Kobe
Anne Kobe, Illkirich-Graffenstaden FR
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20130023986 | ARTIFICIAL RETINA THAT INCLUDES A PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIAL LAYER INCLUDING A TITANIUM DIOXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR - An artificial retina that includes: (i) a substrate; (ii) a first layer, placed onto said substrate and including photovoltaic material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion; and (iii) a second layer, placed onto said first layer and including conductive material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion. In said artificial retina, the photovoltaic material includes a titanium dioxide semiconductor. | 01-24-2013 |
Benjamin Kobe, Houston, TX US
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20150191994 | Tubing Hanger with Rotary Disc Valve - A production assembly for a subsea well, the assembly comprising a tubing hanger landed in the production assembly, the tubing hanger suspending production tubing from the production assembly, an annulus surrounding the production tubing, and an actuatable rotary disc valve comprising a disc and two seats, wherein the disc is rotatable between two seats to an open position in which one or more apertures in the rotary disc valve are aligned with one or more apertures in the seats, and a closed position in which the one or more apertures in the rotary disc valve are offset from the one or more apertures in the seats, wherein, the annulus is not capable of fluid communication through the tubing hanger when the actuatable rotary disc valve is in the closed position. | 07-09-2015 |
David Paul Kobe, Phoenix, AZ US
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20090044682 | Method and system for collectable piano replicas having autographed piano keys - This invention provides an apparatus comprising small-scale piano replicas having autographed piano keys integral to the collectable and method therefore. Additionally, a method of creating collectable piano replicas comprising actual piano keys that are signed or autographed by an artist, or artists, the autographed piano keys being integral to the piano replica thereby producing a musical collectable. | 02-19-2009 |
James J. Kobe, Newport, MN US
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20090126168 | Multi-Angle Pop-In Mechanical Fastener - Pop-in mechanical fasteners having at least one locking tab are described. The locking tab includes a locking surface having a plurality of angled stops. | 05-21-2009 |
20100218932 | THERMALLY CONDUCTING FOAM INTERFACE MATERIALS - In one aspect, the invention provides a foam thermal interface material comprising a foamed film, the film comprising a blend of polymeric hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive having a number average molecular weight of greater than 25,000 and at least 25 percent by weight of thermally conductive filler, said film having a void volume of at least 5 percent of the volume of said foamed film. | 09-02-2010 |
20120027990 | ARTICLE FOR WET APPLICATIONS - There is provided an article having frictional properties that do not substantially degrade when water is present, comprising a backing layer having a first surface with an array of at least 100 flexible, upstanding stems per square inch, that occupy no greater than 24.8% of a total area of the first surface of the backing layer, molded at least partially integrally to the first surface, each stem having an aspect ratio of at least 1.25 and having at least a portion of the stem formed of an elastomeric material having a Shore hardness of less than about 90 A, wherein the first surface has a static coefficient of friction when dry of at least 0.6 and a static coefficient of friction when wet within 20% of the static coefficient of friction when dry. | 02-02-2012 |
20140013550 | MULTI-ANGLE POP-IN MECHANICAL FASTENER - Pop-in mechanical fasteners having at least one locking tab are described. The locking tab includes a locking surface having a plurality of angled stops. | 01-16-2014 |
Jeffrey Michael Kobe, Katy, TX US
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20090234144 | Reactor System and Process for the Manufacture of Ethylene Oxide - A reactor system for the epoxidation of ethylene, which reactor system comprises an elongated tube having an internal tube diameter of more than 40 mm, wherein contained is a catalyst bed of catalyst particles comprising silver and a promoter component deposited on a carrier, which promoter component comprises an element selected from rhenium, tungsten, molybdenum and chromium; a process for the epoxidation of ethylene comprising reacting ethylene with oxygen in the presence of the catalyst bed contained in the reactor system; and a method of preparing ethylene glycol, an ethylene glycol ether or an ethanol amine comprising obtaining ethylene oxide by the process for the epoxidation of ethylene, and converting the ethylene oxide into ethylene glycol, the ethylene glycol ether, or the ethanol amine. Preferably, the internal tube diameter is at least 45 mm. | 09-17-2009 |
Jeffrey Michael Kobe, Houston, TX US
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20120077997 | EO PROCESS CONTROL - A process for the production of an olefin oxide, which process comprises reacting a feed comprising an olefin and oxygen in a reactor tube in the presence of a silver-containing catalyst, wherein the presence of water in the catalyst bed is controlled such that the ratio of the partial pressure of water (PPH | 03-29-2012 |
20120277447 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE SELECTIVITY OF AN EO CATALYST - The present invention relates to a process for improving the selectivity of an EO process utilizing a highly selective EO catalyst. In particular, the present invention is an improvement in the initial operation of a process for manufacturing ethylene oxide by contacting ethylene, oxygen, a chloride moderator and a hydrocarbon co-moderator with a high selectivity silver-containing catalyst at a concentration of carbon dioxide of less than about 2 mole percent, wherein the initial operating temperature is determined by optimization of such initial operating temperature at a level higher than the normal low initial operating temperature that is typically selected to obtain a longer operating cycle. | 11-01-2012 |
20120309992 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE SELECTIVITY OF AN EO CATALYST - The present invention relates to a process for improving the overall selectivity of an EO process for converting ethylene to ethylene oxide utilizing a highly selective EO silver catalyst containing a rhenium promoter wherein following normal operation a hard strip of the chloride on the surface of the catalyst is conducted in order to remove a portion of the chlorides on the surface of the catalyst. Following the hard strip, the catalyst is optionally re-optimized. Surprisingly, it has been found that the selectivity of the catalyst following the hard strip may be substantially higher than the selectivity prior to the hard strip. | 12-06-2012 |
20130310584 | OLEFIN EPOXIDATION PROCESS - A process for the production of an olefin oxide, which process comprises reacting a feed comprising an olefin and oxygen in a reactor tube in the presence of a silver-containing catalyst, wherein the presence of water in the catalyst bed is controlled such that the ratio of the partial pressure of water (PPH | 11-21-2013 |
Juergen Kobe, Nuertingen-Raidwangen DE
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20140376733 | SYSTEM FOR INFLUENCING EXHAUST NOISE IN A MULTI-FLOW EXHAUST SYSTEM - An anti-noise system for influencing exhaust noises propagating through a multi-flow exhaust system includes a controller | 12-25-2014 |
Jürgen Kobe, Nurtingen DE
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20110005857 | EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING CONNECTION DEVICE FOR AN ACTUATOR - A connection device ( | 01-13-2011 |
Jürgen Kobe, Nurtingen DE
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20110005857 | EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING CONNECTION DEVICE FOR AN ACTUATOR - A connection device ( | 01-13-2011 |
Jürgen Kobe, Nurtingen-Raidwangen DE
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20160032808 | INJECTION DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An injection device ( | 02-04-2016 |
20160032809 | MIXER AND MIXING DEVICE FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM | 02-04-2016 |
Koichi Kobe, Kanagawa JP
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20110075691 | Correction circuit, drive circuit, light emitting device, and method of correcting current pulse waveform - A correction circuit is provided, which may reduce dullness of a light output waveform due to wavelength detuning. The correction circuit includes an RC time constant circuit. The RC time constant circuit is used to correct a waveform of a current pulse outputted from a current source, the current source driving a surface-emitting semiconductor laser in a pulsed manner, so that a pulse waveform of light output of the semiconductor laser is approximately a rectangle. | 03-31-2011 |
20110241571 | Correction circuit, drive circuit, light-emitting device and correction method of current pulse waveform - A drive circuit and a drive current correcting method are described herein. The drive circuit comprises a current source that outputs a drive current, and a correction circuit that outputs a correction current. The correction circuit includes a first RC time constant circuit. An output terminal of the current source is connected to an output terminal of the correction circuit. | 10-06-2011 |
Mark Gilbert Kobe, Chicago, IL US
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20130054605 | DATA MAPPING ACCELERATION - A data mapping acceleration system may include a syntactic profile module to generate a syntactic profile of a data source to be mapped. A semantic classification module may generate a semantic classification of the data source. A similarity module may evaluate the syntactic profile and semantic classification to determine an overall similarity between attributes of data from the data source for mapping the data source. | 02-28-2013 |
Naoto Kobe, Kyoto JP
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20130281211 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME CONTROLLER - A first game controller that can be used by both a first game apparatus and a second game apparatus transmits its operation data by using a data format having a first data region including a header, a second data region including key data, and a third data region including data of an extended controller. A second game controller that can be used by the first game apparatus also uses a data format having similar three data regions, but the second data region is merely secured as a region, while all operation information is included in the third data region and transmitted. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281213 | GAME SYSTEM AND GAME CONTROLLER - A second game controller includes both of a first detection section provided in a first game controller, and a second detection section provided in an extended controller that is detachably connected to the first game controller. An operation to the second game controller is detectable by the both detection sections, but the result of the detection by the first detection section is not included in transmission data to be transmitted to a game apparatus. | 10-24-2013 |
Naoto Kobe, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20110021271 | GAME SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER - A game system is provided in which a plurality of pairs, each consisting of: a first input device provided with a first operation section; and a second input device provided with a second operation section, are wirelessly connected to a game apparatus, and in which a game process is executed based on operation data obtained from the first input device and the second input device. As an example, each of the first input device and the second input device includes a display section, wireless communication means for performing communication for the operation data and information regarding each pair, and a display control section for controlling a display form of the display section. The display control section controls the display form of the display section so as to be a display form corresponding to each pair. The game apparatus executes the game process based on the operation data for each pair. | 01-27-2011 |
20130130793 | GAME SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER - A game system is provided in which a plurality of pairs, each consisting of: a first input device provided with a first operation section; and a second input device provided with a second operation section, are wirelessly connected to a game apparatus, and in which a game process is executed based on operation data obtained from the first input device and the second input device. As an example, each of the first input device and the second input device includes a display section, wireless communication means for performing communication for the operation data and information regarding each pair, and a display control section for controlling a display form of the display section. The display control section controls the display form of the display section so as to be a display form corresponding to each pair. The game apparatus executes the game process based on the operation data for each pair. | 05-23-2013 |
Ryo Kobe, Wako-City JP
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20140375926 | VEHICULAR DISPLAY APPARATUS - A vehicular display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display unit and a display plate. The display plate includes a diffusion portion that transmits and diffuses light of a first light source, and a transmission display portion that permits light of a second light source to transmit through and illuminate a prescribed shape portion serving as a status display portion. The liquid crystal display unit provides a liquid crystal display using, as back light, the light diffused by the diffusion portion. The display plate includes a slit in a portion located in between the transmission display portion and the diffusion portion. | 12-25-2014 |
20140376262 | VEHICULAR DISPLAY APPARATUS - A vehicular display apparatus includes a light source and a light guide member. The light guide member includes (i) an interior portion that receives light from the light source and (ii) outer faces that reflect the light repeatedly to permit the light to propagate in the interior portion. The light guide member further includes a viewable portion and a light absorption member serving as a light attenuation portion. The viewable portion reflects a part of the light propagating in the interior portion towards a viewer side so as to appear to be luminous. The light absorption member absorbs a part of light reflected by the outer face. | 12-25-2014 |
Ryo Kobe, Wako-Shi JP
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20150103509 | NEEDLE TYPE GAUGE - A needle type gauge includes: a needle that includes a main rotating portion that rotates around a rotation shaft, and an indicator which points out an index part; and an actuator. The main rotating portion includes a light emitting portion that emits strip-shaped light. The light emitting portion is located at the actuator side relative to the indicator, and emits the strip-shaped light to a nearby area to the indicator and located, relative the indicator, at one side in a rotation direction of the indicator. The needle includes a shield which extends in a direction of the actuator from the indicator, extends along the indicator, and blocks, among the strip-shaped light, light directed from the one side in the rotation direction of the indicator to the other side therein. | 04-16-2015 |
Shinji Kobe, Saitama JP
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20110319537 | VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION - Provided is a vinyl chloride-based resin composition having superior weatherability. | 12-29-2011 |
Takashi Kobe, Hachioji-Shi JP
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20140248170 | MICRODIAPHRAGM PUMP - A microdiaphragm pump having a diaphragm chamber in contact with one side of an intake valve and one side of a discharge valve. The microdiaphragm includes two valve plate sheets | 09-04-2014 |
Tim Kobe, Honolulu, HI US
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20110249081 | System and Method for Providing Customer Support on a User Interface - Embodiments described can more effectively complete complicated service transactions in a more efficient manner by having a team of well-trained professionals who are instantly “streamed” into any location as necessary. A two-way communication system can provide instant or quick access to the right expert at the right point in time, thereby converting what might otherwise be a negative customer experience into a positive sales and service opportunity. A computer implemented method for providing customer support comprises receiving, by a touchpoint device, identification information from a user of the touchpoint device; receiving the identification information; providing an electronic document to the user; receiving an input from the user requesting a session with a representative; selecting a representative based at least in part on the electronic document; providing information about the electronic document to the representative; and establishing a connection between the representative and the touchpoint device. | 10-13-2011 |
20140375749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON A USER INTERFACE - Embodiments described can more effectively complete complicated service transactions in a more efficient manner by having a team of well-trained professionals who are instantly “streamed” into any location as necessary. A two-way communication system can provide instant or quick access to the right expert at the right point in time, thereby converting what might otherwise be a negative customer experience into a positive sales and service opportunity. A computer implemented method for providing customer support comprises receiving, by a touchpoint device, identification information from a user of the touchpoint device; receiving the identification information; providing an electronic document to the user; receiving an input from the user requesting a session with a representative; selecting a representative based at least in part on the electronic document; providing information about the electronic document to the representative; and establishing a connection between the representative and the touchpoint device. | 12-25-2014 |
Tim Kobe, Singapore SG
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20130181583 | MOUNTED DISPLAY CASE - Display cases are designed to be mounted on at least one vertical support, such as a wall, pillar, or series of poles. The display cases include a display drawer that has a closed position within the display case and an open position beneath the display case. The display cases can be single sided, having a display drawer only on its front side, or double sided, having a first display drawer on its front side and a second display drawer on its rear side. | 07-18-2013 |
20130192153 | RETAIL MARKETING ENVIRONMENT - Retail marketing environments of the present technology include retail stores and store layouts that provide a plurality of experience zones to guide a consumer through a purchasing experience. The first experience zone includes the front façade of the retail store and at least one window display case displaying merchandise that can be viewed through the front window. The second experience zone includes an interactive display that provides product information to consumers. The third experience zone includes at least one merchandise display area and at least one merchandise handling area. The fourth experience zone includes a plurality of interaction areas in which consumers can interact with store employees. A veil wall can be used to separate one or more of the experience zones. | 08-01-2013 |
Timothy Matthew Kobe, Hillsborough, CA US
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20110117310 | IMPACT ENERGY ATTENUATION SYSTEM - A new and novel impact energy attenuation material, impact energy attenuation module employing the material and a fit system for optimizing the performance thereof is provided. Non-linear energy attenuating material consisting of a plurality of loose particles is employed for impact energy dissipation. The loose particles are preferably spherical elastomeric balls. An impact energy attenuation module includes a container that holds the loose particles. The impact energy attenuation module can be provided in a wide range of sizes and shapes and the loose particles can be provided in different materials, sizes, density, compaction and hardness to suit with the application at hand. A matrix of impact energy attenuation module are provided about the surface of a shell to provide the required impact energy attenuation. The material, impact energy attenuation module and system of the present invention are well suited for protection of body parts and other cushioning and protection needs. | 05-19-2011 |
20130312161 | IMPACT ENERGY ATTENUATION SYSTEM - A new and novel impact energy attenuation material, impact energy attenuation module employing the material and a fit system for optimizing the performance thereof is provided. Non-linear energy attenuating material consisting of a plurality of loose particles is employed for impact energy dissipation. The loose particles are preferably spherical elastomeric balls. An impact energy attenuation module includes a container that holds the loose particles. The impact energy attenuation module can be provided in a wide range of sizes and shapes and the loose particles can be provided in different materials, sizes, density, compaction and hardness to suit with the application at hand. A matrix of impact energy attenuation module are provided about the surface of a shell to provide the required impact energy attenuation. The material, impact energy attenuation module and system of the present invention are well suited for protection of body parts and other cushioning and protection needs. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312167 | ENERGY ATTENUATION MODULE - A new and novel impact energy attenuation material, impact energy attenuation module employing the material and a fit system for optimizing the performance thereof is provided. Non-linear energy attenuating material consisting of a plurality of loose particles is employed for impact energy dissipation. The loose particles are preferably spherical elastomeric balls. An impact energy attenuation module includes a container that holds the loose particles. The impact energy attenuation module can be provided in a wide range of sizes and shapes and the loose particles can be provided in different materials, sizes, density, compaction and hardness to suit with the application at hand. A matrix of impact energy attenuation module are provided about the surface of a shell to provide the required impact energy attenuation. The material, impact energy attenuation module and system of the present invention are well suited for protection of body parts and other cushioning and protection needs. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313765 | MATERIAL FOR ATTENUATING IMPACT ENERGY - A new and novel impact energy attenuation material, impact energy attenuation module employing the material and a fit system for optimizing the performance thereof is provided. Non-linear energy attenuating material consisting of a plurality of loose particles is employed for impact energy dissipation. The loose particles are preferably spherical elastomeric balls. An impact energy attenuation module includes a container that holds the loose particles. The impact energy attenuation module can be provided in a wide range of sizes and shapes and the loose particles can be provided in different materials, sizes, density, compaction and hardness to suit with the application at hand. A matrix of impact energy attenuation module are provided about the surface of a shell to provide the required impact energy attenuation. The material, impact energy attenuation module and system of the present invention are well suited for protection of body parts and other cushioning and protection needs. | 11-28-2013 |
Toshifumi Kobe, Miyazaki JP
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20120119371 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor device including: forming an insulating film on a semiconductor substrate; forming a pad electrode on the insulating film; forming a protective film on the pad electrode; forming, on the protective film, a resist equipped with an open portion in a first region corresponding to part of the pad electrode; by using the resist as a mask, etching the protective film and etching the first region of part of the pad electrode to a predetermined depth; etching the protective film on a second region that surrounds the first region of the pad electrode; and removing the resist. | 05-17-2012 |