the plurality of different test cases, a plurality of traces may be received. Each of the plurality of traces may...
US20080172280 MANUFACTURING SCHEDULE OPTIMIZATION  
The invention provides a computer-implemented method for scheduling a manufacturing process for manufacturing a plurality of items, the method comprising: determining costs associated with...
US20080169708 STAGE DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD  
A device includes a stage, a force applying unit configured to apply a magnetically repulsive force to the stage, the force applying unit including a first magnet provided at the stage, and a...
US20080171163 SUCTION BLOWMOLD FOR PRODUCING EXTRUSION SUCTION-BLOWMOLDED PLASTIC MOLDED PARTS  
A suction blowmold ( 1 ) having a cavity ( 3 ) formed by two mold halves ( 9 ) for producing extrusion suction-blowmolded plastic molded parts ( 10 ) using the suction-blowing method, in which an...
US20080168835 DEVICE FOR WIND ESTIMATION AND METHOD ASSOCIATED THEREWITH  
A device is suitable as equipment in an aircraft moving in an air mass relative to a terrestrial frame of reference, in order to estimate at least one characteristic of a displacement of this air...
US20080169390 MOUNTING BRACKET AND CLAMP CONTACT FOR DOORWAY JUMPER APPARATUS  
A mounting bracket for securing a doorway jumper apparatus having clamp contacts is provided. The mounting bracket includes a flange and a housing having a receptacle area. The housing is located...
US20080171929 METHOD FOR STANDARDIZING SPACING BETWEEN ELECTRODES, AND MEDICAL TAPE ELECTRODES  
Standardization between paired electrodes is maintained in a medical device without needing a Mylar spreader, such as by forming the paired electrodes integrally with a tape part.
US20080172623 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING, BY AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, USER INPUT MODIFYING THE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM  
In a method and system for hosting a programming environment and processing user input within an information retrieval system, a definition of an expression is received from a user, during a first...
US20080171169 Oxygen Scavenging Compositions and Method of Preparation  
The object of the invention is to provide a polyester composition that actively scavenges oxygen, with or without a transition metal catalyst. This was achieved by using a monomer selected from the...
US20080171000 TOOTH MINERALIZATION COMPOSITIONS  
The present invention is directed to a tooth surface mineralizing composition including a stabilized tooth mineralizing mineral composition containing calcium and phosphate and a dissociable source...
US20080172591 Formulaic flexible collision-free memory accessing for parallel turbo decoding with quadratic polynomial permutation (QPP) interleave  
Formulaic flexible collision-free memory accessing for parallel turbo decoding with quadratic polynomial permutation (QPP) interleave. A means is presented by which any desired number of parallel...
US20080172676 Monitoring Messages In A Distributed Data Processing System  
Methods, systems, and products are provided for monitoring messages in a distributed data processing system. Embodiments typically include putting a message containing a monitoring token on a queue...
US20080171864 Process for Producing Carbapenem Derivative and Intermediate Crystal Therefor  
An object of the present invention is to provide a carbapenem synthetic intermediate which is advantageous in an industrial process. There are provided a process for producing Compound (I), or a...
US20080169479 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE  
A light-emitting diode includes a substrate ( 110 ), a reflective layer ( 120 ), a second diffraction grating ( 130 ), a first semiconductor layer ( 142 ), an active layer ( 144 ), a second...
US20080170936 Micro-Fluidic Systems Based On Actuator Elements  
The present invention provides micro-fluidic systems, a method for the manufacturing of such a micro-fluidic system and a method for controlling or manipulating a fluid flow through micro-channels...
US20080171040 ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES AND METHODS  
The present invention relates to antibody-drug conjugate compounds of Formula I: Ab-(L-D) p I
US20080170727 ACOUSTIC SUBSTRATE  
A micromachined microphone or speaker embedded within, or positioned on top of, a substrate suitable for carrying microelectronic chips and components. The acoustic element converts sound energy...
US20080170259 PRINTING SYSTEM AND JOB PROCESSING METHOD  
This invention can cope with various user needs and use cases related to a holding function and can prevent any situation in which, for example, even when the holding function is disabled, an...
US20080169132 MULTIPLE STYLI ANNOTATION SYSTEM  
A method, a software product, e.g., as logic encoded on one or more tangible media, and an apparatus for stroke capture and retrieval that works with an annotation capture and recording system that...
US20080171308 Display Device of Braille Points  
The present invention relates to a display device of braille points. In the device, a coating layer 40 is formed on the upper surface of a receiving holes 120 , a recognition stick 130 is...
US20080168963 Method and Apparatus for Enhancing the Efficiency of Operation of an Internal Combustion Engine  
Method and apparatus useful in simultaneously enhancing the fuel consumption efficiency of an ICE, with concomitant enhancement of the power delivered by the engine, and reduction of undesirable...
US20080168836 Low liquid level detecting device and method  
The invention discloses a low liquid level detecting device comprising a float sensor and a casing. The casing has first to third chambers formed between an upper wall and a bottom wall. The top...
US20080171005 Composition for making-up the skin comprising at least one resin, at least one block copolymer and at least one solid fatty substance, free from volatile oil  
Disclosed herein is a composition for make-up and/or care of the skin comprising a fatty phase, comprising: at least one resin of number average molecular weight less than or equal to 10,000...
US20080171173 Card  
An article such as a greeting card ( 10 ) comprising a sheet ( 11 ) defining a first portion ( 16 ) and a second portion ( 18 ) connected together. The first portion ( 16 ) is adapted for erection...
US20080171274 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND DEVELOPER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY  
An image forming apparatus including at least an image bearer; a charger charging the image bearer; an irradiator irradiating the image bearer to form an electrostatic latent image thereon; an...
US20080171619 BASEBALL BATTER TRAINING SYSTEM  
A system for training a batter to automatically swing at pitched balls corresponding to strikes and to refrain from swinging at pitched balls not corresponding to strikes, the device including a...
US20080168699 Fishing Rod Having A Single Main Tube  
A fishing rod has a single, hollow, primary tube, preferably of composite material, wherein one or more open ports extend through aligned holes on opposite sides of the hollow tube. The ends of the...
US20080170130 POINT-OF-VIEW INTEGRATED VIDEO SYSTEM HAVING TAGGING AND LOOP MODE FEATURES  
The present invention provides a point of view video system comprising: a camera for receiving an image and for generating a video signal; a portable video image recording module including: a...
US20080168606 Product For Pelt Conditioning For Tanning: Process For Pelt Conditioning and Following Tanning  
The present invention is related to the use of a new conditioning agent for treating pelts for tanning. This conditioning agent consists in a composition of modified aldehydes, carboxylic acids or...
US20080171400 MAGNETIC MICROPARTICLE-PACKING UNIT, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMMUNOASSAY METHOD USING THE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE  
A magnetic microparticle-packing unit using centrifugal force, a microfluidic device including the same, and an immunoassay method using the microfluidic device are provided. The magnetic...
US20080172096 SPINAL FIXATION DEVICE  
An enclosure device connecting a pedicle fixation device with an elongated spinal fixation member. The enclosure device can include an enclosure member and an elongated guide member affixed to the...
US20080170724 Vocal monitor  
A vocal monitor comprises a ā€œJā€-shaped base portion. The base portion comprises a bottom surface having a mouth region and an ear region. First and second sides extend in a first direction from...
US20080168802 Flat Knitting Machine, Knitting Program, and Method For Generating Knitting Program  
A carriage allows accompaniment of a movable yarn guide as well as a yarn carrier, and accompanies the movable yarn guide with the yarn carrier. If there is a course where the accompaniment of the...