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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407555 | Oil tempered wire for cold forming coil springs An oil-tempered wire for a cold-formed coil spring having a quality equivalent of or higher than a hot-formed coil spring is provided. A cold-formed coil spring made from the oil-tempered wire is also provided. Material used is the steel which contains, in weight pe... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7310942 | Exhaust passage control valve Exhaust passage control valve 10 may comprise housing 30, valve member 20, and helical torsion spring 40. Housing 30 has an exhaust passage. Exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine flows through the exhaust passage of the ho... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7133542 | Fingerprint verification device and fingerprint verification method The present invention provides technologies for narrowing down fingerprints images, which will be used for identity determination, without extracting auxiliary information such as a fingerprint pattern, thereby shortening the time required for fingerprint verificati... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7079672 | Fingerprint image evaluating method and fingerprint matching device The present invention determines whether fingerprint ridgeline information is contained within the fingerprint image using a simple method by considering the properties of the fingerprint ridgeline. In this fingerprint image evaluation method, a density is obtained ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7013236 | Methods and apparatus for calculating routing arrangements for control cables The present invention provides a method for predicting a routing arrangement for control cable without preparing experimental control cables. In the method according to the present invention, characteristics of a control cable to be laid are obtained (S1, S | 03/14/2006 |
| 6836964 | Method and apparatus for producing a helical spring A method for producing a helical spring by coiling an element wire while feeding the wire, and performing an after-treatment includes at least a warm setting process. The method includes (1) providing a plurality of parameters for defining a desired configuration of... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6779564 | Method and apparatus for setting a helical compression spring The present invention is directed to method for setting a formed helical compression spring. At the out set, parameters are measured to determine a reaction force axis of a formed helical compression spring. Next, A target reaction force axis of the spring is compar... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6712346 | Helical compression spring for a vehicle suspension The present invention is directed to a helical compression spring which is mounted on a vehicle body to be compressed between an upper seat and a lower seat. The spring is formed to provide a coil axis to be substantially curved at a predetermined radius of curvatur... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6648996 | Method and apparatus for producing a helical spring The present invention is directed to a method for producing a helical spring which comprises the steps of providing a plurality of parameters for defining a desired configuration of a target helical spring, setting at least bending positions and twisting ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6616131 | Helical compression spring for a vehicle suspension The present invention is directed to a helical compression spring for a vehicle suspension to be compressed between an upper seat and a lower seat. The spring is formed to provide an end coil center line connecting the centers of an upper end coil and a l... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6550301 | Method for producing an inclined helical spring The present invention is directed to an inclined helical spring having a plurality of coils along an inclined coil axis. Each coil constituting a part or the whole length of the helical compression spring is increased and decreased in diameter along the l... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6543757 | Helical compression spring for a vehicle suspension The present invention is directed to a helical compression spring which is mounted on a vehicle body to be compressed between an upper seat and a lower seat. The spring is formed to provide an end coil center line connecting the centers of an upper end co... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539583 | Frictional hinge device and a portable business device having the hinge device incorporated thereinto In a frictional hinge device, a metallic shaft has a rotational axis as a rotational center. A support block is made of a synthetic resin so that the support block rotatably supports the metallic shaft relatively. The support block is relatively rotatable... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6490758 | Frictional hinge device In a frictional hinge device, a metallic shaft 10 has an axis as a rotational center. A support block 20 is molded in synthetic resin (PC, PAR, PPS or the like) around the metallic shaft 10 so that the support block 20 is relatively rotatable with respect... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6385815 | Frictional hinge device In a frictional hinge device a support block 20 is molded in a synthetic resin around the metallic shaft 10 so that the support block 20 is rotatably supported by the metallic shaft 10. The support block 20 is held at any angles by a surface friction resi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6381809 | Frictional hinge device and a portable business machine into which the frictional hinge device is incorporated In a frictional hinge device, an inequable strain distribution within a synthetic resin is determined to be 15% or less so as to increase a torque holding rate by 80% or more to tightly engage a support block 20 with a metallic shaft 10. This eliminates v... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6375174 | Curved helical compression spring The present invention is directed to a curved helical compression spring having a plurality of coils along a curved coil axis. Each coil constituting the helical compression spring is increased and decreased in diameter, and the order of the increased dia... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6341407 | Frictional hinge device and a portable business device having the hinge device incorporated thereinto In a frictional hinge device, a metallic shaft has a rotational axis as a rotational center. A support block is molded in synthetic resin around the metallic shaft so that the support block is rotatably supported by the metallic shaft relatively. The supp... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340265 | Cable end fastening device for a vehicular remote control cable tubular socket (3) is placed. The socket (3) has a male thread portion (3b), through an inner space of which an inner cable (4) passes. A nut (6) is tightened on the male thread portion (3b) to exert against an outer peripheral area (10b) of the notched o... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6260836 | Suspension system for vehicle The invention relates to a shock absorber loaded therearound with a compression coil spring so improved that a side force generated by the compression coil spring can be effectively alleviated by making both or any one of an upper sheet 13 mounted to an a... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6224686 | High-strength valve spring and it's manufacturing method The high-strength valve spring uses, as the material, a steel containing 0.5-0.8% C, 1.2-2.5 wt % Si, 0.4-0.8 wt % Mn, 0.7-1.0 wt % Cr, balance Fe and inevitable impurities, where, in the inevitable impurities, Al is no more than 0.005 wt % and Ti is no m... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6209414 | Cable end structure for pull-cable An improved cable end structure, including a guide member 5 comprising a plate-like portion 7 disposed between the cable end device b and the cushion 3, and a tubular portion 6 formed integrally with the plate-like portion 6 so that the guide member 5 may... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6199882 | Vehicle wheel suspension The present invention is directed to a vehicle wheel suspension which includes a strut mounted at the upper end thereof on a vehicle body for supporting a wheel, a lower seat fixed to the strut, an upper seat mounted on the vehicle body, and a helical com... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6194666 | Push pull type control cable In a push pull type control cable, a conduit has a tubular liner made of a plastic material. A wire is provided by winding a diameter-reduced side wire around a core wire, and arranged to be axially movably placed within the liner. A zinc plating is coate... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6193816 | Spring with corrosion fatigue strength A spring is provided having a high durability in actual use and sagging resistance of the same level as or higher than conventional ones through improvement of the corrosion fatigue resistance. The spring uses as a material a steel including C: 0.35-0.55%... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6151983 | Conduit for a control cable In a conduit for a control cable, it is possible to ensure a good rigidity of a stranded portion 3A having a plurality of strand line elements 3 which are wound to an outer surface of the liner 2 without increasing a diameter (8.0 mm or less) of a conduit... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6148689 | Anti-vibration resin structure for outer cable end In an anti-vibration resin structure for outer cable end, a casing cap (10) is provided in which an end of an outer cable (3) of a control cable (2) is placed to teleoperate a device. An anti-vibration cushion (20) is molded around the casing cap (10) to ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6017641 | Coil spring resistive to delayed fracture and manufacturing method of the same A coil spring made of an oil-tempered steel wire with internal hardness of more than Hv 550 in cross-section, the surface hardness of the oil-tempered steel wire being determined in an extent between Hv 420 in a minimum value and hardness defined by subtr... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5924517 | Power steering device In the power steering device adapted to transmit a steering force to the front wheels via the pair of cables subjected to a tensile force, there is an apprehension that the cables might be unacceptably slacked to deteriorate the steering performance. To a... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5775764 | Wire type teleoperational system In a wire type teleoperational system, a push-pull cable has a push-pull inner cable which is at one end connected to an operative portion, and the other end connected to a coupler. The push-pull cable further has a push-pull outer cable which encases the... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5009843 | Spring steel having good durability and sag-resistance A spring steel having a good durability and a good sag-resistance consisting essentially of by weight 0.35-0.55% carbon, 1.80-3.00% silicon, 0.50-1.50% manganese, 0.50-3.00% nickel, 0.10-1.50% chromium, 0.01-0.05% aluminum and 0.010-0.025% nitrogen, the r... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4541303 | Flexible coaxial pushpull cable A flexible coaxial pushpull cable comprising an outer cable member, and an inner cable member disposed inside the outer member so as to be slidable lengthwise therein, the inner cable member having a projecting end portion which extends lengthwise beyond ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4158037 | Exhaust gas purifier for internal combustion engine A catalytic converter of cassette type having a monolithic honeycomb structure of catalyst-coated ceramic body which is resiliently supported within an outer cylindrical metal shell. The shell includes first and second circumferential portions of an equal... | 06/12/1979 |
